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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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TS TA 















THE 


JOURNALS : 


OF THE 








HOUSE of COMMONS. 




















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JOURNALS 


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OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








From JANvuARY the 26th, 1841, 


In the Fourtu Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA, 


To December the 21st, 1841, 


In the Firtu Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA. 


_— 


1841. 
SESSION :—January 26th to June 22d, 1841 ; 


AND, 


SESSION :—August 19th to October 7th, 1841. 


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Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 





Vou. 96. A2 




















JOURNALS. 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 











VOL. 96. 














Message 
to attend 
Her Majesty. 


Writs issued in 
the Recess. 


Members 
take Oaths. 


Carlow County 
Return. 





J O U R 


NALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








Sess. 1841. 








Martis, 26° die Januarii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


A MESSAGE from Her Majesty, by Sir Aw- 


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 ; 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That in pur- 
suance of the directions of the Act passed in the 
24th year of the reign of his Majesty King George 
the Third, c. 26, he had issued his Warrants to the 
Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out new 
Writs for the election of Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the County of Carlow, in 
the room of Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire, de- 
ceased ; and, for the County of Mayo, in the room 
of Sir William John Brabazon, Baronet, deceased ; 
and also his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in 
Great Britain, to make out a new Writ for the 
electing ofa Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Burghs of Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Kinghorn 
and Bruntisland, in the room of Robert Ferguson, 
Esquire, deceased. 


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. 


The House being informed, that there was a mis- 
take in the last Return of a Knight of the Shire to 
serve in Parliament for the County of Carlow, by 
the insertion of the word “ November,” instead of 
the word “ December ;” 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journals of the House of the 5th day of June 1792, 


of the Proceedings of the House in the case of the 
Vou. 96. 








&amp; 


Return for the County of Huntingdon, might be 
read ; and the same was read, as followeth: 


“The House being informed, that there was 
a mistake in the last Return of a Knight of the 
Shire to serve in Parliament for the County of 
Huntingdon, the said Return having been dated 
on the 15th day of April last, which ought to 
have been dated on the 15th day of May last; 

“ Ordered, That the Deputy Clerk of the 
Crown do attend this House forthwith, with the 
last Return for the said County of Huntingdon. 

“ And he attended accordingly with the said 
Return. 

“ And the Writ of Election for the said 
County, bearing date the 1st day of May last, 
and the said Return, were read; which Return 
appeared to be dated the 15th day of April last. 

“ And a Member (in his place) having in- 
formed the House that he was present at the 
last Election of a Knight of the Shire to serve 
in Parliament for the said County, and that the 
said Election was holden, and the Return made 
on the 15th day of May last; 

“ Ordered, That the said Return be amended 
by leaving out the word ‘ April’ and inserting 
the word ‘ May,’ instead thereof. 

“ And the Deputy Clerk of the Crown 
amended the said Return accordingly.” 


Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend 
this House forthwith with the last Return for the 
said County of Carlow. 

And he attended accordingly with the said 
Return. 

And the Writ of Election for the said County, 
bearing date the 16th day of November last, and 
the said Return, were read, which Return appeared 
to be dated the 5th day of November. 

And a Member (in his place) having informed the 
House that he was present at the last Election of 
a Knight of the Shire to serve in Parliament for the 
said County, and that the Return was made on the 
5th day of December ; 

Ordered, That the said Return be amended, by 
rasing out the word “ November,” and inserting 
the word “ December,” instead thereof. 


B2 And 








Sabot, Candee aiialiet BIDE 


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Monmouth 
County Writ. 


Canterbury 
rit. 


Walsall Writ. 


Surrey (Eastern 
Division) Writ. to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ | 


Outlawries 
Bill. 


Mr. Speaker 
reports 

Her Majesty’s 
Speech. 


4 


And the Clerk of the Crown amended the said 
Return accordingly. 


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 Monmouth, 
in the room of William Addams Williams, Esquire, 
who, since his election for the said County, hath 
accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of Het 
Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- 


borough and Bonenham, in the County of Bucking- 
ham. 


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 Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Canterbury, in the 
room of Lord Albert Denison Conyngham, who, 
since his election for the said City, 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 Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing uf a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Walsall, in the room 
of Francis Finch, 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 Bonenham, in 
the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 


for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Surrey, inthe room of Richard Al- 
sager, Esquire, deceased. 


A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clan- | 


destine Outlawries, was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


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, 


I have the satisfaction to receive from Foreign 
Powers assurances of their friendly disposition, and 
of their earnest desire to maintain Peace. 

The posture of affairs in the Levant has long 
been a cause of uneasiness, and a source of danger 
to the general tranquillity. With a view to avert the 
evils which a continuance of that state of things 
was calculated to occasion, I concluded with the 
Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, the Em- 
peror of Russia, and the Sultan, a Convention, 
intended to effect a pacification of the Levant, and 
maintain the integrity and independence of the 


Ottoman Empire, and thereby to afford additional | 


security to the peace of Europe. 

I have given directions that this Convention shall 
be laid before you. 

1 rejoice to be able to inform you that the measures 
which have been adopted in execution of these 
engagements have been attended with signal success ; 
and I[ trust that the objects which the contracting 


parties had in view are on the eve of being com- | 


pletely accomplished. 

In the course of these transactions My Naval 
Forces have co-operated with those of the Emperor 
of Austria, and with the Land and Sea Forces of the 
Sultan, and have displayed upon all occasions their 
accustomed gallantry and skill. 


26° Januarit. 


A, 1841. 


Having deemed it necessary to send to the coast 
of China a Naval and Military Force, to demand 
reparation and: redress for injuries inflicted upon 
some of My subjects by the Officers of the Emperor 
of China, and for indignities offered to an agent of 
My Crown, I at the same time appointed Plenipo- 
tentiaries to treat upon these matters with the 
Chinese Government. 

These Plenipotentiaries were, by the last accounts, 
in negociation with the Government of China; and 
it will be a source of much gratification to Me, if 
that Government shall be induced, by its own sense 
of justice, to bring these matters to a speedy settle- 
ment by an amicable arrangement. 

Serious differences have arisen between Spain and 
Portugal, about the execution of a Treaty concluded 
by those Powers in 1835, for regulating the Navi- 
gation of the Douro ; but both parties have accepted 
My mediation, and I hope to be able to effect a re- 
conciliation between them upon terms honourable to 
both. 
| Ihave concluded with the Argentine Confedera- 
tion, and with the Republic of Hayti, Treaties for the 
suppression of the Slave Trade, which I have directed 
to be laid before you. 





Gentlemen of the House of Commons. 


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

However sensibie of the importance of adhering to 
the principles of economy, I feel it to be my duty to 
recommend that adequate provision be made for the 
| exigencies of the Public Service. 





| 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 

| Measures will be submitted to you without delay, 
which have for their object the more speedy and 
| effectual Administration of Justice. The vital im- 
portance of this subject is sufficient to ensure for 
It your early and most serious consideration. 

| "The powers of the Commissioners appointed under 
the Act for the amendment of the Laws relating to 
\the Poor, expire at the termination of the present 
year: I feel assured that you will earnestly direct 
| your attention to enactments which so deeply con- 
|cern the interests of the community. 

_ It is always with entire confidence that I recur 
to the advice and assistance of My Parliament. 
| I place My reliance upon your wisdom, loyalty and 
i patriotism; and I humbly implore of Divine Pro- 
| vidence that all your Councils may be so directed 
/as to advance the great interests of Morality and 
Religion, to preserve Peace, and to promote by 
enlightened Legislation the welfare and happiness 
of all classes of My subjects. 


Majesty, to return to Her Majesty the thanks of 
‘this House for Her most gracious Speech from the 
Throne : 

To entreat Her Majesty to accept our most 
sincere and fervent congratulations on the birth of 
a Princess, and to express our unfeigned joy at this 
increase of the domestic felicity of Her Majesty and 
Her Royal Consort : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we share in the satis- 
faction with which Her Majesty receives from Fo- 
reign Powers assurances of their friendly disposition, 
and of their earnest desire to maintain Peace: 

To declare our concurrence with Her Majesty 
that the posture of affairs in the Levant had long 
been a cause of uneasiness, and a source of danger 
to the general tranquillity; and to thank Her Ma- 
jesty for acquainting us that, with a view to avert 
the evils which a continuance of that state of things 
was calculated to occasion, Her Majesty concluded 
with the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, 








the Emperor of Russia, and the Sultan, a Conven- 
tion, intended to effect a pacification of the Levant, 
to 














A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Motion for an 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 4¢4tess- 








4 VicToriz. 


to maintain the integrity and independence of the | 
Ottoman Empire, and thereby to afford additional 
security to the Peace of Europe: Z 

To thank Her Majesty for having given directions 
that this Convention should be laid before us : 


To assure Her Majesty, that we rejoice to learn 
that the measures which have been adopted in exe- 
cution of these engagements have been attended 
with signal success, and that the objects which the 
contracting Parties had in view are on the eve of 
being completely accomplished : 

To express our warm satisfaction, that in the 
course of these transactions, and of their co-opera- 
tion with the Naval Forces of the Emperor of 
Austria, and with the Land and Sea Forces of the 
Sultan, Her Majesty’s Naval Forces have displayed 
by all occasions their accustomed gallantry and 
skill: 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that Her 
Majesty having deemed it necessary to send to the 
coast of China a Naval and Military Force, to 
demand reparation and redress for injuries inflicted 
upon some of Her Majesty’s subjects by the Of- 
ficers of the Emperor of China, and for indignities 
offered to an Agent of Her Majesty’s Crown ; Her 
Majesty at the same time appointed Plenipotentiaries 
to treat upon these matters with the Chinese Go- 
vernment : 

To acknowledge with gratitude the further in- 
formation, that these Plenipotentiaries were, by the 
Jast accounts, in negociation with the Government 
of China, and to assure Her Majesty that we shall 
partake in the gratification which will be felt by Her 
Majesty, if that Government should be induced, by 
its own sense of justice, to bring these matters to a 
speedy settlement by an amicable arrangement : 


That, with respect to the serious differences which 
have unfortunately arisen between Spain and Por- 
tugal, we learn with satisfaction that both parties 
have accepted the mediation of Her Majesty, and 
that we participate in the hope that Her Majesty 
may be able to effect a reconciliation between them 
upon terms honourable to both: 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed the 
Treaties which Her Majesty has concluded with the 
Argentine Confederation, and with the Republic of 
Hayti, for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, to be 
laid before us : 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed the 
Estimates for the year to be laid before us: 


To assure Her Majesty, that this House, however 
sensible of the importance of adhering to the prin- 
ciples of economy, will carefully attend to Her Ma- 
jesty’s recommendation, that adequate provision be 
made for the exigencies of the Public Service: 

To express our satisfaction at Her Majesty’s de- 
claration, that measures will be submitted to us 
without delay, having for their object the more 
speedy and effectual administration of Justice; and 
to assure Her Majesty, that the vital importance of 
this subject is sufficient to iasure for it our early and 
most serious consideration : 

To assure Her Majesty, that as the powers of the 
Commissioners, under the Act for the Amendment 
of the Laws relating to the Poor, expire at the 
termination of the present year, we will earnestly 
direct our attention to Enactments which so deeply 
concern the interests of the community : 


That we cordially thank Her Majesty for Her de- 
claration of the entire confidence with which Her 
Majesty receives the advice and assistance of Her 
Parliament, and of the reliance which Her Ma- 
_jesty places upon its wisdom, loyalty and patriotism ; 
and we fervently join in imploring of Divine Pro- 

















vidence, that all our Councils may be so directed as 


96" Januarie. 5 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ Royal 
“ Consort,” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words, “ To thank Her Majesty for having 
“ catled us together ir Parliament at a period when 
the Finances of the Country, the condition of the 
working classes, and the state of our foreign re- 
lations in every quarter of the world, alike require 
erave and mature consideration; that regarding 
War a8 the greatest calamity which can afflict a 
civilized community, and specially destructive of 
Commerce and Manufactures, which so largely 
contribute to the wealth and greatriess of this 
Country, we cannot but view with intense appre- 
hension and regret any interruption of the Peace 
which we have now for so many years happily 
enjoyed ; that we view with especial uneasiness 
the state of our relations with France, as we 
consider the cordial alliance of Great Britain 


of Europe, and to the spread of freedom and ci- 
vilization throughout the world; that we regard 
with distrust the Convention formed by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Ministers with the military governments 
of Russia, Prussia and Austria, under the pretext 
of preserving the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, 
» which has been more injured by the encroach- 
ments of Russia than by any other Power; 
humbly to state to Her Majesty, that whilst ad- 
mitting the undoubted prerogative of Her Ma- 
jesty to declare War and conclude Peace, we con- 
sider it no less our undoubted right and duty to 
inquire into and examine the exercise of that pre- 
rogative ; that, therefore, we humbly beseech Her 
Majesty to direct Her Ministers to lay before this 
House the grounds on which they have advised 
the employment of Her Majesty’s Forces in Syria, 
as full information concerning them is necessary 
to enable us to judge of the wisdom and polic 
of the measures pursued by Her Majesty’s Mi- 
nisters, and which Her Majesty informs us have 
been attended with signal success, and that the 
objects which the contracting Parties had in view 
are on the eve of being completely accomplished ; 
to express to Her Majesty our surprise that Her 
Majesty’s advisers have recommended increased 
establishments, attended necessarily with increased 
Taxation, to Her Majesty’s already heavily-bur- 
thened people, and regret that Her Majesty has 
not directed our attention more particularly to 
the increase of expenditure beyond the Revenue, 
and to the distress and discontent which prevail 
to an alarming degree among the labouring classes 
throughout the Kingdom, to the causes thereof, 
and to the best means of relieving Her Majesty’s 
faithful and suffering People,” 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. 


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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Resolu:ion for 
to Her Majesty, to return to Her Majesty the thanks an Address, 


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

To entreat Her Majesty to accept our most sincere 
and fervent congratulations on the birth of a 
Princess, and to express our unfeigned joy at this 
increase of the domestic felicity of Her Majesty 
and Her Royal Consort : 

To assure Her Majesty that we share in the satis- 
faction with which Her Majesty receives from Fo- 
reign Powers assurances of their friendly disposition, 
and of their earnest desire to maintain Peace : 

To declare our concurrence with Her Majesty 
that the posture of affairs in the Levant had long 
been a cause of uneasiness, and a source of danger 


to advance the great interests of morality and re-|to the general tranquillity ; and to thank Her Ma- 


ligion, to preserve peace, and to promote, by en- | 


jesty for acquainting us that, with a view to avert 


lightened Legislation, the welfare and happiness of | the evils which a continuance of that state of things 


all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects ; 
Vo. 96. 


was calculated to occasion, Her Majesty concluded 
B3 with 


with that power essential to the permanent Peace . 





Are pe 


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6 


with the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, 
the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan, a Convention 
intended to effect a pacification of the Levant, to 
maintain the integrity and independence of the 
Ottoman Empire, and thereby to afford additional 
security to the Peace of Europe: 

To thank Her Majesty for having given directions 
that this Convention should be laid before us : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we rejoice to learn 


26°—27° 


Januari. A. 1841. 
Legislation, the welfare and happiness of all classes 
of Her Majesty’s subjects. 


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 Lord Brabazon, Mr. Grantley Berkeley, 
| Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Palmerston, Mr. 
| Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, 


‘Si ] 
that the measures which have been adopted in exe- | Bir George Grey, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Edward John 


cution of these engagements have been attended 
with signal success, and that the objects which the 
contracting Parties had in view are on the eve of | 
being completely accomplished : | 

To express our warm satisfaction, that in the | 


course of these transacticns, and of their co-opera- | 
tion with the Naval Forces of the Emperor of | 


Austria, and with the Land and Sea Forces of the | 


Sultan, Her Majesty’s Naval Forces have displayed 
upon all occasions their accustomed gallantry and 
skill : 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that Her 
Majesty having deemed it necessary to send to the 
Coast of China a Naval and Military Force, to 
demand reparation and redress for injuries inflicted 
upon some of Her Majesty’s subjects by the Of 
ficers of the Emperor of China, and for indignities 
offered to an Agent of Her Majesty’s Crown; Her 
Majesty at the same time appointed Plenipotentiaries 
to treat upon these matters with the Chinese Go- 
vernment : 

To acknowledge with gratitude the further in- 
formation that these Plenipotentiaries were, by the 
last accounts, in negociation with the Government 
of China, and to assure Her Majesty that we shall 
partake in the gratification which will be felt by Her 
Majesty, if that Government should be induced, by 
its own sense of justice, to bring these matters to 
a speedy settlement by an amicable arrangement : 

That, with respect to the serious differences which | 
have unfortunately arisen between Spain and Por- 
tugal, we learn with satisfaction that both Parties 
have accepted the mediation of Her Majesty, and | 
that we participate in the hope that Her Majesty | 
may be able to effect a reconciliation between them 
upon terms honourable to both : 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed the 
Treaties which Her Majesty has concluded with the 
Argentine Confederation, and with the Republic of | 
Hayti, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, to be | 
laid before us: | 


Stanley, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Robert Gordon, 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1841, after abating the 
Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue Departments, and of the actual Issues or Pay- 
'ments 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-pay- 
_ments for Public Works, &amp;c.:—And, of the Balances 
of Public Money remaining in the Exchequer on the 
5th day of January 1840; the amount of Money 
‘raised by the additions to the Funded or Unfunded 
| Debt in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1841; the Money applied towards the Redemption 
_of the Funded or paying off the Unfunded Debt ; 
the Total Amount of Advances and Re-payments 
on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the Ditterence 
accruing thereon; and the Balances in the Ex- 
chequer on the 5th day of January 1841. 
Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s 
year 1839 (Scotland). 


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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 


To thank Her Majesty for having directed the jesty’s Command,—Copy of Convention for the Pa- 


Estimates for the year to be laid before us : | 
To assure Her Majesty, that this House, however 


cification of the Levant, signed at London, July 
15th, 1840. 


; . : : Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
sensible of the importance of adhering to the prin- | Ta , P ne 


ciples of economy, will carefully attend to Her 
Majesty’s recommendation, that adequate provision 
be made for the exigencies of the Public Service: 


To express our satisfaction at Her Majesty’s de-| ~ 


claration, that measures -will be submitted to us| 
without delay, having for their object the more | 
speedy and effectual administration of Justice ; and | 
to assure Her Majesty, that the vital importance of | 
this subject is sufficient to insure for it our early | 
and most serious consideration : 

To assure Her Majesty, that as the powers of the 


ble. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Mercurii, 27° die Januarii ; 
Anno, 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
| A PETITION of the Rector, Churchwardens, 
| 





Committee 
to draw up 
Address. 


Votes and 
Proceedings. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture (Balance 
Sheet. ) 


Criminal 


-Command,-—Tables of Criminal Offenders for the Otienders 


(Scotland.) 
No.3. 


The Levant. 


Chelsea Poor; 


Overseers of the Poor, Guardians, Parochial &amp;* 





Commissioners, under the Act for the amendment |Committee-men and other Inhabitants, House- 
of the Laws relating to the Poor, expire at the ter- holders of the parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the 


mination of the present year, we will earnestly direct | 
our attention to Enactments which so deeply concern 
the interests of the community : 

That we cordially thank Her Majesty for Her 
declaration of the entire confidence with which Her | 
Majesty receives the advice and assistance of Her 
Parliament, and of the reliance which Her Majesty 
places upon its wisdom, loyalty and patriotism, and | 


county of Middlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
repealing, altering or amending the powers and pro- 


visions of the Act “ for better assessing and col- 


lecting the Poor Rates, and relieving the Poor of 
the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the County of 
Middlesex, and for other purposes relating thereto, 
and for authorizing the Sale of the Dust and Ashes 
to arise within such parts of the said Parish as are 


we fervently join in imploring of Divine Providence, not included in the Hans Town District ; for the 
that ail our Councils may be so directed as to ad-| Application of the Money to arise by such Sale, and 
vance the great interests of morality and religion, | for better collecting the Composition for the Repairs 
to preserve Peace, and to promote, by enlightened | of the Highways of the said Parish,” so far as relates 


to 


South V 
Railway 


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Small 


Notting 
Gas. 


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South Western 
Railway. 


British Plate 
GlassCompanye 


Sleaford 
Small Debts. 


Nottingham 
Gas. 


Preston and 
Longridge 
Railway. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church Rates. 


T thes, 


4 Vicroriz. 


to the maintaining, governing, employing, managing, 
regulating and relieving the Poor of the said parish, 
and for assimilating the said Act to the general laws 
now in force relating to the Poor and the Highways, 


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


A Petition of the London and South Western 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the several Acts for making the said Railway, was 


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


A Petition of the Governor and Company of the 
British Plate Glass Manufacturers, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for continuing for a further term the 
powers and authorities granted by the several Acts 
incorporating the said Company, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen, Shopkeepers 
or Inhabitants of New Sleaford, in the county of 
Lincoln, and other places in the neighbourhood 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more easy 
and speedy recovery of Small Debts within the said 
town and neighbourhood, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
other Inhabitants of, and Consumers of gas within 
the town and county of the town of Nottingham, 
and the neighbourhood thereof, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for erecting Buildings, laying down Pipes and 
establishing all other necessary Works and conve- 
niences for furnishing a supply of Gas for the use of 
the said town and neighbourhood, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Preston and Longridge Railway, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for raising an additional Sum of Money 
for the purpose of completing the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Hyssington ;— Longen ;— Elton ; 
—Rushbury ;— Badger ;— Clun ;— Hope Bowdler ; 
— Kinnersley ;— Welch Bicknor ;—Leintwardine ;— 
Thornbury ;— Cainham ;—Lucton;— Cusop ;— Win- 
forton;—Kentchurch ;—Eardisland ;—Abbey-Dore; 
— Munslor ;-—Little Birch ;—Credenhill;—Coreley ; 
— Whitchurch and Ganarew ;— Long Stanton ;-— 
Clee Saint Margaret’s;— Pulverbatch ; — Greet 
Whitton and Hope Baggot ;—Little Dewchurch ;— 
Lilandinabo ;—Cold Weston ;-——Much Birch ;—Eaton- 
under-Heywood ;—Little Marcle;—and, Leominster ; 
praying that no further grant of public money may 
be made to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates and Ecclesiastical Courts, 
and for the release of William Baines, a prisoner in 
Leicester Gaol, for non-payment of Church Rates, 


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


A Petition of Sarah Young, of Whitebrook, in 
the parish of Landogo, in the county of Monmouth, 
Widow, complaining cf having been cited to appear 
at the Bishop’s Court at Landaff for arrears of 
Tithes, and of having been committed to the County 
Gaol of Monmouth, tor contempt of that court, and 
praying for the amendment of the Act 5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, 
relating to arrears of Tithes, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 96. 





97° Januari. 7 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Manchester 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for raising a —— 
=) . . alway. 
further Sum of Money to complete the said Railway, 


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


A Petition of the Manchester and Salford Water- Marchester 

works Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for dees 

oe : . 
enabling the said Company to raise a further Sum 
of Money, and for amending, extending and en- 
larging the powers and provisions of the several 
Acts for supplying the said towns with Water, was 


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


A Petition of Owners of land or Inhabitants Hawkhurst 
within the several parishes of Hawkhurst, €ran- Junction Road. 
brook, Staplehurst and Salehurst, in the counties of 
Kent and Sussex, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a new line of Turnpike-road to commence 
by a Junction with the Saint Leonards and Seddles- 
comb Road, at or near Cripps’s Corner in the parish 
of Ewhurst, in the county of Sussex, and to ter- 
minate at or near Tubbs Lake, in the parish of 
Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, and for amend- 
ing or repealing the — and provisions of the 
Act “ for more effectually repairing and widening the 
Road from Flimweil Vent in the County of Sussex, 
to Taylor’s Corner in the Parish of Rye, in the said 
County, and other Roads therein mentioned,” and for 
altering and varying the Tolls, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Earl of Derby and Lord Winwick 
Stanley, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing the Rectory. 
Rectory of the parish of Winwick, in the county 
palatine of Zancaster, into separate districts for 
ecclesiastical purposes, for the endowing of such 
separate districts out of the Revenues of the said 
Rectory, and for other purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Liverpool Gas Light Company, Liverpool Gas. 
for leave to bring in a Bill for raising a further Sum 
of Money, and for enlarging, altering, varying and 
amending the powers and provisions of the Act for 
supplying the Portand Town of Liverpool and Town- 
ship of Toxteth Park with Gas, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, Liverpool 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending, extending, Pek 
enlarging, altering and explaining the powers and 
provisions of the several Acts relating to the Docks 
and Harbour of Liverpool, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Reigate 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 Reigate, in the room 
of Lord Viscount Eastnor, now Earl Somers, called 
up to the House of Peers, 


Lord John Russell presented, pursuant to an Appeals (Privy 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 11th day of Council.) 
August in the last Session of Parliament,—A Return No.1. 
of the Number of Appeals heard by the Judicial 
Committee of the Privy Council, between the Ist 
day of January and the 11th day of 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 respectivel 
during each day of sitting, and the Day on which 
every Appeal was lodged, and also the Number of 
postponed Judgments delivered during 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 Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


B4 Ordered, 








Hops. 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


Malt. 


Idolatry 
(fadia.) 


Plymouth and 
Exeter Road. 


Plymouth 
Ckastern) 


Roads. 


8 97° Jaunuariz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land 
in Great Britain under the cultivation of Hops, in| 
the year 1840; distinguishing the Number of Acres 
in each Parish :-—Of the Duty on Hops of the 
growth of the year 1840; 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 
1840 to the 5th day of January 1841; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same have been ex- 
ported, 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 Ja- 
nuary 1840 to the 5th day of January 1841; dis- 
tinguishing 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 
Quantity of Malt consumed by them, particularizing 
each Class in each Collection, from the 5th day of 
January 1840 to the 5th day of January 1841. 


Ordered, Vhat there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Number of Quarters of Malt 
made between the 5th day of January 1840 and the 
5th day of January 1841, in the United Kingdom ; 
distinguishing the Quantity made in each Country, 
and the Quantity used by Brewers and Victuallers, 
and Retail Brewers. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 





Inhabitants of the parish of Bishops Stortford, pray- 
ing that British Functionaries may be prohibited 
from interfering in the management of Idolatrous 
Services in India, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
improving certain parts of the line of Road be- 
tween the Borough of Plymouth, and the City of 
Exeter, through Ashburton and Chudleigh, and of 
the Trustees for executing the Acts for repairing, 
widening and improving the several Roads leading 
to and from the said City of Exeter, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for repealing, altering or amending the 
first-mentioned Act, so far as relates to a piece of 
Road between Chudleigh Bridge, and the five-mile 
stone of the Turnpike-road, leading from Exeter to 
Newton Bushell, and for placing the same under the 
care and management of the last-mentioned Trustees, 
for amending or enlarging the powers of the last- 
mentioned Acts, and for altering or increasing the 
Tolls, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing the High Road leading from Brent 
Bridge in the County of Devon, to Gasking-gate, in 
ov near the Borough of Plymouth, and of the Trus- 
tees for executing the Act for improving certain 
parts of the Line of Road between the Borough of 


A. 1841. 


Lord Brabazon reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed yesterday, to draw up an Address to be 
presented to Her Majesty, that they had 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 trom the Throne : 


Address 
reported, and? 
agreed to. 


We entreat Your Majesty to accept our most. 


sincere and fervent congratulations on the birth of 
a Princess, and we beg leave to express our unfeigned 
joy at this increase of the domestic felicity of Your 
Majesty and Your Royal Consort: 

We assure Your Majesty, that we share in the 
satisfaction with which Your Majesty receives from 
Foreign Powers assurances of their friendly dis- 
position, and of their earnest desire to maintain 
Peace : 

We concur with Your Majesty that the posture of 


affairs in the Levant had long been a cause of un-. 


easiness, and a source of danger to the general 


tranquillity ; and we thank Your Majesty for ac-- 


quainting us that, with a view to avert the evils 
which a continuance of that state of things was. 
calculated to occasion, Your Majesty concluded with 
the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, the 
Emperor of Russia, and the Sultan, a Convention 
intended to effect a pacification of the Levaxt, to 
maintain the integrity and independence of the 
Ottoman Empire, and thereby to afford additional 
security to the Peace of Europe : 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having given 
directions that this Convention should be laid before 
us: 
We assure Your Majesty, that we rejoice to learn 
that the measures which have been adopted in exe- 
cution of these engagements have been attended 
with signal success, and that the objects which the 
contracting Parties had in view, are on the eve of 
being completely accomplished : 

We beg to express our warm satisfaction, that in 
the course of these transactions, and of their co- 
operation with the Naval Forces of the Emperor of 
Austria, and with the Land and Sea Forces of tlie 
Sultan, Your Majesty’s Naval Forces have displayed 
upon all occasions their accustomed gallantry and 
skill : 

We thank Your Majesty for informing us that 


Your Majesty having deemed it necessary to send. 
to the coast of China a Naval and Military Force, .. 


to demand reparation and redress for injuries inflicted 
upon some of Your Majesty’ssubjects, by the Officers 


of the Emperor of China, and for indignities offered : 


to an Agent of Your Majesty’s Crown, Your Ma- 


jesty at the same time appointed Plenipotentiaries ; 


to treat upon these matters with the Chinese Go- 
vernment : 

We acknowledge with gratitude the further in- 
formation that these Plenipotentiaries were, by the 
last accounts, in negociation with the Government 
of China, and we assure Your Majesty that we shall 
partake in the gratification which will be felt b 
Your Majesty, if that Government should be induced, 
by its own sense of justice, to bring these matters 
to a speedy settlement by an amicable arrangement: 


With respect to the serious differences which 


Plymouth and the City of Exeter, through Ashbur- | have unfortunately arisen between Spain and Por- 


ton and Chudleigh, for leave to bring in a Bill for | 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the said Acts, and for altering or increasing the 
Tolls, and for placing under the care and manage- 
ment of the last-mentioned Trustees a piece of Road 
between Smithaleigh and Brent Bridge, was pre- 











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


tugal, we learn with satisfaction that both Parties- 
have accepted the mediation of Your Majesty, and 
we participate in the hope that Your Majesty may 
be able to effect a reconciliation between them upon 
terms honourable to both: 

We thank Your Majesty for having directed the 
Treaties which Your Majesty has concluded with the 


| Argentine Confederation, and with the Republic of 


Hayti, 








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Ord 
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Ret 








Queen’s Speech 
to be consi- 
dered, 


Orders and 
Resolutions, 


Elections. 


Double 
Returns. 


4 Vicrortz. 


Hayti, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, to 
be laid before us: 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having di- 
rected the Estimates for the year to be laid before 
us; and we assure Your Majesty, that, however 


sensible of the importance of adhering to the prin- | 
ciples of economy, we will carefully attend to Your | 


Majesty’s recommendation, that adequate provision 
be made for the exigencies of the Public Service : 
We beg leave to express our satisfaction at Your 


Majesty’s declaration, that measures will be sub-_ 
mitted to us, without delay, having for their object 


the more speedy and effectual Administration of 
Justice ; and Your Majesty may be assured, that the 
vital importance of this subject is sufficient to insure 
for it our early and most serious consideration : 

We assure Your Majesty, that, as the powers of 
the Commissioners under the Act for the Anrend- 
ment of the Laws relating to the Poor, expire at the 
termination of the present year, we will earnestly 
direct our attention to enactments which so deeply 
concern the interests of the community : 

We cordially thank Your Majesty, for Your most 
gracious declaration of the entire confidence with 
which Your Majesty receives the advice and assist- 
ance of Your Parliament, and of the reliance which 
Your Majesty places upon its wisdom, loyalty and 
patriotism ; and we fervently join in imploring of 
Divine Providence, that all our Councils may be so 
directed as to advance the great interests of morality 
and religion, to preserve Peace, and to promote, by 
enlightened Legislation, the welfare and happiness 
of all classes of Your Majesty’s subjects. 


The said Address being read a second time ; 


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

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


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, ‘That all persons who will question any Re- 
turns of Members to serve in Parliament for any 
County, City, Borough or Place in Great Britain, 
do question the same within fourteen days next, and 
so within fourteen days next after any new Return 
shall be brought in ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words ‘‘Great Britain,” 
and inserting the words “ the United Kingdom,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ Great Britain,” stand part of the Question :— 
It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ the United Kingdom,” be inserted instead thereof: 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That all persons who will question any 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament for any 
County, City, Borough or Place in the United 
Kingdom, 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 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 
Vot. 96. 


°° Januari. 


9 


| shall come in question touching the Return or Elec-~ 
ition 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. 


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- 
jeight 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. 

| Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except 
such Peers of Jreland 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 elec- 
tion of any Member to serve in Parliament. 

Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the 
Liberties and Privileges of the Commons of the 
United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or 
other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of 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 Ireland, at such Elections in Great 
Britain respectively, where such Peer shall appear 
|as a Candidate, or by himself, or any others, be 
| proposed to be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant 
}or Governor of any County to avail himself of any 
, authority derived from his Commission, to influence 
ithe Election of any Member to serve for the Com- 
| mons in Parliament. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person 
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, That if it shall appear that any person 
hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of 
his evidence to be given to this House, or any Com- 
mittee thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endea- 
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 
proceed with the utmost severity against such of- 
fender. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person 
hath given false evidenee, 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 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 

walt In. 








Cc Ordered, 


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


ribery. 


Peers. 


Bribery. 


Witnesses, 


Strangers. 


Footinen. 








Prayers. 


Letters. 


Privote Bills, 
No. 2. 


Standing 
Orders. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


Privileges. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Printing. 


Public 
Petitions. 


10 27° Januariz. 


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

Ordered, That the said Officer do, upon his going 
away, lock up such Letters as shall remain 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 
sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to be 
communicated to this House. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Petition for Private Bills after Friday the 12th day 





A. 1841. 


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 a Committee be appointed to Expiring Laws. 
inquire what temporary Laws of a public and ge- 
neral 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 
bw 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 1842, 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. 








Resolved, That in the present Session of Parlia- papi, 
ment, all Orders of the day set down in the Order Business. 
| 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. 
|  Ltesolved, 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 that the other Orders of the day, or 
that any Order 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 
lof 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- 





of February next. | tervening adjournment of the House, and the period 


Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first 
time after Friday the 19th day of March next. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive any | 


| being in that case so far extended as to include four 
| Notice days falling during the sitting of the House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 


Report of such Private Bill after Friday the 28th | put, That no new business, which shall be objected 


day of May next. 
Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee on Standing 
Orders be appointed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills be appointed. 





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


Ordered, That a Committee of Selection be ap- | 
pointed. 


Ordered, 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 pursuance of 
Motions made by Members of this House, which 
may be referred to the said Committee. 





Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to 
the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns or relate to Private Bills ; and 
that such Committee do classify 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 





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, 1 31 
Yeas, LMr. Ewart: J : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 
Noes, UMr. Vernon Smith : eae 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pyivate Bill 
put, That it is expedient that Committees on Pri- Committees. 
vate Bills should be approximated more nearly than 
they now are to judicial tribunals, and exempted as 
much as possible from all motives of local and per- 
sonal interest ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


ee .. Mr. Ewart, 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mtr. Warburton : 


1 
“stg . J 
Tellers for the Noes, {Sir George Grey, } 24. 


bo 


2. 


, Mr. Estcourt : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Copyright. 
proposed, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to ~ 
amend the Law of Copyright:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Fri- 
day next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Constabulury 
to amend the Laws relating to the Constabulary ®i"- 
Force in England and Wales: And that Mr. Hodges 


and 


an 
tur 


Qt 





Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture (Balance 
Sheet.) 


No. 4, 


Constabulary 
Bill. 


No. 5. 


Queen’s Speech 
considered. 


‘The Queen 
appoints to be 
attended. 


East India 
Company, 





4 Victortz. 


and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, 
--An Account of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1841, 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 Local Works, &amp;c.:—Also, an Ac- 
count of the Balances of Public Money remaining in 
the Exchequer on the 5th day of January 1840 ; the 
Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt, in the year ended the 5th 
day of January 1841; the Money applied towards the 
redemption of the Funded or paying off 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 1841. 

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


Mr. Hodges presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
relating to the Constabulary Force in England and 
Wales: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
the isth day of February next ; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 28° die Januari ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


HE 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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of that 
Motion. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
Her Majesty, having been waited upon pursuant 
to their Order of yesterday, humbly to know Her 
Majesty’s pleasure when She will be attended by 
this House, had been pleased to appoint to be at- 
tended this day at half an hour after one of the clock 
at Buckingham Palace. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 29° die Januarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of the Directors 
of the East India Company, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament, — List (No. 109), 
specifying the particulars of the Compensation pro- 
posed to be granted toa 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 Com- 
mons on the 26th of February 1835. 
Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the Eust 


27°-—28°— 29° Januari. 











wollen 














|ing and amending 


11. 

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

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to an Ad- Rajah of 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 23d day of June, Sattarah. 
in the last Session of Parliament,—Papers relating 
to and explanatory of the Deposition of the Rajah 
of Sattarah, and the Appointment of his brother as 
his successor :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Filer, from the Imperial Gas-Light and Coke Imperial Gas 
Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, Company. 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 

—A Return of the Contingency Fund of the Im- 
perial Gas Light and Coke Company :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in ; Navy. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of an Account of 
the Naval Receipt and Expenditure for the year 
ended on the 31st March 1840 :—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
House had attended Her Majesty yesterday, with 444s. 
their Address, to which Her Majesty was pleased 
to give this most gracious Answer : 


I receive with great satisfaction your loyal and 
affectionate Address. 


I thank you for your congratulations on the in 
crease of My domestic happiness. 

I shall not cease to devote My earnest attention 
to every measure which may tend to the advance- 
ment of the public welfare, and the maintenance of 
the Peace of Europe. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Canterbury 
Act for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the Pavement. 
City of Canterbury, and the Suburbs thereof, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering and enlarging 
the powers of the said Act, and for altering and re- 
ducing the Rates, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Exeter, for leave Collyweston 
to bring in a Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting Iuclosure. 
certain Commons, Commonable Lands, Common and 
Open Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the parish of Collyweston, and in the 
extra-parochial precincts of West Hay, in the 
Bailiwick of Cliffe, in the county of Northampton, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Exeter, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting 
divers Commons, Commonable Lands, Common and 
Open Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the parish of Barnack-with-Pilsgate and 
Southorpe, in the county of Northampton, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Southorpe 
Inclosure. 


A Petition of Trustees for carrying into execution 
the Act for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from Brighton to Shoreham, for building 
a Bridge over the River Adur at New Shoreham, 
and for making a Road to Lancing, and a Branch 
Road therefrom, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
the provisions of the said Act, 


Brighton aud 
Shoreham 
Road. 


5 


India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments | and for increasing and varying the Tolls, was pre- 


granting any Pension. 
Vou. 96. 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
c2 A Petition 














| 
i 
| 
; 
: 


Prayers. 


Letters. 


Privote Bills, 
No. 2. 


Standing 
Orders. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Privileges, 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Printing. 


Public 
Petitions. 





10 27° Januarie. A. 1841. 


Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending | parts of Petitions, as shall appear to require it :— 
this House do take into his custody such Footmen | And that such Committee have Power to report 
as shall presume to disobey the Orders of the House ; their Observations thereupon to the House. 


and that no such Footmen be discharged out of | ; 
custody but by the special Order of the House. _ Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to Expiring Laws, | t 
Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending | inquire what temporary Laws of a public and ge- s 


this House do, from time to time, when the House | neral nature, made by the Parliaments of Eng- 

is going to Prayers, give notice thereof to all Com-|/and or Great Britain or Ireland, or of the United 

mittees, and that all proceedings of Committees | Kingdom, are now in force, and what Jaws of the 

in a morning after such notice be declared to be | like nature, passed by the English, British, Irish or 

null and void. United Parliaments, have expired between the first 
Ordered, That to prevent the intercepting or| day of the last Session of Parliament and the first 

losing of Letters directed to Members of this House, | day of the present Session ; and also, what Laws of 

the person appointed to bring Letters from the | the like nature are about to expire in the course or 

General Post Office to this House, or some other| at the end of the present Session, or on or before 

person to be appointed by the Postmaster General, | the 1st day of August 1842, or in the course or at 

do for the future, every day during the Session of | the end of any Session which may commence during 

Parliament, Sundays excepted, constantly attend | that period, or in consequence of any contingent 

from ten of the clock in the morning till seven in| public event ; and to report the same, with their 

the afternoon, at the place appointed for the delivery | Observations thereupon, to the House. 

of the said Letters, and take care during his stay 

there, to deliver the same to the several Members Resolved, That in the present Session of Parlia- pypjic 

to whom they shall be directed, or to their known | ment, all Orders of the day set down in the Order Business. 

servant or servants, or others bringing notes under | Book for Mondays, Wednesdays and: Fridays, shall 

the hands of the Members sending for the same. be disposed of before the House will proceed upon 
Ordered, That the said Officer do, upon his going | any Motions of which Notices shall be entered in 

away, lock up such Letters as shall remain unde- | the Order Book. 

livered; and that no Letter be delivered but within | Resolved, That upon days appropriated to Orders, 

the hours aforesaid. and a Question being put from the Chair, that any 
Ordered, That the said Orders be sent to the | Order of the day be read, no Amendment shall be 

Postmaster General. proposed, except that the other Orders of the day, or 
Ordered, That when any Letter or Packet directed | that any Order set down for the same day, be now 

to this House, shall come to Mr. Speaker, he do open | read ; but that this Regulation shall not apply to the 

the same; and acquaint the House, at their next | case of a Committee of Supply, or of a Committee 

sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to be | of Ways and Means. 

communicated to this House. Resolved, That no Notice shall hereafter be given 

beyond the period which shall include the four days 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any; next followmg on which Notices are entitled to 

Petition for Private Bills after Friday the 12th day | precedence, due allowance being made for any in- 

of February next. | tervening adjournment of the House, and the period 
Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first | being in that case so far extended as to include four . 

time after Friday the 19th day of March next. | Notice days falling during the sitting of the House. 
Resolved, That this House will not receive any; A Motion was made, and the Question being 

Report of such Private Bill after Friday the 28th | put, That no new business, which shall be objected 

day of May next. 'to by five Members, be brought on after twelve of 











— ~*~ 





a 





Ordered, Chat the said Resolutions be printed. _| the clock at night; 
The House divided: 
Ordered, That a Select Committee on Standing; The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
Orders be appointed. | The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Brotherton, 1 
Ordered, That a Select Committee on Petitions Yeas, LMr. Ewart: J 31. : 
for Private Bills be appointed. Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 
Noes, UMr. Vernon Smith : at 
Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be ap-| So it passed in the Negative. 


pointed. | 
| A Motion was made, and the Question being pyivate Bill 
Ordered, That a Committee of Selection be ap-| put, That it is expedient that Committees on Pri- Committees. 
pointed. vate Bills should be approximated more nearly than 
they now are to judicial tribunals, and exempted as 
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed | much as possible from all motives of local and per- 
to assist Mr. Speaker in all matters which relate to | sonal interest ; 
the Printing executed by Order of this House, and| The House divided : 
for the purpose of selecting and arranging for print-|_ The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
ing, Returns and Papers presented in pursuance of| The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Motions made by Members of this House, which oe - Mr. Ewart 7 
may be referred to the said Committee. Tellers for the Yeas, | Mr. Warburton : J 7 
: {Sir George Grey, ) . 
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, ‘Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Estcourt : sf -~ | 


to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to So it passed in the Negative. 
the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns or relate to Private Bills ; and A Motion was made, and the Question being Copyright. 
that such Committee do classify and prepare Ab-| proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to ¥ 
stracts of the same, in such form and manner as|amend the Law of Copyright:—And a Debate 

shall appear to them best suited to convey to the | arising thereupon ; 

House all requisite information respecting their Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Fri- 
contents, and do report the same from time to time | day next. 

to the House; and that such Reports do in all cases 
set forth the number of signatures to each Petition: Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Constabulary 
And that such Committee have Power to direct the | to amend the Laws relating to the Constabulary Bill. 
Printing in extenso of such Petitions, or of such | Force in England and Wales: And that Mr. Hodges 


( and 








Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture (Balance 
Sheet.) 


No. 4. 


Constabulary 
Bill. 


No. 5. 


Queen’s Speech 
considered. 


‘lhe Queen 
appoints to be 
attended. 


East India 
Company. 





4 Victortz. 


and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring | 
it in. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, 
--An Account of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1841, 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 Local Works, &amp;c.:—Also, an Ac- 
count of the Balances of Public Money remaining in 
the Exchequer on the 5th day of January 1840 ; the 
Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt, in the year ended the Sth 
day of January 1841; the Money applied towards the 
redemption of the Funded or paying off 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 1841. 

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


Mr. Hodges presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
relating to the Constabulary Force in England and 
Wales: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
the 18th day of February next ; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 28° die Januari ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


HE 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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of that 
Motion. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
Her Majesty, having been waited upon pursuant 
to their Order of yesterday, humbly to know Her 
Majesty’s pleasure when She will be attended by 
this House, had been pleased to appoint to be at- 
tended this day at half an hour after one of the clock 
at Buckingham Palace. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 29° die Januarii ; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of the Directors 
of the East India Company, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament, — List (No. 109), 
specifying the particulars of the Compensation pro- 
posed to be granted toa 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 Com- 
mons on the 26th of February 1835. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the Eust 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Pension. 

Vou. 96. 











27°-—28°— 29° Januari. lt. 


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

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to an Ad- Rajah of 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 23d day of June, Sattarah. 
in the last Session of Parliament,—Papers relating 
to and explanatory of the Deposition of the Rajah 
of Sattarah, and the Appointment of his brother as 
his successor :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Filer, from the Imperial Gas-Light and Coke Imperial Gas 
Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, Company. 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 

—A Return of the Contingency Fund of the Im- 
perial Gas Light and Coke Company :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in ; Navy. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of an Account of 
the Naval Receipt and Expenditure for the year 
ended on the 31st March 1840 :—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
House had attended Her Majesty yesterday, with 444ess. 
their Address, to which Her Majesty was pleased 
to give this most gracious Answer : 


I receive with great satisfaction your loyal and 
affectionate Address. 

I thank you for your congratulations on the in 
crease of My domestic happiness. 

I shall not cease to devote My earnest attention 
to every measure which may tend to the advance- 
ment of the public welfare, and the maintenance of 
the Peace of Europe. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Canterbury 
Act for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the Pavement. 
City of Canterbury, and the Suburbs thereof, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering and enlarging 
the powers of the said Act, and for altering and re- 
ducing the Rates, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Exeter, for leave Collyweston 
to bring in a Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting Iclosure. 
certain Commons, Commonable Lands, Common and 
Open Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the parish of Collyweston, and in the 
extra-parochial precincts of West Hay, in the 
Bailiwick of Cliffe, in the county of Northampton, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Exeter, for leave to Southorpe 
bring in a Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting Inclosure. 
divers Commons, Commonable Lands, Common and 
Open Fields, Meadows, Pastures, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the parish of Barnack-with-Pilsgate and 
Southorpe, in the county of Northampton, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for carrying into execution Brighton and 
the Act for more effectually repairing and improving — 
the Road from Brighton to Shoreham, for building “°* 

a Bridge over the River Adur at New Shoreham, 
and for making a Road to Lancing, and a Branch 
Road therefrom, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
ing and amending the provisions of the said Act, 
and for increasing and varying the Tolls, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

c2 A Petition 


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12 29° Januari. A. 1841. 


Abingdon A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
Road. amending and keeping in repair the Roads leading 
from Friar Bacon's Study to Chilton Pond, and 
from the top of Hinksey Hillto Foxcombe Hill Gate, A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Sunderland 
in the Road leading to Farringdon, in the County of | gesses of the borough of Sunderland, for leave to Borough 
Berks, so far as relates to the Abingdon District of | bring in a Bill for extending the Jurisdiction of the _— 
the said Roads, for leave to bring in a Bill for Borough Court, and for making further provision 
amending the powers and provisions of the said | for the easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts 
Acts, and for altering or increasing the Tolls, was | within the said borough, and the adjoining parishes, 
gin and read; and ordered to lie upon the was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
able. the Table. 
| 

A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com-| A Petition of Proprietors of a certain Sough, Meerbrook 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for raising a further | Level or Water-gate, called The Meerbrook Sough, Sexsh Drain- 
Sum of Money, and for altering, amending and en-! situate in the township of Wirksworth, in the county °*®° - 
larging some of the powers and provisions of the | of Derby, for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporat- 
Acts for making the said Railway, was presented,|ing the Proprietors of the said Sough, and for 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | enabling them to levy and raise a Compensation from 
parties benefited by the Drainage of the said Sough, 


h Williams, of Oxton, in the | was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
county of Chester, and Thomas Brassey, of Birken- | the Table. ; 


head, in the said county, for leave to bring in a Bill | 


for vesting in the Petitioners the patronage of a| A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Ilminster 
Church built by them in the chapelry of Birken- | making, amending, widening and keeping in repair Ro¢s- 
head, for making provision for the support and | certain Roads passing through or near the town of 
repair thereof, and for the maintenance of the In- | J/minster, in the county of Somerset, for leave to 
cumbent, was presented, and read; and ordered to | bring in a Bill for enlarging the term and powers of 

lie upon the Table. the said Act, and for altering and increasing the 


= Tolls, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
bea and A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of! upon the Table. 
1 etown 


“ Wimborne Minster, in the county of Dorset, and | 


also of Owners and Occupiers of property upon | A Petition of Directors of the York and London York and Lon- 
and near the proposed lines of Road hereinafter; Assurance Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for a Accmsence 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a} incorporating the said Company, with power to sue 7" P*"* 
Turnpike-road from the King’s Arms Inn, in the} and be sued in the name of some one individual, 


parish of Piddletown, in the county of Dorset, to| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
West-street, in the town and parish of Wimborne | Table. 


Minster in the same county, with Branches there- 

from, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie | A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- York and 
upon the Table. | way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- ge ig 
ing, amending, repealing, enlarging and extending ~~ aia 


. . x , et S proaches. 
Great North A Petition of the Great North of England Rail- | some of the powers and provisions of the Acts for” 
of England 


Sane way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for raising making the said Railway, and for raising a further 
~ a further Sum of Money for the purposes of the|Sum of Money for improving the Approaches to 
said Undertaking, and for repealing, altering, | the same, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
amending or enlarging the powers and provisions of | lie upon the Table. 
the Acts for making the said Railway, was pre- | 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table.| A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of land in Eccleshill 
ithe manor of Eccleshill, in the parish of Bradford, Inclosure. 
Eccleshall A Petition of the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, Lord | in the West Riding of the county of York, for leave 
Inclosure. of the Manor of Eccleshall, in the county of Staf-| to bring in a Bill for inclosing and allotting certain 
ford, and of Freeholders or Persons seized of free- | Common, Moor or Waste Lands within the said 
hold estates, and others, Proprietors of lands, or} manor and parish, was presented, and read; and 
Persons entitled to rights of commen in or upon | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
the commons or waste grounds, in the townships of 
Horseley and Wootton, within the manor and parish A Petition of the West Durham Railway Com- West Durlam 
of Eccleshall, for leave to bring in a Bill for di-| pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for raising an ad- Railway. 
viding, allotting and inclosing certain Commons, | ditional Sum of Money for the ptirpose of com- 
Waste Lands and Commonable Grounds, within the | pieting the said Railway, and for altering, amending 
said manor, was presented, and read; and ordered | and enlarging some of the powers and provisions 
to lie upon the Table. of the Act for making the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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





Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway. 


Birkenhead A Petition of Hug 
Church. 














Blackburn A Petition of Traders and- Inhabitants of the 
Small Debts. town of Blackburn, and other places therein men-| A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Southwark 
tioned, in the county palatine of Lancaster, for | within and other Inhabitants of the several parishes !™prevem="= 
leave to bring in a Bill for providing an easy and | of Saint Saviour, Southwark, and Christchurch, in 
speedy method of recovering Small Debts within | the county of Surrey, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the said town and places, was presented, and read; | forming a New Street from and out of the High-street, 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. in the said parish of Saint Saviour, Southwark, to 


or into Great Surrey-street, in the said parish of 

Severn Navigae A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, | Christchurch, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
tion, for leave to bring in a Bill for widening, deepening, | to lie upon the Table. 

cleansing, embanking, varying, maintaining, extend- | 

ing, enlarging, altering and diverting the course of 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Forth and Clyde 


the River Serern, between a certain place or point the Forth and Clyde Navigation, for leave to bring Navigation. 
in a Bill for confirming a certain agreement entered 
into between the Petitioners and Thomas Earl of 
Zetland, for the Purchase of certain Lands, and for 
continuing, altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers of the several Acts for making and main- 
taining 


called the Lower Parting, in the county of Gloucester, 
and Gladder or Whitehouse Brook, in the parish of 
Areley Kings, in the county of Worcester, and amend- | 
ing, altering or repealing the powers and provisions 
of the several Acts relating to the navigation of the 








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Af 


Local Courts. 


Church Rates. 


Unicn with 
Treland, 


Affirmation 
Ac t. 


Railways. 


Railways. 


Waningore 
Inclosure. 


Turnpike- 
Toads, 


Barnstaple 
Roads, 





4 Vicroriz. 29° Januarit. 
taining the said Navigation, and for raising further 
Sums of Money, was — and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


13 


Act, for altering and varying the Tolls,and for making 
and maintaining several new lines of Road, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Tradesmen 
and other Inhabitants of the Borough of Bideford, | 
praying the House to pass a Bill for the general | 
establishment of Local Courts, more especially for | 
the recovery of Small’ Debts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,— Return to an Address Church 
to Her Majesty, dated the 13th day of July in the Patronage 
last Session of Parliament, for a Return of Presen- (Scotland) 
tations 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. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Revising 
3d day of August in the last Session of Parliament, for B&amp;*tisters- 
a Return of the Namesof the Persons appointed to be 
and others, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, | Revising Barristers for the several Counties and Bo- 
and Ecclesiastical Courts, and for the liberation of! roughs in England and Wales, in the summer of 
William Baines, imprisoned for non-payment of! 1840, arranged according to Circuits, and stating 
Church Rates, was presented, and read; and or-| the name of the Senior Judge on each Circuit. 
dered to lie upon the Table. Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the Dublin Metro- 

directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- Polit” Police. 
count of all Monies received and expended on ac- 
count of the Public Offices and Metropolitan Police 
of the City of Dublin, including the additional 
District of Black Rock and Kingstown, from the 
1st January to the 31st December 1840 :-—Also, an 
A Petition of David Salomons, of York-street,| Account of all Monies received as Tax upon Houses, 
Portman-square, and of Broom-hill, in the county | Lands and Tenements for the purposes of the 
of Kent, Esquire, stating that the Petitioner served | Dublin Metropolitan Police, made up to 31st De- 
the office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in | cember 1840. 
the year 1835-6; that he was afterwards elected; A Return of the Number of Causes instituted and Court of Session 
an Alderman of one of the wards of the city of| decided in the Court of Session in Scotland, between (Scotland.) 
London, but in consequence of his being unwilling | the 1st day of January 1840 and the 1st day of 
to make the declaration contained in the Act 9 Geo. | January 1841, showing the Number of Causes ready 
4, c. 26, prior to his being sworn into office, his! for Judgment but not disposed of at the last of 
election was made void; and praying for such an | these dates. 
amendment of the Act 1 and 2 Vic., c.77,as may| _ Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
include the Petitioner amongst those classes whose | Table. 
conscientious scruples are provided for by the last- 
mentioned statute, was presented, and read; and| Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Police of Metropolis 
ordered to lie upon the Table. _the Metropolis do take care that, during the Session Peice- 

A Motion was made, and the Question being of Parliament, the passages through the Streets 
proposed, That the said Petition be printed with the | leading to this House be kept free and open, and 
Votes :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; _that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the pas- 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon-| sage of Members to and from this House, and that 
day next. no disorder be allowed in Westminster Hall or in the 

| passages leading to this House during the sitting of 

Mr. Labouchere presented, by Her Majesty’s Parliament, and that there be no annoyance therein 
Command,—-Copy of the Report of the Officers of or thereabouts; and that the Serjeant-at-Arms at- 
the Railway Department to the Right honourable | tending this House do communicate this Order to 
the President of the Board of ‘Trade. _ the Commissioners atoresaid. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | 


Table. | Lord John Russell presented, pursuant to the Lower Canada, 
| directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Ordi- 
A Petition of Thomas Parkin, of Mincing-lane, | nances passed by the Governor and Special Council of 
in the city of London, Civil Engineer, praying for | Lower Canada, in the third and fourth years of the 
an inquiry into his invention for preventing accidents reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Members of the Leicester Voluntary Church Society, 





A Petition of Bricklayers of the city of Dublin, 
praying for the repeal of the Legislative Union of 
Great Britain with Ireland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





on Railways, was presented, and read ; and ordered | 
to hie upon the Table. | 

A Petition of Proprietors of lands and estates 
within the manor of Waningore, in the parish of 
Chailey, in the county of Sussex, for leave to bring 
ina Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting divers 
Commons and Waste Lands within the said manor, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 





A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Sale- 
hurst, praying that in all new Turnpike Acts, provi- | 
sion may be made that payment out of the Tolls be 
applied to the repairs of Turnpike-roads prior to the ' 
payment of interest for money borrowed, was pre-| 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for | 
more effectually improving and keeping in repair | 
the several Roads leading to and from the Town of | 
Barnstaple, and for making certain new Lines of | 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railways. 
Copies of all Reports made to the Committee of 
Privy Council by persons appointed by them as 
Inspectors of Railways, under the provisions of the 
Act 3 and 4 Vice., c. 97:—Of all Bye-Laws which 
have been disallowed cr modified by the said Com-~ 
mittee of Privy Council; together with any Rules 
or Regulations which may have been by them sug- 
gested for adoption by Railroad Companies :—Of 
all Returns made to the Committee of Privy Council, 
of the Aggregate Traffic in Passengers, in Cattle, and 
in Goods, on each Railway, made up to the latest 


_ period, under the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. 


c. 97:—And a Return of all Accidents, attended with 
personal injury, which shall have occurred on each 
Railway, and which shall have been returned to the 
Committee of Privy Council under the Provisions 
of the Act 3 and 4 Vic., c. 97, s. 3. 


Road to communicate with the same, for leave to| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Hill Coolies. 
bring in a Bill for extending the term and amending | Copy of a Letter from the Secretary to the Govern- 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the said _ ment of India to the Committee appointed to inquire 


Vox. 96, | c 3 respecting 











Bankruptcy 


and Insolvency. 


14 JY? Januariz.— 1°-—2° Februari. 


respecting the exportation of Hill Coolies, dated the 
1st day of August 1838:—Of the Report made by 
that Committee; with the Minutes of Evidence, 
and Appendix :—Of any Minute recorded on that 
Report by any Member of the Committee :—And, 
of the Letters from the Government of India to the 





A. 1841. 


, The House was also moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vie. 
'¢. 42, to continue the Poor Law Commission until 
| the Thirty-first day of December One thousand eight 
| hundred and Forty-one, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

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


Court of Directors of the East India Company, | continue the Poor Law Commission for a time to be 
dated the 16th and 19th days of October 1840, on | limited, and for the further amendment of the Laws 


the same subject. 


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 Supplementary Paper on Bank- 


ruptcy and Insolvency, by William John Law, 


Esquire, dissentient from the Report of the Com- 
missioners. 


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. 


Railway Com- 


munication, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Third Report of the Committee ap- 








‘relating to the Poor in England: And that Lord 
| John Russell, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, and 
| Mr. Labouchere do prepare, and bring it in. 
Ordered, That the Select Committee of last Ses- Factories. 

| sion to inquire into the operation of the Act for 
|the Regulation of Mills and Factories, and to 
|report their Observations and Opinion thereupon 
, to the House, be re-appointed, for the purpose of 
considering and making their Report :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Lord Ashley, Mr. John 
Fielden, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Greg, Mr. 
Brotherton, Mr. Pakington, Mr. Baines, Mr. Aglion- 
by, Mr. Brocklehurst, Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Sheil, 
Mr. For Maule, Sir George Strickland and Mr. Os- 


No.8. pointed by the Lords of the Treasury, in pursuance | wald, with Power to send for persons, papers and 


of the Addresses of this House of the 12th, 14th and | 


records. 


20th days of August 1839, respecting Railway Com-| Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 
munication between London, Dublin, Edinburgh and | 


Glasgow. 
Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper, 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Committee on 


The Order of the day being read, for the House 


Motion for — tg resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the 

Sapply s Motion made yesterday, That a Supply be granted 
to Her Majesty ; 

proce Speech Ordered, That Her Majesty’s most gracious 

referred. 


Speech to both Houses of Parliament be 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. Bernal re- 
ported, That the Committee had come to a Resolu- 
tion. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Copyright Bill. The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Wednesday last, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill to amend the Law of Copyright ; 

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 thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 


Yeas, \ Mr. Serjeant Zalfourd: J — 
Tellers for the f Mr. Warburton, 30 
Noes, U Mr. Hume: } , 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—And that 
Mr. Serjeant Zalfourd, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Lord Viscount Mahon and Mr. William Gladstone, 
dc prepare, and bring it in. 


Poor Law The House was moved, That the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, 
— c. 76, for the Amendment and better Administration 
il. 


of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and 
Wales, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vice. 
c. 83, to continue the Poor Law Commission until 
the Fourteenth day of August One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty, and thenceforth until the end of 
of the then next Session of Parliament, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 


|_ Mr. Serjeant Talfourd presented a Bill to amend Copyright Bill 
the Law of Copyright: And the same was read the No, @. 

| first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

_ Friday next; and to be printed. 

| Lord John Russell presented a Bill to continue Poor Law 
‘the Poor Law Commission for a time to be limited, Amendment 
and for the further Amendment of the Laws relating ~'* 

to the Poor in England: And the same was read No.7. 


| the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 


upon Monday, the sth day of February next; and 
to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Unfunded 
| Account of the Total Amount of the Unfunded Debt Debt. 
ouistanding on the 5th day of January 1841; dis- 
tinguishing the several descriptions of Exchequer 
| Bills of which it consists ; specifying the Rate of In- 
| terest on each description respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Deficiency 
Account of the Amount of Deficiency Bills out- Bills. 
standing on the Ist day of February 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post Office 
an Account of the Total Net Produce of the Post Revenue. 
Office Revenue in Great Britain and Ireland re- 
spectively, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1841. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


Luna, 1° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 
H E 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. 


———— : ———* = 


Martis, 2° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 
M R. Chapman, Marshal of the Queen’s Bench Queen’s Bench 
Prison, was called in; and at the bar pre- Prison. 
sented,—Return to an Address to Her Majesty, 
dated the 9th day of July in the last Session of 
Parliament, 





East 
Cout 
Req 


Upt 
Tnel 


Up! 


Inc 


Ex 
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East Retford 
Court of 
Requests. 


Upper Heyford 
Inclosure. 


Uplyme 
Inclosure. 


Exmouth 
Market. 


Gainsburgh 
Small Debts. 


Birkenhead 
Gas and 
Waterworks, 


Peak Forest 
Canal, 


Derby Gas. 





4 VicToriz. 


2 Februariz. 


15 


Parliament, for a Return of the Number of Persons | amending, enlarging and extending the powers and 


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 confined under process 
for Debt from those under confinement for Political 


Offences and Fines; together with the length of} provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 


time during which each such Person was or has 
been so in Confinement :——And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the town and borough of East Retford, 
in the county of Nottingham, and of Gentlemen, 
Merchants, Manufacturers, Shopkeepers, Traders 
and other Inhabitants of the said town and borough, 
and of several parishes, townships, hamlets and 
places in the counties of Nottingham, York and Lin- 
coln, for leave to bring in a Bill for providing a more 
speedy, easy and lessexpensive method of recovering 
Small Debts in the said borough and places, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Earl of Jersey, and of se- 
veral other Persons interested in the open and 
common fields, commons and waste lands in the 
parish of Upper Heyford, in the county of Oxford, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and 
inclosing divers Open and Common Fields, Com- 
mons and Waste Lands in the said parish, and 
exonerating the same from T:thes, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates 
and Persons interested in the commons and waste 
lands within the parish of Uplyme, in the county 
of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting and inclosing several Open and Common- 
able Lands and Waste Grounds in the said parish, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of John Lord Rolle, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Act for regulating the 
Market in the town of Exmouth, in the county of 
Devon, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inha- 
bitants within the town of Gainsburgh, in the 
county of Lincoln, and several parishes and places 
adjacent, for leave to bring in a Bill for providing 
and establishing a Court for the more easy and 
speedy recovery of Small Debts within the said 
town and the parishes and places adjacent, was 


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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in Birkenhead, in the hundred of Wirral/, in the 
county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
lighting with Gas the townships of Birkenhead, 
Franmere, Lower Bebington, and other places, and 
supplying the township of Birkenhead, with Water, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Peak Forest Canal, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
raising a further Sum of Money to discharge the 
Debt incurred, and for other purposes relating to the 
said Canal, and the Works connected therewith, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Derby Gas-Light and Coke 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
Vot. 96, 





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provisions of the Act for lighting that borough with 
Gas, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Glasgow, 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for Paisley and _ 
: . : Greenock Rail- 
altering, amending and enlarging the powers and ,,,.. 
and for raising a further Sum of Money, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Metropolis 
Saint Martin-in-the- Fields, Saint Anne, Soho, and t™perovement. 
Saint James, complainmg of the delay which has 
taken place in the proposed new line of communi- 
cation from Coventry-street to the junction of New- 


port-street and Long Acre, and praying the House 


to take the subject into their consideration, was 


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


A Petition of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Wishaw and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling Colmes Rail- 
the said Company to increase their Capital Stock,“ 
and for altering, amending and enlarging the powers 
and provisions of the several Acts relating to the 
said Railway, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, Ba- Dalton Pier. 
ronet, for leave to bring in a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Pier, together with all necessary or 
convenient Wharfs, Quays, Landing-places and 
other Works, from or at Rampside, in the parish of 
Dalton, in the county of Lancaster, to and at a cer- 
tain island called Roe Island, situate inthe Harbour 
of Peel, in the said parish, and for deepening the 
said Harbour, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Zawn- Launceston 
ceston, Camelford, Stratton and Holsworthy, and Small Debts. 
adjoining parishes, in the counties of Cornwall and 
Devon, tor leave to bring in a Bill for establishing a 
Court for the more easy and speedy recovery of 
Small Debts within the said towns and adjoining 


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


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 several 
Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pas- 
tures, Open and Common Downs, Commons and 
Waste Lands within the said parish, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Baines, of the parish of Church Rates. 
Saint Martin, in the borough of Leicester, complain- 
ing of being confined in the county gaol at Leicester, 
for non-payment of Church Rates ; and praying 
that Church Rates may be abolished, or that dis- 
senters may be exempted from the payment thereof, 


was as and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Rast India 
London East India and China Association, praying Preduce. 
that the trade of British India may be placed upon 
an equality in respect to commercial privileges with 
other parts of the empire, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- Corn Laws. 
cillors of the borough of Derby, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


c4 A Petition 











Religious 
Observances 
Abroad. 


Tithes Commue 
tation Act. 


Courts of Law. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Medica! 
Charities 


(Ireland). 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland); and, 
Vaccination 
Act. 


Small Debty. 


Universal 
Sulfrage, Xc. 


Jurors, &amp;e. 


16 2° Februari. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Dublin 
and its vicinity, complaining of the compulsory 


attendance of British subjects in India, upon the | 


Religious Ceremonies of the natives, and praying for 
the Jiscontinuance thereof, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1841. 


Petitions from Tobermory ;—and, the Moderator Church 


of the Presbytery of Forfar; praying for the aboli- (Seatlana) 


tion of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, 


| were resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Mr. Rickman, 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Miller, pray- | received a Letter from Mr. Rickman, the son of the 
ing for such an alteration of the Tithes Commutation | late John Rickman, Esquire, late Clerk Assistant of 


Act, as may release him from the operation thereof, 
preserving all such rights and privileges as have 
hitherto attached to him as the incumbent of Har- 
low, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Clark, a Prisoner for alleged 
contempt of the Court of Chancery consequent on 
the decision in a testamentary suit in the Prerogative 
Court of the Archbishop cf Canterbury, praying for 


this House, in which he states, that his father had left 
certain Papers relating to the practice of the House, 
which he was desirous of placmg at their disposal. 


ing to the last Census, in each County in England 
and Wales, which were not comprised in Unions 





the amendment of the state of the law and the 
practice of the Courts of Law and Equity, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Devonport 
and Stonehouse, praying for a reform of the Medical 
Profession, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilkenny ; -- Wexford; — and, 
Enniscorthy ; praying that so much of the Vaccina- 
tion Act, 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 29, as confers any powers 
upon the Poor Law Commissioners, may be repealed, 
and that all necessary powers in respect of it may 
be committed to competent medical authority,—- 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kilkenny ;— Enniscorthy ;--and, 


Wexford; praying the House to adopt some mea- | 


sure calculated to establish a system of Medical 
Relief to the families of the labouring classes in 
Ireland, wider the imspection, management and 
control of a competent Medical Board, founded upon 
the Medical Charities of Zreland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the town and neighbourhood of Carlow, praying 
the House to pass an Act establishing a system of 


under the authority of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 76, 
on the 1st day of October 1838, 1839 and 1840, 
respectively :—A like Account of Parishes included 
in Unions under the provisions of the above Act, at 
ithe same Dates:—An Account of the Total Sum 
levied for the Relief of the Poor in all the Parishes 
comprised in Unions under the authority of the Act 
4&amp;5 Will.4, ¢.76; together with an Account of the 
Total Sum paid to Officers of Unions in each of the 
Three yearsending Michaelmas 1838, 1839 and 1840: 
—An Account of the Total Sums expended in the 
purchases of Land, the erection of the Buildings, and 
the fittings-up of all Workhouses fer Unions, under 
the authority of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 76, made 
up to the latest period :-—A like Account for each 
of the Three years ending Michaelmas 1838, 1839 
and 1849 :—An Account of Unions to which special, 
and not general Rules have been given in regard to 
each of the following subjects, viz. The Diet in 
Workhouses ; Out-door Relief in Money, Food or 
| Clothing, to Able-bodied Persons and to Widows 
| e . by 
| with or without Children ; the separation in Work- 
houses of Man and Wife ; and Out-door Medical 
Relief, or to any one of these objects; and distin- 
| guishing the Numbers in regard to each object, in 
the years ending the 30th day of September 1838, 
1839 and 1840:—And, an Account, drawn up in like 
| manner, for the same period, and in regard to the 
| same objects, of Unions to which general Rules have 


| been given. 





Medical Relief to the families of the labouring | 


classes in Jreland, wider the inspection, manage- 


Vic. c. 29, as empowers the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to make regulations for carrying into execu- 
tion the purposes of the said Act, may be repealed, 
and that all necessary powers in respect of it be 
committed to competent Medical authority, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ilfracombe, praying | 3 


the House to pass an Act for a cheaper and more 
speedy recovery of Small Debts, was presented, 
andread; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workers of Duke-street Factory, 


Glasgow, praying for the adoption of Universal | the Offence was committed, the precise nature of 


Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of John Houghton, of Broom Hall, 
Sunning Hill, in the county of Berks, praying the 


| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, west tnaia 
g on ie Ber , 
ment and control of a competent Medical Board ; | Coptes of the Third Report of the Commissioners Mails. 
and that so much of the Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 


|appointed to inquire respecting the Port to be se- 
| lected for the Arrival and Departure of Steam Vessels 
|conveying the Mails to the West Indies and other 
| Places:—And, of the Correspondence between the 
Treasury and the several Parties interested therein. 


| Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Factories Aet. 


| 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 Ist day of January 1840 and the Ist 
day of January 1841; specifying the Date of the 
Conviction or Hearing, the Place of Hearing, by 

| whom each Conviction was made, the Place in which 


‘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. 


House to pass an Act to remedy the delay and in- | 


convenience which arises to Jurors and Witnesses 


from the great distances they have to travel from | Returns of the Number of Causes, Exceptions, and Chancery. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Court of 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law 
Accounts of the Number of Parishes, together with — 
the Amount of their Aggregate Population, accord- ~~" 





their places of residence, by allowing Prisoners to be further Directions, distinguishing them, excluding 
committed to the nearest county gaol, and the trans- | Consent Causes but including Short Causes, dis- 
action of public matters at county towns, was pre- | tinguishing them, heard by the Vice Chancellor be- 
sented and read and ordered to lie upon the Table. | tween the Sittings of the Court after the Long Va- 


cation, 


Gol: 
and 


Coit 


Ele 
(ir 








4 VicroriZ. 2° Februariz. 17 
cation, and before Michaelmas Term 1839, and !1840 inclusive; specifying each Newspaper by 
ending with the Sittings after Trinity Term 1840; | Name, and the Number of Stamps issued each 
stating the Dates when the Causes and other matters | Month during that period to each Newspaper :— 
respectively were set down; the Number of Post- | A Similar Return of Stamps issued to Newspapers in 
poned Judgments delivered during that period, | Jreland:—And, Similar Returns of Stamps issued 
stating the Days on which they were given, and the | to Newspapers for the Three months from the 
Days on which the matters were heard; and the| 1st day of October to the 31st day of December 
Judgments now standing over, and the Dates when | 1840. 

the matters respectively were heard :—Of Causes,, Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
Exceptions and further directions, for the like period, said Returns. 

heard by the Master of the Rolls; and a like Retumn, | Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
of Postponed Judgments delivered by the Master | Table. 

of the Rolls during the same period, and of Judg- | 


ments now standing over: —Of the Number of| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Monies in the 
Causes, Exceptions and further Directions heard by | an Account of Monies in the Exchequer, or remain- Exchequer. 
the Lord Chancellor for the like period; and also | ing to be raised, on the 1st day of February 1841, 
of the Number of Appeals heard by the Lord Chan- ' to complete the Aids granted by Parliament for the 
cellor during the same period, classing them into | Service of the years 1839 and 184v. 
Causes, Exceptions, further Directions, Pleas, De-| Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
murrers, Motions, Petitions, &amp;c.; and a like Return | said Account. 
of Postponed Judgments delivered by the Lord | Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Chancellor during the same period, and of Judg- heone 
ments now standing over :-—A Continuation of the | : p 
like Returns down to the end of last Hilary Term: | Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to the di- Russian 
—And, an Account of the Causes, further Direc- | rections of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account, Dutet Loan, 
tions and Exceptions remaining unheard in the | made up‘to the 31st December 1840, of the Sums 
said several Courts, at the end of Hilary Term | which have been paid and applied within the year 
last. |1840, by virtue of an Act of 55 Geo. 3, c. 115, 
|intituled, “ An Act for carrying into effect a Con- 

Gold, Silver Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | vention between his Majesty and the King of the 

and Copper to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | Netherlands and the Emperor of all the Russias,” 

mans to give directions, that there be laid before this | for paying and satisfying the Interest on the part of 
House, an Account of all Gold, Silver and Copper | the Loan therein agreed to be borne by his Majesty 
Monies of the Realm, coined at Her Majesty’s Mint, |on all or any of the Securities therem mentioned, 
from the Ist day of January 1837 to the 31st day of |and towards paying and satisfying the Principal 
December 1840; specifying the Weight, Number of | thereof (in case the Principal of any of the said 
Pieces, and Value of each Denomination of Money ‘Securities shall have been paid) ; and also for pay- 





et. 


coined yearly, and the Total Value of the respective 
Coinages in each year. 

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. 


ing the Expenses of carrying the said Act into exe- 
,cution, and the Sinking Fund for the extinction of 
‘the same. 


‘granted to the Bank of Ireland, to £.92,076 18s. 5d. 


Registered Ordered, That there be laid before this House, trom 5th July 1841 :—And, Copy of Treasury War- 
ee ' Returns of the Number of Electors on the Register | rant, for remitting their Annual Payment to the Ex- 
reland, 


for each County of Ireland, qualified to vote at any | 


Election which may take place before the Ist day of 


chequer, of £.2,000 Sterling, or thereabouts, after 
the payment in June 1841. 


Copy of Treasury Warrant authorizing the Re- Buk of 
duction of the Annuity of £.115,384 12s, 4d, Ireland. 


May 1841; and distinguishing, in Classes, the Num- 
bers registered under the different Qualifications in 
each County; together with an Abstract of the 


Number of each Class, and of the whole; showing,, Ordered, That the Report from the Committee suppty. 
also, a comparison of the Increase or Decrease since | to whom it was referred to consider of the Motion 
1835:— And, of the Number of Electors on the | made upon Thursday last, That a Supply be granted 
Register for the year, qualified to vote at any Elec- | to Her Majesty, be received ‘To-morrow. 
tion which may take place before the 1st day of | 
May 1841, in each City, Town and Borough of Tre- | 


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


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Petitions for 


‘land; and distinguishing the Numbers in each Place | Wednesday last, That a Select Committee on Pe- Private Bills. 


Royal Artillery 
and Engineers, 


Newspaper 
Stamps, 


registered under the old Qualifications, specifying | titions for Private Bills be appointed, might be 
what such Qualifications are in each, reserved by |read ; and the same being read ; 
the Reform Act, and the Numbers registered under | A Committee was nominated of Mr. Strutt, Mr. 
the new Qualifications admitted by the Reform Act; | Baines, Mr. Robert Clive, Captain Gordon, Mr. 
together with au Abstract of the Number of each | Rice, Mr. Viiliers Stuart, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. 
Class, and of the whole; showing also a comparison | George Cavendish, Mr. Compton, Mr. Handley, Mr. 
of the Increase or Decrease since 1835. Brotherton, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Bramston, 
Mr. Richard Walker, Mr. Henry Hope, Mr. George 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | Philips, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. 
Returns of the Number of Full Pay Retirements | Bell, Mr. Gibson Craig, The O’ Conor Don, 
in the Royal Artillery, vacant on the 6th day of | Sir Charles Style, Mr. Aglionby, Sir John Yarde 
August 1840 ; stating the Dates when such Retire- | Buller, Mr. Crawford, Captain Jones, Mr. Thornely, 
ments became vacant :—Of the Number of Officers | Mr. Barneby, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Tatton Egerton, 
of each Rank of the Royal Artillery promoted in iMr. Stansfield, Lord Worsley, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
each year, from the Ist day of January 1814 to the | Pease, Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Mildmay, Sir Wii- 
Ist day of January 1840 :—And, Similar Returns | ‘iam Heathcote, Mr. Morgan John O' Connell, Mr. 
for the Royal Engineers, | Lascelles, Mr. Pache, Mr. Emerson Tennent, and 
' Mr. George William Wood. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Return of the Number of Newspaper Stamps at | 
One Penny anda Halfpenny, issued to the several | 
Newspapers in England, Scotland and Wales, from 


the 1st day of July to the 30th day of September | 
Vor. 96. 











Ordered, That the Petition for the Chelsea, &amp;c., Cheisea, &amp;c., 
Poor Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday Poor. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bilis. 





D Ordered, 











somone 





18 2 Februari. 


South Westen Ordered, That the Petition for the South Western 

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


British Plate 


: Ordered, That the Petition for the British Plate 
GlassCompany. 


Glass Company Bill, which was presented upon! 
Wednesday last, be referred to the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Sleaford Ordered, That the Petition for the Sleaford Small 
Small Debts. Debts Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | 
for Private Bills. 


Nottingham 
Gas, 





Ordered, That the Petition for the Nottingham 
Gas Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday | 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti-' 
tions for Private Bills. 


Preston and Ordered, That the Petition for the Preston and | 
Longridge 


Rallway. Longridge Railway Bill, which was presented upon | 
Wednesday last, be referred to the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


wea Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester and 
anc eeds 


Railway. Leeds Railway Bill, which was presented upon Wed- 
nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





Manchester Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester and | 
and Salford 


Waterworks. Salford Waterworks Bill, which was presented upon | 
Wednesday last, be referred to the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Hawkhurst 





A. 1841. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Brighton and Brighton and 
Shoreham Road Bill, which was presented upon — 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


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


Ordered, That the Petition for the Eastern Coun- Eastern Cou- 
ties Railway Bill, which was presented upon Friday ties Railway. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


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


Ordered, That the Petition for the Wimborne and Wimborne aud 


| Piddletown Road Bill, which was presented upon Fiddletown 


oad. 


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


Ordered, That the Petition for the Great North Great North 
of England 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 Eccleshall In- Eccleshall 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, Inclosvre. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sena Ordered, That the Petition for the Hawkhurst| Ordered, That the Petition for the Blackburn Blackburn 


Junction Road Bill, which was presented upon Wed- | 
nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on | 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


— Ordered, That the Petition for the Winwichk Rec- | 
we tory Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


for Private Bills. 


| 


| 
Liverpool Gas = Ordered, That the Petition for the Liverpool Gas 


Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday last, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Liverpvol 


a Ordered, That the Petition for the Liverpool. 
OCKS. 


Docks Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday 


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


Plymouth and 
Exeter Road. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Plymouth and | 
Exeter Road Bill, which was presented upon Wed- 
nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bilis. 
Plymouth Ordered, That the Petition for the Plymouth 
Eastern Roads. Bastern Roads Bill, which was presented upon Wed- 

nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
Canterbury Ordered, That the Petition for the Canterbury 
Pavement. Pavement Bill, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Coltywesvon Ordered, That the Petition for the Collyweston | 
nciwsure, 

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


Inclosure Bill, which was presented upon Friday | closure Bill, which was presented npon Friday last, Inclo-re- 


Small Debts Bill, which was presented upon Friday Sm*l! Debts. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


| for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Severn Navi- Severn Navi- 
gation Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, sation. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Sunderland Sunderland 
Borough Courts Bill, which was presented upon Fri- imag 
day last, be referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Meerbrook Meerbrook 
Sough Drainage, &amp;c., Bill, which was presented upon a 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on *”’ 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the JZ/minster Ilminster 
Roads Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, Roads. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the York and Lon- York and _ 
don Assurance Company Bill, which was presented aa ns 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee . 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the York and North York and | 
Midland Railway Approaches Bill, which was pre- eat a 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Approaches. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Eccleshill In- Eccleshi!l 








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





Southorpe Ordered, That the Petition for the Southorpe | Ordered, That the Petition for the West Durham West Durhaa 


Inclosure. 


last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Inclosure Bill, which was presented upon Friday | Railway Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, ®#lw*y- 


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


Ordered, 





ind 





4 VicToriz. 


Southwark 


Improvement. Tmprovement Bill, which was presented upon Friday | Private Bills. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Forth and 
Clyde Naviga- 
te Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Waningore 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Waningore 


Tnclosure. Inclosure Bill, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 

rae Ordered, That the Petition for the Barnstaple 

oads. 


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


East Retford 


Ordered, That the Petition for the East Retford 
Court of Re- 


Court of Requests Bill, which was presented this 





_ day, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 

Upper Heyford Ordered, That the Petition for the Upper Heyford 

Inclosure. Inclesure Bill, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Uplyme Ordered, That the Petition for the Uplyme In- 

Inclosure, closure Bill, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Exmouth Ordered, That the Petition for the Exmouth 

Market, 


Market Bill, which was presented this day, be re- 





ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Gainsbargh 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Gainsburgh 
Small Debts. 


Small Debts Bill, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Birkenhead Ordered, That the Petition for the Birkenhead 
- tac Gas and Waterworks Bill, which was presented this 
“day, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 
Peak Forest Ordered, That the Petition for the Peak Forest 
Canal, Canal Bill, which was presented this day, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 

Derby Gas, Ordered, That the Petition for the Derby Gas 
Bill, which was presented this day, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
ar Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, 
ae Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill, which was pre- 
Railway. sented this day, be referred to the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Wishaw and 


: Ordered, That the Petition for the Wishaw and 
oltness Rail- 


Coltness Railway Bill, which was presented this 


way. 7 . . 
day, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 

Dalton Pier. Ordered, That the Petition for the Dalton Pier 
Bill, which was presented this day, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | 

Launcesto oue 

ae iene. Ordered, That the Petition for the Launceston 


Small Debts Bill, which was presented this day, be 











referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Bury (Sussex) 
Inclosure, 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Bury (Sussex) 


Inclosure Bill, which was presented this day, be 
Von. 96. 


leading from Market Harborough, in the County of 








9°__3° Februari. 19 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Southwark | 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Printing. 
Wednesday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Forth and | pointed to assist Mr. Speaker in all matters which 
Clyde Navigation Bill, which was presented upon | relate to the Printing executed by Order of this 


House, and for the purpose of selecting and arrang- 
ing for printing Returns and nig presented in 
pursuance 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. Labouchere, 
Mr. Hume, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Sir Thomas 
Fremantle, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Vernon 
Smith, Mr. Strutt, Lord Viscount Mahon and Mr. 
Tufnell. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


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


for facilitating the Administration of Justice: And (No nS Bill 
that Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor Ge-* ~*~ . 
neral do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


for facilitating the Administration of Justice in the of Justice 


House of Lords and the Privy Council: And that (Ho. 2.) Bil. 


Sir Edward Sugden and Mr. Pemberton do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Customs 
Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties of Customs, might Duties. 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider so 
much of the said Act as relates to the Duties on 
Rum and Rum Shrub, the produce of any British 


Possession within the limits of the East India 
Company’s Charter. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Registration 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to of Votes | 
amend the Laws relating to the Registration of © _— 
Voters in Ireland :—-And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

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 ; Mr. O’ Connell, . 

Yeas, Mr. Hume : sea 

Tellers for the (Sir LHomas Fremantle, —), , 61 

Noes, UMr. Henry Baring : } aie 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Lord Stanley, Lord Granville Somerset 
and Mr. Emerson Tennent do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Channel 
a Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed !s!an¢s Mails. 
by the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire as to the 
comparative advantages afforded by different Ports 
in the Channel as Ports for the Departure and 
Arrival of the Channel Islands Mails. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercuri, 3° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS, 
PETITION of Trustees for executing the Harboroug's 


ae . : and Brampton 
Acts for repairing and widening the Road p..4, 


Leicester, through Desborough, Rowell, Kettering, 


Barton Seagrave and Thrapston, in the County of 


D2 Northampton, 





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Church of 
England. 


Saint Alban’s 
Writ. 


Wells Roads. 


Church of Erg- 
land Assurance 
Company. 


Charities. 


20 3° Februariz. A. 1841. 


Northampton, and through Bythorne, Spaldwichand | of the said Commissioners, subsequent to such 
Ellington, to the Pound in the Parish of Brampton, | Return :—Showing what further Proceedings have 
in the County of Huntingdon, for leave to bring in| been taken in the several Causes set forth as un- 
a Bill for repealing the said Acts and for granting | settled or pending; specifying the results of each 
urther, better and more effectual powers instead | Cause terminated, the Amount of Costs incurred, 
thereof, and for increasing or altering the Tolls, was | and by whom paid, and the present stage of each 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select | Cause in progress :—A Statement of the Amount of 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Money which since the date of the last Return has 


Neen ; . | been advanced by the Treasury on account of the 
Petitions from Wingfield ;—Ilhetshall Saint Mar- | Costs of such Proceedings, and the Amount which 


garet’s ; — Sudbour n;— Orford ; — Occold ;—Buz- has been received since the last Return from 
hall ; — Shaddingfield ; — Claydon ;— Coddenham, | Parties, or out of the Charity Funds, to reimburse 
&amp;e. ;—Laston;— Carlton Colville ;--Earl Stonham; | such Costs ; specifying whether such Costs have 
—Belton ;— Sibton ;— Wortham ;— Shotley ;-—Red- | heen taxed, and, if so, by whom the disallowed por- 
grave-with-Botesdale ; — Hintlesham ; — Wethering- ‘tion of Costs is paid, and the Amount of such dis- 
sett-cum-Brockford ;—Combs ;— Braisworth ;— Hol- | allowance :—And, a Return of all Informations 
brook; —Ketileburgh;— Grundisburgh ; —Denning- | signed by the Attorney General at the instance of 
ton ; — Raydon; — Brome and Oakley ; — Creting- | Relators, and of Petitions allowed by him since the 


ham ;— Barsham ;—Stuston ;—Stoke Ash ;—Wher- date of the last Return, with the Title of each Pro- 
stead ; — Gislingham ; — Yaxley ; — Mendham; — | ceeding. 


Bramford, &amp;c. ;—Beccles ;—and, Eye; stating that | 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- | 
sources of the National Church, and praying the | Return of the Number of Bushels of Malt brewed 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, |in the London Collection, from the 10th day of 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | October 1839 to the sth day of January 1840, and 

| from the 10th day of October 1840 to the 5th day 





the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | of January 1841. 
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 Saint Alban’s, in the | y,; “ees : : he : 
room of the Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston, tes on imported sie = psn Kingdom hi the 
who, since his election for the said Borcugh, hath | yeu yen é ae ler the | _ 1es re which it 
accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her | avocayes ie = yore | ‘ On paid a 1 uty wg eas 4 
Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- vine half oe yase ee id . f the Q ” i : 
boroughand Bonenham, in the County of Buckingham. | st Wool yews a ee 

| Foreign Woo re-exported during the same period, 

A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for | and the Countries to which it was sent, and the 
more effectually repairing and improving certain | Quantity remaining warehoused under Bond on the 
Roads leading to and from the City or Borough of | 5th day of January 1841:—Of the Quantity of 
Wells, in the County of Somerset, and for paving, | British Sheep and Lambs Wool and Woollen Yarn 
cleansing, lighting, watching and watering the said | ¢Xported from the United Kingdom in the year 
Roads, and the Streets, Lanes and Public Passages | 1840; specifying the Countries to which they were 
within the said City or Borough, the Liberty of | Set :—And, of the Quantity and declared Value 
Saint Andrew, and Suburbs of the said City or | of British Manufactures exported from the United 
Borough, and removing and preventing Nuisances | Kingdom in the year 1840 ; specifying the Countries 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a malt. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, sheep and 
Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ Lambs’ Wool. 


and Annoyances therem, for leave to bring in a Bill | 
for making and maintaining a new Line or Deviation | 
from and out of the Turmpike-road leading from | 
the city of Wells to Shepton Mailet, both in the 
county of Somerset, to commence at the foot of 
Dinder Hill, and to terminate at the Union House, 
in the parish of Shepton Mallet, and also for | 
widening and improving the Roads authorized to be 
repaired by the said Act, and for enlarging and 
amending the term and powers of the said Act, and 
for altering and increasing the Tolls, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Directors and Shareholders of the 
Church of England Lite and Fire Assurance Trust 
and Annuity Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
incorporating the said Company, with power to sue 
and be sued in the name of the Managing Director 
or other Officer of the said Company, and for other 
purposes, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Ordered, ‘Vhat there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Informations filed in the 
Courts of Equity by the Attorney General at the 
instance of the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
concerning Charities in England and Wales, trom 
the date of the Return of the sth day of March 
1838 to the present time; specifving the Names of 
the Defendants, 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 





to which they were sent. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House Mr. Rickman. 
entertains a just and high sense of the distinguished 
and exemplary manner in which John Rickman, 
Esquire, late Clerk Assistant of this House, uni- 
formly discharged the duties of his situation during 
his long attendance at the Table of this House. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom Supply. 
it was referred to consider of the Motion made 
upon Thursday last, That a Supply be granted to 


| Her Majesty, a Resolution ; and the same was read, 
‘as followeth ; 


Resolved, That a Supply be granted to Her 
Majesty. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, Vhat 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, upon Friday next, 


| resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 


Supply granted to Her Majesty. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of Seamen and 
Wages and Victuals for the Seamen and Marines Matives 
to serve in Her Majesty’s Fleet, to the 31st day of 
March 1842, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Ordinary of Ordinary of 
the Navy, to the 31st day of March 1842 ; with an the Navy, Xe. 
Estimate of the Half-pay of Officers of the Navy, 
and such of the Officers of the Royal Marines as were 
employed in the late War, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Extra Navy. 
Works in Her Majesty’s Yards, and for — 

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Land Forces. 


Ordnance. 


Services not 
provided for. 


Navy Debt. 


Navy. 
No. 9. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


No. 10. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


No. 11. 


Court of Session 


(Scotland.) 
No. 12. 


Lower Canada. 


No. 13. 
Newspaper 
Stamps. 

No. 14. 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


No. 15. 


Salisbury 
Small Debts, 


Harrogate 
Improvement. 


4 Vicroriz. 


of the Hire of Transports, to the 31st day of March 
1842, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Guards, Garrisons and other Land Forces, to the 
31st day of March 1842, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of the 
Office of Ordnance, for Land and Sea Service, to the 
31st day of March 1842, be laid before this House. 

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

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Debt of Her 
Majesty’s Navy, to the 31st day of March 1841, 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. 

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 of Naval Receipt 
and Expenditure, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Church 
Patronage (Scotland), which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Revising 
Barristers, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of 
Session (Scotland), which was presented upon Fri- 
day last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Lower Canada, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Newspaper 
Stamps, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Monies in 


the Exchequer, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 4 die Februari ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Inhabitants of the city of New 


Sarum, and other places, in the counties of 
Wilts, Hants, Dorset and Somerset, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for providing a more easy and less expen- 
sive method of recovering Small Debts within the 
said city and places, was presented and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other property in High and Low Harrogate, and 
also of Owners of stray-gates or cattle-gates in 
or over the Stray or Two-hundred Acres, in Bilton- 
with-Harrogate and Pannal, in the West Riding of 
the county of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
repealing, altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Acts for dividing and 
inclosing such of the Open Parts of the district 
called the Forest of Knaresborough, in the county 
of York, as lie within the eleven constabularies 
thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned, so 
far as relates to the Wells or Springs of Medicinal 
or Mineral Waters commonly called Harrowgate 
Spas, and granting further and other powers and 
provisions instead thereof; for draining, levelling, 
planting and otherwise improving the said Stray; 
for widening and properly watching, draining, cleans- 
ing, regulating and otherwise improving the Streets, 


Voi. 96. 


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3°—4° Februariz. 








21 


Roads, Lanes and other Public Passages and Places 
in High and Low Harrowgate, and for establishing 
one or more Public Markets within High and Low 
Harrowgate, or either of them, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Duke of Devonshire, and of Youghal 
Merchants and Traders at the Port of Youghal, for #4rbeur- 
leave to bring in a Bill for improving, maintaining 
and regulating the Harbour of Youghal, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


' A Petition of Directors of the British Commercial British 
Insurance Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for Commercial 
altering, amending and enlarging the Powers and Sanus. 
Provisions of the Act for enabling the said Company 

to sue and be sued in the name of one of the Di- 

rectors or Secretary of the said Company, and for 
granting additional powers, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Members of the Boards having the Nottingham 
care of the Highways within the town of Nottingham, Gis. 
Inhabitants of such town, and also Commissioners 
for lighting the Public Streets and Thoroughfares 
thereof;—and, William Hurst, of Nottingham, Gen- 
tleman ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Motting- 
ham Gas Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of lands in the manor Olveston 
and tithing of Olveston, within the parish of Olves- Iuclosure. 
ton, in the county of Gloucester, for leave to bring 
ina Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing divers 
Open and Common Fields, Commons, Commonable 
Lands, Common Meadows, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the said manor and tithing, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Act King’s Lym 
for the better Regulation and Government of the Per: 
Pilots and Bridgemen of the Port of King’s Lynn, 
and for laying down Moorings in the Harbour of the 
said Port, and for preventing mischiefs by Fire therein, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending, 
extending and enlarging the powers of the said Act, 
for increasing or altering the Rates and Duties, and 
for raising a further Sum of Money, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Manchester Royal Manchester 
Infirmary, Dispensary and Lunatic Hospital or Infirmary. 
Asylum, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the 
Trustees for the time being of the said Charity, a 
Body Politic and Corporate, with power to hold Lands 
in Mortmain, and also to hold, retain and dispose 
of the Monies, Stocks, Funds, Securities and other 
Personal Estate and Effects of the said Charity, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Whitby 
Act for better paving, cleansing, lighting, watching 
and improving the town of Whitby, in the North 
Riding of the county of York, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for altering, amending, extending or enlarging 
some of the powers and provisions of the said Act, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

pb 3 ; The 


Improvement. 








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Seek pee 


Railways. 


Imperial Life 
Insurance 


Company. 


Newport 
Docks. 


Roxburgh and 
Selkirk Roads. 


Annan 
Fisheries. 


22 4° Februari. 





A. 1841. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order | and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
No. 32, relative to Private Bills, p. 19, might be | for Private Bills. 


read; and the same was read, as followeth ; 


“ That all Subscription Contracts shall contain the 
Christian and Surnames, Description and Place of 


Abode of every Subscriber, his Signature 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 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the ygonklana 
Monkland Navigation, for leave to bring in a Bill Canal, 
for altering, amending and enlarging the powers 
and provisions of the Acts for making and main- 
taining the said Navigation, and for raising a further 
Sum of Money, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 


respectively ; and that it be proved to the satisfac- | vate Bills. 


tio of the Committee on Petitions, that a Sum 
eque! 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 is intended to be 
done in Scotland, and with the Court of Chancery 
in Ireland, if such work is intended to be done in 
Ireland; and that not less than Three-fourths in 
number of the Subscribers shall have paid up their 
shares of such deposit.” 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the said Standing Order be amended, 
by leaving out the words “ One-tenth,” and in- 
serting the words “ One-twentieth” instead thereof ; 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ One-tenth” stand part of the said Standing Order ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Freshfield, } 144 
Yeas, Mr. Warburton : 

Tellers fofthe f Mr. Hodgson Hinde, 1 15 
Noes, L Mr. John Jervis : ; 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Petition of Directors of the Imperial Life In- 
surance Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


A Petition of Thomas Reeves, late Surveyor of ThomasReeves 
Assessed Taxes for the Western Division of So- 
merset, complaining of being placed upon the re- 
tired list upon little more than three-twelfths of his 
salary and emoluments, instead of six-twelfths, and 
praying for inquiry, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Edenderry, pray- Corn Laws. 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and the substi- 
tuting of a fixed duty in lieu thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Tice- Turnpike- 
hurst, praying that in all new Turnpike Acts pro- roads. 
vision be made for the repair of the Roads prior to the 
payment of interest for money borrowed, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stucco Plasterers of the city of ynion with 
Dublin, praying for the repeal of the Legislative Ireland. 
Union of Great Britain with Ireland, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railways. 
a Return of every Railway, or portion of a Railway, 
which shall have been opened for the Conveyance 
of Passengers and Goods after Inspection by Persons 


: : acting under the provision: § ; 
enabling them to sue and be sued im the name of = e provisions of the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vic. 


the Chairman or other Member of the said Com- 
pany, and for other purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mewport Dock Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for continuing, altermg, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 


of the Acts for making the said Dock, for raising | 


a further Sum of Money, for altering, varying and 
increasing the Rates, Tolls and Duties, and for ex- 


tending the time limited for the completion of the | which have ado 
Works, was presented, and read; and referred to the 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing and maintaining certain 
Roads in the counties of Dumfries and Roxburgh, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for extending the Term, 
and altering, amending and enlarging the powers of 
the said Act, and for altering, modifying or increas- 
ing the Tolls, Rates and Duties, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Salmon Fisheries in 


the River Annan, in the county of Dumfries, aud in 
the streams and waters running into the same, and 
on the shores or sea coast adjoining the mouth or 
entrance of the said river, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for amending or altering the powers and provisions 
of the Act for regulating and improving the Fish- 
eries in the Arm of the Sea between the County of 
Cumberland and the Counties of Dumfries and Wig- 
town and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and also 
the Fisheries in the several Streams and Waters 
which run into or communicate with the said Arm 
of the Sea, in so far as relates to the said River 





ce. 97; specifying any Railway or portion of a Rail- 
way, which shall have been reported to the Com- 
mittee of Privy Council as unfit to be opened, but 
which nevertheless shall have been opened; and 
what (if any) Proceedings shall have been adopted 
by the Committee of Privy Council, either before 
or subsequent to such opening. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Constabulary. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of Counties or Divisions of Counties 
pted the County Constabulary Acts, 
with Particulars relating thereto, made up for each 
County respectively, and to the latest period; speci- 
fying the County or Division; Number of Chief 
Constables, Pay, Allowances for Horses, and all 
Extraordinary and other Expenses; Number of Su- 
perintendents, Pay and Allowances for Horses and 
all other Expenses; Number of Inspectors or Ser- 
jeants, Pay and Allowances for Horses and all other 
Expenses ; Number of Constables, Pay aad Allow- 
ances; average Annual Expense per Man for 
all Accoutrements :—Stations ; Expense already in- 
curred in ‘erecting them, what further Expense, if 
any, contemplated ; if hired, what is the Average 
Annual Expense :—Lock-up Houses ; Expense in- 





curred in erecting them; Total Annual Expense of 
Rural Police Stations, and all Extras or Estimate 
of Rural Police Stations where recently established, 

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 Court of Session 
Return, showing, in columns, the Daily Hours of (Scotland.) 
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- 








Annan, and for levying Rates, Duties or Assess-| ment of the Long Vacation in July last; also, the 
ments in respect thereof, was presented, and read ; | Average Number of Hours each Court has sat daily, 


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$5102 


4. Vicroriz. 


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 Or- 
dinary in the Outer House of the Court of Session, 
between the 20th day of May and the Long Vaca- 
tion in July last; and also, the Number of Causes 
which are left over, in each of the above Courts, at 
the commencement of the Long Vacation. 


Court of Session 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


(Scotland.) = Return, in columns, of the number of Causes enrolled 
for Debate before each of the Lords Ordinary of the 
Court of Session, during each week respectively, from 
the beginning to the end of the last Session. 

CourtofSession Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


(Scotlad.) Return, in columns, showing the Date and Year, 


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 Number 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. 


Dublin and Ordered, That the Clerk who attended the Com- 
Drogheda == mittee upon the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill, 
iatge Bill in the Session of 1836, and also the Shorthand 
; Writer who attended the said Committee, have leave 
to attend on Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer at 
the Guildhall of the City of London, and give evi- 
dence in a certain Action now pending in the said 
Court between John Urpeth Rastrick, Plaintiff, and 
Gustavus Lambart, Defendant, and to take with 
them and produce to the Court and Jury the Short- 
hand Writer’s notes, and all other proceedings and 
documents whatsoever had and taken under and 
pertaining to the said Bill. 
Court of Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- 
Gudea) tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of an Order 


made by the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, re- 
lating to the Fees in the Office of the Clerk of Ap- 
pearances and Writs. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 4th day of 
August in the last Session of Parliament,—a Re- 
turn of the Names and Descriptions of the Special 
Jurors summoned at the Lent and Summer Assizes 
holden for the several Counties, Counties of Cities 
and of ‘owns in England and Wales, in the year 
1840, and in how many Causes each Juror was sum- 
moned. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
and Insolvency. dress to Her Majesty,— Copy of a Supplementary 
Paper on Bankruptcy and Insolvency, by William 
John Law, Esquire, Dissentient from the Report. 


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


Special Jurors, 


Bankruptey 


Tmaam of Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 

eee jesty’s Command,—Copy Convention of Commerce 
between Her Majesty and his Highness the Imaum 
of Muscat, signed at Zanzibar, May 31, 1839. 

Slave Trade, 


Copy Treaty between Her Majesty and the Ar- 
gentine Confederation, for the Abolition of the Slave 
Trade, signed at Buenos Ayres, May 24, 1839. 

Von. 96. 


4° Februariz. 


























23 


Copy Convention between Her Majesty and the Slave Trade. 
Repablié of Hayti, for the more effectual Suppres- 
sion of the Slave Trade, signed at Port-au-Prince, 
December 23, 1839. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Parliamentary 
amend the Law relating to the Qualification and Voters 
Registration of Parliamentary Voters in Treland ; “*'"@) Bill 
And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord John Rus- 
sell and Mr. Attorney General for Ireland do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Railways Bill. 
for the better Regulation of Railways: And that 
Mr. Labouchere and Lord Seymour do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Registration 
for the Registration of Parliamentary Electors : of Voters Bil 
And that Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Mor- (2x84) Bill 


peth and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. South Australia 
4. c. 95, to empower kis Majesty to erect South 
Australia into a British Province or Provinces, and 
to provide for the Colonization and Government 
thereof, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 
Vic., c. 60, to amend an Act of the fourth and fifth 
years of his late Majesty, empowering his Majesty 
to erect South Australia into a British Province or 
Provinces, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the said Acts, and the actual state of the 
Colony of South Australia. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Double Costs, 
to amend the Law relating to Double Costs, Notices © Bill. 
of Action, Limitations of Actions and Pleas of the 
General Issue, under certain Acts of Parliament : 
And that Sir Frederick Pollock, Mr. Pryme and 
Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill writs of Error 
to allow a Writ of Error in all cases of Judgment Bill. 
upon a Writ of Mandamus: And that Sir Frederick 
Pollock, Mr. Kelly and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill for the Re- Registration 
gistration of Parliamentary Electors: And the same &gt; hegre Bill 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read as ) ™ 
second time upon Friday the 12th day of this instant aan 
February ; and to be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Public 
upon the 27th day of January last, That a Select Petitions. 
Committee be appointed, to whom shall be referred 
all Petitions presented to the House, with the ex- 
ception of such as complain of undue Returns, or 
relate to Private Bills; and that such Committee 
do classify and prepare abstracts of the same, in 
such form and manner as shall appear to them best 
suited to convey to the House all requisite informa- 
tion 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 Peti- 
tions, as shall appear to require it; and that such 
Committee have power 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- 


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Tithe Commu- 
tation, 


Standing 
Orders. 


Infant Labour. 


Railways Bill. 


No. 17. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 





Q4, 49—5° Februariz. A. 1841. 


ward Knatchbull, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wilson Patten, poses other than the Relief of the Poor, during the 
Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. Greene, Sir William, same period (excepting County Rates and Payments 
Heathcote, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Yates and Mr.} under the Registration and Parochial Assessments 
William John Blake. | Acts) ; specifying the Amount and Rate of decrease 


Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | 


‘in 1840 as compared with 1834, and also the 
| Average Price of Wheat per quarter for each year. 


| asd Cinta tiie Wintes silienenad at? = 

. : : .| And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. if 

Return of all Agreements for the Commutation of | J = 
Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe | ----—-....--—-—~.. — = 


Commissioners, from the 1st day of July 1840 to 7 gs a n 

the 1st day of January 1841. Veneris, 5° die Februarii ; 
The House was moved, That the Order made | 

upon the 27th day of January last, That a Select! py .vers 

Committee on Standing Orders be appointed, might | - RS en the Bank of Ena/ —" Dur 

be read ; and the same being read ; | N . Smee, from the Bank of England, was called a o! Sun 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Estcourt, | +‘* "5 and at the bar presented, pursuant to the P»s'n¢- Rail 

Sir Edward Knatchbull, Sir James Graham, Sir directions of several at ee — 

Moniagi Chapman, Mr. William Miles, Sir Thomas | panne: of the se yeaa = st ge : er San 

Fremantle, Mr. Wilson Patten, Lord Viscount S"Y Bills, and othex Fovernment Securities, which 

Sandon, Mr. Pendarves, Sir Robert Price, Sir | have been purchased by the Governor 92 Company 

George Strickland, Mr. Pringle, Siw Matthew | : wnat of — be = me oge d gow ion 

Wood, Mr. Sanfordand Mr. George Wilbraham, | 24S Have been sent and advanced for the Fublic Kid 

‘Service by the Governor and Company of the said Sm: 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | Bank in the Year ending the 5th day of J anuary = 

to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be | 1841, showing what Amount of such Bills, before 

graciously pleased to direct that the Commission , the making up of this Account, has been paid off 

appointed, in answer to an Address of this House ! and discharged, and the Amount of such Exchequer 

on August 4, 1840, for the Investigation of certain | Bills, or Treasury Bills, or other Government Secu- 

branches of Infant Labour, do include within its | rities, which was m the hands of the Governor and 

Inquiry the Labour aiso of Young Persons desig- | Company of the said Bank on the 5th day of Ja- 

nated as such by the Provisions of the Factory Act. | nuary 1841 aforesaid. pues 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | A Copy of all Applications made by the First 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the 

of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





Kid 
Exchequer to the Governor and Deputy Governor of Sm: 
| the Bank of England, for Advances to Government 
Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill for the better authorized by Parliament, from the 5th January 
Regulation of Railways: And the same was read’! 1840 to the 5th January 1841, with a Copy of the 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time | Minutes of the Court of Directors thereon, and the 
upon Friday the 12th day of this stant February ; Answers of the said Court thereto. 
and to be printed. | An Account of the Amount of Balances of Sums National Debt. 


issued for the payment of Dividends due and not 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Copies of the form of an Order issued by the Poor 
Law Commissioners, in the months of January and 
February 1841, to the several Unions in England 
and Wales, prescribing the manner of conducting 
the Election of Guardians of the Poor for such | 


demanded, and 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 England on the there under-mentioned 
| days, being those next before the issue from the 


Co 
Co 


the: Exchequer of Money for the payment of Dividends 
Unions :—Of an amended Order issued by the Poor | oy account of the National Debt, for each of the 
Law Commissioners, for the Regulation of Work- four preceding Quarters respectively. 

houses :—Of a Letter from the Poor Law Commis- An Account of the Receipt end Expenditure of 
missioners to the Marquis of Normanby, under £.8,016. 1s. 5d. in one year, from the 5th January 
date the 4th day of February 1841, with its Inclo- 1849 to the sth January 1841, by the Commissioners 
sures, namely the form of an Order issued by the | appointed by the Act 26th Geo. 3, for the Reduc- ; 
Poor Law Commissioners for regulating the treat- 


aw ? —_s ‘tion of the National Debt:—And then he withdrew. 
ment of disorderly and refractory Paupers in Work- | Qydered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


houses, and a Minute of the Poor Law Commis- | Table. 
sioners upon the subject of such Order:—Of an &gt; C 
Order recently issued by the Poor Law Commis- | 
sioners, prohibiting Out-door Relief in certain cases : 
—-Of a Circular issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to Boards of Guardians, upon the subject of 
the last-mentioned Order :— Of an Order issued by | for extending and enlarging the term and powers 0 
the Poor Law Commissioners in the month of De-| of the said Acts, and for varying or increasing the 

cember 1840, prescribing the Duties and defining | Tolls, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 

the Powers of the Board of Guardians of the Man- | Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

chester Union:—Of an Order issued by the Poor | 
Law Commissioners in the month of December | 
140, prescribing the Duties of the paid Officers 
of the Manchester Union :—Of an Order issued 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for stumpcross 
repairing the Roads from Stumpeross to Newmarket Roads. 
Heath, and other Roads therein mentioned, in the 

County of Cambridge, for leave to bring in a Bill 


A Petition of the Duke of Rutland, and of Pro-cheveiey 
prietors of land in the parish of Cheveley, in the Inclosare. 
county of Cambridge, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
by the Poor Law Commissioners in the month of dividing, inclosing and allotting divers Common 
December 1849, prescribing the Duties of the | Meadows, Common Pastures, Commons, Heaths, 
Overseers of the several Townships in the Man-' Commonable Lands and Waste Grounds and other 
chester Union :— And, an Account, showing the; Lands within the said parish, was presented, and 
Amount of Money expended for the Relief and, read; and referred to the Select Commitiee on Peti- : 
Maintenance of the Poor, and in Suits of Law, ! tions for Private Bills. 

Removal of Paupers, and Travelling Expenses of | 
Overseers, in each County in England and Wales, | 





A Petition of Owners of commonable messuages Leverington, 


during the years ended the 25th day of March! and toftsteads, and Proprietors of estates in the &amp;cw Inclosure- 
1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1858, 1839 and 1840, re-| several parishes of Leverington, Tid Saint Giles, and 
Outwell, m the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cam- 
bridge, 


spectively ; also, the Apsount expended for pur- 








Britannia 
Life Assurance 
Company. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway. 


Kidderminster 
Smail Tene- 
ments, 


Kidderminster 
Small Debts. 


Hull Flax and 
Cotton Mill 
Company. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Copyright Bill. 
Fesrgus 


O’Connor, 


Import Duties, 


King’s Count U 
Writ. 7 


4. Vicroriz@. 


bridge, for leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing, di- 
viding and allotting several Commons, Droves, Banks 
and Waste Lands within the said parishes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Britannia Life | 


Assurance Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
enabling the said Company to sue and be sued in 
the name of the Chairman, or one of the Directors, 
or the Secretary for the time being, of the said Com- 
any, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Durham and Sunderland Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending some of the powers and provisions of the 
Acts for making the said Railway, and for raising 
a further Sum of Money for the completion of the 
Works, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
borough of Kidderminster, and of the Church- 
wardens and Overseers of the said borough, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for rating to the Relief of 
the Poor, the Landlords, Owners and Proprietors 
of all Houses, Tenements, Buildings and Heredita- 
ments under the annual Value of Ten pounds within 
the said borough, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Tradesmen 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Kidderminster, 
and the adjoining parishes and places, in the counties 
of Worcester, Stafford and Salop, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for providing and establishing a more easy, 
speedy and less expensive method of recovering 
Small Debts within the said town, parishes and 
places, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Hull Flax and 
Cotton Mill Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating the said Company, with power to 
sue and be sued in the name of the Manager or 
any Director, Proprietor or Officer thereof, and for 
other purposes, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newbury, 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 William Cobbett ;—and, Thomas 
Hood ; praying that the Copyright Bill may pass 
into a law--were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jeremiah Keighley, complaining of 
the treatment of Mr. Feargus O'Connor in York 
Castle, and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


5° Februari. 


25 


‘Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
| Desborough and Bonenham, in the county of Buck- 


| 


| ingham. 

| A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Ipswich Docks, 
_ Act for improving and rendering more commodious 

the Port of Ipswich, and for constructing a Wet 

Dock there, for leave to bring in a Bill for amendin 

and enlarging the powers and provisions of the &lt;a 

Act, and for raising a further Sum of Money for 

the completion of the Works, was presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Finsbury Political 
Working Men’s Association, praying the House to Offenders. 
address Her Majesty to grant the release of Frost, 
Williams and Jones, and of all other political of- 
fenders, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman of the Finsbury Universal 

Working Men’s Association, praying for the adop- Sufftage, &amp;c. 
tion of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, 
Vote by Ballot, the payment of Members, the abo- 
lition of the property qualification of Members, 
and for the division of the country into Electoral 
Districts, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of Trustees and Creditors of the Leeds and 
Turnpike-road from Leeds to Wakefield, for leave to — 
bring in a Bill for extending the term of the Act ~~ 
for making and maintaining the said Road, and for 
enabling the Trustees to borrow a further Sum of 
Money, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Middlesbrough 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Middlesbrough, Improvement. 
in the North Riding of the county of York, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better paving, lighting, 
watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the 
said town and the neighbourhood thereof, and for 
making, maintaining and altering Drains and Sewers, 
and for establishing a Market therein, and for other 
purposes, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Individuals residing in the vicinity Education 
of Kiltubride, in the county of Leitrim, praying (Ireland. ) 
the House to afford encouragement to the Scriptural 
Schools of Ireland, and especially to the Society 
called the Church Education Society, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the North American Colonial As- North American 
sociation of Jreland, for leave to bring in a Bill for Colonial 
amending, explaining, altering and enlarging the — * 
powers and provisions of the Act for incorporating 
and granting certain powers to the said Association, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Laverton ; — and, Dallowgill ; Church of 
stating that the population of the country has out- England. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of | grown the resources of the National Church ; and 


Commerce of Dundee, praying for the revision and 
modification of the Duties levied on articles of 
foreign produce and merchandize imported into this 
country, and for fixing the same on a judicious 
and equitable scale, 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 in Jreland, to make out 
a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the 
Shire to serve in this present Parliament for the 
King’s County, in the room of Nicholas Fitzsimon, 
Esquire, who, since his Election for the said County, 


hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of and read ; and ordered 
| 


Vot. 96. 


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 town and neigh- Maynooth 
bourhood of Mount Mellick, praying the House not ©*ll¢ee- 
to sanction any further grant of public money to 
the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was pre- 
| sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- RomanCatholie 
| bourhood of Mount Mellick, praying for the repeal eee 
of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, 

to lie upon the Table. 
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26 5° Februari. 


Supply; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Monies in the Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the 
Exchequer. © Exchequer or remaining to be raised on the 1st day 
of February 1841, to complete the aids granted by 
Parliament for the Service of the years 1839 and 
1840, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
referred to the Committee. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 


mittee. 
(In the Committee.) 
Transfer of Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twomillions, 
Aids. be granted to Her Majesty, to discharge the like 


amount of Supplies granted for the Service of the 
year 1840, or forany preceding year. 
Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Lord Sey- 
mour reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution. 

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. 

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


South Australiae The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, ¢. 95, “ to empower 
Her Majesty to erect South Australia into a British 
Province or Provinces, and to provide for the Colo- 
nization and Government thereof;”” and also the 
Act 1 and 2 Vie., c. 60, “ to amend an Act of the 
fourth and fifth years of his late Majesty, empower- 
ing his late Majesty to erect South Australia into 
a British Province or Provinces,’ and the actual 
state of the Colony of South Australia, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Lord Viscount 
Howick, Lord Stanley,Sir George Grey, Mr. William 
Gladstone, Mr. George William Wood, Lord Viscount 
Mahon, Mr. John Parker, Lord Eliot, Mr. Ward, 
Captain A’Court, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Raikes 
Currie, Mr. Sotheron, Lord Fitzalan and Mr. George 
Hope; with power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Syria, Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Admiral the Honourable 
Sir Robert Stopford, Knight Grand Cross of the 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, for 
his able and gallant conduct during the operations 
on the Coast of Syria, terminating in the successful 
and decisive Attack on the Batteries and Fortress of 
Acre on the 3d day of November 1840. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Commodore Sir Charles 
Napier, Knight Commander of the Most honour- 
able Military Order of the Bath, and to the several 
Captains and Officers of the Fleet employed on that 
urduous service. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth acknowledge and highly approve the Services 
of the Seamen and Royal Marines serving in the 
Fleet on the Coast of Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major General Sir Charles 
Frederick Smith, and to the Officers of Royal Ar- 
tillery and Engineers who served under his command 
on the Coast of Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth acknowledge and highly approve the services 
of the Detachments of the Royal Artillery and Royal 








A. 1841. 


Sappers and Miners, in the Fleet employed on that 
important service. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Rear Admiral Baron 
de Bandiera, and the Naval Forces of His Majesty 
the Emperor of Austria under the Rear Admiral’s 
command, for their cordial assistance and co-opera- 
tion in the service on the Coast of Syria, and the 
Attack of Acre on the 3d day of November 1840. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Admiral Sir Baldwin 
Wake Walker, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, and the 
Naval Forces of his Highness the Sultan, for their 
gallant assistance and co-operation during the service 
on the Coast of Syria, and the Attack of Acre on 
the 3d day of November 1840. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Admiral the Honourable Sir 
Robert Stopford, and that he be requested to make 
known the same to the several Officers under his 
command, and in co-operation with Her Majesty’s 
Navy in the said service. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Copyright Bill, 
reading of the 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 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 { Mr. Serjeant ‘Yalfourd, | 9. 
Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: f° ~* 
Tellers for the} Mr. Warburton, P 
Noes, Ll Mr. Hume : } sans 
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. 


if4 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Medical 
amend the Laws relating to the Medical Profession Prefession Bill. 
in Great Britain and Ireland: And that Mr. Hawes, 

Mr. Ewart and Mr. Hutton do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend Parliamentary 
the Laws relating to the Qualification and Registra- bowed d) Bil 
tion of Parliamentary Voters in Ireland: And the’ ,, 
same was read the first time; and ordered tobe *~” ™ 
read a second time upon Friday the 19th day of this 
instant February ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That a Standing Committee of Sixteen Library of the 
Members, be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the House. 
direction of the Library, to whom shall be referred 
ali matters relating thereto. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend the Laws Medical 
relating to the Medical Profession in Great Britain Pro‘ession Bil. 
and Ireland: And the same was read the first time; No. 19. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
the 19th day of this instant February; and to be 
printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Loca! Cours 
Stroud, praying the House to pass an Act for the 
general Establishment of Local Courts for the re- 
covery of Debts under Ten pounds, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, 


~s 








Bank of 
Ireland. 


No. 20. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


4 Vicroriz¢. 


Ireland, which were presented upou Tuesday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





5°—8" Februari. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Bank of | prescribing the Duties of the Overseers of the several 


27 


townships in the Manchester Union:—And, an Ac- 
count, showing the Amount of Money expended forthe 
| Relief and Maintenance of the Poor, and in Suits of 
Law, Removal of Paupers, and Travelling Expenses 
of Overseers, in each County in England and Wales, 








Lune, 8° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


‘R. Colville, one of the Registrars of the High 
Court of Chancery. was calledin ; andatthe bar 


presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 2d day of 
this instant February, for Returns of the Number of 


Causes, Exceptions, and further Directions, distin- 
guishing them, excluding Consent Causes but includ- 
ing Short Causes, distinguishing 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 
matters 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 matters respectively were heard :—Of Causes, 
Exceptions, and further Directions, for the like period, 


during the years ended the 25th day of March 1834, 
1835, 1836,1837,1838, 1839,and 1840, respectively ; 
also, the Amount expended for purposes other than 
the Relief of the Poor, during the same periods, ex- 
cepting County Rates and Payments under the Re- 
gistration and Parochial Assessments Acts ; specify- 
ing the Amount and Rate of Decrease in 1840 as com- 
pared with 1834, and also the Average Price of Wheat 
per quarter for each year :—And then he withdrew. 

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


presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—Abstracts of Receipts and Payments 
on account of the Duties levied for the Northern 
Lights for the year 1839; and Report of the Alter- 
ations arid Improvements made in the year 1839; 
and Report of the Commissioners for Northern Light- 
houses, for the year ending 1839:—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


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Mr. Ritchie, from the Commissioners of the Northern 
Northern Light-houses, was called in; and at the bar Lighthouses. 


heard by the Master of the Rolls; and a like Return 
of Postponed Judgments delivered by the Master of Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Lists of 
the Rolls during the same period, and of Judgments | Clerk had caused to be prepared Sessional Lists of Committees. 
now standing over :—Of the Number of Causes, Ex-| Members to serve on Committees upon Private No. 21. 
ceptions, and further Directions heard by the Lord | Bills. 

Chancellor for the like period ; and also,ofthe Num-|} Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 

ber of Appeals heard by the Lord Chancellor during 
the same period, classing them into Causes, Excep- 





! A Petition of James Farquhar, of Hall Green, Gourdon Har- 
tions, further Directions, Pleas, Demurrers, Motions, | in the county of Kincardine, and of Blackheath, (Ne. 1+) 


Petitions, &amp;c.; anda like Return of Postponed Judg- | in the county of Kent, Esquire, for leave to bring 

ments delivered by the Lord Chancellor during the |in a Bill for deepening, enlarging and improving 

same period, and of Judgments now standing over: | the Port or Harbour of Gourdon, in the parish of 

—A Continuation of the like Returns down to the Bervie, in the county of Kincardine, was presented, 

end of last Hilary Term :—And, an Account of the | and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Causes, further Directions, and Exceptions, remain- | Petitions for Private Bills. 

ing unheard in the said several Courts, at the end of 

Hilary Term last :—And then he withdrew. A Petition of Trustees, Directors and Share- British India 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the | holders of the British India Sugar Company, for Suse Com- 

Table. |leave to bring in a Bill empowering the said Com- "*""™’ 





ill. 


| pany to sue and be sued in the name of the Chair- 

~ Law Mr. Lumley, from the Office of the Poor Law| man, Deputy Chairman or any one of the Directors, 

Ancndment Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- | or of the Secretary of the said Company, and for 

sented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of the Form of'| granting other powers and authorities, was pre- 

ty an Order issued by the Poor Law Commissioners, | sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
in the months of January and February 1841, to the | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

several Unions in England and Wales, prescribing the 

, manner of conducting the Election of Guardians of 

the Poor for such Unions:—Of an amended Order 


ill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bromsgrove, in the Kings Norton 
county of Worcester, and other parishes and places 8m! Debts. 


the 


Bil. 


issued by the Poor Law Commissioners, for the Re- 
culation of Workhouses :—Of a Letter from the Poor 
Law Commissioners to the Marquis of Normanby, 
under date the 4th day of February 1841, with its 
Inclosures, namely, the Form of an Order issued by 
the Poor Law Commissioners for regulating the 
treatment of disorderly and refractory Paupers in 
Workhouses, and a Minute of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners upon the subject of such Order :—Of an 
Order recently issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, prohibiting Out-door Relief in certain cases : 
—Of a Circular issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to Boards of Guardians, upon the subject of 
the last-mentioned Order:—Of an Order issued by 
the Poor Law Commissioners in the month of De- 
cember 1840, prescribing the Duties and defining the 
powers of the Board of Guardians of the Manchester 
Union :—Of an Order issued by the Poor Law Com- 
missioners in the month of December 1840, pre- 
scribing the Duties of the paid Officers of the Man- 
chester Union:—Of an Order issued by the Poor 


"— Commissioners in the month of December 1840, 
Tou. 96. 











in the counties of Worcester and Warwick, for leave - 


to bring in a Bill for extending the provisions of the 
Act for the more easy recovery of Small Debts 


within the parishes of Kings Norton and Northfield 


in the county of Worcester, to the parish of Broms- 
grove, and other parishes and places in the said 
counties, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Kentish Town 


Act for lighting and watching Kentish Town, in the Pavine- 


parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, 
and Owners of estates within, and Inhabitants of the 
hamlet of Kentish Town and its vicinity, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for paving, gravelling, stoning, 
repairmg and maintaining certain Streets, Ways, 
Roads, Passages and Places within the said hamlet 


| and parish, and its vicinity, and for draining, cleans- 


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


E2 A Petition 








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Southampton 
Trust (Saint 
Pancras) 
Paving. 


Noffield, 
Wallingford, 
Wantage and 
Faringdon 
Road. 


Wigan Small 
Debts. 


Saint Ives 
Fishery. 


Pcor Law 
Amendment 


Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


Window Duty. 


28 8° Februariz. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act for paving, repairing, cleansing, lighting, water- 
ing, watching and otherwise improving such part 
of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of 
Middlesex, as lies on the west side of Tottenham 
Court-road, and also the Act for improving cer- 
tain Plots of Ground belonging to the Dowager 
Baroness Southampton, and other persons in the 
said parish, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering 
and amending the powers and provisions of the said 
Acts, 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 the Road from the North East Corner of 
Nuffield Common, by the Parish Church of Nuffield, 
in the county of Oxford, through Wallingford to 
Wantage, we from thence to Faringdon, in the 
county of Berks, for leave to bring in a Bill for en- 
larging the term and powers of the said Acts, and 
for increasing or altermg the Tolls, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Wigan, 
Chorley and Ormskirk, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, and of several other townships, parishes 
and places in the said county, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for providing an easy and speedy method of 
recovering Small Debts within the said towns, pa- 
rishes and places, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Fishermen, Fish-curers or Adven- 
turers in the Pilchard Fishery carried on in the Bay 
of Saint Ives, in the county of Cornwall, and also 
Merchants, Traders and others resident in the bo- 
rough of Saint Ives, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering, amending, explaining and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Act for the encourage- 
ment and improvement of the Pilchard Fishery 
carried on within the said Bay of Saint Ives, and 
for altering the Tolls, Rates or Duties, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from York ;—Great Preston (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Dudley ;— Lewes ;— Angmering ;— Saint 
Leonard, Shoreditch ;— Tonbridge Union (Chairman) ; 
—Samuel Roberts ;— Saint Andrew Holborn, and 
Saint George-the- Martyr ;— Saint Luke( Middlesex) ; 
— Clerkenwell (Chairman and Vestry Clerk) :— 
Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, and Ely Rents ;— 
Barwich-in-Elmet Union (two Petitions) ;— Saint 
Paul, Covent Garden (Chairman) ;— Patching, &amp;c. ; 
—and, Great Ouseburn 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 Land-owners, Rate-payers and other 
Inhabitants of Tiverton, and its vicinity, praying 
the House to take immediate measures for the ge- 
neral revision and amendment of the present Laws 
relating to the maintenance of the Poor in England 
and Wales, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Lutterworth Union, 
praying that the country may be relieved from the 
great expense of the Assistant Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, and that all Boards of Guardians may be 
spared the attendance of an Assistant Commissioner 
at their meetings, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Bridgnorth, praying the House to adopt measures 
for commuting the Window Tax into an equitable 





A. 1841. 


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


A Petition of the Newcastle-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, was 


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


A Petition of the London and Blackwall Railway London and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, Blackwall | 
2 ° (Commercial) 
amending and enlarging some of the powers and Railway. 
provisions of the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
the town of Nenagh, praying the House to adopt (ireland) 
some measure calculated to establish a system of ; 
Medical Relief to the families of the labouring 
classes in Ireland, under the inspection, management 
and control of a competent Medical Board, founded 
upon the Medical Charities of Ireland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Vaccination 
the town of Nenagh, praying for an alteration of Act. 
the Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 29, by trans- 
ferring the powers thereby granted to the Poor Law 
Commissioners to some competent medical authority, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carrick-on-Suir, Registration 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) | Voters ” 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and ‘!elan4) Bil. 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Manufacturers, Mer- Stoke-upon- 
chants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants within the bmp 
district called the Staffordshire Potteries, and se-— i 
veral places thereto adjoining, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for establishing a Local Court for the more 
easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts within 
the borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, (comprising the 
said district), and the several parishes and places 
adjoining thereto, all in the county of Stafford, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish Burwell Fea” 
of Burwell, in the county of Cambridge, for leave a 
. . . 7 . . . avigation. 
to bring in a Bill for draining and improving divers ~~~ 
Fen and Marsh Lands within the said parish, and 
for widening, deepening, diverting and improving 
certain Drains, Navigable Cuts or Watercourses in 
the parishes of Burwell, Wicken and Swaffham 
Prior, all in the said county, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Wells (Somer- 
gesses of the city and borough of Wells, in the set) Market 
county of Somerset, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
extending the powers and provisions of the Act for 
building a new Assize or Town Hall and Market- 
house, and regulating the Markets within the said 
city, to the present limits and boundaries of the 
said city and borough, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Richmond 
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 Richmond, in the 
room of Alexander Speirs, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 





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Import Duties. 
601 of 1840. 


0.20 of 1841. inquire into the several Duties levied on Imports 


Ordnance 
Estimates, 


No. 23. 


Navan Road. 


Warwick and 
Leamington 
Branch Rail- 
way. 


Siave Labour. 


Pavper 
Ch il dren, 


Foreign Sugar. 


Post Office 
Mails (Scot- 
la a 


4. VicToriz. 


Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 

P) 


Ordered, That the Report which upon the 6th 
day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
was made from the Select Committee appointed to 


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, be re-printed. 


Colonel Anson presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—-Estimates of the Office of Ord- 
nance, including Barracks, Surveys of the United 
Kingdom, Commissariat and Military, and Civil 
Superannuations, for the year 1841-42, with com- 
parative Abstract of the Estimate 1841-42 with 
1840-41. 

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


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act for more effectually improving and repairing the 
Road leading from the city of Dublin to Navan, in 
the county of Meath, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
renewing, continuing and enlarging the term and 
powers of the said Act, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Hodgson, Secretary to the 
Warwick and Leamington Union Railway Company, 
praying that the time for presenting a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Warwick and Leamington 
Branch Railway Bill, be enlarged tili Monday the 
eighth day of March next, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House to refuse their sanction to any Act | 
admitting for importation into Great Britain the | 
produce of any dominions of the Crown raised or 
manufactured by Slave Labour, upon the same terms | 
as the produce of those British Colonies where | 
Slavery has been abolished, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 











Sir George Grey presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy Report to the Secretary of State 
for the Home Department from the Poor Law Com- 
missioners on the training of Pauper Children, with | 
Appendices. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Sugar unre- 
fined entered for Consumption between the 5th day 
of January 1840 and the 5th day of January 1841; 
the places whence imported, and the Kate of Duties 
paid :—And, of all Foreign Sugar refined in Bond 
from the 5th day of July 1840 to the latest period | 
when the account can be made up, including also 
the Quantity exported to the Isle of Man. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Sums annually paid on account of 
the Post Office to the Trustees of the Queensferry, 
for the Conveyance of the Mails across the Firth of 
Forth ; snowing, in separate columns, the Amount 
paid, the length of Conveyance, the Hours at 
which the different Mails are conveyed, and the 


8° Februari. 





mode in which the service during the year is per- 
Vo. 96. 


made to the Question ; viz. 


29 


formed, whether by the regular Ferry, Steam-Boat, 
or otherwise :—Also, a similar Return (on the same 
sheet with the former), with regard to the Convey- 
ance of the Mails by the Fife and Mid Lothian 


Ferries. 


Mr. Robert Gurdon presented, pursuant to Orders, Unfunded 
—An Account of the Total Amount of the Unfunded Peo: 


Debt outstanding on the 5th day of January 1841 ; 
distinguishing the several descriptions of Exchequer 
Bills of which it consists ; and specifying the Rate 
of Interest on each description respectively. 


An Account of the Amount of Deficiency Bills Deficiency 


outstanding on the 1st day of February 1841. 


Bills. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Mint. 


the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 
An Account of all Supplies remaining in the Mint, 
and of Sums advanced out of the Consolidated 
Fund under the authority of the Lords Commis- 
sioners 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, the loss of old Six- 
pences exchanged, and of the Seignorage accruing 
on the Coinage; also of Cash received by the 
Master of the Mint in payment for the Coin deli- 
vered at the Mint Office for the Public Service, and 
the Sums paid thereout from time to time into Her 
Majesty’s Exchequer, for the use of the Consoli- 
dated Fund, in repayment of the Advances so made, 
from the 31st day of December 1839 to the 31st 
day of December 1840. 


Copy Warrant granting Compensation to Thomas Court of Session 
Guthrie Wright, Auditor of the Court of Session (Scotland,) 


in Scotland, 1841. 

Copy Warrant granting Compensation to John 
Munro, Ordinary Macer of the Court of Session, 
Scotland, year to 20th June 1840. 

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


Lord John Russell acquainted the House, That he Lord Keane. 


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. 

Her Majesty taking into consideration the great 
and brilliant services performed by John Lord 
Keane, a Sioataenadeldaanal in Her Majesty’s 
Army, late Commander of Her Majesty’s and the 
East India Company’s Forces at the Presidency of 
Bombay, during his command of the Army engaged 
in the expedition to the westward of the Indus; 
and being desirous to confer some signal mark of 
Her favour, for these and other distinguished merits, 
upon the said John Lord Keane and the two next 
surviving Heirs male of the body of the said John 
Lord Keane, recommends to the it of Commons 
to adopt such measures as may be necessary for the 
accomplishment of this purpose. VR 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said most gracious 
Message be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


Lord Stanley presented a Bill to amend the Laws Negistration 


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 Wednesday the 24th 
day of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment 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 
o leave out the word 


E3 “ now,” 


of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill, 


No. 24, 


Poor Law 


Amendment 


Bill, 








Customs Duties 


Acts, 


Supply ; 


Transfer of 
Aids, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


Library of the 
House. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Tithe Composi- 
tions (Ireland) 
Bill. 





50 8°—9° Februariz. A. 1841. 


“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add | Rent-charges in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Attorney 
the words “ upon this day six months.” General for Ireland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 


And the Question being a That the word | prepare, and bring it in. 


“now,” stand part of the Question ; 


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


Martis, 9° die Februarii, 1841: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 


The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Fox Maule, 


Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: _ 
Tellers for thef Mr. D’ Israeli, 154 
Noes, L Mr. Wakley : | fae 


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 22d day of this instant 
February. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider so much 
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties 
of Customs, as relates to the Duties on Rum and 
Rum Shrub, the produce of any British Possession 
within the limits of the East India Company’s 
Charter ; 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of 
Supply, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That a sum,not exceeding Two millions, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to discharge the like 
amount of Supplies granted for the service of the 
year 1840, or for any preceding year. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of Ways 
and Means for raising the Supply granted to Her 
Majesty. 


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 House was moved, That the Order made 
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. 
Goulburn, Mr. Shaw, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Wil- 
liams Wynn, Mr. Warburton, Mr. William Gladstone, 
Mr. Fazakerley, Mr. Gally Knight, Mr. Acland, Lord 
Viscount Mahon and Mr. Pendarves. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
abolish Arrest in Personal Actions commenced by 


process of Subpeena at the Law side of the Court of | 
Exchequer in Jreland: And that Mr. Attorney | 


General for Jreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
an Account showing the Total Net Income and and Expendi. 
Expenditure of the United Kingdom, in each of the ™* 
years 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840; the Amount of 
the Deficiency of the Income to defray the Expen- 
diture in each of those years; and the means by 
which the said Deficiency of Income has been 


supplied. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Post Office 
Account showing the Total Amount included in the Revenue. 
Return of the Net Produce of the Post Office Re- 
venue for the year 1840; of the Sums received for 
Charges of Postage from the several Public De- 
partments of the United Kingdom; distinguishing 
the Sums paid by each Department, and showing 
the Total Net Produce of the Post Office Revenue 
after deducting the said Payments therefrom ; 
stating, also, the Sums received for Postage from 
Public Departments in the years 1838 and 1839. 








Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Parliamentary 
an Account showing the Total Amount of the Grants 6" 
of Parliament for the service of the year ending 
the ist day of April 1841, issued and remaining to 
be issued on the 8th day of February 1841, under 
the several heads of Army, Navy, Ordnance, Mis- 
cellaneous and China, respectively; together with 


an Estimate of the demands outstanding, or Charges Ad 


incurred under those several heads, so far as the 
same can at present be ascertained. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for faci- Administration 
litating the Administration of Justice: And the gs Bill 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be ‘ pet yng 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be a 
printed. 

2] 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Sale of Beer 
Account showing the Number of Licenses granted Licenses. 
for the Sale of Beer by Retail, since the passing of 
the Act 3 and 4 Vie., c. 61, to the 5th day of January 
1841, compared with the corresponding period of 
the preceding year ; distinguishing Licenses granted 
in one and in the country, and those for the Sale 
of Beer to be consumed on the premises, and for 
Sale not to be consumed on the premises. 


Mr. Attorney General for Jreland presented a Court of 

Bill to abolish Arrest in Personal Actions com- Exchequer 
a : (Ireland) Bill. 

menced by process of Subpcena at the Law side of No. 96 

the Court of Exchequer in Jreland: And the same * one 

was read the first time; and ordered to be read 

a second time upon Thursday next; and to be 

printed. 








Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Tithe Composi- 
Bill to facilitate the Recovery of Arrears of Tithe tions (Ireland) 
Compositions in Ireland, vested in Her Majesty, ™ 
junder the provisions of an Act of the first and 
second years of Her present Majesty, for abolishing 
Compositions for Tithes in Jreland, and for substi- 
tuting Rent-charges in lieu thereof: And the same 
| was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
| second time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


No. 27. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 
| Copies of a Letter from the Government of India 
to the Court of Directors, dated the 10th day of 
| August 1840, No. 23:—Ofa Letter from #. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) Chamier, Esquire, Secretary to the Government of 
to facilitate the Recovery of Arrears of Tithe Com-, Madras, to F’. J. Halliday, Esquire, Junicr, Secre- 
positions in Ireland, vested in Her Majesty, under | tary to the Government of India, dated the 11th 
the provisions of an Act of the first ‘and second | day of June 1840 :—Of a Minute by the Right 
years of Her present Majesty, for abolishing Com- | honourable Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Madras, 
positions for Tithes in Jreland, and for substituting | dated the 9th day of June 1840 :—Of a sneer’ 

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) 


Bank of 
Eng!and. 
No. 28. 


National Debt. 
No. 28. 


East India, 


Patent Rolling 
and Compres- 
sing Iron Com- 
pany. 


Christchurch 
and Lyndhurst 
Roaa, 





4, VicTorRiz. 


the Honourable J. Sullivan, dated the 11th day of 
June 1840:—Of a Letter from F. J. Halliday, 
Esquire, Junior, ——- to the Government of 
India, to H. Chamier, Esquire, Secretary to the 
Government of Madras, dated the 10th day of 
August 1840:—Of a Letter from ZL. R. Reid, 
Esquire, Chief Secretary to the Government of 
Bombay, to T. H. Maddock, Esquire, Secretary to 
the Government of India, dated the 3d day of July 
1840 :—Of a Minute by the Honourable Sir James 
Carnac, Baronet, Governor of Bombay, dated the 
16th day of July 1839:—Of a Minute by the 
Honourable Mr. Farish, dated the 18th day of July 
1839 :—Of a Minute by the Honourable Mr. Ander- 
son, dated the 20th day of July 1839 :—Of a Minuty 
by the Honourable the Governor, subscribed to by 
the Board, dated the 23d day of July 1839 :—Of a 
Letter from L. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief Secretary 
to the Government of Bombay, to the Collector of 
Ahmednuggur, dated the 2d day of August 1839 :— 
Extract of a Letter from Z. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief 
Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the 
Collector of Ahmednuggur (paras. 2 and 8), dated 
the 17th day of August 1839:—Ofa Letter from 
the Collector of Ahmednuggur to L. R. Reid, Es- 
quire, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, 
dated the 8th day of May 1840; with Enclosures : 
—Of a Letter from Z. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief 
Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the 
Collector of Ahmednuggur, dated the 28th day of 
May 1840 :—And, of a Letter from F. J. Halliday, 
Esquire, Junior, Secretary to the: Government of 
India, to L. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief Secretary to 


the Government of Bombay, dated the 10th day of 
August 1840. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Bank 


of England, which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


8°—° Februari. 


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amending, diverting, repairmg and making Turn- 
pike the said Road, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


the Petition for the Chelsea Poor, &amp;c. Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as Notices were not given in the London Gazette, 
until the 22d and 29th days of January last, and the 
| 2d day of this instant February, and in The Times 
and Morning Chronicle Newspapers of the 23d and 
29th days of January last, and the 2d day of this 
instant February, and affixed on the doors of 
fifteen Churches and Chapels, (being, as the wit- 
ness stated, all the Churches and Chapels of what- 
ever denomination in the parish of Chelsea), on 
the 23d day of January last, and were proved 
to have been seen on the two following Sundays, 
on the doors of Ranelagh Chapel, Old Church 
Saint Luke's, Sloane Terrace Chapel and Park 
Chapel; and it appeared to the Committee that the 
Guardians of the Poor and Inhabitants of Chelsea 
did not obtain the consent of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, that the parish of Chelsea should be 
separated from the Kensington Union, until the 
month of December last. 

Ordered, That the Repert be referred to the Se- 
lect 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 Preston and Longridge Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Preston and Longridge Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money: And that 





Ordered, That the Account relative to the Na- 


tional Debt, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


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


Martis, 9° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
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 
several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of Acts of the 
Government of India, passed by the Honourable 


the President of the Council of India in Council, 


for the year i839. 
Copy of Special Reports of the Indian Law Com- 
missioners :—And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of Shareholders of the Patent Rolling 
and Compressing Iron Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for incorporating the said Company, with 
power to sue and be sued in the name of the Chair- 
man or of a Director or Directors, Officer or Officers 
of the said Company, was presented, and read ; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of property and Inhabi- 
tants on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
road leading from the western side of the New 
Forest, near Lovett’s Gate to Lyndhurst, in the 


county of Hants, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
Vo. 96. 


Sir Hesketh Fleetwood and Mr. Townley Parker 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 Winwick Rectory Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Division of the Rectory of Winwick, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten, Mr. Bootle Wilbraham and Lord Viscount 
| Sandon 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 Manchester and Salford Waterworks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Man 
| chester and Salford Waterworks to raise a further 
/Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Bro 
therton do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in Bourn, 
North Fen and Dyke Fen, in the manor and parish 
of Bourn, in the county of Lincoln, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of several Acts for draining 
and improving certain Lands lying within the said 
manor and parish, and between the same and Boston 
Haven, and for erecting a Steam Engine within the 
said manor, and levying Taxes and Rates for such 
| purposes, 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 altering, amending and enlarging 
the term and powers of the said Act, and for in- 
‘creasing the Tolls, was presented, and read; and 
E 4 referred 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Chelsea Poor, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Preston and 
Longridge 
Railway Bill. 


Winwick 
Rectory Bill. 


Manchester 
and Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Bourn 
Drainage. 


Selby and 
Leeds Road. 





Bristol and 
Exeter Rail- 
way. 


Clifton Bridge. 


Slough and 
Colnbrook 
Road. 


Bradford 
(Wilts) Road. 


Lincoln 
Smal! Debts. 


Barnstaple 
and Braunton 
Roads, 





32 O° Februariz. 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A. 1841. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of certain 
ancient Messuages, Cottages, Frontsteads and other 


| Hereditaments, in the township of Strensall, in the 
A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway | parish of Strensall, in the North Riding of the 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for extending | county of York, for leave to bring ina Bill for in- 
the period limited for purchasing lands for making | closing, allotting and exonerating from Tithes, certain 
the said Railway, and for altering, amending and |Commons and Waste Lands within the said town- 
enlarging some of the powers and provisions of the ship and parish, was presented, and read ; and re- 
Acts for making the said Railway, was presented, | ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on! vate Bills. 
Petitions for Private Bills. | 


Strensall 
Inclosure, 


Tayl 
Woo 
Com 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserying and Belfast 
A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for | improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, for leave seen 

building a Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton, | to bring in a Bill for altering or repealing, amending 

in the County of Gloucester, to the opposite side of | and varying the provisions of the Act for improving 

the River, in the County of Somerset, and for making | the said Harbour, was presented, and read; and re- 
convenient Roads and Approaches to communicate | ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
therewith, for leave to bring in a Bill for extending | vate Bills. 

the period limited for the completion of the Works, | 


and for altering, amending and enlarging some of | A Petition from Brighton, praying that the Poor Poor Law 


the powers and provisions of the said Acts, was | 


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


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing, widening and improving 
the Roads from Cranford Bridge, in the County of 
Middlesex, to the end of Maidenhead Bridge, in the 
County of Bucks, and from Slough to Eton Town 
End, and trom Langley Broom to Datchet Bridge, 
in the said county of Bucks, and for watering the 
said Roads, for leave to bring in a Bill for widening 
and improving a portion of the said Roads, and for 
improving, maintaining and making Turnpike, widen- 
ing and altering so much of a Highway, called 
the ‘* Stoke-road,”’ as lies between the Road from 
Cranford Bridge, to Maidenhead Bridge, and the 
Great Western Railway, for altering or increasing 
the Tolls, and for repealing the said Act, and grant- 
ing further, better and more effectual powers instead 
thereof, 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 and improving several Roads leading to 
and from the Town of Bradford, in the County of 
Wilts, and for maintaining a Bridge over the River 
Avon at Stoke Ford, in the said County, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for further continuing the term, and 
altering and enlarging the powers and provisions of 
the said Act, and for diverting the Road from Brad- 
ford Leigh, towards Corsham, to Cuffs Corner, in 
the parish of Box, in the said county, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Seiect Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Manufacturers, Mer- 


chants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the | 
city of Lincoln, and surrounding parishes and places, | 


and other places in the counties of Lincoln and 
Nottingham, tor leave to bring in a Bill for esta- 
blishing a Local Court for the more easy and speedy 
recovery of Small Debts, not exceeding Fifteen 
pounds, within the said city, and parishes and places, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintainmg a Turnpike-road from 
Barnstaple, to the Town or Village of Braunton, in 
the County of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
continuing and extending the term, and altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the said Act, and for increasing or altering the 
Tolls, and for making and maintaining certain new 
Turnpike-roads or Branches, was presented, and 


how stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
ie lie upon the Table. 


ill. 


Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, as it Amendment 


| A Petition from Saint Thomas’s Union, Devon, Poor Law 
praying for alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Amendment 


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

Southwark, Licentiate, and Teacher of Medicine, 
praying the House to take the subject of Tem- 
| perance into consideration, and also to institute an 
| mquiry into the present system, by which medical 
|men are driven to insure remuneration to them- 
‘selves, by over-charged or unnecessary medicines, 
‘instead of the more equitable one of moderate fees 
\for their advice, was presented, and read ; and or- 
| dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mingaye Syder, of Blackman-street, Temperance. 


Petitions from Westmeon;—and, Deanery of Dun- Church of 
stable ; stating that the population of the country England. 


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. 


| 
| 


End, and from Gospel End to the Village of Over 
| Penn, and from thence to the Turnpike-road leading 
‘from Wolverhampton to Stourbridge, and other 
' Roads therein mentioned in the County of Stafford, 
| for leave to bring in a Bill for further continuing and 

extending the term and powers of the said Acts, for 
|making and maintaining a new line or branch of 
|Road, and for altering, varying, or increasing the 
Tolls, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Flint, praying for the repeal of the Act uniting the 
Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and that 
no portion of the church income in North Wales 
be appropriated to any other part of the United 
Kingdom, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented from the 27th day of January 
last to the 5th day 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. 

| 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Sedgley Road. 
ied ae the Roads from Womborne to Princes 


A Petition of the High Sheriff of the county of Ciurch 


Establishment 
( Wales.) 


| Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- Public 


Petitions 


(First 


Report.) 


| A Petition of Inhabitants, or Traders or Dealers Newark Court 


read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- | within the borough of Newark, and other parishes Reaves 
and places lying within the limits of the jurisdiction 
of 


titions for Private Bills. 


Nota 


Stan 


Imp 


Chr 
Pat 
(Sec 


Ru 








4. Victoria. 0° Februarit. 33 


of the Newark Court of Requests, in the counties of A Petition of Proprietors of shares in the under- rondon and 
Nottingham and Lincoln, for leave to bring ina Bill taking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Tower Hamlets 
for extending the powers of the Act for the more easy | Bill for making and maintaining a Cemetery or Cemetery. 
and speedy recovery of Small Debts within the said | Burial Ground at Mile End, in the parishes of Saint 
borough, and other parishes and places, to Debts not | Dunstan, Stepney, and Saint Leonard, Bromley, in 
exceeding Fifteen pounds, and for amending the | the county of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; 
powers and provisions of the said Act, was presented, and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on for Private Bills. 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railways. 
rong, Hcg praying for a modification of the 


Taylor’s Patent 
Wood-cutting 


A Petition of William Hannis Taylor, of Lambeth, 


tax on 


Company. 


Esquire, and others, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
enabling the said William Hannis Taylor to sell 
and assign certain Letters Patent, bearing date the 


ailway Passengers, from the existing mode 
of levying it by a fixed sum per head, to a graduated 
scale, varying with the rate of fare, was presented, 


20th day of May 1840, for improvements in the 
mode of forming or manufacturing Staves, Shingles 
and Laths, and in the machinery used for that pur- 
pose, to a Joint Stock Company, under the name of 
“ Taylor’s Patent Wood-cutting Company,” was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law 
Shaftesbury Union, praying that in renewing the Amendment 
Poor Law Amendment Act, the House will dispense “““ 
with the services of the Assistant Commissioners, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


~ Notaries Public. A Petition of Sidney Walsingham Bennett, of 
Brighton, Notary Public, praying the House to ap- 


point a Committee to inquire into, and report on, the 


Sir Edward Sugden presented a Bill for facilitating Administration 


the Administration of Justice in the House of Lords ef Justice __ 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


rt 


Corn Laws. 


Stamford 
Improvement. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland, ) 


East India 
Rum. 


Henley and 
orchester 
oad, 


Law and Duties of Notaries Public, and the Fees at 
present received by them, and to pass an Act to 
amend the same, was presented, and read ; and or- | 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Athlone, and its vici- 
nity, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. a 

A Petition of Agriculturists of Saint Eval, pray- 
ing that no alteration whatever may be made in 
the existing Corn Laws, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and Inhabitants of the 
town and borough of Stamford, and the suburbs 
thereof, in the counties of Lincoln and Northampton, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for paving, repairing, drain- 
ing, cleansing, lighting, watering and otherwise im- 
proving the Streets, Lanes and other Public Pas- 
sages and Places within the said town and borough, 
and the suburbs thereof, and for removing and pre- 
venting obstructions and nuisances therein, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Kilmarnock ;—Colessie ;—Kenno- 
way ;— Glasgow (Moderator of the Presbytery) ;— 
Angus and Mearns (Moderator of the Synod) ;— 
Urquhart ;—Aberlour ;—Duffus ;— Elgin ;—Strath- 
miglo ; — Monimail ;— Dairsie ; — Scoonie ; —and, 
Abdie; praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Face in Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of West India Planters, Merchants 
and others, interested in the West India Colonies, 
resident in Bristol and its vicinity, praying the 
House to refuse their sanction to the proposed mea- 
sure for equalizing the Duties on East and West 
India Rum, was presented, and read; and ordered ‘ 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing the Road leading from 
Henley Bridge to Dorchester Bridge, and from 
thence to Culham Bridge, and to a place called 
Milestone, in the Road leading to Magdalen Bridge, 
in the County of Oxford, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for repealing the powers and provisions of the said 
Act, and for granting further and additional powers 
and provisions in lieu thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


and the Privy Council: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next ; and to be printed. 


February in the last Session of Parliament, for 
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, tor 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 
asa Joint 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 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 de- 
crease 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 ist 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 





Vot. 96. 


F or 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Further Returns to Registered 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 25th day of Electors. 








H. R, Bowles. 


Great Horwood 


Inclosure. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Trelanud.) 


West India 
Mails, 


Bankrupte 7. 


Machinery. 





34. 0° Februarz. A. 1841. 


or decrease since 1835:—And, of the Number of, the 1st day of January 1841, classified under the 
Electors on the Register for the year, qualified to| several heads of Tools, Steam Engines and parts of 
vote ut any Election which may take place before Steam Engines, Mill Work of all sorts allowed b 
the 1st day of January 1841, in each City, Town | Law to be exported, Machinery of all other kinds 
and Borough of Jreland; and distinguishing the | allowed by Law to be exported, and Machinery ex- 
Numbers in each place registered under the old} ported under License from the Treasury or Privy 
Qualifications, specifying what such Qualifications | Council. 

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; (so far as relate to ILre- 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Drainage _ 
promote the Drainage of Lands, and Improvement (Ireland) Bill. 
of Navigation and Water-power in connection with 
such Drainage in Jreland: And that Lord Viscount 
Morpeth, Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Mr. 





land.) Lynch and Mr. More O’ Ferrall do prepare, and 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the| bring it in. 
Table. 


| A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint Punishment 
A Petition of Henry R. Bowles, one of the| Audeon and Saint Catherine, in the city of Dublin, * Death. 

Clerks in the office of the Deputy Adjutant} praying that all Capital Punishments may be abo- 

General in Jreland, complaining of the inadequate | lished forthwith, was presented, and read; and 

amount of his salary, and praying for inquiry, was: ordered to lie upon the Table. 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. Punishment of 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill en 


for the abolition of the Punishment of Death in 
A Petition of Owners of estates in the open and | certain cases: And that Mr. Kelly, Dr. Lushington 


common fields, meadows, pastures, commonable|and Mr. Serjeant Talfourd do prepare, and bring 
lands, commons and waste lands and grounds, | it in. 


within the manor and parish of Great Horwood, 

in the county of Buckingham, for leave to bring in| _The House was moved, That the Act 5 and’6 Tithes Reco. 
a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing several | Will. 4, c. 74, for the more easy Recovery of Tithes, *°'Y om. 
Open and Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures, | might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Commonable Lands, Commons and Waste Grounds\| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


within the said manor and parish, was presented, | 


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


to amend the said Act, and to take away the Juris- 
diction from the Ecclesiastical Courts in all matters 





‘relating to Tithes of a certain Amount: And that 


| Captain Pechell and Mr. James do prepare, and 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a| bring it in. 


Return from the Clerks of the Peace of the Counties | 


of Cork, Carlow, Longford, Queen’s County and Tip-| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill County Courts 
perary, of all Notices of tention to register Votes | to improve the Practice and extend the Jurisdiction Bill. 

for said respective Counties, in reference to the several | of County Courts: And that Mr. Fox Maule, Sir 

Sessions held in and for the said Counties within | George Grey and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, 

the year 1840; and a Return of the Number of and bring it m. 

Persons admitted to be registered pursuant to such | 


Notices, specifying the days on which each Session! Ordered, That leave be giveri'to bring in a Bill to Bankruptcy, 


commenced, and the places at which they were held | enable the Lord Chancellor to direct that certain Insolvency, 
respectively :—Also, the like Returns for the county} Proceedings from the Court of Chancery and 3 — 


of the City of Dublin, and County of the City of, matters in Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy, may 
Cork, specifying the several days on which the Re-| be carried to the County Courts: And that Mr. 
gistering Barrister sat for the Registry of Voters | Hox Maule, Sir George Grey and Mr. Solicitor 
during the year 1840. General do prepare, and bring it in. 
| 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House,| Petitions from Messrs. Darbyshire and Pope ;— Designs 
Copies of Papers annexed to or referred to in the | John Marsland and Brothers ;— Higgin and Chip- Copytisht- 


Reports of the Committee appointed by the Lords | pindall ;—Peter Coswell ;— Charles Swainson &amp; Co. ; -m 
of the Admiralty, to inquire as to the comparative | —tobert Dalglish &amp; Co., and others ;—John Ma- 
advantages afforded by different Portsin the Channel, | theson &amp; Cu.;— Richard Cobden &amp; Co.;— Daniel Gil- 
as Ports for the Departure and Arrival of the West | christ &amp; Co. ;—Loyd, Buchan and Welch ;—An- - 
India Mails. \ thony Turnbull &amp; Co.;—Robert Peel ;—W. Benecke , 


| &amp; Co., &amp;e. ;—Thomas Hoyle &amp; Sons ;--R. W. Bur- 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | ; - 
Return of all Balances arising from Commissions | ton ;— Margerison and Glover;— Wood and Wright; 


or from Fiats in Bankruptcy issued prior to the Ist | 
day of January 1840, and which Balances were re- | 


spectively remaining in the hands of the Official | 
Assignees, at each of the days following, viz. 11th | 


} 


July 1836, 11th January 1837, 11th July 1837, | 


11th January 1838, 11th ‘July 1838, 11th January | 
1839, 11th July 1839, 11th January 1840, 11th 


—Cook and Unsworth ;— Bayley and Keeling ;— 
Fort, Brothers &amp; Co. ;— Samuel Matley &amp; Son ;— 
Sales, Schwabe &amp; Co;—John Grant and Brothers ; 
—Reddish and Bickhan ;—Sheriff, Foster &amp; Co. ;— 
Alfred, Thomas &amp; Co.;—John Lowe &amp; Co. ;—Bur- 


gess and Jaconsom ;—Symonds, Cunliffe &amp; Co.;— 


|Scott and Stavert;— R. and R. Watt ;-— James 


Walker and others ;— Brown, Sharps &amp; Co. ;—and, 


July 1840 and 11th January 1841; distinguishing Samuel Russell and Thomas Brown; praying for 


each Estate by the Name of the Bankrupt, the | xt eslitein ol te tenia i Cemmaiaie tar One 

date of the Commission or Fiat :—Also, stating the| — — eat anal wails aed ir ed t gon 
date of all Orders for, and the Amount of Dividends | the Tebl oe ie er ee ee 
declared, and the Total Amount of proofs standing — 
on the Proceedings on each of the days before! ; 
satel The House was moved, That the Act 27 Geo. 3, Designs 


c. 38, for the Encouragement of the Arts of design- ©»ry"s"* 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | ing and printing Linens, Cottons, Calicoes and 


an Account showing the several Countries to which | Muslins, by vesting the Properties thereof in the 
Machinery has been exported, with the Official] Designers, Printers and Proprietors for a limited 
Value thereof, from the 1st day of January 1840 to| time, might be read ; and the same was read. 


The 





is 


Adjournment. 


Licensed 
Victuallers, &amp;c. 


4 Vicroriz. 


The House was also moved, That the Act29 Geo.3, 
c. 19, for continuing An Act made in the Twenty- 
seventh year of the reign of his present Majesty, 
intituled, “ An Act for the Encouragement of the 
Arts of designing and printing Linens, Cottons, 
Calicoes and Muslins, by vesting the Properties 
thereof in the Designers, Printers and Proprietors, 
for a limited time,” might be read ; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act34 Geo.3, 
c. 23, for amending and making perpetual an Act 
made in the Twenty-seventh year of the reign of 
his present Majesty, intituled, an Act for the En- 
couragement of the Arts of designing and printing 
Linens, Cottons, Calicoes and Muslins, by vesting 
the Properties thereof in the Designers, Printers 
and Proprietors, for a limited time, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 Vie. 
c. 13, for extending the Copyright of Designs for 
Calico Printing, to Designs for printing other Woven 
Fabrics, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 Vice. 
c. 17, to secure to Proprietors of Designs for Articles 
of Manufactures the Copyright of such Designs for 
a limited time, 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 
Acts. 


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 for 
extending the term of Copyright in Designs for 
printing Woven Fabrics and Paper Hangings. 

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 by the Committte to move, That leave be 
given to bring in a Bill for extending the term of 
Copyright in Designs for Printing Woven Fabrics 
and Paper Hangings:—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Emerson Tennent and 
Mr. O’ Connell do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of Memorials or Petitions made by or on 
behalf of the Licensed Victuallers of Jreland, to 
the Lords of the Treasury, from the 1st day of 
October 1838 till the 1st day of January 1841, 
claiming to have every License granted to them to 
carry on trade at the same rate and in the same 
manner as are granted to their fellow-traders in 
England and Scotland, with the Answers given :— 
Of Memorials or Petitions made by or on belialf 
of the Licensed Victuallers of Jreland, to the 
Commissioners of Excise, for the same _ period, 
relative to the Penalties inflicted on them, and 
the Losses and injuries suffered by reason of their 
being deprived of the privilege in trade enjoyed 
by their fellow-traders in England and Scot- 
land; together with all Answers or Orders made 
thereon :—Of the Rates of Licenses chargeable on 
a Licensed Victualler in England or Scotland 
(holding a License to sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, 
Chocolate and Pepper), in a house valued under 
£.10 per year, for the Sale of Beer by retail, to be 


onsumed upon the premises ; also, for the Sale of 
Vou. 96. 


§° Februarzz. 35 








v 


Spirits by retail; also, for the Sale of Wine by 
retail :—Of the Rates chargeable on a similar trader 
in Ireland :--Of the Number of Persons licensed 
to sell Beer, Wine and Spirits by retail, to be con- 
sumed on the Premises, who also hold Licenses tc 
sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper, 
on one and the same premises in England or Scot- 
land respectively ; with the Rate of Excise Licenses 
payable thereon for the year ending the 10th day of 
October 1840:—A similar Return for Jreland :~ 
A Return of the Number of cases in England and 
Scotland, from October 1838 till October 1840, in 
which the Licenses originally granted to Licensed 
Victuallers have been transferred to Heirs, Exe- 
cutors, Administrators, Wife, Child or Assigns ; 
said Return to state the Statutes or authority under 
which such Heirs’, &amp;c., claims to such transfers are 
made and allowed:—A similar Return for Jreland, 
and said Return to state if there be any and what 
provision made by Law for affording or securing to 
Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Wife, Child or 
Assigns in Ireland transfer of the Licenses to retail 
Beer, Spirits or Wine, to be consumed on the pre- 
mises, originally granted to the Parent, Husband 
or Assigner of the House :--A Return of the Value 
of the respective Houses within the Excise Collec- 
tion of the City of London, as assessed to the Poor’s 
Rate, occupied by Persons licensed to sell Spirituous 
Liquors by_retail ; showing also the Value fixed by 
the Officers of Excise on said Houses, in charging 
the rate of Spirit Retail License on granting, issuing 
or renewing such Licenses; said Return to state 
and set forth whether the Excise adopt the Valua- 
tion on the Poor’s Rate or not:-—A similar Return 
for the respective Houses similarly licensed within 
the Excise Collection of Dublin; said Return like- 
wise to state and set forth whether the Excise adopt 
the Valuation fixed or made by the Poor Law 
Guardians as their criterion of Value for charging 
the Excise License or not :—A Return of the Num- 
ber of Gallons of Foreign and Colonial Spirits re- 
spectively bonded in the United Kingdom on which 
Duty has not been paid, owing to leakage, soakage, 
reduced strength or other incidental causes, for 
the year ending the 5th day of October 1840 :—- 
And, a like Return for home-made Spirits in Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the year ending the 5th 
day of October 1840. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Jews’ Declara- 
enable persons professing the Jewish Religion to sub- ti" Bill. 


scribe the form of Declaration contained inthe Act of 
the first and second years of Her present Majesty 
for the Relief of Quakers, Moraviansand Separatists, 
elected to Municipal Offices: And that Mr. Divett 
and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Window Duty charged on Hospitals 
in England in 1840; distinguishing the class of 
Officers and Servants charged therewith, and the 
Number of Windows charged to each respectively : 
—And, of the Duty on Windows assessed for the 
Twelve Towns in England which contribute the 
largest amount. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration Her Majesty’s most gracious Message 
of yesterday, 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 Keane, and the two next surviving 
Heirs Male of the bocy of the said John Lord Keane; 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said most gracious 
Message be taken into consideration upon Friday 
next. 


Window Duty. 


Lord Keane, 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for extend- Designs Copy 
ing the term of Copyright in Designs for printing "¢t Bill 


Woven Fabrics and Paper Hangings: And the same 
F2 was 


No. 30, 








| 


36 9°—11° Februarii. 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday the 3d day of March 
next ; and to be printed. 


Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill. 


No. 31. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill to enable persons 

rofessing the Jewish Religion to subscribe the 
Hoon: of Declaration contained in the Act of the 
First and Second years of Her present Majesty, for 
the Relief of Quakers, Moravians and Separatists, 
elected to Municipal Offices: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 3d day of March next ; 
and to be printed. 


Supply. The Order for the House to resolve itself, To- 
morrow, into the Committee of Supply, was read, 
and discharged. 








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


Ways and The Order for the House to resolve itself, To- 
Means. morrow, 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. 


Court of Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court 


Chany. of Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 32. printed. 


Poor Law Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor 
Amendment Law Amendment Act, which was presented yester- 


i -" day, be printed. 

Northern Ordered, That the Paper relative to Northern 

Light-houses. Tichthouses, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 34. printed. 

Vinfended Ordered, That the Account relative to the Un- 
ebt, 


funded Debt, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 35. printed. 


Deficiency Ordered, That the Account relative to Deficiency 

Bills. Bills, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 35. 

Mint. Ordered, That the Account relative to the Mint, 


No.36. Which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Thursday 
next. 





Jovis, 11° die Februarii; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


Hill Coolies. M’ Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of a 
Letter from the Secretary to the Government of 
India to the Committee appointed to inquire respect- 
ing the Exportation of Hill Coolies, dated the 1st day 
of August 1838:—Of the Report made by that 
Committee ; with the Minutes of Evidence, and Ap- 
pendix :—Of any Minute recorded on that Report 
by any Member of the Committee :—And, Of the 
Letters from the Government of India to the Court 
of Directors of the East India Company, dated the 
16th and 19th days of October 1840, on the same 
subject :—And then he withdrew. 


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


London Bridge The House being informed, That the Sheriffs of 
Approaches the City of London attended at the door; they were 
Tsk called in; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of 
Avenues. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the 
city of London, in Common Council assembled :— 

And then they withdrew. 
And the said Petition for leave to bring in a Bill 


for altering amending and enlarging the powers and 





A, 1841. 


to London Bridge, and for granting further powers for 
taking lands, tenements and hereditaments for effect- 
ing the objects of the said Acts; and for extending 
and enlarging the powers of the Act for improving the 
Site of the Royal Exchange, and the Avenues adjoin- 
ing thereto; for empowering the Petitioners to take 
the remainder of the Church and Burial Ground of 
Saint Bennet Fink, in the said city, for the purpose 
of widening and improving the Streets and Avenues 
in the vicinity thereof, and for uniting the parish of 
Saint Bennet Fink with a parish or parishes near or 
adjoining thereto, and for raising a further Sumo 
Money for the purposes of the last-mentioned Act, 
upon the credit of the Duties on Coal and Wines 
imported into the Port of London, was read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Farquhar, of Hall Green, in Gourdon Har. 
the county of Kincardine, and of Blackheath, in bur (No, 2.) 
the county of Kent, Esquire, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for altering, deepening, enlarging and im- 
proving the Harbour or Port of Gourdon, in the 
said county of Kincardine, and for raising and 
levying Customs, Tolls, Rates and Duties in respect 
of such Harbour or Port and Works, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the Middlesex 
county of Middlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill for Sessions. 
establishing a salaried Chairman of the General and 
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said 
county, and for empowering the Justices to hold the 
said Sessions on and after the Essoign day of any 
Term, or during the Sitting of the Court of Queen’s 
Bench at Westminster, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Deanhead 
Act for making and maintaining a Reservoir at Reservoir. 
Deanhead, in the Parish of Huddersfield, in the West 
Riding of the County of York, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering, explaining and amending several of 
the Clauses, provisions and powers of the said Act, 
for raising a further Sum of Money, and for increasing 
the Rates, for making, constructing, completing and 
maintaining the Embankment across the Brook, 
called The Blackbourne, in the township of Scam- 
monden, in the parish of Huddersfield, and for altering 
theline of the said Embankment, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of divers Bedingham 
messuages, lands and hereditaments within the parish Inclosure. 
of Bedingham, in the county of Norfolk, for leave to 
bring in Bill for dividing and allotting divers Open 
Fields, Commons and Waste Grounds within the said 
parish, and for extinguishing the rights of Common, 
and all other rights over the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 





























Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Lombe, principal Owner Elsing Inclo- 
of lands within the parish of Elsing, in the county sure (No. 1.) 
of Norfolk, tor leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting and inclosing divers Commons, Common- 
able Lands, Heaths, Open and Common and other 
Fields and Waste Lands, within the said parish, 
iwas presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Lombe, principal Owner of Elsing Inclo- 
lands within the parish of Elsing, in the county of sue (N° ») 
Norfolk, for leave to bring in a Bil for dividing, al- 





provisions of the Acts for improving the Approaches |lotting and inclosing divers whole year Inclosures, 
Commons, 


Gan 
Inc! 


Gre 
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Inc 


Ast 
Ter 


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rin 
Co 


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Gamlingay 
Inclosure. 


4 VicrorizZ. 


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


A Petition of Owners of, or Persons otherwise in- 
terested in, lands in the parish of Gamlingay, in the 
county of Cambridge, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


11° Februarii. 


37 


parishes and places in the said county, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for establishing a Court for the more 
easy and speedy method of recovering Small Debts 
within the said parishes and places, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of West West Bromwich 
Bromwich, in the county of Stafford, and other Small Debts. 


A Petition of Vestrymen, Rate-payers and In- Saint Mary-le- 
habitants, or Rate-payers and Inhabitants, within bone Paving, 
the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the county of ~~ 


inclosing, dividing and allotting certain Commons, 
Commonable Lands, Common Fields, Meadows, 
Pastures, Heaths, Moors, Wastes, and Waste 


Great Level 
of The Wash 
Inclosure. 


Aston Small 
Tenements. 


Neptune Ma- 
rine [Insurance 
Company. 


Derby 
Improvement. 


Grounds, within the said parish, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there under-signed, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for inclosing and reclaiming from the 
Sea certain Tracts of Land forming part of the Great 
Estuary, called “ The Wash,” between the counties 
of Norfolk and Lincoln, and the borders thereof, out- 
side of the present sea banks, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the county of 
Warwick, for leave to bring in a Bill for rating and 
assessing to the Relief of the Poor of the said parish, 
the Landlords or Owners and Lessors of all houses, 
buildings, tenements, and hereditaments of a less 
annual value than Ten pounds, in lieu of the Occu- 
piers thereof, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Directors of the 
Neptune Marine Insurance Company, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for enabling the said Company to sue 
and be sued by some one or more of its Directors or 
Officers, and for otherwise regulating the said Com- 
pany, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 


Middlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 





amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the Acts for watching, paving, cleansing and 
lighting the said parish, for the better Relief of the 
Poor thereof, and for building additional Churches 
and Chapels therein, and for altering the Rates, Tolls 
or Duties, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and 
inclosing divers Open and Common Fields, Common 
Meadows, Common Pastures, Commons, Common- 
able Lands and Waste Grounds within the said 
parish, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


and enlarging some of the powers and provisions of 
the Acts for the Improvement and Extension of the 
said Navigation, and for extending the period 
limited by the said Acts for completing the Works, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





said Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of Estates within the parish Marsh Gibbon 
of Marsh Gibbon, in the county of Buckingham, for Mclosure. 


A Petition of the Newry Navigaticn Company, Newry Naviga- 
for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending tion. 


A Petition of the Wakefield Waterworks Com- Wakefield 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the Waterworks. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of several parishes, Hatfield (York) 
townships and extra-parochial places, in the coun- Court of Re- 
ties of York and Nottingham, for leave to bring in quests. 


Act for paving and otherwise improving the Borough 
of Derby, for leave to bring in a Rill for altering, 
amending and enlarging some of the powers and 


Walton 
Improvement, 


Lincoln Roads. 


provisions of the said Act, for raising a further Sum 
of Money, and for altering the Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Walton-le-Soken, otherwise Walton-le-Naze, in 
the county of Essex, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
erecting and maintaining proper Groins, Walls and 
other Works for the better protection of the said 
town and neighbourhood from the encrvachments 
of the Sea, with a Terrace or Public Promenade 
along the sea coast adjoining the said town, and for 
paving, cleansing, lighting, watering, draining and 
improving the said town, for making a new Street 
or Road from the Manor Pound in the said parish 
to the sea shore, and for establishing a Market- 
house or Market-place within the said town, 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 certain Roads leading to and from the 
city of Lincoln, and other Roads therein mentioned, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for further continuing 
and extending the term and powers of the said Acts, 
for making several Extensions, Deviations and new 
Branches of Road, and for altering, increasing or 
varying the Tolls, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Vou. 96, 


a Bill for extending the powers and provisions of 
the Act for the more speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the manor of Hatfield, and other 
places in the West Riding of the county of York, 
and for extending the Jurisdiction of the Court 
thereby established, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


the Suppression of Juvenile Delinquency in the said 
city, for leave to bring ina Bill for providing for the 
completion, extension, maintenance and manage- 
ment of two Houses of Refuge, for Male and 
Female Juvenile Offenders established in the said 
city, and for the support, instruction, employment, 
regulation and control of the Inmates thereof, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





a Bridge over the River Clyde at Dalmarnock, and 
of Owners and Occupiers of lands in the said 
counties, for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing 
and enlarging the term and powers of the said 
Acts, for altering, repairing and providing for the 
support and maintenance of certain Bridges con- 
necting the said Roads, and for altering or increasing 
;the Tolls, was presented, and read; and referred 
F3 to 











A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, Glasgow House 
Contributors to and Directors of the Societies for of Refuge. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts Cambuslangand 
for making and maintaining certain Roads in the Muitkirk Road 
Counties of Lanark, Ayr and Renfrew, and building "4 Bridses. 








Warkworth 
Harbour. 


Preston and 
Longridge 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 


Railway. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


Eccleshill 
Inclosure Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill, 


Abingdon 
Roads Bill. 


Ilminster 
Roads Bill, 


38 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the | 
Act for forming a Harbour in the Parish of Wark- 


11° Februari. 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | 
Bills. 





A. 1841. 


of the Petition for the L/minsier Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing and improving certain 
Roads passing through or near the town of Ilminster, 


worth, in the County of Northumberland, by im-|in the county of Somerset: And that Mr. Sanford 


proving the Navigation of the River Coquet, for | 
leave to bring in a Bill for extending the period for | 
completing the Works, and for altering, amending 
and enlarging some of the powers and provisions | 
of the said Act, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


and Mr. Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee York and Lon. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the York and London Assurance 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 


| plied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Sir Hesketh Fleetwood presented a Bill to enable | for regulating legal proceedings by or against the 


the Preston and Longridge 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 the Zondon and Greenwich Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging some of the powers and 
provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
and for altering, diverting, widening and enlarging 
certain Streets, Ways, Roads and Places in the 
borough of Southwark, and in the parishes of Ber- 
mondsey and Rotherhithe, in the county of Surrey, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- 
tee 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 
to amend and enlarge some of the provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, and 
to authorize the Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money for the purposes of the said Undertaking: 


And that Mr. Bramston and Mr. John Round 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 Eccleshill Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the manor of Eccleshill, in 
the parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
county of York; And that Mr. Lister and Mr. 
Busfeild 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 York and North Midland 
Railway Approaches Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money, to make 


certain Approaches to the said Railway, to amend | 


the Acts relating thereto, and for other purposes : 
And that Mr. John Henry Lowther and Mr. John 
Dundas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
cn Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Abingdon Roads 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 the 
Mayor’s Stone, in Abingdon, to Chilton Pond, in the 
county of Berks: And that Mr. Duffield and Mr. 
Robert Palmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 


York and London Assurance Company: And that 
Lord Ernest Bruce and Mr. John Parker do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Farmers in the 
county of Caithness, and Merchants in the town of 





Thurso, and its vicinity, and others, Inhabitants of 
the said county and town, for leave to bring ina 
Bill for forming and maintaining a Harbour with 
all necessary Works, and with Roads and Accesses 
thereto, at or near Halburnhead or Scrabster Roads 
in the Bay of Thurso, in the said county, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 











| A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 
Totnes, and several other townships and places, in 
the county of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a Court for the more speedy and 
easy recovery of Debts not exceeding Fifteen 
pounds, within the said townships and places, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Directors of the Rhymney Iron 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the said Company to sue and be sued in the name 
be the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or of a Di- 
‘rector or Directors or of some Officer or Officers of 
the said Company for the time being, and for 
granting other powers to the said Company, 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 in the counties of Somerset 
'and Dorset, passing through or near the town of 
Yeovil, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
Turnpike, and widening, diverting, repairing and 
improving several Highways, for making several 
Branches, Deviations and new Lines of Road, 
in the said counties, for repealing, altering or 
amending the powers and provisions of an Act for 
repairing the Road from the bottom of White Sheet 
Hill, in the parish of Donhead Saint Andrew, in the 
lcounty of Wilts, to the Half-way House, in the 
| parish of Nether otherwise Lower Compton, in the 





| said county of Dorset, for transferring the manage- 
| ment of so much of the said Road as lies between 
| Leigh Water and Totnel Corner, to the Trustees 
|for executing the first-mentioned Acts, and for 
altering and varying the Tolls, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Earl of Belfast, a Proprietor of 
the Belfast and Cavehill Railway, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering and amending the Acts for 
making the said Railway, and for altering and in- 
creasing the Tolls, Rates and Duties, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for the 
Division of the Rectory of Winwick, in the County 
Palatine 





don Assurance 
Company Bill, 


Scrabster 
Harbour. 


Totnes, &amp;c.. 
Small Debts. 


Rhymney Iron 
Coinpany. 


Yeovil Roads. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
fa 


way- 


Winwick _ 
Rectory Bill. 


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Har 
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Cha 


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Docks (No 1) Estate, in Toxteth Park, in the county of Lancaster, 


Harrington 





4 VicToRiz. 


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


A Petition of Owners of the Herculaneum Dock 


for leave to bring in a Bill for amending the Act 
for regulating certain tended Docks at Liverpool, 
to be called, “ The Herculaneum Docks,” for re- 
pealing a restriction in the said Act preventing the 
Proprietors of the said Docks from building ware- | 
houses on the Quays, and for incorporating a Com- | 
pany for regulating and conducting the affairs of | 
the said Docks, with power to hold Lands, and to | 
levy Tolls, Rates and Duties, was presented, and | 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on | 
Petitions for Private Bills. | 





| 
| 
| 


A Petition of Trustees and Directors of the | 


Docks (No. 1.) Harrington Dock Company, for leave to bring in a 


Whaddon 
Chase Inclo- 
sure. 


Mersey Dock 
Dues Exemp- 


tion. 


South Western 


Railway 
(No. 2.) 


Deptford Pier. 


Coventry and 
Warwick Road. 


Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the Act 
incorporating the said Company, for repealing some | 
of the provisions of the said Act, and granting | 
other provisions in lieu thereof, for enabling the | 


said Company to hold Lands, and for raising a| 


further Sum of Money, was presented, and read ; 


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39 


larging the powers and provisions of the said Act, 
for altering the Tolls, for widening and diverting 
parts of the Road, and for making a new Branch 
Turnpike-road from Kenilworth to Leamington Priors, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Dundalk and 
more effectually amending and repairing the Road — 


from the town of Dundalk, in the county of Louth, 
to Banbridge, in the county of Down, and of Owners 
and Occupiers of land in the vicinity of the said 
Road, for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing the 
term, and amending and enlarging the powers of the 
said Acts, and for increasing or altermg the Tolls, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


d. 


A Petition of Owners of property inthe township Brimington 
and manor of Brimington, in the parish of Chester- Inclosure. 


field, and county of Derby, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing certain Common 
and Waste Lands within the said township and 
manor, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | 
for Private Bills. | 


| 
| 


A Petition of William Selby Lowndes, Lord of the | legiate Church of Saint Peter, in Westminster, for 


Manor of Whaddon and Nash, with its members, in | 
the county of Buckingham, and Owner of the soil 
of Whaddon Chase, and of other Persons entitled | 
to rights of common upon, and over the said Chase, | 
for leave to bring in a Bill for setting out and al- 
lotting to the Petitioners and others, certain Parts 
of the said Chase in lieu of and compensation for 
the Common Rights, and other Rights upon and | 
over the said Chase, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





A Petition of the United Company of Proprietors 
of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, and of Mer- 
chants, Traders and others interested in the Naviga- | 
tion of the River Mersey, for leave to bring in a Bill | 
for exempting all Ships or Vessels coming into or | 
going out of the Port of Liverpool, which shall not | 
use any of the Docks, Basins, Wharfs, Quays, Piers | 
or Landing Places of the Trustees of the Harbour of | 
Liverpool, together with the Cargoes of such Vessels, | 
from the payment of all Rates or Duties payable to | 
the said Trustees, under the Acts for making the | 
said Harbour, was presented, and read; and referred | 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | 


Bills. 


A Petition of the London and South Western 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging some of the powers and 
provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Deptford Pier and Improvement 
Company, for leave to bring ina Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the Acts for making the said Pier, for continuing 
for a further period the powers granted by the said 
Acts for the Purchase of Lands, Tenements and 


| Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Col- Dean and 


leave to bring in a Bill for forming a convenient 
Communication between the Houses of Parliament 
and Grosvenor-place, by widening Tothill-street, and 
making other Alterations and Improvements on their 
Estate, with power to purchase such property as 
may be required for that purpose, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Chapter of 
Westminster 
Estate. 


Petitions from Messrs. Jackson, Watson and Designs Copy- 
Greig ;— Glasgow (three Petitions);—and, Dal- right Bill. 


marnock; praying that the Designs Copyright Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bromley ;— Chelsfield ;—Plymouth; Poor Law 
— Northampton Union ;— Down ;— Cudham and Amendment 


Knockholt ;— Orpington and Saint Mary Cray ;— 
Chislehurst ;— and, Hayes, Keston and West Wick- 
ham; praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


further grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
| College of Maynooth,— were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ill, 


|_ Petitions from Otton Belchamp ;— and, Stam- yaynooth 
| bourne; praying the House not to sanction any College. 


| Petitions from the County of Mayo ;— Queen’s Medical 
| County ;— Ferbane ;— Midland Medical Union of Charities 


Ireland (President and Secretary) ;—and, Midleton 
Union; praying the House to adopt some measure 
calculated to establish a system of Medical Relief 
to the families of the labouring classes in Jreland, 
under the inspection, management and control of a 
competent Medical Board, founded upon the Medical 
‘Charities of Zreland,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hereditaments, and for extending the time for com- | 


&gt; | Petitions from the Queen’s County ;— Ferbane ;— Vaccination 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- | Midland Medical Union of Ireland, (President and Act. 


pleting the Works, was presented, and read; and re- 


vate Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 


more effectually repairing the Roads from Coventry | Regulations for carrying into execution the 
to Warwick, and from Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, 
in the County of the City of Coventry, and in the 


| Secretary) ;— and, Midleton Union; praying that so 
much of the Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 29, 
|as empowers the Poor Law Commissioners to make 
pur- 
poses of the said Act, may be repealed, and that 
all necessary powers in respect of it be committed to 





County of Warwick, for leave to bring in a Bill for | competent medical authority,—were presented, and 
continuing the term, and altering, amending and en- | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vou. 96. 


F4 A Petition 


(Ireland. | 


County Rates, 


Prisons, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Periodical 
Publications. 


Exeter Small 


Debts. 


Commercial 
Gas Company. 


Northern and 
Eastern Kail- 
way. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Hertford 
and Ware 
Branch.) 


Blackburn 
Improvement, 
Market, &amp;c. 


40 


A Petition of County Rate-payers of Morpeth 
East and West Wards, in the county of Northum- 
berland, praying the House to confer upon the Rate- 
payers of counties the same powers over the admi- 
nistration of their local financial affairs, which are 
now enjoyed by the inhabitants ofboroughs, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Subordinate Officers of the Gaols 
and Prisons of England, praying that in any Bill 
which may be brought in for the regulation of 
Prisons, provision may be made enabling public 
authorities having the disposal of Prison Funds, to 
grant annuities to the subordinate officers of prisons, 
when not capable of discharging the duties of their 
offices by reason of confirmed sickness, age or 
infirmity, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Keiss, 
in the county of Caithness, praying for the abolition 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, 


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


A Petition of David John, Junior, and Morgan 
Williams, both of the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, 
complaining of having been served with a notice from 
the Office of Stamps and Taxes, for publishing 
copies of several unstamped Newspapers and Period- 
ical Works ; and praying the House to pass an Act 
defining what are matters of public news, and what 
eememoae are or are not subject to the Duties on 

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


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
city and county of the city of Ezeter, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for establishing a court for the more 
oi and easy recovery of Debts not exceeding 

ifteen pounds within the several parishes in the 
said city and county, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of a Company called 
The Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for supplying the parish of 
Saint Mary, Whitechapel, and other parishes or 
places in the county of Middlesex, with Gas, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Northern and Eastern Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending, extending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
and for making certain Deviations therefrom, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Northern and Eastern Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending, extending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
and for making a Branch Line of Railway commen- 
cing at a point of the said Railway, in the Hamlet 
of p Pratt een in the parish of Broxbourne, in the 
county of Hertford, and terminating at or near the 
Turnpike-road from Hertford to Ware, opposite the 
Hertford County Gaol, in the parish of Saint John, 
Hertford, in the said county, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
regulating the Markets within the Town of Black- 


burn, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and for | 


improving the Streets and other Places within the 
said Town, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 


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A. 1841. 


amending, extending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the said Act, and for enlarging and re- 
gulating the Market and Market-places, and making 
new Market-places, and erecting Market-houses, a 
Prison and Lock-up-houses, and a Town-hall, with 
convenient Approaches thereto, and for other pur- 
poses, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of lauds and grounds Medburn 
within the parish of Medburn, in the county of lclosure. 
Leicester, for leave to bring ina Bill for dividing, 
allotting and inclosing divers Commonable, Waste 
and Intermixed Lands and Grounds, Open and Com- 
mon Arable, Meadow and Pasture Lands and Fields 
within the said parish, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the North Midland Railway Com- Nosth Midland 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending and Railway. 
enlarging some of the powers and provisions of the 
Acts for making a Railway from Leeds to Derby, 
called the North Midland Railway, and also of the 
Acts for making a Railway from Leeds to Selby, and 
for empowering the North Midland Railway Com- 

any, either alone or jointly with the York and 
North Midland Railway Company, to lease or pur- 
chase the whole or part of the said Leeds and Selby 
Railway, and the Works belonging thereto, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhab:tants of the town and borough Southwark 
of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, for leave to Improvement 
bring in a Bill for forming a new Street from Black- (N® &gt;) 
man-street, in the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, 
in the said borough, to Great Surrey-street, in the 
parish of Christchurch, in the said county, in con- 
tinuation of the new Dover-road, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of estates within the pa- Southstoke 
rishes or townships of Southstoke and Woodcot, in ard Woodcot 
the county of Ozford, for leave to bring in a Bill ls": 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing divers Open and 
Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pas- 
tures, Commons, Commonable Lands and Waste 
Grounds, within the said parishes or townships, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of estates in the village of Moorhouse 
Moorhouse, in the parish of Burgh-by-Sands, in the 1nclosure. 
county of Cumberland, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing a certain Com- 
mon or Waste, and Parcels of Waste Ground within 
or near the said village, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and other Inha- Lora’s Day. 
bitants of the borough of Wigan, praying the House . 
to adopt measures for securing the better observance 
of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Reading ;— and, Northampton 3 socialism. 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
principles and objects of the system of Socialism,—- 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Runcom 
of the townships and places of Higher Runcorn, Small Debts. 
Lower Runcorn, Halton, Weston and Sutton, within 
the parish of Runcorn, and the town and township 
of Frodsham, and the township of the lordship of 
Frodsham, in the parish of J’rodsham, all in the 

_county 


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Do 
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Incl 


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Liverpool 
Docks (Run- 
corn Dues 
Exemption.) 


South Western 
Railway 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Southorpe 
Inclosure Bill. 


Collyweston 
Inclosure Bill, 


Barnstaple 
Roads Bill. 


Sleaford Small 
Debts Bill. 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 
Road Bill, 


4. Vicroriz. 


county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
providing an easy and speedy method of recovering 
Small Debts, within the said townships and places, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Seiect 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants 
of the town of Runcorn, in the county palatine of 
Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill for exempting 
from the Rates or Duties payable to the Trustees of 
the Liverpool Docks, all Ships or Vessels, together 
with their Cargoes, coming into or going out of the 
Port of Liverpool, and consigned to or trading to or 
from the Port of Runcorn, which shall not enter 
any of the Docks or Basins, or use any of the 
Wharfs, Quays, Piers or Landing Places belonging 
to the said Trustees, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the South Western Railway (No. 1.) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the London and South 
Western Railway Company: And that Mr. Hawkins, 
Mr. William John Blake and Mr. Benjamin Wood 


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 Southorpe 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 Barnack-with-Pils- 
gate and Southorpe, in the county of Northampton : 
And that the Marquis of Granby, Sir George Clerk 
and Sir Edward Kerrison 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 Collyweston 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 Collyweston, and 
within the precincts of West Hay, in the county of 
Northampton: And that the Marquis of Granby, 
Sir George Clerk and Sir Edward Kerrison 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 Barnstaple Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing several Roads leading from the town of 
Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, and for making 
several new lines or branches of Road connected 
therewith: And that Sir Bruce Chichester and Sir 
Thomas Dyke Acland 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 Sleaford Small Debts Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts 
within the town of New Sleaford, in the county of 
Lincoln, and other places in the same county: And 
that Mr. Handley, Mr. Gilbert Heathcote and Mr. 
Christopher 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 Brighton and Shoreham Road 
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 eleventh year of the 


reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
Vou, 96. 


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4 


for more effectually repairing and improving the 
Road from Brighton to Shoreham, for building a 
Bridge over the River Adur at New Shoreham, and 
for making a Road to Lancing and a Branch Road 
therefrom, all in the county of Sussex: And that the 
Earl of Surrey, Lord George Lennox and Lord Fitz- 
alan do prepare, and, bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for 
the Petition for the Canterbury Pavement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend an Act for paving and lighting the 
City'of Canterbury, and the Liberties thereof, om also 
several Streets and other places near or adjoining 
to the said City: And that Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. 
Smythe and Sir Edward Knatchbull do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Wimborne and Piddletown 
— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a“Turnpike-road from Wimborne Minster, in 
the county of Dorset, to Piddletown, in the same 
county, with certain Branches therefrom: And that 
Mr. Charles Ponsonby and Lord Ashley 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 Liverpool Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had heen complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend and enlarge the powers and provisions 
of an Act for lighting with Gas the Port and Town of 
Liverpool, and Township of Yoxteth Park, in the 
County of Lancaster, and for lighting with Gas the 
several Townships of West Derby, Everton, Kirkdale, 
Walton-on-the- Hill, Booth-cum-Linacre, Litherland, 
Great Crosby, Wavertree and Garston, in the County 
of Lancaster: And that Lord Viscount Sandon and 
Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Canterbury 


rivate Bills; That in the case of Pavement Bill, 


Wimborne and 


Piddletown 
Road Bill. 


Liverpool 
Gas Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Warwick and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Leamington 


the Petition for enlarging the time for presenting a 
Petition for leave to bring in the Warwick and 
Leamington Branch Railway Bill, the Committee 
recommend that the time be enlarged until Monday 
the 8th day of March next. 

Ordered, Tnat the time for presenting the said 
Petition be enlarged until Monday the 8th day of 
March next. 


Branch Ruil- 


way. 


A Petition of Directors of an Association called Guarantee 


the Guarantee Society, for giving security for persons 
of reputation whose engagements require them to 
find sureties, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the Petitioners to sue and be sued in the name of 
any Officer or Officers of the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Society. 


A Petition of Proprietors of or Subscribers to South Metro- 
an Undertaking or Co-partnership called the South Pelitan Gas. 


Metropolitan Gas-Light and Coke Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Gas several parishes and places in the borough of 
Southwark, and the county of Surrey, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Clerkenwell 
Act for opening a Street to Clerkenwell Green, in !mprovement. 


the County of Middlesex, in continuation of the 
new Street from Farringdon-street, in the City of 
G London, 





Political 
Offenders. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


No. 37. 


42 11° Februariz. 


London, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging some of 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 Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Letham, in the county of Forfar, pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty to liberate 
all persons suffering imprisonment for Political 
Offences, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John P. Rodger ;— and, Chair- 
man of a Meeting at 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. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 8 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, intituled, “ An Act toamend 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 the County of Somerset; the 
O’ Conor Don, Member for the County of Roscom- 
mon; William Ord, Esquire, Member for Newcastle- 
on-Tyne; Edward Strutt, Esquire, Member for 
Derby; and 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 11th day of February 





1841. 
Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 


Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 


Mr. Speaker then proceeded to read over the 
Alphabetical List of Members; when Admiral 
Adam, Sir Francis Burdett, John Benett, Esquire, 
Edward Bolton Clive, Esquire, John Collier, Es- 
quire, Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, Sir John Edwards, 
William Fielden, Esquire, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 
James Loch, Esquire, James Oswald, Esquire, George 
Palmer, Esquire, Edward William Wynne Pen- 
darves, Esquire, William Rickford, Esquire, Thomas 
Sheppard, Esquire, the Right honourable Sir Richard 
Hussey Vivian and Sir Matthew Wood, severally 
claimed to be excused from serving on Election 
Committees, on account of their bemg upwards of 
sixty years of age. 

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. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston, having stated that, 
being one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of 
State, he could not attend Election Committees, with- 
out material inconvenience to the public service, 
during the time he may hold the said office ; 

Resolved, Vhat 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. 








A. 18414. 


The Right honourable Francis Thornhill Baring, 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, having stated that he 
could not attend Election Committees, without 
material inconvenience to the public service, during 
the time he may hold the said office ; 

Resolved, That the Right honourable Francis 
Thornhill Baring, Chancellor of the Exchequer, be 
excused from serving on Election Committees during 
the time he may hold the said office. 

And Lord Viscount Eastnor, John Neilson Gilad- 
stone, Esquire, the Earl of Listowel and the Honour- 
able George Percy Sydney Smythe, appeared to be 
temporarily disqualified from serving on Election 
Committees, on account of their not having been 
returned fourteen days. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, poor Law 
a Return of the Poor Law Unions, distinguishing Amendment 
the County of each, to which an Order has been A*- 


issued by the Commissioners, prohibiting Out-door 
Relief to Able-bodied Paupers:-— And, a similar 
Return of Unions to which no such Order has been 
issued. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parish Con. 
to provide for the appointment and payment of stables Bill. 


Parish Constables in England and Wales: And that 
Sir Edward Knatchbull and Lord Granville Somer- 


set do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- portuguese 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Claims. 


Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the mixed British and Portuguese Com- 
mission for investigating and determining the Naval 
and Military Claims on the Government of Portugal, 
arising out of the late War of Restoration ; also, a 
Copy of the Convention between the British and 
Portuguese Governments relating to the issuing of 
such Commission :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Portuguese 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Claims. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Instructions and Rules framed for 
the guidance and direction of the Commissioners 
of the mixed British and Portuguese Commission, 
for investigating and determining the Naval and 
Military Claims on the Government of Portugal 
arising out of the late War of Restoration. 

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 a Select Committee be appointed Emigration 
to inquire into the condition of the Population of (Scotland.) 


the Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and into 
the practicability of affording the people relief by 
means of Emigration. 

Ordered, Tnat the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That on or before the day on which any giections. 


Election Petition, or any Petition praying that the 
Petitioner may be admitted as a party to defend any 
Return, or to oppose the prayer of any Election 
Petition, shall be presented to this House, the Peti- 
tioner do lodge in the Office for Election Petitions 
the name of the Agent or other person upon whom, 
and the place where, may be served the Notices re- 
quired to be served on the Petitioner by the General 
Committee of Elections, pursuant to the Act passed 
in the second and third year of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to amend the 
Jurisdiction for the Trial of Election Petitions.” 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for ordnance 
executing the Ordnance Survey of England and of Survey Bill. 
Scotland : 


Bank 


Turn 
Cont 
(Irel 


Cour 
Excl 
(Irel 


Tithe 
tions 


Bill. 


Tours 
Con 
(Ire! 


a 


Dov 
Pap 
Incl 


Cou 
(Sex 


Coy 
(Sex 





Banks of Issue. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Tithe Composi- 
tions (Ireland) 
Bil, © 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 38. 


Dovenby and 
Papcastle 
Inclosure. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


Court ofSession 
(Scotland.) 


4, Vicroriz. 


Donkin and Colonel Anson do prepare, and bring 
it in. » 

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. 


And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Chan- | 


cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Hume, 
Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Mark Philips, 
Mr. O'Connell, Sir James Graham, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
Gisborne, Sir John Rae Reid, Mr. Oswald, Mr. 
Charles Wood, Mr. Rickford, Mr. Warburton, Mr. 
Pattison, Mr. Herries, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Serjeant 
Jackson, Mr. Hector, Mr. Grote, Sir Thomas Fre- 
manile, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Strutt, Mr. 
Matthias Attwood and Mr. Morrison; with Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Committee be a Committee of 
Secresy. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue, for a limited time, the several Acts for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in Ireland, which will ex- 
pire at or before the end of the present Session of 
Parliament, or at or before the end of the Session of 
Parliament next after the Fourth day of August, 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-one: And 
that Mr. Attorney General for Ireland and Lord 
Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill was, ac- | PRAYERS. 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- | 


cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


morrow. 





11°—12° Februari. 43 
Scotland: And that Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir Rufane | 


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 Number 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. 


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


Ordered, That the Copies of Acts of the Govern- 
{ment of India in 18329, which were presented upon 
Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 


to Registered Electors, which were presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 








And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 12° die Februarii ; 





Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


East India. 
No. 39. 


Registered 
Electors. 


No. 40. 


R. John Henry Lowther presented a Bill to York and 
enable the York and North Midland Rail- Nerth Midland 


way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, to 


The Tithe Compositions ( Ireland) Bill was, accord- | make certain Approaches to the said Railway, to 
ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed to | amend the Acts relating thereto, and for other Pur- 


a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. | 


Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Bill 
to continue, for a limited time, the several Acts for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in Ireland, which will ex- 
pire at or before the end of the present Session of 
Parliament, or at or before the end of the Session of 
Parliament next after the Fourth day of August, 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-one: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


A Petition of Owners of estates within the se- 
vera! manors or lordships of Dovenby and Papcastle, 
and in the townships or divisions of Dovenby and 
Papcastle, in the parish of Bridekirk, in the county 
of Cumberland, for leave to bring in a Bill for di- 
viding, inclosing and allotting several Parcels of 
Common and Waste Grounds within tie said manors 
or lordships, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
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 last: 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 last ; and also, the Number of Causes which 
are left over ia each of the above Courts, at the 
commencement of the Long Vacation. 

A Return, in columns, showing the Date and Year, 
and Names of the Towns in Scotland in which 


Judges of the Court of Session have held § 


pecial 
Von. 96. 


poses: 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 improving and rendering more commodious 
such parts of the County and County of the City 
of Dublin, as are situate on the south side of the 
River Anna Liffey, and west of his Majesty’s Castle 
of Dublin, and for the appointment of an Inspector 
of the Presentments and other Accounts of the 
County of the City of Dublin, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for extending the term and powers of the 
said Acts, for making certain other necessary Im- 
provements within the said City, and for levying and 
collecting the Rates now levied and collected under 
the said Acts, and to appropriate the same in exe- 
cuting the said Improvements, and otherwise in 
carrying the said Acts into execution, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 











A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the hamlets 
of Coundon and Keresley, in the county of War- 
wick, and the county of the city of Coventry, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and 
inclosing several Commons, Commonable Lands and 
Waste Grounds within the said hamiets, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish 
of Corley, and in the hamlet of Coundon, in the 
| county of Warwick, and the hamlet of Keresley, in 
| the said county, and the county of the city of 
| Coventry, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
| allotting and inclosing several Commons, Common- 
‘able Lands and Waste Grounds within the said 
| parish and hamlets, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
| Private Bills. 


_bourhood of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
'county of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for pro- 


G2+ viding 


Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill, 


Dublin Wide 
Streets, 


Coundon 
Inclosure. 


Corley 


Inclosure. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town or neiglhi- Bradford 


(York) Water- 
works, 





Drogheda 
Harbour. 


Eccleshill 
Inclosure Bill, 


Newcastle- 
upon-T yne 
Improveinent, 


Newcastle Sub- 
scription Water 
Company. 


Southwark 
Improvement 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


Polloc and 


Govan Railway. C 


44, 


viding a sufficient and constant Supply of Water 
for the use of the said town and neighbourhood, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for the Improvement of the Port and Harbour 
of Drogheda, and the better regulation of the Police 
of the said Town, for leave to bring in a Bill for re- 
pealing, altering, amending or extending the powers 
and provisions, and extending the limits of the 
Jurisdiction of the said Acts, and for making cer- 
tain Improvements in the said Port and Harbour, 
and for altering, varying, or increasing the Tolls, 
Tonnage Rates, Duties and Poundage within the 
proposed limits thereof, upon all Ships and Vessels 
entering the same, and upon all goods or other 
articles imported into or exported therefrom, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Lister presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Manor of Eccleshill, in the Parish of Brad- 
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 Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for extending and enlarging 
the time limited for carrying into execution the Act 
for regulating and improving the Borough of Vew- 
castle-upon-Tyne, and for altering and varying the 
provisions of the said Act, for making new Streets 
and other Improvements within the said borough, 
and for reducing and altering some of the Tolls, 
Dues and Duties, and for raising a further Sum of 
Money, and for other Purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Newcastle Subscription Water 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for repealing, 
altering or amending some of the powers and pro- 
visions of the Act establishing the said Company, 
and for making additional Reservoirs, for better 
supplying the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 
neighbourhood thereof, and the town of Gateshead, 
in the county of Durham, with Water, and for 
raising a further Sum of Money, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Southwark Improvement (No. 
1.) Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for forming and maintaining a new Street from and 
out of the High-street, in the parish of Saint 
Saviour’s, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, to or 
into Great Surrey-street, otherwise Blackfriars-road, 
in the parish of Christchurch, in the same county: 


And that Mr. Alderman Humphery and Mr. Ben- 


jamin Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


ompany, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and explaining the powers and provisions 


of the Acts for making the said Railway, and for 


sanctioning an Agreement between the Petitioners 


and the Promoters of an intended new Line of 


Railway for connecting the Polloc and Govan Rail- 
way with the Wishaw and Coltxess Railway, and the 


Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway ; and for re- 


stricting to certain amounts the Rates and Dues 


granted by the said Acts, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


for Private Bills. 


12° Februari. 























A Petition of the Polloc and Govan Railway 





A. 1841. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of and Merchants in Glasgow and 


the city of Glasgow, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the line of the Polloc and 
Govan Railway, at or near to the Lands of Horscrof, 
in or near the royal burgh of Rutherglen, to join the 
Wishaw and Coltness Railway, near the northern 
terminus thereof, and to join the Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway near Dundyvan Iron Works, 
upon or near to the lands of Garturk, with Branches 
therefrom, to the River Clyde at or near to Ruther- 
glen Quay, to the lands of Barrachnie near Bai/lieston, 
all within the parishes of Old Monkland and Ruther- 
glen, in the county of Lanark, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Dundyvan 
Junction Rail. 
way. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Edinburgh ana 


Canal Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for en- 
larging and improving the Cobbinshaw Reservoir, 


situate in the parish of West Calder, in the county voir.) 


of Edinburgh, and parish of Carnwath, in the county 
of Lanark, for altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Acts for making and 
maintaining the said Canal, and for altering and 
modifying the Rates, Tolls and Duties leviable upon 
the said Canal, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Glasgow Union 
Canal (Cobbin- 
shaw Reser. 


A Petition of Partners or Shareholders of the Scottish Ma- 
Scottish Marine Insurance Company, for leave to tine Insurance 


bring in a Bill for enabling the said Company to 
sue and be sued in the name of certain Members or 
Officers for the time being of the said Company, and 
for other purposes, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Company 


A Petition of Owners of land and other heritages, Shotts and 


Inhabitants of the parish of Cambusnethan, in the Wi 


county of Lanark, or of Whitburn, in the county of © 
Linlithgow, or Merchants or Inhabitants of the city 
of Glasgow, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
and maintaining a Railway, and other Works, from 
the Road leading from Whitburn by Longridge to 
Wilsontown, in the parish of Whitburn, in the county 
of Linlithgow, to join the Wishaw and Coltness Rail- 
way at its termination, in the parish of Cambusnethan, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


ilway. 


lsontown 


A Petition of Persons interested in the embank- Tramore and 
ment and reclamation of certain waste lands or Duckspool 


slobs in the back strand of Tramore, in the parishes 
of Drumcannon, Kilmacleogue and Corbally, and in 
Duckspool, in the parish of Dungarvan, all in the 
county of Waterford, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
embanking, inclosing, draining and otherwise im- 
proving the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Embankment. 


A Petition of Persons interested in the embank- Ballyteigue 
ment and reclamation of certain waste lands or Pmbankmente 


slobs in the lake or lough of Ballyteique, situate in 
or adjoining to certain lands in the parishes of Ki/- 
more, Kilcoan, Killag, Duncormack, Kilkevan and 
Bannow, in the county of Wexford, for leave to 
bring ina Bill for embanking, inclosing, draining 
and otherwise improving the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Bell reported from the Select Committee on Waningore 


Petitions for 





Petition for the Waningore 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 Waningore, in 
the county of Sussex: And that Mr. Charles Comp- 

ton 


rivate Bills; That in the case of the !closue 


Bill. 





4 Vicroriz. 12° Februariz. 45 


ton Cavendish and Mr. Darby do prepare, and! in a Bill for repealing or amending the Act. to enable 
bring it in. the Trustees of the Estates of Walter Stanley, 
Esquire, deceased, to grant Building Leases, so far as 


—, _A Petition of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Car- | to restore to the Churchwardens and Parishioners of 
ser Calsle —‘Lésle Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill) the said parish the rights, powers and privileges 
Railway. for extending the time limited for the purchase of 


which they possessed under a Deed executed by the 
said Walter Stanley, dated the 12th day of March 
1813, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lands, and completing the Works, and for altering, 
varying, amending and enlarging the powers and 
rovisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
and for making a Deviation therefrom, and for other 
purposes, and for altering and varying the Tolls, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill to enable the Manchester 
Company of Proprietors of the Manchester and Sal- and Salford 


ford Waterworks to raise a further Sum of Money, rae 


ill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


Isle of Wight 
Highways. 


Medina River 
Navigation. 


Atherstone 
Small Debts. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion. 


Merthyr Tydfil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate. 


Oakwood and 
Argoed Coal 
and Iron Com. 
pany. 


Stanley's 
Charity, 


Mr. Bramston presented a Bill to amend and 
enlarge some of the provisions of the Acts relating 
to the Eastern Counties Railway ; and to authorize 
the Company 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 Commissioners for executing the 
Act for amending the Roads and Highways in the 
Isle of Wight, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the said Act, for continuing the consolidation 
of the District Roads in the parishes of Arreton, 
Binstead and other places, and for altering and 
increasing the Tolls, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants, Tradesmen 
and other Inhabitants of the Isle of Wight, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for deepening, widening and im- 
proving the Channel of the River Medina, and for 
erecting and maintaining a Pier, Jetty, Quay and 
other Works connected therewith, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inhabi- 
tants within the towns of Nuneaton and Atherstone, 
and other parishes and places in the counties of War- 
wick and Leicester, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
providing and establishing a Court for the more easy 
and speedy recovery of Small Debts within the said 
towns, parishes and places, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Lagan Navigation, 


and to amend the Acts relating thereto: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Parish of Hagley, in the County of Worcester, to 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for extending the term and enlarging 
the powers of the said Act, for making a deviation in 
the line of the said Road, and for altering the Tolls, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Prescot, and several townships and places in the 
county palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for providing an easy and speedy method of 
recovering Small Debts within the said towns, town- 
ships and places, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 





several townships, hamlets and places in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for providing an easy and speedy method of recover- 
ing Small Debts within the said townships, hamlets 
and places, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Birmingham 
repairing the Road from “Blakedown Pool, in the 4 Hagley 


oad. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inhabi- Saint Helen’s 
tants within the towns or places of Saint Helen’s and Small Debts. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inha- Bumley 
bitants of the towns of Burnley and Colne, and of Small Debts. 


© 


A Petition of John Robertson, one of the Under- Lough Foyle 


| takers for executing the Act for draining and em- Drainage. 


banking certain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough 
| Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal and Londonderry, 

for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating the said 
_Undertakers, and other persons subscribing thereto, 


for leave to bring in a Bill for reviving or continuing | and for enlarging some of the provisions of the said 
the Acts for making the River Lagan navigable, and | Act, so far as the same relate to the Waste Lands in 
opening a Passage by Water between Lough Neagh and near Lough Foyle aforesaid, was presented, and 
and the Town of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, | read ; and reterred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
for amending some of the powers and provisions of , titions for Private Bills. 

the said Acts, and for altering the Tolls and Rates, | 


was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select | 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the town and parish 
of Merthyr Tydfil, in the county of Glamorgan, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for the appointment of a 
Justice of the Peace, with a stipend or salary for the 
more effectual execution of the Office, within the said 
town and parish, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Shareholders in the Oakwood and 
Argoed Coal and Iron Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for empowering the said Company to sue 
and be sued in the name of the Manager or other 
Officer of the said Company, with other powers, pri- 
vileges and authorities, was presented, and read ; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of West 


Bromwich,in the county of Stafford, for leave to bring 
VoL. 96. 


A Petition of Undertakers for executing the Act Lough Swilly 


| for draining and embanking certain Lands in Lough Drainage. 


| Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the counties of Donegal 
and Londonderry, for leave to bring in a Bill for in- 
corporating the Petitioners and other persons sub- 
scribing thereto, and for enlarging the provisions of 
the said Act, so far as the same relate to Lough 
Swilly aforesaid, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 





Mr. Benjamin Wood presented a Bill to amend South Western 


the Acts relating to the London and South Western Railway 


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


Foreign of Kidderminster, taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Kidderminster 
Small Debts Bill, 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. 











G3 A Petition 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough and Kidderminster 
Small Debits. 











Ardrossan 
Harbour. 


Ilminster 


Roads Bill. 


Chard Canal. 


Whittlesea 
Inclosure, 


Tinsley and 
Doncaster 
Road. 


Accringtdu Gas 
and Water. 


Abingdon 
Inclosure. 


4.6 12° Februari. 


A Petition of the Ardrossan Harbour Company, 
and of several Trustees acting under the Trust Dis- 
position and Deed of Settlement and Codicils exe- 
cuted by the Earl of Eglinton, deceased, and of the 
Earl of Eglinton and others, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for explaining, altering, amending and enlarging 
the powers and provisions of the Act for erecting 
and maintaining the said Harbour, and for enabling 
the Trustees of the Earl of Eglinton, deceased, to 
sell a part of the Trust Estates in order to extinguish 
the Debts left by the said Earl, which affect or may 
be made to affect the said Estates, and for altering, 
increasing or modifying the Rates, Tolls and Duties 
leviable at the said Harbour, and for raising a fur- 
ther Sum of Money, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Sanford presented a Bill for effectually re- 
pairing and improving certain Roads passing through 
or near the Town of I/minster, in the County of So- 
merset: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Chard Canal Navigetion, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for amending the Acts for making the said 
Canal, for varying the mode of collecting and 
drawing off the waters flowing into the River Jsle, 
and for other purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of uninclosed lands in 
the parishes of Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittle- 
sea Saint Andrew, in the county of Cambridge, or 
Persons otherwise interested in the inclosure herein- 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending and enlarging the powers of the Act for 
inclosing Lands in the said parishes, 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, repairing and maintaining the Turnpike- 
road from Tinsley, in the County of York, to the 
Town of Doncaster, in the said County, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for extending the term, and for alter- 
ing, enlarging and amending the powers and pro- 
visions of the said Act, and for altering the Tolls, 
and for making and maintaining several new Turn- 
pike or Branch Roads, and for placing under the 
care of the said Trustees so much of the Road leading 
from the south end of Angel-lane in Brampton 
Bierley, to a certain public highway in Mexborough, 
and from Clegg’s Cottage, in Rawmarsh, to the west 
end of the village of Hooton Roberts, in the county 
of York, as lies between the said Road and the 
North Midland Railway Station at Swinton, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of 
Old and New Accrizgton and Church, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
lighting the said townships with Gas, and better 
supplying the same with Water, was presented, and 
read: and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of lands 
and estates in Abingdon lands and fields, and the 
hamlet of Shippon, in the parish of Saint Helen, 
Abingdon, in the county of Berks, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for dividing, allotting, laying in severalty 
and inclosing several Open Fields, Common Meadows, 
Common Pastures and other Commonable Lands 
and Waste Grounds, (except Abingdon Common, 
Abingdon Mead and Breaches,) and for allotting, 
fixing and regulating the first Crop or Mowth in 














A, 1841. 


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


A Petition of Proprietors of a certain Company, Stead’s Patent 
called Stead’s Patent Wooden Paving Company, ptt Paving 
for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the said ~°"P™* 
Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, bear- 
ing date the 19th day of May 1838, granting to 
David Stead the sole privilege of making, using, 
exercising and vending an Invention for an improved 
method of making or paving Streets, Highways and 
other Places with Timber or Wooden Blocks, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Commitee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of or Persons interested in Whitmore 
lands and tenements in the parish of Whitmore, in Inclosure, 
the county of Stafford, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing a Heath or Com- 
mon, called Whitmore Heath, and other Commonable 
and Waste Lands within the said parish, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr Charles Ponsonby presented a Bill for making Wimborne and 
a Turnpike-road from Wimborne Minster, in the aa 
County of Dorset, to Piddletown, in the same 
County, with certain Branches therefrom: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Henley Smith, Charles Alliston British Com- 
and George Alliston, all of Freemans-court, Corn- mercial = 
hill, in the city of London, Attornies and Solicitors, sng ” 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House ~ 
in respect to the application for the British Com- 
mercial Insurance Company Bill had not been com- 
plied 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 Trustees for executing the Act for Dewsbury and 
making and maintaining a Road from Dewsbury to 4eeds Road. 
Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for extending the term, 
and for amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the said Act, and for increasing or 
altering the Tolls, and for making a branch or new 
line of Road, was presented, aad read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands, Victoria 
tenements and hereditaments within the several (Kensington) 
parishes of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington and **™ 
Saint Luke’s, Chelsea, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
widening, altering, varying, lengthening and main- 
taining the line of Road called the Victoria-road, 
leading from the east end of the town of Kensington, 
to the north end of Battersea Bridge, in the county 
of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands, Brompton and 
tenements and hereditaments in the parish of + nbetoeel 
Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, for leave to bring "= 
in a Bill for widening, altering, varying and main- 
taining the Roads from the Bell and Horns Public 
House in the Fulhani-road, to or near Earls-court, 
all in the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of or Persons otherwise in- Gamlingay 
terested in lands within the manors of Gamlingay, Inclosure 
Merton and Avenells, in the parish of Gamlingay, (No, #6) 
in the county of Cambridge, for leave to bring in “ 

Bil 


Here 
Dock 


Harri 
Dock 


Colly 
Inclo 


Grea 
and | 
Rails 


Sout 
Incl 


Wel 
brid 


Gra 
Qua 


Can 
Ele 








Herculaneum 


4. VicToriz. 


Bill for inclosing, dividing and allotting certain 
Commons, Commonable Lands, Common Fields, 
Meadows, Pastures, Heaths, Moors, Wastes and 
Waste Grounds within the said manors, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Owners of the Herculaneum Dock | 


Docks (No- 2) Estate, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending and 


Harrington 


Docks (No. 2+) »ington Dock Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 


Collyweston 


enlarging the powers and provisions of the Act for | 
regulating certain tended 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, and for enabling 
the Herculaneum Dock Company to sue and be 
sued in the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chair- 
man or one of the Directors for the time being of | 
the said Company, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees and Directors of the Har- 


for altering, amending, extending or enlargmg some 
of the powers and provisions of the Act establishing 
the said Company, and for enabling the said Com- 
pany to erect Warehouses within the limits restricted 
hy the said Act, for raising a further Sum of Money, 
and for other purposes, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for inclosing 


12° Februariz. 


Inclosure Bill. Tonds in the Parish of Collyweston, and within the | 
precincts of West Hay, in the County of North-| profit and preferment of such persons, in order that 
ampton: And the same was read the first time ; and | he, the said George Percy Sydney Smythe, might 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 


Railway. 


Southorpe 


Inclosure Bill. 


Wells and High- 
bridge Road. 


Gravesend 
Quay. 


Canterbur 
Election, ’ 





ordered to be read a second time. 





47 


for a Member to serve in Parliament for the said 

city at the last Election, and who did vote at the 

said Election, was delivered in, and read ; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners are Electors of the city 
of Canterbury, having a right to vote in Elections of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said city, 
and who had a right to vote and did vote at the last 
Election of a Member to serve in the present Par- 
liament for the said city; that, at the last Election 
of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said city, John Wright Henniker Wilson, 
Esquire, and George Percy Sydney Smythe, com- 
monly called the Honourable George Percy Sydney 
Smythe, were Candidates; that, a poll having been 
taken by the Returning Officer, the said George 
Percy Sydney Smythe, commonly called the Ho- 
nourable George Percy Sydney Smythe, was, by the 
Returning Officer for the said city, declared duly 
elected and returned as a Member to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said city; that, after the 
place in Parliament to be supplied by such Election 
became vacant, and both before and after the teste 
and issuing out of the writ for the said Election, and 
at and during the said Election, the said George 
Percy Sydney Smythe did, by himself and his agents, 
friends and partisans, by divers ways and means, at 
his charge and on his behalf, directly and indirectly, 
give, present and allow to persons having votes at 
such Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, enter- 
tainment, provision and reward, and did make pre- 
sents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward and entertainment 
to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, 


be elected, and for being elected, to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said city ; that, before and during the 


A Petition of the Great Leinster and Munster | said Election, the said George Percy Sydney Smythe 


Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


reviving and extending the period limited by the Act’ 


for making the said Railway, and for taking or using 
Lands, and for altermg, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the said Act, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Barnack-with-Pilsgate and 
Southorpe, i the County of Northampton: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners of property and Inha- 
bitants on the line of Road hereinafter mentioned, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending, diverting 
and making Turnpike the Road leading from the 
City of Wells, to the Turnpike-road from Bristol to 
Bridgewater, at Highbridge, in the parish of Burn- 
ham, and a Road branching out of the same, at or 
near Port Elm, otherwise Portway Elm, in the 
county of Somerset, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
within the borough of Gravesend, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altermg, amending and enlarging some 
of the powers and provisions of the Acts for rebuild- 
ing, improving, regulating and maintaining the Town 
Quay of Gravesend, and the Landing Place belong- 
ing thereto, and for building a Pier or Jetty adjoining, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Stephen Marrell, of the city of 
Canterbury, Innkeeper, and. of William Lepine, of 
the same city, Corn-dealer, Electors of the said 


city, and who claim to have had a right of voting 
Vot. 96, 


| 





was, by himself and his agents, managers and friends, 
guilty of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in 
order to compel and procure, and did, by himself, 
and his agents, friends, managers and other persons 
employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, money, 
rewards and promises, and agreements and securities 
for money, gifts and rewards, and by threats, inti- 
midation, promises, undue influence and other cor- 
rupt, illegal or improper practices, acts and means, 
corrupt and procure divers persons having, or claim- 
ing to have, votes at such Election, to give their 
votes in favour of the said George Percy Sydney 
Smythe, and to forbear to give them in favour of the 
said John Wright Henniker Wilson; that the said 
George Percy Sydney Smythe, by the said corrupt 
and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said city of Canterbury, and the 
Return of the said George Percy Sydney Smythe 
was and is wholly null and void ; that gross, exten- 
sive, systematic and open and notorious bribery and 
corruption were practised and carried on at the said 
Election, by divers persons, being friends, supporters 
and partisans of the said George Percy Sydney 
Smythe, with a view to the election of the said 
George Percy Sydney Smythe; and that the said 
Election and Return of the said George Percy Syd- 
ney Smythe were procured by means of such bribery 
and corruption; that, by reason of the premises, the 
said Election and Return of the said George Percy 
Sydney Smythe, commonly called the Honourable 
George Percy Sydney Smythe, was and is wholly 
null and void; and praying, that the House will 
take the premises into consideration, and will declare 
the said Election and Return to be null and void, and 
will order the same to be set aside, and will afford 
to the Petitioners such relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
table ; and be printed. M 
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48 12° Februariz. 


Public Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions... Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Peti- 
mary “tions presented on the 8th and 9th days of this in- 


stant 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. 


Corn Laws. A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington Street, 
in the parish of Bedminster, praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


East India A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others 

—_ connected with the trade of Bristol, praying the 
House to grant their sanction to the proposed mea- 
sure for equalizing the Duties upon East and West 
India Rum, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Royal Artillery © Colonel Anson presented—Return to an Order, 
and Engineers. dated the 2d day of this instant February, for Re- 
turns of the Number of Full Pay Retirements in the 
Royal Artillery vacant on the 6th day of August 
1840; stating the Dates when such Retirements 
became vacant :—Of the Number of Officers of each 
Rank in the Royal Artillery promoted in each year, 
from the 1st day of January 1814 to the 1st day of 
January 1840 :—And, similar Returns for the Royal 


Engineers. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 
Malt. Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- 


ders,—A Return of the Number of Bushels of Malt 
brewed in the London Collection, from the 10th day 
of October 1839 to the 5th day of January 1840, 
and from the 10th day of October 1849 to the 5th 
day of January 1841. 

Sale of Beer An Account, showing the Number of Licenses 

Licenses. granted for the Sale of Beer by retail, since the 
passing of the Act 3 and 4 Vic.c. 61, to the 5th day 
of January 1841, compared with the corresponding 
period of the preceding year; distinguishing Li- 
censes granted in London and in the Country, and 
those for the Sale of Beer to be consumed on the 
premises, and for Sale of Beer not to be consumed 
on the premises. 

Postage. Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy 
of Treasury Warrant, fixing the Rates of Postage on 
Letters transmitted by the Post toand from Foreign 
Countries, through the United Kingdom. 

Assessed Taxes, Copies of all Cases which have been stated and 
signed by Commissioners acting in the execution of 
the Acts relating to the Assessed Taxes, subsequent 
to the 23d day of January last, being the date of a 
like Return made in the last Session of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | 


Table. 


Punishment of | Mr. Kelly presented a Bill for taking away the 
Death Bill. 

No.41. ting other Punishments in lieu thereof: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Thursday the 25th da 
this instant February ; and to be printed. 


Army Esti- Tr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to an Address | 


mates: Effective ¢ Her Majesty,—Estimate of the Charge of Her 
Services. © 


No. 42 Majesty’s Land Forces for Service at Home and 
m= Abroad, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, 
inclosing, 
Paper (A.)—Detail of the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
a: Forces at Home and Abroad for 365 days, 
from ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842, both 
days inclusive. 


Paper (B.)—Detail of the Regimental Charge of 


the Land Forces at Home and Abroad, as esti- 
mated for the Twelve months, from 1st April 


Punishment of Death, in certain cases, and substitu- | 





A. 1841. 


1841 to 31st Marca 1842; distinguishing the 
Numbers of Officers and Non-commissioned 
Officers of each Rank, and the Numbers of 
Rank and File; and also showing the daily 
and annual Pay and Allowances of each Rank, 
and the Charges for Agency and Clothing. 
Abstract of the Distribution of the Forces on 1st 
January 1841, and on 1st January 1840. 


| 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 1841 to 31st March 1842; 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 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

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 1st April 1841 to 
31st March 1842, both days inclusive. 


Estimate of the Charge of the Allowances to the 
Principal Officers of the several Public Departments 
there under-mentioned, their Deputies, Clerks and 
Contingent Expenses, from 1st April 1841 to 3ist 
March 1842. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
College, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military School, from 
1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from 
1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 














_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 Services, but to which no Military Duty 
attaches; and which Appointments will be abolished 
when Rewards for distinguished Military Service 
will be granted in lieu thereof; from 1st April 1841 
to 31st March 1842, both days 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 1841 to 31st March 
1842, both days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842, both days inclu- 
sive, 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 Ist April 1841 to 31st 
March 1842, both days 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- 








y of | ceased Foreign Officers, from 1st April 1841 to 31st 


| March 1842, both days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Pensions to be paid 
|to Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from 
ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842, both days inclu- 
sive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances on the 
Compassionate List; of Allowances as of Her Ma- 
jesty's Royal Bounty ; and of Pensions, Gratuities 
and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, from 1st 
April 1841 to 31st March 1842, both days inclusive, 
being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmain- 
ham Hospitals ; of the In-pensioners of those Esta- 
blishments ; of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 

pital ; 





Estimate of the Charge of Allowances as Rewards Non-eftective 
for distinguished Services, not exceeding three-fifths Services. 


Abst 


Desi 
right 


Port 
Pier 
App 


Pill 
Doc 


Wi 
Hai 


Liy 





Abstracts. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Portbury 
Pier and 
Approaches, 


Pill (Somerset) 


Dock. 


Wicklow 
Harbour. 


Liverpoo} 
locks, 


4 VictToriz. 


pital; 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 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments in the nature of Superan- 
nuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several Public Departments there 
under-mentioned, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 
1842, both days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Abstract of the Estimates for Effective Army 
Services, for 365 days, from the 1st April 1841 to 
31st March 1842. 

Abstract of the Estimates of Non-effective Army 
Services, for 365 days, from 1st April 1841 to 31st 
March 1842. 

Comparative Abstract of the Estimates of Army 
Services, for the year ending 31st March 1841, and 
for the year ending 31st March 1842 ; 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. 


Petitions from Messrs. Boyd M‘Nab ; -—— James 
Black, and others ;—Lycette and Coston ;—Simpson, 
Rostrow, &amp; Co.;— Young, Glassford, &amp; Co.;— 
J. G. Adam and Walker ;—and, George Macfarlane, 
junior, and others ; praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Adam Gordon, of Naish, in 
the county of Somerset, Esquire, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making and maintaining a Pier, or Land- 
ing-place. and Approaches, at or near Portbury 
Wharf, in the parish and hundred of Portbury, in 
the county of Somerset, between the mouth of the 
Avon and Portishead Point, and for empowering the 
Bristol Dock Company to relinquish or reduce the 
Tolls, Rates, Dues and Duties payable to them on 
Vessels which may use the said Pier or Landing- 
place, and not using the Docks, Harbours or other 
Works belonging to the said Company, and for 
widening, altering and improving the Approaches to 
the said Pier, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of James Adam Gordon, of Naish, in 
the county of Somerset, Esquire, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for converting into a Dock or Basin the 
Creek or Pill at the village of Pill, in the parishes 
of Saint George, otherwise Easton in Giordano, and 
Portbury, in the hundred of Portbury, in the county 
of Somerset, and for maintaining the said Dock or 
Basin, for making Roads and Approaches thereto, 
and for empowering the Bristol Dock Company to 
relinquish or reduce the Tolls, Rates, Dues and 
Duties payable to them, on Vessels using the said 
Dock or Basin, and not using the Docks, Harbours 
or Works belonging to the said Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Corporation of 
Wicklow, and others, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Pier or Piers at the 
entrance or mouth of Wicklow Harbour, with all 
necessary Works and Approaches, and for widening, 
deepening, enlarging and otherwise improving the 
said Harbour, was presented, and read; and referred 


~ Reg Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
ills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
praying that provision may be made in the Liverpool 


Docks Bill, for erecting transit sheds instead of 
Vo. 96. 


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49 


warehouses, on the west Quay of the Prince’s 
Dock, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altermg and amending several Acts relating 
to the building of Churches, the Regulation of 
Markets and Fairs, and several other Local Acts 
relating to the said borough, and for extending to 
the said borough the powers and provisions of the 
Metropolitan Police Act, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, Owners of land in the 
township of Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, 
and of Robert Vyner, of Gautby, Esquire, Owner 
of land in the townships of Birkenhead, Bidston, 
Newton and Langham Massey, in the said county, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for maintaining and re- 
pairing as Turnpike, the Road commencing at or 
near the north-west gate of the Woodside Hotel 
stable-yard, in the township of Birkenhead, and 
terminating at or near the Punch Bowl Public-house 
in the township of Hosse, in the said county, 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 Liverpool, and of Trustees 
for executing the Acts for making and maintaining 
the Liverpool Docks, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
preserving, improving and maintaining the River 
Mersey, trom the sea to Warrington and Frodsham 
Bridges, and the Navigation thereof, and for vesting 
in Trustees the conservancy thereof, and for other 
purposes connected therewith, and for altering and 
amending the powers and provisions of the said Acts, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to alter, 
amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of an 
Act for lighting with Gas the Port and Town of 
Liverpool, and Township of Toxteth Park, in the 
County of Lancaster ; and for Lighting with Gas the 
several Townships of West Derby, Everton, Kirk- 
dale, Walton-on-the-Hill, Bootle-cum-Linacre, Li- 
therland, Great Crosby, Wavertree and Garston, in 
the County of Lancaster: And the same was read 


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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
houses, and other Inhabitants in and of the borough 
of Liverpool, and other places in the county of 
Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for ilies 
Turnpike the line of Road or Highway between 
Liverpool and Great Crosby, with Branches con- 
nected therewith, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the there under-signed, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a Railway 
and Works, commencing by a Junction with the Line 
of the Grand Junction Railway, in the parish of Cas- 
tle Church, in the county of Stafford, and termina- 
ting by a Junction with the line of the London and 
Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Rugby, in 
the county of Warwick, with a Branch Railway 
therefrom, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee for Petitions on Private Bills. 


Liverpool 
Local Acts 
Amendment. 


Woodside and 


Hoylake Road. 


Mersey Con- 
servancy. 


Liverpool Gas 
Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Crosby Road. 


Stafford and 
Rugby Rail- 
way. 


A Petition of the Thames Haven Dock and Rail- Thames Haven 


way Company for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
ing, amending and enlarging the powers and provi- 
sions of the Act for making the said Railway, _ 

H or 


Dock and Rail- 








' 
' 


ee 


50 12° Februari. 


for reviving, continuing or extending the respective 
periods limited for taking Lands and other Property, 
and for completing the said Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Malicious Inju- A Petition of John Sewell Folds, of the city of 

ries Dublin.) Dublin, Printer, stating that certain premises in the 
said city, belonging to the Petitioner, used by him 
as a Printing Establishment, were consumed by fire, 
on the morning of the second of January, and that 
he has sufficient evidence that such fire was occa- 
sioned by Incendiaries, in consequence of a combina- 
tion amongst the workmen at that time employed 
by him; and praying that the law relating to Malici- 
ous Injuries to Property in Ireland may be extended 
to the city of Dublin, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Portishead A Petition of Land-owners and Occupiers of 

Pier. estates in the parish of Portishead, in the county 
of Somerset, and Merchants, Traders and other In- 
habitants of the city of Bristol, and of others in- 
terested, for leave to bring in a Bill for making, con- 
structing and maintaining a Pier, Breakwater, Jetty 
or Landing-place, and Works, at or near Portishead 
Bay, in the county of Somerset, and for other pur- 
poses connected therewith, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


County Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 

Treasurers, to Her Majesty, dated the 17th day of July, in the 
last Session of Parliament,—A Return of the Ab- 
stracts of the Accounts of the several Treasurers of 
Counties of England and Wales for the year ending 
Michaelmas 1839. 


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


Church A Petition of the Rural Dean and Clergy of the 

Establishment deanery of Ceifeiliog and Mowdowy, in the diocese 

ee of Saint Asaph, praying for the repeal of the Act 
uniting the dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and that no portion of the Church Income in Worth 
Wales may be appropriated to any other part of 
the United Kingdom, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chasch Petitions from Kilmuir Wester and Suddy ;—and, 
—— Dundonald ; praying for the abolition of the system 
(Scotland. 


of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Kingstown, &amp;c., 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 
Liverpool and Kingstown and Kingstown and Liver- 
pool, each day, smce the 1st day of March last, 
with the Name of each Packet; also, 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 Liver- 
pool:—A similar Return from Holyhead, stating 
the Number of Hours occupied in the Passage to 
and from Kingstown, and Days on which no Mail 
has left Holyhead:—-A Return of the Hour at 
which the London Mail has been received at the 
Dublin Post Otfice, each day, since the 1st day of 
January 1840, and the Number of Days, specifying 
them, on which the Evening Mail Coaches have left 
Dublin without the London Mail:—And,a Return, 
showing the Number of Mail Steam Packets on the 
Liverpooland Kingstown, Holyhead and Kingstown, 
Milford and Waterford 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 








A. 1841. 


Passages, &amp;c., and the Totals of such Charge, from 
the 1st day of January 1840 to the 1st day of 
January 1841:—Also, the Amount paid by the 
Government for the Contract for conveying the 
Day Mail from Liverpool to Kingstown. 


Custom| 
Duties 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Treasurers: 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Abstracts of the Accounts 
of the several Treasurers of Counties in England and 
Wales, for the year ending Michaelmas 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, Hendon Union, 
Copies of Notes and Papers relating to an Inquest 
held before Mr. Wakley upon a Pauper who died 
in Hendon Union Workhouse. 


Ways 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law. _ 
Copy of a Minute of the Poor Law Commissioners, 
respecting the Relief of Persons not resident within 
their Union, dated the 26th day of January 1841. 

Railw 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into Queen’s 
consideration Her Majesty’s most gracious Message pe 3 ' 
of Monday last, recommending the adoption of _e 
measures as may be necessary to enable Her Ma- 
jesty to confer some signal mark of Her favour upon 
John Lord Keane, and the two next surviving Heirs 
Male of the body of the said John Lord Keane ; 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said most gracious Regi 
Message be referved to the consideration of a Com- ay 
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. 


Supp 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question put, That the annual - 
sum of £.2,000 net, be granted to Her Majesty out (Ire 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, the said annuity to com- 
mence from the 8th day of February 1841 ; and to be 
settled in the most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant 
General John Lord Keane, and the twonext surviving 
Heirs Male of the body of the said John Lord Keane. 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John re P 7" 

Yeas, Mr. Tufnell: vata = 

Tellers for the { Mr. Hume, } Bil 

Noes, Mr. Muntz : 48. 
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- De 
day next. . 


A Petition of Planters, Merchants and others East and West 
interested in the British West India Codlonies, 14i2 R&amp;™ 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
equalizing the Duties upon East and West India 


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





A Petition of Planters and Land-holders and East India 
others engaged in the cultivation of land in British Produces 
India, praying for a reduction of Duty upon East 
India Rum and Tobacco, and for the repeal of all T 
differential Duties at present operating to the dis- 
advantage of British India, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The 





&amp; Vicroriz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider so much of the Act 
3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties of Customs, 
as relates to the Duties on Rum and Rum Shrub, 
the produce of any British Possession within the 
limits of the East India Company’s Charter. 


Customs 
Duties Acts. 


( In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is expedient to reduce the Duties 
payable on Rum and Rum Shrub, the produce of 
any British Possession within the limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter, to a Duty of nine 
shillings and four pence the gallon. 


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. 


Ways aud 
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, 


The Railways Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday the 26th day of this 
instant February. 


Railways Bill. 


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


Sabbati, 13° die Februarii, 1841: 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Registration of Voters ( England) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(England) Bill. 


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. 


Supply. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
,, into a Committee upon the Court of Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bil. ( T-eland) 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 had directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 
the third time upon Monday next. 


Court of 
Exchequer 


Tithe Composi- The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
tiovs (Ireland) jnto a Committee upon the Tithe Compositions (Ire- 
oa. 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


Dean Forest 


a A Motion being made, That leave be given to 


bring in a Bill to constitute extra-parochial parts of 
the Forest of Dean into a District for the Relief of 
the Poor ; 

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, gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s 
interest is concerned, that the House may do therein 
as they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the 
Bill: And that Mr. Edward John Stanley and Mr. 
Robert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Troops in India. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
~— 7 so much of a Minute in Council of the 
OL. 96, 


12°—13° Februariz. 





51 


Governor General of India, dated the 7th day of 
May 1834, as relates to the issue of Pay to Her 
Majesty’s Troops serving in India :—Of any War- 
rant dated subsequently to the Ist day of January 
1840, for regulating the issue of Pay to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Troops serving in India ; also, of any Instruc- 
tions upon the same subject which may have been 
forwarded, since the above date, to the Civil or 
Military Authorities in India, by the directors of 
the East India Company, or by the Secretary at 
War :—and, a Statement, showing at what Rate of 
Exchange the Rupee was issued to Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in India from the 7th day of May 
1834 to the 1st day of January 1840; and also the 
quantity of pure Silver contained in the Rupee 
coined by the East India Company, and the Value 
thereof at the present market-price of Silver. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to improve the County Courts 
Practice and extend the Jurisdiction of County Bill. 
Courts: And the same was read the first time; and No. 43. 
ordered to be read a second time, upon Friday the 
26th day of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


Mr. For Maule presented a Bill to enable the Bankruptcy, 
Lord Chancellor to direct that certain Proceedings tana 
from the Court of Chancery, and Matters in Bank- N — 
ruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy, may be carried to “~® = 
the County Courts: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Friday, the 26th day of this instant February, and 
to be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman Indemnity _ 
of the Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Com- — 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the Company. 
said Company to sue and be sued in the name of 
the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or some Officer 
of the said Company, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Poor of the Kentish Town 
parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middle- P*¥"% 
sex, praying that provision may be made in the 
Kentish Town Paving Bill for including all that part 
of the parish of Saint Pancras which is not now 
included in any Act of Parliament for making, 
paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, removing 
nuisances, and otherwise improving the streets and 
other public places, situate therein, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


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


A Petition of the several Persons whose names Holborn 

are thereunto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill !™provements. 
for forming and maintaining a New Street, from 
Newgate-street, in the Old Bailey, in the parish of 

Saint Sepulchre, in the city of London, to Fetter- 

lane, in Holborn, in the parish of Saint Andrew, 

in the said city, and for forming a Viaduct, or Arch- 

way or Bridge, in the line of the said New Street, 

was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Hill Coolies, Hill Coolies. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 45. 


Ordered, That the several Returns relative to the —_ ni sestion 
Court of Session (Scotland), which were presented ‘ ~ ” : 
yesterday, be printed. No, 46. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 


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52 


Lune, 15° die Februarii ; 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M:: Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Blackburn Small 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 


Blackburn 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


15° Februari. 











A, 1841. 


A Petition of Charles Foote Gower, of Ipswich, Ipswich Docis, 

Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House in respect to the application for the 
Ipswich Docks 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 John Joseph Stockdale ;—White- Poor Law 
chapel Union (Chairman) ;—Leicester Union ;— Amendment 





Debts within the town of Blackburn, and other places, 
in the county of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson 


: ll. 
agra ag. aig Reba Horsmonden; praying ” 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands—were presented, and 


Patten and Mr. William Turner do prepare, and | read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


bring it in. 


Eccleshall _ Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Inclosure Bille on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Eccleshall Inclosure Bill, the 


Petitions from Beddgelert ;—Members of the Poor Law 


Cornwall Medical Association ;— Maidstone ;—and, Amendment 


: ° Act. 
Robert Parsons; praying for an alteration of the ” 





Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Eccleshall, in the 


county of Stafford: And that Mr. Edward Buller | 


and Mr. Bingham Baring do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Hawkhurst Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Junction Road on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Bill. the Petition for the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from 
Cripp’s Corner, in the parish of Ewhurst, in the 
county of Sussex, to Tubb’s Lake, in the parish of 
Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, and for repairing 
a Branch therefrom: And that Mr. Darby and Mr. 
Hodges do prepare, and bring it in. 


Great North 
of England 
Railway Bill, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Great North of England Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending and enlarging the provisions of the se- 
veral Acts relating to the Great North of England 
Railway Company, and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Pease and Mr. Harland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Severn Navigation Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

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


Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. Callender, Bickham &amp; Co. ;— Designs Copy. 
Walter Beattie ;—Hurgreaves Dugdale &amp; Co. ;— "is! Bill 
Gilbert Lang ;—and, William Smith &amp; Co.; 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 the Association of West India Mer- East India 
chants and Planters of the city of Glasgow, praying Ru. 
that no alteration may be made in the relative Duties 
between East and West India Rum, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and Church 
neighbourhood of Oswestry, praying the House to Establishment 





° ° , lonies. 
continue their protection and encouragement to the semetiis 
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. 


Petitions from Warnford ;—Foscote ;—Maiden Church of 
Moreton Bushell ;—and, Hinton Blewett ; stating ®»s!"¢. 
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 Master Machine Makers of Man- Machinery. 
chester and Salford, praying for the revision or re- 
| peal of the law prohibiting the exportation of Machi- 
nery, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


improving the Navigation of the River Severn, from | upon the Table. 


the Lower Parting, in the county of Gloucester, to 
Gladder or Whitehouse Brook, in the county of 
Worcester : And that Captain Winnington and Mr. 
Pakington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Nottingham 


Noting Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
jas Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petitions of Members of the Board of Highways 
in Nottingham; and, William Hurst, severally com- 
plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
in the case of the Petition for the Nottingham Gas 
Bill, were referred ; That, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices were 
not affixed on all the outer doors of the churches of 
every parish to which they specially relate, but only 
on one door of each church. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


York and Lon- . . 
don Accuranee, LOtd Ernest Bruce presented a Bill for regulating 


Company Bill, Legal Proceedings by or against the York and Lon- 
don Assurance Company: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Charles Hanly, Bookseller, &amp;c. Banking 
of Gorey, praying for an alteration of the law re- Systew. 
lating to the issue of Bank Notes, by giving 
every individual a share and interest in such issue 
or currency, proportioned to his bond fide pro- 


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


A Petition of Members of the Cornwall Medical Medical 
Association, praying for a reform of the Medical Profession 
Profession, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in and near the borough of Preston, praying for the (estminster) 
removal of the Courts of Law and Equity at West- 
minster to a more convenient and central situation, 


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


A Petition of the several Persons whose names Saint Alban's 
are thereunto subscribed, Electors of the borough of Election. 








Saint Alban, in the county of Hertford, who thereby 


claim 





it 


Law 
pr. } 





8, 


4. VicToRiz. 


claim to have had a right to vote at the last Election 
of a Member to serve in Parliament for the said 
borough, was delivered in, and read ; setting forth, 
That, at the last Election of a Member to serve in 
Parliament for the said borough of Saint Alban, 
Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esquire, and William, Earl 
of Listowel, were Candidates to represent the said 
borough in Parliament ; that the said Election was 
holden on the eighth day of February now instant; 
and that at the said Election a poll having been de- 
manded by and on behalf of the said Benjamin Bond 
Cabbell, the same was taken on the ninth day of 
February now instant, by John Horner Rumball, 
the Mayor and Returning Officer of the said borough ; 
after which, the said William Earl of Listowel was, 
by the said Returning Officer, declared duly elected, 
and the said William Earl of Listowel, in the Inden- 
ture of Return described as the Right honourable 
William Hare, Earl of Listowel, was by the said 
Returning Officer returned as a Member to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said borough of Saint 
Alban; that the said William Earl of Listowel, by 
himself, his agents, friends, managers, partisans and 
others on his behalf, before, at and during the said 
Election, and before, at and during the said poll, was 
guilty of gross bribery and corruption of the Electors 
of the said borough, in order that he, the said Wil- 
liam Earl of Listowel, might be elected to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said borough of Saint 
Alban, and did, by many gifts and rewards, and by 
promises, offers,agreements and securities for money, 
gifts and rewards, and other illegal and corrupt prac- 
tices, corrupt and procure, and attempt and endea- 
vour to corrupt and procure, divers persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, to give their votes at the said Election in favour 
of the said William Earl of Listowel, and to refuse 
or forbear to give their votes in favour of the said 
Benjamin Bond Cabbell, contrary to the law and 
custom of Parliament, and the Jaws and statutes of 
the Realm enacted for the prevention of bribery and 
corruption ; that the said William Earl of Listowel, 
after the vacancy in respect of which the said Elec- 
tion was holden, and before and after the issuing the 
Writ for the said Election, and before, at and during 
the said Election, did, by himself, his agents, friends, 
managers, partisans and others on his behalf, give 
and allow to divers persons having or claming to have 
a right to vote fora Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said borough at the said Election, money, 
meat, drink, entertainment and provisions, and made 
presents, gifts, rewards and entertainments, and pro- 
mises, agreements, obligations and engagements to 
give and allow money, meat, drink, provisions, pre- 
sents, rewards and entertainments, to and for persons 
having or claiming to have a right to vote in the said 
Election, and to and for the use, advantage, benefit, 
employment, profit and preferment of such persons, 
in order to his the said William Earl of Listowel’s 
being elected a Member to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said borough ; that gross, notorious, 
systematic and extensive bribery and corruption were 
resorted to and practised by the said William Earl 
of Listowel, and by divers persons in his interest and 
on his behalf, at the said Election ; and that the Re- 
turn of the said William Earl of Listowel, at the said 
last Election for the said borough of Saint Alban, was 
procured by means of bribery, treating and other cor- 
rupt and illegal practices ; that, by means of the 
premises, the said William Earl of Listowel obtained 
a colourable and apparent majority over the said 
Benjamin Bond Cabbeil, in direct violation of the 
rights and privileges of the said Petitioners, and of 
all other the Electors of the said borough of Saint 
Alban; that the said” William Earl of Listowel, by 
the said corrupt and illegal practices, became and 
was and is wholly disabled and incapacitated to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said borough of 
Saint Alban; and the Return of the said William 


Earl of Listowel was and is wholly null and void ; 
VoL. 96. 





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15° Februariz. 53 


and praying, that the House will take the premises 
into consideration, and will declare the said Elec- 
tion and Return of the said Earl of Listowel totally 
null and void, or will afford to the Petitioners such 
other relief in the premises as to the House may 
seem meet. 

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


The House was moved, That the Petition of Stephen Canterbury 
Marvell, of the city of Canterbury, Innkeeper, and of Election. 
William Lepine, of the same city, Corn-dealer, Elec- 
tors of the said city, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the said city, which was delivered 
in on Friday last, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Saint Alban 
the several Persons whose names are thereunto sub- lection. 
scribed, Electors of the borough of Saint Alban, in 
the county of Hertford, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said borough, which 
was delivered in this day, 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 Parties, 
upon the hearing of the matters of the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Preses of the Royal College of Medical 
Physicians of Edinburgh, praying that the Medical ems 
Profession 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 Chamber of Commerce and Import Duties. 
Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, praying for 
an alteration of the Import Duties, was presented , 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. More O’Ferrall presented, pursuant to an Navy. 
Address to Her Majesty,—Navy Estimates for the No, 47, 
year 1841-42. 

Mr. More O’ Ferrall also presented, by Her Ma- Navy- 
jesty’s Command,—Statement of the Excess of No.48. 
Expenditure of Her Majesty’s Navy, for the year 
1839-40 ; and, Estimate of the Excess of Expen- 
diture for the year 1840-41. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Army, Navy, 
an Account showing the Amount issued for the and Ordnance. 
service of the Army, Navy and Ordnance, respec- 
tively, in each month of the years ending the 31st 
day of March 1839 and 1840; distinguishing the 
Grant of Parliament out of which the said issues 
were made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Privy Council 
Accounts of the Number of Days on which the Appeals, &amp;c. 
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has held 
sittings during the Seven years ending 1840, and of 
the Number of Appeals, Petitions and Patent Cases 
heard in each year:—Of the Number of Causes 
(other than Appeals from the Native Courts in the 
East Indies) now ready for Hearing, with the Dates 
at which the same were so ready :—And, of the 
Number of Days on which the Committee for 
hearing Appeals from the Plantations (previous to 
the appointment of the Judicial Committee) held 
sittings, and of the Number of Appeals and other 
matters heard by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid hefore this House, poor Law 

a Return from the different Unions in England and Amendment 
Wales, of the Total Number of Children in the 4“ 
respective Workhouses, aE the Legiti- 
mate from the Illegitimate ; also the Total Number 
of Able-bodied Women, distinguishing the Mothers 
of Bastards, at the end of the Michaelmas quarter 

H 3 1840; 








es sa EN 


enemas = 


Slavery 
(East Indies. ) 


Post Office 
Revenue, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Copyright Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Customs Duties 
Acts. 


Lord Keane. 


54. 15° Februariz. 


1840; together with the Amount of Population of 
each Union in 1831, and the Cost per head of each 
Pauper in the Workhouse for Food and Clothing. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Continuation to the present time, of the Papers re- 
specting Slavery in the East Indies, which were 
printed by the Order of this House, on the 31st day 
of July 1838, No. 697. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Total Net Produce of the Post 
Office Revenue in Great Britain and Ireland, re- 
spectively, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1841. 

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


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the city of Brechin, praying for the abolition of 
the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hawick, praying 
that the Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council 
of the city of Brechin, praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Vew- 
castle, in the county of Limerick, praying that the 
Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of so much of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties of Cus- 
toms, as relates to the Duties on Rum and Rum 
Shrub, the produce of any British Possession within 
the limits of the Kast India Company’s Charter, 
a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That it is expedient to reduce the 
Duties payable on Rum and Rum Shrub, the pro- 
duce of any British Possession within the limits of 
the East India Company’s Charter, to a duty of 
nine shillmgs and fourpence the gallon. 

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. Labouchere 
and Mr. Sheil do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of Her Majesty’s 
most gracious Message of Monday last, recom- 
mending the adoption of such measures as may be 
necessary to enable Her Majesty to confer some 
special mark of Her favour upon John Lord Keane 
and the two next surviving Heirs Male of the body 
of the said John Lord Keane, 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 8th day of February 1841, and 
to be settled in the most beneficial manner upon 
Lieutenant General John Lord Keane, and the two 
next surviving Heirs Male of the body of the said 
John Lord Keane. 

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, Lord John 
Russell, Sir John Hobhouse and Lord Seymour do 
prepare, and bring it in. 








A. 1841. 


The Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill was, Administration 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- ie 1.) Ba 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for ahentass 
Friday the 26th day of this instant February. 


The Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill was, Administration 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- fee 5 aie 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for© ~~ ' 
Friday the 26th day of this instant February. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating Emigration 
the Select Committee on Emigration (Scotland); — (Scotland.) 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance (Zreland) Bill Termpike Acts 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and (Ireland) Bil 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for : 
Friday next. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways aed 

mittee of Ways and Means; aa 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 

day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to abolish Arrest in Personal ae of 
Actions commenced by process of Subpoena at the *C/°d" 
Law Side of the Court Tf eahenie in Raed — - 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General for Ireland 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Tithe Compositions (Jre- Tithe Composi- 


land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — (Ireland) 
agreed to. a 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill County Bridges 
for repairing, improving and rebuilding County Bi! 
Bridges and the Approaches thereto: And that 


Lord Eliot and Sir Edward Knatchbull do prepare, 
and bring it in, 


A Petition of Joseph Hickin, of Walsall, in the Walsall 
county of Stafford, was delivered in, and read ; Election. 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is an Elector of the 
borough of Walsall, having a right to vote in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament forthe 
said borough, and who had a right to vote and did 
vote at the last Election of a Member to serve in 
the present Parliament for the said borough; that 
at the last Election of a Member to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said borough, John 
Benjamin Smith, Esquire, and John Neilson Glad- 
stone, Esquire, were Candidates ; that a poll having 
been taken by the Returning Officer, the said John 
Neilson Gladstone was by the Returning Officer for 
the said borough, declared duly elected and returned 
as a Member to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said borough ; that, after the place in Parlia- 
ment to be supplied by such Election became vacant, 
and both before and after the teste and issuing out 
of the Writ for the said Election, and at and during 
the said Election, the said John Neilson Gladstone 
did, by himself and his agents, friends and partisans, 
by divers ways and means, at his charge and on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and 
allow to persons having votes at such Election, 
money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, provi- 
sion and reward, and did make presents, gifts, re- 
wards and promises, agreements, obligations and 

engagements 


East 
Bill 


Cou 
Bill 


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East India Rum 
Bill. 


No. 49. 


County Bridges 
Bill, , ’ 


No. 50. 


Royal Artillery 
and Engineers, 
No.51. 
Malt. 

No. 52. 
Sale of Beer 
Licenses, 


No, 52, 


Postage, 
No. 53, 


4, VicTorRiz. 15°—16° Februari. 55 


engagements to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, reward and entertainment, to and for per- 
sons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the 
use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that he the said 
John Neilson Gladstone might be elected, and for 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
borough ; that, before and during the said Election, 
the said John Neilson Gladstone was by himself and 
his agents, managers and friends, guilty of divers 
acts of bribery and corruption, in order to compel 
and procure, and did, by himself and his agents, 
friends, managers and other persons employed in his 
behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards and pro- 
mises, and agreements and securities for money, 
gifts and rewards, and by threats, intimidation, pro- 
mises, undue influence and other corrupt, illegal or 
improper practices, acts and means, corrupt and 
procure divers —— having or claiming to have 
votes at such Election, to give their votes in favour 
of the said John Neilson Gladstone, and to forbear 
to give them in favour of the said John _o 
Smith ; that the said John Neilson Gladstone, by the 
said corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly 
disabled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said borough of 
Walsall, and the Return of the said John Neilson 
Gladstone was and is wholly null and void; that 
gross, extensive, systematic and open and notorious 
bribery and corruption were practised and carried on 
at the said Election, by divers persons being friends, 
supporters and partisans of the said John Neilson 
Gladstone, with a view to ,the election of the said 
John Neilson Gladstone, and that the said Election 
and Return of the said John Neilson Gladstone 
were procured by means of such bribery and cor- 
ruption; that, by reason of the premises, the said 
Election and Return of the said John Neilson Gilad- 
stone was and is wholly null and void ; and praying, 
that the House will take the premises into consi- 
deration, and will declare the said Election and Re- 
turn to be null and void, and will order the same 
to be set aside, and will afford to the Petitioner 
such relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

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

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


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill to reduce the 
Duty on Rum and Rum Shrub, the produce of and 
imported from certain British Possessions in the 
East Indies into 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. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill for repairing, im- 
proving and re-building County Bridges, and the 
Approaches thereto: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 


upon Monday the 1st day of March next; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Royal 
Artillery and Engineers, which were presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Malt, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Sale of 


Beer Licenses, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


VoL. 96, 



































Martis, 16° die Februari ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Golden, from the Metropolitan Police Metropolitan 
Office, was called in; and at the bar pre- Police. 
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 1840. 
A Return of the Number of Men of each Rank 
and Class of the Metropolitan Police serving on the 
ist day of January 1841; the Rate of Pay of each 
Class, and the Allowances: —-And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Lumley, from the Office of the Poor Law poor tay 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- Amendment 
sented,—Returns to an Order, dated the 2d day of At- 
this instant February, for Accounts of the Number 
of Parishes, together with the Amount of their Ag- 
gregate Population, according to the last Census, in 
each County in England and Wales, which were 
not comprised in Unions under the authority of the 
Act 4 &amp; 5 Will.4, c. 76,0n the 1st day of October 
1838, 1839 and 1840 respectively :—A like Account 
of Parishes included in Unions under the Provisions 
of the above Act, at the same Dates:—Accounts of 
the Total Sum levied for the Relief of the Poor in all 
the Parishes comprised in Unions under the authority 
of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 76 ; together with an Ac- 
count of the Total Sum paid to Officers of Unions in 
each of the Three years ending Michaelmas 1838, 
1839 and 1840 :—Of the Total Sums expended in the 
Purchases of Land, the Erection of the Buildings, 
and the Fittings-up of all Workhouses for Unions, 
under the authority of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 76, 
made up to to the latest period :—A like Account 
for each of the Three years ending Michaelmas 1838, 
1839 and 1840 :—An Account of Unions to which 
special and not general Rules have been given in 
regard to each of the following subjects, viz. the 
Diet in Workhouses; Out-door Relief in Money, 
Food or Clothing, to Able-bodied Persons, and to 
Widows with or without Children ; the Separation 
in Workhouses of Man and Wife; and Out-door 
Medical Relief, or to any one of these objects; and 
distinguishing the Numbers in regard to each object, 
in the years ending the 30th day of September 1838, 
1839 and 1840:—And, an Account, drawn up in 
like manner, for the same period, and in regard to 
the same objects, of Unions to which general Rules 
have been given :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Gainsburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Small Debts 
the Petition for the Gainsburgh Small 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 town of Gainsburgh, in the county 
of Lincoln, and other places in the counties of Lin- 
coln, Nottingham and York: And that Lord Worsley 
and Mr. Christopher do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Forth and Clyde 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of NaviyationBill. 
the Petition for the Forth and Clyde Navigation 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate, amend and enlarge the powers and pro- 
visions of the several Acts relating to the Forth 
and Clyde Navigation: And that Mr. Frederick 
Dundas and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Whitby Im- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of provement Bill. 
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Peak Forest 
Cana! Bill. 


Manchester 
Infirmary. 


King’s Lynn 
Port, 


Newport 
Docks. 


Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill, 


Biackburn 
Smal! Debts 
Bill, 


Church of 
Englend. 


56 16° Februariz. 


the Petition for the Whitby Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend the powers and provisions of an 
Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of King 
William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for better 
paving, cleansing, lighting, watching and improving 
the Town of Whitby, in the North Riding of the 
County of York,” and to allow a Drawback in 
certain cases, from the Duties thereby granted: 
And that Mr. Chapman and Mr. William Duncombe 
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 Peak Forest Canal Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Company of Proprietors of the Peak 
Forest Canal to raise a further Sum of Money: 
And that Mr. Tatton Egerton and Mr. Grimsditch 
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 Manchester Infirmary Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Notices were not advertised in the 
Manchester Courier, till the 5th, 12th and 19th days 
of December last, and in the London Gazette of the 
8th, 15th and 22d days of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect 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 King’s Lynn Port Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no notice whatever, or any other step, had 
been taken by the Petitioners; but it was proved to 
the Committee, that the necessity for the Bill did 
not arise until the 8th day of January last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect 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 Newport Docks Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the Notice was not inserted in the Zondon Gazette, 
for three consecutive weeks, in the month of No- 
vember last; but it was proved to the Committee, 
that the Notice was advertised in the said Gazette, 
three times in the month of November last, but only 
in two consecutive weeks, and it was also advertised 
in the Gazette of the following week, in the month 
of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Winnington presented a Bill for improving 
the Navigation of the River Severn, from the Lower 
Parting, in the County of Gloucester, to Gladder 
or Whitehouse Brook, in the County of Worcester : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alderman Thompson presented a Bill for the 
nore easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Town of Blackburn and other Places, in 
the County of Lancaster: And the same was read 


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


Petitions from Inglesham ; — Pullorhill; ~ and, 
Horsington ; 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 presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A. 1841. 


Petitions from Bolton Union ;—and, Braintree Poor Law 
Union; praying that the Poor Law Amendment eee Mola: 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— ~ 
were 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 (Third Repor,) | 
Petitions presented on the 11th and 12th days of Lord 
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 Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of Customs es 
Commerce of Kirkaldy, praying the House, to re- Duties. (Irel 
vise the Customs Duties, to erase from the Statute _ 

1 : : ote 
Book prohibitory Duties, whether on import or ex- ead 


port of whatever kind; to reduce Duties where 
they appear manifestly to support the interests of 
the few at the expense of the many; and to equalize -_ 
Duties bearing unequally on countries with which Act. 
we have commercial relations, or unequally on dif- 
ferent colonies under Her Majesty’s sway, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Messrs. Archibald and James Designs Copy. 
Duncan &amp; Co., Calico-printers, Ruthvenfield, pray- right Bill, 


ing that the Designs Copyright Biil may pass into _ 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie (ire 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- paitways, 
pany, praying for a modification of the tax upon 
Railway Passengers, by substituting either a per- 
centage upon the gross receipts arising from passen- 
gers, or a graduated scale dependent upon the 
amount of the fare paid by each class of passengers, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon &gt; 
the Table. | 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Columb, and weet inaia 
its vicinity, praying that a full inquiry may be insti- Mails. 
tuted for testing the comparative merits of the ports 
of Falmouth and Dartmouth, as the port for the 
arrival and departure of the West Zadia Mails, was 


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


Petitions from Dunfermline ;—Auchtermuchty ;— Church 
Balmerino ;—and, Orwell; praying for the abolition Patronage 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,— (Seo!n4) 


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


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the tndian 
Glasgow East India Association, complaining of the Archipelago. 
encroachments of the Dutch Government on the 
rights of the British trade in the Indian Archipelago; 
and praying for inquiry into the same, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Hobhouse presented a Bill to settle an Lord Keane's 
Annuity on Lord Keane, and the two next surviving Annuity Bill 
Heirs Male of the Body of the said Lord Keane to No.54. 
whom the Title of Lord Keane shall descend, in con- 
sideration of his great and brilliant Services: 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 Inhabitants of the city of Chester, Punishment of 
praying that the Punishment of Death Bill may Death Bil: 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Master Mariners and Seamen of Merchant a 
South Shields, praying for amendment of the law men’s Fund: 
relating to the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was 


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


A Petition 





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Molasses. 


Lord’s Day. 


Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland) ; and 
Parliamentary 
Voters (1re- 
land) Bills. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Danish Claims. 


Execution of 
Criminals, 


4, VicToRiz. 


A Petition of the President, Vice President and 
Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Belfast, 
praying that Foreign Molasses may be permitted to 
be refined in Bond for exportation, as Foreign Sugar 
now is, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 
of Dunbar, praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing a better observance of the Lord’s Day, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Clon- 
rush, praying that the Registration of Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, and that the 
Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Limerich;—and, Croydon; praying 
that so much of the Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 Vic. 
c. 29, as confers any powers upon the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, may be repealed, and that all necessary 
powers in respect of it may be committed to com- 
petent medical authority,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the city and county of Limerick, praying the House 
to adopt some measure calculated to establish a 
system of Medical Relief to the families of the 
labouring classes in Ireland, under the inspection, 
management and control of a competent Medical 
Board, founded upon the Medical Charities of Jre- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing the Total Amount of Fees received 
by the Clerk of the Affidavits in the High Court of 
Chancery, in each year from August 1833 to August 
1840; specifying the manner in which they have 
been appropriated; viz. the Amount paid to the 
Chief Clerk and to the Assistant Clerk, 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 Assist- 
ant 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. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House will, upon Tuesday the 23d day of 
this instant February, resolve itself into a Committee 
to consider of the following Address to Her Majesty, 
that is to say, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to take into consideration the 
Report, bearing date the 12th day of May 1840, 
made by the Commissioners to whom it was referred 
to examine and adjudicate upon the claims of certain 
British subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure 
and confiscation of their ships and cargoes by the 
Government of Denmark in the year 1807, and that 
Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance 
to-such claimants the amount of their respective 
losses as ascertained by the said Commissioners, and 


to assure Her Majesty, that this House will make 
good the same ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Creswell, 


Yeas, Mr. Hutt: ates 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stualey,\ «,. 
Noes, Mr. Tufnell: 7” 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the 
Vou. 96. 


16° Februariz. 

















57 


better ordering the Execution of Criminals :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Petitions from Blackburn ;— Bradford ;— Bolton; Machinery. 

— Manchester and Salford ;—Leeds (two Petitions); 
—Ashton-under-Lyne, Duckinfield and Stayley ;— 
Preston ; — Stockport ;— Rochdale ;— and, Bury ; 
praying for the repeal of the laws restricting the 
exportation of Machinery, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Machinery. 
to inquire into the operation of the existing Laws 
affecting the expertation of Machinery. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Sewell Folds, Malicious 
for amendment of the law relating to Malicious In- — 
juries to Property in Ireland, which was presented (P¥&gt;l™) 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Niger Expedi- 
ea. That an humble Address be presented to Her tion. 
ajesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Correspondence relative to the Niger 
Expedition :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Registration 
amend the Registration of Voters in Scotland: And cnctont nin 
that the Lord Advocate, Lord John Russell, Mr. @°!* 


Fox Maule, and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, 
and bring it in. : 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Emigration 
Thursday last, That a Select Committee be appointed Scotland.) 
to inquire into the Condition of the Population of the 
Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and into the prac- 
ticability of affording the people relief by means of 
Emigration, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Henry Baillie, 

Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Edward Ellice, Mr. Thomas 
Mackenzie, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. William Mac- 
kenzie, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Tufnell, 
Lord Teignmouth, Mr. Robert Pigot, Mr. Colqu- 
houn, Mr. Ward, Mr. William O’ Brien, and Mr. 
Dunbar, with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Re- Miscellaneous 
turns, specifying the Items of Charge included under Payments 
the head of Miscellaneous Payments in the Accounts (S¢*t!"4-) 
of the Crown Agents in Scotland, for the years 1837 
and 1838, as stated in the Return to the Address of 
the House of Commons of the i1th day of April 1839, 
and ordered to be printed on the 18th day of March 
1840:—Of the Heads of Charge stated in the Mis- 
cellaneous 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, presented to Parliament, the Amount of 
these last Charges has appeared :—Of the Gross and 
Net Revenue or Income from the Crown Lands or 
Hereditary Revenues of Scotland, for the years 
1835, 1836, 1827 and 18388; with a Statement of 
all the Payments made out of the same in Scotland, 
by whose authority such Payments were made, and 
the Parties to whom, and the Amount received by 
each :—Of all Sums paid in Scotland by the Queen’s 
Remembrancer, 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 


behalf of the Civil Establishment of Scotland; stating 














these in columns; the Amount of each Payment; 
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Poor Rates 
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Parliamentary 
Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Southwark 
Improvement 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Post Office 
Revenue. 
No. 55. 


Adjournment. 


Thames 
Navigation, 


58 16°—17°—18 


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 
of such Bills relating to Scotland as have been intro- 
duced 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, in- 
troduced 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 Expense attending 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 
— to each, and the authority by which, and the 

unds out of which such Payments have been 
made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Reports relative to the Valuations for 
Poor Rates, and to the Registered Elective Fran- 
chise in Ireland. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 


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


The Order for reading a second time, upon Friday 
next, the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill for forming 
and maintaining a New Street from and out of the 
High Street, in the Parish of Saint Saviour, South- 
wark, in the County of Surrey, to or into Great 
Surrey-street, otherwise Blackfriars-road, in the 
Parish of Christchurch, in the same County: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post 


Office Revenue, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 17° die Februarit ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. 

Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present ; yet it being fourof 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, 18° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 18 41. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Duffield, from the Commissioners of the 
Thames Navigation, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account in Abstract of the 


39 Februarit. 








A. 1841. 


several Sums of Money received and disbursed by 
the Commissioners of the Thames Navigation in the 
year 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Labouchere presented, by Her Majesty’s Trade and 


Command,—Accounts of the Imports of the prin- 
cipal 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 1841, compared with the 
Imports, Consumption and Receipts of the preced- 
ing year, ended the 5th day of January 1840 :—Of 
the Exports of the principal Articles of Foreign 
and Colonial Merchandize, in the year ended the 
5th day of January 1841, compared with the Ex- 
ports of the preceding year, ended the 5th day of 
January 1840:—Of the Exports of the principal 
Articles of British and Irish Produce and Manu- 
factures, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1841, compared with the Exports of the preceding 
year, ended the 5th day of January 1840 :—Of the 
Gross and Net Produce of the Duties of Customs in 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1841, com- 
pared with the Produce of the preceding year ended 
the 5th day of January 1840 :—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 1841, compared with the Entrances and 
Clearances in the preceding year ended the 5th day 
of January 1840 ; 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 1841, compared with the Entrances and 
Clearances of the preceding year ended the 5th 
day of January 1840; distinguishing the Vessels 
employed in the intercourse between Great Britain 
and Jreland from other Coasters. 

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


Mr. Bayley, from the Council Office, was called Privy Council 
in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,— Appeals, &amp;c. 


Accounts of the Renee of Days on which the 
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has held 
sittings during the Seven years ending 1840, and of 
the Number of Appeals, Petitions and Patent Cases 
heard in each year:—Of the Number of Causes 
(other than Appeals from the Native Courts in the 
East Indies) now ready for hearing, with the Dates 
at which the same were so ready :—And, of the 
Number of Days on which the Committee for hear- 
ing Appeals from the Plantations (previous to the 
Appointment of the Judicial Committee) held sittings, 
and of the Number of Appeals and other matters 
heard by their Lordships :—And then he withdrew. 

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


the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—Particulars of all 
Compensations, Superannuations, Retiring Allow- 
ances and Gratuities granted by the Court of Di- 
rectors of the East India Company, and confirmed 
by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of 
India, between the 1st January and 31st Decem- 
ber 1840, under the authority of the Act 3 and 
4 Will. 4, c. 85, s.7, viz.:--To Persons who have 
been employed by or under the East India Com- 
pany, whose interests have been affected by the dis- 
continuance of the said Company’s Trade, and who 
have been reduced :—Also to the Secretaries and 





others 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India 
the East India Company, was called in; and at Company-, 





Whi 
prov 


Pea 
Can 


Abi 
Ros 


Sta 
Ore 





Whitby In- 
provement Bill. 


Peak Forest 
Canal Bill. 


Abingdon 
Road Bill. 


Standing 
Orders 5 


Chelsea Poor, 
&amp;e. 


Nottingham 
Gas. 


Great Level 
of The Wash 
Inclosure. 


Eccleshall 
Inclosure Bill. 


Gainsburgh 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Ipswich Docks, 


Harrogate 
Mprovement 
Bill, 





4, VictToriz. 


others employed under the Commissioners in Eng- 
land, for investigating the Claims on his late High- 
ness Ameer Sing formerly Rajah of Tanjore. 

An Account of Allowances, Compensations, Re- 
munerations and Superannuations granted to Offi- 
cers and Servants of the Board of Commissioners 
for the Affairs of India, and of the East India 
Company in 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Chapman presented a Bill to alter and amend 
the powers and provisions of an Act passed in the 
seventh year of the reign of King William the 
Fourth, imtituled, An Act for better paving, cleans- 
ing, lighting, watching and improving the Town of 
Whitby, in the North Riding of the County of 
York, and to allow a Drawback in certain cases 
from the Duties thereby granted: And the same 


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


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill to enable 
the Company of Proprietors of the Peak Forest 
Canal to raise a further Sum of Money: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Duffield presented a Bill for repairing and 
maintaining the Road from the Mayor’s Stone, in 
Abingdon, to Chilton Pond, in the County of Berks : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Chelsea Poor, &amp;c., Bill, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Nottingham Gas Bill, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


A Petition of the Honourable Fulk Greville 
Howard, of Castle Rising, in the county of Norfolk, 
and of John Motteux, of Sandringham Park, in the 
same county, Esquire, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Great Level of The Wash Inclosure 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 Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Eccleshall, in the County of 
Stafford: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for the more easy 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
Town of Gainsburgh, in the County of Lincoln, 
and other Places, in the Counties of Lincoln, Not- 
tingham and York: 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 Ipswich Docks Bill, the Siand- | 


ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as no Notice of the intended application had been 
given, as required by the Standing Orders in the 
case of Bills of the Third Class. 

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 
Vou. 96. 


18° Februari. 


59 


the Petition for the Harrogate Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving certain parts of the townships of 
Bilton-with-Harrogate and Pannal, called High 
and Low Harrogate, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, for protecting the Mineral Springs, 
and regulating the stinted Pasture in the said town- 
ships: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Sir George 


Strickland and Mr. Lascelles do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; 





; That in.the case of 


the Petition for the Britannia Life Assurance 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Legal Proceedings by or against the 
Britannia Life Assurance Company: And that 


Mr. Pease and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, to 
enable the Durham and Sunderland Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 
amending the Acts for making the said Railway: 
And that Mr. Liddell and Mr. Alderman Thompson 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Derby 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 borough of Derby, 
and several parishes and places adjacent thereto: 
And that Mr. Strutt, Mr. John Ponsonby and Mr. 
Hurt do prepare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for the Salisbury Small 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 city and borough of Vew Sarum, and 
other places, in the counties of Wilts, Hants, Dorset 
and Somerset: And that Mr. Brodie and Mr. Wynd- 
ham do prepare, and bring it m. 





the Petition for the Bury (Sussex) Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave he given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Bury, in the 
county of Sussex: And that the Earl of Surrey, Lord 
| Fitzalan and Mr. Hawkins do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Wells (Somerset) Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for more effectually repairing certain Roads leading 
| to and from the city and borough of Wells, and for 
| making, maintaining and repairing other Roads com- 
| municating therewith, all in the county of Somerset : 
| And that Mr. Hayter and Mr. William Miles do 

prepare, and bring it in. 





on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Britannia 


That in the case of Life Assurance 
Company Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Durham and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Sunderland 
the Petition for the Durham and Sunderland Rail- ®#way Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Derby Gas Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee salisbury 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a Debts 
lile 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bury (Sussex) 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Ivclosure Bill. 


Wells (Somer- 
set) Roads Bill. 


; ' : 
| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Birkentiead Gas 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Waterworks 


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Birkenhead 
Church Bill. 


East Retford 
Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Barnstaple 
Roads Bill. 


Canterbury 
Election. 


60 _ 18° Februariz. 


the Petition for the Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
supplying Birkenhead and other townships in the 
hundred of Wirraill, in the county of Chester, with 
Gas, and for supplying Birkenhead aforesaid with 
Water: And that Mr George Wilbraham and Sir 
Philip Egerton 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 Birkenhead Church Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for completing and maintaining a new Church in 
Birkenhead, in the county of Chester: And that Sir 
Philip Egerton and Mr. George Wilbraham 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 East Retford Court of Requests 
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 town or borough of East Ret- 
ford, in the county of Nottingham, and other places 
in the counties of Nottingham, York and Lincoln : 
And that Mr. Arthur Duncombe and Mr. Gally 
Knight do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Bruce Chichester presented a Bill for repair- 
ing several Roads leading from the Town of Barn- 
staple, in the County of Devon, and for making 
several new Lines or Branches of Road connected 
therewith: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of George Hobday, of the city of Can- 
terbury, Plumber, Painter and Glazier, Stephen Mar- 
rell, of the same city, Innkeeper, and William Lepine, 
of the same city, Corn-dealer, Electors ofthe said city, 
and who claim to have had a right of voting fora Mem- 
ber to serve in Parliament for the said city at the last 
Election, and who did vote at the said Election, was 
delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners are Electors of the city of Canterbury, having 
a right to vote in Elections of Members toservein Par- 
liament for the said city, and who had a right to vote 
and did vote at the last Election ofa Member to serve 
in the present Parliament for the said city; that at the 
last Election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said city, John Wright Henniker 
Wilson, Esquire, and George Percy Sydney Smythe, 
commonly called the Honourable George Percy 
Sydney Smythe, were Candidates; that a poll having 
been taken by the Returning Officer, the said George 
Percy Sydney Smythe, commonly called the Ho- 
nourable George Percy Sydney Smythe, was, by the 
Returning Officer of the said city, declared duly 
elected and returned as a Member to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said city; that, after the 

lace in Parliament to be supplied by such Election 
cai vacant, and both before and after the teste 
and issuing out of the writ for the said Election, and 
at and during the said Election, the said George 
Percy Sydney Smythe did, by himself and his agents, 
friends and partisans, by divers ways and means, at 
his charge and on his behalf, directly and indirectly 
give, present and allow to persons having votes at 
such Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, enter- 
tainment, provision and reward, and did make pre- 
sents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, ob- 
ligations and engagements, to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward and entertainment, 
to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to 


and preferment of such persons, in order that he the | Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— ” 
said George Percy Sydney Smythe might be elected, | 
and for being elected, to serve in Parliament for the | 























A. 1841. 


said city; that, before and during the said Election, 
the said George Percy Sydney Smythe was, by him- 
self and his agents, managers and friends, guilty 
of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order 
to corrupt and procure, and did, by himself and 
his agents, friends, managers and other per- 
sons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards and promises, and agreements and 
securities for money, gifts and rewards, and by 
threats, intimidation, promises, undue influence, and 
other corrupt, illegal or improper practices, acts and 
means, corrupt and procure divers persons having or 
claiming to have votes at such Election, to give their 
votes in favour of the said George Percy Sydney 
Smythe, and to forbear to give them in favour of the 
said John Wright Henniker Wilson; that the said 
George Percy Sydney Sinythe, by the said corrupt 
and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said city of Canterbury, and the 
Return of the said George Percy Sydney Smythe was 
and is wholly null and void ; that gross, extensive, 
systematic and open and notorious bribery and cor- 
ruption were practised and carried on at the said 
Election by divers persons, being friends, supporters 
and partisans ofthe said George Percy Sydney Smythe, 
with a view to the Election of the said George Percy 
Sydney Smythe, and that the said Election and Return 
of the said George Percy Sydney Smythe were pro- 
cured by means of such bribery and corruption ; that, 
by reason of the premises, the said Election and Re- 
turn of the said George Percy Sydney Smythe, com- 
monly called the Honourable George Percy Sydney 
Smythe, was and is wholly null and void ; and pray- 
ing, that the House will take the premises into con- 
sideration, and will declare the said Election and Re- 
turn to be null and void, and will order the same to be 
set aside, and will afford to the Petitioners such relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee Factories. 


appointed last Session, to inquire into the opera- 
tion of the Act forthe Regulation of Mills and Fac- 
tories, and who, upon the 29th day of January last, 
were re-appointed for the purpose of considering and 
making their Report ; That they had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 


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


No. 56. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Nottingham 
of the Petition for the Nottingham Gas Bill, which &amp;*s Bil. 


was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

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 
Precincts thereof, and Places adjacent thereto, in 
the County of Nottingham: And that Colonel Rol- 


leston and the Earl of Lincoln do prepare and bring 
it in. 


Petitions from Messrs. John and Charles Yates ;— Designs Copy- 


Waldon, Dodd, Carton &amp; Co. ;-- Wilson &amp; Kelso ;—- right Bill. 


and, Hugh Brown &amp; Co. ;—praying that the Designs 
Copyright Bill may pass into alaw,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chobham ;— and, Preston, (Lan- Poor Law 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit | caster); praying that the Poor Law Amendment Amendment 


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


A Petition 





Chare! 
Englas 


Poor | 
(Scot 


Unive 
Suffra 


Regis 
of Vo 
(Irela 


Parlic 
Voter 
land) 
Regi: 
of Vo 
(Irela 


Herri 
Fishe 


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Patr 
(Sco 


Chu 
Esti 
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4, VicToriz. 


Church of 
England. 


Inhabitants of Dunstable, 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 efficiency, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Laws 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
(Scotland.) 


bitants of Letham, praying the House to institute 
an inquiry into the administration of the Poor Laws 
ot Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Universal 


A Petition of Robert Cheyne, Hair-dresser, of 
Suffrage, &amp;e. 


Montrose, praying for the adoption of Universal Suf- 
frage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, for the 
dividing the kingdom into equal electoral districts, for 
the payment of Members of Parliament, and for the 
abolition of the Property Qualification of Members, 


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


Petitions from Cashel; — Caher ; — Golden;— 


_ and, Zyrawly; praying that the Registration of 
(Ireland) Bill. “Voters (Zreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Registration 
of Voters 


Parliamentary Petitions from Roscrea;—and, Borrisohane; pray- 


hey = ing that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may 
Registration Not pass into a law, and that the Registration of 
of Voters 


Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—were 


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


Herring A Petition of Merchants and Fish-curers in the 

Fishery Board. Counties of Elgin and Nairn, praying that the 
Herring Fishery Board, and its establishment of 
officers, may not be abolished, was presented. and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(Ireland) Bills. 


Charch Petitions from Watten ;—Alves;—Arbroath (Mo- 

Patronage derator of Presbytery);—Strichalthro ;— and, Stir- 

(Scotland.) ling (Moderator of Presbytery); praying for the 
abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Church A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and other Inhabi- 

Establishment tants of the parishes of Zregayan, Llangefni and 

(Wales) Llangwillog, in the deanery of Malltraeth, and 
diocese of Bangor, praying for the repeal of the 
Act uniting the dioceses of Saint Asaph and Ban- 
gor, and that no portion of the revenues of the 
Church in North Wales may be appropriated to any 
other part of the kingdom, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Metropolis 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Tmprovement, Mary, Lambeth, praying that in the event of any 

existing surplus of | the Coal Duty, or future appro- 
priation thereof for the purposes of Metropolis Im- 
provement, or of other monies being voted for such 
purpose, the parish of Lambeth may receive its fair 
proportion, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Elective A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Kil- 
(Ireland) lucan and Rathfarn, praying for the extension of 


the Elective Franchise in freland to all paying a 
certain amount of poor rate, and that [reland may 
enjoy, in proportion to its population and wealth, a 
constituency equal to that of England, Wales or 


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


Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland) ; and 
Parliamentary 
Voters 


_ Petitions from Dundalk ;—and, Kilbroney; pray- 
ing that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill 
’ may not pass into a law; and that the Parliamentary 
Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
(Ireland) Bills. sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Window Duty. A Petition of Householders of the borough of 
Mary-le-bone, praying for the repeal of the Window 


Duty, and to provide for any deficiency that may 
Vou. 96. 


18° Februariz. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and) thereby be occasioned by a tax upon the realized 














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61 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Clare, Maynooth 
(Suffolk), praying the House to refuse their sanction College. 
to 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 Inhabitants of the parish of Saint West India 
Just in Roseland, m the county of Cornwall, praying Mails. 
for an inquiry into the capabilities of Saint Just 
Pool, situated on the eastern shore of the harbour 
of Falmouth, as the port for the arrival and de- 
parture of the West India Packets, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing im Vaccination 
the county of Louth, praying that so much of the Act. 
Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 29, as confers any 
powers upon the Poor Law Commissioners, may be 
repealed, and that all necessary powers in respect of 
it be committed to competent medical authority, 


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


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in yfedical 
the county of Louth, praying the House to adopt Charities 
some measure calculated to establish a system of Ireland.) 
Medical Relief to the families of the labouring classes 
in Ireland, under the inspection, management and 
control of a competent Medical Board, founded 
upon the Medical Charities of Jreland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the ast and West 
Glasgow East India Association, praying for an India Produce. 
equalization of the Duties upon East and West India 
Produce, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of church Rates. 
Protestant Dissenters of Victoria-street Chapel, 
Derby, praying for the abolition of Church Rates 
and Ecclesiastical Courts, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Province of Union with 
Munster, praying for the repeal of the Legislative Ireland. 
Union of Great Britain with [reland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Rochford, Rating of 
praying that in any measure for exempting Stock in Tithes. 
Trade and other personal property from being rated 
to the relief of the poor, provision may be made 
for exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent-charges, was 


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


A Petition of George Macartney, Esquire, of the tsurrection 
county of Louth, complaining of a demand having (Ireland) Act. 
been made upon the county of Louth, for re-payment 
of a sum advanced from the Consolidated Fund in 
1819 and 1820, under the provisions of the Insurrec- 
tion (Ireland) Act, and praying for relief, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Sewerage and 
gesses of the borough of Doncaster, praying the Ventilation. 
House to pass a general measure for improving the 
Sewerage and Ventilation of large towns, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- Import Duties. 
merce and Manufactures of Glasgow, praying for 
an inquiry into the present system of Import Duties, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


13 A Petition 





— 














East India Rum 
Bill. 


Railways. 


Valuation 
(Ireland. ) 


Glass. 


Soap. 


Post Orifice. 


62 18° Februari. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the West India 
Association of Dublin, praying that the East India 
Rum Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway Company, praying that provision may be 
made in the Railways Bill for substituting a gradu- 
ated scale of duty for different classes of Railway 
passengers in lieu of the present fixed duty, was 
—— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the several Counties, Counties of Cities 
and Counties of Towns in Jreland, 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 Contents and the Va- 
luation thereof; stating also the Sum ordered to be 
levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring Assizes 
1840, for each such Barony 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 Summer Assizes 1840, 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 ordered to be levied by the Grand Warrant at 
both Assizes in 1840 bears to the Valuation; stating 
also 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 Valua- 
tion under the said Act, the Amount of the Ex- 
pense of such Valuation, the Cost per acre of such 
Valuation, and the Rate which the Cost bears to 
each £.100 of the Valuation. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Duty charged upon Glass, 
distinguishing the Amount on Flint, Plate, Broad, 
Crown, Bottle and German Sheet Glass, in the year 
1840; together with the Drawback on each descrip- 
tion of Glass, the Produce of the Duties in England, 
Ireland and Scotland, stated separately. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in Great 
Britain, distguishing Hard from Soft, from the 
5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of January 
1841:—Of all Soap exported, specifying the Port 
from whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1840 to 
the 5th day of January 1841 :—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 January 1840 to the 
5th day of January 1841:—Of all Soap exported 
to dreland, Hard and Soft, the Port from whence 
shipped, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
from the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of 
January 1841 :—Of all Soap imported into Great 
Britain, Hard and Soft, the Port at which it was 
imported, and the Amount of Duty paid thereon, 
from the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of 
January 1841 :—And, of the Names of all Persons 
convicted of defrauding the Revenue arising from 
Soap; the Date of Conviction ; the Amount of the 
veveral Penalties, whether the Person so convicted 
had been previously convicted or fined, or had had 
penaltiescompromised ; the Amount paid to theseizing 
Otlicers for each Conviction; and the Names, Dates 
and the Amount of Penalties paid in all cases which 
have been compromised, or tried before the Sum- 
mary Court of Excise, from the 5th day of January 
1840 to the 5th day of January 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns, showmg the manner in which Postmasters 
in England, Scotland and Ireland are paid ; stating 
whether by Salary, and how much, or by a per 








A, 1841. 


centage, and at what rate; showing, in columns, the 
Names of the Towns in England, Ireland and Scot- 
land respectively, in which Post Offices, with or 
without Masters Houses, have been entirely built, 
or been partly built, with Public Money, with the 
Dates of their commencement and being finished, 
the Authority under which the Plans were obtained, 
and by whom sanctioned and approved, and the 
Sum Total of Public Money expended on each :— 
Of the Names of the Towns in which the Letter 
Carriers receive Uniforms at the Public Expense, 
with the different Colours of these Uniforms, if any, 
with the Authority for issuing the said Uniform 
Clothing, and the Fund from whence they are paid: 
--and, showing the Number of the Mail Coach 
Guards who are paid entirely with Public Money, 
and of those who are partly paid with Public Money 
and partly by Fees from Passengers, with the Autho- 
rity under which the distinction is made in the mode 
of paying this class of Public Servants, with the 
Annual Salary paid to each out of Public Money ; 
and the Lines of Road travelled over by the Mail 
Coaches to which each Class of Guards are attached. 


Thomas Greene, Esquire, William Miles, Esquire, Controverted 
the O’ Conor Don, William Ord, Esquire, Edward Elections. 
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 do swear that I will truly and faithfully per- 
form the duties belonging to a Member of the 
General Committee of Elections, without fear or 
favour, to the best of my judgment and ability. 
So help me God. 


Ordered, That the Alphabetical List of Memoers 
to serve on Election Committees be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Canterbury 
Stephen Marrell, of the city of Canterbury, Inn- "ction. 
keeper, and of William Lepine, of the same city, 
Corn-dealer, Electors of the said city, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the said city, 
which was delivered in upon the 12th day of this 
instant February, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of 
George Hobday, of the city of Canterbury, Plumber, 
Painter and Glazier, Stephen Marrell, of the same 
city, Inn-keeper, and William Lepine, of the same 
city, Corn-dealer, Electors of the said city, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the said 
city, which was delivered in this day, might be read; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Saint Alban’s 
the several Persons whose names are thereunto sub- Election. 
scribed, Electors of the borough of Saint Alban, in 
the county of Hertford, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said borough, which 
was delivered in upon the 15th day of this instant 
February, might be read ; and the same was read. 

‘The House was also moved, That the Petition of Walsall 
Joseph Hickin, of Walsall, in the county of Stafford, Election. 
compiaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said borough, which was delivered in upon the 
15th day of this instant February, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 
the General Committee of Elections. 


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 the Tithe Compositions (Zreland) Tithe Composi- 


? glee d 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. a (Lrelan 
Resolved, 





Light 
Cond 


Cor 
Cor 


poe 


&gt;t 





08i- 


nd) 


Lightning 
Conductorse 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Lease and 
Release Bill. 


Constabulary 
Bill. 
Lord Keane’s 


Annuity Bill, 


Machinery, 


Post Office, 





4 VicToriz. 


18°—19° Februariz. 


63 


Resolved, That it appears to this House, that a tion of Postage on the 5th day of December 1839, 


Commission was appointed in May 1839, by the | 


Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to inquire 


dividing the time, as far as practicable, into periods 
of four complete weeks each, and distinguishing, as 


into the Conductors of William Snow Harris, Esquire, | regards each period, the Unpaid, Paid, Stamped, and 


F.R.S., for the protection of Ships from the effects 
of Lightning ; That the Report of that Commission, 
which was presented to this House, by Command of | 
Her Majesty, on the 24th day of January 1840, 
contains the following recommendation :—“ Having 
now completed our remarks on the several points 
to which their Lordships’ Instructions directed our 
attention, we trust we have shown from the evidence 
of facts, derived from the experience of many years, 
as well as by the opinions, not only of scientific but 
of professional men, the efficacy of Mr. Harris’s 
Lightning Conductors; and considering the number 
of lives which have been lost by lightning, the 
immense amount of property which has been de- 
stroyed, as shown by Mr. Harris, and is still exposed 
without adequate protection; the inconvenience 
which has arisen, and is still liable to arise, from 
the loss of the services of ships at moments of great 
and critical importance, the difficulty of procuring 
new spars in times of war on foreign stations (not 
to mention the great expense of wages and victuals 
for the crews of ships while rendered useless till 
repaired), we again beg leave to state our unanimous 
opinion of the great advantages possessed by Mr. 
Harris’s Conductors above every other plan, afford- 
ing permanent security at all times, and under all 
circumstances, against the injurious effects of light- 
ning, effecting this protection without any nautical 








inconvenience or scientific objection whatever; and 

we therefore most earnestly recommend their general | 

adoption in the Royal Navy. | 
“ We have, &amp;c. 


(Signed) “‘ A. M. Griffiths, Rear Admiral ; | 
Jas. A. Gordon, Rear Admiral; Jas. Clarke 
Ross, Captain; J. F. Daniell, Professor of | 
Chemistry ; Jno. Fincham, Master Shipwright.” 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that She will be graciously 
pleased to direct, that this House be informed whe- 
ther any and what measures have been taken for 
giving effect to this recommendation. 

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 ina Bill 
to alter the mode of electing County Coroners: And 
that Mr. Pakington, Sir Eardley Wilmot, and Mr. 
William Miles, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for rendering a Release as effectual for the Con- 
veyance of Freehold Estates as a Lease and Release 











by the same Parties: And that Mr. James Stewart 
and Mr. Lynch do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Constabulary Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 


of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 3d day of 
March next. 


Lord Keane’s Annuity Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday, the 26th 
day of this instant February. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on Machinery; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of chargeable Letters which 
have passed through the London General Post (In- 
wards and Outwards) since the first general reduc- 











Vot. 96. 


Total Number of Letters ; also, a similar Return of 
the estimated Numbers of Letters, for the year im- 
mediately preceding the Reduction :—Of the Num- 
ber of Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post (exclusive of all General Post Letters) 
for the same periods, where practicable, and distin- 
guished in the same manner as in the last Return: 
—Comparative Statement of the Number of Letters 
(iucluding Franks during the existence of the Frank- 
ing Privilege) delivered in the United Kingdom in 
each calendar Month, beginning with November 
1839, and ending with the present time :—Returns, 
showing the Gross and Net Post Office Revenue, 
and the Cost of Management, for each of the years 
ending the 5th day of January 1839, 1840 and 1841 ; 
distinguishing the Revenue of Great Britain from 
that of Ireland :—Of the Amount paid by the Post 
Office in respect of the transit of the Mails in Great 
Britain, during the years ending the 5th day of 
January 1839, 1840 and 1841; distinguishing in 
each year the Amount paid in respect of the Mails 
conveyed by Railways :—And, of the Amount of 
Money Orders issued in London, and of the Pound- 
age received thereon, in each of the Three months 
ending the 5th day of February 1839, 1840 and 
1841; also, of the Amount of Money Orders paid 
in London in each of the same Three months. 


Mr. James Stewart presented a Bill for rendering Lease and 


a Release as effectual for the Conveyance of Free- 
hold Estates as a Lease and Release by the same 
Parties: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead and 
Lead Ore for the last year, ending the 5th day of 
January 1841. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Poor 


Tuesday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Veneris, 19° die Februari ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Anderson, from the Chancery Affidavit 
Office, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—A Return, showing the Total 
Amount of Fees received by the Clerk of the Affi- 
davits in the High Court of Chancery, in each year 
from August 1833 to August 1840; specifying the 
manner in which they have been appropriated ; viz. 
the Amount paid to the Chief Clerk and to the As- 
sistant Clerk, and the Balance paid over to the Fee 
Fund; of the Total Number of Affidavits, and the 
Number of Folios from which the said Feesare derived, 
for each of the above years ; and of the Amount paid 
to the Assistant 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 :—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


The Yorkand North Midland Railway Approaches 
Bill, was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com 
mittee of Selection. 


I 4 Mr. 


Release Bill. 


No. 57. 


Lead and 
Lead Ore. 


Poor ‘. 


- Amendment 
Law Amendment Act, which were presented upon Act. 


No. 58. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


York and 


North Midland 


Railway 
Approaches 


Biil. 





64 


Great North 
of England Jarging the Provisions of the several Acts relating to 
Railway Bile ‘the Great North of England Railway Company, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

Britannia 
Life Assurance 
ren rance Company: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Chelsea Poor, 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
&amp;e. 


of the Petition for the Chelsea Poor, &amp;c., Bill, which 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered; That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the administration of the Poor Laws in the 
parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, and certain provisions in force in the part 
called the Old Part thereof, relating to Nuisances 
and Annoyances: And that Mr. Byng and Colonel 
Thomas Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Preston and 


The Preston and Longridge Railway Bill was 


ae i read a second time; and committed. 
—— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Birkenhead Sir Philip Egerton presented a Bill for completing 
Church Bill. 


and maintaining a New Church in Birkenhead, in 
the County of Chester: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Birkenhead Sir Philip Egerton presented a Bill for supplying 

Gasand Water- Birkenhead, and other Townships in the Hundred 

works Bill, of Winrall, in the County of Chester, with Gas; and 
for supplying Birkenhead aforesaid with Water: 
And thy same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Winwick 


The Winwick Rectory Bill was read a second 
Rectory Bill. 


time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Durham and 


Sunderland 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Alderman Thompson presented a Bill to en- 
able the Durham and Sunderland Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 
amending the Acts for making the said Railway: 
And the same was read thie first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Leeds and 
Wakefield 
Road. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leeds and Wakefield Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as none of the required Notices had been 
given. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

Harborough Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
and Brampton ), Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ene the Petition forthe Harborough and Brampton Road 

Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no Notice had been given in any 
Newspaper published in the county of Leicester, in 
which a small portion of the Road is situate. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Glasgow, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Paisley and = on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Greenock 


the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Bill, the Standimg Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
Company, to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of the 
Acts relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. 


Railway Bill. 


19° Februariz. 


Mr. Pease presented a Bill for amending and en-| 





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Mr. Pease presented a Bill for regulating Legal | 
Proceedings by or against the Britannia Life Assu- | for enabling the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Com- 


| 


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A. 1841. 


Wallace and Lord James Stuart do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee wishaw ang 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Coltness Rail. 
the Petition for the Wishaw and Coltness Railway W*Y Bill. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


pany to raise a further Sum of Money: And that 
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Oswald do prepare and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Exmouth 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Market Bill, 
the Petition for the Exmouth Market Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend and enlarge the powers and provisions 
of an Act passed in the first year of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for regu- 
lating the Market in the Town of Exmouth, in the 
County of Devon”: And that Sir John Yarde Buller 
and Mr. Buck do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill for mak- yowchurst 
ing and maintaining a Turnpike-road from Cripps’s Junction Road 
Corner, in the Parish of Ewhurst, in the County of Bill. 
Sussex, to Tubbs Lake in the Parish of Hawkhurst, 
in the County of Kent, and for repairing a Branch 
therefrom: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Chureh of Eng. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of !and Assurance 
the Petition for the Church of England Assurance ©™?*Y Bill 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Church of England Life and Fire Assu- 
rance and Trust and Annuity Company to sue and 
be sued in the name of their Managing Director or 
other Officer: And that Mr. Joseph Neeld and Mr. 

Serjeant Jackson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Gally Knight presented a Bill for better Nottingham 
lighting with Gas the Town and County of the Town &amp;*: Bill 
ot 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. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee pPublicPetitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Fourth Re- 
Petitions presented on the 15th and 16th days of Pe) 
this imstant 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. 


Petitions from Aghadoey ;— Province of Mun- Registration 
ster ;—and, Kildysart; praying that the Registra- of Voters 
tion of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, (He!) Bil. 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Killeagh ;—Tallow;—and, Youg- 
hall; praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, 


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


Petitions from Armagh ; — Kilbroney ;-—Bangor ; Registration 
—Londonderry ;—Drumachose ; — Newtownards ;— of Vorers 
Dundalk ;—and, Portaferry ; praying that the Re- — 
gistration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into Voters 
a law, and that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) (Jreland) Bills. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ardee ;— Tinnahely ;— Callan ;— Parliamentary 
Duleek ;—and, Shinrone; praying that the Parlia- Voters 
B “a . (Ireland); and, 
mentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a po cistration 
law, and that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) of Voters _ 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; (Ireland) Bills 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir 





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4. VicroRiz. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; 
which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Kings Lynn Port Bill, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, on giving the Notices in 
the London Gazette, and in some one and the same 
Newspaper published in the county of Norfolk, for 
three successive weeks; 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 Manchester Infirmary Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Newport Docks Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The first and last Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Standing 
Orders 5 


King’s Lynn 
Porte 


Menchester 
Infirmary. 


Newport Docks. 


Parish Con- 
stables Bill. 


No. 59. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill for the 
Appointment and Payment of Parish Constables in 
England and Wales: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Window Duty. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 


Members of the Westminster Reform Society, praying 
for the repeal of the Window Duty, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Designs Copy- 


A Petition of Thomas Ovington and Thomas 
right Bill. 


Gibson Ovington, Glasgow, praying that the Designs 
Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Petitions from Owston ; — Wigan; — Carleton 
England. 


Rode ;—East Bourn ;—~and, Kirby Moorside; stat- 
ing 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. 


Medical Pro- 
fession Bill. 


Petitions from the Royal College of Surgeons in 
London ;— Hastings and Saint Leonards ;—Society 
of Apothecaries of the city of London ;—and, Pre- 
sident and Censors of the Royal College of Physi- 
cians of London; praying that the Medical Pro- 
fession Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Municipal A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
—— gesses of the borough of Leeds, praying for the 

‘ amendment of so much of the Municipal Corpora- 
tions Act, as relates to the Burgess Lists for Regis- 
tration, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Church A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 
(Setter) of Ahoghill, in connexion with the General As- 
“sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Zreland, pray- 
ing for the abolition of the system of Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Church A Petition of the Rural Dean, Clergy and Laity of 
(Wake the deanery of Caedewen, in the diocese of Saint 
, Asaph, praying for the repeal of the Act uniting the 
dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and that no 
portion of the Church income in North Wales, be 
appropriated to any other part of the United King- 
dom, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 

Poor Law Petitions from Little Bolton;— Guildford Union; 
+ amaaae — Great Lever; — Newton Abbot Union ;— Saint 


Leonard, Shoreditch (Chairman of a Meeting) ;-— 
Saint Luke, Middlesex (Chairman of a Meeting);— 


and, Saint Paul,’Shadwell ; praying that the Poor 


Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a jaw, as it 
Vou. 96. 


19° Februari. 65 


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


Petitions from Gainsborough Union (Chairman) ;— Poor Law 
Worsbrough Common (Barnsley) ;— Honiton Union; Amendment 
° . . . . ° Act. 
—and, Kingsbridge Union (Chairman); praying for 
the repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 


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


A Petition of Rate-payers of Over Wyersdale, Poor Law 
praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment ; eg neg 
and, County Constabulary Acts, was presented, and Gon: : 


‘ Constabulary 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. Acts. 





A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Feargus 
habitants of the borough of Birmingham, praying for 0'Com™r- 
an alteration of the treatment of Feargus O’ Connor 
in York Castle, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of Mem- Newport Riots. 
bers of the National Charter Association, residing 
in Bloomsbury, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to grant Her pardon to Frost, Williams and 
Jones, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Serjeants of the Royal Monmouth Militia. 
Staff of Militia, praying that non-commissioned 
Officers, after completing their period of service, 
may be allowed the same rate of Pension as Ser- 
geants are entitled to, previous to the passing of the 
Act 10 Geo, 4, regulating the Pensions of the Militia, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Honorary Secretary to the Lon- Religious 
don Journeymen’s Trades Hall, meeting at No. 16, Opinions. 
Old Bailey, in the city of London, praying for the 
release of Henry Hetherington from the Queen’s - 
Bench Prison, and that no prosecutions may in future 
be instituted for Religious Opinions, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from John Motteux, of Sandingham Park, Great Level 
in the county of orfolk, Esquire ;—and, Merchants, of The Wash 
Ship-ownersand Traders of the Town of King’s Lynn, 0s’ 
in the said county, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Great Level of The Wash Inclosure Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for more wes 
effectually repairing certain Roads leading to and (Somerset) 
from the City and Borough of Wells, and for making, Roads Bill. 
maintaining and repairing other Roads communica- 
ting therewith, all m the County of Somerset: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the East India and East India Rum 
China Association of Liverpool, praying that the Bill. 
East India Rum Bill may pass into a law, and for a 
reduction of the duties upon East India Produce, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Province of Mun- Union with 
ster, adopted at an aggregate Meeting held at the Ireland. 
| city of Cork, on the 11th of January 1841, praying 
for the repeal of the Legislative Union of Great 
Britain with Ireland, was presented, and read; and 
' ordered to lie upon the Table. 








| A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing Vaccination 
‘in the western districts of the county of Limerick, Act 
praying that so much of the Vaccination Act, 3 &amp; 4 

| Vie. c. 29, as confers any powers upon the Poor 

|Law Commissioners, may be repealed, and that all 
‘necessary powers in respect of it may be committed 

K to 








Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 


Local Courts. 


Sewerage and 
Ventilation. 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


School of 
Design. 


Emigration 
( Australia, ) 


Canada. 


Emigration 
(Scotland.) 


No. G60. 


County 
Treasurers. 


66 19° Februari. 


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


A Petition of Medical Practitioners, residing in 
the western districts of the county of Limerick, 
praying the House to adopt some measure calculated 
to establish a system of Medical Relief to the fami- 
lies of the labouring classes in Ireland, under the 
inspection, management and control of a competent 
Medical Board, founded upon the Medical Charities 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from South Molton ;—and, Heavitree ;— 
praying for the adoption of a general measure for 
the establishment of Local Courts for the recovery 
of small debts,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Leeds, praying the House to pass 
a general measure for improving the Sewerage and 
Ventilation of large towns, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Mariners of Vessels lying 
in the port of Tyne, praying for an amendment of 
the law relative to the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, 


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


A Petition of Weavers in 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. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy of a Report made to the Right ho- 
nourable Henry Labouchere, President of the Board 
of Trade, by the Provisional Council of the School 
of Design, 2d February 1841. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do 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 or Extracts of any Correspondence 
relative to the Application of the Land Revenues 
in the Australian Colonies, with reference to Emi- 
gration. 

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 a Despatch from the Governor General of 
British North America, transmitting a Return from 
the Principal of the Seminary of Montreal, showing 
the Names of those who, since the passing of the 
Ordinance 3 Vic. c. 30, have commuted the tenure 
of their Property ; with a Statement of the Amount 
of that Property. 

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 Report from the Agent General 
for Emigration on the applicability of Emigration to 
relieve Distress in the Highlands, dated 29th July 
1837, being Appendix No. 1, to the Report from 
Mr. Eliiot, Agent General for Emigration, from the 
United Kingdom, to the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, which was presented upon the 11th day of 
May 1838, be re-prinied. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 12th day of this instant February, for presenting 
to Her Majesty an humble Address, that She would 





A. 1841. 


be graciously pleased to give directions, that there 
be laid before this House, a Return of the Abstracts 
of the Accounts of the several County Treasurers in 
England and Wales, for the year ending Michaelmas 
1840, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Treasurers. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Abstracts of the Accounts of the 
several County Treasurers in England and Wales, 
for the years ending Michaelmas 1839 and Michael- 
mas 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, Dublin Wide 
Returns from the Commissioners for making wide Streets. 


and convenient Streets in the City of Dublin, of 
the Sums assessed as Taxes during the years 1835, 
1836, 1837,1838, 1839 and 1840; what portion has 
been collected, and what remains due; distinguishing 
the solvent arrears from such as are considered in- 
solvent; also, what other Funds have been received, 
and from what sources derived :—Of the Payments 
made by the same Commissioners during the same 
periods, under the following Heads, for each year ; 
Purchases 6f Grounds or Tenements, Payments to 
Valuation Juries, for Law Expenses, for Salaries 
and other Expenses :—Also, the Balance in Bank, 
to the latest period when such Accounts have been 
made up, the Claims on such Balance, and a State- 
ment of the Property of the Commissioners, and of 
their Debts and Liabilities. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Legacy, &amp;e., 
Return showing the Amount of Capital on which ties. 


the several Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid 
in Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1841 :—An Abstract of the Total Amount 
under each Rate since 1797:—An Account, show- 
ing the Total Amount of Duty on Legacies, Pro- 
bates and Administrations, received in Ireland, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1841 :—Returns, 
forthe year 1840, ending the 5thday of January 1841, 
showing the Amount of Capital on which the several 
Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in Ireland, and 
distinguishing the Amount of each Rate :—Of the 
Total Amount of Revenue received in the United 
Kingdom, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1841,for Stamp Duty on Legacies ; distinguishing 
those on direct and on Reversionary Bequests, if pos- 
sible,on Probates, Administrationsand Testamentary 
Inventories ; distinguishing the Amount from Eng- 
land and Wales, Scotland and Ireland; with an 
Abstract of the whole Amount of Duty received 
since 1797 :~—And, of the Amount of Total Duty 
received in the United Kingdom since 1797 to the 
5th day of January 1841. 


Ordered. That there be laid before this House, Half Pay, &amp;c. 


an Account of the several Amounts paid in the year 
1840 for Half Pay and Retired Allowances, Civil 
and Military; distinguishing the Amount under 
separate Heads and Departments. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- Ecclesiastical 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of Orders Commission. 


of Her Majesty in Council, of 29th January, 3d 
April and 8th December 1840, approving Schemes 
of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by Her Majesty’s Hand Loom 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Hand Loom Weavers. 


Weavers Inquiry Commissioners. 


Copy of Report of the Tithe Commissioners for Tithe Commis- 
England and Wales, to Her Majesty’s Principal Se- *'°™ 


cretary of State for the Home Department, 1841. 


Copy of Reports of the Inspectors of Factories to Factories. 


Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the 
Home 

















4, Vicroriz. 


Home Department for the half year ending 31st De- | 

cember 1840. 

} Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 

Corporations. Address to Her Majesty, dated the 29th day of May 
in the last Session of Parliament,--A Return of the 
Number of Leases made by the Municipal Corpo- 
rations named in Schedule (A.) of the Municipal 
Reform Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, to Aldermen, 
Councillors, or other Members of such Corporations, 
sinee 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 conditions of 
old Leases, or new Leases upon new conditions; 
specifying the change made in the conditions of the 
former and of the present Leases :—Copies of any 
general Resolutions passed since the year 1835 by 
the said Municipal Corporations respecting the 
leasing of Borough Property, whether now in force 
or rescinded, and the Names of Aldermen and Coun- 
cillors who voted in favour or against such Resolu- 
tions, if such Names were taken down upon a divi- 
sion by Order of the Council:—Also the Amount 
of the Debt due by the said Corporations upon the 


Municipal 








19° Februari. 








31st day of December 1839 charged upon the Cor- 
poration Estates, and the Amount of the Rents of 


such Estates appropriated to the Payment of the 
Interest and Principal of such Debt. 


Gold, Silver, Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 
= Address to Her Majesty,--An Account of all Gold, 


Silver and Copper Monies of the Realm, coined at 
Her Majesty’s Mint, from the 1st day of January 
1837 to the 31st day of December 1840; specifying 
the Weight, Number of Pieces and Value of each 
denomination of Money coined yearly, and the 








Total Value of the respective Coinages in each year 
(being a continuation of Appendix No. 35 to the 
Report from the Select Committee on the Royal 
Mint, dated 30th June 1837.) 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 
Order, dated the 10th day of August in the last 
Session of Parliament,—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 1st day 
of July 1840; specifying also in each case the 
Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in lieu 
of Tithes, and showing whether the same be payable 


Tithe Commu- 
tation. 





to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical Incum- 
bents. 


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


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


Registration 
of Voters 
(England) Bill. 


The Registration of Voters (England) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole Louse, for 
Friday next. 


Medical Pro- The Order of the day being read, for the second 


fession Bill. reading of the Medical Profession Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

East India Rum 


The East India Rum Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


ill. 


Tithe Composi- ‘The imgrossed Bill to facilitate the Recovery of 


sy (ireland) Arrears of Tithe Compositions in Ireland, vested in 
Her Majesty, under the provisions of an Act of the 
first and second years of Her present Majesty, for 
abolishing Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, and 
for substituting Rent-charges in lieu thereof, was, 

according to Order, read the third time. 





67 


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-Tumpike Acts 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Jreland) pase 
Bill ; ( reland) Bill, 

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


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Machinery. 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the operation of the existing Laws 
affecting the Exportation of Machinery, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Mark Philips, 
Sir #tobert Peel, Mr. Labouchere, Lord Francis 
Egerton, Mr. Hume, Lord Viscount Sandon, Sir 
George Strickland, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Mr. 
Morrison, Mr. Bolling, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Townley 
Parker, Mr. John Heathcoat, Mr. Colquhoun and 
Mr. Oswald; with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


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- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Means. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,-—Returns to seve~ West India 
ral Orders dated the 2d and 9th days of this instant Mails. 
February, for Copies of the Third Report of the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire respecting the 
Port to be selected for the Arrival and Departure 
of Steam Vessels conveying the Mails to the West 
Indies and other places; and of the Correspondence 
between the Treasury and the several Parties in- 
terested therein:--And, of Papers annexed to or 
referred to in the Reports of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire as 
tothe comparative advantages afforded by different 
Ports in the Channel, as Ports for the Departure 
and Arrival of the West India Mails. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Lord Keane. 
Statement of the Military Services of General John 
Lord Keane, in the same form as the Returns of 
General Officers who receive Pensions for distin- 
guished Military Services (ds recommended by the 
Select Committee on Sinecure Offices.) 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Education 
Return of the Answers made by Schoolmasters in Scotland.) 
Scotland to Queries circulated in the year 1838, by 
order of the Select Committee on the state of 
Education in Scotland. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Trade Trade and 
and Navigation, which were presented yesterday, Navigition. 
be printed. No.61, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Privy Privy Council, 
Council Appeals, &amp;c., which were presented yes- Appeals, &amp;c. 
terday, be printed. No. 62. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
VoL. 96, 








Soane’s 
Museum, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


South Western 
Railway 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Wells (Somer- 
set) Market 
Bill. 


Saint Ives 
Fishery Bill. 


British 
Commercial 
Insurance 
Company. 


Dalton Pier. 


Meerbrook 
Sough Drain- 
age, &amp;c., Bill. 


638 92° Februari. 


Luna, 22° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Bailey, Curator of Sir John Soane’s Mu-| 
seum, was called in; and at the bar pre- | 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- | 
Jiament,—A Statement of the Funds of the Museum 
of the late Sir John Soane, on the 5th January 1841: 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 





Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to enable the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company | 


A, 1841. 


William Evans and Sir George Crewe do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee Burwell Fen 
/on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Drainage and 


the Petition for the Burwell Fen Drainage and Na- 
vigation Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. : 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for draining certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in 
the parish of Burwell, in the county of Cambridge, 
and for improving the Navigation of the Lodes or 
Navigable Cuts passing through the same: And that 
Mr. Yorke, Mv. Townley and Mr. Eaton do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


to raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend and | Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee wigan Small 
enlarge the powers and provisions of the Acts rela-|0 Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Debts Bill. 


ting to the said Railway: And the same was read | the Petition for the Wigan Small Debts Bill, the 


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


The South Western Railway (No. 1.) Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small 
Debts within the town and borough of Wigan, and 
the towns of Chorley and Ormskirk, and other places 
therein mentioned, in the county palatine of Lancas- 
ter: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Ewart 
do prepare; and bring it in. 








on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | ; , ‘ ; 
the Petition for the Wells (Somerset) Market Bill, the | _ The Eastern Counties Railway Bill was read a Eastern Cou. 


‘ : : : } . i ies Railway 
Standing Orders had been complied with. second time; and committed. = J 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | Ordered, = the Bill be referred to the Com- 

improving and regulating the Markets within the mittee of Selection. 
city and borough of Wedls, in the county of Somer-| _ ,, . : : 
set: And that Mr. Blakemore and Mr. Hayter do | Lhe Wimborne and Piddletown Road Bill was Wimborne and 
prepare, and bring it in. read a second time ; and committed. ary 

” | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®°*4 Bill 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee | mittee of Selection. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | @ . 
the Petition for the Saint [ves Fishery Bill, the | The Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill ee 


ie é nd time ; itted. 
Standing Orders had been complied with. | Ws TORS &amp; Sane a; san enmenetes 


{ ss ray : . Ms Waterworks 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | hg oy : a ro a iene oe Se Ss aE 
to alter, amend, explain and enlarge the powers of | ee ONT Or 


an Act passed in the sixteenth year of the reign of| fp, Byng presented a Bill for the Administration Chelsea Poor, 
his Majesty King George the Third, for the Encou- | of ‘the Poor Laws in the Parish of Saint Lake, **™™- 
ragement and Improvement of the Pilchard Fishery | Cyejsea. in the County of Middlesex, and pase 

carried on within the Bay of Saint Ives, in the County | Sitiaieae in force in the part called the Old Part 

of Cornwall: And that Mr. Pendarves, Sir Charles | thereof. relating to Nuisances and Annovances : 

Lemon and Mr. Praed do prepare, and bring it in. | And the same was read the first time; and Seed 


ms . to be read a second time. 
Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pe- | The York and London Assurance Company Bill York and Lon-- 


don Assurance 


tition of Henly Smith and others, complaining 4 was read a second time ; and committed. C Bill 
ompany Ile 


non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
case of the Petition for the British Commercial In- | mittee of Selection. : 
surance Company Bill, was referred; That in the | 
case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing The Southorpe Inclosure Bill was read a second Southorpe 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as no | time ; and committed. Inclosure Bill, 
Notices had been given within the period required by | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
the Standing Orders. mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | 


Committee on Standing Orders. The Collyweston Inclosure Bill was read a second Collyweston 


| time ; and committed. Inclosure Bill. 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case;of | mittee of Selection. 


the Petition for the Dalton Pier Bill, the Standing | 


Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as} Mr. Darby presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Waningore 
none of the required Notices had been given. | inthe Parish of Waningore, in the County of Sussex : Inclosure Bill. - 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
Committee on Standing Orders. 'to be read a second time. 

Mr. Bramston reported from the Select Committee | Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill to alter, Exmouth 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of an Market Bill 
the Petition for the Meerbrook Sough Drainage, &amp;c., | Act passed in the first year of the reign of Her 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. present Majesty, intituled, An Act for regulating 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Billto the Market in the Town of Exmouth, in the County 
incorperate the Proprietors of the Meerbrook Sough, | of Devon: And the same was read the first time ; 
and to enable them to levy and raise certain Royal- | and ordered to be read a second time. 
ties, Dues and Tolls from the Mines in the parish of | 


Wirksworth, in the county of Derby, that may be| A Petition of George Hillery, of Naish, in the Portishead 


relieved, drained or benefited thereby: And that Mr. county of Somerset, Gentleman, complaining that Pi 
the 





Liver] 
Gas B 


West 
Mail: 


Lord 


Chu 
Patri 
(Sco 


Chu 
Eng! 


Poo 
Am 
Bill 








Liverpool 
Gas Bill. 


West India 
Mails. 


Lord’s Day. 


Church 
Patronage 


(Scotland. ) 


Church of 
England. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Import Duties. 


Railways Bill. 





4, VicTorRizZ. 


the Standing Orders of the House in respect to the 
application for the Portishead Pier Bill, had not 
been complied with, and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The Liverpool Gas Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of the Liverpool New Gas and Coke 
Company, 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. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
and other Inhabitants of the borough of Saint Ives, 
praying the House to consider the subject of the 
removal of Her Majesty’s West India Packets 
from the port of Falmouth to that of Dartmouth, 
and to inquire into the respective claims of the two 
ports to be the Foreign Packet Station of the empire, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Auch- 
inlech, praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing the better observance of the Lord’s Day, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Auch- 
inleck, praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tibenham;—and, Farnham (York); 
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 ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Honiton ;—Newark-upon-Trent ; 
— North and South Collingham; — Worsbrough 
Common (Barnsley) ;— Ardsley ;— Stower Provost: 
—and, Gloucester Union; praying that the Poor Law 
Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Farington ;— Leyland; — Rib- 
chester ;— Tiverton Union ;—and, Hailsham Union; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, praying 
for such an alteration of the Import Duties, more 
especially those affecting corn and provisions, as 
will have the effect of extending the commerce of 
the country, and of increasing the comforts of the 


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


A Petition of the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway Company, praying for a modification of 
the Tax upon passengers travelling by Railway, 


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


Vou. 96. 


292° Februari. 





69 


Petitions from Messieurs Cochran and Buchanan ; Designs Copy 
—Stone and Kemp ;—John Bennett ;—and, Swan- tight Bill. 
wick and Johnson; praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Window Duty, 
Parishioners and Rate-payers of the parish of 
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, praying for the repeal of ' 
the Window Duty, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of County Rate-payers of Coquetdale County Rates. 
West Ward, and others, praying the House to 
extend to the Rate-payers of counties a full and 
complete controlling power over the expenditure of 
the Rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from James and Elizabeth Robinson ;— oaths. 
and, London; praying the House to extend the 
privilege of Affirmation to all who believe the 
taking of any Oath to be opposed to their duty 
towards God,—were enatel and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of the Medical 
General and Parochial Dispensaries of Dublin, Charities 
praying the House to adopt some measure calculated (e="4-) 
toestablishasystem of Medical Relief to the families 
of the labouring classes in Jreland, under the in- 
spection, management and control of a competent 
Medical Board, founded upon the Medical Charities 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Maynooth 
Poslingford and Denston, praying the House not College. 
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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return showing the Sums paid for Law Expenses Commission. 
in each of the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 
and 1840, by order of the Poor Law Commissioners, 
for any Suits or Law Proceedings in which they 
have been engaged in the discharge of their Duties ; 
specifying the Amount paid in each case, the nature 
of each Suit, and the result of the Proceeding. 


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 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee pjymouth and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Exeter Road 
the Petition for the Plymouth and Exeter Road Bill, 8+". 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal certain of the provisions of an Act passed in 
the first year of the reign of his Majesty King George 
the Fourth, for improving parts of the Line of Road 
between the Borough of Plymouth and the City of 
Exeter, through Ashburton and Chudleigh, in the 
County of Devon: And that Sir John Yarde Buller, 

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland and Mr. Divett do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Plymouth 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Eastern Roads 
Petition for the Plymouth Eastern Roads Bill the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
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Ordered, 





70 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| 
for repairing the Road leading from Brent Bridge, 
in the county of Devon, to Gashing-street, in or near 
the borough of Plymouth, in the said county : And 
that Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Montagu Parker, 
and Mr. Collier do prepare, and bring it in. 


Liverpool and A Petition of William Spurston Miller, of Liver- 

Crosby Roads 9], in the county of Lancaster, Gentleman, Owner 
and Lessee of land and premises situate in the 
townships of Kirkdale, Bootle, and Linacre, in the 
said county, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Liverpool and Crosby Road Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


29°—93° Februarii. 





Court of Session 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
(Scotland.) 


A Return, in columns, of the Number of Causes en- 
rolled for Debate before each of the Lords Ordinary 
of the Court of Session, during each week respec- 
tively, from the beginning to the end of the last 
Session. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 
Registration Petitions from Maryborough West ;— Ballyadams ; 
of Voters _ = Tinnehinch ; — Portnehinch ; — Mountrath ; — 
a dae Stradbally (two Petitions) ;--Maryborough ;—-A bbey- 
leix ;— Portarlington ;--Borris-in-Ossory ;—Mount- 
melick ; — Slievemarigue ;— Maryborough East ; — 
Cullenagh ;—Ossory ;—Aghavoe;— Castle Martyr ; 
—-Clonmel ; — Durrow; — Roscrea ;— Shinrone ;— 
Templemore ; —Athy;—Parsonstown ;—-Bandon ;— 
Clonakilty ; — Down, Antrim, and the contiguous 
Northern Counties ; — Belfast;--Wexford County ; 
—-Callary ;— Delgany ;—Longford County ;— Clog- 
heen;—and, Bray; praymg 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 Ahoghill ;—Urney ;—Killyman ;— 
Clonuff ;—-Cooley ;— Rathcormac and Gurtroe;— 
Kanturk;—and Upper and Lower Fahan; praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
Registration Petitions from Tamlaght O’ Crilly ; — Larne ;— 
of Voters — ‘ Moncreagh ; — Banbridge ; — Portadown; — Dro- 
(Ireland) 5 an more and Garvaghy ; — Cove ;—Dunmurry ; — Lis- 
burn, &amp;c. ;-— Ballygomartin, &amp;c. ;—Grey Abbey ;— 
(Ireland) Bills. 4 ghadery;—A hoghill;— Ballymacarrett ;— Moylin- 
ney and Ballylinney ;— Belfast ;—Ballymoney ; — 
Shankill ; — Kilmegan ;—Layd and Ardclines;— 


Parliamentary 
Voters 











Kinnegad ;— Duneane ;-— Ballycastle;— Ballymena; 
Drummaul, &amp;c. ;—_Donoughmore ;--- Swords ;—-Rich- 
mond ( York) (two Petitions) ;--Carlingford ;— Mary- 
le-bone ;—Clare Abbey ;— Newry ;— Dungannon ;— 
Upper Killeavy ;—Saint Andrew's (Down) ;— Holy- 
wood ;— Carrickfergus ;—Sligo ;—and, Thomas Dix 
Hincks; praying that the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, and that 
the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Parliamentary 
Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Petitions from York ;—and, Bolton; praying that 
the Parliamentary Voters (/reland) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Parliamentary Petitions from Temp/emore;— Dublin (four Peti- 
Voters 


Ralendths $l tions) ;—Kilmeague ;— Enniscorthy ;--Clonaslee ;— 
aera : Moate ;— Kilkenny ;— Ballybay ;—Letterkenny —_ 
of Voters Mullingar, &amp;c. ;— Rosscarberry ;— Poyntspass ;— 
({reland) Bills. Fethard ;—Kilkeel ;—Ballinasloe; — Roscommon ;— 








A. 1841. 


Rathdrum ;— Newtown Mount Kennedy ; — Leeds; 
— Ennisherry ;—Poyntzpass ;— Clones ;—Liverpool ; 
—Athy ;— Nurney;— and, Bagnalstown ; praying 
that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, and that the Registration 
of Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,— were 


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


A Petition of Parishioners of the United Parishes Elective 
of Dunshaughlin and Culmullen, praying for an ex- Para 
tension of the Elective Franchise in Ireland, was (Iteland.) 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parliamentary 
reading of the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill ; Voters 
And a Motion being made, and the Question ('!an¢) Bil. 
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 Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


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


Martis, 23° die Februarii, 1841: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Law 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment Bill; Amendment 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 3" 


8th day of March next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. - 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- East India Rum 
mittee on the East India Rum Bill; 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- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


Means. 


The House was moved, That the Reports which, Metropolis 
upon the 23d day of May, and upon the 2d day of Improvements 
August 1838, were made from the Select Committee Bi" 
appointed to take into their consideration the seve- 
ral Plans for the Improvement of the Metropolis, 
concerning which a Report was made to this House 
by a Committee in the year 1836, 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 was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Report 
which, upon the 27th day of March 1839, was made 
from 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, 1837 and 
1838, together with any other Plans for the same 
object which they may deem deserving of considera- 
tion, and to report their Opinion as to the expedi- 
ency of adopting any of the said Improvements, 


and 


Regist 
Electo 
(Irelai 


Trot 


Ki 











Registered 
Electors 
(Ireland. ) 


Troops in India. 


Kidderminster 
Small Tene- 
ments Bill, 


Metropolis 
Mprovements 
Bill, ; 


No. 63. 


4. Vicroriz. 


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 Reports 
which, upon the 25th day of June, and upon the 14th 
day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, were 
made from the Select Committee appointed to take 
into consideration the several Plans for the Improve- 
ment of the Metropolis, concerning which Reports 
were made to this House in the years 1836, 1837, 
1838 and 1839, together with any other Plans for 


22°—.93° Februariz. 





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 Improve- 
ments, and also as to the best means of carrying 
the same into eflect, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; / 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to 
make a new Street from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, 
to Long Acre; and, also, a new Street from the east 
end of East Smithfield to Rosemary-lane; and for 
authorizing Advances to be made towards other Im- 
provements in the Metropolis : And that Mr. Edward 
John Stanley and Mr. Robert Gordon do prepare, 





and bring-it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 2d day of this instant February, that there 
be laid before this House, Returns of the Number 
of Electors on the Register for each County of Ire- 
land, qualified to vote at any Election which may 
take place before the ist day of May 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 Electors on the Register for the year, 
qualified to vote at any Election which may take 
place before the 1st day of May 1841, in each City, 
Town and Borough of Ireland; and distinguishing 
the Numbers in each place registered under the 
old Qualifications, specifying what such Qualifica- 
tions are in each reserved by the Reform Act, and 
the Numbers registered under the new Qualifica- 
tions admitted by the Reform Act; together with 








an Abstract of the Number of each class, and of 
the whole ; showing also a comparison of the In- 
crease or Decrease since 1835, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of a Letter from the Right honourable 
Thomas B. Macaulay to the Right honourable Sir 
John Hobhouse, Baronet, dated at the War Office, 
the 10th day of March 1840:—Of a Letter from 
the Right honourable Sir John Hobhouse, Baronet, 
to the General commanding in Chief, dated at the 
India Board, the 17th day of March 1840 :—And, 
of a Letter from Lord Hill to the Right honourable 
Sir John Hobhouse, Baronet, dated at the Horse 
Guards, the 31st day of March 1840. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Kidderminster Small Tenements 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates in the 
borough of Kidderminster, in the county of Wor- 
cester: And that Mr. Godson and Mr. Bulkeley 
Hughes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to 


make a New Street from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, 
Vou. 6. 


71 


to Long Acre, and also a New Street from the East 
End of East Smithfield to Rosemary-lane, and for 
authorizing Advances to be made towards other Im- 
provements in the Metropolis: And the same was 
read the first time; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee 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. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, army, Navy 
—An Account showing the Amount issued for the and Ordnance. 
service of the Army, Navy and Ordnance respectively, 
in each month of the years ending the 31st day of 
March 1839 and 1840 ; distinguishing the Grant of 
Parliament out of which the said Issues were made. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Assessed Taxes 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Return of (Scotlund.) 
Copies of Cases stated and signed by the Commis- 
sioners acting in the execution of the Assessed Tax 
Acts, determined by the Judges in Scotland, since 
the Date of a like Return made in the last Session 
of Parliament. 


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


Mr. Wyse presented, pursuant to Order, —— A ggucation 
Return of the Answers made by Schoolmasters in (Scotland. ) 
Scotland to Queries circulated in the year 1838, by No, 64. 
order of the Select Committee on the state of Edu- 
cation in Scotland. 

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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Court @ourt of 
of Chancery, which were presented upon Friday Chancery. 
last, be printed. No. 22. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the School of gehoct of 
Design, which was presented upon Friday last, be Design. 
printed. No. 65. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com- Tithe Commu- 
mutation, which was presented upon Friday last, be tation. 
printed. No. 66. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to West India West India 
Mails, which were presented upon Friday last, be Mails. 
printed. No. 67. 


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, 23° die Februari; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Cannan, one of the Official Assignees of Bankruptcy. 
the Court of Bankruptcy, was called in; and 

at the bar presented,—Return to an Order dated 

the 9th day of this instant February, for a Return 

of all Balances arising from Commissions or from 

Fiats in Bankruptcy issued prior to the ist day of 

January 1840, and which Balances were respectively 

remaining in the hands of the Official Assignees, at 





each of the Days following, viz. 11th July 1836, 
11th January 1837, 11th July 1887, 11th January 
1838, 11th July 1838, 11th January 1839, 11th July 
1839, 11th January 1840, 11th July 1840 and 11th 
January 1841; distinguishing each Estate by the 
name of the Bankrupt, the Date of the Commission 
or Fiat:—Also, stating the Date of all Orders for, 
and the Amount of Dividends declared, and the 
Total Amount of Proofs standing on the Proceedings 





Kk 4 on 








_ Queen Anne’s 
Bounty. 


Burwell Fen 


ae and Fen Lands and Low Grounds in the Parish of Bur-|liamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into 
avigation Bill, 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Harrogate 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Stafford and 
Rugby Rail- 


wily. 


Wigan Small 
Debts Bill. 


Newport Riots. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill 


Church of 
England. 


72 


on each of the Days before mentioned :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Holford, from the Office of the Governors of 
Queen Anne’s Bounty, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account of all Monies received 
and disbursed by the Governors of Queen Anne’s 


23° Februariz. 





A. 1841. 


® dopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 
a sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Tb le. 


Petitions from Donaghenry;—Ardbo ;—Mullagh; Registration 
— Lavey ; — Ashton-under-Lyne ; — Kilreren ; —- p teen 
Saint Mary, Limerick ; — Kilursa ;— Dysertigny ; Parliamentary” 
— Kinlough ;—Kiltasnet;— Newport ( Tipperary);— Voters 
Thurles ;—and, Balrothery ; praying that the Regis- (Ireland) Bill, 
tration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into 





Bounty during the year ending on the 31st day of| a law; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) 


December 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish Parliamentary 


Mr. Yorke presented a Bill for draining certain | of Athleague and its vicinity, praying that the Par- Voters 


(Treland) ; and, 
Registration 


well, in the County of Cambridge, and for improving | a law; and, that the Registration of Voters (Ire- of Voters 


the Navigation of the Lodes or Navigable Cuts | Jand) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and (Ireland) Bill, 
passing through the same: And the same was read | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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


Petitions from Finvoy; — Clonmany ; — Castle- Registration 








Ordered, That the Sub-Committee No. 4, on Peti-| pollard, &amp;c. ;— Weaford ;—Reformers of Ireland in of Voters 


tions for Private Bills, have leave to sit this day, till) Aggregate Meeting assembled ;— and, Clontibrit ; 


five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for improving 
certain parts of the Townships of Bilton-with-Har- 
rogate and Pannal, called High and Low Harro- 
gate, in the West Riding of the County of York, |). Pree! 
am protecting the Mineral Springs, and regulating liamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into a 


( Treland) Bill, 


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 Carrick-on-Suir ;— Manchester and Parliamentary 


Salford ;— and, Wexford; praying that the Par- rela a) Bil 


the Stinted Pasture in the said Townships: And the law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 


a second time: 


Petitions from MWuneaton;—and, Atherstone 


upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Ballymena and its 
vicinities, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


? 


taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Stafford and Rugby Railway Bill; and pray- 


ing that such Bill may pass inte a law,--were pre- 


A Petition of Serjeants of the Royal Monmouth Militia. 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Staff of Militia, praying that non-commissioned 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within 
the Town and Borough of Wigan, and the Towns 
of Chorley and Ormskirk, and other Places therein | the Table. 
mentioned, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


officers after completing their period of service may 
be allowed the same rate of pension as the Serjeants 
are entitled to, previous to the passing of the Act 
10 Geo. 4, regulating the Pensions of the Militia, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


to be read a second time. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alverstoke ;— Cheltenham ;— Bris- 
tol; — Charlbury ;— Brighton (Chairman) ;— Wis- 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cheltenham, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant Her free 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Corn Laws. 
Stockbridge Agricultural Conservative Association, 
praying that no alteration may be made in the ex- 

isting Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Newport Docs. 
of the Petition for the Newport Docks Bill, which, 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 


bech Union; —Christ Church, Spitalfields; —Peter-| same being read ; 


borough Union ;—and, Plomesgate Union; praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
authorizing the Wewport Dock Company to raise an 


into a law, as it now stands,—-were presented, and} additional Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Down Ampney ;— Badgington ;— 


relating thereto : And that-Lord Granville Somerset 
and Mr. Octavius Morgan do prepare, and bring it in. 


Tattingstone; — Syleham ; —— St. Cross ;— Aldbro’;\ A Petition of Poor Inhabitants of the parish of Upper Heyford 


— Wattisham ;— Shottisham; — Baylham Saint Pe- 


Upper Heyford, in the county of Oxford, taking Inclosure- 


ters ;—Kessingland ; — Boulge-with-Debach;—Bar-| notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
ham;—-Thorington ; —Hemingstone and Gosbeck ;— Upper Heyford Inclosure Bill, and stating their 


Palgrave ; — Herringfleet and Fritton ;— Wickha 


Market ;--Mettingham ;— Melton ;--Saint Lawrence, 
Itketshall ; — Walton ; — Cotton ; — Sproughton ;— 
Yaaley and Thwaite ;—Aldringham ;— Felixtow ;— 
Rickinghall, Superior and Inferior ;-— Middleton ;— 


m| right to cut fuel over a large tract of common within 
the said parish; and praying that provision may be 
made in such Bill for granting a proper allotment in 
land near the town, in lieu of such right, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bradwell;— Burgh Castle ;— Playford ;— Rushmere 
Saint Andrew ;— Hoo and Letheringham ;— Wey- 
bread ; — Bacton ; — Stutton ;— Kirkley ; -— East 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the Socialism. 
Leicester Branch of the Universal Community Soci- 


Bergholt ;-- Yoxford ;—Ipswich (three Petitions) ;-- | ety of Rational Religionists, commonly called So- 
Charsfield ;—and, Old Newton; stating that the po- | ciz 


pulation of the country has ouigrown the resources 
of the national Church ; and praying the House to 





cialists, praying for inquiry into the principles and 
objects of the system of Socialism, was presented, 





and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. __ 
A Petition 


Act. 


No 


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23° Februari. 73 


Vaccination A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in the | the Petition for the Barnstaple and Braunton Roads 

Act. county and city of Waterford, praying for an alter-| Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

ation of the Vaccination Act, 3 and 4 Vic. c. 29, by | Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

transferring the powers granted to the Poor Law | for repairing the Turnpike-road from Barnstaple to 

: Commissioners to a competent Medical Board, was | Braunton, in the county of Devon, and for making 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | certain new lines of Road to communicate with the 

Table. _same: And that Sir Bruce Chichester and Sir Tho- 
mas Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 


4 VicToriz. 


and, 


Medical A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Charities the county and city of Waterford, praying the House 
(Ireland, ) to adopt some measure calculated to establish a sys- 
tem of Medical Relief to the families of the labouring 
classes in Ireland, under the inspection, manage- 
ment, and control of a competent Medical Board, 
founded upon the Medical Charities of Zreland, was 
ary presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


ills, 
Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Roxburgh | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of aa 
the Petition for the Roxburgh and Dumfries 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- 





Table taining certain Turnpike-roads in the counties of 
and, , Roxburgh and Dumfries: And that Mr. Elliot and 
: NorthAmerican Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | Mr. Hope Johnstone do prepare, and bring it in. 
ils, Colonial Asso- on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ; : 
— oflre- the Petition for the North American Colonial Asso-| Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Slough and 
’ ciation of Ireland Bill, the Standing Orders had not | 02 Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Pred 
. been complied with, inasmuch as no Notice of the the Petition for the Slough and Colnbrook Road Bill, 


intended application had been given, as required by | the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
the Standing Orders in the case of Bills of the third | _ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Class. for more effectually repairing the Road from Cran- 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select ford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, with Roads 
Committee on Standing Orders. ° thereout to Eton Town End, and to the Great 


Western Railway, and from Langley Broom to Dat- 
- London and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | chet Bridge, all in the counties of Middlesex and 
| ean on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | Bucks: And that Mr. George Simon Harcourt, Sir 
Bill mend the Petition for the London and Tower Hamlets Ce-| William Young and Mr. Du Pre do prepare, and 
metery Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | bring it in. 
with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to! Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Christchurch 
establish a General Cemetery for the Interment of| on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Lynthurst 
the Dead, in the parishes of Saint Dunstan, Stepney,| the Petition for the Christchurch and Lyndhurst veeat ade 
and Saint Leonard, Bromley, in the county of Mid-| Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
dlesex: And that Mr. Byng, Colonel Thomas Wood | with. 








and Mr. Clay do prepare, and bring it in. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
‘ , for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
= Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | western side of the New Forest to Lyndhurst, all in 
Small’ Detts 08 Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of| the county of Hunts: And that Sir George Rose, 
Bill. the Petition for the Stoke-upon-Trent, &amp;c., Small} Mr. Fleming and Mr. George Philips do prepare, 
Debts Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | and bring it in. 
with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Kentish Town 
for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small | °" Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Paving Bill. 
Debts within and adjoining to the district called The | Petition of Directors of the Poor of the parish of 
Staffordshire Potteries: And that Mr. Alderman | aint Pancras, complaining of non-compliance with 
Copeland and Mr. Davenport do prepare, and bring the Standing Orders m the case of the Petition for 
it in. the Kentish Town Paving Bill was, referred ; That, 


in the case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Stand- 
Annan Fisheries Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee ing Orders had been complied “ithe. sa 


- on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Jocks, the Petition for the Annan Fisheries Bill, the appli- | for paving, gravelling, lighting, cleansing, draining 
cation did not come within the Standing Orders. | and improving the hamlet of Kentish Town, and its 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill vicinity, in the parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
for the more effectual Preservation and Improvement | county of Middlesex: And that Sir Benjamin Hall 
of the Fisheries in the River Annan, in the county ' and Lord Teignmouth do prepare, and bring it in. 
of Dumfries, and in the Streams and Waters running | 
into the same, in the mouth or entrance of the said| Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- public Petitions 
river, and on the Shores or Sea Coast adjoining to ject Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Fifth Report.) 
the said mouth or entrance: And that r. Hope examined the Petitions presented on the 18th and 
Johnstone, General Sharpe and Mr. Irving do pre- | 19th days of this instant February ; and had directed 
pare, and bring it in. him to make a Report thereof to the House. 


: : : Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

Southampton Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | and be printed 

Southamp Aglionby reported fro printed. 

nate ee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | a ; : 

Paving Bil, the Petition for the Southampton Trust (Saint Pan-| A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wethers- a 
eras) Paving Bill, the Standing Orders had been field, praying the House to refuse their sanction to College. 
complied wiih. any further grant of public money to the Roman 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 


alter, amend and enlarge some of the powers and Tead 5 and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


provisions of the Acts for paving and otherwise im-| A Petition of Pattern Designers, praying that the pesigns Copy- 
proving certain Streets in the parish of Saint Pan- | Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was right Bill. 
cras, in the county of Middleser: And that Colonel ' presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Thomas Wood, Lord Teignmouth and Sir Benjamin Mable. 

Hail do prepare, and bring it in. 


ford 


| A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Church 
ree Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | Presbytery ot Kirkcaldy, praying for the abolition (Beotier.) 
Roads Bill 8_Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, was Setland. 
; Vou. 96. | L presented, 









| 
| 
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Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Lord’s Day. 


Southwark — 
Improvement 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Canadu. 


No. 68. 


Canterbury 
Election. 


Copper. 


Tin. 


Needles and 
Fish-hooks, 


74 23°—9.4° 


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


A Petition of Daniel McEwen, of Paisley, pray- 
ing 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 Minister, Elders and Congrega- 
tion of Townsend-street Presbyterian Church, Bel- 
fast, praying the House to — measures for 
securing the due observance of the Lord’s Day, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


The Southwark Improvement (N° 1) Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 4th, 11th, 18th, 19th 
and 22d days of this instant February, 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 direc- 
tions accordingly. 


i Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Despatch from 
the Governor General of British North America, 
transmitting a Return from the Principal of the 
Seminary of Montreal, showing the Names of those 
who, since the passing of the Ordinance 3 Vic., 
c. 30, have commuted the tenure of their property ; 
with a Statement of the Amount of that Property. 

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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Stephen Marrell and William Lepine, respecting 
the Election for the city of Canterbury (being one 
surety in the sum of £.1,000), was unobjectionable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841; 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 1841; 
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 1841; 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 1841; distinguishing each sort, and to 
what Country exported :—And, of all Copper Ore 
that has been imported into the United Kingdom, 
without payment of Dutys for the purpose of Ex- 
portation, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Tin imported into the United 
Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841; distinguishing from what Countries im- 
ported ; also, an Account of all Tin exported from 
the United Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1841 ; distinguishing to what Coun- 
tries exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Memorial presented to the Board of 
Trade in November last, from the Manufacturers of 
Redditch, in the County of Worcester, relative to 





A. 1841. 


the proposed increase of Duties upon the Impor- 
tation of Needles and Fishhooks into France. 


Februariz. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- Prisons. 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Reports and of Schedules (B.), transmitted to the 
Secretary of State respecting Prisons. 

An Account of all Monies demanded, received Manchester 
and expended for the purposes of the Manchester Police. 
Police, made up to the 31st December 1839. 

An Account of all Monies demanded, received and 
expended for the purposes of the Manchester Police, 
made up to the 31st December 1840. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill Evidence Bil, 
to remove Objections to the admission of Evidence 
on the ground of Interest: And that Mr. Charles 
Buller and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Drainage of 
facilitating the Drainage of Lands in England and Lands Bill. 
Wales: And that Mr. Handley and Sir Robert Heron 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Turnpike Acts 
removing Doubts as to the Continuance of certain Continuance 
Local Turnpike Acts, and for continuing until the 3 
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 : 

And that Mr. Fox Maule and Lord Viscount Mor- 
peth do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Danish Claims 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 

leased to take into consideration the Report, bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners te whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their ships and cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807, and that Her 
Majesty willbe graciously pleased to advance to such 
claimants the amount of their respective losses as 
ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to assure 
Her Majesty, that this House will make good the 
same ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
the 4th day of March next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Parliamentary 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which was Voters ‘IL 
yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, Mls"? ® 
That the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) 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 Tuesday Morning ; 


Martis, 24° die Februarii, 1841: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi- Ecclesiastival 
astical Commission, which was presented upon Fri- Commission. 
day last, be printed. No. 69. 





Ordered, 





Moni 


Gold 
Cop} 


Cour 
(Sco! 


Am 
and 


Eas 
Cor 


que 





4 Victoriz&amp;. 


Municipal Ordered, That the Return relative to Municipal 

Corporations- Corporations, which was presented upon Friday last, 
No.70- be printed. 

Gold, Silverand Ordered, That the Account relative to Gold, Sil- 

Copper Coins ver and Copper Coin, which was presented upon Fri- 


No. 71. day last, be printed. 
Court of Session Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of 
(Scotland. ) 


Session (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Army, Navy 


and Ordnance, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. Fe 


No. 72. 


Amy, Navy 
and Ordnance. 


No. 73. 


And then the House having continued to sit til 
a quarter of an hour after twelve of the clock 


on Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Mercurii, 24° die Februarii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Arthur Duncombe presented a Bill for the 
a more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the Town or Borough of East Retford, 
in the County of Nottingham, and other Places in 
the Counties of Nottingham, York and Lincoln: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


East Retford 
Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Bristol and 
Exeter Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Ezeter and Bristol Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
extending and enlarging some of the provisions of 
the Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway: 
And that Mr. Henry Berkeley, Mr. Philip Miles 
and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Stamford 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 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 and otherwise improving the Town 
and Borough of Stamford, in the counties of Lén- 
colnand Northampton: And that Mr. Gilbert Heath- 
cote, Mr. Maunsell and the Marquis of Granby do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Whittlesea 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Tnclosure. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Whittlesea Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no Notices whatever had been given. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Clifton Bridge Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Bill, on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Clifton Bridge Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enlarging the powers of the Acts for building a 
Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton to the 
opposite side of the River, in the county of So- 
merset: And that Mr. Henry Berkeley, Mr. Philip 
Miles and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring 
it in, 
wiley. Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

ad Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sedgley Road Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing and improving the Roads commonly called 


the Sedgley Roads, in the county of Stafford, and 
Vou. 96. 


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75 


for making a new Line of Road connected there- 
with, in the said county: And that Lord Viscount 


Ingestre, Colonel Anson and Mr. Hawkes do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London Bridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ———— 
the Petition for the London Bridge Approaches and change , wing 
Royal Exchange Avenues Bill, the Standing Orders nues Bill. 

a been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
further extending the Approaches to London Bridge 
and the Avenues adjoining to the Royal Exchange, 
in the city of London, and for amending the Acts 
relating thereto respectively: And that Sir Matthew 
Wood and Mr. Crawford r&amp; prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Portbury Pier 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of = Approaches 
the Petition for the Portbury Pier and Approaches ~ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Pier in the parish of Portbury, in the 
county of Somerset, with Works and Approaches 
connected therewith: And that Mr. William Miles 
and Colonel Gore Langton do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Pill (Somerset) 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of De Bill. 
the Petition for the Pill (Somerset; Dock Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. — 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Dock adjacent to the River Avon at Pill, 
in the county of Somerset: And that Mr. William 


Miles and Colonel Gore Langton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Woodside and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Hoylake Road. 
the Petition for the Woodside and Hoylake Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Lists of Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers were not lodged in the Private Bill Office 
before the presentation of the Petition, as required 
by the Standing Order No. 152. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the President of the Worcester Severn Naviga- 
Chamber of Commerce, praying that the Severn tin Bill. 
Navigation Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Murhur and Knock- Union with 
anure, praying for the repeal of the Legislative Ireland. 
Union of Great Britain with Ireland, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Nobility, Gentry, Clergy and other Church 
Inhabitants of that part of the county of Carnarvon, Establishment 
which lies in the diocese of Bangor, praying for the ‘Y***) 
repeal of the Act uniting the dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hugh Fraser, of Glasgow, pray- Universal 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Sefrage, &amp;e. 
Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gainsborough Union (Chairman) ; Poor Law 
—Great Bolton;—Ennis Union ;--and, Wakefield Amendment 
Union (Chairman) ; praying for the repeal or altera- a. 
tion of the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from King’s Lynn Union; — Cosford Poor Law 
Union ;—and, Crickhowell Union; praying that the Amendment 
Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, _ 

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as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Company of Proprietors of the 
Trent and Mersey Navigation ;—Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of lands upon the line of the proposed 
Stafford and Rugby Railway (two Petitions); — 
Company of Proprietors of the Staffordshire and 
Worcestershire Canal Navigation ;—and, Birming- 
ham Canal eg” complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the a: 
tion for the Stafford and Rugby Railway 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. 


Petitions from the Rural Dean of the deanery 
of Rhos;--and, Clergy of the deanery of Stow ; 
praying that tithes and tithe rent-charges may he 
exempted from all parochial rates, --- were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Rhynie ;— Ancrum ;—Athelstane- 
ford ;—Jedburgh ;— Cumbray ; —Culross ;—.Drum- 
blade ;—Strontian ;— Erskine ;— Dundee Presbytery 
(Moderator) ; — Ferryport-on-Craig ; — Saint Bos- 
well’s ;— Brechin; —-and, Edinburgh; praying for 
the abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland,--were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from West Halton; -— Lea and Lea 
Wood ; — Weston-under-Lizard ;—Great Rissington; 
—- Welford ;-- Didbrooh-cum- Pinnock and Hailes ;— 
Horsley ;—Deanery of Stow ;—Stow-on-the- Wold ; 
—and, Beckford and Ashton-under-Hill ; stating 
that the population of the oe has outgrown the 
resources of the national Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its effici- 


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


Petitions from the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company ;--and, Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway 
Company; praying for a modification of the tax on 
Passengers travelling by Railway—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cheltenham, Members 
and Friends of the Universal Community Society of 
Rational Religionists, commonly called Socialists, 
praying for inquiry into the principles and objects of 
the system of Socialism, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Burgesses 
and Inhabitants of the borough of Helston, praying 
for inquiry into the comparative merits of the ports 
of Falmouth and Dartmouth as packet stations for 
the West India Mails, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were tread, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Ipswich Docks Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Leeds and Wakefield Road Bill, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That inthe case of the Petition for 
the Harborough and Brampton Road Bill, the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Dalton Pier Bill, the Standing Orders ought not 
to be dispensed with. 


Q4° Februarit. 























A, 1841. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for British Com. 
the British Commercial Insurance Company Bill, — Tusur- 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. “"°° ~°mP*¥- 

The first and third Resolutions, being read a se- 
cond time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Blackwall 
the Petition for the London and Blackwall (Commer- Cailwes Ba 
cial) Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting further powers to the London and 
Blackwall Railway Company: And that Mr. Alston, 

Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Muskett do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of small Kidderminster 
tenements in the borough of Kidderminster, taking Small Tene- 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the ™™* 
Kidderminster erall Tenements Bill, and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Ordered, That the several Petitions relative to Machinery. 
the exportation of Machinery, which were presented 
upon the 15th and 16th days of this instant Fe- 


bruary, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Machinery. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Niger Expedi- 
Returns showing the estimated annual Expense for tion. 
Wages, Victualling, Stores, &amp;c., of the Niger Ex- 
pedition, distinguishing the Salaries of all Persons 
not forming part of the complements of the Ships 
to be employed :—And, showing the prime Cost or 
Purchase Money of the Vessels to be employed ; 
showing also from whom purchased, where built, 
and the actual Cost to Government to this date, as 
well as the estimated Cost when ready for Sea, 
including Stores, Victuals, &amp;c. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Customs Duty. 
Account of the Gross Receipts of Customs Duty 
collected at each Custom House of the United 
Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841 ; distinguishing the Amount of Re-payments 
for Drawbacks and Bounties of the nature of 
Drawbacks, of Bounties, and of Re-payment of 
Over Entries; together with the Amounts paid at 
each Custom House for Expenses of Office, for 
incidental Charges, and on other accounts; as well 
asthe Net Amountremitted from each Custom House 
to the Receiver General :—Also, the Gross and Net 
Receipts of each Custom House,. during the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1841, as compared 
with similar Receipts during the previous year. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of Controverted 
Elections; That they had selected the following Elections. 
Members who have consented to serve upon the 
Chairman’s Panel for the present Session; viz. 

The Honourable Robert Henry Clive, Lord Eliot, 

Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet, John Wilson Patten, 
Esquire, Edward Ayshford Sanford, Esquire, and 
Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Baronet. 

Mr. Ord also reported from the said Committee ; 

That they had divided the Members on the List 
referred to them into five Panels. 

Whereupon the Clerk decided by lot, at the Table, 
the order of the said Panels, and distinguished 
each of them by a number denoting the order in 
which they were drawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration 
reading of the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill ; » Voters 


é : ill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Gaiety 


upon Friday next. 


The | 


Lease al 
Release 





Supply: 


Ways a 
Means, 


Registr 
of Vote 
(Irelan 


Parlic 
Voter 
land) 


Parli 
Vote 
land 
Reg 
of V 
(Ire 





Lease and 
Release Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Voters {Ire- 
Jand); and, 
Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland) Bills. 


Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland) ; and, 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills. 


4, Vicroriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lease and Release Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read asecond 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. 


Petitions from Errigle Kieran ;—-Athlone (two 
Petitions) ;-— Tallonstown (two Petitions) ;—Clonfide; 
— Monalvey ;— Tinryland ;—Golden; —Mornington 
(two Petitions) ;-— Carlingford ;---Drumcliff;—-Down ; 
—and, Murhur and Knockanure; 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 Parliamentary Electors and others; 
— Tipperary ;— Queen’s County ; —Fintona ;—and, 
Balbriggan; 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 Inhabitants of Liverpool; praying 
that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newtown Limavady ; — Clondeva- 
dog ;— Dungarvan ;—and, Kells; praying that the 
Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill may not pass 
into alaw; and, that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
land) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tomacork ;—Lusk ;—.Dungiven;— 
Mullingar ;—Portumna;--Kilmacanonge ;— Kilpipe; 
Kilcullen ;—Clane ; —Ballynimee ;—Ballyragget ;— 
Ballyfane ;—Borrisoleigh ;— Gormanstown ; -—--Dub- 
lin (nine Petitions) ;—Arklow ;— Monaghan ;— Too- 
mevara ;— Bray ;—Kilmainham Wood ;—East Clo- 


nes (or Roslea) ;— Saint John, Waterford ;— Killi- | 


agh ;— Ballymore Eustace ; — Tullagherbigly ; — 
Loughinisland ; — Blancherstown and Castleknock ; 
—-Camusand Strabane;— Moira and Magheralin ;— 
Loughgiel ; — Dunmore and Ballinahinch; — Saint 
James and Ballysha, Wexford ; — Portaferry;— 
Urney ;—Seagoe;—- Mountrath ;— Saint Patrick's, 
Kilkenny ;—Rathconnell or Turin ;— Rathmines ;— 
Culdaff ;— Reformers of Ireland ;— Saint Mary’s, 
Donnybrook ; — Phibsboro ;-— Taghmon (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Castlepollard, &amp;c.;—Lichblea and Fairn; 
—Donesheagh and Knochavilla ; — Knockavilla;— 
Tullylish;—Saint Jamesand Ballysha;—Glanworth ; 
—Drumlane ;— Clonoulty ;—Kilquade and Kilmur- 
rey ;— Ballydaingin ;-- Killyshandra; — Mohill;— 
Outragh ;—Killany ;— Dunleer, &amp;c. ;—Annaduff ;— 
Noughvill;—Castletown; —Saint John’s, Kilenvoy, 
&amp;c. ;---Boyle; — Balleymascanlon ;— Louth ;— Fork- 
hill ;—Monager or Clone and Kilcormick ;—Ennis- 
corthy ;— Newtownbarry ;— Saint Mary’s, New Ross; 
—Kilseran and Stabannon ;— Ballymore and Mully- 
brack ; — Clonaslee ;— Kilbreecle ;— Drogheda (two 
Petitions) ;—Carrickbeg ; — Carrickedmond ;— Kil- 
connell and Aughrim ;— Clondalkin ; — Clontushert ; 
—Comeras ;—'l'rim ;— Owning and Templeorum ;— 
Innistiog and Roar ;—Clongish ;— Palmerstown ;— 
Lower Creggan ;— Maistrim ; — Drumeliffe;— Kil- 
morgan ;— Moynalty and Newcastle ;— Kilronan;— 
A thleague;— Moycullen;— Tullow ;—Anna East ;— 
Dulane ; — Lorrha ;—Kilmessan ;— Tamlaught Fin- 
lagan;—Knigh, &amp;c.;— Cahirconlish ;— Baltinglass, 
&amp;c. ;—Paulstown and Goresbridge ;—Monknewtown 


and Grange Gath ;— Castlerahan ;—Crosserlough ; | 


Vox, 96. 


Q4°—95° Februari. 


77 


— Holmnpatrick ;— Gainstown ;— Howth ’;-- Booters- 
town, &amp;c. ; ~Rush ;—Drumgath ;—Clanoe ;—- Fork- 
hill ;—Eglish; — Lower Killeavy ; — Basilisk ; — 
Dorrane alias Kilbride ;— Ogula, &amp;c. ;— Carlow ;— 
—Ballymachugh and Drumlumman ; —Crookestown ; 
— Dunshaughlin and Culmullen;—Cranmore;—Ath- 
boy ; — Killeconigan; — Kells ;— Killeely, &amp;c. ;— 
Craughwell and Ballymana ; -— Kilcloony ;— Kil- 
more ;—and, Inchicronan ; praying that the Regis- 
tration of Voters (Zredand) Bill may not pass into a 
law; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were 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 
Monday last, was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, That the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) 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 Gneitive :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Jovis, 25° die Februarii, 1841: 


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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had 
received a Letter, signed “Joseph Parkes,” Agent for 
the Petitioners Stephen Marrell and William Lepine, 
against the Return of the Honourable George Percy 
Sydney Smythe, for the City of Canterbury, stating 














that it was not intended to proceed with the Petition. 
And the said Letter was read, as followeth : 


oie! Westminster, 21, Great George Street, 

‘ 24 February 1841. 

“ As Agent for the Petitioners in the Petition 
of Stephen Marrell and William Lepine, presented 
on the 12th instant, against the Return of the Ho- 
nourable George Percy Sydney Smythe, for the City 
of Canterbury, and in compliance with the Act 2 
and 3 Vic. c. 38, I hereby give you notice that it is 
not intended to proceed with the Petition. 

I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 


Joseph Parkes. 
“To,the Right honourable the Speaker.” 


Ordered, That the Order made upon the 12th day 
of this instant February, for referring the Petition 
of Stephen Marrell and William Lepine, Electors of 
the city of Canterbury, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said City, to the Gene- 
ral Committee of Elections, be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Report, dated the 13th day of February 
1841, of the Commissioners on the Claims of British 
subjects for Losses sustained by the confiscation of 
book debts and merchandize on shore by the Spanish 
Government in the year 1804. ; 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the said 
Raper. 

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


Ordered, That the Account relative to Queen 
Anne’s Bounty, which was presented yesterday, be 
rinted . 
. Ordered, That the Copies of Reports and of Sche- 
dules (B.), transmitted to the Secretary of State, 
respecting Prisons, which were presented yesterday, 
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. 

| L3 


Parliamentary 


Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Canterbury 
Election, 


Spanish Claims. 


Queen Anne’s 


Bounty. 
No. 74. 
Prisons. 
No. 75. 





a na 


~ aera 28: 


East India. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 


; ture. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


Exchequer 
Court (Iree 
Jand.) 


78 25° Februariz. 


Jovis, 25° die Februariz ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order, — 
Copies of a Letter from the Government of India 
to the Court of Directors, dated the 10th day of 
August 1840, No. 23:—Of a Letter from H. 
Chamier, Esquire, Secretary to the Government of 
Madras, to F. J. Halliday, Esquire, Junior, Secre- 
tary to the Government of India, dated the 11th 
day of June 1840:—Of a Minute by the Right 
honourable Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Madras, 
dated the 9th day of June 1840 :-—Of a Minute by 
the Honourable J. Sullivan, dated the 11th day of 
June 1840:—Of a Letter from F. J. Halliday, 
Esquire, Junior, Secretary to the Government of 
India, to) H. Chamier, Esquire, Secretary to the 
Government of Madras, dated the 10th day of 
August 1840:—Of a Letter from L. R. Reid, 
Esquire, Chief Secretary to the Government of 
Bombay, to T. H. Maddock, Esquire, 7 to 
the Government. of India, dated the 3d day of July 
1840 :—Of a Minute by the Honourable Sir James 
Carnac, Baronet, Governor of Bombay, dated the 
16th day of July 1839:—-Of a Minute by the 
Honourable Mr. Farish, dated the 18th day of July 
1839 :—-Of a Minute by the Honourable Mr. Ander- 
son, dated the 20th day of July 1839:—Of a Minute 
by the Honourable the Governor, subscribed to by 
the Board, dated the 23d day of July 1839 :—Of a 
Letter from Z. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief Secretary 
to the Government of Bombay, to the Collector of 
Ahmednuggur, dated the 2d day of August 1839 :— 
Extract of a Letter from Z. &amp;. Reid, Esquire, Chief 
Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the 
Collector of Ahmednuggur (paras. 2 and 3), dated 
the 17th day of August 1839 :—Copies of a Letter 
from the Collector of Ahmednuggur to L. R. Reid, Es- 
quire, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, 
dated the 8th day of May 1840; with Enclosures : 
—Of a Letter from L. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief 
Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the 
Collector of Ahmednuggur, dated the 28th day of 
May 1840 :—And, of a Letter from F’. J. Halliday, 
Esquire, Junior, Secretary to the Government of 
India, to L. R. Reid, Esquire, Chief Secretary to 
the Government of Bombay, dated the 10th day of 
August 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,-—An 
Account, showing the Total Net Income and Ex- 
penditure of the United Kingdom, in each of the 
years 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840; the Amount of 
the Deficiency of the Income to defray the Ex- 
penditure in each of those years; and the means 
by which the said Deficiency of Income has been 
supplied. 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-A Copy 
of the Second Report of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed for carrying into execution the provisions of 
the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic c. 61, for the Improvement of 
the Navigation of the River Shannon ; with an Ap- 
pendix. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the Office of Acheson Lyle, Esquire, Second Re- 
membrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, 
between the 6th day of October 1839 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. 

















A. 1841. 


Copy of Treasury Minute granting an Allowance Superannna. 

of Superannuation to W. R. Wilson, Crier and tm &amp;e. 
Court-keeper of the Insolvent Debtors Court : — 
Also, of Minute granting a Special Allowance to 
Mr. T. Taylor, Comptroller General of the Customs, 
on the revocation of his Patent:—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar pre- yada 
sented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return of the Poor®~” 
‘Law Unions, distinguishing the County of each, to 
which an Order has been issued by the Commis- 
sioners prohibiting Out-door Relief to Able-bodied 
Paupers :——And, a similar Return of Unions to which 
no such Order has been issued. 


Copies of Notes and Papers relating to an Inquest Hendon Union, 


held before Mr. Wakley, upon a Pauper who died in 
Hendon Union Workhouse. 
Copy of a Minute of the Poor Law Commission- Poor Law, 

ers, respecting the Relief of Persons not resident 

within their Union, dated the 26th day of January 

1841 :—And then he withdrew. 

. Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That the Sub-Committee, No. 1, on Petitions for 
Petitions for Private Bills, have leave to sit this Private Bills 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


The Earl of Surrey presented a Bill to amend an Brighton and 
Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of his ie 
late’ Majesty King George the Fourth, for more ie 
effectually repairmg and improving the Road from 
Brighton to Shoreham, for building a Bridge over 

the River Adur at New Shoreham, and for making 

a Road to Lancing, and a Branch Road therefrom, 

all in the County of Susser: And the same was 


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


Mr. Bolling presented a Bill for repairing and Sedgley 
improving the Roads, commonly called the Sedgley ®o04 Bill. 
Roads, in the County of Stafford, and for making 
a new Line of Road connected therewith, in the said 
County: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen Canterbury 
and Burgesses of the city and borough of Canter- Pavement 
bury, in council assembled, taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Canterbury Pave- 
ment Bill, and praying that such Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented; and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for the more easy Stoke-upon« 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within and anaes 
adjoining to the District called The Staffordshire —| 
Potteries: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Rose presented a Bill for more ef- Christchurch 
fectually repairing the Road from the Western Side _ i. - 
of the New Forest to Lyndhurst, all in the County” 
of Hants: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- York and 


pany, praying that they may be heard, by their Not Midland: 


. ‘ Railway Ap- 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the York puedian Bill. 


and North Midland Railway Approaches. 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 


tion B 


Newe 
Subse 
Wate 
pany: 


Briti 
Glas 
Bill. 


Elsi 
(Ne 


ee 





4, Vicroriz. 


25° Februarie. 


79 


gevern Naviga- = Petitions from Wolverhampton; — Tenbury ;— | Naas;—Reformers of Ireland in aggregate meeting 
tion Bill. and, Proprietors of the Droitwich Canal Navigation, | assembled ;— Cloonacool ;— Kilcurry ;-—Ballygaw 
praying that the Severn Navigation Bill may pass | /ey ;—Loughgilly;—and, Cashel; praying that the 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also pre~ 
to lie upon the Table. sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Newcastle Petitions from John Hughes Preston, of Newcastle-| _ Petitions from Moncoin, &amp;c. ;—Longwood ;— Kil- Registration 
Subscription 


upon-T'yne, Gentleman ;— and, Owners and Occv- | finaghty ;—Laracor and Gallow;— Finglassand Saint of Voters 


— ae piers of property on the line of the proposed reser- Margaret's, Dublin ;—Moyclough ;— Kingscourt ;— sam lng 
_ voirs pel aqueducts, complaining that the Standing | Kil/begs and Killaghter ;— Kilbrew and Donny- Voters (Ire- 
Orders of the House in respect to the application | more ;— Killion ;—Urlingford, &amp;c. ;— Mullahoran ; 4) 7. 
for the Newcastle Subscription Water Company Bill, | —tosenallis ;---Kilabbin ;— Kilfera ;— Ardrahan ; 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they —Aughmish ;-- Davidstown ;— Oldcastle ; — Bree ; 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- | — Kentstown ;— Donomore ;—Thura ;—Killinkere ; 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read; | —Ennismagrath ;— Adare ;— Ballymore and Killare; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions |-- Ards Lower ;— Knochbride ; — Newmarket-in- 
for Private Bills. Fergus ; — Cleenish ; — Rinvarra ;— Killymard ;— 
Fethard ;-—— Tydavnet ;—- Desertonghill ; —Ardtrea ; 
British Plate Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | —TZynan ; — Rathdowney ; — West Tullabigly ; — 
GlassCompany on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of | Clonbroney ;—Glenravel ;— Killofin and KilmurPy ; 
me. the Petition for the British Plate Glass Company | —Zemplemichael and Ballymacormich ;— Donegal ; 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | —Lifford and Clonleigh ;-— Glendaloch ;-— Kilclief ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to | —-Moore ;— Lady’s Island, &amp;c, ;— Pomeroy East ;— 
incorporate for a further term the Governor and | Clonmoney ;--Rathfarnham ;—Ballee;-—Fermoy ;-—— 
Company of the British Plate Glass Manufacturers : | Zipperary ; — Ballinahinch ; — Moyne ; — Ballin- 
And that Mr. William John Blake and Sir Robert | garry ;—Mullinahone ;—Terryglass ;—Dunlavin ;— 
Harry Inglis do prepare, and bring it in. Donagh ;— Athy; — Termongamongan ; —Errigle ; 
— Middleton ; — Ennisheen ; — Cloone ;-— Creagh ; 
Elsing — Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select | — Cloonclare ; -- Saint Catherine, Dublin ;-- Kill 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Elsing Inclosure 
(No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
dividing, allotting and inclosing Lands in the parish 
of Elsing, in the county of Norfolk: And that Mr. 
Wodehouse and Mr. Burroughes do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


and Newtown; — Kilkenny (two Petitions); — 
Ittagh ; — Fenagh ; -- Coleraine ; — Shankhill ; — 
Maynooth ;—Shaseragh ;—Killyan and Kiloran ;—- 
Kileroan ; — Taughmaconnell ; — Rathcomath ; — 
Killucan ;— Friends of Lreland ;— Roscarbery ; — 
Timoleague ;—Kilgarriffe;—Ardnaguihe ;— Skibber- 
ene ;—Ballyclough ;— Cove ;—Mitchelstown ;— New- 
market (Cork) ; — Shandrum ;-—- Macroom ;— Em- 
lafad ;— Kilfian ;-— Bruree ;--Kilbanny ;-—Kilmal- 


l d Balli ;—Tullyallen ;—- Gl 
Stead’sPatent Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- ae dine pa DRE n Clonolill, Bey 
eh mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the | Cyonacool:-— Kilfne ; — Kildress ; -—- Cookstown ;— 
ompany ©" ease of the Petition for Stead’s Patent Wooden F } 


Lincoln Roads 
Bill, 


Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Parliamentary 


Paving Company Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
forming and establishing Stead’s Patent Wooden 
Paving Company, and to enable the said Company 
to purchase certain Letters Patent: And that Mr. 
Warburton and Mr. Farrand 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 Lincoln Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing, maintaining and improving 
certain Roads leading to and from the city of Lin- 
coln: And that Lord Worsley, Mr. Christopher and 
Colonel Sibthorp do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Maas ;—and, Cashel; praying that 
the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Belturbet and its 


Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
eS and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 
Petitions from Maglass and Ballymore ;—Kilrea ; 


— Hacketstown ; — Donagh ; — Clondavadock ; — 
Vou. 96. 


Termon M‘Gurk ; — Clogher and Walshestown ; -— 
Newcastle ( Limerick) ; ——- Croom ;-- Hacketstown ;— 
Herbertstown and Hospital ;— Ardagh ;—Balliso- 
dare ;— Kilberry ;—Kilmain ;—Cappamore ;— Balla; 
—-Killinagh;—Mayo;— Newquay ;—Ballymacnabb ; 
— Desertcreat ; — Lissam ;— Saint Patrick's (Li- 
merick) ;-~-Maybologue ;— Kilcock and Cloncurry ;-— 
Shircock ; — Aughnamullen, West ;— Drunard ; — 
Tempo ;— Rowerstown ;—Holycross and Ballycahill ; 
— Upper Creggan ;— Killrush ;— Russagh ;—Bun- 
ratiy ;— Innistymon ; — Tulla ;— Mary of Mount 
Carmel;—Slievgrine ;—Saint Patrick, Waterford — 
Cappoquin ;—Shrule ;—and, Kilmoily and Ardfert ; 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Zreland) 
Bill may not pass into a law ; and, that the Parlia- 
mentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


and others; — Horwich; — Arundel, Leominster, 
Warningcap and Poling ;— Canterbury ;— Little 
Lever ; — Westhoughton ;—Saint James (Wilts) ;— 
Northiam ;—Leeds ;— Worsbrough Common ;—Mer- 


Voters (Ire-"  yicinit ravine that the Parliamentary Voters | tyr Tydvil;—Ashburton;—Langford, Budville and 
we era (Ireland) batmes not pass into a law; ome that the Runnington --and, Bradford; praying that the 
of Voters Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may ‘pass into Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a 
(Ireland) Bills. a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | !@w, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
upon the Table. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Chelmsford 
Registration Petitions from Manchester ; — Cork ; — Bally-| Union, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
dircand) pi, Money ; —Lislee ;—Brinny ;—Kinneigh ;— Warring- law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 

* ton;—and, Sligo; praying that the ckisteotion of | lie upon the Table. 


Law Amendment Act, was presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





L4 A Petition 


Petitions from Chipping Sodbury Union ;—All Poor Law 
Saints, Poplar ;—Rev. William M. Smith Marriott }mendmen 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Merthyr Tydfil, Poor Law 
and its vicinity, praying for the repeal of the Poor Amendment 





“ outta _— bigs nines eta 


— 


2 = ear at 


Sot een EE AAPL eS 


fz — EE 


hoe natty en a 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund. 


Church of 
England. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Punishment of 
Death Bill. 


Church 
Establishment 
( Wales.) 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks, 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


No. 79. 


Bolton Police. 


Administration 
of Justice 
{No. 2.) Bill. 


A. 1841. 


80 25°—20° Februarie. 
A Petition of Master Mariners and Seamen of| A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Vaccination 

North Shields, praying the House to pass a law to|the southern riding of the county of Tipperary, am 

equalize the payments of the Merchant Seamen’s | praying for an alteration of the Vaccination Act 

Funds in every port of the Kingdom, was presented, | 3 and 4 Vic. c. 29, by transferring the powers thereby 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. given to the Poor Law Commissioners to a competent 

Medical Board, was — and read ; and or- 

Petitions from Harvington ;—Weybridge ;—Ler- | dered to lie upon the Table. 


wen ;—Llanfair Dyffryn Cloyd;— Minchinkamp-|  p,¢ House was moved, That the Report in respect Ipswich Docs 


ton ;—Ruthin;—and, Llanelidan; stating that the | .¢ the Petition for the Ipswich Docks Bill, which Bill 
population of the country has outgrown the re- 


si Be pes. ‘no the | 28 yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
sources of the national Church; and praying the Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


1 to read ; 
ee. paanentes, and read; and ordered to He Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
upon the Table. 


to enable the Zpswich Dock Commissioners to raise 
A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in | *, further Sum of ray And that Sir Thomas 
the southern riding of the county of Tipperary, Cochrane and Mr. Kelly do prepare, and bring it in. 


praying for the establishment of a system of Medical A Petition of Operative Letter Press Printers of Malicious 
Relief to the families of the labouring classes in | Dublin, denying the allegations contained in the Injuries 
Freland, wnder the inspection, management and | Petition of John Sewell Folds, relating to malicious (2%!™») 
control of a competent Medical Board, founded injuries to property in Dublin, which was presented 

upon the Medical Charities of Ireland, was pre- upon the 12th day of this instant February, and pray- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | ing for inquiry, was presented, and read; and ordered 
Table. to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parochial 
bourhood of Devizes, praying that the Punishment |to exempt Inhabitants from liability to be rated — 
of Death Bill may pass into a law, was presented, | towards the Relief of the Poor, and to declare the 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | effect and operation of an Act of the 6th and 7th 
years of King William the Fourth, “ for regulating 
Parochial Assessments,” so far as respects Tithes and 
Tithe Commutation Rent-charges: And that Mr. 

Hodges and Mr. Rice do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from the High Sheriff of the county of 
Denbigh ;—and, Rural Dean of the deanery of 
Rhos; praying that the Act uniting the dioceses of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor may be repealed, and that | : ay a 
no portion of the Church income in Worth Wales | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Right of 
may be appropriated to any other part of the United make further provision as to certain Rights of Voting Voting Bil. 
Kingdom,—were presented, and read ; and ordered for Members of Parliament in England and Wales : 
to lie upon the Table. And that Lord John Russell, Mr. Attorney General 

_and Mr. For Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 

A Petition of James Hudson and James Broadbent, | 
junior, praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Ordered, That the time for the first reading of Small Debis 
Bills to establish Local Courts for the recovery of 3's. 
Small Debts, be extended till Monday the 26th day 
| of April next. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com-| The Order of the day being read, for resuming Parliamentary 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the | the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Voters = 
case of the Petition for leave to make certain altera- | upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the sites 
tions in the Liverpool Docks Bill, the Parties be | Question, That the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) 
permitted to make such alterations in the Bill, ac- | Bill be now read a second time ; 
cording to the prayer of the said Petition. | And which Amendment was, to leave out the word 

Ordered, That the Parties be permitted to make | “ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
such alterations accordingly. | words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 

Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for removing | word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The 

Doubts as to the continuance of certain Local | House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

Turnpike Acts, and for continuing the Local Turn- | And the H mone — : 

pike Acts for Great Britain which expire with this | ‘ be F th ia on Fe Paneer to sit till after 
or the ensuing Session of Parliament: And the | ‘W'Ve O the Clock on Friday morning ; 

same was read the first time; and ordered to be | Veneris, 26° die Februarii, 1841: 

read a second time upon Monday next; and to be| And the Question being put ; 

printed. | The House divided : 

Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- | a a to - old —- ; 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of all | T * . ne “s i a " 7, 

Monies demanded, received and expended for the | . me Ed, Max es } 299. 
om of the Bolton Police, made up to the 31st| et Ir. Kdward John Stanley : 

aa aoe ellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 71 994. 

An Account of all Monies demanded, received and) g — ; a Yonge Baring : J 
expended, for the purposes of the Bolton Police, | O, a vod. That ae “a e Affirmative. : 
riade up to the 31st December 1840. Th, Bill rat the Bill be now read a second time: 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the |— 72°. ON Was accordingly read a second time ; and 
Table. | committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 


- | Monday next. 
A Petition of Sare Bannister, Barrister-at-Law, | 





praying that provision may be made in the Adminis- | 


tration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill, enjoining the Judicial | 
Committee of the Privy Council to hear and deter- | 


mine every Petition preferred to the Crown by or | 


| 


against any public officer, and every complaint or | 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Punishment of Death Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


claim at present cognizable by the Privy Council only | reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; 


_upon express reference by the Crown, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Tuesday next. 


Mr. 


Punis!iment 


of Death Bill. 


Parish Con- 


stables Bill. 








Paro 


Bill. 


Jew 


tior 


by 


t 
ill. 


4 Vicroriz. 


Parochial Mr. Hodges presented a Bill to exempt Inhabit- 

Assessments = ants from liability to be rated towards the Relief of 

“* - the Poor, and to declare the Effect and Operation of 
0. 77. 


an Act of the sixth and seventh years of King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, “ for regulating Parochial Assess- 
ments,” so far as respects Tithes and Tithe Commu- 
tation Rent-charges: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 24th day of March next; and 
to be printed. 


Jew s’ Declaza- 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
tion Bill. 


nesday next, the Jews’ Declaration Bill, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 10th day of March next. 


Spanish Ciaims. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Spanish 
No. 78. 


Claims, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before three of the 


clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Veneris, 26° die Februari ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
Whitby 


HE Whitby Improvement Bill was read a se- 
— cond time; and committed. 
P Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Britannia The Britannia Life Assurance Company Biil was 
Life Assurance 


Company Bill read a second time; and committed. 
eo Ordered, ‘That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Great North of The Great North of England Railway Bill was 

England Rail- yead a second time ; and committed. 

—- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Merthyr Tydfil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate. 


A Petition of Rate-payers, Owners and Occupiers 
of hereditaments and premises assessed and hable 
to be assessed to the poor rates of the parish of 
Merthyr Tydfil, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Merthyr Tydfil Stipendiary Magistrate 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 re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Severn Naviga- 


Petitions from the Newport Dock Company ;— 
tion Bill. 


Bristol Chamber of Commerce ( President) ;—Share- 
holders and Proprietors of the Gloucester and Berke- 
ley Canal;—Mayor and Town Council of Kidder- 
minster ;—Monmouthshire Canal Navigation Com- 
pany ;—Coal-masters of the counties of Worcester 
and Stafford ;—Mayor and Town Council of Eves- 
ham ;—l\ron-masters of the counties of Worcester and 
Stafford ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, and others, of 
Kidderminster ; — Inhabitants, Merchants, Ship- 
owners, Masters of Vessels, and others, of the port of 
Gloucester ;—-Members of the Chamber of Commerce 
in the Staffordshire Potteries, and others ;—Bankers, 
Merchants, and others, of the city of Worcester ;— 
Shareholders in the British Alkali Works, in the 
county of Worcester ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, 
and others, of Stourport ;—Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the borough of Worcester ;—Bankers, 
Merchants, and others, of the town of Warwick ;— 
Company of Proprietors of the Herefordshire and 
Gloucestershire Canal Navigation ;—Inhabitants of 
Ledbury ;—Owners of vessels, and Watermen, en- 


gaged between Stourport and Gloucester ;—Mayor, 
Vor. 96. 





95°—96° Februariz. 81 


Aldermen and Burgesses of Ludlow ;—and, Mayor 
and Members of the Town Council of Droitwich ; 
praying that the Severn Navigation Bill may pass 


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


The Severn Navigation Bill was read a second Severn Naviga- 
time; and committed. tion Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Godson presented a Bill for better assessing Kidderminster 
and collecting the Poor Rates in the Borough of Small Tene- 
Kidderminster, in the County of Worcester: And the ™™s BM. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Petitions from John Norrison of the city of York, york and 
Common Brewer ;—and, Inhabitants of the city of North Midland 
York; praying that they may be heard, by parties Tg mown 9 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
York and North Midland Railway Approaches 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 Blackburn Small Debts Bill was read a second Blackburn 
time ; and committed. Small Debts 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Abingdon Road Bill was read a second time ; Abingdon 
and committed. Road Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. William John Blake presented a Bill to incor- British Plate 
porate for a further term the Governor and Company Glass Company 
of the British Plate Glass Manufacturers: And the 2" 


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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Great Level 

Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom the Petitions of Te Wash 
of J. Motteux; of the Honourable F’. Greville Howard oo 
and J. Motteux ; and, of Ship-owners of King’s Lynn, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Great 
Level of The Wash Inclosure Bill, were referred ; 
That in the case of the Petition for the said Bill, 
the Standing Orders relating exclusively to Bills 
of the second Class, to which Class the Committee 
determined the application to belong, 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 on Guarantee 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Svciety. 
Petition for the Guarantee Society Bill, the Standing 
Orders relative to Bills of the third Class had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no Notices had 
been given in the London Gazette. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee Bradford 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of wanes gga 
the Petition for the Bradford (York) Waterworks”” 
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 neigh- 
bourhood of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
county of York: And that Mr. Lister and Mr. Bus- 


feild do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Dewsbury and 





Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Leeds Road 
M Petition 





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pel aoe A san a A 


SPE 


me ge 


preercs es 


eRe 


enn ee, 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 


Biil, 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Whittlesea 
Inclosure. 


Divorce Bills, 


Peat Forest 


Canal Bill. 


Liverpool and 


Crosby Road 


Bill. 


Medina River 
Navigation. 


arborough 
and Brampton 


Road Bill. 


82 26° Februariz. 


Petition for the Dewsbury and Leeds Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing the Road from Dewsbury to Leeds, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, and for mak- 
ing and repairing a Branch Road therefrom: And 
that Mr. Lascelles and Mr. Baines 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 South Metropolitan Gas Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
incorporating the South Metropolitan Gas Light and 
Coke Company, and for more effectually lighting 
with Gas certain places within the borough of South- 
wark, and other parishes and places in the counties 
of Surrey and Kent: And that Mr. Pattison and 
Sir John Seale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the 
Whittlesea Inclosure Bill, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, on giving the Notices in 
the London Gazette, and in some one and the same 
newspaper, published in the county of Cambridge, 
for three successive weeks; 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. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills be appointed. 

And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Fresh- 
field, Mr. Hayter, Dr. Nicholl, Sir Charles Grey, 
Mr. Darby, Mr. James Stewart, Sir John Yarde 
Buller, Mr. William John Blake, Mr. Wilson Patten, 
Dr. Stock, Mr. Lascelles, Dr. Lushington, Sir William 
Heathcote, Mr. William Evans and Mr. Baines. 


The Peak Forest Canal Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of John Bradley and Thomas Heyes, 
of Great Crosby, in the county of Lancaster, Yeo- 
men, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Liver- 
pool and Crosby Road 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. 


A Petition of William Hearn, of Newport, in the 
Isle of Wight, Gentleman, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Medina River Navigation Bill, had 
not been complied with, and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
he Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Harborough and Brampton 
Road _ Bill, which, upon Wednesday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That ieave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairmg and improving the Road 
from Market Harborough, in the county of Leices- 
ter, to Brampton, in the county of Huntingdon: 
And that Mr. Maunsell, Lord Viscount Maidstone 
and Mr. /alford do prepare, and bring it in. 








A. 184), 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Monkland 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Caval Bill, 
the Petition for the Monkland Canal Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Monkland Canal Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money: And that Mr. Lockhart and 
Mr. Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Liverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 2°cks Bill. 
the Petition for the Liverpool Docks Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to 
erect Transit Sheds 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 
raise a further Sum of Money, and for enlarging the 
powers of the Acts relating to the Docks and Har- 
bour of Liverpool, and for other purposes: And that 
Lord Viscount Sandon and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Mersey Con- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 'v4ncy Bill. 
the Petition for the Mersey Conservancy Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
preserving and improving the River Mersey: And 
that Lord Viscount Sandon and Mr. Cresswell do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Hodges and Mr. Emerson Petitions for 
Tennent be discharged from any further attendance Private Bills. 
upon the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Evans and Mr. Pa- 
kington be added to the Committee. 


The Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill was read a se- Gainsburgh 
cond time ; and committed. 9g Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ ” 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir Bruce Chichester presented a Bill for repairing Barnstaple 
the Turnpike-road from Barnstaple to Braunton, in #4 Brewnton 
° ° oads Bill. 
the County of Devon, and for making certain new 
Lines of Road to communicate with the same: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of John Richardson and John Connell, Glasgow avd 

of Fludyer-street, Westminster, Agents of the Glas- 7 ~_ &gt; 
. 2 - ae unction Rail- 

gow and Garnkirk Railway Company, complaining way, 

that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 

to the application for the Glasgow and Dundyvan 

Railway Bill, had not been complied with, and pray- 

ing that they may be heard against the same, was 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Sadler, Yeoman and Guardian Poor Law 
of the parish of Graffham, praying that the Poor Amendment 
Law Amendment Bill may pass into a law, was" 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other Local Courts. 
Inhabitants of the town of Soham, praying the 
House to pass a Bill for establishing Local Courts, 
with a view to provide a more speedy and less ex- 
pensive mode of recovering Small Debts, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Stirling Me- Medical 
dical Association, praying for a reform of the Me- Profession. 
dical Profession throughout the United Kingdom, 
more particularly as regards Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


Poor 
Ame 
Act r 


Imp 


Jer 


tio 








4, Vicroriz. 


Poor Law A Petition of Members of the congregation of 

Amendment Brook-street Chapel, Derby, praying that Protestant 

an Dissenters in Union Workhouses may be permitted 
to attend the places of worship of their respective 
communions, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Import Duties. A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
Traders of the borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, and 
its vicinity, praying the House to take into con- 
sideration the Report from the Select Committee 
on Import Duties, of last session, with a view to an 
entire revision of our Commercial Tariff, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Poor Law Petitions from Bideford ;— Chichester (two Peti- 

Amendment tions) ;— Chawleigh ;—and, Birkin ; praying that the 

” Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Poor Law Petitions from Honley;—Rev. Pryce Jones ;— 

Amendment Saint-George-the-Martyr, Southwark;—and, Mos- 


ton; praying for the repeal or alteration of the Poor 
Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Jews’ Declara- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


ion Be, of the Borough of Dovor, praying that the Jews 
Declaration Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Universal A Petition of Workmen in Messrs. William Brown 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


and Son’s Factory, Ki/marnock, 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 Inhabitants of Kinross and its vici- 
nity, praying the House to address Her Majesty to 
grant Her pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Newport Riots. 


Registration Petitions from Tullyallen ;—Abbyfeale ;—Roscom- 

(island) 3, mon ;—Kilbarron ; — Bagenalstown ;—and, Bally- 

Selhenntany brown and Lariga; praying that the Registration 

Voters (Ire of Voters (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law; 

land) Billss and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Toeian - Petitions from Lettcomb Bassett ;—Denham ;— 


Bunwell ;— Whaddon ;— Eversholt ;—Westoning ;— 
Timsbury ;—Flaxborough; — Barton-upon-Stather ; 
—Toddington;— Milton Bryan; — Yaverland ;— 
Twyford (Bucks); — Tibberton ; — Parkham ; — 
Northam ;—and, Sternfield; 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 


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


Public Petitions 


, Mr. William John Blake reported from the Select 
(Sixth Repurt. ) Cc 


ommittee on Public Petitions ; That they had ex- 
amined the Petitions presented on the 22d and 
23d 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. 


ee. Sir Hussey Vivian presented a Bill to authorize 
ng _. and facilitate the completion of a Survey of Great 
79. Britain and the Isle of Man: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 

time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 
som _— Mr. Pakington presented a Bill to amend the Law 
Page * respecting the Appointment and Office of County 


Vou. 96. 


26° Februariz. 


83 


Coroner, and the Expenses of Inquests: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday, the 10th day of 
March next; und to be printed. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had gaint Alban’s ; 
received two Reports from the Examiner of Recog- and, Walsall 
nizances ; the first stating that the sureties to the Elections. 
Petition of Samuel Story and ‘Thomas Foreman 
Gape, respecting the Election for the Borough of 
Saint Alban, were unobjectionable ; and the se- 
cond stating that the surety to the Petition of Joseph 
Hickin, respecting the Election for the Borough of 
Walsall, (being one surety in the sum of £.1,000,) 
was also unobjectionable. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Emigration 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of any (Australia.) 
Correspondence relative to the application of the No. 81. 
Land Revenues in the Australian Colonies, with re- 
ference to Emigration. 

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


Ordered, That the Reports which, upon the 23d Machinery. 
day of February, the 10th and 23d days of March, 
the 5th and 15th days of April, and the 21st day of 
May 1824, were made from the Select Committee 
ona g to inquire into the state of the Law of the 

nited Kingdom, and its consequences, respecting 
Artizans leaving the kingdom, and residing abroad; 
also, into the state of the Law and its consequences, 
respecting the exportation of Tools and Machinery; 
and into the state of the Law and its effects, so far 
as it relates to the combination of Workmen and 
others to raise wages, or to regulate their wages and 
hours of working ; and to report their Opinion and 
Observations thereupon to the House, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Machinery. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 30th 
day of June 1825, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of the Law 
and its consequences, respecting the exportation of 
Tools and Machinery, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them, be referred to the 
said Select Committee. 


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 ofa Despatch from Sir G. Gipps, Governor 
of New South Wales, to the Secretary of State for 
the Colonies, transmitting a Report of the progres- 
sive discovery and occupation of that Colony during 
the period of his administration of the 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Sir George Rose: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Bolckow’s 
for naturalizing Henry William Ferdinand Bolchow, Nt. Bil. 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 
The Lords request that this House will be tmport Duties. 
pleased to communicate to their Lordships a Copy 
of the Report from the Select Committee of this 
House appointed, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, 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 Possessions abroad, or whether the Duties 
are for the purposes of Revenue alone; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix and 
Index thereto:—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 





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PEaeauueeet aes; 


Bolckow’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Lord Keane’s 
Annuity Bill. 


EastIndiaRum The House, according to Order, resolved itself. 


Bill, 





84 26° Februari. A. 1841. 


Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to} Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the last part of the said Message by Messengers of|the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
their own. consideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 

And the Messengers were again called in, and | amended, to be printed. 

Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then | 


they again withdrew. The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankruptey, 
| reading of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Insolvency and 
Bolchow’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Bill ; Lunacy Bill, 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. | Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Monday next. 

The Order of the day being read, for the second : 
reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill ; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time , mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) of Justice 
upon Monday next. | Bill ; . (H. 2.) 08. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 

The Order of the day being read, for the second | 22d day of March next, resolve itself into the said 
reading of the County Courts Bill ; | Committee. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon | 
Friday the 12th day of March next. 





| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
| wate on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) ge 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself Bill; (No. 2.) Bill. 
into a Committee upon Lord Keane’s Annuity Bill. | Resolved, That this House wil!, upon Monday the 
- |22d day of March next, resolve itself into the said 
(In the Committee.) 


| Committee. 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill; of Voters 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the eee 


Crause, N° 1, (Annuity of £.2,000, granted to | 96th day of March next, resolve itself into the said 
John Lord Keane and his two next heirs) read. | Committee. 
Amendment proposed : L. 6. To leave out the words; 
“and to the two next surviving heirs male of the| ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike Acs 
“ body of the said John Lord Keane who may ‘mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Jreland) Continuance 
“ succeed to the title of Lord Keane, for their lives | Bill ; oe , (Ireland) Bill 
“ respectively ”’——read. Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Question ‘put, That the words proposed to be left resolve itself into the said Committee. 
out, stand part of the Clause ; | 
The Committee divided : | The Lease and Release Bill was, according to Lease and 
a a a oo ( Lord Seymour, ha 17 Order, read a second time; and committed to a Release Bill 
ellers tor the Yeas, \. Mr. John Parker : * Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
j Mr. Ewart, 71 - next. 
?'\ Captain Hamilton : j rf 


Cuiause, N° 1, agreed to. 








Tellers for the Noes 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 

; mittee of Supply ; 

Cuiauses, N°2 and N° 3, agreed to. | Resolved, ‘That this House will, upon Monday 

Preamble read, and agreed to. next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal mittee of Ways and Means ; i: Means. 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the | Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday | : 
next. “| Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment, 
House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





into a Committee upon the East India Rum Bill. | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Medical Pro- 
for the better Government of the Medical Profession — (No.s.) 
' in Great Britain and Ireland: And that Mr. Hawes, 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para-| Mr. Warburton, Mr. Ewart, and Mr. Hutton do pre- 
graph. pare, and bring it in. 

Preamble postponed. 


(In the Committee.) 





Cuausss, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to 
Cravuses, N°3 and N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken xingston-upom 
before the Committee on the Bill for providing a Hull Docks Bill 
_ Dock, and other Works connected therewith, in ad- (184°) 


Criause, N° 5, agreed to. | dition to the Docks already established at the Port No-83. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. of Kingston-upon-Hull, and for amending the Acts 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. relating to such last-mentioned Docks, in the last 


Mie Session of Parliament, be printed. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 


reported, That the Committee had gone through the | A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Municipal 


Kill, and made Amendments thereunto. | posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to en- Councils. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- | able Municipal Councils to raise Monies by granting 
day next. | Annuities, and to apply the same in Payment of 


\old Debts :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 


Railways Bill, The House, according to Order, resolved itself the House, withdrawn. 


No. 82. 


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-|R 
mittee had gone through the Bill, a | 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Mates. 


Return of all Mates in the Royal Navy, showing 
nd made Amend-! the year and month in which they passed their exa- 
|mination for the rank of Lieutenant, distinguishing 
| those now serving on board Her Majesty’s Ships. 

Resolved, 


{nques! 
Pauper 





Me 
fess 


Bil 


Bi 


ao 





One 


Bill 


{nquests on 
Paupers . 


Medical Pru- 
fession (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


No. 84. 


County Courts 
Bill (1827.) 


No. 85. 


East India. 
No. 86, 
Public Income 


and Expendi- 
ture, 


No. 87. 
Shannon 
Navigation. 

No. 88. 
Poor Law 


Amendment 
Act. 


No. 89. 
Hendon Union. 


No. 90. 


Poor Law. 


No. 89. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway Bill, 


Severn Navi- 
zation Bill, 





4, VicroRI£. 


26° Februari 


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 Cases, for Seven years, 
before and since the New Poor Law came into 
operation, to the latest period to which the Return 
can be made up, on which Inquests have been held 
on the bodies of deceased Paupers, specifving the 
names and ages of each, the Places in which such 
Inquests have been held, the Names of the Coroners, 
and the Verdict of the Juries :—Copies of the Mi- 
nutes of Evidence taken on the Inquest held before 
the Coroner of the County of Middlesex on the 
body of Samuel Daniels, at Chelsea, in the County 
of Middlesex, in August 1840:—Of the Minutes of 
Evidence taken on the Inquest held before the Co- 
roner of the County of Middleser on the body of 
James Linsey, in the Union Workhouse at Hendon, 


—1° Marti. 85 


The Chelsea Poor, &amp;c. Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The Exmouth Market Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


the Ipswich Dock Commissioners to raise a further 
Sum of Money: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





in the County of Middlesex, in November and De- 
cember 1840 :—And, of the Minutes of Evidence 
taken on the Inquest held before the Coroner of the 
County of Middlesex, on the body of Elizabeth Friry, 
in the Parish of Kensington, in the County of Mid- 
dlesex, on Monday the 3d day of November 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. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill for the better Govern- 
ment of the Medical Profession in Great Britain 
and Jreland: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day the 10th day of March next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, for the more easy Recovery of Small Debts, 





The Birkenhead Church Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wells (Somerset) Roads Bill was read a se- 
cond time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


gistrate Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no Notices, at the times a 
cified in the Standing Orders, had been given ; but 
it was proved to the Committee that, at the General 
Quarter Sessions for Glamorganshire, holden on the 














in the County Courts of England and Wales, and 
for extending the Jurisdiction thereof, which was 


ordered to be printed on the 22d day of June 1827, 
be re-printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to East India, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Public In- 


come and Expenditure, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Shannon 
Navigation, which was presented yesterday, 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 the Hendon 
Union, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





| 
{ 


Luna, 1° die Martii ; 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


i ee E Durham and Sunderland Railway Bill 





'on Petitions for 


5th day of January last, the following Resolution was 
entered into, viz. “ Resolved unanimously, That this 
court, considering the appointment ofa Police Magis- 
trate with a proper Police Force for the town and 
parish of Merthyr Tidfil, m this county, to be of 
great importance, doth hereby recommend that steps 
be immediately taken for the purpose of making 
application to Parliament, in the next session, for an 
Act to establish a Stipendiary Magistrate, with a 
competent Police Force, for the said town and 
parish, to be paid out of the rates for the said town 
and parish;” and that, in consequence, the Notices 
were given on the 15th, 22d and 29th days of January 
in the London Gazette, and on the 16th, 23d and 
30th days of January, in the Merthyr Guardian; and 
a Notice was affixed to the outer door of the Parish 
Church of Merthyr, and of Dowlais Chapel, on Sun- 














| days the 17th, 24th and 31st days of January, being 


} 


the only churches within the borough of Merthyr 
Tydfil, to which place alone the provisions of the 
| Bill extend. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene yer from the Select Committee 
rivate Bills; That in the case of 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually widening and improving the 
Road from Wells to Highbridge, with a Road there- 
out to Cheddar, all in the county of Somerset: And 





was read a second time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. | 


o.@ 
Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the | 


Stourbridge Navigation ;—Company of Proprietors | 
of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navi- 
gation ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the Stour- | 
bridge Extension 0% praying that the Severn 
Navigation Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- | 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 
VoL. 96. 


\ 


that Mr. William Miles, Colonel Gore Langton and 
Mr. Hayter do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; 


the Petition for the Merthyr Tydfil Stipendiary Ma- ™ 


Chelsea Poor, 
&amp;c., Bill, 


Exmouth 
Market Bill. 


Sir Thomas Cochrane presented a, Bill to enable Ipswich Docks 


Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Gas and Watere 
works Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Church Bill. 


Wells (Somer- 
set) Roads Bill. 


Merthyr Tydfil 
Stipendiary 
agistrate. 


Wells and 
ighbridge 


H 
| the Petition for the Wells and Highbridge Road Bill, maak Se. 


Neptune Ma- 


That in the case of rine Lnsurance 


the Petition for the Neptune Marine Insurance Com- Company Bll, 


pany Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Legal Proceedings by or against the 
Neptune Marine Insurance Company: And that Sir 
James Duhe and Mr. Hutt do prepare, and bring itin. 


M3 Mr. 





Middlesex 
Sessions Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 


Railway Bill. 


Wigan Small 
Debts Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Medical Pro- 
fession ; and, 
Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Treland ) Bill, 


Registration 

of Voters 
(Treland) ; and, 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills, 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Voters ( Lre- 
land) Bi.l. 


86 


Mr. Greene reported trom the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Middlesex Sessions Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for allowing a Salary to the Chairman of the Mid- 
dlesex Sessions, and for enabling Sessions to be 
commenced during Term: And that Colonel Wood 
aud Sir James Duke do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wigan Small Debts Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Members of the Council of the Pro- 
vincial Medical and Surgical Association ;— Callan 
Union (Chairman) ;— Dore Union ;— Holbrooke ; 
— Salford Union ;— Bassingbourn ; — Farnworth ; 
—Merthyr Tydfil (two Petitions) ;—Portarlington ; 
—G. R. W. Baxter ;— Nottingham Union ;—Saint 
Luke, Middlesex ; — Nottingham; —and, Stokesley 
Union ; praying that the fon Law Amendment 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Hereford Union ;—- Halstead Union ; 
—and, Bassingbourn; praying for an alteration of 
the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surgeons and Apothecaries resident 
in the town of Wade Bridge, praying for the conso- 
lidation of the Medical Profession into one faculty, 
with the power of electing their own senate; and 
for the appointment of a medical commissioner, to 
superintend medical relief in the Poor Law Unions, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Larne ;— Tandragee ; — Dungan- 
non; —and, Nenagh; praying that the Registration 
of Voters (Jre/and) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
a and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Faughart ;— Gowran ;—Muchully ; 

— Edenderry ;—Rahan;—Shinrone, &amp;c.;— Killeum- 
rearagh and Kilmonahan ;—Dunsford ;—--Dvnkerrin 
and Moneygall;—Portarlington ;—Rynagh, Bana- 
gher ;— Enniskillen ;— Kennetty ;-— Bandon ;— Water- 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Clonmeen ; —Ballynascreen ; 
— Ahina ;— Castlelyons ;—-Kilmeen and Castleventry ; 
— Thomastown ;— Dromara ;—Saul ;— Rosbercon;— 
Faughanvale ;— Kilfenora ;— Killeden ;— Ballylong- 

ford;— Lower Kilcoo; — Templetown and Hook ;— 
Kilsherdiney ;— Geashill and Ballykeane;— Roscrea; 

-— Ballinamona ;--Dromid ;--Kilmuckhridge ;--Lanah 

Lower ;— Abbeyknockmoy ;-—Kilmon ; —Kiltarton ; 

—Gartan ;—Drumath ; — Killshanich; -— Clonmel ; 
— and, Galway; praying that the Registration of 

Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law ; and, 
that the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill may 
pass into a law,— were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballycallan ;—Rasharhin ;— Ses- 
hinane ; — Kilmactigue ; — Curry ;—and, Achonry ; 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 

ill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Killea and Passage, 
praying that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


1° Marti. 








A. 1841. 


Petitions from Kilrea;—and, Salford; praying Parliamentary 
that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may Me (Ire. 
not pass into a law; and, that the Registration of p, 5 and, 


: ps Registrati 
Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were of Voters it 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the (Ireland) Bits, 


Table. 


A Petition of Persons professing the Jewish Reli- Jews’ Declan. 
gion, residing in the city of Dublin, praying that the tio Bill. 
Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Roscrea, and other places ;—and, Medical 
Parsonstown ; praying for the establishment of a Charities 
system of Medical Relief to the families of the “e!4) 
labouring classes in Jreland, under the inspection, 
management and control of a competent Medical 
Board, founded upon the Medical Charities of Zre- 
land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of small tenements in Rating of 
the parish of Areley King’s, praying that small tene- Tenements, 
ments may be exempted from being rated to the re- 
lief of the Poor, and the repair of the Highways, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, praying Union with 
for the repeal of the Legislative Union of Great Ireland. 
Britain with Ireland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the Railways. 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway ;— and, Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway 
Company ; praying for a modification of the tax on 
passengers travelling by Railway,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of Arvon ;—-Aber- Church 
ffraw, &amp;c. ;— and, Rural Deanery of Twrcelyn ; pray- Establishment 
ing for the repeal of the Act uniting the dioceses of (Wales) 
Saint Asaph and Bangor ; and that no portion of the 
Church property of North Wales may be applied to 
any other part of the United Kingdom,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


Petitions from ZLlanaelhaiarn;— Otterton;— Cola- Church of 
ton Rawieigh ;— East Budleigh ;—Monyash;— Hor- England. 
ton; —Hulcote and Salford ;— North Walsham ;— 
Brompton Ralph ;— Tardebigg ; — Criccieth and 
Ynys Cynhaiarn ;—Clifton Campville ;—and, Red- 
ditch ; 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingsbridge, Dod- Local Courts. 
brooke, and vicinity, praying for the establishment 
of Courts of Request, with a summary and inexpen- 
sive jurisdiction, in every town of any importance in 
the kingdom, was presented, and read ;. and ordered 
to he upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carmylie;— Moderator and Clerk Lord’s Day. 
of the Presbytery of Annan ;—and, Moderator of 
the Presbytery of Meigle; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing the due observance of 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. Dugdale and Brothers :— Designs Copy- 
Charles Swaisland;— Arthur and Kinnier ; —Ri- tish* Bill 
chardand Milton Smith ;— Ephraim Burford ;—and, 

Henry N. Turner; praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 


Dra 
Lan 


Mol 


M 


es eo 





Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


No.91. 


Molasses. 


Navy. 


Maynooth 
College. 


4, VicrorRiz. 


Petitions from Cockhey Moor ;—Entwisle ;— Edge- | 
worth ;—Harpurhey ;— Tottington ;—Bury (Lan- | 


1° Martii. 


87 


peared to the Committee that the Standing Orders, 
so far as regards the assignment of the English 


caster) ;— Glossop ;—Blackburn ;— Bacup ;— Ard- Patent, had been complied with, and it was stated 
wich ;— Birkacre (two Petitions) ;—Ancoats ;—Bol- | to the Committee, that it was not the intention of 
ton-le- Moors ; — Sunnyside ; —Overdarwen ;— Man- | the Petitioners to take powers in this Bill for the 
chester (three Petitions) ;—Cheadle ;--Belmont ;— | assignment of the Patents relating tc Scotland and 
Rochdale;—New Mills;— Messrs. Butterworth and | Ireland. 


Brooke;— Thomas Bentley ;—John Bennet ;—Coates | 
and M‘Naughten ;— Thomas Duckworth ;— Thomas | 
and John Dalton ;-— Samuel Dewhurst &amp; Co.;— 
Gisborne and Wilsons ;—John Gailemore ;—G. B. 
Geill &amp; Co. ;—John Hamer &amp; Co. ;— Halland Gor- 
ton ; — Otho Hulme and Sons ;— William Yates ; — 
Downs, Fennihough and Son ;—Ainsworth, Sykes &amp; 
Co. ;—-George Andrew and Sons;—James Greaves ; 
—Grimshaw &amp; Co. ;—Smith and Lockett ;— Thomas 
Sutter; — Lawrence Short ; — Wright, Aylmer and 
Wilson ;—John Wardley ;— Potter and Ross;— Wil- 
liam Seedren ; — Sandiford &amp; Co. ; — Thomas Wil- 
liams ;—Hardman, Price and Griffin ;— and, John 
and Robert Ashton; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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 the 15th day of 
this instant March ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and 
Manufactures of Greenock, praying that foreign 
Molasses may be permitted to be refined in bond for 
exportation, as foreign Sugar now is, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Brown and Charles Wood, 
praying the House to devote more time to the sub- 
ject of the rights of Seamen, the means of manning 
the Fleet, and doubling the number of our Merchant 
Ships by taking off the duty from oak imported, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Biddulph;— Horton ;--Carlow ;— 
Penryn; — Great Yeldham; —and, Norton-in-the- 
Moors ; praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Medburn 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure. 


the Petition for the Medburn Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no Notices had been inserted in the London 
Gazette. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene — from the Select Committee Newry Naviga- 
rivate Bills; That in the case of “™ 


on Petitions for 
the Petition for the Newry Navigation Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Notices were not given in the Dublin 
Gazette until the 18th and 25th days of December 
last, and the 1st day of January last, and in the 
Newry Telegraph on the 17th, 24th and 31st days of 
December last, and inasmuch as Notice had not been 
given to any Owners whose lands might be affected 
by the extension of time ; but the Petitioners stated 
they did not wish to extend the power to take 
land, and would be willing to consent to the intro- 
duction of a Clause in the Bill preventing them 
from doing so. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bradford 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (Wilts) Road. 


the Petition for the Bradford (Wilts) Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the vertical scale is less than one inch 
to every one hundred feet ; but it appeared to the 
Committee, that the only alteration in the level of 
the existing Road was to raise a part about 60 yards 
in length, a height of about one foot nine inches. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Manchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of nd Leeds 


Roman Catholic Petitions from E’ndon ;—Carlow County ;—and, 


the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds Railway setae 
Relief Act. Biddulph ; praying for the repeal of the Roman | Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
Catholic Relief Act,—were presented, and read ;| with, no Notices whatever having been given. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Wishaw and Mr. Oswald presented a Bill for enabling the 
— Wishaw and Coltness Railway Company to raise a| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee West Durham 
v” farther Sum of Money : And the same was read | on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Rey Bil 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second | the Petition forthe West Durham Railway Bill, the 
time. Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
Cambuslang A Petition of Merchants in Glasgow, complain-| enable the West Durham Railway Company to 
— ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect | raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Bridges, to the application for the Cambuslang and Muirkirk | Act relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. 


T ay lor’s Patent 
Wood Cutting 
Company, 


Road and Bridges Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 





themselves and their agents, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for Taylor’s Patent Wood Cutting 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no Notices had been 
given in the Edinburgh and Dublin Gazettes, and 
the Petition prays for powers to assign both the 
Patents confined to England and the colonies, and 











those extended to Scotland and Ireland ; but it ap- 
Vot. 6, 


Harland, Mr. Bowes and Mr. Liddell do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Upper Heylord 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 


the Petition for the Upper Heyford 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 Upper Heyford, 
in the county of Oxford: And that Lord Viscount 
Villiers and Lord Norreys do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The Barnstaple Roads Bill was read a second ensagte 


‘ 


time ; and committed. 


M4 Ordered, 








John Joseph 
Stockdale. 


Window Duty. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Needles and 
Fish-hooks. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Drainage 
Ireland.) 


Annuities. 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


Feargus 
O'Connor. 


Rational 
Religionists. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 





88 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 


mittee of Selection. | 


A Petition of Johu Joseph Stockdale, complaining 
of his late imprisonment in Vewgate, by order of this 
House, and praying for investigation into certain al- 
legations in his Petition, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Richard Gude, of Georae-yard, | 
Lombard-street, in the city of London, praying for | 
the repeal of the Window Duty, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Parsonstown ;—and, Roscrea, and 
other places; praying for an alteration of the Vac- 
cination Act 3 and 4 Vic., c. 29, by transferring the 
powers thereby given to the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to some competent medical authority,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, pursuant to Order,— 
a Copy of a Memorial presented to the Board of 
Trade in November last, from the Manufacturers of | 
Redditch, in the County of Worcester, relative to | 
the proposed increase of Duties upon the Importa- 
tion of Needles and Fish-hooks into France. 

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


Petitions from Stonehouse ;—Kingston (Glasgow) ; 
—Halkirh ;—and, Thurso ; praying for the abolition 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
Clare, praying that the proposed measure for the | 
encouragement and promotion of the Drainage of | 
Lands in Ireland, may receive the sanction of the | 





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


1° Martz. 





A. 1841. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had Canterbury 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- "lection. 
zances, stating that the surety to the Petition of 
George Hobday, and others, respecting the Election 
for the city of Canterbury (being one surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Ingestre have leave Leave of 
of absence till Easter, on urgent business. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Light Daties, 
Returns of the Light Duties at each Port and Creek 
in England and Wales, during the year ended the 
31st day of December 1839 ; showing the Amount 
collected for the English, Scotch and Irish Boards 
respectively : —Also of the Amount of the per 
centage paid to or retained by the Collector at each 
Port and Creek, as the Expense of Collection ; 
showing the specific Amount received by each Col- 
lector, during the said period :—And, similar Returns 
for Scotland and Jreland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Church of 
Return of all Sums of Public Money paid to the Scotland. 
Lord High Commissioner, to the Moderator, Pro- 
curator or other Officer of the Church of Scotland, 
as Salaries or Emoluments:— Also, of all other Sums 
of Public Money paid to the Procurator, Cashier or 
other Officer of the Church of Scotland, the au- 
thority by which, and the Fund from whence the 
same has been paid; stating, in detail, the purposes 
to which the said Money has been applied, the au- 
thority for doing so, and the Individuals who have 
received the same, and the specific Amount paid to 
each during the years 1838, 1839 and 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Istand of Skye, 
Copy of the Report of the Committee or Deputation &amp;* 
appointed by the General Assembly of the Church 
of Scotland to visit the Island of Skye and conti- 
guous country, presented to the said Assembly on the 


| 24th day of May 1839; together with Copies of the 


Minutes of the said Committee or Deputation. 


| 
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A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying for in- | 
quiry into his plan for giving the working classes | 
the opportunity of purchasing unconditional deferred 
annuities, to be paid them when they attain the age 
of sixty years, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the ‘Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Hedley and Walton, 
praying the House to adopt such measures as will | 
cause clear and unqualified orders to be forthwith | 
transmitted to each of the Presidencies of India, | 
for the immediate cessation of all acts on the part of | 
the servants of the Government, as well civil as mili- | 
tary, in any way affording support or countenance | 
to Idolatry, was presented, and read; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, ‘that an humble Address be presented Convicts 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Woolvieh.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 

a Copy of the Report of the Proceedings of any 
Coroners’ Inquests that have been held since the 1st 
day of January 1841, on any Convicts who have 
died while in confinement in the Hulks at Woolwich. 

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 55 Geo. 3, — and 
c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, (stamp Daties) 
Law Proceedings and other written or printed In- 
struments, and the Duties on Fire Insurances, and 


on Legacies and Successions to Personal Estate upon 


_Intestacies, now payable in Great Britain, and for 


A Petition of John P. Rodger, of Bridgeton, | 
praying the House to address Her Majesty, that She | 
will be pleased to grant Her pardon to Feargus 
O’ Connor, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the city of Glasgow, praying for inquiry 
into the principles and objects of a Socicty called 
the Universal Community Society of Rational Reli- 
gionists, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Zrigle 
Treugh, complaining of having been induced to sign 
a Petition in favour of the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill, of the purport of which Petition they | 
were at the time entirely ignorant, was presented, 


granting other Duties in lieu thereof, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of so much 
of the said Act as relates to the Stamp Duties on 
Leases and Releases. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Come parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill; Voters (Ire- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the °° 8" 
23d day of Apri! next, resolve itself into the said 

Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration 
reading of the Registration of Pecos (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Wednesday the 24th day of this instant March. 


The County Bridges Bill was, according to Order, County Bridges 





and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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of the whole House, for Monday the 15th day of 
this instant March, 


Resolved, That an humble Address he presented 
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 between 
the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department 
and the Governments of France, Austria, Prussia, 
Russia and Turkey, since the year 1838, respecting 
the Pasha of Egypt, and the interference with the 
Province of Syria. 

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. 


Syria. 


Supply 5 The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year 
1841-42, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Statement of the Excess of 
Expenditure for Her Majesty’s Navy for the year 
1839-40 :—And, Estimate of the Excess of Expen- 
diture for Her Majesty’s Navy, for the year 1840-41, 
be referred to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


Navy Esti- 
mates, &amp;C., 
referred. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-nine 
thousand six hundred and ninety-four pounds eleven 
shillings and two-pence, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the excess of the Naval Expenditure 
beyond the Grants for the year ended on the 31st 
day of March 1840. 


2. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not 
exceeding One hundred and sixty-one thousand and 
five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the excess of the Naval Expenditure beyond 
the Grants for the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

The Committee divided : 

; Mr. More O’ Ferrall, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) 7 3.4 Dalmeny : 

f , Mr. Hume, 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Colonel Sibthorp : } 8. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That Forty- 
three thousand Men be employed for the Sea Ser- 
vice, for Thirteen lunar months, to the 31st day of 
March 1842, including Ten thousand and five hun- 
dred Royal Marines, and Two thousand boys. 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That 
Thirty-five thousand six hundred and fifty-one Men 
be employed in the Sea Service for Thirteen lunar 
months, to the 31st day of March 1842, including 
Ten thousand and five hundred Royal Marines, and 
Two thousand boys,——put and Negatived. 

3. Resolved, That Forty-three thousand Men be 
employed for the Sea Service, for Thirteen lunar 
months, to the 31st day of March 1842, including 


Ten thousand and five hundred Royal Marines, and 
Two thousand boys. 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
million four huadred and forty-three thousand seven 
hundred and eleven pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
Jesty, to 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 1842. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and eighty-two thousand and forty-eight 
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 1842. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-one thousand eight hundred 
and forty-four pounds, be granted to Hier Majesty, 


to defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Con- 
Vou. 96. 


Excess of Naval 
Expenditure 
(1840.) 


De « (1841.) 


\ 89. 


Seamen and 


Marines, 


Wages for - d°. 


Victuals fur d°, 


Admiral 
Office, 7 


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89 


tingent Expenses of the Admiralty Office, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Registry of 
thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be a 
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 1842. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Scientific 
one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two 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 1842. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Naval Esta- 
hundred and twenty-four thousand five hundred and oe 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to —— 
defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Con- 
tingent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Esta- 
blishments at Home, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- D° - Abroad. 
two thousand one hundred and fifty-two 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 1842. 


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 matters to them referred ; and that he was di- 
rected 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 Tumpike Acts 
reading of the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill ; — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To-  * 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the East India Rum 
Report on the East India Kum Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankruptcy, 
reading of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy !"olvency and: 
Bill : Lunacy 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, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Justice of Peace 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased fend.) (Scot- 
to give directions, that there be laid before this “"’ 
House, a Return, in columns, by the Justice of 
Peace Clerks of the several Counties in Scotland, and 
by their Deputies and Assistants respectively, of the 
Total Amount of Fees levied, and of other Emolu- 
ments received by them annually, since the Return 
to this House for the years 1833, 1834 and 1835 
respectively ; specifying, in detail, the Amount of 
Fees levied under the Small Debt Act, and the Bank- 
rupt Act, on Precognitions, and all other Fees or 
Emoluments whatever ; also, the Amount of the An- 
nual Expenses or Charges incurred by these Officers 
for Office-rents, Fees, or Salaries to their Deputies 
or Assistants ; with the Names of these Persons, and 
under what authority, and by whom they were ap- 
pointed :—Also, the Date of Appointment of the 
Justice of Peace Clerks and their Deputies, the 
Hours of their daily attendance at their Office, with 
the Name of any other Public Office they hold, or 
Employment they are engaged in; and whether “s7 

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Justices of the 
Peace (Scot- 
land.) 


Earl of Cardi- 
gau. 


Lieutenant 
Shepherd 
M‘Cormick. 


County Courts 
Advance of 
Toney. ] 


Mr, Eden, 


90 


said Justice of Peace Clerks hold their Office for 
life, and on what terms they and their Deputies hold 
their Appointments ;—This Return to be dated and 
signed by the Principal Clerk and his Deputies, if 
any. 

‘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 columns (in continuation of that 
made in 1833), of the Salary, Fees, and all other 
Emoluments paid to or received annually by Procu- 
rators Fiscal to the Justices of the Peace in each 
County of Scotland, since the last Return, and up to 
the 1st day of January 1841; with the Name, Place 
of Residence, and Date of Appointment of the said 
Procurators Fiscal; the Return to show the Sum 
paid to each Fiscal in each County annually, and 
also the Sum paid by the County or by Fees an- 
nually, stating the Amount received under the Name 
of Expenses or Costs of Suit, with that chargeable 
to the County Funds respectively, and the Total 
Amount of both:—Also, the Amount of Fines im- 
posed, and of Fines received respectively in each year 
by each Procurator Fiscal; the Return to state 
whether the Fiscals keep a Book or any Record of 
the Sentences, and a Book showing the Fines, or, if 
not, to state how these are recorded; the Returns to 
be dated and signed by each Procurator Fiscal in 
each County. 

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 Expenses incurred by Government in 
preparing for and conducting the Prosecution of the 
Earl of Cardigan in the House of Lords; distin- 
guishing, under separate heads, the Amounts paid to 
the several Parties engaged therein, and the Names 
of the Persons to whom these Sums were paid. 


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 Order in Council, granting a 
Pension to Lieutenant Shepherd M*‘Cormick, for 
wounds received in 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. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
of authorizing any Advance out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of G'reat Britain and 
freland, which may hereafter be required for sup- 
plying any Deficiency in the Fund primarily appli- 
cable to the Expenses of County Courts, as regulated 
by any Act to be passed in the present Session of 
Parliament ; 

Lord Viscount Palmerston, 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, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Correspondence with the Treasury rela- 
tive to the temporary retirement of Mr. Eden, As- 
sistant-Comptroller of the Exchequer. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 


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A. 1841. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,—-A Return of the Sums annually paid on account 
of the Post Office to the Trustees of the Queensferry, 


Post Office 
Mails (Scot. 
land.) 


for the Conveyance of the Mails across the Firth of 


Forth; showing, in separate columns, the Amount 
paid; the Length of Conveyance; the Hours at which 
the different Mails are conveyed; and the mode in 
which the service during the year is performed, whe- 
ther by the regular Ferry, Steam Boat, or otherwise: 
—Also, a similar Return (on the same Sheet with 
the former), with regard to the Conveyance of the 
Mails by the Fife and Midlothian Ferries. 

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


Mr. Horsman presented a Bill for the better Re- 
gistration of Parliamentary Electors in Scotland: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday the 15th day 
this instant March ; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 2° die Marti ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the Troops in India, 


East India Company, was called in, and at the 
bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 12th 
day of February last, for Copies of'so much of a Minute 
in Council of the Governor General of India, dated 
the 7th day of May 1834, as relates to the issue of 
Pay to Her Majesty’s Troops serving in India :— 
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 India; also, of any 
Instructions upon the same subject which may. have 
been forwarded, since the above date, to the Civil or 
Military Authorities in India, by the Directors of 
the East India Company, or by the Secretary at 
War :—And, a Statement, showing at what rate of 
exchange the Rupee was issued to Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in Jndia, from the 7th day of May 
1834 to the 1st day of January 1840 ; and also the 
quantity of pure Silver contained in the Rupee coined 
by the East India Company, and the Value thereof 
at the present market price of Silver. 


Return to an Order, dated the 22d day of Feb- Troopsin Indie. 


ruary last, for Copies of a Letter from the Right 
honourable Thomas B. Macaulay to the Right 
honourable Sir John Hobhouse, Baronet, dated at 
the War Office, the 10th day of March 1840 :—Of 
a Letter from the Right honourable Sir John Hob- 
house, Baronet, to the General commanding in chief, 
dated at the India Board, the 17th day of March 
1840 :—And, ofa Letter from Lord Hill to the Right 
honourable Sir John Hobhouse, Baronet, dated at 
the Horse Guards, the 31st day of March 1840 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bradshaw presented a Bill to alter and 
amend an Act for paving and lighting the Streets, 
Lanes, and other Public Passages and Places within 
the City of Canterbury and the Liberties thereof, and 
also several Streets and other Places near or adjoin- 
ing to the said City: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Scotland) Bill, 


No. 92. 


Canterbury 
Pavement Bill. 


Colonel Wood presented a Bill for allowing a Middlesex 


and for enabling Sessions to be commenced during 
Term: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Trow Barge and Boat Owners of iaoeee Sele 
Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucester, of Upton- ‘ 
upon- 


| Salary to the Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions, S¢*"* Bill 
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Priv 
Busi 


Ch 
Inc 


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4, VicToRIZ. 


upon-Severn, in the county of Worcester, and of 
other places on the River Severn contiguous thereto; 
—Trow Barge and Boat Owners of the City of 
Worcester and its immediate neighbourhood ;—-and, 
Lord Sandys; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Severn Navigation 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. 


Private 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
Business. 


to consider whether any and what Improvement can 
be adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- 
ness: And a Committee was eppointed of Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stan- 
ley, Mr. Hume, Mr. Loch, Lord Granville Somerset, 
Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Greene, Mr. Bernal, Sir John 
Yarde Buller, Sir James Graham, Mv. Freshfield, 
Mr. Ellice and Mr. Estcourt; with power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have power to 
report their Observations and Opinion thereupon, 
from time to time, to the House. 

Cheveley Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select 
Inclosure Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Cheveley 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 Cheveley, in the 
county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Yorke, Mr. 
Townley and Mr. Eaton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Chard Canal Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 


Bill. mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Chard Canal Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the Chard Canal: 
And that Mr. Sanford and Mr. Acland do prepare, 
and bring it in. 
Harborough Mr. Halford presented a Bill for more effectually 
oe repairing and improving the Road from Market 
© Harborough, in the county of Leicester, to Bramp- 
ton, in the county of Huntingdon: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 
Heuley and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
aa on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Henley and Dorchester Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for repairing the Roads leading from Henley-upon- 
Thames to Culham Bridge, and to the Chancellor’s 
Milestone, near Magdalen Bridge, in the county of 
Oxford: And that Lord Norreys, Mr. Granville 


Harcourt and Mr. Thomas Parker do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Public Petitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 

— Re- lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 24th to 
the 26th days of February 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. 


nant. Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to 

Saisie the Proceedings upon the second reading of the 
Chelsea Poor, &amp;c., Bill yesterday, the notice of the 
second reading of the Bill upon Monday the 1st day 
of March having been withdrawn on Saturday, and 
given for Wednesday next. 


Vot. 96. 

















2 Marti. 91 


Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the second 
reading of the said Bill be null and void. 


A Petition of the President, Vice President and Sugar and 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- ©#e- 
factures at Manchester, praying that all colonial and 
foreign Sugar and Coffee may be admitted for con- 
sumption in this country on equal terms, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice President and East India 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- Produce. 
factures at Manchester, praying that all the produc- 
tions of British India may be admitted for con- 
sumption in this country on the same terms as those 
from our possessions in the West Indies, was _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surgeons and Apothecaries resident Medical Pro 

in the town of Lostwithiel, praying the House to fession; and, 
: : : : vor Law 

pass a Bill for the union and consolidation of the 4 mendment 
three branches of the Medical Profession into one Act. 
faculty, subject to a registry of the legally quali- 
fied practitioners, under appointed officers, and 
having the power of periodically electing their own 
senate, and of granting medical qualifications ; 
and, that a Medical Commissioner may be ap- 
pointed, who shall have equal power and influence 
as a Poor Law Commissioner only in the superin- 
tendence and management of all matters connected 
with medical relief to the sick poor, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sailors of the port of Maryport, Merchant Sea- 
praying the House to carry into effect the recom- men’s Fund. 
mendations of the Select Committee of last session 
upon the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of a Meeting of Political 
Members of the Bloomsbury National Charter As- Offenders. 
sociation ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Chartists 
at Liverpool; praying the House to address Her 
Majesty, that She will be pleased to command the 
immediate release of all persons confined for political 
offences,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Tegengle, Rating of 
in the diocese of Saint Asaph, praying for the Tithes. 
amendment of the law relative to tithes and tithe 
rent-charges was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ennis ;— Hoghton;—Broughton ; poor Law 
— Kingston-upon-Hull;— Woodbank;— Bromsgrove ; Amendment 
—Sudbury ; — Canterbury ;— Buckingham Union ; Ac 
— Stow Union ; — Walton-le-Dale;— and, Pen- 
wortham ; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act,--were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fripley (Chairman of the Vestry); Poor Law 
—and, Preston (Lancaster); 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 the Union of East Kilcummin and Registration 

Nohoval ;— Rathoe ;—Kilmacrinan ;—- Kilworth ;— a no aol 
é ‘ ; : reland); and, 

and, Rinawley; praying that the Registration of Parliamentary 
Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law ; Voters (Ire- 
and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill *"4 ¥!!* 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rathoe and Ballow;—Killarney ; Registration 
—and, Donaghcarey; praying that the Registration &lt; hrsne Bin 
of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,— ©"°"" ie 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from the City of Kilkenny ;--and, County 
of Kilkenny ; praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law,-—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


N 2 A Petition 








Roman Catholic 


Relief Act, 


Designs Copy- 
right Billi. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Jews’ Declara- 


tion Bill. 


Church 
Estadlishment 
( Wales.) 


Church of 
England. 


Double Casts, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


No. 93. 


Vaccine 
Institution, 


Faetories Act. 


Convicts, 


92 2 Marti. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Macclesfield and its 
vicinity, praying for the repeal of the Roman Catho- 
lic Relief Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. John M‘Clure &amp; Co.;— 
John &amp; Joseph Roberts;—Adam Roxburgh &amp; Co. ; 
—Messrs. Robert Turner, Jun. &amp; Co. ;—G. &amp; S. 
Potter ;—and, Thomas Fielden; praying that the 
Designs Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Macclesfield ;—Protestant Associa- 
tion, Exeter Hall, London ;— Truro ;—Bridport ;— 
Bolnhurst ; -—Yoxford ;— Dundee Protestant Asso- 
ciation ;— Brandon ;— Norwich ;— Woodbastwick ;— 
Sudbury ; — Ranworth and Pansoworth ; — and, 
Whitchurch (Salop); praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth; and for an 
inquiry into the system of education pursued at the 
said college,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Carnoustie ;—Carmylie ;—Mary- 
hirk ;—Beath ;— Trenta ;—Letterkenny Presbytery ; 
—and, Laurencehirh ; praying for the abolition of the 
system of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Truro;— Godmanchester ; — and, 





A, 1841. 


Returns from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks Committals 
of the Peace of the several Counties, &amp;c., in Jreland, (1eland.) 


of the Number of Persons committed to the dif- 

ferent Gaols thereof for trial in the year 1840. 

- Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second a 4 
stables Bill, 


reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday the 9th day of this instant March. 


of absence till Easter, on urgent business. 


Medical Profession Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
Se Wednesday the 17th day of this imstant 


arch. 


inquire into the nature and extent of the duties still 
incumbent on the holders of the now nearly sinecure 
Office of Sheriff Principal or Chief Stipendiary 
Judge for each County in Scotland; and also, to 
inquire into the nature and effects of the degrading 
system under which the above class of Stipendiary 
Judges nominate and appoint Stipendiary Deputy 
Judges, which Judges are also paid out of: the Ex- 





Huntingdon; praying that the Jew’s Declaration 
Bill may pass into a law,— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


chequer, and, like all other Deputies, are called 
/ upon to perform, and actually do perform, almost 
the whole of the highly essential and most laborious 
duties thus cast upon the useful class of Judges 


A Petition of the Rural Dean and Clergy of the | who preside so satisfactorily over the County Courts 


deanery of Tegengle, in the diocese of Saint Asaph, 


of Scotland :—And the said Motion was, with leave 


praying for the repeal of the Act uniting the dioceses | of the House, withdrawn. 


of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and that no portion of 
the Church income in North Wales, may be appro- 


priated to any other part of the United Kingdon, | 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from South Normanton ;—Peitrich ;— 
Moreton-in- Marsh ; — Bourton-on-the-Hill ;— and, 
Bolnhurst; 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. 


Sir Frederick Pollock presented a Bill to amend 
the Law relating to Double Costs, Notices of Action, 
Limitations of Actions, and Pleas of the General 
Issve under certain Acts of Parliament: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 10th day 
of this instant March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the last 
Report from the National Vaccine Institution to 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home De- 
partment. 

A Return of the Number and Names of the 
Persons summoned for Offences against the Factory 
Act, between the 1st day of January 1840 and the 
ist day of January 1841 ; specifying the date of the 
Conviction or Hearing, the Place of Hearing, by 
whom each Conviction was made, the Place in which 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Sheriff Princ. 
That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire P#! (Scotland) 


| into the nature and extent of the duties still incum- 
‘bent on the holders of the Office of Sheriff Prin- 
cipal or Chief Stipendiary Judge for each County in 
Scotland ; and, also, to inquire into the nature and 
effects of the system under which the above class of 
Stipendiary Judges nominate and appoint Stipen- 
diary Deputy Judges ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Wallace, &gt; 
Yeas, Mr. Hume : f 7 

Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, 8b 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley : ° 


So it passed in the Negative. 


| Education of Persons professing the Popish or 
| Roman Catholic Religion, might be read ; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
Parliament of Ireland, 10 Geo. 3, c. 85, for the 
better government of the Seminary established at 
Maynooth for the Education of Persons professing 
the Roman Catholic Religion, and for amending 
the Laws now in force respecting the said Seminary, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 48 
Geo. 3, c. 145, (Local and Personal), to amend two 


the Offence was committed, the precise nature of | Acts passed in Ireland for the better Education of 


the Offence in each case, and the manner in which 
the Penalties and Costs were appropriated. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies 
of ‘Lwo Reports of John Henry Capper, Esquire, 


Persons professing the Roman Catholic Religion, 
and for the better government of the Seminary 
established at Maynooth for the Education of such 
Persons, so far as relates to the Purchase of Lands 
and compounding Suits, might be read; and the 











Superintendent of Ships and Vessels employed for | same being read ; 
the confinement of Offenders under sentence of 
Transportation. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
‘alter and amend the said Acts: And that Mr. Col- 
| quhoun 


Ordered, That Colonel Henry White have leave Leave of 


Absence, 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Medical Pro. 
nesday, the 10th day of this instant March, the fssion Fill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- sheriff Pring. 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to pal (Scotland) 


The House was moved, That the Act of the Par- Maynooth 
liament of Ireland, 35 Geo. 3, c. 21, for the better Colege Bill 


—re tt 


) 


i) 


FQ? ee ge 


quhoun and Mr. Serjeant Jackson do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


4, VicToRiz£z. 


4.B. Bowles. | Ordered That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of a Letter of Colonel Carey, Military Secre- 
tary to the Commander of the Forces in Ireland, 
dated the 4th day of April 1814, addressed to Sir 
E. B. Littlehales, Under Secretary to the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland; of the Letter of Sir EZ. B. 
Littlehales, dated the 5th day of May 1814, ad- 
dressed to Sir George Hewitt, Commander of the 
Forces in Ireland; of the Letter of Lord Aylmer, 
Adjutant General in Ireland, addressed to the Mili- 
tary Secretary of the Commander of the Forces, 
dated the 4th day of March 1819; of the Letter of 
Sir EF. B. Baker, addressed to Sir George Beckwith, 
Commander of the Forcesin Jreland, dated the 16th 
day of March 1819; and, of the Memorial of 7. B. 
Bowles, Clerk in the Adjutant General’s Office in 


Ireland, to the Lords Commissioners of the Trea- b 


sury and of the Answer thereto, dated the 2d day 
of March 1838. 


Deals and 
Planks (Port 
of Cork.} 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantity of Deals and Planks im- 
ported into the Port of Cork during the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1841; distinguishing the 
Quantities of each particular dimension. 

Lease and The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Release | into a Committee, to consider of so much of the 
(Stamp Duties.) not 55 Geo. 3, c. 184, for repealing the Stamp 
Duties on Deeds, Law Proceedings and other written 
or printed Instruments, and the Duties on Fire In- 
surances, and on Legacies and Successions to Per- 
sonal Estate upon Intestacies, now payable in Great 
Britain, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Deeds or Instruments of Release 
of a Freehold Estate shall be chargeable with the 
same amount of Stamp Duty as any bargain and 
sale or lease for a year would have been chargeable 
with, if executed, to give effect to such Release 
(except the progressive Duty thereon), in addition 
to the Stamp Duty which such Deeds or Instruments 
are chargeable with as a Release, or otherwise. 

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 To-morrow. 

Tompixe Acts The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was, accord- 

Continoance ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to 
- a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Bankruptey, The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Insolvency aud reading of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy 
unacy Bill, i : 


Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


County Courts 
[Advance of 


Money. } 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of au- 
thorizing any Advance out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, which may hereafter be required for supplying 
any deficiency in the Fund primarily applicable to 
the Expenses of County Courts, as regulated by 
any Act to be passed in the present Session of Par- 
liament ; 

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


Drainage 


(Ireland) Bill, 
No. 94, 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to pro- 
mote the Drainage of Lands, and Improvement of 
Navigation and Water-power in connexion with such 


Drainage in Ireland: And the same was read the 
Vou. 96. 


Martiz. 93 


first time; and ordered to be read a second time 


upon Monday the 15th day of this instant March ; 
and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Apotheceries 
Returns of the Name of each Person, in each year (Ieland.) 
since the 25th day of March 1829, who has been 
examined by the Governor and Directors of the 
Apothecaries Hall in Dublin, and who has received 
a Certificate of his proper qualification to become 
an Apprentice to learn the business of an Apothe- 
cary :—Of the Name of each Person, in each year 
since the 25th day of March 1829, who has been 
examined by the Governor and Directors of the 
Apothecaries’ Hall in Dublin, and who has received 
a Certificate of his proper qualification to become 
an Assistant or Journeyman to the business of an 
Apothecary :—Of the Name of each Person, in each 
year since the 25th day of March 1829, who has 
een examined by, and received a Certificate from 
the Governor and Directors of the Apothecaries’ Hall 
in Dublin, of his qualification to open a Shop and 
practise as an Apothecary in Lreland :—And, of the 
Number of Prosecutions, the Name of the Person 
prosecuted, the Date of the Prosecution, together 
with the Offence committed against the Act 31 Geo. 3, 
from the 25th day of March 1829 to the 28th day 
of February 1841; also, the Number of Penalties, 
the Date of Recovery of the said Penalty, the Name 
of the Person from whom recovered, and a State- 
ment of the time which each Individual from whom 
a Penalty was recovered had been practising as an 
Apothecary before any Prosecution had been com- 
menced against him by the Apothecaries’ Hall. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 3° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Pauncefote, from the Court of Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- Cu" 
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 1839 to the 1st day of January 1841; 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 Ist day of January 1841; namely, 

1st, 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 Payments made, to whom, and whether as 
Salaries, Compensation or other Allowances :—And 

then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie uponthe Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Chelsea Puor, 
posed, That the Chelsea Poor &amp;c., Bill be now read Sc» 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 three weeks.” 
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. Byna, 
Yeas, Colonel Thomas Wood : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
Noes, Captain Pechell : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


32. 


14, 


KW 





N3 Ordered, 












Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill, 


ATs Lee bs SS aS 







































































York and 
North Midland 
Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill. 





















































Wicklow 
Harbour. 




































































Ganlingay 
Tnclosure 


(No. 1.) Bill. 





















































Leverington, 
&amp;c. Inclosure 
Bill. 



































94, 3° Marti. 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : | 


committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Traders, and others, Inhabitants of the town of Dud- 
ley, and its vicinity, praying that the Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Fishermen of the city of Worcester, 
and its vicinity, and other places on the banks of the 
River Severn, 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 Owners of lands on or near the 
banks of the River Severn ;—and, William Henry 
Hyett, Esquire, of Painswick House, in the county 
of Gloucester ; praying 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. 


A Petition of Owners of estates in the township | 





A. 1841. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Polloc ang 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Govan Raiiy,, 
| the case of the Petition for the Polloc and Govan” 


Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Polloc and Govan Railway Com 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and for alter- 
ing and amending three Acts for making and main- 
taining the said Railway: And that Mr. Lockhart 
and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Isle of Wight 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Highways Bil 


the case of the Petition for the Isle of Wight High- 
mr Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal an Act passed in the fifty-third year of the 
reign of His Majesty King George the Third, for 
amending the Roads and Highways in the Isle of 
Wight, and for granting other powers instead there- 
of: And that Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Fleming 
and Mr. A’ Court Holmes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Medina River 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to Navigation 
whom the Petition of William Fearn, complaining ” 


of non-compliance with the Standing Orders, in the 


of Ulleskelf, in the parish of Kirby Wharf, in the case of the Petition for the Medina River Naviga- 
West Riding of the county of York, or Inhabitants | tion Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the Peti- 
of the said township, praying that they may be heard, | tion for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had been 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the York and North Midland Railway 
Approaches Bill, was presented, and read. 


} 


complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Navigation of the River Medina, 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | ia the Isle of Wight: And that Sir William Heath- 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | cote, Mr. Fleming and Mr.A’Court Holmes do pre- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their) pare, and bring it in. 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select, Davidsonand Son;—Samuel Makepeace ;—Mitcham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| and Merton ;—Crayford (two Petitions) ; —Messrs. 
the case of the Petition for the Wicklow Harbour| Halland Hack ;— Glasgow (three Petitions) ;—Man- 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied | chester ;— Nathaniel Hinchliff and others ;—Messrs. 
with, inasmuch,as the Plan deposited in the Private | Fielding, Bentley and Stout;—John Woodcroft &amp; 
Bill Office on the 31st day of December last, had not Co. ;—.Becker, Brothers &amp; Co.;—TIsaac Bury;— 
the numbers marked thereon, referring to the Book | Henry Hilton ;— Jonathan Jackson &amp; Co. ;-—J. and 
of Reference ; but it appeared to the Committee that | J. Duffy &amp; Co. ;— Williams, Coopers, Boyle &amp; Co. ;— 
a Copy of the Plan, with the numbers correctly | John Black &amp; Co. ;— Thomson, Brothers and Sons ;— 
placed thereon, was deposited in the Private Bill; Kdmund Littler (two Petitions) ;—Samuel Frederick 
Office a few davs after; that no person applied to | Scott;—John Robertsonand Sons ;— Boyleand East- 
inspect the said Plan between the 31st day of Decem- | hope ;-- Anthony Heath ;--Joshua Knowles ;--Patrick 
ber last and the day on which the amended Plan was Mitchell and Richard Mitchell ;—S. F. Zouen;— 
deposited ; and that the Admiralty, and all the Owners | John Todd &amp; Co., and others ;-- W.and H. M. Frame ; 
and Occupiers of property to be affected, with one |—Hall and Crawford;—R. and J. Walker, and 
single exception, consented to the measure. | John Walker ;—F. Steiner &amp; Co. ;—John Haselden ; 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | —Benjamin King ;— William and James Lowndes &amp; 
Committee on Standing Orders. | Co. ;—and, Dublin ; praying that the Designs Copy- 

‘right Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the! Petitions from Eccleston ;—Compstall Bridge ;— 


Petitions from Messrs. John Crum and others ; Designs Cupy- 
| —Edward Reynolds, junior ;—John Tucker ;—John tight Bill. 


case of the Petition for the Gamlingay Inclosure | 
(No. 1.) 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 Gamlingay, in 
the county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Townley 
end Mr. Eaton 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 Leverington &amp;c. Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for inclosing the Commons, Droves, Banks and | 
Waste Lands in the parishes of Leverington, Tid | 
Saint Giles and Outwell, in the Isle of Ely, in the | 
county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Yorke, Mr. | 
Townley and Mr. Eaton do prepare, and bring it in. | 


Prestolee ;— Crumpsall ;— Chorley ; — Messrs. John 
Burford and Robert Kay;-—Langworthy, Brothers, &amp; 
Co.;—Thomas Burgess; — Robert West ; — James 
Ingham and James Yates ;--George and John Milling- 





| ton ;—James Reynolds &amp; Co.;—Edward Blackley ; 


—and, Leese, Kershaw &amp; Co. ; 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 Unst ;— Ramelton;— North Ro- Church 


naldshay ;—Rothesay (two Petitions) ;— Linlithgow; 
—Portaferry ;—and, Bangor ; praying for the abo- 
lition of the system of Church Patronage in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Budbrooke ; — Stanton Drew ;— Church of 
Guildford ;—and, Albury ; stating that the popula- England. 


tion 


(Scotland-) 


Im 





ailway 


ight 
Bill 


iver 


Pye 





4. Vicroriz. 


tion of the country has outgrown’ the resources of 





3° Marti. 95 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Medburn 


the national Church, and praying the House to | the Medburn Inclosure Bill, the Standing Orders Inclosure. 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were | ought not to be dispensed with. 


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


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
ceil of the city of Aberdeen ; praying for a revision 
and modification of the Import Duties, was pre- 
sented,and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Import Duties. 


Idolatry A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgwater and its 

(India.) vicinity ; praying that the connection of the British 
Government with the superstitious and idolatrous 
practices of the natives of India may be forthwith 
discontinued, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law A Petition of Guardians of the Bradfield Union ; 

Amendment 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 the Board of Guardians of the Ship- 
ston-on-Stour Union; praying:that provision may be 
made in the said Bill for exempting all Union 
Workhouses from the payment of parochial and 
parliamentary rates and taxes, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Registration A Petition of Inhabitants of the’parish of Moragh, 

“Ireland pill, Praying that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) 

( * Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Parliamentary A Petition of Grand Jurors of the county of Ros- 

eo (Ire- common, praying that the Parliamentary Voters 

and); and, . 5 A 

Registration (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the 

of Votes = Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into 

(Ireland) Bills. 4 Jaw, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Registration 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Newry Naviga- 
the Newry Navigation Bill, the Parties be per- tion. 

mitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Great Level 
the Great Level of The Wash Inclcsure Bill, the — Wash 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 9 “"“°""""" 
The second, third and fifth Resolutions, being 

read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tring Jurors. 
and its vicinity, complaining of the delay, incon- 
venience and expense which arise to the Petitioners 
and others, as Jurors and Witnesses, from the great 
distance of particular places from the county town 
of the county in which they are respectively situated ; 
and praying that they may be summoned to the 
county towns nearest to their place of abode, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill to make further Right of Voting 
provision as to certain Rights of Voting for Members Bill. 

of Parliament in England and Wales: And the No.95. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Monday the 22d day of this 

instant March ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Canada. 
Account, showing the manner in which the Sum of 
£.10,000, granted in the Army Estimates of last 

year, for the formation of a Veteran Battalion in 
Canada, has been expended, stating the Conditions 
proposed to Soldiers of Her Majesty’s Army vo- 
lunteering to serve in such Battalion, the Number 

who have volunteered, and the Number whose ser- 

vices have been accepted. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Coals, Cinders 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and #94 Culm. 





= ne A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Kilto- 
(Ireland); and, 2eré, praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
Parliamentary Jand) Bill may not pass into ‘a law; and, that the 
feel) lee Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into 
me’ a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Jews’ Declara- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


a gesses of the town and county of the town of 
Southampton, praying that the Jews’ Declaration 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
a A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Bath, complaining of the treatment of 
Robert Peddie, in the Beverley House of Correc- 
tion, and praying for a mitigation of his punishment, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the. Table. 
aah Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 
oe ge 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 

¥ the Guarantee Society Bill, the Standing Orders ought 


" : - 
a ot to be dispensed with. 


(Wilts) Road. 


mitted to proceed with their Bill. 


Culm shipped at the sveral Ports of England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, coastways, to other Ports of the 
United Kingdom, in the year 1840; distinguishing 
the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, as 
compared with the year 1839:—Of the Quantities 
and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and Culm ex- 
ported from the several Ports of England, Scotland 
and Jreland to Foreign Countries, and the British 
Settlements abroad, in the year 1840; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same were sent, and 
comparing the same with the year 1839; 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 1840, with the Rate 
and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of the Quan- 
tities of Coals brought coastways and by Inland 
Navigation into the Port of London during the year 
1840, comparing the same with the Quantities 
brought during the year 1839. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Westminster 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to ee, 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 

Copies of a Decree on the Counter’s Creek District, 
and a Decree on the Ranelagh District, as signed, 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for | sealed, and delivered, in and by the Court of Sewers 
the Bradford (Wilts) Road Bill, the Parties be per- | for the City and Liberty of Westminster and part of 


the County of Middlesex, on the 2d day of March 


Taylor's Patent 3, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for | 1841. 


Wood Cutting : ; . 
ja Taylor’s Patent Wood-cutting Company Bill, the 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on | Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
giving the Notices in the Edinburgh and Dublin | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Gazettes, for three successive weeks; and that the 
Committee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, 


how far such Order has been complied with, and do| Return of the Number of Bills for inclosing of 
report the same to the House on the Report of the | Waste Lands which have passed since the Resolu- 


Bill. 


tion of this House, of the 9th day of March 1837, 





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nN4 for 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Inclosure Bills, 

















ET RE a we ee 






Seemigp ants &lt;&gt; elas es oe aoa 










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Designs Copy- 
right Bill, 


Constabulary 
Bill. 


Punishment of 


Death Bill. 


Lease and 


Release Bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Lease and Re- 
lease [Stamp 


Dutiee.] 


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for appropriating Allotments of Land for Recreation 
and Exercise of the Inhabitants of the several Pa- 
rishes, stating the Number of Acres inclosed by each 
Bill; and stating, also, in classes, the Number of 
Allotments of One, Two, Three, Four, Five or more 
Acres of Land, and the Number, if any, where no 
Allotments have been made, in each year, and the 
Total Number of Bills and of Acres. 


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 put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question:—It was re- 
solved 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 Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Constabulary Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Char ; . 

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 
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. 


a a ,... § Mr. Hodges, 7 
lellers for the — Mr. William Miles: § 36 
Tellers for the Noes, | = aaa” } 58. 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 


“ this House will, upon this day six months, re- | 


“* solve itself into the said Committee’? be added 

instead thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day six 

months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Punishment of Death Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 17th 
day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lease and Release 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 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- 
mi‘tee of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider the Act 55 Geo. 
3, ¢. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, 
Law Proceedings and other written or printed In- 
struments, and the Duties on Fire Insurances, and 
on Legacies and Successions to Personal Estates 
upon Latestacies, now payable in Great Britain, and 





A, 1841. 


for granting other Duties in lieu thereof, a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That Deeds or Instruments of Release 
of a Freehold Estate shall be chargeable with the 
same amount of Stamp Duty as any Bargain and Sale, 
or Lease for a year, would have been chargeable with, 
if executed, to give effect to such Release (except 
the progressive Duty thereon), in addition to the 
Stamp Duty, which such Deeds or Instruments are 
chargeable with, as a Release or otherwise. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Lease and Release Bill, That they have 
power to make provision therein pursuant to the said 
Resoiution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike Acis 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike Acts Continu- aes 
ance 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. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankruptey, 
reading of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy ae ae 
Bill ; unacy Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 12th day of this instant March. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself County Courts 
into a Committee to consider of authorizing any —e_ 
Advance out of the Consolidated Fund of the “&gt;! 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
which may hereafter be required for supplying any 
Deficiency in the Fund primarily applicable to the 
Expenses of County Courts, as regulated by any 
Act to be passed in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment. 





(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That provision be made out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland for any Deficiency in 
the Fund applicable to the payment of the Expenses 
of County Courts, in pursuance of an Act of 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 Fri- 
day next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Court of 
a Copy of all Reports or Letters relating to the arm 
Records in the Filacer’s Department at the Equity mei 
Side of the Court of Exchequer in Jreland, which 
have been communicated to the Government. 


Bolchow’s Naturalization Bill was read a second poickow’s 
time; and committed. Nat. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





Ordered, That the Paper relative to Needles and Needles and 
_Fish-hooks, which was presented upon Monday scaeeagayn 
| last, be printed. No. 96. 
Ordered, That the Papers relative to Troops in Troops in India. 
_ India, which were presented yesterday, be printed. _No. 97. 
Ordered, That the Copy of the last Report from Vaccine 
the National Vaccine Institution, which was pre- Iustituuen. 
_sented yesterday, be printed. No, 98. 
| Ordered, That the Return relative to Factories, Factories. 

_ which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 99. 
Ordered, That the Copies of the Reports of the Convicts. 
Superintendent of Convicts, which were presented No. 100. 

| yesterday, be printed 
Ordered, 


Com 
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Ad 








Committels 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 101. 


Adjournment, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


ad 


rts 


Offices in the 
Colonies. 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


West Durham 
Railway Bill. 


Tinsley and 
Doncaster 


Road Bill. 


Newcastle 
ubscription 
Water Com- 


pany, 





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Ordered, That the Returns relative to Committals 
(Ireland), which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 4° die Marti ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 

3 H E House met; and being counted by Mr. 
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, 5° die Marti ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841, 





PRAYERS. 
M R. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,--A Return from the 
different Unions in England and Wales, of the Total 
Number of Children in the respective Workhouses, 
distinguishing the Legitimate from the Illegitimate ; 
also, the Total Number of Able-bodied Women, dis- 
tinguishing the Mothers of Bastards, during the 
Michaelmas quarter 1840; together with the Amount 
of Population of each Union in 1831, and the cost 
per head of each Pauper in the Workhouse, for Food 
and Clothing :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Colonel Anson presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty, dated the 19th day of June 1832,— 
A Return of the creation of any New Office in the 
Colonies by the Ordnance Department, in the year 
1840, the Salary of which exceeds £.200 per annum. 
“ _—" That the said Return do lie upon the 

able. 


The Stoke-upon-Trent, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill was 
read asecond time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill to enable the West 
Durham 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. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tinsley and Doncaster Road 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to 
Doncaster, and for making certain new Lines of Road 
to communicate with the same, all in the West Riding 
of the county of York: And that Sir George Strick- 
land and Mr. Wrightson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Petitions 
of Owners and Occupiers of property on the lines 
of the reservoirs and aqueducts; and, of John 
Hughes Preston, severally complaining of non-com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders in the case of the Pe- 
tition for the Mewcastle Subscription Water Company 
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 an indentation in the line of 
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97 


the surface of the ground made byt ne crossing of 
the Mewburn Aqueduct is not shewn in the Section 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, but the same is 
shewn in the Sections d 
the Peace; and inasmuch as the cuttings and em- 
bankments to be made in forming the Reservoirs in 


— with the Clerks of 


the township of Vewbdurn, are not distinctly shewn in 
the Plans depecited with the Clerks of the Peace, 
Parish Clerks, and in the Private Bill Office; and 
inasmuch as the names of the Owners of the occu- 
pation roads, Nos. 3, 13, 38 and 51, in the township 
of Newburn, and 25 in the township of West Denton, 
are not inserted in the Book of Reference, but ap- 
plication was made to the Owners of the said pro- 
perties ; and inasmuch as no application was made 
to the Surveyors of Highways under which the Con- 
duit-pipes or Aqueduct is intended to be carried. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee Uplyme 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
the Petition for the Uplyme 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 Uplyme, in the 

county of Devon: And that Sir John Yarde Buller 

and Mr. Montagu Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Dublin Wide 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Streets. 
the Petition for the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, the 

Standing Orders had not been complied with, in so 

far as relates to any new improvements contem- 

plated in the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Glasgow Union 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union pone som 
Canal (Cobbinshaw Reservoir) Bill, the Standing Bil. 

Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for amending the several Acts relating to the Edin- 

burgh and Glasgow Union Canal ; and for enlarging 

the Cobbinshaw Reservoir: And that Mr. Gibson 


Craig and Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Gourdon Har. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a (No. 2.) 
the Petition for the Gourdon Harbour (No. 2.) Bill, “"* 

the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for maintaining Gourdon Harbour, in the county of 
Kincardine: And that General Arburthnott and Cap- 

tain Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee North Midland 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Bill. 
the Petition for the North Midland Railway Bill, the 

Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for granting further powers to the North Midland 

Railway Company: And that Mr. Baines, Sir Wil- 

liam Molesworth and Mr. John Parker do prepare, 

and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Patent Rolling 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of °"4 ee 
the Petition for the Patent Rolling and Compressing ee Bill. 
Iron Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and establishing The Patent Rolling and 
Compressing Iron Company, and to enable the said 
Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, and to 
sue and be sued: And that Mr. William Ormsby 





Gore and Mr. Fitzroy do prepare, and bring it =~ 
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Improvement. 


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Annan Fisheries’ Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for the more 

a. effectual Preservation and Improvement of the 
Fisheries in the River Aznan, in the County of 
Dumfries, and in the Streams and Waters running 
into the same, in the Mouth or Entrance of the 
said River, and on the Shores or Sea Coast adjoining 
to the said Mouth or Entrance: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Severn Navigae Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the 

tion Bill, Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation ;— 
Iron and Coal Masters, Severn Traders, and others, 
Inhabitants of the several parishes of Madeley, 
Broseley, Benthall, Shiffnall, and their vicinities, in 
the county of Salop;— Gloucester and Berkeley 
Canal Company ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the city of Gloucester; praying that 
the Severn Navigation Bill may be referred toa 
Select Committee instead of to one of the County 
Lists,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Severn Traders and Inhabitants of 
the town and neighbourhood of Welchpool, in the 
county of Montgomery ;—Barge-owners and Severn 
Traders residing within the several parishes of Made- 
ley, Broseley, Benthall and Barrow, all within the 
county of Salop ;— Severn Traders and Inhabitants 
of the town and neighbourhood of Newtown, in the 
county of Montgomery ;-Iron and Coal Masters, 
Barge-owners, Severn Carriers, and others, Inhabit- 
ants of the parishes of Madeley, Broseley, Dawley 
Magna, Shifnall, Wellington, and their respective 
vicinities, all within the county of Salop ;—and, 
Proprietors, Lessees and Occupiers of Iron and 
Coal Works within the county of Salop ; 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 Company of Proprietors of the 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation ;— 
and, the Company of Proprietors of the Gloucester 
and Worcester Horse Towing Path; 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 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. 


Eccleshill The Order made upon the 12th day of February 
Inclosure Bill, last, for reading a second time the Zceleshill In- 


closure Bill, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 







Eccleshill The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
men} = of the Petition for the Eccleshill Inclosure Bill, 
0. 2. ie 


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 ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the manor of Eccleshill, in 
the parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
county of York: And that Mr. Lister and Mr. 
busfeild do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of William Turner, of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne, Esquire, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


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A. 1841. 


Petitions from Sneinton; — Nottingham (three Nottinghay 
Petitions ; — Lenton ; — New Radford and Hyson ©*s Bil, 
Green ; — and, Carrington; praying that the /Vot- 
tingham Gas Bill may pass into a law, — were pre- 


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


Petitions from Inhabitants of the town of Vot- 
tingham, and the places adjacent thereto ;—Wot- 
tingham Gas Light and Coke Company ; — Sub- 
scribers to or Promoters of a Bill in the last session 
of Parliament, for lighting with Gas the town of 
Nottingham, and the neighbouring places ; — Sub- 
seribers to or Promoters of a Bill in the last Session 
of Parliament for lighting with Gas the Town of 
Nottingham and certain neighbouring Places ;— 
Members of the boards for repairing the highways in 
the town of Nottingham ;—and, Commissioners for 
lighting the town and county of the town of Wot- 
tingham ; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Christchurch and Lyndhurst Road Bill was Christchurch 
read a second time ; and committed. and Lyndhurst 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 204 Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Sedgley Road Bill was read a second time ; Sedgley Road 
Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Nottingham 
proposed, That the Wottingham Gas Bill be now © Bill 
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, toadd 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 fColonel Rolleston, 151 
Yeas, The Earl of Lincoln: \ — 

Tellers for the {Sir John Hobhouse, \ 61 
Noes, Mr. Easthope : : 


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. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Ashford; — Seddlescomb ;— Saint Hawkhurst 


Leonard’ s-on-sea; — Gravesend ; -— and, Hastings ; J _ Rosd 


praying that the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill may - 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
the parishes of Ewhurst, Bodiam and Salehurst, in 
the county of Sussex, and Sandhurst and Hawkhurst, 
in the county of Kent, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass intoa law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sanford presented a Bill to amend the Acts Chard Canal 
relating to the Chard Canal: And the same was Bill. 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Edward Charles Eddrup, of Ton- Brompton and 


bridge-place, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, et ae 
the Receiver duly appointed under the order of the —" 
Court 

















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5° Marti. 


99 





7 Court of Chancery of the Estates of the late Baron Ordered, That leave be given to bring im a Bill 
Fleming, in the cause of Fleming v. henna for| to enable the Northern and Eastern Railway Com- 
and on the behalf of Miss Cesarine Amable Louise | pany to make a branch line of Railway, and to alter 
leming, an infant, complainin at the Standing} and amen e several Acts relating to the sai 
F g, an infant, pl g that the Standing | and d th 1 Acts relating to th d 
rders of the House in respect to the application | Railway: An at Lord Viscount Mahon, Lo 
O H i pect to the appl Railway: And that Lord V Mahon, Lord 
for the Brompton and Earls Court (Kensington) | Viscount Grimston and Mr. Cowper do prepare, 
Road Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- | and bring it in. : 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented,  _— df S : 
: ; .G ported from the Select Committee Stumpeross 
and read ag tae the Select Committee on| 4. Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Roads Bill. 
Petitions for ’ , the Petition for the Stumpcross Roads Bill, the 
Re ' Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Wells and A Petition of Freeholders and Occupiers of lands! Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
— = ~~ in the ae of Rodney be and | for maintaining certain Roads, in the county of 
amlet of Draycott, in the county of Somerset,| Cambridge, to be called the Stumpcross Roads: 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring| And that Mr. Townley, Mr. Yorke and Mr. Eaton 
in the Wells and Highbridge Road Biil, and praying | do prepare, and bring it in. 
that such Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. , 
: , P Mr. Greene — from the Select Committee ora ‘ 
sain : , on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 21 * apcaste 
Bally teigue A Petition of Richard Groom, of Henrietta-street wae : ’ Inclosure Bill. 
Embankment. Cavendish-square, in the parish of Saint Mary-le- the Petition Sor the Duvenby and Pupenstiy Bacto- 
os , — : sure Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
ch bone, Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders with 
ts of the House in ri A yas — for = Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
we — _ h : — a ae his for inclosing Lands in the townships or divisions of 
agent and nilcane, against the same, rtd pre- a rom P — be ry apes ag 
5 : ‘ bs 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- pendtcain aM + lionb a &gt; Anat re oo oe 
¥ mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. man and Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 
Hawkhurst The Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill was read a| _ Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Stafford 
Junction Road second time ; and committed. on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom several Railway Bill. 
Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| Petitions, complaining of non-compliance with the 
] mittee of Selection. Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Stafford and Rugby Railway Bill, were referred ; 
Wells and Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for more ef- bg a a “~ Red . be oi for hoe" a Bill, 
Highbridge = fectually widening and improving the Road from |“ o Standing Uicers hed beet compued WHR. 
Rowd Bile Ws to Highbridge, with a Roa d thereout to Ched-|. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
dar, all in the County of Somerset: And the same for making a Railway from Stafford to Rugby, 
wan vata tia Geet, Gee: ek welenel &amp; be wake with a Branch therefrom: And that Lord Francis 
hile , Egerton and Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do prepare, and 
—_ : bring it in. 
Polloc and Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for enabling the 
Govan Railway Polloc and Govan Railway Company to raise a Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to alter, Southampton 
™ further Sum of Money, and for altering and amend- amend and enlarge some of the Powers and Pro- a 
ing three Acts for making and maintaining the said | visions of the Acts for paving and otherwise improv- paying Bill. 
Railway: And the same was read the first time; | ing certain Streets in the Parish of Saint Pancras, 
and ordered to be read a second time. in the County of Middlesex: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
Liverpool Local Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | #™e- 
a on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
"the Petition for the Liverpool Local Acts Amend-| Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
my Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied} on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which °'ers; 
with. were read, as follow: 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill . : - 
for amending certain Acts relating to the Borough h — —_ wn 9 L - ~ rd vd the Petition for coe : 
f Liverpool, and for the Police regulation, good the Sener ae Laees eneay a ea Tee Railway. 
Gove et . dl t of the said ele Oe be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on giving 
- And ant rd icc tha a. aM C 7 S ll the Notices in the London Gazette, and in some one 
q “a scion d nda an andon and Mts \TESs@E’| and the same Newspaper published in the county of 
prepare, and bring it in. Lancaster and in the county of York, for three suc- 
. cessive weeks, and that the Committee on the Bill 
wea Ser tan ty “ore gaa ey: a do examine, in the first place, how far such Order 
— the Petition for Phage ng and -hecto Railw ay -_ _ mpg ag ee y = BL narens 
‘ 7 ; : ~ the House, on the Report of the Bull. 
oe aca age “ey &gt; 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Woodside and 
to enable the Northern and whe Reiway Com- the Woodside and Hoylake Road Bill, the Parties “oy'ske in 
pany to make certain Deviations in the line of their be permitted to agg with their Bill. a 
Railway, and to alter and amend the several Acts| | °- Fesolved, That in the case of the Petition for Herth Awerless 
| relating to the said Railway: And that Lord Vis-| the North American Colonial Association of (Jre- +e 
count Mahon, Lord Viscount Grimston and Mr. | /and) Bill, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis Jrejand. 
Cowper do prepare, and bring it in. pensed with. 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Wicklow 
etern and = Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | the Wicklow Harbour Bill, the Parties be permitted Harbour. 
way (He we on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | to proceed with their Bill. 

id end Ware the Petition for the Northern and Eastern Railway| The first, second and fourth Resolutions, being 
) Breach) Bill. (JZertford and Ware Branch) Bill, the Standing Or- | read a second time, were agreed to. 





ders had been complied with. 
Vor. 96. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
02 Mr. 


















































































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er 






























































































Henley and 
Dorchester 
Road Bill. 


Harrogate 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Gamlingay 


Inclosure 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Dewsbury and 


Leeds Road 
Bill. 


Barnstaple 
Roads Bill. 


Tithes’ Reco- 
very Bill. 


No, 102, 


Silver Coin, 


Post Office 
Packets. 


Sherifts 
(Scotland.) 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Evidence Bill. 


No, 107. 


100 


Mr. Granville Harcourt presented a Bill for re- 
pairing the Roads leading from Henley-upon- Thames 
to Culham Bridge, and to the Chancellor's Milestone 
near Magdalen Bridge, in the County of Ozford: 
And the same was read the first time : and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Harrogate Improvement Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Gamlingay, in the County of Cam- 
bridge: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Broadley presented a Bill for repairing the 
Road from Dewsbury to Leeds, in the West Riding 
of the County of York; and for making and re- 
pairing a Branch Road therefrom: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 








A Petition of Resident Land-owners of the parish 
of Stoke Rivers, in the county of Devon, praying 
that the Barnstaple Roads Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill to amend an Act 
of the fifth and sixth years of King William the 
Fourth, for the more easy Recovery of Tithes, and 
to take away the Jurisdiction from the Ecclesiastical 
Courts in all matters relating to Tithes of a certain 
amount: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day the 17th day of this instant March; 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 Statement of the Aggregate Amount of 
Silver Coin coined annually at the Mint, since the 
year 1816; also the Amount received as Seigniorage 
on the same, and how 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 
Return, in columns, showing the whole Amount 
charged against the Public annually for the Commu- 
nication by the Mail Packets between Port Patrick 
and Donaghadee, to the period in each of the Three 
last years to which the Accounts have been made up. 


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, by Counties, the Num- 
ber, Name and the source of Appointment, and also 
the Yearly Salary, and Sum Total of Remuneration 
derived Annually from the Public, by each Sheriff, 
or Sheriff Substitute respectively, in Scotland. (‘This 
Return to be made from the best information already 
at the Public Offices in London.) 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Litton have leave of absence 
till Easter, to go the Circuit. 


Mr. Charles Buller presented a Bill to remove 
Objections to the Admission of Evidence on the 


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A, 1841. 


ground of Interest: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message fron 
the Lords, 


and Mr. Farrer: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for extending to the County of the City of Dublin 
the Provisions of an Act passed in the nineteenth 
and twentieth years of his late Majesty King George 
the Third, in Jreland, intituled, “ An Act to prevent 
the detestable Practices of Houghing Cattle, Burn- 
ing of Houses, Barns, Haggards and Corn, and for 
other Purposes,” so far as relates to the Burning of 
Houses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House:—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Houghing Cattle (Ireland) Bill was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Court of Session 


the 4th day of February last, 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 commencement of the Long Vacation in 
July last; 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 last; and 
also the Number 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 
was read. 


laid before this House, a Return, in columns, show- 
ing the Date and Year, 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 Number 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 Num- 
ber 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, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 


And Notice being taken that the Returns to the 
said Orders, which were presented upon the 11th 
day of February last, were imperfect ; 

Ordered, That amended Returns, in strict com- 
pliance with the Order of this House, be made 
forthwith. 


further attendance upon the Select Committee on 
South Australia. 

Ordered, That Sir William Molesworth be added 
to the Committee. 

















Resolved, 


Houghing 
Cattle (Ireland) 


Houghing 
Cattle (Lreland) 
Bill. 


No. 103, 


(Scotland.) 


The House was also moved, That the Order made Court of Session 
upon the 4th day of February last, that there be (Scotland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ward be discharged from any South Australia. 


Danis 


Tar 
Con 
Bill 










ant) 


and) 


3, 


ssion 


sion 





Danish Claims. 


Turnpike «Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Railways. 


Railways. 


Portuguese 
Claims, 


British 
Museum, 





4, VicTorim. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon an the | 
23d day of April next, resolve itself into a Com-| 
mittee to consider of the following Address to Her 
Majesty, that is to say, That an humble Address: be 
presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 
will be graciously pleased to take into consideration 
the Report, bearing date the 12th day of May 1840, 
made by the Commissioners to whom it was referred 
to examine and adjudicate upon the Claims of cer- 
tain British Subjects, for Losses sustained by the 
Seizure and Confiscation of their Ships and Cargoes 
by the Government of Denmark, in the year 1807, 
and that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to 
advance to such Claimants the Amount of their re- 
spective Losses, as ascertained by the said Commis- 
sioners, and to assure Her Majesty, that this House 
will make good the same. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Turnpike Acts 
Continuance Bill be received upon Monday next. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copies of all Reports made to the Committee 
of Privy Council by Persons appointed by them 
as Inspectors of Railways, under the provisions of 
the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 97:—Of all Bye-Laws 
which have been disallowed or modified by the said 
Committee of Privy Council; together with an 
Rules or Regulations which may have been by them 
suggested for adoption by Railroad Companies :— 
and, Of all Returns made to the Committee of Privy 
Council, of the aggregate Traffic in Passengers, in 
Cattle, and in Goods, on each Railway, made up to 
the latest period, under the provisions of the Act 3 
and 4 Vic. c. 97 :—And, a Return of all Accidents, 
attended with Personal Injury, which shall have oc- 
curred on each Railway, and which shall have been 
returned to the Committee of Privy Council, under 
the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 97, s. 3. 

A Return of every Railway, or portion of a Railway, 
which shall have been opened for the Conveyance of 


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101 


annual proceeds of which amount to 86 1. 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. 


British Museum for the year 1840; of the esti- 
mated Charges and Expenses for the year ending 
the 25th day of March 1842, and of the Sums ne- 
cessary to discharge the same ; also, an Account of 
the Number of Persons admitted to visit the Museum 
from Christmas 1834 to Christmas 1840; together 
with a Statement of Progress in the arrangement of 
the Collections subsequently to the 29th day of Fe- 
bruary 1840; and an Account of Objects added to 
the several departments in the year 1840. 

Mr. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British 
Museum, was called in; and at the bar accordingly 
presented the said Account. 


Parliament,—A Return, showing whether any and 
what Places or Appointments 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 Ist day of August 1840 :—Also, a 
Comparative Return of the Duties and Salaries, 
Claims to Apartments 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 he withdrew. 











Passengers and Goods after Inspection by Persons 
acting under the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. 
c. 97; specifying any Railway, or portion of a Rail- 
way, which shall have been reported to the Com- 
mittee of Privy Council as unfit to be opened, but 
which nevertheless shall have been opened; and 
what (if any) Proceedings shall have been adopted 
by the Committee of Privy Council, either before or 
subsequent to such opening. 

. —— That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented,—Return to 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 11th day 
of February last, for a Copy of the Instructions and 
Rules framed for the guidance and direction of the 
Commissioners of the mixed British and Portuguese 
Commission, for investigating and determining the 


Naval and Military Claims on the Government of 


Portugal, arising out of the late War of Restoration. 
‘ — That the said Return do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the British Museum 
being offered to be presented ; 
Lord John Russell, 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. 


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 | “ 
30,000 1. 3 per cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, the | “ 
annual dividend whereof amounts to 900 1.; of a| “ 
bequest of the late Earl of Bridgwater, the annual 
proceeds of which amount to about 4151; and also 


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


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 Tuble. 


hurst, praying that all in new Turnpike Acts provi- 
sion may be made for the repairs of the road prior 
to the payment of interest for money borrowed, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on Lord Keane’s Annuity Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be now brought up ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ be” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
* postponed, until the Correspondence which has 
‘“‘ taken place between the President of the Board 
|“ of Control and the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, or with the Secret Com- 
mittee of that Court, respecting the services of, 
|“ and the granting an Annuity to, Lord Keane, be 
laid before this House, in order that the House 
may be in possession of the reasons why the 
Court of Directors refused to grant any Annuity 
to Lord Keane from the funds of the Kast India 
Company; and the reasons which determined Her 
“ Majesty’s Ministers to recommend the proposed 
“ Annuity to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund,” 








of a bequest of the late Lord Farnborough, the | instead thereof. 


Vo . 96. 


o 3 And 





A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Hawk-' 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an British 
Account of the Income and Expenditure of the Museum. 


Mr. Cowtan also presented, pursuant to an Order British 
dated the 6th day of August, in the last Session of Museum. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railways Bill. 


Turnpike-roads. 


Lord Keane’s 
Annuity Bill. 














102 
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. Edward John Stanley, 
Yeas, Mr. For Maule: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, 
Noes, Mr. William Williams: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Report be now brought up. 
Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


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7 


f 35. 


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Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


East India Rum 
Bill. 


No.104, 


Mr. Bernal reported the East India Rum Bill; 
and the Bill was re-committed to a Committee of 
the whole House:—The House immediately resolved 
itself into the said 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 Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as | 
amended, to be printed. 


| 
Supply ; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 
mittee of Supply ; | 
Army Esti- Ordered, Whee the Army Estimates for 1841-42, 
mates, referred. be referred to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- | 
mittee. | 
(In the Committee.) 

Artificers’ 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
Wages atHome. hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred and | 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay | 
the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and others em- | 
hey in Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at 

ome, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
four thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted | 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Wages of Artificers, La- | 
bourers and others employed in Her Majesty’s Naval | 
Establishments Abroad, to the 31st day of March | 
1842. | 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One| 
million two hundred and eighty-two thousand five | 
hundred and thirty-six pounds, be granted to Her | 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for 
the Building, Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the 
purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other pur- | 
poses connected therewith, to the 31st day of March | 
1842. | 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and one thousand six hundred and seventy- 
seven 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 1842. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
four thousand six hundred and fifty-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Medicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

Naval Miscella- 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
neous Servicess hundred and eighty-three thousand seven hundred 
and i. pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Charge of divers Naval Miscel- 
laneous Services, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
HaifPay (Navy 7+ Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
and Marines.) hundred and twenty-eight thousand six hundred 
and twenty-three pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Charge of Half-pay to Officers 
of the Navy and of the Royal Marines, which will 


D° - Abroad. 


Naval Stores, 
ac. 


Dock Yards. 


Medicines. 


| 





A. 1841. 


come in course of — during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1842. 


8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Military 
hundred and four thousand five hundred and ninety- Pensions ang 
one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray Allowances 
the Charge of Military Pensions and Allowances, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1842, 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Civil a, 
hundred and eighty-one thousand seven hundred 
and eighty-nine 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 3ist day of March 1842. 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Transports, ¢ 
hundred and ninety thousand nine hundred and 
eighty-seven 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 1842. 


11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- Convicts (Nes 
six thousand two hundred and sixty-two pounds, be South Wales 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of coen’s Land) 
conveying Convicts to New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, which will come in course of pay- 
ment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1842. 


12. Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not Land Forces, 
exceeding Ninety-two thousand and fifty-one Men 
(exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), Commis- 
sioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, be 
maintained, for the Service of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842. 


13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Charge of &amp;’. 

million five hundred and ten thousand seven hun- 
dred and seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, 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 
ist day of April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842, 
both days inclusive. 


14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- General Staf 
dred and sixty seven thousand four hundred and Officers, &amp;e. 
forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of General Staff Officers, and 
Officers of the Hospitals, serving with Her Majesty’s 
Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting 
India), and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower 
of London, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 


| 31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 


15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- Public Military 
nine thousand seven hundred and fifteen pounds, be Depare"™ 
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 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Royal Military 
thousand one hundred and forty-eight pounds, be Asylum &amp;c. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of 
the Royal Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian 
Military School, from the 1st day of April 1841 to 
the 31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine 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 
Garrisons, holding their appointments as — 

or 


Rewards for 
Military Set- 


VICes. 








and 


ts, &amp;e, 


(New 
ales 
Die. 
ind.) 


TCeS, 


f d°, 


Staff 
&amp;e, 


[ilitary 
ents. 


[ilitary 
&amp;e. 


5 for 
Ser- 


4. VicTORIZ&amp;. 


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for Military Service, in the United Kingdom of! 


103 


Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, that he 


Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, | was directed to move, That the Committee may 
from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st day of | have leave to sit again. 


March 1842, both days inclusive. 

18. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
five 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 1841 to the 
31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 


19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
seven thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Full 
Pay for Reduced and Retired Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Forces, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 
31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and ninety-seven thousand 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 1841 to the 31st day of 
March 1842, both days inclusive. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty 
thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Half 
Pay and reduced Allowances to Officers of disbanded 
Foreign Corps, of Pensions to wounded Foreign 
Officers, and of Allowances to the Widows and 
Children of deceased Foreign Officers, from the 
ist day of April 1841 to the 3ist day of March 
1842, both days inclusive. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and forty-one thousand and _ forty-eight 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraymg 
the Charge of Pensions to be paid to Widows of 
Officers of the Land Forces, from the ist day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842, both 
days inclusive. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-four thousand pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Allowances on the Compassionate List, of Allow- 
ances as of Her Majesty’s Royal Bounty, and of 
Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for 
Wounds, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 


24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
million two hundred and sixty-eight thousand nine 
* hundred and six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmain- 
ham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of those Esta- 
blishments, of the Gut-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital, 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 1841 to the 
3ist day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 


25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments, in the nature of Super- 
annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several Military Public Depart- 
ments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Pay of General 
Officers. 


Full Pay for 
Reduced and 
Retired 
Officers. 


Half Pay for d°. 


Half Pay to 
Foreign 
Officers. 


Widows’ 
Pensions, 


Compassionate 
List. 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals, &amp;c 


Superannuas 
tions, 





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


Sabbati, 6° die Martii, 1841: 


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. 

Vou. 96. 




















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 Ordnance 
reading of the Ordnance Survey Bill; Survey Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday 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- Turnpike Acts 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Zreland) Coutinuance 
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- Designs Copy- 
mittee on the Designs Copyright Bill; right Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lease and 
into a Committee upon the Lease and Release Bill ; Release Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Thornely 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- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. I'ox Maule reported from the Committee to County Courts 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing any [Advance of 
Advance out of the Consolidated Fund of the “y-] 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
which may hereafter be required for supplying any 
Deficiency in the Fund primarily applicable to the 
Expenses of County Courts, as regulated by any 
Act to be passed in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, 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 any Deficiency in the Fund 
applicable to the Payment of the Expenses of 
County Courts, in pursuance of an Act of the pre- 
sent Session of Parliament. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Select Com- Public 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined Fetitions 
the Petitions presented on the 1st and 2d days of coe Boa’ 
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. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Mr. Vizard, 
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 the appointment 
of Mr. William Vizard as Solicitor to the Home 
04 Department : —- 





Pe ee 








Convicts. 


Post Office 
Mails (Scot- 
land.) 


No. 105. 
Bankruptcy 
Court. 

No. 106. 


Meerbrook 
Sough Druin- 
age, &amp;c., Bill, 


Peak Forest 
Canal Bill. 


104 


Department :—And, a Return of the Amount of | 


5°—__ °—8° Martiz. 


A. 1841. 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 


Salary and Allowances paid or payable to that indi- | made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 


vidual. 


|“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to| the words “ upon Wednesday next.” 


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 Number of Convicts, distin- | 
guishing Male and Female, and their respective | 
ages, that have been transported out of the United | 
ingdom during the last Seven years, distinguishing | 
the Number in each year, and the period for which | 
such sentence was passed by the Court; also, a. 
similar Return of the Number of Convicts that 
have been sentenced to Transportation, and have 
not been sent out of the United Kingdom ; the said 
Returns to be made up to the latest possible period. 
Ordered, That the said Address be a to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





Ordered, That the Returns relative to Post Office 
Mails (Scotland), which were presented upon Mon- | 
day last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Bank- 
ruptcy Court, which was presented upon Wednes- 
day last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, ad- 
journed till Monday next. 





Luna, 8° die Martii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. William Evans presented a Bill to incor-| 
porate the Proprietors of the Meerbrooh | 
Sough, and to enable them to levy and raise certain | 
Royalties, Dues and Tolls for the Continuation and 

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





A Petition of Rate-payers in the parish of Chapel- | 
en-le-frith, inthe county of Derby, praying that they | 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | 
against certain parts of the Peak Forest Canal] Bill, | 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


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. 

And the Question being again 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Company of Severn Navi. 
Proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal tn Bill. 


Navigation ;—Iron and Coal Masters, Severn Tra- 
ders, and others, Inhabitants of the several parishes 
of Madeley, Broseley, Benthall, Shifnal, and their 
vicinities, in the county of Salop ;—-Gloucester and 
Berkeley Canal Company ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen 
and Burgesses of the city of Gloucester; praying 
that the Severn Navigation Bill may be referred to 
a Select Committee instead of to one of the County 
Lists; which were presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Petitions from Barge-owners, Severn Traders and Severn Navize 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Bridg- ti Bil. 


north, in the county of Salop ;--and, Barge-owners, 
Severn Traders and Inhabitants of the town of 
Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop; praying that 
the Severn Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Merchants, Carriers, Manufacturers 
and Inhabitants of the town of Birmingham, in the 
county of Warwick;——and, Trustees of the Haw 
Bridge over the River Severn, in the parishes of 
Deerhurst and Tirley, in the county of Gloucester ; 
praying 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 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

favour of the Dull, against the said Petition. The Barnstaple and Braunton Roads Bill was Barnstaple 


‘ 7 _— , . H ° ; d Braunton 
Brighton and Petitions from William Gorringe, of Kingston- | read a second time ; and committed. oe 


Shoreham 


Road Biil. 


by-Sea, in the county of Sussex, Esquire ;—Mort- | 
gagees of the Tolls arising under and by virtue of | 


the Act for more effectually repairing and improving | 


the Road from Brighton to Shoreham, with Branches ; 
—AHugh Fuller, of Portslade, in the county of Susser, 
Esquire ;-- William Pennington Gorringe, late of South- 
wick, but now of New Shoreham, both in the county 
of Sussex, Esquire ;— William Stanford, the younger, 
of Preston-place, in the county of Susser, Esquire ; 
—Land-owners and Occupiers of property in the 
parish of Portslade, in the county of Sussex ;—and, 
Nathaniel Hall, the younger, of Southwich, in the 
county of Sussex, Esquire ; praying that the Brigh- 
ton and Shoreham Road Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Ro«*8i" 


mittee of Selection. 

Petitions from Occupiers of houses and other 
hereditaments situate at a certain place called Rolle’s 
Quay, within the parish of Pilton, in the county of 
Devon ;—and, the Right honourable John Lord 
Rolle Baron Rolle, of Stevenstone, in the county of 
Devon; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Ipswich Docks Bill was read a second time ; Ipswich Docs 


and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


the Table. _ Mr. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for extend- Bristol aud 


: a eveter Rail 
ing and enlarging some of the Provisions of the Acts P**ty). 


vay Bill. 
Brighton and nid 





Shoreham 


Road Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 


roposed, That the Brighton and Shoreham Road 
Bill be now read a second time ; 





relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Mr. 








Naviga. 
l. 


Navigas 


aple 
aunton 


Bill. 


N Docks 


and 
Rail- 
iil. 





4 Victoriz. 





Dovenby and 
Papcastle 


Inclosure Bill. castle, in the parish of Bridekirk, in the County of | 


Cumberland: Aud the same was read the first time ; | 





and ordered to be read a second time. 
Blackburn : ‘ eon . 
Improvement, on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Market, &amp;» the Petition for the Blackburn Improvement, Mar- 
- ket, &amp;c., Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. a 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Streets and Public Places, and 
erecting a Town Hall, and improving the Markets 
in the township of Blackburn, in the county palatine 
of Lancaster, and for vesting the Town’s Moor in 
Trustees for sale, or other disposal thereof, for the 
benefit of the Poor: And that Lord Stanley and 
Mr. Wilson Patten do prepare, and bring it in. 
Wakefield Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
——- on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Bill. 


the Petition for the Wakefield Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Wakefield Waterworks Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money: And that Mr. Lascelles 
and Sir George Strickland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions for 
Private Biils. 


Ordered, That Mr. Handley be discharged from 
any further attendance upon the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That Mr. William John Blake be added 


to the Committee. 





s 
York and Lone Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
a York and London Assurance Company Bill; That 
Pay 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. 
Wishaw and The Wishaw and Coltness Railway Bill was read 
—— a second time; and committed. 
oui Ordered, That the Biil be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
British Plate The British Plate Glass Company Bill was read 


bg Company 4 second time; and committed. 
. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Cheveley 
Inclosure Bill. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Cheveley, in the County of 
Cambridge: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Leverington, 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for inclosing 
the Commons, Droves, Banks and Waste Lands in 
the Parishes of Leverington, Tid Saint Giles and 
Outwell, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cam- 
bridge: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Manchester 
and Leeds 
Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money: And 
that Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Brotherton do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 
Southwark 
I mprovement 
(No. 1.) Bille 


Vot. 96. 


8° Marti. 


Mr. Horsman presented a Bill for inclosing Lands certain parts of the Southwark Improvement (No. 1.) 
in the Townships or Divisions of Dovenby and Pap- \ Bill, was presented, and read. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Charity Schools of 
Christchurch, Surrey, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 


105 


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 
Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Strutt presented a Bill for better lighting Derby Gas Bill. 


with Gas the Borough of Derby, and several Parishes 
and Places adjacent thereto: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Abingdon 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Inclosure Bill. 
Petition for the Abingdon Inclosure Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been cay ae with, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for inclosing and improving Lands in the parishes 


of Saint Helen and Saint Nicholas, Abingdon, in ; 


the county of Berks: And that Mr. Robert Palmer 


and Mr. Duffield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Middlesbrough 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Petition for the Middlesbrough. Improvement” ’ 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and other- 
wise improving the town of Middlesbrough and the 
neighbourhood thereof, in the North Riding of the 
county of York, and for establishing a Market there- 
in: And that Mr. William Duncombe, Mr. Cayley 
and Mr. Pease do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Eccleshill 
in the Manor of Eccleshill, in the Parish of Brad- (Noa) Bill 
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. 


Ordered, That further Proceedings on all Bills for Small Debts 
the recovery of Small Debts be suspended until Bis. 
after the 24th day of April next. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Comty Courts 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, praying that the Bill. 
County Courts Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale, Members Socialism. 
and Friends of the Universal Community Society of 
Rational Religionists, commonly called Socialists, 
praying for inquiry into the principles and objects 
of the system of Socialism, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railways Bill, 
Railway Company ;— Lancaster and Preston Junc- 
tion Railway Company ;--and, Bristol and G'loucester 
Railway Company ; praying that the Railways 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 Whithorn;—-and, Banton; praying Church 
for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage ae 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered* 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;—and, Devonport ; pray- Jews’ Declara- 
ing that the Jews Declaration Bill, may pass into ti Bill. 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Weyhill ;— Rowley Regis ;—and, Poor Law 
Mangotsfield and Downend ; praying for the repeal sen 
of the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, ““" 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Church of 
Engiand. 


Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land); and, 
Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bills, 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts, &amp;c. 


Registration 
of Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill, &amp;c. 


Jury Causes 
(Scotland.) 


Southwark 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


North Midland 
Railway Bill. 


106 


Petitions from Spondon ;—Horsley ;-— Northamp- 
ton; — Chaddesden ; — Bradford ( York) ; — Bain- 
bridge ;— East Preston Union ;—Monyash ;— Brix- 
ham ;—Stoke-upon- Trent ;— Halifax ;— Gloucester ; 
— Leeds ;—Elvaston ;—and, Birmingham; praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Darley Abbey;— Harpford and 
Ven Ottery ;—Lea ;—Lassingion ;—Wyrardisbury ; 
— Westbury ;— Brill;—Ludgershall;--and, Reverend 
Thomas Fry, and others; 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 “Westport ; — Clonalvey ; — and, 
Leicester ; praying that the Registraticn of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that 
the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Beneficed Clergy in the deanery of 
Marchia and diocese of Saint Asaph, praying that 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charges may be exempted 
from being rated to parochial rates, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marton-in-Holderness; — and, | 


Scotter ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates 
and Ecclesiastical Courts, and for the liberation of 
William Baines, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Established Church 
of England, inhabitants of the town and parish of 
Oswestry, or freeholders of the said town and pa- 
rish, praying for the amendment of the law relating 


8° Marti. 





A, 1841, 


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


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Ardrossan 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Harbour Bi, 


the Petition for the Ardrossan Harbour Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for erecting a Harbour at Ar- 
drossan, in the county of Ayr, and to provide for 
the Improvement of the said Harbour: And that 
Lord Viscount Kelburne and Lord James Stuart do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for the Deptford Pier Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as application was not made within the time required 
by the Standing Orders, to Lieutenant William Daw- 
son, part owner of a garden intended to be taken ; but 
the application was on the 29th day of December last 
sent to an agent of the promoters at Cork, in the 
neighbourhood of which the party resides, forthe pur- 
pose of ensuring its delivery, but it was not received 
by him until the 1st day of January last, and was de- 
livered to Lieutenant Dawson on the following day. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 

the Petition for the Coventry and Warwick Road 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered That leave be given to bring in a Bill 











for repairing the Roads from Coventry to Martyn’s 
Gutter, in the county of the city of Coventry, and in 
the county of Warwick, and other Roads communi- 
cating therewith in the said county of Warwick: 
| And that Sir John Mordaunt, Mr. Shirley and Sir 


to Church Rates, was also presented, and read ; and | Lardley Wilmot do prepare, and bring it in. 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. William Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Scotter, praying for | forming and establishing the Patent Rolling and 
the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts, and the libe- | Compressing Iron Company, and to enable the said 
ration of William Baines, was presented, and read ; | Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, and to 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Reformers of Ardara, praying that 
the Registration of Voters (/reland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, but that measures may be taken for 
placing the Elective Franchise in Jreland upon a 
more simple and extended basis, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—Copy Act of 
Sederunt regulating Proceedings in Jury Causes 
in Scot/and, 16th February 1841. 

Ordered, That thesaid Paper do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Bullock, of Rad- 
winter, in the county of Essex, Clerk, Charles 
Bullock, of Bideford, in the county of Devon, Es- 
quire, and the Reverend Christopher George Watson, 
of Woodbridge, in the county of Suffolk, Clerk, in 
right of Elizabeth Lant, his Wife, Owners and Pro- 
prietors of property in the parish of Saint George- 
che-Martyr, in the town and borough of Southwark, 


ing Orders of the House in respect to the application | 


for the Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) Bill had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 


sue and be sued, and for other Purposes: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Deptford Pic, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Coventry and 
Warwick Road 
Bill. 


Patent Rolling 


and Compres- 


sing Iron Com- 


pany Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Machinery. 


Return of the Number of all Detentions and Seizures 
of Machinery attempted to be exported, which have 
been made by the officers of Her Majesty’s Cus- 
toms in the Port of London, since the 1st day of 
| January 1824; distinguishing the number of Sei- 
|zures from the number of Detentions, and stating 
whether the Machinery has been confiscated and 
sold, or restored to the Shippers or Owners ; and if 
restored, under what Penalties: and, a similar Re- 
turn for all the other Ports of the United Kingdom. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the form of License granted by the Trea- 
sury for the Exportation of Machinery prohibited by 
law ; and, of any Treasury Minute or Order in Coun- 
cil, under which Licenses for the Export of Machi- 
nery are granted. 





| 


Machinery. 


et | Ordered, That Mr. Serjeant Jackson ; and, Mr. Leave of 
i1 the county of Surrey, complaining that the Stand- | Cresswell have leave of absence till Easter, to go Absence. 


‘the Circuit. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Abercrombie 


be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, | Returns showing the Number of Days during which Robinson 


against the same, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Sir George Strickland presented a Bill for grant- | quitted England :—and the Amount of Tonnage of 


ing further Powers to the North Midland Railway 


the Troops were embarked on board the Abercrom- 
| bie Robinson, before that vessel left the Thames :— 
| of the Number of Days during which the Troops were 
‘embarked on board that vessel, before they finally 


the vessel,and the Total Number of People on board. 
Lord 


Vessel. 





Pier 


and 
Road 


ling 
res 
Com. 


bie 


Registered 
Electors 
(Irelaud.) 


No. 108. 


Lord Keane’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Supply ; 


Excess of Naval 


Expenditure 
(1840.) 


D° - (1841,) 


Seamen and 


Marines, &amp;c, 


Wages for de, 


4, VicToRIzZ. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns 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 May 1841; and distinguishing, in classes, 
the Numbers registered under the different Qualifi- 
cations ineach County; together with an Abstract of 
the Number of each class, and of the whole ; show- 
ing, 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 Elec- 
tion which may take place before the 1st day of May 
1841, in each City, Town and Borough of Ireland; 
and distinguishing the Numbers in each place regis- 
tered under the old Qualifications, specifying what 
such Qualifications are in each, reserved by the Re- 
form Act, and the Numbers registered under the new 
Qualifications admitted by the Reform Act; toge- 
ther 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 Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to settle an Annuity 
on Lord Keane, and the two next surviving Heirs 
Male of the Body of the said Lord Keane to whom 
the Title of Lord Keane shall descend, in considera- 
tion of his great and brilliant 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 thef Mr. Edward John Satine 128 

Yeas, Sir George Grey: ani 

Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, } oe 

Noes, Mr. William Williams : : 

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. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee of 
Supply, several Resolutions, which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
nine thousand six hundred and ninety-four pounds, 
eleven shillings and two-pence, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the excess of the Naval Expen- 
diture beyond the Grants for the year ended on the 
31st day of March 1840. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and sixty-one thousand and five hundred pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the excess of 
the Naval Expenditure beyond the Grants for the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

3. Resolved, That Forty-three thousand Men be 
employed for the Sea Service, for thirteen lunar 


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5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Victuals for 4° 
hundred and eighty-two thousand and forty-eight 
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 1842. 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Admiralty 
hundred and twenty-one thousand eight hundred Oftce- 
and forty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Con- 
tingent Expenses of the Admiralty Office, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Registry of 
thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be a 
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 
3ist day of March 1842. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Scientific 
one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two pounds, Departments 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of * ® Nev: 
the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the 
several Scientific Departments of the Navy, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Naval Esta- 
hundred and twenty-four thousand five hundred and lishments 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to “~°"™ 
defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Contin- 
gent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


10. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Twenty- D° - Abroad. 
two thousand one hundred and fifty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Officers and the Contingent Diovan of Her 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Antificers’ 
hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred and WagesatHome, 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and others em- 
ployed in Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at 
Home, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- De - Abroad. 
four thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty to pay the Wages of Artificers, La- 
bourers and others employed in Her Majesty’s Naval 
Establishments Abroad, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Naval Stores, 
million two hundred and eighty-two thousand five &amp;e. 
hundred and thirty-six pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for 
the Building, Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the 
purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other pur- 
poses connected therewith, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Dock Yards. 
hundred and one thousand six hundred and seventy- 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of New Works, Improvements and 
Repairs in the Naval Yards, to the 3ist day of 
March 1842. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Medicines. 
four thousand six hundred and fifty-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Medicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Naval Miscella- 
hundred and eighty-three thousand seven hundred us Services. 


months, to the 31st day of March 1842, including | and eighty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
Ten thousand and five hundred Royal Marines, and | jesty&gt; to defray the Charge of divers Naval Miscel- 


Two thousand Boys. 
_ 4. Resolved, ‘That a sum, not exceeding One mil- 
lion four hundred and forty-three thousand seven 


hundred and eleven pounds, be granted to Her Ma- | 


laneous Services, to the 31st day of March 1842, 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Half Pay (Navy 
hundred and twenty-eight thousand six hundred a4 Marines.) 
and twenty-three pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 


jesty, to defray the charge of Wages to Seamen and | jesty, to defray the Charge of Half-pay to Officers 


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 1842. 
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of the Navy and of the Royal Marines, which will 
come in course of a rg during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1842. 

P2 18. Resolved, 








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18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five | 
hundred and four thousand five hundred and ninety- 
one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of Military Pensions and Allowances, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1842. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and eighty-one thousand seven hundred 
.and eighty-nine 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 1842. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and ninety thousand nine hundred and 
eighty-seven 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 1842. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
six thousand two hundred and sixty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the expense of | 
conveying Convicts to Mew South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, which will come in course of pay- 
ment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

22. Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not 
exceeding Ninety-two thousand and fifty-one Men 
(exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), Commis- 
sioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, be 
maintained, for the Service of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
million five hundred and ten thousand seven hun- 
dred and seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her | 
Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Land Forces, for service in the United Kingdom of | 
Great Britain and Irecand, and on Stations Abroad | 
(excepting the Regiments employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), from the | 


Military 
Pensions and 
Allowances, 


Civil - d°. 


Transports, &amp;c, 





Convicts (New 
South Wales 
and Van Die- 
men’s Land.) 


Land Forces. 








Charge of - d°, 


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A. 1841. 


28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Pay of Genera 


five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Oftcers. 


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 1841 to the 
3ist day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Full Pay 
seven thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted ose 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Full Oficen 
Pay for Reduced and Retired Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Forces, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 
3ist day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Hulf Pay for», 
hundred and ninety-seven thousand 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 1841 to the 31st day of 
March 1842, both days inclusive. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Half Pay to 
thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be granted Foreign Ofiicers 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Half 
Payand 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 1841 to the 31st day of March 
1842, both days inclusive. 

32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Widows’ 
hundred and forty-one thousand and forty-eight Pensions. 
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 1st day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842, both 
days inclusive. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Compassionate 
hundred and twenty-four thousand pounds, be 1 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Allowances on the Compassionate List, of Allow- 


| ances as of Her Majesty’s Royal Bounty, and of 


Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for 
Wounds, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Chelsea and 


Ist day of April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842, | million two hundred and sixty-eight thousand nine Kimainha 


both days inclusive. 
24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and sixty-seven thousand four hundred and | 
forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of General Staff Officers, and 
Officers of the Hospitals, serving with Her Majesty’s | 


General Staff 
Officers, &amp;c. 


: : Hospitals, &amp;c. 
hundred and six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, ospitals, &amp;e 


for defraying the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmain- 
ham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of those Esta- 
blishments, of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital, of Pensions granted to discharged Negro 
Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 


Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain | which served with the British Army in 1793, 1794 
and Jreland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting | and 1795, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 


India), and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower 


of London, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the! 


31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
nine thousand seven hundred and fifteen 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 Ex- 
penses, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

26. Resolved That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand one hundred and forty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of 
the Royal Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian 
Military School, from the 1st day of April 1841 to 
the 31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine 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 
Garrisons, holding their appointments as Rewards 
for Military Service, in the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, 


Public Military 
Departments. 


Royal Military 
Asylum, &amp;c 


Rewards for 
distinguished 
Services, 


from the ist day of April 1841 to the 31st day of 


March 1842, both days inclusive. 





| day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 
35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- Superannua- 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, ""* 

for defraymg the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
/sations and Emoluments, in the nature of Super- 
/annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several Military Public Depart- 

| ments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
' Ireland, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st 
| day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 


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





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Marine Moviny 
| for the regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine 

| Forces while on Shore: And that Mr. More O’ Fer- 

| rall, Admiral Adam and Sir Thomas 7; roubridge do 


| prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Ordered, 











Ordné 
Estim 
referr 


Volu 
Corp 


Ord 
Esti 





eral Ordnance 
Estimates, 


referred. 


Volunteer 
Corps. 


rd°, 


ers, 


Ordnance Civii 
Establishments. 


Royal 
Engineers, &amp;c, 


Royal Regi- 
ment of 
Artillery, &amp;e. 


Barrack 
Masters, &amp;c. 


Orduance 
Works and 
Repairs, 


Ordnance 
Surveys and 
Contingencies. 


Ordnance 
Stores, 


Services not 
provided fur. 


‘iny 





Superannua- 
ions, 





4. VicTORIZ. 


Ordered, That the Estimates of the Office of 
Ordnance, including Barracks, Surveys of the United 
Kingdom, Commissariat and Military and Civil 
Superannuations, for the year 1841-42, with Com- 
parative Abstract of the Estimate 1841-42 with 
1840-41, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee). 

Motion made, and Quesiion put, That a sum, 
not exceeding Eighty-two thousand two hundred 
and sixty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the charge of Volunteer Corps, from 
the 1st day of April 1841 tothe 31st day of March 
1842, both days inclusive ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, } 49 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell : ° 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, _ om 
Noes, LMr. Thomas Duncombe: J }* 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and nineteen thousand six hundred and thirty- 
one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Salaries of the Civil Establishments of the 
Office of Ordnance, at the Tower and Pall Mall, at 
Woolwich, at the Out Stations in the United King- 


dom, and at the Foreign Stations, for the year |‘ 


1841-42. 

3. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and nine thousand six hundred and eighteen 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of the Corps of Royal Engineers and 
Sappers and Miners, for the year 1841-42. 

4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and fifty-two thousand eight hundred and 
sixty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the expense of the Royal Regiment of 
Artillery, the Royal Horse Artillery, the Riding 
House Troop, the Master Gunners, the Field Train 
Department, the Medical Establishment, and the 
Royal Military Academy, for the year 1841-42. 


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5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand eight hundred and ten pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Salaries 
to Barrack Masters, &amp;c. in the United Kingdom, 
and at Foreign Stations, for the year 1841-42. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- 
dred and twenty-five thousand five hundred and 


twenty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for | 


defraying the charge of Ordnance Works and Re- 
pairs, Storekeepers’ Expenditure, Pay of Clerks of 
Works, &amp;c. the Building and Repair of Barracks, 
and Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, in the United 
Kingdom and Colonies, for the year 1841-42, after 
deducting Ninety thousand and five hundred pounds 
for Credits, by sale of Lands and Premises, sale of 
old Stores, Rents of Canteens, Xe. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and eighty-six thousand two hundred and 
fifty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the expense of the Ordnance Surveys, 
Military and Civil Contingencies, and Army Extra- 
ordinaries, transferred to the Ordnance by Treasury 
Minute, for the year 1841-42. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the charge of 

tores, on account of Ordnance and Military Store 
Branch Services, for the year 1841-42. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand five hundred and seventy-nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the expense 
of Services performed by the Office of Ordnance, 
and not provided for by Parliament, in the year 
1840-41. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and sixty-one thousand five hundred and 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of the Office of Ordnance on 

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109 


account of the Allowance of Superannuated, Retired, 
and Half Pay Officers, Pensions for Good Services, 
Inventions, and Wounds, for Pensions to Widows 
and Children of deceased Officers late belonging to 
the several Ordnance Military Corps; also, Allow- 
ances, Compensations and Emoluments, in the na- 
ture of Superannuated or Retired Allowances, to 
Persons late belonging to the Office of Ordnance and 
to the Barrack Department, in respect of their hav- 
ing held any Public Office or Hanployencas of a 
Civil Nature; and also for the charge of Widows’ 
Pensions, for the year 1841-42. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Commissariat. 
hundred and forty-eight thousand nine hundred and 
ninety-five ese be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of: the Commissariat Supplies 
for the United Kingdom, for the year 1841-42. 


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 Wed- 
nesday 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 Turnpike Acts Conti- Turnpike Acts 
nuance Bill; and the Amendments were read, and a 
agreed to; and an Amendment was made to the ~ 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Turnpike Acts 
on the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Zreland) Bill; Continuance 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- "4 Bill. 
mittee, that they have power to make provision No. 109. 
therein, to amend the Turnpike-road Acts of Ireland. 
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 now received. 
Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday the 19th day of this instant 
March; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House according to Order, resolved itself into Poor Law 
a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; — 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- wy, _— 
sumed 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 Friday the 19th day of this instant 
March ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Evidence Bill. 
reading of the Evidence Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday 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 the 22d day of this in- 
stant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Designs Copyright Bill ; 
P3 


Designs Copy= 
right Bill. 


Ordered, ‘o.111. 





110 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have power to make provision 
therein for more effectually securing to the Authors 
and Proprietors of Designs for articles of manu- 
facture, the Copyright of such Designs, for a limited 
time. 

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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 17th day of 
this instant March ; and the Bill, as amended, to be 
printed. 


Lease and Mr. Ewart reported the Lease and Release Bill ; 
Release Bill. and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
No.112. consideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 
— and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
eas. 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Embezzlement 


d, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
and Fraud Bill. Ordere ? 5 D&gt; 


abolish the Punishment of Death for certain Offences 
of Embezzlement and Fraud, and for returning from 
Transportation out of Saint Helena: And that Lord 
John Russell and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Offences against 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4. 
the Person Bill. 


c. 31, for consolidating and amending the Statutes 
in England, relative to Offences against the Person, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
amend the said Act: And that Lord John Russell 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Dock Yards, The House was moved, That the Act 12 Geo. 3, 
pas c. 24, for the better securing and preserving his 
Majesty’s Dock Yards, Magazines, Ships, Ammu- 
nition and Stores, 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 John Russell 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 
Mutiny Bill. Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented a Bill for punish- 
ing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Pay- 
ment of the Army and their Quarters: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow. 


Marine Mutiny 


a Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented a Bill for the Re- 


gulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces 
while on Shore: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Embezzlement Lord John Russell presented a Bill to abolish the 
and Fraud Billk Punishment of Death for certain Offences of Em- 
No.118. bezzlement and Fraud, and for returning from 
Transportation out of Saint Helena: Aud the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday the 22d day of this 
instant March ; and to be printed. 
Offences against Lord John Russell presented a Bill to amend an 
the Person Bill. Act of the ninth year of King George the Fourth, 
No.114. for consolidating and amending the Statutes in Eng- 
land relative to Offences against the Person: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 22d day of 
this mstant March; and to be printed. 


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A. 1841. 


| Lord John Russell reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 26th day of February Addresses, 


last, and the Ist, 3d and 5th days of this instant 

March (that Her Majesty would be graciously 
| pleased to give directious, that the Papers therein 
|mentioned might be laid before this House), had 
been presented to Her Majesty, and that Her Ma- 
_jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
| that She will give directions accordingly. 


or Divisions of Counties which have adopted the 
County Constabulary Acts, with particulars relating 
thereto, made up for each County respectively, and 
to the latest period ; specifying the County or Di- 
vision; Number of Chief Constables, Pay, Allow- 
ances for Horses, and all Extraordinary and other 
Expenses; Number of Superintendents, Pay and 
Allowances for Horses and all other Expenses ; 
Number of Inspectors or Serjeants, Pay and Allow- 
ances for Horses and all other Expenses ; Number 
of Constables, Pay and Allowances ; Average 
Annual Expense per Man for all Accoutrements ; 
Stations; Expense already incurred in erecting 
them, what further Expense, if any, contemplated ; 
if hired, what is the Average Annual Expense ; 
Lock-up Houses; Expense incurred in erecting 
them ; Total Annual Expense of Rural Police Sta- 
tions, and all Extras or Estimate of Rural Police 
Stations where recently established. 


March 1840, granting a Pension to Lieutenant Shep- 
herd M‘Cormick, for wounds received in Canada. 








and Tipperary, of all Notices of intention to re- 
gister Votes for the said respective Counties, in refer- 
ence to the seyeral Sessions held in and for the said 
Counties withm the year 1840, and of the Number 
of Persons admitted to be registered pursuant to 
such Notices, specifying the Days on which each 
Session commenced, and the Places at which they 
were held respectively :—Also, the like Returns 
for the County of the City of Dublin, and County 
of the City of Cork, specifying the several Days on 
which the Registermg Barrister sat for the Registry 
of Voters during the year 1840. 


relating to the Records in the Filacer’s Department 
at the Equity side of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland, which have been communicated to the Go- 
vernment. 


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








Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several County 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of Counties Constabulary, 


Copy of the Order in Council of the 5th day of Lieutenant 
Shepherd 
M‘Cormick, 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders, Registration 
— Returns from the Clerks of the Peace of the . bs 
Counties of Cork, Carlow, Longford, Queen’s County § ene 


Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of this Court of 
instant March, for a Copy of all Reports or Letters Exchequer 


Ireland. ) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law. 


| Copies of Correspondence between the Poor Law 
_Commissioners and the Boards of Guardians of the 
Kensington and Stratford-on-Avon Unions, respect- 
ing the case of Samuel Daniels, deceased :—And, 
Copies or Extracts from Correspondence between 
the Pocr Law Commissioners and the Board of 
Guardians of the Kensington Union, and from Re- 
ports of the Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, 
with the Depositions taken by them in the case of 
Elizabeth Friry, deceased. 





‘(under the Poor Law Amendment Act) in each 
| 


| county in England and Wales, during the quarters 


ending Lady-day 1839 and 1840, respectively ; toge- 
| ther with the population of such Unions in 1831, 
| specifying the proportion per cent. which the num- 
| ber of in-door and out-door Paupers bear to the po- 


| pulation :—Also, the estimated number of Paupers 


relieved 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return, showing the number of in-door and out- Amendment 
door Paupers receiving relief in the Unions formed ““ 





Post O' 


Machii 


Ducl 
Con 


Do 
Lal 





Post Office. 


Machinery. 


Duchy of 
Cormwall. 


Duchy of 
Lancaster. 


Post Office. 


Ear! of 


Cardigan. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


No.115. 


4 Vicrori#. 8°—9? 
relieved during the quarter ending Lady-day 1840, in 
the twenty Unions not included in the above Account, 
and in the places not yet brought under the provi- 
sions of the Poor Law Amendment Act, assuming 
the same ratio of Paupers relieved to the Population, 
thereby showing the Estimated Total Number of 
Paupers relieved, in the whole of England and Wales, 
during the quarter ended Lady-day 1840, with a List 
of the Counties arranged according to their highest 
rate per cent. of Paupers relieved to the Popula- 
tion. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return for the United Kingdom of the Total Amount 
of Balances in the hands of the Deputy Postmasters 
and others, and of Bills outstanding, on the 5th day 
of January 1840, and on the 5th day of January 
1841, respectively. 


Ordered, That Sir James Graham, Mr. Stansfield, 
Mr. John Parker, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Easthope 


Martiz. 111 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Railways, powavs 
; . : ailways. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. yo 446 
Ordered, That the Account relative to the Bri- puis, 
tish Museum, which was presented upon Friday last, Museum. 
be printed. No, 117. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to the Places pritish 
or Appointments in the British Museum abolished Museum. 


or not filled up, which was presented upon Friday No. 118. 
last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 9° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Poor Law 
Law Commissioners, was called in; and at the eee 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Returns, showing ““ 





and Mr. Grimsditch be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on Machinery. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count of the Gross and Net Revenue of the Duchy 
of Cornwall, for the year ending Michaelmas 1840; 
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 prece- 
ding and current years ; with Appendixes. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenues of 
the Duchy of Lancaster, for the year ending 
Michaelmas 1840, 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; with Ap- 
pendixes. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—- Returns showing the manner in which 
Postmasters in England, Scotland and Ireland are 
paid ; stating whether by Salary, and how much, or 
by a per centage, and at what rate; showing, in 
columns, the Names of the Towns in England, Ire- 
land and Scotland respectively, in which Post Of- 
fices, with or without Masters’ Houses, have been 
entirely built, or been partly built, with Public 
Money, with the Dates of their commencement and 
being finished, the Authority under which the Plans 
were obtained, and by whom sanctioned and appro- 
ved, and the Sum Total of Public Money expended 
on each :—Of the Names of the Towns in which the 
Letter Carriers receive Uniforms at the Public Ex- 
pense, with the different Colours of these Uniforms, 
if any, with the Authority for issuing the said Uni- 
form Clothing, and the Fund from whence they are 
paid :— And, showing the Number of the Mail Coach 
Guards who are paid entirely with Public Money, 
and of those who are partly paid with Public Mone 
and partly by Fees from Passengers, with the Autho- 
rity under which the distinction is made in the mode 
of paying this class of Public Servants, with the An- 
nual Salary paid to each out of Public Money ; and 
the Lines of Road travelled over by the Mail Coaches 
to which each Class of Guards are attached. 

Return to an Order, dated the Ist day of this 
instant March, fora Return of the Expenses in- 
curred by Government in preparing for and conduct- 
ing the Prosecution of the Earl of Cardigan in the 
House of Lords; distinguishing, under separate 
heaas, the Amounts paid to the several Parties en- 
gaged therein, and the Names of the persons to 


the Number of In-door and Out-door Paupers re- 
ceiving Relief in the Unions formed (under the Poor 
Law Amendment Act) in each County in England 
and Wales, during the quarters ending Lady Day 
1839 and 1840, respectively ; together with the Po- 
pulation of such Unions in 1831, specifying the pro- 
portion per cent. which the Number of In-door and 
Out-door Paupers bear to the Population :—Also, 
the Estimated Number of Paupers relieved during 
the quarter ended Lady Day 1840, in the Twenty 
Unions not included in the above Account, and in the 
Places not yet brought under the Provisions of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act, assuming the same ratio 
of Paupers relieved to the Population, thereby show- 
ing the Estimated Total Number of Paupers relieved, 
in the whole of England and Wales, during the 
quarter ended Lady Day 1840, with a List of the 
Counties arranged according to their highest rate 
per cent. of Paupers relieved to the Population :— 
And then he withdrew. 


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








Lord Francis Egerton presented a Bill for making Stafford and 
a Railway from Stafford to Rugby, with a Branch Rugby Railway 
therefrom: And the same was read the first time ; 5! 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. George Simon Harcourt presented a Bill for Slough and 
more effectually repairing the Road from Cranford Colnbrook 
Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, with Roads thereout — 
to Eton Town End and to the Great Western Rail- 
way, and from Langley Broom to Datchet Bridge, 
all in the Counties of Middlesex and Bucks : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Townley presented a Bill for maintaining cer- Stumpcross 
tain Roads in the county of Cambridge, to be called Roads Bill. 


y | The Stumpeross Roads: And the same was read the 


first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Townley presented a Bill for repairing the Coventry and 
Roads from Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, in the — ~— 
County of the City of Coventry, and in the County a 
of Warwick, and other Roads communicating there- 
with, in the said County of Warwick: And the same 


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


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for enabling Manchester 
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to and Leeds | 
raise a further Sum of Money: And the same was Railway Bill. 





whom these sums were paid. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 

Vou. 96. 


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


Ordered, That the Middlesex Sessions Bill be Middlesex. 
read a second time upon Friday next. ee ae 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Severn Navign- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee tien Bill. 
Pp 4 of 














112 


of Selection, if they think fit, to refer the Severn Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Scrabster 

Navigation Bill to a Select Committee ; | on Petitions for Private Bilis; That in the case of Harbour Bil, 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the | the Petition for the Scrabster Harbour Bill, the 

Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to | Standing Orders had been complied with. 

the end of the Question, in order to add the words,| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

“ the Petitions which were presented upon Friday | for making and maintaining a Harbour at Scrabster 

“ last, praying that the Severn Navigation Bill may | Roads in the bay of Thurso and county of Caithness, 

“ be referred toa Select Committee, be referred to| and Road thereto: And that Sir George Sinclair 

“ the Select Committee on Private Business,” in-| and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in, 


6° Marti. 


j 
' 


A. 1841. 













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 thef Mr. Ormsby Gore, lea 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Thomas Hope: { °° 
Tellers for the i George Grey, 140 
Noes, Mr. Sanford: 5 ipa 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, if they see fit, to refer the Severn 
Navigation Bill to a Select Committee. 














Harborough The Harborough and Brampton Road Bill was 
and Brampton | ; &gt; onle itted 
Road Bill, "ead asecond time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Liminster The Ziminster Roads Bill was read a second time; 
Roads Bill. 











and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 




















Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill. 


Lord Viscount Mahon presented a Bill to enable 
the Northern and Eastern Railway Company to 
make certain Deviations in the Line of their Rail- 
way, and to alter and amend the several Acts re- 
lating to the said Railway: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 









































Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Hertford 
and Ware 
Branch) Bill. 





Lord Viscount Mahon presented a Bill to enable 
the Northern and Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Branch Line of Railway, and to alter and 
amend the several Acts relating to the said Railway : 
And ‘the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 












































Severn Naviga- 


sien Bul Petitions from Owners or Occupiers of land ad- 
jon Dill, 


jacent or contiguous tothe River Severn, in the county 
of Worcester ;— Caroline Miller, of Hoo Villa, in the 























and, Iron-masters, Coal-masters, Miners, Manufac- 
turers and Inhabitants of the towns, parishes and 
places of Westbromwich, Tipton, Darlaston and 
Wednesbury, in the county of Stafford, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill,—were presented, and read. 












































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. 























York and Lon- 
don Assurance 
Company Bill. 





The ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- 
ings by or against the York and London Assurance 
Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Ernest Bruce do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 



































Great Horwood 
Juelosure Bill, 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 








the Petition for the Great Horwood Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Great Horwood, 
in the county of Buckingham: And that Mr. Du 











do prepare, and bring it in. 





parish of Deerhurst, in the county of Gloucester ;— | 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners ' 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Pre, Sit Harry Verney and Sir Thomas Fremantle | 


stead thereof. | Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Glasgow aug 


on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the pee a 
Petition of John Richardson and John Connell, way Bil ed 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow 

and Dundyvan Junction 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 

for making and maintaining a Railway to be called 

The Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction Railway : 

‘And that Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Oswald and Mr. Den- 


_nistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Ipswich ;— Tong-with-Haulgh ;— Poor Law 
Whitstable and Seasalter (two Petitions) ;—Maccles- nas 
field ;— Ashborne ;— Thame ; — Halifax ;— Stroud * 
| Union ;— Bridgwater ;—and, Lostock ; praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment 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 Chairman of the Board of Poor Law 
Guardians of the Hereford Union, denying certain —— 
charges relative to the administration of the Poor 
Law Amendment Act in that Union, and stating their 
determination to execute the duties entrusted to 
| them, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Harry Lupton, praying for an alter- 

_ation of the said Act, was also presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ashton-under-Lyne, Socialism. 
Members and Friends of the Universal Community 
| Society of Rational Religionists, commonly called 
Socialists, praying for inquiry into the principles and 
objects of the system of Socialism, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Chipping Sodbury ;—Staunton ;— Church of 
Newland ;—Arlington ;— Coleford ;--Awre ;--Newn- Englanc. 
_ham;—Saxmundham, &amp;c.;—Offwell;— Great Ness; 

-- and, Lower Winchendon ; 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 efficiency, — were pre- 


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


| 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Visitors now residing Maynooth 
in Brighton and its vicinity, praying the House not to College. 
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 Inhabitants and Visitors now re- RomanCatholic 
| siding in Brighton and its vicinity, praying for the Relief Act. 
repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

| Table. 
| 

Petitions from Charleville ;—Drishane and Mill- Registration 
| street ;--and, Monaminy, &amp;c.; praying that the Re- rim . ile 
| gistration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into parliamentary 
a law; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Voters (Ite- 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; !"4) Bills 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lower Thames-street ;—and, Mis- Cor Laws. 
senden; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were 


Chri: 
Laro¢ 


Jews 
tion 


Chu 
Patr 


We 
Ma 


Ste 


lic 


nds 


Christopher 
Laroche, 


Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland .) 


West India 
Mails. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Religious 
Opinions. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Newport Riots. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges, 


Medical Pro 
fession ; and, 
Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Emigration. 


Offices in the 
Colonies, 


4 Vicroriz. 


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

Petitions from Kilkerranmore ;—Ibane and Barry- 
roe ;—— East Carberry ;—and, Kinneagh; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Christopher Laroche, Captain in the 
Royal Navy, stating his services, and complaining 
of being passed over at the general promotion, and 
praying for inquiry into his case, and that he may 
be placed on the List of Vice Admirals, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Redruth ;— Plymouth ;— Truro; 
—and, Sunderland; praying that the Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Drogheda ;— and, Londonderry ; 
praymg for the abolition of the system of Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Liskeard, and its vicinity, praying for inquiry into 
the comparative merits of the harbours of Falmouth 
and Durtmouth as Packet Stations for the West 
India Mails, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


9° Martiz. 


113 


have been appointed thereto subsequent tothe 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. 

Copies, Laws and Ordinances passed by the Go- Western 
vernor and Council of Western Australia, in the 1st, Australia, 
2d and 3d Vic. 1838 and 1839. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by New Soutk 
the Governor and Council of Mew South Wales, Wales. 
2 and 3 Vic. 1839. 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to an New South 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Despatch from Wales, 
Sir G. Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, tothe No.120. 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, transmitting a 
Report of the Progressive discovery and Occupation 
of that Colony during his Administration of the 
Government. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Tabie; and that the last be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- stafford and 
posed, That there be laid before this House, the Rugby Rail- 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Com-?Y Bill. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, relative to the 
Petition for the Stafford and Rugby Railway Bill: 

—aAnd the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawr. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee whaddon 





A Petition of Proprietors and Publishers of News- 
papers in the city of Exeter, praying that the Pub- 
lication of Returns of the number of Stamps supplied | 
to the various Newspapers throughout the United | 
Kingdom may be discontinued, was presented, and | 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Liverpool, complaining of the impri- 
sonment of Henry Hetherington, and praying for his 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case Chace Inclosure 
of the Petition for the Whaddon Chace Inclosure ®'- 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for setting out and allotting certain portions of the 
Lands in Whaddon Chace, in the county of Bucking- 
ham, in lieu of the Common Rights upon the said 
Chace, and for extinguishing such Common Rights : 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Du Pre and 


release, and that in future no prosecutions may be | Sir William Young do prepare, and bring it in. 


instituted for the publishing of Religious Opinions, | 


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


Petitions from Worsbrough Common ; — and, 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Kilbar- 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Accrington 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case Gas und Water 


|of the Petition for the Accrington Gas and Water on 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


chan, praying for the release from imprisonment of to light with Gas and supply with Water the town- 
all persons confined for Political Offences,—-were | ships of Old and New Accrington and Church, in 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the the county palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of tne borough of 
Merthyr Tydfil and its vicinity, 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. 


A Petition of Stage Coach and Omnibus Pro- 
prietors and Drivers running between London and its 
suburbs, praying the House to sanction and adopt such 
means as may appear most eligible for the purpose of 
securing to the public, by reasonable compensation to 
the proprietors, the use of Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges, free of toll, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surgeons and Apothecaries resident 
in the town of Liskeard, praying for the reform of 
the Medical Profession ; and for the appointment of 
a Medical Poor Law Commissioner for the super- 
intendence and management of all matters connected 
with Medical Relief of the sick poor, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command ,—Copy, Correspondence relative to Emi- 
gration to Canada. 

_ Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,--A Return 


of all Persons holding Offices in the Colonies, who 
Vou. 96. 


: | 


| Hindley, Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Wilson Patten 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee walton (Essex) 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Petition for the Walton (Essex) Improvement P'!. 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

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

'to authorize and provide for certain Improvements in 

|the town and parish of Waiton-le-Soken, otherwise 
Walton-on-the-Naze, in the county of Essex: And 

that Mr. Charles Round and Mr. Bramston do pre- 

pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Metropolis 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — 
the Metropolis Improvements Bill, the Standing “” 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, Designs Copy- 
upon Wednesday the 17th day of this instant March, tight Bill. 
the Report on the Designs Copyright Bill, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 24th day of this 
instant March. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Clements have leave of Leave of 
absence till Easter, to attend the Assizes;—Mr. Ing- Absence. 
Q ham 











Special Jurors. 


South Australia 
( First Report.) 


No. 119. 








114 


ham till Easter, to go the Cireuit;—and, Mr. Owen | 
Stanley till Easter, on urgent business. 


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 and Descriptions of the Spe- 
cial Jurors summoned at the Lent and Summer As- 
sizes holden in the several Counties and Counties 
of Cities or Towns in England and Wales, in the 
year 1840, and in how many causes each Juror was 
summoned. 

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. 


9° Martiz. 


A. 1841, 


parties, who, on the faith of the Parliamentary enactments 
relating to the settlement, have furnished shipping or stores 
pe emigrants already conveyed, or now on the passage to the 
colony. 

“ ‘To arrest these evils, my Lords conceive that they should 
be warranted in consenting that such guarantee should be given 
on the part of Her Majesty's Government, as would enable 
the Colonization Commissioners still to obtain the further loan, 
in completion of the sum of 200,000/. they are empowered 
under the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 95, to borrow on colonial 
revenue securities, which was sanctioned by my Lords’ minute 
of 17th July, and whereby the commissioners would appa- 
rently be enabled to replace to the credit of the emigration 
fund such amount as would actually be required to meet the 
liabilities of that fund, on account of emigrants already for- 
warded, and also to provide for the payment of such bills drawn 
from the colony, as are likely to be presented before the ar- 
rangements regarding the colony can be brought under the 
consideration of Parliament. 





Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider the Acts relating to the Colony of South 
Australia, and the actual state of that Colony, have 
Power to report their Opinion thereupon from time 
to time to the House. 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they had made progress in the 
matters referred to them, and had come to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report: 
—dAnd the Resolutions of the Committee were read, 
as follow: 

1. Resolved, That on the 7th July 1840, the 
Colonization Commissioners for South Australia 
brought under the notice of the Secretary of State 
for the Colonial Department, the embarrassed state 
of the finances of the Colony. 

2. Resolved, That on the 13th of July, Lord John 
Russell vecommended to the Lords Commissioners 
of Her Majesty’s Treasury, that the Colonization 
Commissioners should be authorized to raise a Loan 
to the amount of £.120,000, on the security of the 
revenues and public lands of the Colony; that the 
Lords of the Treasury assented to this recommenda- 
tion on the 18th; and that their Lordships’ assent 
was communicated to the Commissioners on the 
20th of the same month. 


3. Resolved, That on the 26th of August, the 
Commissioners reported that no tenders had been 
received for the advance of the Loan required, and 
that in the meantime advices from the Colony stated, 
that while the revenue did not much exceed the rate 
of £.20,000, per annum, the current expenditure had 
risen toa rate approaching £.140,000, per annum, 
which they understood would continue until the in- 
structions which they had sent out could reach the 
Governor. The Commissioners therefore requested 
the immediate directions of Her Majesty’s Govern- 
mentas to the course which they ought to pursue. 

4. Resolved, That the Lords of the Treasury, after 
full investigation of the circumstances of the Colony, 
passed a Minute, dated 3d November 1840, of which 
the following is an extract : 


** Under these cireumstances, my Lords entirely concur in 
opinion with Lord John Russell, as to the necessity for 
bringing under the consideration of Parliament, at the ear- 


liest opportunity, the whole of the proceedings which have 
led to the embarrassments in question, in order to a full 


revision of the system upon which, under the provisions of 


the Acts relating to South Australia, the government and 


financial arrangements of the settlement have hitherto been 
conducted; and my Lords are also of = that, until 


any new engagements by the commissioners, either for the 


transmission of emigrants or otherwise, should be suspended, 
** In the meantime, however, my Lords cannot but be strong- 
ly impressed with the danger and distress to which the already 
large population of South Australia, consisting of persons 
who have legitimately proceeded to, and embarked their 
yroperty in, the colony, or who have been conveyed and 
Seemed there under the sanction of Parliament, and who are 
still almost entirely dependent on supplies from other quarters 
for the ordinary articles of subsistence, might be exposed by 
the total subversion of the credit of the local government and 
institutions, which would probably result from the positive and 
unqualified refusal and dishonour of the governor's bills by 
the commissioners ; and my Lords cannot but likewise feel, 
that great injustice would attend the non-fulfilment on the 
part of the commissioners of the contracts entered into with 


* In order to do this, my Lords would be prepared to autho- 
rize the commissioners to give an assurance to the parties who 
may be disposed to contract for this loaa, that Her Majesty’s 
Government will undertake to recommend to Parliament that, 
notwithstanding any new arrangements that may be made in 
regard to the government of the settlement of South Australia, 
or to the past or future proceedings of the commissioners, pro- 
vision shall be made for the due fulfilment of the contract with 
the lenders, and of any stipulations under which the money 
may be advanced. At the same time, however, it further ap- 
pears to my Lords, that this guarantee should only be given 
on the express understanding and condition, that the money 
thus to be raised shall not be expended except by specific au- 
thority from my Lords’ Board ; it being my Lords’ intention, 
that it shall only be made applicable to the liquidation of the 
liabilities deshily incurred by the South Australian Commis- 
sion in this country, or to meet such drafts as may be drawn 
from the colony, before the prohibition from further drawing 
could reach the governor; and as the payments on account 
of the emigration fund, for which my fae thus propose to 
provide, will apparently be fully equivalent to the utmost 
amount to which at the expiration of the past year, the ad- 
vances from the emigration to the revenue fund should legally 
have been left unliquidated, and the transmission of emigrants 
is in no respect compulsory as to time, my Lords do not deem 
it necessary or he, that any sanction should be given for 
the adoption of measures for collecting or embarking fresh 
emigrants previously to the meeting of Parliament, or that re- 
course should be had to the power vested in the commissioners 
by the Act of 1 and 2 Vict. c. 60, of raising any additional 
sums to be applied to that purpose. 

“ My cons likewise conceive, that the guarantee should be 
given with the further express understanding, that the officer 
now under despatch to assume the charge of the colonial go- 
vernment, will be strictly enjoined to limit the expenditure 
of the government to the amount of the revenue clhectel in 
the colony, until he shall receive further authority and instruc- 
tions, and to carry on such surveys only as are requisite for 
the location of parties who have effected purchases of land, 
taking care that they are conducted on the most economical 
arrangement that may be consistent with proper accuracy.” 


5. Resolved, That on the 5th of November Lord 
John Russell addressed the following Letter to the 
Colonization Commissioners : 


“ Gentlemen, “ Downing-street, 5 November 1840. 

** I have the honour to transmit to you a Letter from the Se- 
cretary of the Treasury to Mr. Stephen, and a Minute of the 
Board of Treasury relating to the pecuniary difficulties of the 
colony of South Australia. 

“ I entirely concur with the Lords of the Treasury in the 
view which they take of this subject. 

** T have consequently to direct you to propose terms for a 
loan of 120,000 7., giving an assurance to the parties who may 
be disposed to contract for this loan, that Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment will undertake to recommend to Parliament, that 
notwithstanding any new arrangements that may be made in 
regard to the government of the settlement of South Australia, 
or to the past or future proceedings of the commissioners, pro- 
vision shall be made for the due fulfilment of the contract 
with the lenders, and of any stipulations under which the 
money may be advanced. 

** As without this guarantee on the part of Her Majesty’s 
Government, it would be impracticable for the commissioners 
to comply with the terms of the Act of Parliament relating to 
South Australia, and that the case is one of emergency, affect- 
ing the welfare, the property, and perhaps the lives of the in- 














Parliamentary inquiry can be instituted, the contracting of 





. 


habitants of the colony, I consider myself further authorized 
to direct you not to expend the money thus raised, without 
the — authority of the Lords of the Treasury, and to 
comp 

their Lordships have laid down in their minute. 


y in all respects with the terms and conditions which 


** | have only further to request, that you will lose no time 


in acting upon the authority thus conveyed to you. 


“ T have, &amp;c., 
(signed) “* J. Russell.” 
6. Resolved, That notwithstanding the guarantee 
of the Secretary of State’s Letter, and of the Minute 
of 








Message from 
the Lords. 


Heyn’s 


Nat. Bill. 


Heyn’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Thomas Reeves. 


Canada, 





4, VicToRiz. 


of Treasury, the Commissioners were unable to raise 
the sum required ; and that the Bank of England 
having been applied to for advances, under the same 
guarantee, to meet the exigencies of the Colony 
until reference should be made to Parliament, de- 
clined, after conference between the Chancellor of 
the Exchequer and the Governor and Deputy Go- 
vernor, to grant the required accommodation. 

7. Resolved, That at the present moment the 
sales by the Colonization Commissioners of land in 
the Colony are suspended ; emigration has ceased 
since the month of August; the bills drawn by the 
Governor have been protested ; the estimated amount 
of such bills already due and im progress is 
£.97,000; the amount due to parties in England for 
services performed is £.56,000; and the debt from 
the Revenue to the Emigration Fund is £.56,000 ; 
making a total deficiency of about £.210,000. 

8. Resolved, That the bulk of the protested bills 
appear to have been hitherto retained by the holders 
in this Country, in the expectation of the adoption 
by Parliament of some measures for providing for 
their payment; but that there is reason to appre- 
hend that protracted uncertainty and delay respect- 
ing such measures will tend seriously to aggravate 
the existing difficulties. 

9. Resolved, That this Committee has been in- 
formed that Her Majesty’s Government contemplate 
the necessity of proposing to Parliament measures 
for the relief of the present financial embarrassments 
of the Colony. 

10. Resolved, That while this Committee con- 
ceives that the responsibility of any such application 
to Parliament rests properly with the Executive, it 
cannot withhold its opinion that provision ought to 
be made to meet the actual engagements incurred 
under the authority of the Resident Commissioner, 
and the Commissioners appointed under the Act 4 

Will. 4, c. 95, and to repay the sums due to the Emi- 
gration Fund; and that such provision should not 
be delayed until after this Commtitee shall have 
completed the inquiry in which it is engaged into 
the South Australian Acts and the general state and 
prospects of the Colony. 

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





A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Senior: 
Mr. Speaker : 

The Lords have ‘passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Gustavus Heyn ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Heyn’s Naturalization Bill was read the first time; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


mas Reeves, late Surveyor of Assessed Taxes for the 
Western Division of Somerset, complaining of the 
inadequacy of his retired allowance, and praying 
for inquiry, which was presented upon the 4th day 
of February last, might be read; and the same 
being read; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Petition be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Mr. Kelly, 


Tellers for the Yeas, Lord Teignmouth: 27. 
Tellers for the Noes, | Mr. Tufnell, 38. 


| Mr. John Parker: § 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return under different heads, of the manner in 
which the several sums voted for the Insurrection in 
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The House was moved, That the Petition of Tho- 


115 


Canada, viz.in 1838, £.500,000; in 1839, £.647,000; 
and in 1840, £.553,000; amounting, in the three 
years, to £.1,700,000, were expended. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Syria. 
Return of the Number of Muskets and other Fire- 
arms, of Swords, and the quantity and kind of 
Military Stores, sent to and tended in Syria, since 
July 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Army. 
Return of the Number of English, Scotch and Irish 
Non-Comunissioned Officers and Privates in the 
whole of the British Army, in each of the years on 
the 1st day of January 1830 and 1840, distinguishing 
the Household Troops, the Cavalry, the Artillery and 
Sappers and Miners, from Regiments of the Line. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Putative _ 
to give summary power to Justices of the Peace, in Fathers Bill. 
Special Sessions assembled, in certain cases of loss of 
service, or breach of promise of marriage, to impose 
and enforce Penalties against Putative Fathers: 

And that Mr. William Miles and Mr. Sotheron do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Railways. 

to consider whether it is desirable, for the public . 
safety, to vest a discretionary power of issuing re- ; 
gulations for the prevention of accidents upon Rail- ; 
ways in the Board of Trade; and, if so, under what 

conditions and limitations :—And a Committee was 

appointed of Mr. Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, 

Lord Seymour, Sir James Graham, Mr. Loch, Lord 

Viscount Sandon, Mr. Easthope, Lord Granville 

Somerset, Sir John Guest, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. 

Thornely, Lord Stanley, Mr. Greene, Sir Harry 

Verney and Mr. Henry Baring, 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 Parish Con- 
reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; stubles Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 24th day of this instant March. 


The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a yfytiny Bill. 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, Marine Mutiny 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Ninth Report.) 
Petitions presented upon the 3d and 5th days of 
this instant March ; and had directed him to make 4 
a Report thereof to the House. q 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 














and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to County Con- County Con- 


stabulary, which was presented yesterday, be printed. a ws 
o. 121. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Lieutenant Lieutenant 


Shepherd M‘Cormick, which was presented yester- Shepherd 
day, be printed. No. 122. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Registration Registration 


of Voters, (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, of Voters 
be printed. — 
No, 123. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy Dachy of 
of Cornwall, which was presented yesterday, be Cornwall. 
printed. No, 124. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy Duchy of 
of Lancaster, which was presented yesterday, be Lancaster. 
printed. No. 124. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
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Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
Birkenhead PETITION of Rate-payers of the township 
a, a of Higher Bebbington, in the county of Chester, 


Bill. praying that the Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Church of Eng- 
land Assurance 
Company Bill. 


Mr. Alderman Humphery presented a Bill to en- 
able the Church of England Life and Fire Assurance 
Trust and Annuity Company to sue and be sued in 
the Name of the Managing Director or other Officer 
of the said Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Severn Naviga- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


tion Bill, of the city of Hereford, praying that the Severn Na- 
vigation Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
— Roads ~~ Lord Worsley presented a Bill for more effectually 
Ml. 


repairing, maintaining and improving certain Roads 
leading to and from the City of Lincoln: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Peak Forest A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of stone 


Canal Bill, quarries situated near to the line of the proposed 
Peak Forest Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Peak Forest Canal 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

nanan: on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 

Newcastle Sub- 1, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 

Geminis Water the Newcastle Subscription Water Company Bill, 

= the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 
&gt; Wide 2, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
treets. 


the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, the Parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill, with the exception 
of such part as relates to any new Improvements ; 
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 second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool Gas 


= A Petition of Members of the Liverpool Guardian 


Society for the Protection of Trade, and of Gas Con- 
sumers of Liverpool, adopted at a meeting convened 
by public advertisement, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Liverpool Gas 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. 


Newport Docks 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for au- 
Bill. 


thorizing the Newport Dock Company to raise an 
additional Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Jews’ Declara~ 


The House being informed, That the Sheriffs of the 
tion Bill. 


city of London attended at the door, they were called 


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A. 1841. 


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. 

nd the said Petition, praying that the Jews’ De- 
claration Bill may pass into a law, was read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Norwich ;— Liverpool (two Peti- 
tions); — Falmouth; — Maldon; — Portsmouth ; — 
Chairman of the Congregation of British-born Jews 
resident in Portsmouth ;— Winchester ;-—Edinburgh 
(two Petitions) ;— Chichester ;— London Committee 
of Deputies of British Jews ;—Penryn ;— Gravesend 
and Milton ;— David Jonassohn;—and, Portsmouth, 
Portsea, and vicinities ; 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 President of the American Cham- Customs Duties, 
ber of Commerce of Liverpool, praying for a revision 
and modification of the Customs Duties, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wick and Pulteney Town Cham- Import Duties. 
ber of Commerce (Chairman); — Saint Andrews 
(Provost) ;—and, Perth; praying for a revision and 
modification of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Lynd- Christchurch 
hurst, in the county of Hants, praying that the &gt; mn 
Christchurch and Lyndhurst Road 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 Grocers and Tea Dealers of Liver- Sugar and 
pool ;-—and, Tradesmen, Mechanics and Inhabitants Cofee- 
of Liverpool; praying for a reduction of duty 
upon the importation of Foreign Sugar and Coffee, 


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


Petitions from A/l Cannings, and other places ;— Chureh of 
Bremhill ;— Winkfield ; — Yatesbury , —.Rowde ; — England. 
Aldbourn;— Great Cheverell;—Saint Swithin-upon- 
Kingsgate, Winchester; — Mursley; — Saint John 
Winton ;—Saint Michael's, Southampton;-—Hedley ; 
—Pattenham ;—and, Sanderstead ; 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 Sanguhar;—Dublin ;—Anstruther Church 

Easter ;-—Kilmalie (Moderator of the Kirk Session); Patronage 
—Moneydie ; — Coleraine; — Portmoak ;— Logieal- pee 
mond ;— Flisk ;— Moonzie;—Iettercairn;—Lillies- 
leaf ; — Bowden ;—Rathmullen ;— Cupar (Fife);— 
Perth (Moderator of the Presbytery) ;—Ayr (Mo- 
derator of the Presbytery) ; — Glenbervie ; — and, 
Small Isles ; praying for the abolition of the system 
of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordéred to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kislingbury ; — Guisbrough ; — Church Rates, 

Chelmsford (two Petitions) ; —Hallaton ;— Kettering &amp;. 

(two Petitions) ;--Holt;--Colne ;-- Allerton ;--March 

(two Petitions) ;— Wrington ;— Beeston ;—Chichester 

(two Petitions) ;—Newbury ;— Wymeswold ; — East 

Leake; — Paulton ;—Kegworth ;— and, Bradford 

(York); praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 

the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bermondsey (Chairman of the Na- Robert Peddie. 

tional Charter Association) ;—-Westminster (Secretary 
of the National Charter Association) ;— Mary-le-bone 
(Chairman of the National Charter Association) ;— 
and, London (Chairman of the National Charter As- 
sociation) ; complaining of the treatment of Robert 
Peddie, confined in Beverley House of Correction ; 
and praying for a mitigation of his sentence,—were 

presented, 


County 
Bill. 


Minis 
Mone 
(Irela 


Poor 
Ame! 
Act. 


Poor 
Ame 
Bill. 


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4 Vicroriz. 


arg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


able. 
county Courts A Petition of Attornies of Her Majesty’s Courts 
Bill, of Common Law at Westminster, residing at Brad- 


ford, in the county of York, praying the House to 
reserve to attornies the exclusive right of commenc- 
ing and prosecuting suits in the courts proposed to 
be established by the County Courts Bill, under mo- 


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derate and prescribed fees, and that the jurisdiction 
of the Superior Courts, and of Courts Baron, may re- 
main unaltered, and the choice of the court be left 
to the selection of the suitors, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Bishops 
Stortford, praying that the said Bill may pass into 





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








Ministers’ A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, 
Money praying for the abolition of Ministers’ Money in 
(Ireland) Treland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Poor Law Petitions from Kettering ;— Leicester (Chairman 
Amendment of a Meeting) ;—Tarvin ;—and, Weymouth and Mel- 
Act. combe Regis; praying for the repeal or alteration of 
the Poor Law Amendment Act, — were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Poor Law Petitions from Alvaston and Boulton; — Saint 
—_— Paul, Deptford (Chairman of Vestry) ;—Kidsgrove ; 
; —Plymouth ; —Stowmarket ; — Hinderclay ;-— Wat- 


tisfieid ;-—Creeting Saint Peter ;—Walsham-le-Wil- 
lows ;—Ashfield and Badwell Ash ;—Buzhall ;— 
Rattlesden ;— Hessett ;—Harleston and Shelland ;— 
Wetherden ;—Old Newton ;—Stowupland;—Haugh- 
ley ;-— Woolpit ;-- Tostock ; — Hunston ;— Drink- 
stone ;— Rickinghall Inferior ;— Cambs ;— Gipping ; 
~—-Laugham ;—Elmswell ;—Great and Little Finbo- 
rough ;--Onehouse ;-—-Stowlangtoft ;-- Norton ;--Bey- 
ton ;-—Saint Michael, Southampton ;— Nottingham ; 
— Althorn ; — Heybridge ;— Oldland ;— Thatcham ; 
— Padworth; — Carmarthen Union ; — Heage ; — 
Alderwasley ;— and, South West district of Saint 
Pancras; praying that the Poor Law Amendment 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 Poor Law Guardians of the Dep- 
wade Union ; praying that the said Bill may pass 











into a law, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Elton, 
yal praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amend- 


Constabulary ment Act; and, the County Constabulary Act, was 


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


Union Work- A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union 

houses, of Liskeard, praying that Union Workhouses may 
be exempted from the payment of parliamentary 
and parochial rates and taxes, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

ad A Petition of Robert Thomas Webb, of Wyndham- 

-_ street, Bryanstone-square, praying the House to 

order that the evidence on which Lord Hill has 
acted in the matter relative to the Earl of Cardigan 
and Captain Reynolds may be laid before the House, 
or appoint a Committee of Inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Union with Petitions from Ballymore Eustace;—and, Dublin; 

teland, sane’ : ° : t 
praying for the repeal of the legislative union of 
Great Britain with Ireland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Registration Petitions from Ennis Mac Saint ;—Upper Bado- 

of Voters 


(inland); ana, 23 Rathelive ; — Cashill; — Granard; — and, 
Parliamentary.” Warrington ; praying that the Registration of Voters 
‘oters(Ire- (Lreland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the 


“);Bill. Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into 
Von. 96. 





117 


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


Petitions from Killashee ;—Craserlough, alias Kil- Registration 
drumfartin ;—and, Lixnaw and Irremore; praying r on Bill 
that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may ‘"°™" ane 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordere« to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders and 
others, of the barony of Tirreri/l, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester ; pray- Universal 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, was Suffrage, &amp;c. 


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


A Petition of Magistrates and Common Council Registration 
of the city of Glasgow, praying the House to take of Births, &amp;c. 
into consideration the propriety of extending to (Scotland. 
Scotland the provisions of the Act fcr registering 
Births, Deaths and Marriages in England, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Peckham ; — and, Rural Deanery Roman Catholic 
of Balcombe; praying for the repeal of the Roman Relief Act. 
Catholic Relief Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fairford ;— Balcombe (two Peti- yaynooth 
tions) ; —Dunkirk ;— Pendorner ; — Kidsgrove ; — Coliege. 
and, Ashford (Kent); praying the House not to sanc- 
tion 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 MMoneymore;—and, Deanery of {dolctry 
Ospringe; praying for the immediate and complete (India.) 
dissolution of the East India Company’s connexion 
with the religious rites and establishments of the 
natives of India,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Andrews (Provost) ;—and, Railways. 
Edinburgh; praying for a modification of the tax 
upon passengers travelling by Railway,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- Railways Bill. 
way 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. 


A Petition of Freeholders, Leaseholders and Metropolis 
Householders interested in and inhabiting property Improvements. 
situated in William-street, Palace-street, Buching- 
ham-street and Catherine-street, Westminster, com- 
plaining of the want of sewerage, lighting and 
paving, in that neighbourhood; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for remedying the same, 


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


Petitions from Worsbrough Common ;—and, Lei- Feargus 
cester (Chairman of a Meeting); complaining of 0’Coner. 
the treatment of Feargus O’Connor, in York Castle, 
and praying for his release—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bermondsey (Chairman of the Newport Riots. 
National Charter Association) ;— Saint Mary-le- 
bone ;—Sutton-in-Ashfield ;—- and, Westminster (Se- 
cretary of the National Charter Association) ; vray- 
ing 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 Agriculturists and other Persons Corn Laws 
interested, of the parish of Saint Ervan, praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















Q3 A Petition 








Sewerage and 
Ventilation, 


Rating of 
‘Tithes. 


Putative 
Fathers Bill. 


No. 125. 


Victoria 
(Kensington ) 
Road, 


Cambuslang and 
Muirkirk Road 
aud Bridges. 


Southwark 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) 


Marsh Gibbon 
Inclusure Bill. 


118 


A Petition of the Provost of Saint Andrews, 
praying the House to passa general measure for im- 
proving the Sewerage and Ventilation of large towns, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from beneficed Tithe-owners in Sussex ; 
—and, Archdeacon of Norwich ; praying the House 
to adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charges from parochial assessments, — were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill to give sum- 
mary Power to Justices of the Peace, in Special 
Sessions assembled, in certain cases of Loss of 
Service, or Breach of Promise of Marriage, to im- 
pose and enforce Penalties against Putative Fathers: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Wednesday the 24th 
day of this instant March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Victoria ( Kensington) Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the datum horizontal line is not referred 
to a fixed point stated in writing on the Section. 

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 Cambuslang and Muirkirk Road 
and Bridges Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the declaration sets forth 
that an annual sum of £.1,556. 2s. 6d., is under the 
control of the Trustees; whereas it appeared to the 
Committee, that the former Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 59, 
had appropriated such sum, (being surplus revenue,) 
to the use of other districts of the Road ; the de- 
claration ought therefore to have stated this sum as 
money to be raised by rates and duties created by 
this Bill, since by this Bill alone they could take 
powers to appropriate these rates and duties to the 
proposed works, and inasmuch as there appeared to 
the Committee to be a want of funds on the part of 
the second and third districts of the Road, to repay 
£.4,753, stated to be a debt due to the first district 
and under the control of the Trustees, but it ap- 
peared to the Committee, that the Standing Orders 
had been complied with in all respects as far as 
regards that part of the Petition relating to Dal- 
marnock Bridge. 

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 Southwark Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as application to the Re- 
verend J. Bullock, Reverend Christopher Wilson, 
Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Charles Bullock, joint owners 
of one property proposed to be taken, was not 
delivered to the three first named personally, but 
was left with their known Solicitor who accepted the 
Notices on behalf of his Clients; the service on the 
Solicitor for Mr. Charles Bullock was regular, he 
being abroad at the time. 

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 Marsh Gibbon 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 Marsh Gibbon, in 
the county of Buckingham: And that Sir William 
Young, Mr. Du Pre and Mr. George Simon Har- 
court do prepare, and bring it in, 


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A. 1844. 


Ordered, That the Committee of Selection have Committe. 


power to report from time to time. 


That, having, in obedience to the direction of the 
House, taken into consideration their Order of the 
9th instant, that it be an Instruction to the Committee 
of Selection, if they see fit, to refer the Severn Navi- 
gation Bill to a Select Committee, they beg to report 
the difficulties they have experienced in endeavouring 
to carry into effect what they understand to be the 
intention of the House ; that the above Instruction 
appears necessarily to imply the exercise of a dis- 
cretion on their part, as to the propriety of referring 
the Bill to a Select Committee, or allowing it to 
proceed in the course prescribed by the Standing 
Orders ; a discretion which it is obvious could not 
be satisfactorily used without a full knowledge of 
all the circumstances of the case ; your Committee 
having been appointed, not for the purpose of in- 
quiry, but for the discharge of simple duties specified 
in the Standing Orders, are not invested by the 
House with the power of sending for persons, papers 
and records; having therefore no means of calling 
for evidence, and no documents having been referred 
to them on the subject of the Severn Navigation 
Bill, your Committee would submit to the House, 
that they are not in a position to form a judgment 
on the question referred to them ; your Committee 
wish further respectfully to submit to the House, 
that, even were they invested with the necessary 
powers for conducting an inquiry, they cannot but 
entertain great doubt whether it would be expedient 
to charge them with such a duty, inasmuch as they 
fear that previous inquiry into the circumstances of 
a Bill, involving the necessity of hearing the parties, 
and coming to a decision between them, might have 
a tendency to diminish the confidence reposed in 
their impartial selection of the Members to serve 
on the Committee on the Bill. 

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


till Easter, to go the Circuit. 


Scotland and Ireland into England, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 6&amp;7 Will. 4, c. 72, stating the 
Port or Place imported from, and the Port or Place 
imported into, from the 5th day of January 1839 
to the 5th day of January 1840, and from the 5th 
day of January 1840 to the 5th day of January 
1841, both Dates inclusive; stating the Denomina- 
tion, sort or kind of all such Sweets or Made Wines 
and Sweetened Compounded Spirits so imported, and 
the Amount per Gallon of Duty charged and paid 
upon all the above-mentioned articles so imported : 
—Of all Seizures that have been made by the Excise 
and Customs of any of such Sweets or Made Wines, 
and Sweetened Compounded Spirits so imported, and 
the reason of such Seizures :-—Of all Sweets or 
Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded Spirits 
seized Inland, being brought from Scotland into 
England contrary to the provisions of the Act 
6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the passing of the said 
Act to the present period; stating how all Seizures 
of the above-mentioned Sweets or Made Wines and 
Sweetened Compounded Spirits, within the period of 
the Dates specified, have been dealt with, if any 
and what Amount of Penalty has been enforced 
against the Parties from whom any such Seizures have 
been made :— And, of the Quantity, stating the 
Denomination, sort or kind, of all such Sweets or 
Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded Spirits re- 
maining in Bond on the 5th day of January 1841, 
and where bonded. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 








to 


of Selection 


; ; (Severn Nay; 
Mr. Estcourt — from the said Committee, prone _ 


Ordered, That Mr. Godson have leave of absence Leave of 
Absence, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Sweets or 
Returns of all Sweets or Made Wines imported from Made Wines 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada. 


at 


4. VicToRIZ. 


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119 


to give directions, that there be laid before this| |The County Coroners Bill was, according to Order, County 


House, a Copy of a Despatch from Lord Goderich 
to Lord Aylmer, dated 13th September 1831. 
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. 
South Australias The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 95, to empower His Majesty to erect South 
Australia into a British Province or Provinces, and 
to provide for the Colonization and Government 
thereof, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 and 2 
Vic. c. 60, to amend an Act of the fourth and fifth 
years of His late Majesty, empowering His Majesty 
to erect South Australia into a British Province or 
Provinces, 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 authorizing Her Majesty, by an Act 
of the present Session of Parliament, to guarantee a 
Loan, to be contracted for by the Commissioners 
for South Australia, and that provision be made out 
of the Consolidated Fund of tie United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, for the payment from 
time to time of such sums of money as may become 

ayable under such guarantee ; 

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 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which was yesterday 
made from the Select Committee appointed to con- 
sider the Acts relating to the Colony of South Aus- 
tralia and the actual state of that Colony, be referred 
to the Committee. 


Trade of 
British Posses- 
sions Abroad. 


The House was moved, That the Act3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, 
c. 59, to regulate the Trade of the British Posses- 
sions Abroad, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday-next, 
resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the 
said Act. 


Prisons 


(Scotland.) Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 


mand,—A Copy of the Second Report of the Ge- 
neral Board of Directors of Prisons in Scotland to 
the Most honourable the Marquis of Normanby, 
one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, 
of their Proceedings under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vie. c. 42. 

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


Jens’ Declara- 
tion Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Jews’ Declaration 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 they Mr. Hodges, lis? 

Yeas, Mr. Hume: ; | jie 

Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ ,, 

Noes, Mr. Cumming Bruce : Fs 

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 next. 

Vou. 96. 














read a second time; and committed to a Committee Coroners Bill. 


of the whole House, for Wednesday the 24th day 
of this instant March. 

The Double Costs, &amp;c., Bill was, according to Double Costs, 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a *¢+ Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Houghing 
reading of the Houghing Cattle (Ireland) Bill ; — (Ireland) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ~° 
upon Wednesday next. 


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- Volunteer 
two thousand two hundred and sixty-six pounds, be ©"PS 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Volunteer Corps, from the 1st day of April 1841 
to the 31st day of March 1842, both days inclusive. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Ordnance Civil 
hundred and nineteen thousand six hundred and Establishments. 
thirty-one 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, at the Out Stations in the United 
Kingdom, and at the Foreign Stations, for the year 
1841-42. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal 
hundred and nine thousand six hundred and eighteen om 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Expense of the Corps of Royal Engineers and 
Sappers and Miners, for the year 1841-42. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal Regi- 
hundred and fifty-two thousand eight hundred and 4), so 

: ye 
sixty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Regiment of 
Artillery, the Royal Horse Artillery and Riding 
House Troop, the Master Gunners, the Field Train 
Department, the Medical Establishment and the 
Royal Military Academy, for the year 1841-42. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Barrack 
seven thousand eight hundred and ten pounds, be “*ste" 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Salaries 
to Barrack Masters, &amp;c., in the United Kingdom, 
and at Foreign Stations, for the year 1841-42. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Ordnance 
hundred and twenty-five thousand five hundred and — 
twenty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for P""™ 
defraying the Charge for Ordnance Works and Re- 
pairs, Storekeepers’ Expenditure, Pay of Clerks of 
Works, &amp;c. the Building and Repair of Barracks 
and Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, in the United 
Kingdom and Colonies, for the year 1841-42, after 
deducting Ninety thousand and five hundred pounds 
for Credits, by Sale of Lands and Premises, Sale of 
Old Stores, Rents of Canteens, &amp;c. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Ordnance 
hundred and eighty-six thousand two hundred and Sudaaeaion 
fifty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of the Ordnance Surveys, 

Military and Civil Contingencies, and Army Extra- 
ordinaries, transferred to the Ordnance by ‘Treasury 
Minute, for the year 1841-42. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Ordnance 
hundred and twenty-eight 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 1841-42. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- va bare 
sand five hundred and seventy-nine pourds, be? : 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Expense 
of Services performed by the Office of Ordnance, 
and not provided for by Parliament, in the year 
1840-41. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One . jaa, 
hundred and sixty-one thousand five hundred and ~* 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of the Office of Ordnance on 

‘a4 account 








Commissariat. 


Supply, 


Turnpike Acts 


Continuance 
Bill. 


Evidence Bill, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine Mutiny 


120 


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 
to their having held any Public Office or Employ- 
ment of a civil nature; and also, for the Charge 
of Widows’ Pensions, for the year 1841-42. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and forty-eight thousand nine hundred and 
ninety-five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of the Commissariat Supplies 
for the United Kingdom, for the year 1841-42. 

The Seven first Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

The Eighth Resolution, being read a second time, 
was postponed. 

The subsequent Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Resolution which has been 
— be taken into further consideration upon 
riday 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 ingrossed Bill for removing Doubts as to the 
continuance of certain Local Turnpike Acts, and 
for continuing the Local Turnpike Acts for Great 
Britain which expire with this or the ensuing Session 
of Parliament, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for removing Doubts as to the 
Continuance of certain Local Turnpike Acts, and 
for continuing until the first day of June One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-two, and to the end 
of the then Session of Parliament, the Local Turn- 
pike 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. 


The Evidence Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply |* 


granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eight millions 

be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 
Resolution to be reported. 


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

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 Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Mutiny 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 Marine Mutiny Bill; 





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A. 1841. 


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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parliamentary 
to provide for the better Regulation of Municipal Jaurghs (Scot 
Corporations in Parliamentary Burghs not Royal “" ‘ne 
Burghs in Scotland: And that the Lord Advocate 

and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Royal Burghs 
provide for the better Regulation of Municipal Cor- Geetland) Bit, 
porations in Royal Burghs in Scotland: And that 

the Lord Advocate and Mr. For Maule do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Mails (Irelaud,) 

a Return for the years 1839 and 1840, of the rate 
of Travelling of the following Mails in Ireland, the 
Mileage paid, the Contractor for each, the Date of 
existing Contracts, the instances of Non-arrival up 
to time, both in Cork and Dublin, for the months 
of January and February 1841, and the Causes 
stated for any Delay :—Dublin and Belfast, Dublin 
and Waterford, Dublin and Limerick, Dublin and 
Cork, Dublin and Londonderry. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Texas. 
Cork Anti-Slavery Society, praying the House to 
adopt measures for obviating any perpetuation of 
Slavery which may arise from a treaty recently con- 
cluded between Great Britain and the Republic of 
Texas, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Post Office 
—An Account showing the Total Amount included ®ve" 
in the Return of the Net Produce of the Post Office 
Revenue for the year 1840; of the Sums received 
for Charges of Postage from the several Public De- 
partments of the United Kingdom ; distinguishing 
the Sums paid by each Department, and showing 
the Total Net Produce of the Post Office Revenue 
after deducting the said Payments therefrom; 
stating, also, the Sums received for Postage from 
Public Departments in the years 1838 and 1839. 

A Return for the United Kingdom, of the Total Post Office. 
Amount of Balances in the hands of the Deputy 
Postmasters and others, and of Bills outstanding 
on the 5th day of January 1840 and on the 5th day 
of January 1841 respectively. 

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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Poor Poor Law 
Law Amendment Act, which were presented yester- —— 
: ct. 
day, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


No. 126. 








Jovis, 11° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for en- Ciitton Bridge 
larging the powers of the Acts for building a Bill. 
Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton to the op- 

posite side of the River, in the County of Somerset : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


Mr. Alston presented a Bill for granting further London and 
powers to the London and Blachicall Railway Com- eee 
pany: And the same was read the first time; and Railway Bill 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Collyweston 
Collyweston 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 Com- 





mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
the 





re 


Southorpe — 
Inclosure Bill. 


Birmingham: 
and Hagley 
Road Bill. 


Hull Flax and 
Cotton Mill 
Company Bill. 


Brimington 
Inclosure Bill. 


King’s County 
Election, 


4, VicTorRiz. 


the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Southorpe 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 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Birmingham and Hagley Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing the Road from Blakedown Pool, in the 
parish of Hagley, in the county of Worcester, to Bir- 
mingham, in the county of Warwick: And that Mr. 
Barneby, Sir Horace St. Paul and General Lygon 
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 Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Com- 
pany Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Lexal Proceedings by or against the 
Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company: And that 
Mr. Hutt and Sir Walter James 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 Brimington Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing the Commons and Waste Lands in the 
township and manor of Brimington, in the county of 
Derby: Aud that Mr. William Evans and Mr. George 


Cavendish do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Thomas Bernard, of Castle Bernard, 
in the King’s County, Esquire, was delivered in, and 
read ; setting forth, That a vacancy having occurred 
for a Member to represent the King’s County in 
Parliament, and a writ for the election of a Mem- 
ber for said county having been duly issued and de- 
livered to the Sheriff of the said county, the said 
Sheriff did accordingly proceed to the election of 
such Member at Zullemore, in the said county, on 
the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight 
hundred and forty-one ; that at the said election, 
Andrew Armstrong, of Gallen Priory, in said county, 
Esquire, and the Petitioner were nominated and 
proposed as candidates, and were candidates for the 
representation of said county in Parliament; that 
the Petitioner was at the time of the said election, 
and now is, duly qualified according to law to be 
elected a Member of the House of Commons for the 
King’s County aforesaid, and was not then, and is 
not now, in any manner disqualified from being 
elected as Member to serve in Parliament for the 
said county; and the Petitioner further sheweth, 
that, at the time when the said Andrew Armstrong 
was so nominated and proposed as aforesaid, he the 
said Andrew Armstrong, according to law, was dis- 
qualified from being elected a Member for the King’s 
County aforesaid, and was not capable of being 
elected or of sitting or voting as a Member of the 
House of Commons for the said county, because the 
said Andrew Armstrong, at the time when he was so 
nominated and proposed as aforesaid, had and held, 


an was in the possession and enjoyment of, a pen- 
Vot. 96, 


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121 


sion from the Crown; and the Petitioner further 
| Sheweth, that, at the time when the said Andrew 
_ Armstrong was so nominated and proposed as afore- 
said, he, the said Andrew Armstrong, according to 
law, was disqualified from being elected a Member 
for the King’s County aforesaid, and was not ca- 
pable of being elected or of sitting or voting as 
a Member of the House of Commons for said 
county, because the said Andrew Armstrong, at the 
time when he was so nominated and proposed as 
aforesaid, had and held, and was in the possession 
and enjoyment of, a pension from the Crown during 
pleasure; and the Petitioner further sheweth, that, 
at the time when the said Andrew Armstrong was 
so nominated and proposed as aforesaid, he, the 
said Andrew Armstrong, according to law, was dis- 
qualified from being elected a Member of the House 
of Commons for the King’s County aforesaid, and 
was not oe of being elected or of sitting or 
voting as a Member of the House of Commons for 
said county, bécause the said Andrew Armstrong, 
at the time when he was so nominated and proposed 
as aforesaid, had and held, and was in the posses- 
sion and enjoyment of, a pension from the Crown 
for a certain number or term of years ; and the Peti- 
tioner further sheweth, that at the time when the 
said Andrew Armstrong was so proposed and nomi- 
nated as aforesaid, he was, according to law, dis- 
qualified from being elected a Member for the King’s 
County aforesaid, and was not capable of being 
elected or of sitting or voting as a Member of the 
House of Commons for the said county, because, at 
the time when he was so proposed and nominated 
as aforesaid, he had and held, and was in the pos- 
session, enjoyment and receipt of, a certain salary, 
compensation, allowance, or superannuation from 
the Crown, granted during pleasure; and the Peti- 
tioner further sheweth, that, at the time when the 
said Andrew Armstrong was so proposed and nomi- 
nated as aforesaid, he was, according to law, disqua- 
lified from being elected a Member for the King’s 
County aforesaid, and was not capable of being 
elected or of sitting or voting as a Member of the 
House of Commons for the said county, because, at 
the time when he was so proposed and nominated 
as aforesaid, he had and held, and was in the pos- 
session, enjoyment and receipt of, a certain salary, 
compensation, allowance or superannuation from 
the Crown, granted for a certain number or term of 
years ; and the Petitioner further sheweth, that, at 
the time when the said Andrew Armstrong was so 
nominated and proposed as aforesaid, he, the said 
Andrew Arnstrong, according to law, was disquali- 
fied from being elected a Member of the House of 
Commons for the King’s County aforesaid, and was 
not capable of being elected or of sitting or voting 
as a Member of the House of Commons for the said 
county, because the said Andrew Armstrong, at the 
time when he was so nominated and proposed as 
aforesaid, did hold a certain office or place of profit 
under the Crown, that is to say, the place or office 
of Receiver General of Her Majesty’s Stamp Office, 
which place or office was created and erected 
since the passing of a certain Act of Parliament in 
Ireland, in the thirty-third year of the reign of King 
George the Third, intituled, “An Act for securing 
the Freedom and Independence of the House of 
Commons, by excluding therefrom persons hold- 
ing any offices under the Crown, to be hereafter 
created, or holding certain offices therein enumera- 
ted, or pensions for terms of _ or during His 
Majesty’s pleasure,” and which said place or office 
was and should be decreed a new office, within the 
intent and meaning of the said Act; and the Peti- 
tioner sheweth, that, at the time when the said An- 
drew Armstrong was so nominated and proposed as 
aforesaid, he, the said Andrew Armstrong, according 
to law, was disqualified from being elected a Mem- 
ber of the House of Commons for the King’s County 
aforesaid, and was not capable of being elected = 
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of sitting or voting as a Member of the House of 
Commons for the said county, because the said An- 
drew Armstrong, at the time when he was so nomi- 
nated and proposed as aforesaid, had and held a 
certain new office or place of profit under the Crown, 


said polling was commenced, and from thence con- 
tinually, until and after the said polling was closed, 
and the return was made by the Sheriff of said 
King’s County as hereinafter mentioned, he, the said 
Andrew Armstrong continued to be, and was, as the 





which had been created ard erected since the 


twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand seven | 


hundred and five, that is to say, the place or office 


Petitioner believes that he still is, disqualified by 
law, for the several reasons hereinbefore mentioned, 
or for some one or more of them, from being elected 


of Receiver General of Her Majesty’s Stamp Office, | at the said election a Member of the House of Com- 
or Receiver General of Stamps, or Receiver General | mons for the King’s County aforesaid, and was, and 
of Stamp Duties ; and the Petitioner further sheweth, | continued to be, incapable of being elected or of 
that, at the time when the said Andrew Armstrong | sitting or voting as such Member; that the said in- 
was so nominated and proposed as aforesaid, he, the | capacity and disqualification of the said Andrew 
said Andrew Armstrong, according to law, was dis- | Armstrong to be elected or to sit and vote as a Mem- 
qualified from being elected a Member of the House ; ber of the House of Commons for the said King’s 
of Commons for the King’s County aforesaid, and | County, continued during the entire of the election 
was not capable of being elected or of sitting or| held under said writ, and was thereat a matter of 
voting as a Member of the House of Commons for | public notoriety, and was well known to all the elec- 
the said county, because the said Andrew Armstrong, | tors of said county, who at said election polled or 
at the time when he was so nominated and proposed | gave their votes in favour of the said Andrew Arm- 


as aforesaid, he not being a Commissioner of the 
Treasury, or a Secretary of the Commissioners of the 
Treasury, was concerned in the collecting of Stamp 
Duties payable to the Crown; and the Petitioner 
further sheweth, that, at the time when the said 
Andrew Armstrong was so nominated and proposed 
as aforesaid, he, the said Andrew Armstrong, ac- 
cording to law, was disqualified from being elected 
a Member of the House of Commons for the King’s 
County aforesaid, and was not capable of being 
elected or of sitting or voting as a Member of the 
House of Commons for the said King’s County, be- 
cause the said Andrew Armstrong, at the time when 
he was so nominated and proposed, as aforesaid, he 
not being a Commissioner of the Treasury, or Secre- 
tary to the Commissioners of the Treasury, did hold 
a certain office or employment connected with the 
collection or management of the duties or revenues, 
or other aids, payable to the Crown, and was con- 


strong at the time of their so respectively polling ; 
that, notwithstanding such incapacity as aforesaid 
on the part of the said Andrew Armstrong, the 
Sheriff of the said King’s County was required by 
the said Andrew Armstrong to carry on ona continue 
a poll at said election, and accordingly said Sheriff 
did carry on and continue such polling, and in the 
progress of such polling four hundred and twenty- 
six persons, representing themselves to be duly qua- 
lified to poll as electors for the King’s County afore- 
said, did poll and give their votes in favour of the 
said Andrew Armstrong; that two hundred and ten 
persons, being in fact duly qualified to poll and give 
their votes at said election, did poll at said election, 
and give their votes in favour of the Petitioner ; that 
in the several booths or places of voting during said 
election, placards or printed notices were conspi- 
cuously posted up, stating the disqualification of the 
said Andrew Armstrong to be elected us a Member 





cerned in collecting or managing the said duties, | of the House of Commons for said King’s County, 
revenues, or other aids; and the Petitioner further | and such placards or printed notices were read by, 
sheweth, that at the time when the said Andrew \and the substance and contents thereof were com- 
Armstrong was so nominated and proposed as afore- | municated to, and well known by, the several per- 
said, he, the said Andrew Armstrong, according to | sons who, during said election, polled or gave their 
law, was disqualified from being elected a Member | votes in favour of the said Andrew Armstrong at and 
of the House of Commons for the King’s County | before the time of their respectively polling ; and the 


aforesaid, and was not capable of being elected or of 
sitting or voting as a Member of the House of Com- 
mons for the said county, because the said Andrew 
Armstrong, at the time when he was so proposed as 
aforesaid, he not being a Commissioner of the Trea- 
sury, or the Secretary of the Commissioners of the 
Treasury, did hold a certain office or employment con- 
nected with, and was concerned in, the collecting of 
the Stamp Duties payable to the Crown, to wit, the 
office of Receiver General of Stamp Duties or 
Stamps, or the Stamp Office, on the redundant or 
supernumerary list; and the Petitioner further 
sheweth, that, at the time when the said Andrew 
Armstrong was so nominated and proposed as afore- 
said, he, the said Andrew Armstrong, according to 
law, was disqualified from being elected a Member 








Petitioner further sheweth, that if in case the con- 


tents and substance of such notices was omitted or 
prevented being communicated to any of the elec- 


tors who voted for the said Andrew Armstrong at 
the said election, before or at the time of their so 
respectively voting, yet that the number of the said 
last-mentioned electors falls far short of the num- 
ber of good, legal and valid votes given in favour of 
the Petitioner at the said election, and that even 
if the votes of all such electors in favour of the 
said Andrew Armstrong be continued and reck- 
oned upon the poll, in his favour, yet that the 
Petitioner will still, and notwithstanding the votes 
of such electors, be in a large majority of the 
good, valid and legal votes tendered and given at 
the said election, and ought therefore to have 


of the House of Commons for the King’s County |been returned, and was duly elected at the same; 
aforesaid, and was not capable of being elected or of | that notices in the words and figures, or to the 
sitting or voting as such Member, because the said | effect following, were posted in tie several booths 
Andrew Armstrong, at the time when he was so no- | or polling places during said election, and copies 
minated and proposed as aforesaid, he not being a|thereof were delivered to the several persons who 
Commissioner of the Treasury, or the Secretary for |at said election polled or voted for said Andrew 
the Commissioners of the Treasury, did hold a cer- | Armstrong, and previous to the said persons so 
tain office or employment connected with, and was | polling or voting for him, that is to say: “To the 
concerned in, the collecting of the Stamp war yoeed Electors of the King's County, We, Thomas Bernard, 
payable to the Crown, and was an officer placed on | of Castle Bernard, in the King’s County, Esquire, 
the redundant or supernumerary list of officers for |a Candidate to represent the King’s County in the 
the collection of the Stamp Duties; and the Peti-| present Parliament, and the Electors of the King’s 
tioner further sheweth, that a poll having been de- | County, whose names are undersigned, do hereby 
manded at the said election, the polling thereat | publicly give notice, that Andrew Armstrong, of 
commenced on the twenty-second day of February, | Gallen Priory, in the King’s Ceunty, Esquire, who 
one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and from | new offers himself as a candidate to represent the 
the time when the said Andrew Armstrong was so |said King’s County in Parliament, holds a pension 
proposed and nominated as aforesaid, and until the | from the Crown during pleasure, or superannuation 


. allowance 











4. VicToRiz. 


allowance granted to him on his retirement or re- 
moval from the Office of Receiver-General in the 
Stamp Office in or about the year 1832 or 1833, and 
that the said Andrew Armstrong is thereby ren- 
dered incapable of being elected or of sitting and 
voting as a Member of the House of Commons in 
Parliament upon the present vacancy of the King’s. 
County, under and by virtue of the Statutes in such 
cases made and provided; and we therefore give 
this public notice, that all votes given in favour of 
the said Andrew Armstrong at the present Election 
of a Member to serve in Parliament for the King’s 
County, will, on account of the ineligibility of the 
said Andrew Armstrong, be altogether thrown away: 
dated this 22d day of February 1841, Thomas 
Bernard, Hardress Lloyd, Barry Fox, John Head 
Drought, John Warburton, George Heenan” ; that 
the said Hardress Lloyd, Barry Fox, John Head 
Drought, John Warburton and George Heenan, 
whose names are subscribed to said last-mentioned 
notice along with Petitioner, then were and now are 
persons duly qualified by law, and had and claimed 
to have a right to vote at the said election of a 
Member to serve in Parliament for the King’s County 
aforesaid ; that the disqualification of the said 
Andrew Armstrong, and his incapacity to be elected 
or to sit and vote as a Member of the House of 
Commons for the King’s County aforesaid, was from 
the time of the delivery of the said writ to the 
Sheriff of the said King’s County, and from thence 
continually, until after the return of the said writ, 
as hereinafter mentioned, well known to the said 
Sheriff of the said King’s County, and which said 
Sheriff was the proper Returning Officer to hold 
said election, and to return the said writ; that at 
the close of the said election, the said Sheriff did 
declare that, at the final close of said poll, the 
numbers that voted for each candidate were as 
follows, for the said Andrew Armstrong four hundred 
and twenty-six, and for Petitioner two hundred and 
ten; and that said Andrew Armstrong was, by a 
majority of the votes of the electors of said county, 
that is to say, by a majority of two hundred and 
sixteen, duly elected to serve as a Representative for 
the said county in Parliament, and did accordingly 
return the said Andrew Armstrong as such Member; 
Petitioner sheweth that he is greatly aggrieved by 
the said election and return, and submits that, 
upon the facts appearing in this Petition, the votes 
given at said election for the said Andrew Arm- 
strong, or so large a proportion thereof as to leave 
the Petitioner in a large majority, were votes thrown 
away, and utterly null and void and of none effect, 
and ought not to have been at all counted upon the 
poll at said election, and that several persons duly 
qualified to vote at said election, having at said 
Election duly polled and given their votes in favour 
of Petitioner, to the number above mentioned, the 
said Sheriff and Returning Officer of the King’s 
County aforesaid ought to have rejected and to 
have refused to put on the poll the votes so given 
for the said Andrew Armstrong, and that the said 
votes so given in favour of the said Andrew Arm- 
strong after notice to the electors of his incapacity 
and disqualification to be elected, or to sit and vote 
as Member for the said county at the said election, 
ought now to be struck off the poll as utterly illegal, 
invalid, void and of none effect ; and the Petitioner 
further showeth, that a large number of the votes 
given and entered and reckoned upon the poll at 
the said election in favour of the said Andrew 
Armstrong were, for divers reasons independent of 
and besides the ineligibility of the said Andrew 
Armstrong, and the knowledge of such ineligibility 
to the electors respectively as aforesaid, bad, illegal 
and invalid votes, and ought not to have been ad- 
mitted or reckoned upon the poll in favour of the 
said Andrew Armstrong, and ought now to be struck 
off the said poll accordingly; and that the said 
Petitioner was in fact and in truth duly elected and 





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123 


ought to have been returned as such Representative 
as aforesaid, and ought now to be so declared; and 
praying that the return of the said Andrew Arm 
strong, as a Member to serve in Parliament for the 
King’s County aforesaid, may be declared by the 
House null and void, and that it may be declared 
that the said Andrew Armstrong was not duly 
elected, and ought not to have been returned, but 
that the Petitioner was duly elected and ought to 
have been returned to serve in Parliament at the 
said election for the King’s County aforesaid, and 
that the return may be amended accordingly, by 
substituting therein the name of the Petitioner in 
the place and stead of that of the said Andrew 
Armstrong; and that the House may make such 
order and give such further and other relief in the 


premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the Petition be referred to the Ge- 
nerai Committee of Elections. 

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





The Order made upon Tuesday last, That it be an Severn Naviga- 
Instruction to the Committee of Selection, if they tim Bill. 


see fit, to refer the Severn Navigation Bill to a Select 
Committee, was read, and discharged. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks, praying Gas Bill. 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Gas 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 House was moved, That the Report in respect woodside 


the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for maintaining and repairing as Turnpike a certain 
Road commencing at or near the north-west gate of 
the Woodside Hotel Stable-yard, in the township or 
chapelry of Birkenhead, and terminating at or near 
the Punch Bowl Public-house, in the parish of West 
Kirby, in the county of Chester, and for levying 
Tolls for that purpose : And that Lord Viscount 
Sandon and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Land-owners and Occupiers in the township of 
Marple, in the county of Chester, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Peak Forest Canal 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 Kendal ;-— Tutbury ;— Paisley ;— 
Campbeltown ;—Dronfield ;—and, Long Buckhby ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- 
lease of William Baines and the abolition of Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


y-Pennant ; praying for the repeal of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Vou. 96, 





Petitions 


R 2 


of the Petition for the Woodside and Hoylake Koad ana Hoylake 
Bill, which, upon Wednesday last, was made from Read Bill. 


Petitions from Land-owners and Occupiers in the Peak Forest 
township of Disley, in the county of Chester ;—and, ©! Bill. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e, 


Petitions from Dolbenmaen ;—and, Llanfihangel- Poor Law 


Amendment 
act. 











Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Sewerage and 
Ventilation, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Registration ot 
Births, &amp;c., 
(Scotland. ) 


County Rates. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Church of 
England, 


Deptford 
Victualling 
Yurd, 


124. 


Petitions from Witham Union ;— Zexden and 
Winstree Union (Chairman) ;—Crondall ;—Goud- 
hurst ;—Stockton-on-Tees ;—Basford ;—and, New 
Basford; praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
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 Penryn and its 
vicinity, praying the House to adopt measures for 
discontinuing all interference of the British Govern- 
ment in India with the religious rites and ceremo- 
nies of the natives, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


11° Martiz. 





A Petition of Guardians of the Towcester Union, 
praying that the Vaccination Act may be amended, 
by making the costs incurred under the said Act 
national instead of parochial, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockton ;—and, Stockton-upon- 
Tees ; praving the House to pass a general measure 
for improving the Sewerage and Ventilation of large 
towns,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kettle ;— Ruthwell;—Tweedsmuir ; 
—and, Ballingry ; praying for the abolition of the 
system of Church Patronage in Scotland, —were 


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


Petitions from Joshua Morris, William Hemp, 
Richard Hulland and Richard Coze, Sherifts’ 
Bailifts ;—John Philip Dyott, the elder, of the city 
of Lichfield, Steward of the Hundred Court of 














Offlow, in the county of Stafford ;—and, John Philip 
Dyott, the elder, and John Philip Dyott, the 
younger, of the city of Lichfield, Stewards of the 
Honor Court of 7utbury, praying that provision may 
be made in the County Courts Bill to compensate 
them for any loss they may sustain should the said 
Bill pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Greenock, praying that the provisions of 
the Act for registering Births, Deaths and Marriages 
in England may be extended to Scotland, was 


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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
county of Stafford, praying the House to pass a 
Bill affording to Rate-payers in counties an effectual 
control over the expenditure of the County Rate, 


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


A Petition of Land-owners, Inhabitant-house- 
holders, Merchants, Residents and Traders of the 
parish of Christchurch, in the borough of Southwark, 
praying the House to adopt some means for raising 
a fund for the purpose of redeeming the Tolls on 
Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, and 
especially of the two first-named Bridges, for the use 


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


Petitions from Tendring ;---Beaumont-cum-Moze ; 
— Weston Turville;— Upper Winchendon ;— and, 
Little Missenden; stating that, the population of 
the country has outgrown the resources of the na- 
tional Charch; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,—were _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Vestry of the 
parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, praying the House 
to passa Bill enabling the vestry of the said parish to 






A. 1841. 


assess Her Majesty’s Victualling and Dock Yards 
at Deptford to the land tax and poor’s rates, was 


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


A Petition of the Leith Chamber of Commerce, Sound Dues, 
complaining of the Duties levied by the King of 
Denmark on vessels and cargoes passing through 
the Sound; and praying the House to — measures 
for procuring the abolition of such Duties, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


Petitions from the Provost, Magistrates and Town Railways, 
Council of Leith ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of 
the Proprietors of the Leith Branch of the Edin- 
burgh and Dalkeith Railway, praying for a modi- 
fication of the tax upon passengers travelling by Rail- 


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


Petitions from the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Import Daties. 
cil of Leith ;—and, Leith Chamber of Commerce ; 
praying for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Nobility, Gentry, Clergy and other Church 
Inhabitants of that part of the county of Carnarvon, Establishment 
which lies in the diocese of Bangor called Eifionydd, (“#«s-) 
praying for the repeal of the Act uniting the dioceses 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lamarsh ;—and, Great Bardfield; Maynovth 
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. 


Sir Benjamin Hall presented a Bill for paving, Kentish Town 
gravelling, lighting, cleansing, draining and im- Paving Bill. 
proving the Hamlet of Kentish Town, and its vici- 
nity, in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County 
of Middlesex: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- stafford and 
osed, That there be laid before this House, the Rugby Rail- 
linutes of Proceedings and Evidence taken before **Y Bi. 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 





relative to the Petition for the Stafford and Rugby 
Railway Bill :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Mr. Charles Buller have leave to Leave of 
go the Circuit ;—and, that Sir Montagu Chapman Absence. 


have leave of absence till Easter, on account of 
ill health. 


The House was moved, That the Order made special Jurors. 
upon Tuesday 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 Names and Descriptions 
of the Special Jurors summioned at the Lent and 
Summer Assizes holden in the several Counties and 
Counties of Cities or Towns in England and Wales, 
in the year 1840, and in how many Causes each Juror 
ee summoned, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Post post Office 
Office Revenue, which was presented yesterday, be Revenue. 
printed. No, 127. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post post Office. 
Office, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 127. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to south Australiae 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Correspondence in the Colonial De- 





partment 





Bogd 








Message from 
the Lords. 


Bogdan’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Bogdan’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Answer to 
Address. 


it 


Canada. 
No. 128. 


Education of 
the Working 
Classes, 


4. VicToRIz. 


partment relative to the Establishment of the Settle- 
ment of South Australia, since the year 1831, and 
its present Financial Difficulties. 

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 

and Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Frederick Salomo Bogdan ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


_ Bogdan’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- 
nesday the 24th day of this instant March, the Re- 
gistration of Voters (Jreland) Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 28th day of April next. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their Address of yesterday (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 commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuanttoan Address 
to Her Majesty,—A Copy of a Despatch from Lord 
Goderich to Lord Aylmer, dated the 13th of Sep- 
tember 1831. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, 
that an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, stating that there were voted, by Estimates 
for the year 1840-41, the following sums: for the 
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge £.2,000, Uni- 
versity of Saint Andrews, £.1,009°13s. 4d., King’s 
and Mareschal Colleges, Aberdeen, £.1,974 0s. 8d., 
University of Glasgow £.1,360, University of Edin- 
burgh £.2,580, Royal Society of Edinburgh £.300, 
Royal Irish Academy £.300, Royal Hibernian Aca- 
demy £.300, Royal Dublin Society £.5,300, and, 
Belfast Academical Institution £.1,950, in addition 
to various privileges and advantages enjoyed by 
various learned Societies ;—to represent that while 
considerable Sums are voted for the higher branches 
of Education, in the benefits of which the higher 
and a portion of the middle classes participate, Her 
Majesty will be pleased to take into consideration 
the great benefit that would result to the working 
classes if some assistance, such as Her Majesty 
might deem best, were afforded, in populous towns, 
towards the support of Museums of Natural History 
and Works of Art, and towards the maintenance of 
Schools of Art, in such manner as would aid the 
efforts of the community in the prosecution of these 
objects; and toassure Her Majesty that this House 
will make provision for such assistance as Her Ma- 
jesty may be graciously pleased to direct :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Notice being taken, that Forty Members were not 
resent :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker; and 
Forty Members not being present, and it being then 
after four of the clock :-—-The House was adjourned 
by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till 
‘To-morrow. 


Vo. 96. 


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125 


Veneris, 12° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Tidd Pratt, the Barrister appointed to cer- Luan Societies. 
tify the Rules of Savings Banks, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of a Abstract of Ac- 
counts, &amp;c., relating to Loan Societies in England 
and Wales, to 31st December 1840 :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Earl of Surrey presented a Bill for inclosing Bury (Sussex) 
Lands in the Parish of Bury, in the County of Sussex ; Inclosure Bill. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Chard Canal Bill was read a second time; Chard Canal 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wells and Highbridge Road Bill was read a Wells and 
second time ; and committed. Highbridge 

Ordered, 'That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®*4 Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Middlesex Sessions Bill was, according to Or- Middlesex 
der, read a second time ; and committed. Sessions Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Hawkhurst 
Mortgagees of tolls, whose interests are affected by Junction Road 
the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill, praying that Bi 
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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Rill to light with Accrington Gas 
Gas, and supply with Water, the Townships of Old 2d Water Bill, 
and Mew Accrington and Church, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Gamlingay Inclosure (No. 1.) Bill was read a Gamlingay 
second time ; and committed. Inclosure 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ed ieaae 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Deptford Pier. 
the Deptford Pier Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

2 Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Victoria 
the Victoria ( Kensington) Road Bill, the Parties be (Kensington) 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, and that the ®™4- 
datum horizontal line be referred to a fixed point, 
stated in writing, on the section ; 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, 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Cambuslang 
the Cambuslang and Muirkirk Road and Bridges 914 Muickirk 
Bill, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed Bridges. 
with. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Southwark 
the Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, the Par- (Nes) 
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. ; 

The first, second and fourth Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

R 3 r. 








Ballyteigue 
Embankment. 


Belfast 
Harbour. 


Scottish Ma- 
rine Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Dundalk and 
Banbridge 
Road Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle 


Railway Bill. 


Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill, 


126 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom 
the Petition of Richard Groom, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Ballyteigue Embankment Bill, 
was referred ; That in the case of the Petition for the 
said Bill, the Standing Orders relative to Bills of the 
second class, to which class the Committee considered 
the application to belong, had not been complied 
with; but it appeared to the Committee, that the 
promoters of the application had considered the Pe- 
tition to come within the Standing Orders relative 
to Bills of the first class, and had complied with the 
Standing Orders required under that class. 

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 Belfast Harbour Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with ; but 
it appeared to the Committee, that the necessity for 
the present application did not arise until the second 
week in the month of December last. 

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 Scottish Marine Insurance 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Scottish Marine Insurance Company to 
sue and be sued, and for other purposes: And that 
Mr. Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun 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 Dundalk and Banbridge Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, for repairing the Road from Dundalk, in 
the county of Louth, to Banbridge, in the county of 
Down, so far as relates to the southern division of 
the said Road: And that Mr. Redington, Mr. Bellew 
and Mr. Fortescue 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 William Turner, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Mewcast/e-upon-Tyne Improve- 
ment Bill, was referred; That im 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 extend an Act passed in the first year of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act for regulating and improving the Borough of 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne”: And that Mr. Ord and Mr. 
Hodgson Hinde 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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend and enlarge the powers granted to the 
Newcastle-upox-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Com- 
pany, to authorize Alterations in the line of the 

ailway, and for other purposes: And that Mr. 


Bell and Mr. Blackett do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the several Petitions praying that 
the Severn Navigation Bill may be referred to a Se- 
lect Committee, instead of to one of the County 
Lists, which were presented upon the 5th day of this 
nstant March, be referred to the Select Committee 


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A. 1841. 


on Private Business, to consider the prayer thereof, 
and report their Opinion thereupon to the House. 


A Petition of Thomas Waters, of the city of Sever Na 
Worcester, Gentleman, taking notice of several Pe- tion Bill. 
titions for referrmg the Severn Navigation Bill to a 
Select Committee, instead of to one of the County 
Lists ; and praying that the usual course may not be 
departed from in the case of the said Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Private Business. 


Vig 


Petitions from Members of the Liverpool Guar- Liverpool G 
dian Society for the protection of Trade, and of Bill. ‘ 
Consumers of Gas in the town of Liverpool ;—and, 
the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool Gas 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 Southampton Trust (Saint Pancras) Paving Southampton 
Bill, was read a second time ; and committed. Trust (Saint 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a, A 
. : aving Bill, 

mittee of Selection. 


The Annan Fisheries Bill was read a second a 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


nnan Fisheries 
ill, 


A Petition of Thomas Rogers, of Devonshire-place, Cheleea Poor 
Park-walk, in the parish of Saint Luke’s, Chelsea, &amp;c., Bil, 
Householder and Rate-payer, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Chelsea Poor &amp;c., 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 Polloc and Govan Railway Bill was read a Polloc and 
second time ; and committed. Govan Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2!!! 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect pradford 
of the Petition for the Bradford (Wilts) Road Bill, (Wilts) Road 
which, upon the 3d day of this instant March, was 5i!l- 
made from the Select Committeeon Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing and maintaining several 
Roads leading to and from the town of Bradford, 
in the county of Wilts, and for maintaining a Bridge 
over the River Avon, at Stokeford, in the said 
county: And that Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Hayter 
and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That a Return Inclosure Bills 
of the Number of Bills for inclosing of Waste Lands 
which have passed since the Resolution of this 
House, of the 9th day of March 1837, for appro- 
priating Allotments of Land for Recreation and 
Exercise of the Inhabitants of the several Parishes, 
stating the Number of Acres inclosed by each Bill; 
and stating, also, in classes, the Number of Allot- 
ments of One, Two, Three, Four, Five or more Acres 
of land, and the Number, if any, where no Allot- 
ments have been made in each year, and the Total 
Number of Bills and of Acres, was upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wells (Somerset) Union;—and, Poor Law 
Merthyr Tydvil (two Petitions) praying for the re- Amendment 
peal or alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Act, ” 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions 








Navi 
L Iga 


ol Gas 


npton 
Saint 


) 
Bill, 


Fisheries 


1 Poor, 
ll, 


nd 
Railway 


Road 


e Bills. 


ent 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland ) 


Church Rates. 


Church of 
England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. } 


Sound Duties. 


Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland) ; and 
: arliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills, 


Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill, 


Emigration, 


Railways, 


4, VicToRIzZ. 


Petitions from Romford Union ;—Chairman of 
the Central Committee of the Religious Freedom So- 
ciety ;—Clifton Union ;—Billericay Union ;—Dals- 
ton ; —Surrey ; — Skegby ; -—Sutton-in-Ashfield ;— 
Huckhnall-under-Huthwaite ;— Brimpton ;—Lubben- 
ham ;—Croydon ;— Southampton ; — Kirkby-in- Ash- 

field ; —Mansfield Union ; —Scarcliff ; —Teversall ; 

—and, Hartismere Union; praying that the Poor 
Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a lew, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pallaskenry ; — Shanagolden ;— 
Glin;—and, Rathkeale; praying the House to adopt 
some measure calculated to establish a system of 
medical relief to the families of the labouring classes 
in Ireland, under the inspection, management and 
control of a competent Medical Board, founded 
upon the Medical Charities of Jreland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bingley ;— Olney (two Petitions) ; 
— Camberwell (Honorary Secretary of the Society of 
Friends of the Constitution) ;—Barion-on-Humber ; 
— Dunscore ;— Wellington, Salop (two Petitions) ;— 
Perth ;— Bainbridge ;—Stalybridge ;— Penarth ;— 
Bury (Lancaster) ; — Johnshaven ; — Leicester ; — 
Beeston (two Petitions) ;— Biggar (Moderator and 
Session Clerk) ;--Llanfair ;—Coventry ;-- Sudbury ; 
—-Bangor ;—- Leicester ;—and, Keighley; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates, the release of William 
Baines, and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—- 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Iver ;— Dolgellan ;— Carshalton ; 
—Lye ;— Hagley ;— Worcester ;—Llanfl-y-Traethan 
and Llandecwyn };—-Saunderton ;— Stohe-upon-Terne; 
— Dunsborn Rous ;— Beddgelert ;— Trawsfynydd ;— 
Bristol ;— Ashley ;—Clophill ;—Glentham ;— Hin- 
ton Ampner ;— Tattenhoe ; —Wovlaston and Alving- 
ton ;—and, Shrewsbury and Hordle; 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 Cappagh Cross Roads ;—Lochee ; 
—Strabane ;—Coagh ;—Omagh ;—and, Ardstraw ; 
praying for the abolition of the system of Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Dundee, complaining of the Duties 
levied by the King of Denmark upon vessels and 
cargoes passing through the Sound, and praying 
the House to adopt measures for relieving British 
shipping and commerce therefrom, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes 

of Croagh and Kilfenny, praying that the Registra- 

’ tion of Voters (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law; 

and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Jre/and) Bill 

may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath ;—and, Kingston-upon-Hull ; 
praying that the Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Mechanics of Limerick, 
praying the House to order them the means of trans- 
port for enabling them to emigrate to the colony of 


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


Petitions from the Dundee and Newtyle Railway 
Company ;—and, the London and Croydon Railway 


Company praying for a modification of the tax 
OL. 


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127 


upon passengers travelling by Railway,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Billericay, Rating of Tene 
praying that landlords of Small ‘Tenements may be ™*"*. 
rated to the relief of the poor, in lieu of the occupiers, 
was presented and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Columb ;—and, President and Medical 
Secretaries of the Eastern Medical Association of Profession. 
Scotland ; praying for reform of the Medical Pro- 
fession,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Ardudwy ;—and, Church 
Deanery of Estimaner ; praying for the repeal of the Establishment 
Act uniting the dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, \” * ~ 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Harbour of Dundee, Import Duties. 
praying for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Rate-payers of the Birmingham 
hundred of Hemlingford and county of Warwick, Riots. 
praying the House to pass a Bill to relieve that part 
of the hundred of Hemlingford without the borough 
of Birmingham, from any liability to make compen- 
sation for damages done by rioters within the said bo- 
rough, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Forest of Dean ;—and, Hundred of Saint Briavels’ 

Saint Briavels, in the county of Gloucester; praying © 

that the constitution of the local court, called Saint 

Briavels’ Court, may be so altered and modified as 

to provide for a more easy, speedy and less expensive 

mode of recovering Small Debts within the said 
hundred,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers in the township of Peak Forest 
Yeardsley-cum-Whaley, in the county of Chester, ©! Bill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Peak 
Forest 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants County Courts 
of Andover, and the neighbourhood thereof, praying ®*- 
that the County Courts Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Joseph Morris, of the town of Shrews- 
bury, Clerk of the Court of Requests for the town 
and liberties of Shrewsbury, praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill for giving adequate 
compensation to him for any loss he may sustain, if 
the said Bill pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shrewsbury ;—and, Poulton, and 
other places; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of Railways 
the county of Limerick, praying for the introduction (le!a"4.) 
of an extended and comprehensive system of Rail- 
ways into Ireland, under the direction and control 
of the Government, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and Shopkeepers of the Waterloo, &amp;e. 
Brompton and Kensington Roads, praying that Bridges. 
Waterloo, Vauxhall and Southwark Bridges may be 
opened free of toll, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


R 4 A Petition 








128 
Syria. 
of Sheffield, praying that in any negocidtions for the 
pacification of Syria, provision may be made to secure 
for Syria and the Holy Land the full and free exer- 
cise of the Christian religion, protection for the 
Jewish population, and also for schools and other 
institutions for the promotion of education, was 


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


Answer to 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
Address. 


their Address of yesterday (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 commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


South Australia, 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an 
No. 129. 


Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of any Corres- 
pondence in the Colonial Department relative to the 
Establishment of the Settlement of South Australia, 
since the year 1831, and its present Financial Diffi- 
culties. 

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


Abercrombie 
Robinson 
Vessel, 


Sir Thomas Troubridge presented, pursuant to 
Order,--A Return showing the Number of Days 
during which the Troops were embarked on board 
the Abercrombie Robinson, before that Vessel left 
the Thames :—The Number of Days during which 
the Troops were embarked on board that Vessel, 
before they finally quitted England: —And, the 
Amount of Tonnage of the Vessel, and the Total 
Number of People on Board. 

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


Leeve of 
Absence. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Jervis have leave to go 
the Circuit. 


Capital Indict- 
ments, &amp;c. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majvsty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Persons capitally 
indicted, acquitted, convicted and executed respec- 
tively, in the years 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, for 
any of the following Offences: Arson, Burglary 
with violence, Robbery with violence, Cutting and 
Maiming and other injuries, with intent to Murder, 
and Piracy with intent to Murder. 

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. 


Westminster 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several 
Sewers, 


Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of a Decree 
on the Counter’s Creek District, and a Decree on 
the Ranelagh District, as signed, sealed and deli- 
vered in and by the Court of Sewers for the City 
and Liberty of Westminster and part of the County 
of Middlesex, on the 2d day of March 1841. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty dated the 
5th day of this instant March, for a Copy of the 
Warrant of the appointment of Mr. William Vizard 
as Solicitor to the Home Department :—And, a 
Return of the Amount of Salary and Allowances 
paid or payable to that individual. 

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


Mr. Vizard, 
No. 130. 


Teade of British 
Passessious 


Abroad. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 59, to regulate the Trade of the British 
Possessions Abroad. 


(In the Committee.) 


_ Motion made, and Question proposed, That, in 
lieu of the respective Duties of £.7 10s., of £.15.. of 


12°—13° Martz. 


A Petition of the Vicar and Clergy of the parish | 





A, 1841, 


£.20 and of £.30, on every £.100 of the value of 
certain of the articles specified in the Schedule con- 
tained in an Act of the 3d and 4th years of King 
William the Fourth, “to regulate the Trade of the 
British Possessions Abroad,” there shall be paid 
on goods, wares and merchandize, not ae the 
growth, production or manufacture of the United 
Kingdom, or of any of the British Possessions 
in America, and imported by sea, or by inland 
carriage or navigation, a Duty of £.10 for every 
£.100 of the value thereof, together with the amount 
of any Duty levied at the same time upon goods, 
wares and merchandize, the growth or production 


of the United Kingdom, or of the British Posses- 
sions. 


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 have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
26th day of this instant March, again resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Landholders, Planters and others fast Indie Run 
engaged in the manufacture of Sugar in British Bill. 
India, praying that the East India Rum Bill may 
not pass into a law as altered in Committee, but that 
the measure may be adopted as originally intended, 


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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fast India Rem 
further consideration the Report on the East India Bill. 
Rum Bill:--The Bill was re-committed toa 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 reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The County Courts Bill was, according to Order, County Couns 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


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


Sabbati, 18° die Martti, 1841: 


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


The Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Bill Bankruptcy, 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and Insolvency, 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, = nee 
for Friday next. . 


The Ordnance Survey Bill was, according to Ordnance 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Survey Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Lease and. 
further consideration the Report on the Lease and Release Bill 
Release 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. Pryme 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- Double Cost» - 
_— on the Double Costs, &amp;c., Bill ; Se Bill 


Resolved, 











Rum 


Rum 





4 Vicroriz. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 24th day of this instant March, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Eighth of the Resolutions 
which, upon Wednesday 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 
[10 March. } 


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. 


Waysand The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
en Report from the Committee of Ways and Means ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
nee mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Mutiny Bill. The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Mutiny 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. 


Marine Mutiny The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
= into a Committee upon the Marine Mutiny 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. 


Public Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
(Tenth Report y lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
“examined the Petitions presented on the 8th and 
9th 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. 
Poor Rates, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Value of the Property of all 
kinds assessed to the Rates for the Relief of the 
Poor, in each County or Division of County, City, 
Town or Borough, returning Members to Parlia- 
ment in England and Wales, at the latest period 
for which such an Account can be rendered :-—And, 
a similar Account for Jreland, so far as can be made 
out, from the Valuations already completed under 
the Irish Poor Law. 


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 Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Gentlemen, Manufacturers, 
Merchants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants 
within the district called the Staffordshire Potteries, 
and several places thereto adjoming, praying that 
they may be permitted to proceed in the Com- 


mittee on the Stoke-upon-Trent, &amp;c. Small Debts 
Vox. 96. 








Stoke-upon- 
Trent, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill, 





12°——1 3°.--15° Martiz. 129 


Bill, and that the same may be allowed with all 
expedition to pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Derby Gas Bill was read a second time ; and Derby Gas 
committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. John Henry Lowther reported from the Com- York and 
mittee on the York and North Midland Railway North Midland 
Approaches Bill; and to whom several Petitions Raiy 6r- 
against the said Bill were referred ; That they had , ; 
heard counsel in support of one of the said Peti- 
tions, 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 ; 
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. 

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


The Eccleshill (nclosure (No. 2.) Bill was read a Fecteshitt 
second time; and committed. Inclosure 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Xx: 2-) Bille 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Southorpe 
rish of Barnach-with-Pilsgate and Southorpe, in the Iclosure Bill. 
County of Northampton, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George CYerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Collyweston 
rish of Collyweston, and within the Precincts of Inclosure Bill. 
West Hay, in the County of Northampton, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hinckley, in the Stafford and 
county of Leicester, praying that the Stafford and Rusby Railway 
Rugby Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre-- * 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chairman of a Meeting of Di- Middlesex 
rectors of the Poor of Saint Pancras, in the county S¢ssivns Bill. 
of Middlesex ;—and, Chairman of the Vestry of Saint 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex; praying that 
the Middlesex Sessions Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill was read a Bristol and 
second time ; and committed. Exeter Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir Walter James presented a Bill for regulating Hull Flax and 
Legal Proceedings by or against “ The Hull Flax Gotten Mit. 
and Cotton Mill Company”: And the same was read ~"P*"Y ©" 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Burnstaple 
Barnstaple Roads Bill ; That they had examined the Roads Bill. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Select Committee portishead 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pier. 
Petition of George Hillery, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Portishead Pier 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 the Notices do not state the place 
of deposit of the Plans, Sections and Books of Re- 
ference with the Clerks of the Peace, but the No- 








s tices 


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130 


tices state generally, that they will be deposited at 
the offices of such Clerks of the Peace ; and inas- 
much as separate Lists have not been made of the 
names of the Owners, Lessees and Occupiers af- 
fected by the ote net measure; but a duplicate of 
the Book of Reference distinguishing the Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers, and distinguishing which of 
them have assented, dissented or are neuter, has 
been deposited in the Private Bill Office; and inas- 
much as the section of one of the Approaches does 
not show the intended level of the proposed work 
throughout the whole length thereof; and inasmuch 
as the limits of lateral deviation are not defined on 
the Plan; and inasmuch as there is no Section of 
one of the Approaches to the Pier; but the agent 
for the promoters of the Bill stated that it was their 
intention to abandon such Approach. 

Ordered, That the Report pr referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Thames Haven 
Dock and Rail- 


way. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Select Committee 


15° Martiz. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Thames Haven Dock and Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Lists of Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers, distinguishing which of them have as- 


A. 1841. 


Mr. Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill to repeal Plymouth and 
certain of the Provisions of an Act passed in the Exeter Road 
first year of the reign of his Majesty King George ®i! 

the Fourth, for improving parts of the Line of Road 

between the Borough of Plymouth and the City of 

Exeter, through Ashburton and Chudleigh, in the 

County of Devon: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The West Durham Railway Bill was read a se- West Durham 
cond time ; and committed. Railway Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Northallerton ;— Frome ;— High Medical 
Wycombe ;— York ;—Cheltenham ;— Alexander Mo- Profession 
rison and John Morison ;— Hereford ;— Kendal ;— (He. 1.) Be. 
New Malton;— Honiton;— Leominster ;— Pontypool; 

—and, Ipswich; praying that the Medical Profes- 

sion (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 

Petitions from Stowmarket ;— and, Bridgnorth ; Medical 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill may Profession 





sented, dissented or are neuter in respect to the pro- | pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- apm. 


osed measure, were not deposited in the Private 
Bill Office previously to the presentation of the Pe- 
tition ; but the same were deposited in the Private 
Bill Office on the 23d day of February last, the 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
Nottingham and its neighbourhood, praying for Profession. 


Petition having been presented on the 12th day of reform of the Medical Profession, was presented, and 


that month. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Dean and 
Chapter of 
Westminster 
Estute Bill. 


on Petitions for 


complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
einpower the Dean and Chapter of Westminster to 


grant Building Leases in certain parts of the City o 


Westminster, and for other purposes: And that Sir 


De Lacy Evans, Sir Robert Harry Inglis and Mr 


Kemble do prepare, and bring it in. 


Great Horwood 
Inclosure Bill. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


North Midland 
Railway Bill. Cond time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Plymouth Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for repairing 
= the Road leading from Brent Bridge, in the County 
oads Bill, &lt;n . S 
of Devon, to Gasking-street, in or near the Borough 
of Plymouth, in the said County: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 
Selby = Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
hi “* on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Selby and Leeds Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
repairing and improving the Road from Selby to 
Leeds, m the West Riding of the county of York : 
And taat Lord Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Lascelles 
do prevare, and bring it in. 
_— - A Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Railway Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Shotts and Wilsontown Railway 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


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


Mr. Barneby reported from the Select Committee 

Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dean and Chapter of West- 
minster Estate Bill, the Standing Orders had been 


Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Great Horwood, in the County | Taple. 
of Buckingham: And the same was read the first 


The North Midland Railway Bill was read a se- 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Davie Bassett, of Watermouth, District 
in the county of Devon, praying for the establishment Sessions. 
of district sessions throughout the country, for the 
trial of prisoners ; that a jury be convened at such ses- 
sions, and that the power of punishment by the bench 
should be limited and defined ; and that all the ju- 
dicial business which is now transacted at petty ses- 
sions, should be transacted at such district sessions, 


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


Petitions from Folkestone ;-- Newport (Monmouth); Jews’ Declara- 
— David Barnett ;—Corporation of Birmingham ;— % Bill. 
and Jews resident in Birmiugham; praying that the 
Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


f 


Petitions from Crediton ; — Chorlton-upon-Med- Church Rates 
lock (two Petitions) ;— Manchester (ten Petitions) ;— &amp;c- 
United Associate Congregation of Biggar (Modera- 
tor and Clerk) ; — Kimbolton ; — Machynlleth ; — 
Geddington ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Salford (two 
Petitions) ;— Bideford; — Llanegryn ;— Slaughton ; 

— Llanfihangel-y-Pennant ; — Alfriston; — Rugby ; 
— Burton Extra, Burton-upon- Trent ;-— Chatham 
(three Petitions) ; — Little Eaton and Corbeach ;— 
Charles Brooker ;—Leeh;— Forton ;— Halesowen ;— 
— Morley (three Petitions) ;— Bampton ;—Portsea ; 
—- Eye ;--Auchtermuchty (Chairman of the First Con- 
gregation of the United Secession Church) ;— Edin- 
burgh (Chairman of a Meeting);—- Worth Leith ;—and, 
Paisley; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
Ecclesiastical Courts, — were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burntisland ; — Bailieborough ;— church 
Cavan ;—Presbytery of Dunbar (Muderator):—For- Patronage 
doun; —-Ormiston ; — Kirkfield in Glasgow; — aud, (Scotland.) 
Dundee; praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland,— were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkcaldy ;— Aberbrothwich ; — Railways. 
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company ;— Wishaw 


making a Railway to be called “ The Wilsontown, | and Coltness Railway Company ;—Glasgow, Paisley, 
Morningside and Coliness Railway,” in the counties | Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company ;—and, Sla- 
of Lanark and Linlithgow: And that Mr. Lockhart, | mannan Railway Company ; praying for a modifica- 





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Amendi 
Bill. 
















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tion of the tax on passengers travelling by Railway,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Poor Law Petitions from Adlington; — Stockton Union 

Amendment (Chairman) ;— Reigate;—- Thurston;—Brixton Deve- 

Bill rill ;—Foleshill Union (Chairman) ;—Saint Mary-le- 
bone;— Preston Union ;—and, Hill Deverill; pray- 
ing that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law Petitions trom Brentford ; — Mold; — Royston 
Amendment Union (Chairman) ;— Penmorfa ;—Ynyscynhaiarn ; 
Act. —and, Crickieth; praying for the repeal or altera- 
tion of the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of Petitions from Waddington ; — Broom ;— Bell- 
England. broughion ;—Crudwell ;—and, Calloes ; 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. 


Import Duties. | Petitions from Forfar ;—Arbroath ;— Montrose ; 
—Aberbrothwick ;—Calton of Glasgow (Provost) ;— 
and, Glasgow (Chairman of a Meeting of Merchants 
and others); praying for a revision and modification 
of the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newport Riots, A Petition of Inhabitants of Nottingham, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty for the release of 
Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Political A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 

Offenders. Dublin, praying for the release of all persons confined 
for Political Offences, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Socialism, Petitions from Macclesfield ;—and, Chairman and 


Secretary of the Society of Free Inquirers, Pad- 
dington ; praying for inquiry into the principles and 
objects of the system of Socialism,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Registration Petitions from Clahane and Ballyduff ; — and, 
of Voters Killiney and Stradbally ; praying that the Registra- 
(Ireland) Bill. 7. : ! bad 2 
tion of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Qualification 


ies A Petition of Land-occupiers of the parish of 
(Irland) Kilcorkey, praying the House to fix upon a quali- 
fication for Voters in Jreland, that will leave the 
occupier a clear profit above the landlord’s rent and 
taxes, such as will make the voter independent, was 


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


Mechanics? A Petition of Directors of and Subscribers to the 

Institutions. Edinburgh School of Arts, praying the House to use 
means for the encouragement of Mechanics’ Insti- 
tutions, in the principal cities of the United King- 
dom, for the instruction of the Working Classes and 
their Children in such branches of Science and Art 
as are of practical application in their several trades, 
mechanical and manufacturing, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Metropolis The Metropolis Improvements Bill was read a 
—— second time; and committed. 
‘ Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Dovenby and The Dovenby and Papcastle Inclosure Bill was 
— nn, Tad a second time ; and committed. 
oe" Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


BirkenteadGas A Petition of Rate-payers of the township of 
may eworks Tranmere, in the county of Chester, praying that 
, the Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks Bill may not 
Vor. 96. 























15° Martii. 131 


pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Hayter presented a Bill for more effectually Bradford 
repairmg and maintaining several Roads leading to Sng Ress 
and from the Town of Bradford, in the County of ~ 
Wilts, and for maintaining a Bridge over the River 
Avon, at Stockford, in the said County: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


The Henley and Dorchester Road Bill was read a Henley and 
second time ; and committed. Dorchester 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- see 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Private 
to consider whether any and what Improvement can ng ort) 
be adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- [gevern Nevi- 
ness, and who were empowered to report their Ob- gation Bill.] 
servations and Opinion thereupon from time to time No, 131. 
to the House, have Power to report the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them from time to time. 
Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee ; and to whom several Petitions praying 
that the Severn Navigation Bill may be referred to a 
Select Committee, instead of to one of the County 
Lists, were referred; and who were instructed to 
consider the prayer of the said Petitions, and to re- 
port their Opinion thereupon to the House; That 
they had considered the matters to them referred ; 
and had come to a Resolution, which they had 
directed him to report; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them: And the Reso- 
lution of the Committee was read, as followeth: 
Resolved, That your Committee have not con- 
sidered themselves at liberty to enter into the gene- 
ral question of how far an alteration of the existing 
Standing Orders of the House may be desirable in 
respect of Private Bills not strictly of a local cha- 
racter, but affecting interests in a variety of counties. 
It does not, however, appear to your Committee, 
that if those Standing Orders are to be generally 
adhered to in such cases, the circumstances of the 
Severn Navigation Bill are so peculiar as to justif: 
them in recommending that that Bill should be 
made an exception from the general course pre- 
scribed by the Standing Orders. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order made upon Friday last, that Mr. Dundalk and 
Redington, Mr. Bellew and Mr. Fortescue do pre- rae 
pare and bring in the Dundalk and Banbridge ; 
Road Bill, was read and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Hillsborough and Mr. 

Dunbar do prepare, and bring in the Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in res- Southwark 
pect of the Petition for the Southwark Improvement ang 5 Bill 
(N°. 2.) Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from * ~ ” * 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a new Street from Blackman-street, in the 
parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark, in 
the county of Surrey, to Blackfriars-road, in the 
parish of Christchurch, in the said county; and for 
improving the district called The Mint, in the said 
parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark : 

And that Mr. Benjamin Wood and Mr. Alderman 
Humphery do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Farnham, in the Idolatry 
county of Surrey, praying for the discontinuance of ("4*) 
all interference of British functionaries with Idola- 
trous Ceremonies in India, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of East Exeter Small 
Budleigh, in the county of Devon, taking notice of Debts Bill. 
the application for leave to bring in the Exeter 
Small Debts Bill, and praying that such Bill en 

s2 no 


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Rating of 
Tenements. 


Registration 
of Births, &amp;c. 
(Scotland.) 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Lord's Day. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank, ) 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Treland. ) 





132 


not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Hambledon Union, 
praying that owners of small tenements may be 
rated to the relief of the poor, in lieu of the occu- 
piers, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying the House 
to pass an Act to amend the present system of Re- 
gistration of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scot- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Petitions from Saint Keverne;—-and, Chipping 
Wycombe ; praying for the repeal of the Roman 
Catholic Relief Act,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Keverne, praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Panbride; — Brechin; — New- 
townards ; — and, Kilsyth; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing the better observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Courts of 
Requests for the parishes of Broseley, Benthall and 
other places, in the county of Salop, praying that the 
County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, 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, 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 Prisoners ordered for Transporta- 
tion or to the Hulks, after confinement in the Peni- 
tentiary, but who have been declared by medical 
certificate unfit for Transportation or removal :—Of 
Deaths which have occurred during the same period : 
-—And, of Attendances of the Superintending Commit- 
tee at the respective meetings, during the same period. 

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. 








15° Martii. 








A. 1841. 


brought forward and adjudicated upon, pursuant to 
such Notices. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself South Australis, 
into a Committee to consider of authorizing Her 
Majesty, by an Act of the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, to guarantee a Loan, to be contracted for by 
the Commissioners for South Australia, and that 
provision be made out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
for the payment from time to time of such sums of 
Money as may become payable under such gua- 
rantee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is 
the opinion of this Committee, that Her Majesty 
be authorized by an Act of the present Session of 
Parliament, to guarantee a Loan, not exceeding 
£.210,000, to be contracted for by the Commis- 
sioners for South Australia, and that provision be 
made out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the 
payment from time to time of such sums of money 
as may become payable under such guarantee. 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question, That 
the Chairman do leave the Chair——put, and agreed 
to. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Supply 
take into further consideration the eighth of the [1° March] 
Resolutions which, upon Wednesday last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed. 

And the said Resolution was again read, as fol- 
loweth ; 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Ordnance 
hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds, be Stores. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the charge 
for Stores, on account of Ordnance and Military 
Store Branch Services, for the year 1841-42. 

The said Resolution was agreed to. 


Mr. Bernal reported the East India Rum Bill ; East India Rum 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Bill. 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Mutiny Bill; and the Mutiny Bill 
Amendments were read and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Marine Mutiny Bill; Marine Mutiny 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _ Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





Ordered, That Mr. Thesiger have leave to go the 
Circuit. 


Ordered, That the Return to the Order of this 
House, dated the 9th day of February last, for Re- 
turns from the Clerks of the Peace of the counties 
of Cork, Carlow, Longford, Queen’s County and Tip- 
perary, of all Notices of intention to register Votes 
for the said respective counties in reference to the 
several Sessions held in and for the said counties 
within the year 1840, and a Return of the Number 
of Persons admitted to be registered pursuant to 
such Notices, specifying the Days on which each 
Session commenced, and the Places at which they | 
were held respectively :—Also, the like Returns for | 
the county of the city of Dublin, and county of the 
city of Cork, specifying the several Days on which | 
the Registering Barrister sat for the Registry of Vo- | 
ters during the year 1840, and which Return was | 
presented upon the 8th day of this instant March, 
be enlarged, by adding the Number of persons re- 
jected; and showing the entire Number of Cases | 





Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways and 
Ways and Means a Resolution, which was read, as Means; 
followeth : 

Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
granted to Her Majesty, the sun of Eight millions Fu"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. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Robert Gordon do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


The Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill was, Registration 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- of Voters 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday, the 29th day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 


The 


(Scotland) Pill. 


Cour 
Bill. 


Drai 
(Ire 


Lea 
Rel 





County Bridges 
Bill. 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lease and 
Release Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Sir Walter 
Scott’s Monu- 
ment Bill, 


Christopher 
Laroche, 


Sewers Bill, 


Birmingham 
Riots, 


4. Vicroriz. 


The Amendments or 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. 


; Mr. Handley, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Sir Harry Verney 3 31. 


Colonel Sibthorp, 

Tellers for the Noes, ‘= Darby : P } 19 

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 March. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the County Bridges 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 Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Drainage (reland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Mr. James Stewart reported the Lease and Re- 
lease 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 Com- 
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- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the erection, at Edinburgh, of a Monument to the 
late Sir Walter Scott: And that Sir William Rae 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Christopher Laroche, Captain in the Royal Navy, 
stating his Services, and complaining of being passed 
over at the general promotion, and praying for inquiry 
into his case, and that he may be placed on the List 
of Vice Admirals, which was presented upon Tues- 
day last, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Petition be printed with the Votes ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

f Mr. Alston, 


Tellers for the Yeas,) Mr. Craven Berkeley : 16. 
J Mr. Greene, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Nicholl : } 20. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 22, to amend the Laws relating to Sewers, 
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. Bethell and 
Mr. Broadley do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Landholders and Rate-payers of the hundred of 
Hemlingford, in the county of Warwick, praying 


the House to pass a Bill to relieve that part of the 
Vot. 96. 


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133 


hundred of Hemlingford without the borough of 
Birmingham from any liability to make compensa- 
tion for damages done by rioters within the said 
borough, which was presented upon Friday last, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Chaiation was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be printed with the 
Votes:—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to Lagan —_ 
oring in a Bill for vesting the Lagan Navigation tion (Treland 
in the Commissioners of Public Works 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, gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s 
interest is concerned, that the House may do therein 
as they shall think fit. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Attorney 
General for Zreland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Relief 
Copies of a Resolution passed by the Board of (Ireland) Act. 
Guardians of the Mountmelick Union on the 27th 
day of February 1841 :—Also, of a Letter thereon, 
addressed to the Board of Guardians by the Poor 
Law Commissioners. 

Lord Viscount Morpeth accordingly presented the 
said Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lieuponthe Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railway Com- 
Copy of the Fourth Report of the Committee ap- munication. 
pointed by the Lords of the Treasury in pursuance No. 132: 
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 ; with an Appendix. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


Sir William Rae presented a Bill for the Erection, Sir Walter 
at Edinburgh, of a Monument to the late Sir Walter Scott’s Monu- 
Scott : And the same was read the first time. we 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select No. 133. 
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. 


Mr. Bethell presented a Bill to amend an Act of Sewers Bill. 
the third and fourth years of His late Majesty King No.134, 
William the Fourth, to amend the Laws relating to 
Sewers: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday the 
27th day of April next; and to be printed. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for vesting Lagan Naviga- 
the Lagan Navigation in the Commissioners of Pub- tien (Ireland) 
lic Works in ZJreland: And the same was read the 2! 
first time. No. 135. 

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. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, 'Yhat 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 or Extracts of Despatches from Sir George 
Gipps, of September or October 1840, inclosing Re- 
gulations of the Legislative Council of Mew South 
Wales. 


s 3 Ordered, 











134. 


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




































Heyn’s 


a om Hleyn’s Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
at. Dill. 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lwan Societies. 
No. 136, 


Ordered, That the Abstract of Accounts relative 
to Loan Societies, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Inclosure 
Bills, which was laid upon the Table upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Inclosure Bills. 


No. 137. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


— - ——- — —~ — —— 


Martis, 16° die Martii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


‘R, Cutler, from the General Penitentiary at 
Milbank, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—Report of the Superintending Committee 
of the General Penitentiary at Milbank, tor the recep- 
tion of Convicts; specifying the State of the Build- 
ing, the Conduct of the Officers, the Treatment and 
Condition of the Prisoners, the Amount of their 
Earnings and the Expense of the Establishment 
during the year 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank, ) 


Poor Law. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of Correspond- 
ence between the Poor Law Commissioners and the 
Boards of Guardians of the Kensington and Strat- 
Jford-on-Avon Unions, respecting the case of Samuel 
Daniels, deceased :—And, Copies or Extracts from 
Correspondence between the Poor Law Commission- 
ers and the Board of Guardians of the Kensington 
Union, and from Reports of the Assistant Poor 
Law Commissioners, with the Depositions taken by 
them in the case of Elizabeth Friry, deceased :-- 
And then he withdrew. 

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


The Northern and Eastern Railway Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill, 


15°—16° Martz. 


A, 1841. 


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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Great Leinster 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of me 
the Petition for the Great Leinster and Munster“ “** 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 





plied with, inasmuch as no application had been 
made to the following Owners and Occupiers: Lord 
Annesley, Earl of Kinmure, Barbara Kennedy, 
H.N. Magan, Edward Wilson, Thomas Minns, John 
Hyland, Richard Walsh, Thomas Kavanagh, Patrick 
Comin, Judith Clear, George Comerford, Ellen 
Dooley, Daniel Moone, James Burns, Timothy Mas- 
terson, Michael Walsh, Richard Cody, and Judith 
Doolan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Gravesend 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Pier Bill, 
the Petition for the Gravesend Pier Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Gravesend 
Quay and Pier in the county of Kent: And that Sir 
Edmund Filmer and Sir Matthew Wood do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Olveston 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure. 


|the Petition for the Olveston 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 and tithing of 
Olveston, within the parish of Olveston, in the county 
of Gloucester: And that Mr. Hale and Mr. William 
Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Meerbrook Sough Drainage, &amp;c., Bill was Meerbrook 
read a second time; and committed. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “S” andes 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir George Strickland presented a Bill to enable Wakefield 
the Wakefield Waterworks Company to raise a Waterworks 
further Sum of Money: And the same was read ®! 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Whitby 
Whitby Improvement Bill; That they had examined a 
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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Britannia 














































Northern and 
Fastern Rail- 
way (Hertford 
and Ware 
Branch) Bill. 


The Northern and Eastern Railway (Hertford 
and Ware) Branch Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Waningore 


; The Waningore Inclosure Bill was read a second 
Tuclosure Bill 


* time; and committed. 
mittee of Selection. 


Dundalk and 
Bannbridge 
Road Bill, 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Brimington 
Inclosure Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Mr. Dunbar presented a Bill to amend an Act 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for re- ; 
pairing the Road from Dundalk, in the County &gt; be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
Louth, to Bannbridge, in the County of Down, so 
far as relates to the Southern Division of the said 
Road: And the same was read the first time; and 


Mr. Strutt presented a Bill for inclosing the 
Commons and Waste Lands in the Township of 


Brimington, in the County of Derby: And the | posed, That the said Clause be now read a second 


| Britannia Life Assurance Company Bill; That they doe 
| 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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the South Western 


South Western Railway (No. 1.) Bill; That they had (iat) Bill. 


|inquired into the several matters required by the 


Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same 
relate to the present application ; and that they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 





;and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 

| ments, were read, and agreed to. 

_ A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 

| (giving power to take temporary possession of land 
without previous payment of price) :—And the said 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


time :— 








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time :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Stafford and A Petition of Sir Charles Wolseley, of Wolseley 
_ Hail, in the county of Stafford, Baronet, praying 
way DI}. 


that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Stafford and Rugby 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Neptune Ma- 


rine Insurance 
Company Bill. 


Sir James Duke presented a Bill for regulating 
Legal Proceedings by or against the Neptune 
Marine Insurance Company: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Deanhead 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Reservoir Bill, p 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Deanhead Reservoir Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act of Her present Majesty for making 
and maintaining a Reservoir at Deanhead, in the 
parish of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the 
county of York: And that Mr. Stansfield and Mr. 
John Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 





Whitmore — Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

Inclosure Bill. oy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Whitmore Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Whitmore, in 
the county of Stafford: And that Mr. Edward 
Buller and Mr. Bingham Baring do prepare, and 

- bring it in. 





Saint Ives Mr. Praed presented a Bill to alter, amend, ex- 

Fishery Bil. plain and enlarge the powers of an Act passed in 
the sixteenth year of the reign of his Majesty, King 
George the Third, for the Encouragement and Im- 
provement of the Pilchard Fishery carried on within 
the Bay of Saint Ives, in the County of Cornwall: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Stamford The Order made upon Wednesday the 24th day 

—_— of February last, That Mr. Gilbert Heathcote, Mr. 


Maunsell and the Marquis of Granby do prepare, 
and bring in the Stamford Improvement Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That Mr. Maunsell, the Marquis of 
Granby and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
in the Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition forthe Newry Navigation Bill, which, 
upon the 3d day of this instant March, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend and amend the Acts relating to the Newry 
Navigation: And that Colonel Rawdon and Lord 
Viscount Castlereagh do prepare, and bring it in. 


Newry Naviga- 
tion. 





Barnstaple 
and Braunton 
Roads Bill, 


A Petition of Creditors of the Barnstaple Turn- 
pike Trusts, praying that the Barnstaple and Braun- 
ton Roads 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 David Robertson, of Great George- 
Bil "8y street, Westminster, Agent for the Trustees of the 
Turnpike-road in the vicinity of Glasgow, from 
Glasgow to Parkhouse, termed The Three Mile House | 
Road, taking notice of the Polloc and Govan Rail- | 
way Bill; and stating, that the Notices given for the 
Bill now in dependence in the Edinburgh Gazette, 
and in the local newspapers, were merely such Notices 
as are required for a Bill of the third class, “ where 
no further work than such as was authorized by 


any former Act is proposed to be made;” that 
Vor. 96. 


Polloc and 








16° Martiz. 








| 


135 


the Petition for the Bill in every respect, so far as 
regards the matters aforesaid, agrees with the No- 
tices, and is confined to the purposes of a third class 
Bill; and that the Bill which has been introduced 
into the House upon these Notices, and upon this 
Petition, is a Bill of very different nature, and clearly 
falls under the description of a Bill of the second 
class, being a Bill for varying, extending or en- 
larging an existing Railway, and for making further 
Works not authorized by the former Acts; and 
praying that the said Bill may be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, and 
that the said Trustees may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, before such Committee ; 
and that such Committee should consider and report 
whether the said Bill has or has not been duly 
brought in; and if the same be not so duly brought 
in, that the same should be withdrawn, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of land adja- Severn Naviga- 
cent or contiguous to the River Severn, in the coun- tien Bill. 
ties of Gloucester and Worcester, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Severn 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 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Patent Rolling and Compressing Iron Com- Patent Rolling 
pany Bill was read a second time ; and committed, and Compres- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- *i8 Iron Com- 

? : pany Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Sétumpcross Roads Bill was read a second Stumpeross 
time ; and committed. Roads Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for en- Liverpool 
abling the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to erect Docks Bill. 
Transit Sheds 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 
raise a further 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 be 
read a second time. 


The Slough and Colnbrook Road Bill was read a Slough and 
second time; and committed. Colnbrook 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- enor 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Select Committee Coundoa 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Inclosure Bill, 
the Petition for the Coundon Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing the Commons 
and Waste Lands lying within the hamlet of Coun- 
don, in the county of Warwick, and the hamlet of 
Keresley, in the county of Warwick, and county of 
the city of Coventry, or one of them: And that Sir 
Eardley Wilmot and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


_ Mr. Estcourt presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Upper Heyford 
in the Parish of Upper Heyford, in the County of Inclosure Bill. 
Oxford: And the same was read the first time ; 

and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bogdan’s Naturalization Bill was read a second Bogdan’s 
time ; and committed. Nat. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of John Whitmee and others, Officers County Courts 
of the Court of Requests for the borough of South- Bil. 
s4+ warh, 








Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Medica! 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


Sound Dues. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
Treland. ) 


Lightning 
Conductors, 


Bankruptcy 


Commissioners. Return of all the Lists of Commissioners of Bank- 


Leave of 
Absence, 





136 


wark, and the eastern half of the hundred of Briz- 
ton, praying that provision may be made in the 
County Courts Bill to compensate them for any loss 
they may sustain should the said Bill pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scarborough;—and, Derby; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bower ;—Parsonstown or Birr ;— 
Cockenzie ; — Kilsyth ;—Campsie ;-— and, Preston- 
pans; praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland, — were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tiverton ;— Basingstoke ;—Knares- 
borough and Harrogate;— Bolton ;— Ludlow ;— 


16° Marti. 





Shrewsbury ;--Blackburn;--Southampton;-- Richard 


A, 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Limerick 
Returns from the Board of Public Works (Jreland), Bridee. 


viz.: — Resolutions of the Limerick Corporation, 
dated the 12th day of October 1835, forwarded to 
the Board of Public Works, respecting the Ad- 
vancement and Payment of Money, &amp;c., for building 
Thomond Bridge, Limerick : — Schedule of Com- 
pensation paid to various Persons, for Premises and 
Approaches, &amp;c., leading to said Thomond Bridge : 
—Copy of Mr. Rhodes’s Report to the Board of 
Public Works, dated the 21st day of May 1837 .— 
Copy of Mr. Owen’s Report to the Board of Public 
Works, dated the 14th day of October 1837 :—And, 
Copy of Mr. Owen’s Report to the Board of Public 
Works, dated the 8th day of June 1839. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Mail Coaches, 
Return of each Mail Coach or Cart or other Con- &amp;¢ 


veyance drawn by Horses employed by the Post 
Office for the Conveyance of Letters in any part of 
England or Wales, on the 1st days of March in the 


Fearnley and others ;—Darlington ;—Carmarthen ; years 1837, 1838, 1839,1840 and 1841; stating the 
—Bilston and Willinghall;— Taunton ;— Bridge- | Number of Horses by which each was drawn, the 
water ;-— Aylesbury ;— Petersfield ;— Preston (Lan- | place to and from which Letters were conveyed by 
caster) ;— Stafford ;—Stamford ;—Chester ;— Buckh- | each ; the Number of Passengers which each was 
ingham ;— Hanley and other places ;—Bristol ;— | allowed by law to carry; and the Terms of Agree- 
Bradford (York) ;-— Birmingham ;— Warrington ;— | ment entered into by the Post Office with the Pro- 
and, Vewark-upon- Trent; praying that the Medical | prietors of each such Conveyance for the Convey- 
Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,— | ance of Letters, and for what period. 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ale and Porter, 

~ ‘ . — __ | Return of the Quantity of Ale and Porter exported 
a erase — ee to Foreign Countries rd the United Kiegiom, for 
No, 2 ) Bill ss tg. “eens Reena tents ithe years 1839 and 1840; distinguishing each year 
(No. 2.) Dill may pass into a law,—were presented, | separately, and the Countries to which exported. 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. . 


Petitions from Eastmeon;— East Tisted;—Peters- | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Malt. 
field; — Bishops Sutton;— and, Buriton; stating | Return of the Quantity of Malt used m the Dis- 
that the population of the country has outgrown | tilleries for the years 1839 and 1840 ; distinguishing 
the resources of the national Church, and praying | each year, and the Quantity used in England, Scot- 
the House to adopt measures for increasing its efti- | land and Ireland, separately. 
ciency,--were presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
hie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law. 
ve " | Copy of the Circular Letter of the Poor Law Commis- 
A Petition of the President, Vice Presidents, | sioners to the Boards of Guardians, dated the 15th 
Members of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchants, day of February 1841, respecting the Relief of 
Ship-owners and others of the town of Kingston- | Vacrants; and a Tabular Abstract of the Answers 
upon-Hull, complaining of the Duties levied by the | of the Boards of Guardians thereto, and with se- 
King of Denmark on Ships and Cargoes entering | lected Answers. 
the Sound, and praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for relieving British shipping and commerce Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to apply a Consolidated 
therefrom, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund to the Fund 
lie upon the Table. | service of the year One thousand eight hundred and ww 
Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- | forty-one: And the same was read the first time ; 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Accounts of Pre- | 24 ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 
sentments made by the Grand Juries of the several | 
Counties, Cities and Towns in Zredand, in the year | A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdesweld Message from 
~~" land Mr. Russell: the Lords. 


1340. “1 
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the | Mr. Speaker, lint et 
Table. The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Copyhold and 


| for the Commutation of certain Manorial Rights, in Customary 
Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to an _respect of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, Tenare Bill 
Address to Her Majesty,—A List of Ships which | and in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, 
have been fitted with Harris’s Lightning Conductor, and for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such 
since the 9th day of July 1839. | Lands; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 


T aa That the said Paper do lie upon the | this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a| The Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill was Copyhold and 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second acon? 
time upon Monday next. 


ruptcy in the Country; distinguishing those who , : ; ‘ 
anes ae - " Ordered, That the Bill be printed. on 


were informed, at the time of their Appointment, 
that they must expect no Compensation in case of 
any alteration in the Administration of the Bank- 
ruptcy Law; with the Number of Fiats opened by 
each List during the last Four years. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Parliamentary 
—An Account showing the Total Amount of the 
Grants of Parliament for the service of the year end- 
ing the 1st day of April 1841, issued and remaining 








Ordered, That Mr. David Dundas and Mr. Kelly 
have leave to go the Circuit ;—and, that Sir Robert 
Bateson have leave of absence till Easter, on account 
of illness in his family. 





to be issued on the 8th day of February 1841, under 
the several heads of Army, Navy, Ordnance, Miscel- 
laneous, and China respectively ; together with an 
Estimate of the Demands outstanding, or Charges 
incurred 





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16°—17° 


incurred under those several heads, so far as the 
same can at present be ascertained. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 19th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for a Return, showing the Amount of 
Capital on which the several Rates of Legacy Duty 
have been paid in Great Britain, in the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1841 :—An Abstract of the 
Total Amount under each Rate since 1797 :—An 
Account, showing the Total Amount of Duty on Le- 
gacies, Probates and Administrations, received in Jre- 
land, in the year ending the 5th day of January 1841: 
—Returns, for the year 1840, ending the 5th day of 
January 1841, showing the Amount of Capital on 
which the several Rates of Legacy Duty have been 
paid in Jreland, and distinguishing the Amount of 
each Rate :—Of the Total Amount of Revenue re- 
ceived in the United Kingdom, in the year ended the 
5th day of January 1841, for Stamp Duty on Lega- 
cies ; distinguishing those on direct and on reversion- 
ary Bequests, if possible, on Probates, Administra- 
tions, and Testamentary Inventories ; distinguishing 
the Amount from England and Wales, Scotland and 
Treland ; with an Abstract of the whole Amount of 
Duty received since 1797 :—And, of the Amount of 
Total Duty received in the United Kingdom since 
1797 to the 5th day of January 1841. 

Copy of a Letter of Colonel Carey, Military Secre- 
tary to the Commander of the Forces in Jreland, 
dated the 4th day of April 1814, addressed to Sir 
E. B. Littlehales, Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland; and of the Letter of Sir Z. B. 
Littlehales, dated the 5th day of May 1814, ad- 
dressed to Sir George Hewitt, Commander of the 
Forces in Ireland ; also, Copy of the Letter of Lord 
Aylmer, Adjutant General in Ireland, addressed to 
the Military Secretary of the Commander of the 
Forces, dated the 4th day of March 1819; and of 
the Letter of Sir E. B. Baker, addressed to Sir 
George Beckwith, Commander of the Forces in Ire- 
land, dated the 16th day of March 1819 ; also, Copy 
of the Memorial of H. B. Bowles, Clerk in the Ad- 
jutant General’s Office in Jreland, to the Lords Com- 
missioners of the Treasury, and of the Answer thereto, 
dated the 2d day of March 1838. 

A Return, under different heads, of the manner in 
which the several Sums voted for the Insurrection in 
Canada, viz. in 1838, £.500,000; in 1839, £.647,000; 
and in 1840, £.553,000, amounting, in the three 
years, to £.1,700,000, were expended. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,-- Copy, War- 
rant granting Compensation Allowances to James 
Denham, and others, Assistant Clerks in the Outer 
House of the Court of Session, Scotland, year 1840: 

Copy, Warrant granting a Compensation Allow- 
ance to William Shiell, one of the Assistant Clerks 
of Session, Scotland, year 1840. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That, in the opinion of this House, the Tariff 
of Sound Dues now levied at Elsineur is not a Tariff 
which the King of Denmark is entitled to maintain; 
and that the Sound Dues require such a revision as 
will facilitate the commercial relations of this Coun- 
try with the Baltic Ports. 

And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put :—I¢ passed in the Negative. 


William Baines. a . ; 
— Ordered, That the Petition of William Baines, in 


4 VictToriz. 


Legacy, &amp;c, 
Duties. 


H. B. Bowles. 


Canada. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


Sound Dues, 


relation to his imprisonment for the non-payment of 


Church Rates, which was presented upon the 2d day 
of February last, be printed and circulated with the 
Votes, for the use of Members only. 
Ecrol ment of Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
Burgesses Bill. the better Enrolment of Burgesses of Seamer di- 
vided into Wards, and for altering the time for certain 


Elections in such Boroughs: And that Mr. Baines 


and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring it in, 
Vou. 96. 


Marti. 137 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Criminal 
to facilitate the Administration of Criminal Justice in Justice Bill. 
certain Boroughs in England: Aud that Mr. Attorney 

General and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and 

bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill to reduce the Duty on Rum East India Rum 
and Rum Shrub, the produce of and imported from Bill. 

certain British Possessions in the East Indies into 

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 for punishing Mutiny and De- Mutiny Bill, 
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 Mutiny 
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. Attorney General presented a Bill to facilitate Criminal 
the Administration of Criminal Justice in certain Bo- Justice Bill. 
roughs in England: And the same was read the first No. 139. 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Mr. Vizard. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the several Communications between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment and the Treasury, relative to the appointment 
of Mr. Vizard as Solicitor to the Home Department, 
with a Salary of £.1,500 a year. 

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. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Eleventh Re- 
the Petitions presented from the 10th to the 12th Pe) 
day 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 the Paper relative to the Poor Poor Relief 
Relief (Jreland) Act, which was presented yesterday, (Ireland) Act. 
be printed. No. 140. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 17° die Martii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Poor Law. 
Law Commissioners, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of a 
Circular Letter of the Poor Law Commissioners to 
the Boards of Guardians, dated the 15th day of 
February 1841, respecting the Relief of Vagrants ; 
anda Tabular Abstract of the Answers of the Boards 
of Guardians thereto, and with selected Answers: 
—And then he withdrew. 

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





T A Motion 






































138 


Stafford snd A Motion was made, and the Question being | 
Rugey Railway proposed, That the Stafford and Rugby 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 Wednesday next.” 

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. 

And the Question being again 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. 

Tellers for the { Lord Francis Egerton, } 94 

Yeas, \ Mr. Mark Philips: : : 

Tellers for the J Mr. George Wilbraham, } P 

Noes, L Mr. Gisborne : eat 

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. 


Stafford and 
Rugby Railwa 
Bill. . 


Petitions from Drogheda ;— Bolton-le-Moors ;— 
Tamworth ;—Chester ; — Wigan ; — Warrington;— 
and, Oldham; praying that the Stafford and Rugby 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Magistrates, Bankers, Merchants, 
Traders, Manufacturers and other Inhabitants of 
Sheffield ;— Bilston; — Wednesbury ;— West Brom- 
wich ;— Walsall;—!Volverhampton ;—Darlaston ;— 
Nottingham ;—FElectors of the southern division of 
the county of i, (two Petitions) ;—Corpora- 
tion of Walsall ;— London and Birmingham Railway 
Company ; — Master, Wardens, Searchers and As- 
sistants of the Company of Cutlers in Sheffield;— 
Magistrates, Manufacturers and others of Congle- 
ton ;— Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Congle- 
ton ;—and, Magistrates, Bankers, Merchants, Ma- 
nufacturers, Traders and others of Dudley; praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


















Cheveley 


The Cheveley Inclosure Bill was read a second 
Inclosure Bill, 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, ‘That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Whittlesea 


The House was moved, That the Report in res 
Inclosure Bill. 


oo of the Petition for the Whittlesea Inclosure 
sill, which, upon the 26th day of February last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act of the last Session of Parliament for 
inclosing Lands in the parishes of Whittlesea Saint 
Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in the county | 




















and Mr. Eaton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Severn Naviga- 
‘ tion Bill. put, That the Members for the county of Monmouth 
be added to the Committee on the Severn Naviga- 


tion Bill ; 





17° Martz. 


of Cambridge: And that Mr. Yorke, Mr. sain 


jon Petitions for Private Bills ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question being | Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


| to amend the Acts relating to the London and South 





A. 1841. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Lord Granville Somerset, 





7 
Yeas, Mr. Robert Clive: f ame 
Tellers for the { Sir George Grey, lay 
Noes, Captain Winnington: is sa 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Report in res- Dublin Wide 
ect of the Petition for the Dublin Wide Streets Streets Bill, 
ill, which, upon the 10th day of this instant 

March, was made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read’; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further extending the powers of several Acts for 
enabling the Commissioners of Wide Streets, Dub- 
lin, to widen and improve certain Ways, Streets and 
Passages, in the city and county of Dublin, and for 
raising Funds to enable the said Commissioners to 
carry the same into execution: And that Mr. Hut- 
ton, Mr. O’Connell and Mr. George Evans do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 

0! 

The House was moved, That the Report in res- Wicklow . 

pect of the Petition for the Wicklow Harbour Bill, Harbour Bill, 
which, upon the 5th day of this instant March, was 

made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 

ders, might be read, and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Harbour at Wicklow, in the county of 
Wicklow: And that Mr. James Grattan, Sir Den- 
ham Norreys and Mr. Lynch do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in res- Victoria 

ect of the Petition for the Victoria (Kensington) (Kensington) 
Road Bill, which, upon the 12th day of this instant Bod Bill. 
March, was made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read, and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for improving and lengthening a Road, called the 
Victoria Road, from the east end of the town of 
Kensington to Battersea Bridge, all in the county of 
Middlesex: And that Colonel Thomas Wood and 
Mr. Baldwin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill for paving, lighting, ygigatesbrough 
watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the Improvement 
Town of Middlesbrough and the Neighbourhood ¥#!. 
thereof, in the North Riding of the County of York, 
and for establishing a Market therein: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 





The House was moved, That the Petition of David Polloc and 
Robertson, in relation to the Polloc and Govan Rail- —" Railway 
way Bill, which was presented yesterday, might be i 
read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Petition, together with the Polloc 
and Govan Railway Bill, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills:—It passed 
in the Negative. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for amending Edinburgh and 
the several Acts relating to the Edinburgh and Glas- Glasgow — 
gow Union Canal; and for enlarging the Cobbin- — 
shaw Reservoir: And the same was read the first voir) Bil. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Soath Western 
| That in the case of (Non) Bille 
the Petition for the South Western Railway (No. 2.) ~ 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Western Railway Company: And that Mr. —- 
Mr. 





4. VicToRizx. 17° Maritii. 


Mr. William John Blake and Mr. Benjamin Wood 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


139 


The first and second Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Youghal 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Hlarbour Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | _The House was moved, That the Report in respect Merthyr Tydfil 
the Petition for the Youghal Harbour Bill, the Stand- | of the Petition for the Merthyr Tydfil Stipendiary Magistrate Bill 
ing Orders had been complied with. Magistrate Bill, which was this day made from 

“Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
improving, maintaining and regulating the Harbour read; and the same being read ; ‘eo : 
of Youghal, in the counties of Waterford and Cork, | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
in Ireland: And that Mr. Frederick Howard, Mr. | to provide for the more effectual execution of the 
O’ Callaghan and Mr. Attorney General for Ireland Office of a Justice of the Peace within the parish 
do prepare, and bring it in. | of Merthyr Tydfil, in the county of Glamorgan: 

| And that Sir John Guest, Lord Viscount Adare and 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | Mr. Mansel Talbot do prepare, and bring it in. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
he, Pettit the rid Toda Sugnt COMPEEY of the Pettion fore Kt’ Lamm Pot Bl wie 


British India 
Sugar Company 


Bill. The House was moved, That the Report in respect King’s Lynn 


Port Bill. 
| cai : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | UP0”, the 19th day of Ponmeny Sat, ene sane ee 
sasenialiine "den pint eS. a dings of the British | the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 

&gt; c 5 oe . 


. ae oe . ,. read; and the same being read ; 
India Sugar Company: And that Mr. Hindley, Mr. Ordered, That Youve il given to bring in a Bill 


— aad Tie. Caneel So ponpene, Sn EE | 4, ste anil cel ae ik passed in the thirteenth 
— | year of the reign of King George the Third for the 
Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee a re of Pilots and Bridgemen, and for 
Ve : a . ; laying down Moorings and preventing Mischief by 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of po, © re : 
baer : , - |Fire in the Port of King’s Lynn: And that Lord 
the Petition for the Rhymney Iron Company Bill, G ie ae As 
: pd &gt; . eorge Bentinck, Sir Stratford Canning and Mr. 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Mis de eek en ee 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 8&amp; fine diated 5 : 
regulating Legal Proceedings by or against the 
Rhymney Iron Company, and for granting certain 
Powers thereto: And that Lord Granville Somerset, 
Mr. Alderman Thompson and Mr. Alderman Cope- 
land do prepare, and bring it in. 


Rhymney Iron 
Company Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pryme have leave to go the Leave of 
Circuit ;—and, that Sir Philip Egerton have leave of Absence. 
absence for a fortnight, to attend the Sessions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return of the Total Amount of Salaries or other 4mendment 
Payments received in 1840, Ist, by Poor Law Com- - 
missioners and Secretaries; 2dly, by the Clerks, 
extra Clerks, Messengers and Porters, and all other 
Charges or Contingencies incidental to the Depart- 
ment; 3dly, by all Assistant Commissioners, for 
Salaries, Travelling Expenses and Allowances for 
Clerks ; and 4thly, Amount of Printing Expenses, 
as far as the same can be ascertained ; showing 
each class separately, and giving the Total. 


Nuffield, 
Wallingford, 
Wantage and 
Faringdon 


Road Bill. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Biils; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Nuffield, Wallingford, Wantage and 
Faringdon Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
repairing, improving and maintaining the Road from 
a place in the parish of Nuffield, in the county of 
Oxford, through Wallingford and Wantage to Fa- 
ringdon, in the county of Berks: And that Mr. 
Robert Palmer and Mr. Blackstone do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Electors 
Returns of the Number of Persons qualified to vote (Hertford) 
at any Election fora Knight of the Shire for the 
County of Hertford, for each year from 1832 to 
1840, both inclusive; distinguishing the Number 


Bourn Drainage 


ba Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
ull, 


Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 


Petition for the Bourn Drainage Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


registered in every Parish in the respective Hundreds 
in each of such years, agreeably to the Lists settled, 
and returned by the Revising Barristers to the Clerk 


the better Drainage of Lands in Bourn, North Fen 
and Dyke Fen, in the manor and parish of Bourn, 
in the county of Lincoln: And that Mr. Gilbert 
Heathcote, Mr. Handley and General Johnson do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


of the Peace:—Of each Sum charged by the Clerk 
of the Peace for the County of Hertford, in every 
year from the year 1832 to the year 1840, both in- 
clusive, for arranging the Lists received by him from 
the Revising Barristers, and for forming such Lists 
into a Register, in each of such years, of Persons 
qualified to vote in the Election of a Member of 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which were | Parliament for the said County; and of every sum 
read, as follow : paid by the Treasurer of the said County in respect 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petitioa for | of such Charge, and the date of each of such Pay- 
the Merthyr Tydfil Stipendiary Magistrate Bill, the | ments :—And, of every sum received by the Clerk of 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. the Peace for the County of Hertford, or his Deputy, 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for; or any of his Clerks, m every year from the year 
the Belfast Harbour Bill, the Parties be permitted | 1832 to the year 1840, both inclusive, for every 
to proceed with their Bill, on giving the Notices in | Copy furnished by him or them, whether written or 
the Dublin Gazette, and in some one and the same | printed, to any person or persons of any Register 
Newspaper published in the county of Antrim, for | of persons qualified to vote in the Election of a 
three successive weeks, and that the Committee on | Member of Parliament for the County of Hertford; 
the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such | and also of every sum received by him or them, for 
Order has been complied with, and do report the | any Copy or Copies of any Lists of Names in sepa- 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. rate Parishes contained in any such Register, and 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for | furnished by him or them to any Overseer or Over- 
the Portishead Pier Bill, the Standing Orders ought | seers, or to any other person or persons; distin- 
not to be dispensed with, cuishing the Names of each Parish, and the Num- 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for | ber of Names contained in each of such Lists, and 
the Ballyteigue Embankment Bill, the Standing | the separate Amount charged and paid for the same, 


Orders ought not to be dispensed with. with the date of each such Payment. 
Vo. 96. T2 








Standing 


~ Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
rders 5 





Merthyr Tydfil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate. 





Belfast 
Harbour. 


Portishead 


Pier, 





Ballyteigue 
Embankment. 





A Petition 





West India 
Mails, 


Medica | 
Profession. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 1.) Bill, 


Medical 
Profession 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
bill. 


Church of 
England. 








140 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, praying the House to 
support Her Majesty’s Government in the conduct 
which they have pursued relative to the selection of 
the port of Dartmouth as the port for the arrival and 
departure of the West India Mails, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Pancras ;—Saint Dunstan’s; 
— Bodmin; — Saint Mary’s, Lambeth; — West- 
minster ; — Saint Mary-le-Strand ; —- Padstow ; — 
Saint Paul’s, Covent Garden; — Saint Margaret’s 
and Saint John’s, Westminster ;— and, Professors 
constituting the Medical Faculty of the University 
of Edinburgh, praying for reform of the Medical 
Profession,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich ;— Woolwich ;—Chelms- 


ford;—Dover, Folkestone and Sandgate ;— Spalding 


and Holbeach ;-- Oldham ;— Northampton, Daventry 
and Wellingborough ;— Walsall ;—King’s Lynn ;— 
Winchester ;— Carmarthen ;— Devizes ;-— London ;— 
Bath ;— Bedford;—N orth Western part of the county 
of Kent ;--South Western part cf the county of Kent; 
—FEastern parts of the county of Kent ;— Bury Saint 
Edmund's ; — Rochdale ;— Weymouth ; — Newport 
(Isle of Wight) ;— Bristol ;—Brighton;—Lincoln ; 
—Francis Hordern and Sons ;—Durham ;— Rich- 
mond (York) ;—Wakefield ;—Gloucester ;—Stroud ; 
—Portsmouth, Portsea, Landport and Gosport ;— 
Wigan ;— Oxford;—Dudley ;— Totnes ;— Brixham; 
— Cullompton ;—Exeter ;—-Crediton ;—South Mol- 
ton ;—Oakhampton ;—Newton Abbot ;—Sidmouth ; 
— Topsham ;— Ottery ; — Wolverhampton ;— Man- 
chester ;—Stochport ; — Bridport ;--County of Nor- 
folk and City of Norwich ;— Grantham ;— Teign- 
mouth;— Dartmouth; — Axminster ; — Dawlish ; — 
Exmouth ;— Torrington ; — Leicester ;—Kiddermin- 
ster ;-— Ripon ; —Abingdon ; — Leominster ; —-Lis- 
heard ;— Halstead ;— and, Swansea; praying that 
the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the President and Secretary of the 
Glasgow Medical Association ;—South Shields ;— 
North and South Shields; — Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
and Gateshead; — Secretary of the Delegates of 
Medical Associations in England, Scotland and Ire- 
land; — Secretary of the Council of the Medical 
Association of Ireland ;—Honorary Secretary of the 
British Medical Association ;— Aylesbury ; — Car- 
lisle ;-—- Westminster and Southwark ;—Saint George, 
Bloomsbury, and Saint Pancras, Middlesex ;—Se- 
eretary of the Cornwall Medical Association ;— 
Mary-le-bone ; -— Nottingham ; — Taunton ; — and, 
Secretary of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edin- 
burgh; praying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the President and College or Com- 
monalty of the Faculty of Physic in London ;— 
ResalCellege of Surgeons in London ;—and, Master, 
Wardens and Society of Apothecaries of the city of 
London; 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 Cradley ;—and, Newmarket Union; 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment 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 Householders and Cottagers of 
Shenley, 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, was presented, and read ; and 
urdered to lie upon the Table. 


17° Martie. 





A, 1841, 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported tothe Answerto 
House, That their several Addresses of the 12th, “4dtesses. 
15th and 16th 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. 










Pilota 













Mr. Fox Mauie presented, pursuant to an Address Capital Indict. 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number of Per- ments, &amp;, 
sons capitally indicted, acquitted, convicted and ex- 
ecuted, respectively, in the years 1837, 1838, 1839 


and 1840, for any of the following Offences: Arson, po 
Burglary with violence, Robbery with violence, Cut- Act. 


ting and Maiming and other Injuries with intent to 
murder, and Piracy with intent to murder. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, Dublin Wide 
—Returns from the Commissioners for making Wide Streets. 
and Convenient Streets in the City of Dublin, of the 
Sums assessed as Taxes during the years 1835, 1836, 

1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, what portion has been 
collected, and what remains due ; distinguishing the 
solvent Arrears from such as are considered insolvent ; 
also, what other Funds have been received, and from 
what sources derived :—Of the Payments made by 
the same Commissioners during the same periods, 
under the following heads, for each year ; Purchases 
of Grounds or Tenements, Payments to Valuation 
Juries, for Law Expenses, for Salaries, and other 
Expenses :—Also, the Balance in Bank, to the latest 
period when such Accounts have been made up, the 
Claims on such Balance,and a Statement of the Pro- 
a of the Commissioners, and of their Debts and 
iabilities. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by Her Majesty’s Prisons 
Command,—Copy of the Nineteenth Report of the (Ireland) 
Inspectors General on the general State of the Pri- 
sons of Ireland, 1840; with Appendices. 

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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Peni- Penitentiary 
tentiary, Milbank, which was presented yesterday, Milbank.) 
be printed. No, 142, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Poor Law. 
Law, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 141. 


_ Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts rela- Grand Jury 
tive to Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland), which Presentments 


were presented yesterday, be printed. gg 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Lightning Lightning 


Conductors, which was presented yesterday, be Conductors. 
printed. No. 144. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Parliamen- Parliamentary 
tary Grants, which was presented yesterday, be Grants. 
printed. No. 145. 
Ordered, That the Returns relative to Legacy, Legacy, &amp;c., 
&amp;c., Duties, which were presented yesterday, be Duties. 
printed. No. 146. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to H. B. Bowles, 1. B. Bowles. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 147. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Canada, Canada. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 148. 























The Order of the day being read, for the second Medical 
reading of the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; Profession 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being (X*: *) - 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 









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. 





















Pilotage. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill, 


Glasgow House 
of Refuge Bill, 


Lough Swilly 
Drainage Bill, 


4. VicTORIzZ. 


Jovis, 18° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M 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. 


Mr. Zumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented,—Further Returns to an Order, dated the 2d 
day of February last, for Accounts of the Number 
of Parishes, together with the Amount of their aggre- 
gate Population, according to the last Census, in 
each County in England and Wales, which were not 
comprised in Unions under the authority of the Act 
4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 76, on the 1st day of October 


1838, 1839 and 1840, respectively :—A like Account | 
of Parishes included in Unions under the provisions | 


of the above Act, at the same dates :—An Account 
of the Total Sum levied for the Relief of the Poor in 
all the Parishes comprised in Unions under the au- 
thority of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4 c. 76; together 


with an Account of the Total Sum paid to Officers | 


of Unions in each of the Three years ending Michael- 
mas 1838, 1839 and 1840 :—An Account of the Total 


Sums expended in the Purchases of Land, the Erec- | complied with. 
tion of the Buildings, and the Fittings-up of all | 


Workhouses for Unions, under the authority of the 
Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 76, made up to the latest 
period :—A like Account for each of the Three years 
ending Michaelmas 1838, 1839 and 1840 :—An Ac- 
count of Unions to which special, and not general, 
Rules have been given in regard to each of the fol- 
lowing subjects, viz. the Diet in Workhouses ; Out- 
door Relief in Money, Food or Clothing, to Able- 
bodied Persons, and to Widows with or without 
Children ; the separation in Workhouses of Man and 
Wife; and Out-door Medical Relief, or to any one of 
these objects; and distinguishing the Numbers in 
regard to each object, in the years ending the 30th 
day of September 1838, 1839 and 1840:—And an 
Account, drawn up in like manner, for the same 
period, and in regard to the same objects, of Unions 
to which general Rules have been given :—-And then 
he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Representative Vestry of the 
parish of Saint George, praymg that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Middlesex Sessions 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the. Glasgow House of Refuge Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


18° Martiz. 


141 


‘ing certain Lands in Lough Swilly, in the county of 
| Donegal, and for incorporating the Undertakers for 
executing the same: And that Sir Matthew Wood 
/and Mr. Yates do prepare, and bring it in. 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Greenwich | 
| the Petition for the London and Greenwich Railway ®*'"*y Bill 
| Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the London and Greenwich Railway 
Company to purchase Property for altering certain 
| Streets and Places contiguous to their Railway, and 
for amending the Acts relating to such Railway: 
And that Mr. Wolverley Attwood and Mr. Barnard 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Lough Foyle 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Drainage Bill. 
the Petition for the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
granting further powers for draining and embanking 
certain Lands in Lough Foyle, in the county of 
| Londonderry, and for incorporating the Undertakers 
for executing the same: And that Sir Matthew Weod 
and Mr. Yates do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Liverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Docks (Run- 
the Petition for the Liverpool Docks (Runcorn Dues £o™ Dues 








Exemption) 


Exemption) Bill, the Standing Orders had been iy 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
exempt Vessels frequenting the Port of Runcorn, 
in the county of Chester, from the payment of cer- 
tain Rates, Tolls and Duties to the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks: And that Mr. Tatton Egerton 
and Mr. Edward John Stanley do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee perculaneum 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Docks (No, 2.) 
the Petition for the Herculaneum Docks (No. 2.) B#! 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
regulating Legal Proeselines by or against the 
Herculaneum Dock Company, and to amend the 
Act relating to the said Docks: And that Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Wilson 
Patten do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bedingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
| the Petition for the Bedingham 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 Bedingham, in the 
county of Norfolk: And that Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. 
| Burroughes and Mr. Benjamin Smith do prepare, 





| and bring it in. 
| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Commercial 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Gas Company 
| the Petition for the Commercial Gas Company Bill, ®i" 

| the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
‘incorporating the Commercial Gas Light and Coke 
Company, and for better lighting with Gas a certain 

| district in the eastern part of the Metropolis: And 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | that Dr. Lushington and Colonel Thomas Wood do 
for repressing Juvenile Delinquency in the city of| prepare, and bring it in. 


Glasgow: And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


| General Arbuthnott presented a Bill for maintain- gourdon Har- 
‘ing Gourdon Harbour, in the County of Kincardine: bour (No. 2.) 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | And the same was read the first time ; and ordered Bill. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of to be read a second time. 


the Petition for the Lough Swilly Drainage Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill enlarge the powers granted to the Newcastle-upon- 
for granting further Powers for draining and embank- | Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company ; to authorize 


Vot. 96. 


Mr. Bell presented a Bill to alter, amend and Newcastle- 


upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle 


Railway Bill. 


T3 alterations 








142 18° Martiz. A. 1841. 


alterations in the Line of the Railway; and for | the Polloc and Govan Railway Bill, was presented, 
other Purposes: And the same was read the first | and read. oil 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

; . |Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

Mr. Bell, by Order, presented a Bill for inclosing | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

Lands in the Parish of Uplyme, in the County of if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Devon: And the same was read the first time ; and | Bij), against the said Petition. 

ordered to be read a second time. . 


Abingdon Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill for inclosing Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for re- a Tron 
Inclosure Bill. 444 improving Lands in the Parishes of Saint Helen gulating Legal Proceedings by or against the Company Bil 
and Saint Nicholas, Abingdon, in the County of Fthymney Iron Company, and for granting rer 
Berks: And the same was read the first time; Powers thereto: And the same was read the first 


Uplyme 
Inclosure Bill. 





end esdeved t be read asecond time. time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Whitby Im- An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend the Powers An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to South Westen 
provement Bill. and Provisions of an Act, passed in the seventh year | the London and South Western Railway Company, ag ie, 
of the reign of King William the Fourth, intituled, was read the third time. sins 
An Act for better paving, cleansing, lighting, watch- | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


ing and improving the Town of Whitby, in the} Ordered, That Mr. William John Blake do carry 
North Riding of the County of York, and to allow |the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
a Drawback in certain cases from the Duties thereby 


granted, was read the third time. Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for inclosing Olveston _ 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Lands in the Manor and Tithing of Olveston, within Inclesure Bil, 
Ordered, That Mr. Chapman do carry the Bill to | the Parish of Olveston, in the County of Gloucester : 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


| 
British India Mr. Hindley presented a Bill for regulating Legal | 
ma Company Proceedings by or against the British India Sugar| Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to amend an Ardrossan 
° Company: And the same was read the first time;| Act for erecting a Harbour at Ardrossan, in the Harbour Bill, 
and ordered to be read a second time. ‘County of Ayr, and for the Improvement of the 


a a ae ee ee ee _|said Harbour: And the same was read the first 
Northern and etition o rustees for executing the Act for ‘time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


to be read a second time. 


a wort repairing the Cheshunt Turnpike-roads, praying that | 
y ertior . ° 
poe | — they may he heard, by themselves, their counsel | 


: : | Mr. Eaton presented a Bill to amend an Act of Whittlesea 
Branch) Bill, or agents, against certain parts of the Northern ‘the last Session of Parliament for inclosing Lands Inclosure Bil. 
and Eastern Railway (Hertford and Ware Branch) ‘in the Parishes of Whittlesea Saint Mary and 
| Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in the County of Cam- 


- ° &gt; en} Jotiti 4 ‘re . 4 
C Ordered, T ~ ag Cb eo hn referred a 4 | bridge: And the same was read the first time; and 
ommittee on the bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 4-qered to be read a second time. 


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. | 


Bill, was presented, and read. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Saint Mary-le 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of bone Paving 


| ae ' Aes wt tag 
Newry Naviga- Colonel Rawden presented a Bill to extend and the Petition for the Saint Mary-le-bone Paving Bill, 


tion Bill. amend the Acts relating to the Newry Navigation : Igy ee eae, one are been yang ta f 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered | sraerec, ihat leave be given to bring m8 Dill for 
tons he itn canteen | paving, repairing, cleansing and lighting the Parish 

\of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, 

Newcastle- Mr. Ord presented a Bill to alter and extend an | and for the better Relief and Maintenance of the 

upon-fyne = Act passed in the first year of the reign of Her Poor thereof, and the Election of Vestrymen and 

— present Majesty, intituled, An Act for regulating | Auditors, and for other purposes relating to the said 


and improving the Borough of Mewcastle-upon- | parish : And that Lord Yeignmouth and Colonel 
Tyne: And the same was read the first time ; and | Thomas Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 
ordered to be read a second time. 
Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Drogheda _ 
Deptford Pier The House was moved, That the Report in respect | on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour Bil. 
Bill. of the Petition for the Deptford Pier Bill, which, | the Petition for the Drogheda Harbour Bill, the 
upon the 12th day of this instant March, was made | Standing Orders had been complied with. 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders,| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
might be read; and the same being read ; | the Improvement of the Port and Harbour of Drog- 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to | heda: And that Sir William Somerville and Mr. 
alter and «mend the powers and provisions of the | Bel/ew do prepare, and bring it in. 
Acts relating to the making and maintaining of a | 


Pier and other Works at Deptford, in the County of | Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— Island of Skye, 


Kent: And that Mr. Wolverley Atiwood and Mr.|A Copy of the Report of the Committee or Depu- &amp;« 
Hodges do prepare, and bring it in. | tation appointed by the General Assembly of the 
| Church of Scotland to visit the Island of Skye and 
Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to enable the | contiguous Country, presented to the said Assembly 
Monkland Canal Company to raise a further Sum | on the 24th day of May 1839; together with Copies 


of Money: And the same was read the first time; of the Minutes of the said Committee or Deputa- 
and ordered to be read a second time. tion. 


Monkland 
Canal Bill, 


| Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Scrabster Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for making and | Table. 


Harbour Bill. ~~ maintaining a Harbour at Scrabster Roads, in the 
Bay of Thurso and County of Caithness, and Road | Petitions from Winsford ; — Selworthy ; — Luc- Church of 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and | combe ;—Brushford ;— Scarborough ; — Talaton ;— *™8"* 
ordered to be read a second time. | Kingston (Somerset); — Instow;— Abberton and 
| Flyford Flavell ;— Cradley ;-—— Brockley ;—English-  * 
Polloc and A Petition of David Ness, Sculptor, Leith Walk, | combe ;-—Backwell ;—Edlaston ;—Martley ;—Tred- 


Geren Railway Edinburgh, praying that he may be heard, by him- | ington ;-- White Ladies Aston ;—Stone ;—Pendock ; 
~e self, his counsel or agent, against certam parts of |— Birts Morton; — Bishampton ; — Longdon ; — 


Kington 








County 
Bill. 


Annuit 


Sewer 
Venti 


Jews 
tion 








Mer 
Pro 








Bh 


































4, VicTORIR. 


Kington (Worcester) ; — Bath; — Dovercourt-cum- 
Harwich ;—Adstock ;— Wootton Wawen ;-—Nettles- 
den ;-—Studley ;---Marks Tey ;—Mistley and Brad- 
field ; — Oxhill and Whatcote ; — Haselor ;—Tam- 
worth;—Aston Cantlow ;—Idlicote ;—and, Ewell ; 
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 Crediton; — Thelbridge ; — Zeal 
Monachorum ;—Poughill ;—Shobrooke ;— Lapford; 
— Kennerleigh; — Nymet Rowland; — Cheriton 
7 Bishop; — Cheriton Fitzpaine; — Newton Saint 
Cyres ;—Chawleigh ;— Sandford ;--Washford Pyne; 
—-Coldridge;-— Wembworthy ; — Stockhleigh Pome- 
roy;— Morchard Bishop ; — Woolfardisworthy ;— 
Brushford ;-——Colebrooke ; — Stockleigh English ;— 
Down Saint Mary ; -—Hittesleigh ; — Eqgesford;— 
and Bow, alias Nymet Tracey; praying that the 
County Courts Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





County Courts 
Bill. 


Annuities. 


upon the Table. 


18° Martiz. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying for in- 
quiry into his plan for giving the working classes 
the opportunity of purchasing Deferred Annuities, 
to be paid them when they attain the age of sixty 
years, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


143 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury Parliamentary 
of the county of Fermanagh, praying that the Par- cone cen 
liamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill may not pass into Registration 
a law ; and, that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) of Voters __ 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; (1c!s"4) Bills. 


? 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tottenham-Court-road and its vici- Waterloo, &amp;e., 
nity ; —and, Fleet-street ; praying the House. to~ “5 
sanction and adopt such means as may appear most 
eligible for the purpose of securing to the public, by 
reasonable compensation to the proprietors, the free 
and unrestricted use of Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Hounslow ; —Staines ;— Yeovil;— Idolatry 
Southborough ;—and, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;—pray- (India.) 
ing the House to adopt measures for discontinuing 
any interference of British functionaries in India 
with the religious rites and ceremonies of the na- 
tives,—were presented, aad read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Petitions from Muchelney;—and Dublin; praying Lord’s Day. 
the House to adopt measures for securing the due 
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 
of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying the 
House to pass a general measure for improving the 
Sewerage and Ventilation of large towns, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sewerage and 
» Ventilation. 


Jews Declara- = A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 





ton Bill, of the borough of Richmond, in the county of York, 
praying that the Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

- lie upon the Table. 
Medical A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 


y% 





Professions = Clement Danes, and its vicinity, praying for reform 
of the Medical Profession, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Blasphemy. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Birmingham, complaining of the im- 
prisonment of Henry Hetherington, and praying for 
his release ; and for the appointment ofa Committee 
to inquire into the subject of Blasphemy, with a 
view to form a proper rule of law, if any shall be 
deemed necessary, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Herring Fishery 


Board. A Petition of Merchants, Fish-curers and others 


engaged in the Herring Fishery at Helmsdale, in the 

¢ county of Sutherland, and at the creeks and other 
stations, known in the fishery trade as the Helmsdale 
district, praying the House not to sanction any cur- 
tailment or dissolution of the Herring Fishery Board, 
or its present officers, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of As/- 
ton-under-Lyne, praying that the Registration of 
Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bil. 


Petitions from Mary-le-bone; —- and, Ardsley; Feargus 


praying for the release from imprisonment of Fear- O'Connor. 
gus O’ Connor,—were presented, and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Langholm;— Lady Parish; — Church 
Athlone ; — Blairgowrie ; — Forglen; — Island of seamen’ 
Fetlar ; — Penpont; — Ballylinney ; — Synod ces 
Argyll (Moderator) ;—ZJrvine and Fullarton ;—and, 
Penningham and Minnigaff; praying for the aboli- 
tion of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, 

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


Petitions from Wick ;-- Linlithgow ;—Kingston- Import Duties. 
upon-Hull ;— Wick and Pulteney Town Chamber of 
Commerce (Chairman) ;—-Lanark ;--and, Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne Chamber of Commerce (Vice President) ; 
praying for a revision and modification of the Im- 
port Duties,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Brandling Junction Railway Railways, 
Company ; — Joint Committee of Directors of the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Company, and of the Glasgow, Paisleyand Greenock 
Railway Company ; — Greenock ; — and, Ardrossan 
Railway Company; praying for a modification of 
the tax upon passengers travelling by Railway,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich ;— Birmingham ;—and, Socialism. 
Lambeth; praying for inquiry into the principles 
and objects of the system of Socialism, — were 


resented, and ready and ordered to lie upon the 
Ir bl : P P 
able. 


Petitions from Wick ;— and, Peckham (Surrey) ; Com Laws. 





A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors 
of the Queen’s County, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

gy A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of the 
(Ireland); and, Ulster Constitutional Association, praying that the 
Parliamentagy Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass 


Voters 


(Ireland) Bills, into a law; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Jre- 


land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vou. 96, 








praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tintinhull; — Chilthorne Domer ; Maynooth 
— Finching field; — High Wycombe; — Elgin ;— Collese- 
and, Bath; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money tothe Roman Catho- 
lic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Ayles- Union Work- 
bury Union, praying that Union Workhouses may houses. 
T4 be 














Church Rates, 


&amp;e. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Newport Riots. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


London Bridge 


Approaches 
and Royal 
Exchange 
Avenues Bill. 


Belfast 
Hiaibuur Bill. 


144 


be exempted from being rated to parochial and 
parliamentary taxes, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sadbergh and Dent; Manchester 
(three Petitions) ; — Colchester ; — Hackleton ; — 
Roade ;— George Greatbach;— Whetstone ;-—Leices- 
ter (eleven Petitions); — Huncote ; --- Enderby ;— 
Bruntingthorpe; — Kilby;— Lutterworth ;— Alfred 
Davidson, and others ;— Burslem ;—Great Glenn ; 
—Locherley ;— Fleckney ;— Bradford (Wilts) ;— 
Burton Overy and Stretton Parva;—Countesthorpe; 
—- Wallingford ;-- Narborough ;— Harwich ;--Shears- 
by; —Cosby ;—Arnsby ;—Mowsley ;—Spaldwick;— 
Oadby ; — Sudbury ; — Stirling ;— Morebattle ;— 
Llanuwchwellyn ;— Ashton-under- Lyne (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Kendal; — Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; — Tis- 
bury ;—Joseph Ridley, and others ;—and, Birming- 
ham ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of William Baines, and the abolition of the | 
Ecclesiastical Courts, — were presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 





Petitions from Great Yarmouth ; —Sudbury ;— 
Kingston-upon- Hull ;— Haverfordwest ;— Liverpool; 
— Dorchester ;— and, Newbury; praying that the | 
Medical Profession (N° 1.) Bill may not pass into | 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Kilkenny and its vicinity, praying that the Medical 
Profession (N°. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was | 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


Petitions from &lt;Ashton-under-Lyne; —- London | 
(Chairman ofa Meeting) ;— Plymouth ;— Tavistock ; | 
—and, Newbridge; praying the House to address | 
Her Majesty for the release of Frost, Williams and 
Jones,—were presented, and read; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Somerton Langport; Colchester 
(sixteen Petitions) ;—Colchester Union ;-- Bridge- 
water (two Petitions) ;— Yeardsley-cum-Whaley ;— | 
G. P. Hayward ;— Ludlow ;— West London Union ; | 
—John Bowen ;—Anderton ;— Walton; --- Thorn- | 
bury Union ;— Butleigh ;—Taxal ;—South Norman- | 
ton ;—Saffron Walden Union (Chairman) ;— Eceles- | 
hall Bierlow Union ;— Kettering ; -Holborn Union ; | 
—Pershore Union ;—Dunmow Union;— Worcester | 
Union (Chairman) ;—Maldon ;— Alverstohe ;—-and, | 
Maldon Union ; praying that the Poor Law Amend- | 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, | 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. 


Petitions from Zanchester Union (Chairman) ;— | 
Stanton-by- Bridge ;--A bergavenny Union ;--Church | 
Broughton ; — Heanor ; — Ripley ;— Pentrich ;— | 


18° Marti. 





A. 1841. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent and Mr. Dunbar do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for pre- Mersey Co, 
serving and improving the River Mersey: And the *tvaucy Bil, 


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


A Petition of William John Bankes, of Kingston Wimborne 7" 
Lacey, in the county of Dorset, Esquire, praying Piddletown 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Wimborne and 
Piddletown 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. 


Road Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- Britannia 
ings by or against the Britannia Life Assurance Life Assurance 


Company, 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. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Mersey Dock Dues Exemption 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to exempt Vessels entering into or departing from 
the Port or Harbour of Liverpool, and not using the 
Docks, Quays or Wharfs of the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks, from the payment of certain Rates, 
Tolls or Duties to the said Trustees: And that Mr. 
George Wilbraham and Mr. Tatton Egerton do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Common Plaint, during the two last Shrievalties ; 


distinguishing how many were brought by Parties 
residing in the several Towns of Rochdale, Bolton, 


| Bury, Warrington, Ashton-under-Lyne and Old- 


ham:—And, of the Days on which Courts of Re- 
quests for Rochdale, Bolton, Bury, Warrington, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, have been held 
since their respective establishment, and the Num- 
ber of Actions commenced previous to each Court. 


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 Claims for Registration 
as Voters under the Reform Acts (2 Will. 4, c. 65, 
4&amp;5 Will. 4, c. 88, 5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, c. 78), disposed 


Swarkeston ;— Dalbury ; — Ticknall ;--Breadsall; | of by each of the Sheriffs of Scotland and their 
--John Barrow and others;— Henry Russ and | Assistants, in their respective Registration Courts, 


others ;— Axbridge Union ;— and, Glastonbury ; | 
praying for an alteration of the Poor Law Amend- | 


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


Mr. Grote presented a Bill for further extending 
the Approaches to London Bridge and the Avenues 
adjoining to the Royal Exchange in the City of 
London, and for amending the Acts relating thereto 
respectively : 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 Belfast Harbour Bill, which 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for the formation of a new Cut or 
Channel, and for otherwise more effectually im- 
proving the Port and Harbour of Be/fast: And that 


held during each of the years 1838, 1839 and 1840; 
distinguishing Claims objected to from those un- 
= 5 ag :—Also, of the Number of Objections to 

oters continuing on the Register, disposed of by 
each of the said Sheriffs and their Assistants in their 
respective Registration Courts, in each of the said 
years ; together with the Number of Days which 
each of the said Sheriffs or his Assistant has sat in 
such Registration Court during each of said years : 
—And, of the Number of Appeals from the Deci- 
sions of the Registration Courts of Scotland, dis- 
posed of by each of the Courts of Appeal established 
by the aforesaid Acts, in each year from the passing 
of the first of the said Acts to the present time; 
specifying the Counties from which such Appeals 
have been respectively brought, and distinguishing 
those which have been brought from the Registration 
Court of the County, from those brought from the 
Registration Courts of the Burghs situated therein : 
—Also, the Number of Days which each of the 





said 


Company Bil, 


Mersey Dock 


'on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Dues Exemp. 


tion Bill, 


Lancashire 


Returns of the Number of Actions commenced in County Cour, 
the County Court of Lancashire by Justicies and ““ 


Registration 


of Voters 


(Scotland.) 





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said Courts of Appeal have sat during each year of 
the said 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. 


Leamington Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

radmin Returns from the Surveyors of the Highways of the 

Higes* Parishes of Leamington Priors, Lillington, Cub- 
bington, Milverton, Leek Wootton and Stoneleigh, 
in the County of Warwick, of the Amount of Statute 
Duty and Composition: now due and unpaid, from 
their respective Parishes, for the Repairs of the 
Highway leading from Leamington Priors to Chess- 
ford Bridge in the said County. 

Leave of Ordered, That Mr. Pryse Pryse; and, Sir Richard 

Absence, Jenkins have leave of absence till Easter, on account 
of ill health. 

Medical Ordered, That the Medical Profession (No. 2.) 

Profession 


ena) Bill Bill be read asecond time upon Tuesday next. 
0. 2. ile 


Panisliment Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
of Death Bill. the 21st day of April next, resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon the Punishment of Death Bill. 


Tithes’ Reco- Ordered, That the Tithes’ Recovery Bill be read 

very Bill, a second time To-morrow. 

Jews’ Declarae Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

tion Bill, solve itself into a Committee upon the Jews’ Decla- 
ration Bill. 

Houghing Ordered, That the Houghing Cattle (Ireland) Bill 

a (Ire- be read a second time To-morrow. 

and) Bill. 

Evidence Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Evi- 
dence Bill. 

Lease and Ordered, That the Lease and Release Bill be read 

Release Bil. the third time To-morrow. 

Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 

ba and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

eans, 


solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


Consolidated 


Ordered, That the Consolidated Fund Bill be now 

Fund ; * z 

(£.8,000,000.) Tead a second time :—The Bill was accordingly read 

Bill. a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


South Metroe = Mr. Pattison presented a Bill for incorporating 
politan Gas 5 


Bill, the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Com- 
pany, and for more effectually lighting with Gas 
certain Places within the Borough of Southwark, 
and other Parishes and Places in the Counties of 
Surrey and Kent: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


tee South Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
an dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of Des- 
patches from Sir George Gipps, of September or 
October 1840, inclosing Resolutions of the Legis- 
lative Council of New South Wales. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
(Stas we A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
vast.) 


That a Select Committee be a pointed to take into 
consideration the State of the ~ 2 a on the South 
Eastern Coast, to whom the Report of the Com- 
mission of 1840 be referred ; 

Vo. 96. 


18° Martie. 





The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ neal ; \ 38. 
Mr. More O’ Ferrail, } 102 
Mr. John Parker : ad 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Captain 
Christopher Laroche, Captain in the Royal Navy, Laroche. 
stating his services,and complaining of being passed 
over at the general promotion, and praying for in- 
quiry into his case, and that he may be placed on 
the list of Vice Admirals, which was presented 
upon the 9th day of this instant March, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

That the said Petition be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee :—It passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Legal Appoint. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, Returns ments in the 
of each British Colony, Dependency or Possession, ©!n'e* 
in which, since the Legislative Union between Great 
Britain and Ireland down to the present time, the 
Office or Offices of Chief or other Justice, or Judge, 
or Magistrate of any Supreme or District Court of 
Law, Equity or Admiralty, or Attorney or Solicitor 
General, has or have existed or been created :-—Also, 
the Name of each such Office or Offices in each 
such Colony respectively, together with the Date of 
creation: — Also, the Name and Salary of each 
person appointed to each such Office, with the Dates 
of each Appointment :—And, whether such person 
was, at the time of his Appointment, a Member of 
the Bar of Iingland, Ireland or Scotland, and of 
which respectively: — And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. ', 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, William Baines. 
That it appears by the Petition of William Baines, 
a Protestant Dissenter, that he has been confined in 
the County Gaol of Leicester since the 13th day of 
November last, for the non-payment of £.2. 5s., 
being the amount of a Church Rate assessed upon 
him for the parish of Saint Martin, in the borough 
of Leicester, and also for the non-payment of 
£.124. 18s., being the amount of costs incurred b 
the proceedings taken against him in the Arches 
Court of Canterbury ; and it appears to this House, 
that thus to imprison William Baines for refusing 
to contribute towards the expenses attending the 
worship of the Established Church, from which he 
conscientiously dissents, is to punish him for acting 
in accordance with what he regards as a religious 
duty, and is a violation of the principles of religious 
freedom ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Easthope, 
Yeas, L Mr. Hume: } 
Tellers forthe J Mr. Elliot, 4 45 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley :J “°° 
So it passed in the Negative. 


40). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post Office. 
Return, in detail, of the Number of Cases which 
have occurred, from the 5th day of January 1837 to 
the 5th day of January 1841, in each year, of 
Letters franked or unfranked, addressed to persons 
in London, Dublin or Edinburgh, or which have 
been applied for, through the General Post Offices 
of those Cities, containing Money, Bills, Bank Notes, 
or other Property, which have been secreted or pur- 
loined by any person in the employment of the Post 
Office Department, or been demanded therefrom by 
private parties, as undelivered, with the Amount 
thereof in each case, in each year respectively; also, 
of the Names and Situations of all persons dis- 
missed or removed from the Post Office Department 


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Militia 
(Scotland.) 


Salmon Fishery 
(Scotland) Bill. 


South Australia, 


Poor Law. 


No, 149. 


Capital Indict- 
ments, &amp;c. 


No. 150. 


Emigration 
(Scotland.) 


Private Bills. 


Medina River 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Dublin Wide 
Streets Bill, 


146 18°—19° Martiz. 


as above, under the allegation of having purloined 
or secreted Letters franked or unfranked, or been 
concerned therein, containing Money, Bills, Bank 
Notes or other Property belonging to private parties, 
with the Amount in each instance; also, a Return, 
as above, of all persons who have actually defrauded 
the Revenue Department of the Post Office, and 
been dismissed therefrom ; stating, in either case, if 
the first offence was visited with removal or dis- 
missal, or if repeated previous thereto. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Names of the Colonels and other 
Officers of the different Regiments of Militia in 
Scotland ; the Dates of their several Commissions ; 
distinguishing those who have served in the House- 
hold 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 
holding Commissions in any Yeomanry Regiment ; 
if so, the Date of such Commission; these Returns 
to be signed by the Colonel or Field Officer, or other 
Senior Officer of the different Regiments, and by the 
Adjutant of each Regiment. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter the close time of the Salmon Fishery in Scot- 
land: And that Mr. Home Drummond and Mr. 
Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
of authorizing Advances of Money out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to be applied in payment of 
certain Expenses incurred on account of the Colony 
of South Australia; such Advances to be repaid in 
such manner as may be directed by any Act of the 
present Session of Parliament ; 

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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Capital In- 
dictments, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 19° die Martii ; 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That the Select Committee on 
Emigration (Scotland) have leave to sit this day 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Order made upon the 3d day of this instant 
Merch, That Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Fleming 
and Mr. A’Court Holmes do prepare, and bring in 
the Medina River Navigation Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That Mr. A’ Court Holmes, Mr. Hawkins 
and Mr. William John Blake do prepare, and bring 
in the Bill. 


Mr. Hutton presented a Bill for further extending 
the Powers of several Acts, for enabling the Com- 
missioners of Wide Streets, Dublin, to widen and 
improve certain Ways, Streets and Passages, in the 






A. 1841. 


City and County of Dublin, and for raising Funds 
to enable the said Commissioners to carry the same 
into execution: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill to amend an Act of Desnhead 
Her present Majesty, for making and maintaining a Reservoir Bil, 
Reservoir at Deanhead, in the Parish of Huddersfield, 
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. Barneby reported from the Select Committee Belfast ana 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Cavehill Rail. 
the Petition for the Belfast and Cavehill Railway “*9 ®"' 
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 Railway from the Cavehill 
to the Harbour of Belfast, in the county of Antrim: 

And that Mr. O’Connell and Colonel Verner do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Barneby presented a Bill for repairing the Birmingham 
Road from Blukedown Pool, in the Parish of Hagley, a Hagley 
in the County of Worcester, to Birmingham, in the ~”* ” 
County of Warwick: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Ord, by Order, presented a Bill to amend and Belfast and 
enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Acts re~ Cavehill Rail- 
lating to the Railway from the Cavehi/l to the Har- ““ _ 
bour of Belfast, in the County of Antrim: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for better supplying Bradford 
with Water the Town and Neighbourhood of Brad- (York) Water. 
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. 


Mr. Loch presented a Bill to consolidate, amend Forth and 
and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the several Clyde Navige 
Acts relating to the Forth and Clyde Navigation :"" - 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Frederick Howard presented a Bill for im- Youghal _ 
proving, maintaining and regulating the Harbour of Hatbour Bill 
Youghal, in the Counties of Waterford and Cork, in 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot presented a Bill for dividing, Coundon 
allotting and inclosing the Commons and Waste Inclosure Bill. 
Lands, lying within the Hamlet of Coundon, in the 

County of Warwick, and the Hamlet of Keresley, in 

the County of Warwick and County of the City of 
Coventry, or one of them: And the same was read 

the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

time. 


The Coventry and Warwick Road Bill was read a Coventry 
second time; and committed. and Warwick 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2°74 5 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the preston and 
Preston and Longridge Railway Bill; That they had Longridge 
considered the several matters required by the Stand- Railway Bill 
ing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate 
the present application:—That the Resolution of 
the House of the 27th day of January 1840 had been 
complied with; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found thes ame 
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 





Ordered, 





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and § 
Wate 
Bill. 


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Ordered, That the Biil, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 
Winwick Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Rectory Bill. Winwick Rectory 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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Manchester and Salford 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; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill( An- 
nual Account to be made under Penalty) :—And 
the said Clause was brought up, and twice read with 
a blank; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House: —-The House accordingly resolved 
itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Clause, and made an Amendment there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Clause; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Manchester 
and Salford 

Waterworks 
Bill. 


Whaddon Sir William Young presented a Bill for setting 

Chace Inclosure put and allotting certain portions of the Lands in 

- Whaddon Chace, in the County of Buckingham, in 
lieu of the Common Rights upon the said Chace, 
and for extinguishing such Common Rights: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Marsh Gibbon Sir Welliam Young presented a Bill for inclosing 

Inclosure Bill. Lands in the Parish of Marsh Gibbon, in the County 
of Buckingham: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mersey Dock 
Dues Exemp- 
tion Bill. 


Mr. George Wilbraham presented a Bill to ex- 
empt Vessels entering into or departing from the 
Port or Harbour of Liverpool, and not using the 
Docks, Quays or Wharfs of the Trustees of the Li- 
verpool Docks, from the Payment of certain Rates, 
Tolls or Duties to the said Trustees: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Lough Foyle Mr. Yates presented a Bill for granting further 

Drainage Bill. Powers for draining and embanking certain Lands 
in Lough Foyle, in the County of Londonderry, and 
for incorporating the Undertakers for executing the 
same: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Lough Swilly Mr. Yates presented a Bill for granting further 
Drainage Bul. Powers for draining and embanking certain Lands in 
Lough Swilly, in the County of Donegal, and for in- 
corporating the Undertakers for executing the same: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Saint Mary-lee Lord Tergnmouth presented a Bill for paving, re- 
hin "8 pairing, cleansing and lighting the Parish of Saint 


Mary-le-bone, in the County of Middlesex, and for 
the better Relief and Maintenance of the Poor 
thereof, and the Election of Vestrymen and Auditors, 
and for other Purposes relating to the said Parish : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


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147 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for improving Blackburn 


the Streets and Public Places, and erecting a Town Improvement 
Hall, and improving the Markets, in the Township Market, Sce., 
of Blackburn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster ; 
and for vesting the Town’s Moor in Trustees, for 
Sale or other Disposal thereof, for the Benefit of the 
Poor: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Bill. 


The Newport Docks Bill was read a second time ; Newport Docks 


and committed. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for making a Pill (Somerset) 
Dock, adjacent to the River Avon, at Pill, in the Dock Bill. 


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


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for making a Portbury Pier 
Pier in the Parish of Portbury, in the County of 2n4 Approaches 
Somerset, with Works and Approaches connected ~"* 
therewith : And the same was read the first time ; 

and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for paving, stamford 
cleansing and otherwise improving the Town and Improvement 
Borough of Stamford, in the Counties of Lincoln ®i!! 

and Northampton: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. A’ Court Holmes presented a Bill for improv- ygegina River 
ing the Navigation of the River Medina, in the Isle Navigation Bill. 
of Wight: And the same was read the first time ; 

and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir William Somerville presented a Bill for the Drogheda 
Improvement ofthe Port and Harbour of Drogheda: Harbour Bill. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Clifton Bridge Bill was read a second time ; Clifton Bridge 

and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and Stafford ane 
other Inhabitants of Lancaster and its vicinity, — 
praying that the Stafford and Rugby Railway Bill “~~ 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Farmers, Graziers, 
Corn-dealers, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of 
the city of Lincoln and its vicinity, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also pre- 


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


Sir John Guest presented a Bill to provide for the Merthyr Tydfil 
more effectual execution of the office of a Justice of Stipendiary _ 
the Peace within the Parish of Merthyr Tydfil, in M*sis*te Bill 
the County of Glamorgan: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Thames Haven 
the Thames Haven Dock and Railway Bill,the Stand- vay Bill neal 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Great Leinster 
the Great Leinster and Munster Railway Bill, the ee 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. &lt; 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The London and Blackwall (Commercial) Rail- London and 
: ° : Blackwall 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. (Commeretal) 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Reilway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 





Vout. 96. 





U2 A Petition 








Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Hertford 
and Ware 
Branch) Bill. 


Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


Southwark 
Improvement 


(No. 1.) Bill, 


London and 
Tower Hamlets 
Cemetery Bill. 


Tinsley and 
Doncaster 
Road Bill. 


Deptford Pier 
Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill, 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Whitmore 
Taclosure Bill. 


Selby and 
Leeds Roads 
Bill. 


Wicklow 
Harbour Bill, 





148 


A Petition of Trustees of the River Lea Naviga- 
tion, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Northern and Eastern Railway ( Hertfordand Ware 
Branch) 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 Kentish Town Paving Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone, praying that the Middlesex Sessions 
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 Trustees of the Surrey New Roads, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South- 
wark Improvement (N°. 1.) 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. Clay presented a Bill to establish a general 
Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead, in the Pa- 
rishes of Saint Dunstan, Stepney, and Saint Leonard, 
Bromley, in the County of Middlesex : And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Sir George Strickland presented a Bill for repair- 
ing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Doncaster, 
and for making certain new Lines of Road to com- 
municate with the same, 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. Wolverley Attwood presented a Bill to alter 
and amend the powers and provisions of the Acts 
relating to the making and maintaining of a Pier 
and other Works at Deptford, in the County of 
Kent: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read the second time. 


Mr. Wolverley Attwood presented a Bill for ena- 
bling the London and Greenwich Railway Company 
to purchase Property for altering certain Streets and 
Places contiguous to their Railway, and for amend- 
ing the Acts relating to such Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


A Petition of the General Steam Navigation 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Ipswich Docks 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. Edward Builer presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Whitmore, in the County of 
Stafford: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr, Lascelles presented a Bill for repairing and 
improving the Road from Selby to Leeds, 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. Lynch presented a Bill for making a Harbour 


19° Marti. 


A. 1841. 


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


Lord George Bentinck presented a Bill to alter King’s Lynn 
and amend an Act passed in the thirteenth year of Port Bill, 
the reign of King George the Third, for the better 
Regulation of Pilots and Bridgemen, and for laying 

down Moorings and preventing Mischief by Fire in 

the Port of King’s Lynn: And the same was read 

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


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill to exempt LiverpoolDocis 
Vessels frequenting the Port of Runcorn, in the G maces Bete 
County of Chester, from the Payment of certain Bill. _ 
Rates, Tolls and Duties to the Trustees of the Liver- 

pool Docks: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Dr. Lushington presented a Bill for incorporating Commercial 
the Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company, and $48 Company 
for better lighting with Gas a certain District in the - 
eastern part of the Metropolis: And the same was 

read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

time. 


Mr. John Round presented a Bill to authorize watton z 
. ; : 7 $sex) 
and provide for certain Improvements in the Town Improvement 
and Parish of Walton-le-Soken, otherwise Walton- Bill. 
on-the-Naze, in the County of Esser: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Baldwin presented a Bill for improving and Victoria 
lengthening a Road, called the Victoria Road, from ee 
the east end of the Town of Kensington to Battersea 7 
Bridge, all in the County of Middlesex: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Warburton presented a Bill for forming and es- Stead’s Patent 
tablishing Stead’s Patent, Wooden Paving Company, Wooden Paving 
and to enable the said Company to purchase certain tite ian 
Letters Patent: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


General Johnson presented a Bill for the better Bourn Drainage 
Drainage of Lands in Bourn, North Fen and Dyke ¥ill. 
Fen, in the Manor and Parish of Bourn, in the 
County of Lincoln: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for dividing, Elsing Inclosure 
allotting and inclosing Lands in the Parish of Elsing, (No. 2.) Bill. 
in the County of Norfolk: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for inclosing Bedingham 
Lands in the Parish of Bedingham, in the County Inclosure Bill. 
of Norfolk: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Coal and Iron Masters in the Severn Naviga- 
South Staffordshire Mining District, praying that “en Bill. 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Severn 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 or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Elliot presented a Bill for further and more Roxtugh 
effectually repairing and maintaining certain Turn- and Dumiries 
pike-roads, in the Counties of Roxburgh and Dum- Roads Dill. 
fries: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Blackstone presented a Bill for repairing, im- Nuffield, 
proving and maintaining the Road, froma Place in ——, 
the Parish of Nuffield, in the County of Oxford, arson 
through Wallingford and Wantage, to Faringdon, Road Bill. 
in the County of Berks: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 





at Wicklow, in the County of Wieklow; And the 


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Gravese 
Pier Bil 


Belfast 
Bill. 


Polloc 
Govan 


Bill. 


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Tusul 


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Gravesend Sir Edmund Filmer presented a Bill for amending 
Pier Bill. the Acts relating to the Gravesend Quay and Pier, 
in the County of Kent; And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Belfast Harbour Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill to amend 
Bill. an Act for the formation of a new Cut or Channel, 
and for otherwise more effectually improving the 
Port and Harbour of Belfast: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
is time. 
' Polloc and A Petition of James Oswald, Esquire, one of the 


Govan Railway Trustees of the Turnpike-road leading from Glasgow 
Bill. to Parkhouse, termed The Three Mile House Road, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Polloc 
and Govan 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. 


Scottish Marine 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Mr. Oswald presented a Bill to enable the Scottish 
Marine Insurance Company to sue and be sued, 
and for other Purposes: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


) 


Dean and 
Chapter of 
Westminster 


Estate Bill. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis presented a Bill to em- 
power the Dean and Chapter of Westminster to 
grant Building Leases in certain parts of the City of 
Westminster, and for other Purposes : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Petitions from Sheen ;—Hollingsclough ;— Wars- 
low and Lower and Upper Elkstone ;—Longnor ;— 
Quarnford ;—Fawfieldhead ;— Builth Union (Chair- 
man);--Grawen District, Merthyr Tydfil;— Bruton ; 
— Great Horton ; — Lincoln; — Henry Smith ; — 
Droxford Union ;— Loughborough (four Petitions} ; 
-— Hathern (two Petitions); — Bristol (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Ikestone ;— Selby ;— Stockport ; — Ketter- 
ing ;— William Currier Smith ; — Stowmarket ; — 
Wilmington ;— Westdean ;—Tarring Nevile ; — Sel- 
meston ;— Seaford ;— Ripe ;—Lullington ;—Litling- 
ton;—Jevington ;—Heighton;—Folhkington ;-—East- 
bourne ; Denton :;-— Chalvington ;— Blatchington; 
— Berwick ;—Arlington ;—Derby (two Petitions) ; 
— Alciston ;— Wivenhoe;— Henry Parker ;—Brad- 
ford (York) ; — Radcliffe ; — Southover; — North 
Aylesford Union ;--Thomas Hill;—John Roddis ; 
—William Dorr ;— George Harding ;—and, Per- 
shore; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Poor Law 


Amendment 
Sill, 


Petitions from Bingham Union ; — Stockbridge 
Union ;—Chailey Union ; — Ely Union ; — Mitford 
and Launditch Union (Chairman and Vice Chair- 
man) —and, Alton Union (Chairman); praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Greenwich ; -Rowland ;—Street ; 
— Kirkireton;— Bridgnorth Union ;-- Carsington;— 
Hungry Bentley ; — Hulland Ward (Derby) ;— Ca- 
low ;— Hollington ;— Hognaston;—Kniveton ;— Mid- 
dleton ;—Brassington ; — Bradbourne ;— Sturston ; 
— Bradley ;— Henstridge ; — Neenton ;— Poulton 
Boore and Torrisholme ;-— Alstonefield, &amp;c. ;— Fel- 
sham ;— Duffield; — Shardlow Union (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Heathilee ; — Todmorden Union (two Peti- 


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149 


bury and Roston ;—Mayfield ;—Biggin;— Elton ;— 
Offcote and Underwood ;—Mappleton ;— Okeover ;— 
Parwich ;—Slyne-with-Hest ;— Halton;—Keysham; 
— Radford ;— Compton, Pauncefoot, &amp;c.;— Dept- 


ford; — Bolton-by-the-Sands; — Nether Kellet ;— 


Swaffham Union; — Borwick, &amp;c.; —- Depwade 
Union (Chairman) ;— Bury (Lancaster) ; — Stud- 
ley; — Ashton-under- Lyne; — Crompton ; — Man- 
ningham; — Royton; — Word otherwise Worth ;— 
East Ashford Union ;—West Ward Union (West- 
moreland); — Melbourne (Derby); — Crickhowell 
Union ;-- Broomfield ;—Gloucester ;-- Romney Marsh ; 
— Hozxne Union ;—Bradenham ;—Chairman and Se- 
cretary of a Meeting of Chartists of Saint Pancras, 
Middlesex ;— Saint Martin-in-the-Fields ; — Herne 
Bay ;— Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark ;— 
Saint Botolph Without, Aldersgate ;— Churchwar- 
dens of Saint James, Westminster ;— Great Marlow; 
— Ashburton;—Disley ;—Chichester (two Petitions); 
— Saint Andrew, Holborn-above-the-Bars and Saint 
George-the- Martyr ; — Churchwardens of Saint 
Clement Danes ;—Maldon;—Newcastle-under-Lyme 
Union ; — Neath Union (Chairman); — Stroud ;— 
Great Bolton ;— Kensington ;—Sutton (Sussex) ;— 
Burton ;—Coates ;—Slindon ;—Fittleworth ;— Bar- 
lavington ;— Egdean ;— Bury (Sussex) ;— Heyshott; 
—Duncton; — J. W. Woolgar ; —Ardsall ;— Brain- 
tree and Bocking; — Midgham;—John Broomfield 
Ryder ; — Kibworth ; — Saint Mary, Newington 
(Chairman) ;— Old Artillery Ground ;— Brighton ; 
— Saint Mary, Lambeth ;-—Halifax ;— Barnstaple ; 
— and, Sheffield; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Hoxne Union ;—Downham Union; 
—-and, Docking Union ; praying the House not to 
sanction the introduction of any Clause in the said 
Bill for granting out-door relief,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Banbury ;—Hereford ;— Bath;— 
Nottingham ; — Kingston-upon-Hull ;— North and 
South Shields ;— Taunton ;—Ludgershall ;— Swin- 
nerton ;—and, Morpeth; praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill for allowing Roman Catho- 
lics and Dissenters to attend their own places of 
worship,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
ered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Poole; — and, Newcastle-upon- 


- : ; Jews’ Declara- 
Tyne ; praying that the Jews’ Declaration Bill may tion Bill 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy in the Deanery of Ciren- Rating of 
cester, praying the House to adopt measures for Tithes. 
exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent-charges from being 

rated to parochial rates, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and Birmingham 
Guardians of the town and township of Atherstone, Rivts. 
in the hundred of Hemlingford, in the county of 
Warwick, complaining that the inhabitants of the 
said town and township have been called upon to 
contribute at various times, to make good the damage 
done by reason of riots at Birmingham, to very large 
amounts, and praying for relief by an enactment 
which will take the borough of Birmingham out of 
the said hundred, was presented, and read ; and or 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bideford ;— George King ;— Lime- Medical 











tions) ; — Waterfall ; — Bonsall ; — Wetton ;—Youl- 
greave ;— Ible ;— Alstonefield ;— Wormhill ;— Snel- 
ston; — Butterton y— Harlington ;— Blackwell ; — 
Ballidon ;—- Blore and Lumscoe ;—Calton ;--Year- 
ley ;— Rodsley ;— Grindon;—- Brailsford;—-Hulland; 
— Yeldersley ;-- Fenny Bentley ;— Marston Mont- 
gomery ;— Wootton ;— Osmaston ;— Thorpe ;— Tis- 
sengton ;— Ellastone ;— Shirley ;— Stanton ;—Nor- 


house ;— and, Bury (Lancaster); praying that the (No 1) Bill 
Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into‘ * ** * 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Abraham Jones Williams ;—and, Medical 
Pwllheli (three Petitions); praying for reform of the Profession, 
Medical profession,—were presented, and read ; and 





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ordered to lie upon the Table. 


u 38 A Petition 





Medical 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Lord’s Dey. 


Idolatry 
Cindia.) 


Church of 
England. 


Socialism, 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(England) Bill. 


Rating of 
‘Tenements, 


County Courts 
Bill 


Church Rates. 


Sudbury 
Election. 





150 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Sunderland, 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Droyheda ;—and, London; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Tirley, praying 
the House to adopt measures for securing the better 
observance of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens and 
Inhabitants of the parish of Horsley, praying the 
House to adopt measures for the discontinuance of 
all interference of the British Government in India 
with the religious rites and ceremonies of the natives, 


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


Petitions from Tooting ;—Southwark (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Winterton ; — Asgarby and Hameringham- 
cum-Scrafield; — Harpswell ; — Swaffham ;— Frod- 
ingham ;— Willoughton-in-Lindsey ; — Lechlade ; — 
Upper Slaughter ;—Tirley ;—Syde ;—Brimpsfield ; 
— Elkstone ;— Cranham ;—and, Nailsworth ; sta- 
ting 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. 


Petitions from Dover ;—and, Worcester ; praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the principles 
and objects of the system of Socialism,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Cobbett, a Prisoner in the 
Fleet Prison, under an order of the Court of Chan- 
cery, praying that the Administration of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law, but that the 
Court of Chancery be abolished, and the jurisdiction 
of suits in equity be annexed to Her Majesty’s 
principal Courts of Record, with a sufficient number 
of judges, to be appointed by the respective courts, 
to hear such suits, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, praying that 
the Registration of Voters (England) Bill may pass 
into a Jaw, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Tet- 
bury, praying that owners of Small Tenements may 
be rated to parochial rates, instead of the occu- 
piers, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from King’s Lynn ;—and, Newcastle- 
me Y . 
upon- Tyne ; praying that the County Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke-upon-Trent ;— and, Bury 
(Lancaster) (two Petitions); praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, the release of Wiailliam 
Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 


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


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of 
Elections, the names of the Members appointed to 
try and determine the matter of the Petition of John 
Purr and others, Electors, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Sudbury ; 
and to defend which Thomas Jones and Thomas 
Ginn had, by Order of the House, been admitted 
Parties instead of George Zomline, Esquire ; and 


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A. 1841. 


to which they had annexed the said Petitions of John 
Purr and others, and of Thomas Jones and Thomas 
Ginn :— And the names of the Committee were 
read, as follow: 

William Charles Harland, Esquire, Lancelot 
Rolleston, Esquire, Charles Lenox Cuindiing Bruce, 
Esquire, Thomas Thornely, Esquire, Lord Worsley, 
the Honourable William Sebright Lascelles; Chair- 
man, Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet. 

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 Sudbury, now referred to you; and of the 
Petition of the Parties admitted to defend the 
said Return, also referred to you; and a true 
judgment give according to the Evidence. So 
help you God. 


Ordered, That the Committee do meet To-morrow. 


Tramoy 
Ducksp 
Embant} 
Bill. 





South ; 
Railwa 


’ (No. 2 


Glasge 
of Ref 


Salme 


’ te Scot! 
Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for amend- Liverpool ’ 


ing certain Acts relating to the Borough of Liver- Local Acts 
pool, and for the Police Regulation, good Govern- eae 
ment and Improvement of the said Borough: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


- Glas; 
read a second time. 


Dane 
June 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for main- Woodside ana way 


taining and repairing as Turnpike a certain Road, Hoylake Road 
commencing at or near the north-west Gate of the Bi! 
Woodside Hotel Stable-yard, in the Township or 
Chapelry of Birkenhead, and terminating at or near 

the Punchbowl Public-house, in the Parish of West 

Kirby, in the County of Chester, and for levying 

Tolls for that Purpose: And the same was read the 

first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Publ 
Petit 
(Tw 
port 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for regu- Herculaneum 
lating Legal Proceedings by or against the Hercu- Docks (No. 2.) 
laneum Dock Company, and to amend the Act re- *!" 
lating to the said Docks: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


For 


Mr. Hayter presented a Bill for improving and Wells (Somer- 
regulating the Markets within the City and Borough — — 
of Wells, in the County of Somerset: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Lever Rushton, of Bolton, Imperial Bank 

in the county of Lancaster, Solicitor and Banker, — 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in OP" 
a Bill for appointing some person or persons by and 
under the direction of the High Court of Chancery, 
to act asa Public Officer for the purpose of getting in 
the outstanding estate and effects ofa meteor. 
called the Imperial Bank of England Company, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Benjamin Wood presented a Bill for making Southwark 

a new Street from Blackman-street, in the Parish a 
of Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark, in PO aaa mee 
County of Surrey, to Blackfriars-road, in the 

Parish of Christchurch, in the said County, and for 
improving the District called The Mint, in the said 

Parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Robert Sampson and others, pray- Metropolis 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their Improvements 
counsel or agents, agaist certain parts of the Me- _ 
— Improvements 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. 


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Tramore and 
Duckspool 
Embankment 
Bill. 


South Western 


Railwa 
’ (No, =| Bill. 


Glasgow House 
of Refuge Bill. 


Salmon Fishery 
(Scotland ) Bill, 


No. 152. 


Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Public 
Petitions 
(Twelfth Re- 


port.) 


Foreign Wine. 


Spirits, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


South Australia. 


No. 151. 


Consolidated 
Fund 
(£.8,000,000.) 
Bill, 


4, VicTORIzZ. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tramore and Duckspool Em- 
bankment Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. ; a 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
draining and embanking certain Lands in the back 
Strand of T’ramore, and in Duckspool, in the county 
of Waterford: And that Mr. Oswald and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Benjamin Wood ye sega a Bill to amend 
the Acts relating to the London and South Western 
Railway Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for repressing 
Juvenile Delinquency in the City of Glasgow: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Home Drummond presented a Bill to alter 
the Close Time of the Salmon Fishery in Scotland: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time, upon Wednesday the 
23d day of April next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Oswald presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway to be called the Glasgow 
and Dundyvan Junction Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented on the 15th and 16th 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 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, and the 
Quantities exported; also the Quantities retained 
for Home Consumption after deducting the Amount 
exported subsequently to the payment of Duty, for 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1841; dis- 
tinguishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spanish, Ma- 
deira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian and other 
sorts; together with the Quantities of each sort 
remaining iu bond on the 5th day of January 1841, 
distinguishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 
Rum, distinguishing West India, East India and 
Foreign ; also of Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, 
Colonial or Jersey Spirits imported; of the Quan- 
tities 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 1841 ; 
together with the Quantities of each sort remaining 
in bond on the 5th day of January 1841, distin- 
guishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That Mr. Childers have leave of absence 
till Easter, on account of illness in his family ;— 
and, Mr. Luke White till Easter, on account of ill 
health. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by 
Her Majesty’s Command,—A Statement of Debts 
and an Estimate of Claims on the Colonization Com- 
missioners of South Australia, calculated to the 1st 
May 1841. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Consolidated Fund Bill. 
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151 


The House was moved, That the Second of the 
Resolutions, which, upon M onday last, were reported 
from the Committee of Supply, and which Resolu- 
tion was then agreed to by the House, might be 
read; and the same was read, as followeth: 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Excess of Naval 


hundred and sixty-one thousand and five hundred Expe 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the” ” 


Excess of the Naval Expenditure beyond the Grants 
for the year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

Ordered, That it be an Jnstruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have power to 
receive a Clause of Appropriation for the said 
sum. 

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 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Mr. Russell: 


Mr. Speaker, 


nditure 
41 


Message from 
the Lords, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Lord Keane’s 
Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Keane and the Annuity Bill. 


Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of the 
said Lord Keane to whom the Title of Lord Keane 
shall descend, in consideration of his great and 


brilliant Services, without any Amendment: And 
also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An York and Lon- 
Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or against 40" Assurance 


the York and London Assurance Company, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


Company Bill. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Burgett’s 
for naturalizing Charles Christopher Burgett; to Nat- Bill. 


which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Clent Vicarage 


for severing the Chapelry of Rowley Regis from the Bil'. 


Vicarage of Clent, in the County of Stafford, and 
for the Sale of certain Lands situate in the Parish 
of Rowley Regis, and belonging to the Vicarage of 
Clent, with the Chapelry of Rowley Regis annexed, 
and thereby providing a Residence and Maintenance 
for the Curate or officiating Minister of Rowley 
Regis, and for other Purposes ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Rate-payers in the township of Peak Forest 
Duchinfield, in the parish of Stockport, in the county Cane! Bill. 


of Chester, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Peak Forest 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 Order of the day being read, for the House to South Australia 
resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of autho- sesoggg of 
rizing Advances of Money out of the Consolidated *“"** 


Fand of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to be applied in payment of certain Ex- 
penses incurred on account of the Colony of South 
Australia; such Advances to be repaid in such 
manner as may be directed by any Act of the pre- 
sent Session of Parliament; 

Ordered, That the Statement of Debts and Esti- 
mate of Claims on the Colonization Commissioners 
of South Australia, calculated to the lst May 1841, 
which was presented this day, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the ee 

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Adjournment. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


152 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland be authorized to make Ad- 
vances, not exceeding One hundred and fifty-five 


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‘in the Bill, and that he was directed to move, That 





thousand pounds in the whole, out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the said United Kingdom, for the 
payment of Bills drawn, and Expenses incurred, on 
account of the Colony of South Australia; such 
Advances to be secured and repaid, in manner to be 
provided by an Act of the present Session of Par- 
liament. 


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. ; 


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 taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law 
Amendment Bill:—The Bill was re-committed toa 
Committee of the whole House. 

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: 
—It passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six 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. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Yeas, Mr. For Maule: 
Tellers for the fMr. Townley Parker, 1 51 
Noes, UMr. Grimsditch: | eee 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


247. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2%, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble ya ° 





Criause, N° 1, (Poor Law Commissioners, &amp;c. 
continued) read. 

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause be 
postponed——put, and Negatived. 


Amendment proposed: P. 1. ls. 19. and 20. To 


leave out the words “ Assistant Commissioners.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers forthe ¢ Mr. Fox Maule, 
Yeas, U Mr. John Parker: } om 
Tellers forthe { Colonel Sibthorp, ; 
Noes, \ Mr. William Machenzie : } - 
Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman 
do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again,—— 
put, and agreed to. 





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


Sabbati, 20° die Martii, 1841: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 














A. 1841. 


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 taking into Turnpike Acts 

further consideration the Report on the Turnpike Clodeath be 
Acts Continuance (Ireland) Bill:—The Bill was" ) Bill 
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. 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- County Courts 
mittee on the County Courts Bill ; =. 

The House was moved, That the Resolution No 153, 
which, upon the 5th day of this instant March, was 
reported from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider of authorizing any Advance out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, which may hereafter be re- 
quired for supplying any Deficiency in the Fund 
primarily applicable to the Expenses of County 
Courts, as regulated by any Act to be passed in the 
present Session of Parliament, and which Resolution 
was then agreed to by the House, might be read ; 
and the same 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 any Deficiency in the Fund 


applicable to the payment of the Expenses of 


County Courts, in pursuance of an Act of the pre- 
sent Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- . 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have power to 
make provision therein pursuant to the said Resolu- 
tion. 

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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- - reg 
— on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Lemcy Bile 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Orduance 
mittee on the Ordnance Survey Bill ; Survey Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the County Bridges County Bridges 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Drainage (Ireland) Bill was, according to prainace 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Lill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday the 
30th day of this instant March. 


The Tithes’ Recovery Bill was, according to Or- Tithes’ Reco- 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- **' P!" 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Jews’ Deciera- 
into a Committee upon the Jews’ Declaration Bill ; i" 8" 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker reported, 


That 





Houghing 
Cattle (11 
jand) Bil 


Lease aD 
Release 


Supply 


Ways 
Means 


Wind 


Re 


of] 
(ir 


aia: a 








Houghing 
Cattle (Lre= 
land) Bill. 


Lease and 
Release Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Window Duty. 


Registration 
of Electors 
(Ireland. ) 


Shotts and 
Wilsontown 


Railway Bill, 


Tramore and 
Duckspool 
Embankment 
Bill, 


Silver Coin. 


Mr. Vizard. 


Burgett’s 
Nat. Bill, 





4 VicToRiz. 


19°—20°— 


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 
reading of the Houghing Cattle (Jre/and) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for rendering a Release as 
effectual for the conveyance of Freehold Estates as 
a Lease and Release by the same Parties, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Stewart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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


22° Martiz. 153 


The Clent Vicarage Bill was read the first time ; Clent Vicara 
and ordered to be read a second time. Bill. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Jury Causes Jury Causes 
(Scotland), which was presented upon the 8th day of (Scotland.) 
this instant March, be printed. No. 154, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post Post Office. 


Office, which was presented upon the 8th day of No.155. 
this instant March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Westminster Westminster 
Sewers, which was presented upon the 12th day Sewe' 
of this instant March, be printed. No. 156. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Poor ye _ 
Law Amendment Act, which were presented yester- go, a 
day, be printed. No. 157. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mew South New South 
Wales, which was presented yesterday, be printed. W#le* 


: ; _ No. 158. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 





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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence between the Poor 
Law Commissioners and the Commissioners for 
Taxes, relative to Window Duties on the Tunbridge 
Union Workhouse ; and of the Case and Opinion of 


the Judges (N°. 1,154.) respecting the Window Duty 
on the Westminster Hospital. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Total Number of Parliamentary 
Electors, appearing, by the Lists or Books of the 
Clerks of the Peace, registered for each County, 


till half an hour after twelve of the clock 


on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 





Lune, 22° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


N ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of Manchester 
Proprietors of the Manchester and Salford ag oe 
Waterworks to raise a further Sum of Money, and aa , 
to amend the Acts relating thereto, 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 Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill was read Manchester 
a second time ; and committed. and Leeds 

















City, Town and Borough in Ireland, on the 1st day 
of February in each of the following years, viz. 
1835, 1837 and 1841; including in the Return for 
1841 those only who had been registered subse- 
quently to the 1st day of February 1833; distin- 
guishing, in separate columns, the Numbers regis- 
tered under different qualifications; and showing 
the Increase or Decrease exhibited by the Numbers 
so appearing registered on the 1st day of February 
1841, compared with those appearing registered at 
each of the said previous periods. 


Mr. Hindley, by Order, presented a Bill for 
making a Raiiway, to be called The Wéilsontown, 
Morningside and Coltness Railway, in the Counties 
of Lanark and Linhthgow : And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hindley, by Order, presented a Bill for 
Draining and Embanking certain Lands in the Back 
Strand of Tramore, and in Duckspool, in the County 
of Waterford: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Statement of the ag- 
gregate Amount of Silver Coin coined annually at 
the Mint, since the year 1816; also the Amount re- 
ceived as Seigniorage on the same, and how appro- 
priated. 

Copies of the several Communications between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment and the Treasury, relative to the appointment 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ge 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on the Bolckow’s 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for naturalizing Nat. Bill. 
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow ; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without an 
Amendment :—-And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Petitions from George Frere, Esquire, of Lincoln’s- Northern and 
Ina, and of Twyford House, in the county of Hert- Eastern Rail- 
ford ;--and, Mary Booth, of Roydon, in the county ““Y ane 
of Essex, Widow, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Northern and Eastern Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, 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, wpon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Bury (Sussex) Inclosure Bill was read a se- Bury (Sussex) 
cond time; and committed. Inclosure Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
| mittee of Selection. 


The Church of England Assurance Company Bill Church of Eng- 














of Mr. Vizard as Solicitor to the Home Department, 
with a Salary of £.1,500 a year. 


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


Burgett’s Naturalization Bill was read the first | 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vor. 96. 





was read a second time ; and committed. so a 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-: siti 
| mittee of Selection. 


| 
| The Brimington Inclosure Bill was read a second 


Brimington 


| time; and committed. Tuclosure Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


| mittee of Selection. 
j x 


The 








154 22° Martii. A. 1841. 


Great Horwood The Great Horwood Inclosure Bill was read a | mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 


Inclosure Bille second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


York and Lone The House proceeded to take into consideration 
don Assurance the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
Company Bill. intituled, An Act for ie se Legal Proceedings 
by oragainst the York and London Assurance Com- 
pany; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1. 1. 12, Leave out the second “ and.” 
Pr. 1. 1.17. After “ directors” insert “ of the 
a ee 


Pr.1. 1.21, Leave out from “ have” to “ with,” 
in |. 24, 
Pr. 1. 1. 25. Leave out “ an annual,” and insert 
“ ” 
a. 


Pr. 3. 1. 37. Leave out the first “or,” and in 
the same line, after “ suit” insert “or other pro- 
“* ceeding.” 

Pr. 3. 1. ult. Leave out “ plaintiff or,” and in 
the same line, after “ defendant”’ insert “ or plain- 
* o,” 

Pr. 4. 1.5. Leave out “ another,’ and insert 
“ any other.” 

Pr. 4. 1.10. Leave out “ action,” and insert 
rights,” and in the same line, leave out “ re- 
medy,” and insert “ remedies.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 11. After “ action” insert “ suit or 
other proceeding.” 

Pr, 4, 1. 14. After “ action” insert “ suit or 
“ other proceeding.” 

Pr. 4. 1.17. Leave out “ proceedings,” and in- 
sert “ decision,” and in the same line, leave out 
* a 

Pr. 4, 1. 18. After “ suit” insert “ or other pro- 
“ ceeding,” and in the same line, after “ against” 
insert “ any.” 

Pr. 4. 1.24. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line, after “ suit” insert “ or other proceeding.” 

Pr. 4, 1. 32. After “ action” insert “ suit.” 

Pr. 6. 1.1. Leave out “or,” and in the same 
line, after “ suit” insert “ or other proceeding.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 16. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line, after “ suit” insert “ or other proceeding.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 36. Leave out “ a,” and insert “ any 
action,” and in the same line, after “ suit” insert 
or other proceeding.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 37. Leave out “ brought,” and insert 
“ instituted.” 

Pr. 6. 1. ult. Leave out “ toa suit.” 

Pr. 7. 1.15. Leave out the second “ or.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 16. After “ suit” insert “or other 
“ proceeding.” 

_ Pr. 12. 1. 3. Leave out “ proceedings,” and 
msert “ proceeding.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 15. After “ justice” insert “ and the 
expression ‘ legal proceedings’ shall include pro- 
ceedings as well in equity as at Jaw.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Ernest Bruce do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


“ 
“ 


“ 
“cc 


Wimborne and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
— Wimborne and Piddletown Road Bill; That they 
, had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
os Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill; That 
Railway Bill, 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 


1840, had been complied with; and that the Com- 


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 to enable the Preston and Preston ang 
Longridge Railway Company to raise a further honstidge 
Sum of Money, was read the third time. allway Bill 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Townley Parker do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Accrington Gas and Water Bill was read a Accrington Gag 
second time; and committed. and Water Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for the Division of the Rectory Winwick 
of Winwick, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Rectory Bill 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of George Thomas Turner, and others, Imperial Bank 
taking notice of the application for leave to present 2 —— 
a Petition for leave to tine in the Imperial Bank of said 
England Company Bill, and praying that such Bill 
may not pass into a law, and that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
such application, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Com- Birkenhead 
mittee onthe Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks Bill ; a 
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 Antendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Hotham reported from the Committee on Christchurck 
the Christchurch and Lyndhurst Road Bill; and to and Lyndhurst 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; ere. 
That no person appeared in support of the said Pe- 
tition; 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. 


Petitions from Mildenhall Union ;— Crich ; — Poor Law 
Crowle ; — Cuerden ; ~ Prescot ;— Frettenham ;— Amendment 
Rye Union ; — Rolvenden ; — Great Yarmouth ;— = 
Wellington (Somerset) Union ;—-Carmarthen (Grand 
Jury) ;—Huddersfield Union ;—Leek Union ;—Rei- 
gate Union ;— Bowling ;— Merthyr Tydvil (two Pe- 
titions) ;—and, Macclesfield Union; praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guardians of the Isle of Thanet Poor Law 
Union ;—and, Rape of Arundel; praying that the —* 
Poor Law Amendment Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 








upon the Table. ; 

Petitions from Freebridge Lynn Union (Chair- 
man) ; —Erpingham Union ;—and, Aylsham Union 
(Chairman); praying the House not to sanction 
the introduction of any clause into the said Bill to 
diminish the powers vested in the Commissioners, 
or to allow of out-door relief being granted to able- 
bodied men,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions 








Import Duties. 


Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill, 


Railways. 


Railways Bill, 


Birmingham 
Riots, 


Church of 
England, 


4, VicToRizZ. | 22° Marti. 155 


Petitions from Sutton (Chester); — Headington 
Union ;— Caxton and Accrington Union (Chairman); 
— Ellesmere Union ;— Salford ;— Prescot Union ;— 
Mansfield Woodhouse ; — Mansfield ;-- Oldham ;— 
Chepping Wycombe ;—Saint George, ( Gloucester) i 
Romney Marsh ;—Blidworth ;—Morpeth Union — 
and, South Bersted; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also 
eign and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

Petitions from Kingston (Surrey) ;—Droitwich ; 
—Saint Helen’s, (Lancaster) ;—and, William Way, 
and others, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill for appointing a Medical Director to 
superintend all matters relating to the medical relief 
of the poor, and for the abolition of the present 
system of appointing Union medical officers by 
tender, and that a rate of remuneration calculated 
to secure an adequate supply of medicines and 
medical attendance to the sick poor, may be insured 
to those officers,—were also presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of 
the Poor of the parish of Saint Benedict, in the 
borough of Cambridae, praying that a clause may 
be introduced into the said Bil], to exempt parishes 
within which hospitals may be situate from charge 
for the burial of patients who have died in such 
Hospitals, or of patients removed from such Hospi- 
tals to Union Workhouses, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tichborne ;—and, Spinkhill; pray- 
ing that provision may be made in the said Bill for 
securing to Roman Catholic inmates of union and 
parish workhouses their right to attend at their respec- 
tive places of worship,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the poor of the Yeovil 
Union, praying that a clause may be inserted in the 
said Bill to relieve Union Workhouses from the pay- 
ment of all parochial rates, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bolton ; — Carlisle (Mayor) ; -- 
and, Leeds; praying for a revision and modification 
of the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carlisle ;—- and, Leeds; praying 
that the Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Car- 
lisle Railway Company (Chairman) ; — Montrose ; 
—and, Forfar ; praying for a moditication of the 
tax upon passengers travelling by Railway,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter 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. 


Petitions from Land-owners and Rate-payers of 
the hundred of Hemlingford, in the county of War- 
wick;—and, William Power, of Polesworth; pray- 
ing tne House to pass a Bill to relieve that part of 
the hundred of Hemlingford without the borough 
of Birmingham from any liability to make com- 
pensation for damages done by rioters within the 
said borough,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barton-on-the-Heath ; — Hedger- 
ley ;—Pickhiil ; — Prescot ;—- Shelton ;— Helperby ; 
— Brafferton and Thornton Bridge;—King’s Lang- 
ley; — Kingstone and Gratwich ; — Norton Fitz- 
warren; -— Tingreth; — Neenton, near Bridge; — 
Arundel;—Malmsbury ;—- Leominster and Birpham; 
—Archdeaconry of Bedford and Deanery of Fleet ; 


— Little Hampton; —Sutton-under- Brailes ;—Cleas- 
by ;—Kingscote ;— Kirkby Malzeard ;—-South Stain- 
ley;—Stogursey ;—Sedgley ;— Bishop Monckton ;— 
Melton Ross;— Barcheston;—Alveston ;--Stratford- 
upon- Avon ;—Kinwarton, Great Arne and Wetheby; 
— Porlock ; — Henley-in-Arden ;—Alcester ;—Pur- 
ton;—Lydiard Tregoz ;--Preston-on-Stour ;—Saint 
Bee’s College ;— Deanery of Cirencester ;—Brear- 
ton;—Moreton Say ;— Wigan ;—Runnington, Bath- 
ealton and Thorn;— Saint Margaret ;— Cheriton ;— 
Pewsey ;—and, Deanery of Cricklade; 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 etticiency,—were 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Chelmsford; — and, Dulverton ; Church Rates, 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- &amp;c. 

lease of William Baines, and the abolition of Eccle- 

siastical Courts,—were presented and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeacon of Canterbury ;— Rating of 
Deanery of Cricklade;—and, Deanery of Carlisle; Ts: 
praying the House to adopt measures for exempting 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charges from parochial rates, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Lassalle, of Bristol, Electric 
Apothecary, stating that the Petitioner is informed ‘!*ePh- 
that it is intended to make application to the House 
for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the transfer 
or assignment to a company of the patents of Pro- 
fessor Wheatstone and Mr. Cooke for the Electric 
Telegraph ; and that the Petitioner is the inventor 
or originator of the application of electric agency to 
the transmission of information in the form of a 
telegraph ; and praying that the House will give 
him an opportunity of proving that he is the origina- 
tor of it, and will recommend his discovery to Her 
Majesty’s Government, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Templepatrick ;— Ballycarry;— church 

Belfast (two Petitions) ;—Jsland Magee ;--Ministers Patronage 
and Elders of the General Assembly of the Presby- Scotland.) 
terian Church in Jreland ;—Barry ;--Newtyle ;--In- 
verkeillor ; — Dundee ; —Fenwick;—Abbotshall ; — 
Craig ;— Torryburn ;—Meigle;— Collace ;—Coupar 
Angus ;— Bervie ;—Cleish ;—and, Kinross ; praying 
for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the several parishes County Courts 
within the Cerne Poor Law Union, praying that the Bill. © 
County Courts Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President and Secretary of the 
Yorkshire Law Society, 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. 


Petitions from Arbroath ;— and, Bridgewater ; Medical 
praying that the Medical Profession (N°. 2.) Bill Profession 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; (N° 2.) Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of James Lawrence Ward, of Trafal- 
gar-street, in the borough of Leeds, and of Liverpool- 
street, Oldfield-road, in the borough of Salford, Sur- 
geon, 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. 


Petitions from Chichester ;—Francis Cupiss and Medical 
his Assistants ; — Gravesend ;— Leeds ;—Guildford, Profession 
Farnham, Dorking and Godalining ;—and, Sunder- CN 1) Bil. 
land ; praying that the Medical Profession (N°. 1.) 

Bill may not pass into a law,--were presented, and 





Vor. 96. 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
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156 22° Marti. 






A. 1841, 





Medical A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in| Coroner for Kent; praying the House to adopt 
Profession. the town of Tremadoc, praying for reform of the| measures for providing increased remuneration to Oe 
Medical Profession, was presented, and read ; and | Coroners,—were presented, and read; and ordered ag 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newport Riots, A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Devonport, praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty fora free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 


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


Feargus Petitions from Bermondsey (Chairman of the Na- 
O’Connor. tional Charter Association) ;—and, Lambeth (Chair- 
man of the National Charter Association) ; complain- 
ing of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’Connor, in 
York Castle, and praying for his release,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of En- 

Suffrage, &amp;e. gineers, Millwrights and others of Dundee, praying 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- 
liaments and Vote by Ballot, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Turnpike-roads. Petitions from Market Rasen; — Glentworth, 
Harpswell and Hemswell; — Hackthorn, Welton 
and Riseholme;—Cameringham, Ingham and Fil- 
lingham ;—and, Owmby, Saxby, West Firsby and 


Spridlington; praying that the present system of 


management of Turnpike-roads may be abolished, 
and that one better calculated to secure a proper and 
economical application of the Tolls collected upon 
Turnpike-roads may be adopted ; and that the Peti- 
tioners may be charged to the support of Turnpike- 
roads only in common with other persons using the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Maynooth Petitions from Denby ;— Dalbury ;—Norton Fitz- 
College. warren ;—Derby ;--and, Prescot ; 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. 


RomanCatholic A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of orton 

Relief Acte = Fitzwarren, praying for the repeal of the Roman 
Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Danish Claims. A Petition of the President, Vice President and 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce at Kingston- 
upon-Hull, praying the House to adopt measures for 
settling the claims of the several merchants and ship- 
owners for losses of ships and cargoes confiscated by 
the Danish Government in 1807, and whose claims 
have been fully admitted, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bonded Com. A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Corn-fac- 
tors, Millers and others, Inhabitants of the borough 
of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying the House to adopt 
measures for permitting Flour to be substituted for 
Foreign Wheat secured in bonded warehouses, was 


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


Table. 


Mr. Baines presented a Bill for the better Enrol- 
Burgesses Bill. ment of Burgesses of Boroughs divided into Wards 

No.159. in England and Wales, and for altering the Times 
for certain Elections in such Boroughs: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday the 31st day of this 
instant March ; and to be printed. 


Enrolment of 


John Causton, 


A Petition of John Causton, of Abdy-street, 


Horsleydown, complaining of the conduct of the | 


British Consul at Messina, and praying for inquiry, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table, 


Coroners. Petitions from Henry Oliver Hunt, one of the 


Coroners for the county of Warwick; — Coroners | 


for Northumberland ;—and, Charles Willis, Junior, 


ill. 
to lie upon the Table. . 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Southport, praying window Dy 
that the House will abolish the unequal impost on . 
Windows, or, if the exigencies of the State will not 

permit it, then that the House will originate a mea- 

sure for taxing all properties, the house, the funded 

and the landed, on a footing of perfect equality, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to he upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- Rating of 
dians of the Warwick Union, praying that owners of Tenement. 
small Tenements may be rated to the relief of the 
poor, in lieu of the occupiers, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens, Searchers, Brazilian Coffee 
Assistants and Commonalty of the Corporation of "4 Sugar. 





Cutlers of Sheffield, praying for the revision of the 
duties on Coffee and Sugar, the produce of Brazil, 
with a view to these articles being imported into this 


country for home use, on reasonable terms, was pre- i 

e Ad 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Mo 
Table. ; 


Petitions from Holywood ;—and, Forfar (Mode- Lord’s Day, 
rator of the Presbytery); praying the House to or- 

dain that no company of railway proprietors be 
permitted to convey the mail on the Lord’s Day; and 
that all conveyances of Her Majesty’s mail on that 
day be from henceforth discontinued,—were pre- 

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


A Petition of Electors and others, Inhabitants of pecistration 
the town and neighbourhood of Prescot, praying of Voters 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may (!elan¢) Bill. 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

















A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Pres- county Con 
| cot Union, praying for the repeal of the County Con- stabulary Act 
| stabulary Act, was presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Second Presbyte- raolatry 
rian Congregation of Bangor, praying that the con- (India) 
nexion of the East India Gaiguay with the Idolatry 
of India may cease, and that no British subject 
| shall hereafter be required to participate therein, 
| was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 
| A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- Courtsof Equity 
| gier-street, Dublin, praying the House to pass a (Ireland.) ? 
| Bill for a reform of the proceedings of the Courts of 

Equity in Jreland, which shall have for one of its 
| objects the transference of much of the business of 
those courts to the Civil Bill Courts or Assistant 
| Barristers’ Courts, was presented, and read; and 
| ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for im- Pollse and 

proving the Navigation of the River Clyde, and en- Govan Railway 
larging the Harbour of Glasgow, and constructing - 
a Wet Dock, in connexion with the said river and 
harbour, praying that they may be heard, by them 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Polloc and Govan Railway 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. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an post Office. 
Account of the Net Amount of Post Office Revenue 
derived from Foreign and Colonial Postage, in the 
‘year ending the sth day of January 1841. 
The 








Consolidated 
Fund 

(£ 8,000,000.) 
Bill. 


South Australia — 


[Advance of 
Money. ] 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


4 VicToRIz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Clauses agreed to. 

Clause offered: (For directing the Appropria- 
tion of a part of the sum to be issued out of the 
Consolidated Fund to the payment of £.161,500, 
for Excess of Naval Expenditure beyond the Grants 
for the year ending 3lst March 1841), brought up, 
and read 1°. 

Question, That the Clause be now read 2°. 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause withdrawn. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, aad made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


My. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of authorizing Advances 
of Money out of the Consolidated Fund of the Uni- 
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to be 
applied in payment of certain Expenses incurred on 
account of the Colony of South Australia; such 
Advances to be repaid in such manner as may be 
directed by any Act of the present Session of Par- 
liament, a Resolution ; which was read as followeth : 
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 


jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 


Britain and Lreland be authorized to make Ad- 
vances, not exceeding One hundred and fifty-five 
thousand pounds in the whole, out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the said United Kingdom, for the 
Payment of Bills drawn and Expenses incurred on 
Account of the Colony of South Australia; such 
Advances to be secured and repaid in manner to be 
provided by any Act of the present Session of Parlia- 
ment. 

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, Lord John Rus- 
selland Mr. Vernon Smith do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cuauss, N° 1, (Poor Law Commissioners, &amp;c. 
continued) read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1. 23. and 24., To 
leave out the words “ One thousand eight hundred 
“and forty-six,” and to insert the words “ One thou- 
“ sandeight hundred and forty-three,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words “ One thousand eight 
“* hundred and forty-six” stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for therp Mr. Fox Maule, 1 174 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: § ' 

Tellers for thef Mr. Easthope, 

Noes, Mr. Wakley : 

Another Amendment proposed: P. 1.1. 23. and 24., 
After the words “ One thousand eight hundred and 
forty-six,” to insert the words “ and no longer.” 

Question, that those words be there inserted :— 
Motion withdrawn. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 





} iss. 


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Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, Lies 
Yeas, L Mr. Edward John Stanley: § — 

Tellers forthe [ Mr. John Fielden, , 
Noes, Mr. Wakley : it 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 
Vou. 96, 





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157 


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


Martis, 23° die Martii, 1841: 


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 Friday 
hext, again resolve itself nto the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ordnance 
mittee on the Ordnance Survey Bill; oo 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- poe 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; (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 Com- ee 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill; (N 0. 2.) 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 _— &lt;™ 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; eiitian 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday 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 Friday, the 2d day of April next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezzlement 
reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; ee 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Offences against the Person Bill was, accord- Offences against 
ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a ‘te Perse" Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday, the 5th 
day of April next. 


The Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill was, Copyhold and 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- eo 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 1 
Wednesday, the 31st day of this instant March. 


The Criminal Justice Bill was, according to Or- CriminalJustice 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- P! 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Turnpike Acts Continu- Turnpike Acts 
ance (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, (ireland) Bille 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Divett reported the Jews’ Declaration Bill ; Jews’ Declara- 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. tien BR. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednesday, 
the 31st day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Houghing 
reading of the Houghing Cattle (Zreland) Bill; pone 4) Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- E 
morrow. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ig 
mittee of Ways and Means ; oii 


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158 29°—_93° Martiz. 


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


Collection of 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
ye (Dublin) 
ui, 


to provide for the Collection of Rates in the City of 
Dublin: And that Mr. Attorney General for Ireland 
and Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Grand Jury Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Presentments to extend to the county of Dublin, and the county of 
(Dublin) Bill. the city of Dublin, the Laws now in force in the other 
counties and counties of cities in Jreland, relating to 
the Presentment of Public Money by Grand Juries: 
And that Mr. Attorney General for Zreland and Lord 
Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


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

(Scotland) Bill. tg alter and amend certain Acts regulating Mad- 
houses in Scotland, and to provide for the custody 
of dangerous Lunatics: And that the Lord Advocate 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to abolish Arrestment on the Dependence in all Ac- 
tions before the Small Debt Courts of Scotland, and 
to regulate Arrestment of Wages: And that the 
Lord Advocate, Mr. For Maule and Mr. Attorney 
General do prepare, and bring it in. 
lave Vessels, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Proceeds paid into the Registry of 
the High Court of Admiralty to the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1841, of all Vessels taken under the late Treaty 
with Spain, and in pursuance of the Act 2 and 3 
Vic. ; stating the period when the same was paid or 
payable to the Captors ; distinguishing the nature 
and Amount of the several Fees paid or payable in 
each case:—And, a List of all Claims laid before 
the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, for 
the several Bounties on Tonnage, under the Acts of 
1 and 2 Vic. c. 47, and 2 and 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 pro- 
per Price for the same, to the 1st day of January 1841. 


Collection of 
Rates 
Bill. 


No. 160. 


Mr. Attorney General for Jreland presented a Bill 
(Dublin) to provide for the Collection of Rates in the City of 
Dublin : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next; 
and to be printed. 


Royal Burghs = The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to provide for 
(Scotland) Bill. the better Regulation of Municipal Corporations in 
No. 161. Royal Burghs of Scotland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday the 5th day of April next ; and to be 
printed. 

Grand Jury Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Bill 
(Dublin) Bil to extend to the County of Dublin, and the County 
io os * of the City of Dublin, the Laws now in force in the 
0.162. Gther Counties and Counties of Cities in Treland, 
relating to the Presentment of Public Money by 
Grand Juries: And-the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Parliameutary 
Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 163. 


the better Regulation of Municipal Corporations in 
Parliamentary Burghs not Royal Burghs in Scot- 
land: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday the 
5th day of April next ; and to be printed. 


Berwell Fen The Burwell Fen Drainage and Navigation Bill 

Drainage and was read a second time ; and committed. 

Navigation Bill. ~~ Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





| 
| 


"he Lord Advocate presented a Bill to provide for | 










A, 1841. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Parish Con, 
the Parish Constables Bill, was read, and discharged. ‘bles Bil 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 31st day of this instant March. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Silver Coin, Silver Coiy, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No.164, 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mr. Vizard, Mr. Vizarg, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. —_ No. 165, 


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, 23° die Marti ; 


Anno. 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
M* Soady, from the Audit Office, was called Public 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the Accountants 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—List of 
Officers and Departments whose Accounts are au- 
dited 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 
1841, arising upon Accounts which have been stated 
or declared, completed to the 5th of January 1841. 

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 1841:—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Petitions from the Mayor, as Chairman of a Meet- Severn Naviga. 
ing of Inhabitants of Tewkesbury ;—Fishermen of tion Bill. 
Tewhesbury ;--and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Tewkesbury ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Severn Navigation 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 Canterbury Pavement Bill was read a second Canterbury _ 
time ; and committed. Pavement Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
A Petition of Commissioners for paving and light- 
ing the streets, lanes and other places in the city 
of Canterbury and the liberties thereof, 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. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen 
and Burgesses of the city and borough of Canter- 
bury, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, 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. 


Petitions from Mortgagees of the rates, tolls 
and duties authorized by the Canterbury Pavement 
Act ;—and, Inhabitant Householders of the city of 
Canterbury ; praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law,—were also presented and read ; A or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Neptune Marine Insurance Company Bill Neptune Ma- 
was read a second time; and committed. rine Insurance 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Co™P™y Bi! 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition 


Middles 


Sessions 





Clent \ 
Biil. 


Grea 
and | 
Rail 





Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


Clent Vicarage 
Biil. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill, 


Metropdlis 


I mprovements 
Bill, 





4. VicTorizZ. 


A Petition of Robert M‘William, suggesting that | 
the Salary of the Chairman of the Middlesex Ses- | 
sions should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, | 
was offered to be presented :—But Her Majesty’s | 
Recommendation not having been signified, the said | 
Petition was not received. 


A Motion being made, That the Clent Vicarage | 
Bill be now read a second time ; | 

Lord John Russell, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
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. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second | 
time:—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of George Lewis Smyth, Parliamentary 
Agent, stating, that the Committee on_the Petition 
for the Great Leinster and Munster Railway Bill 
reported, that the Standing Orders had not heen com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no proof was adduced that 
notice of the intended application to Parliament had 
been given before the thirty-first of December to 
certain owners and occupiers, in number eighteen : 


23” Marti. 





That, on Saturday the twentieth instant, information 
arrived from Dublin, to the effect, that due notice of 
the application had been given to thirteen of the 
persons in question ; and, as to five others, that their | 
tenures had ceased, and that the landlords to whom | 
such tenures had lapsed, had received due notice of | 
the application, and were assenting parties to the | 
undertaking ; and praying that the parties may be| 
allowed to proceed with their Bill; and that the| 
Committee on the Bill do examine how far notices | 
of the application have been duly given to the per- 
sons referred to by the Committee on the Petition, 
and do report the same to the House on the Report’ 
of the Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. | 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Durham and Sunderland 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 Reso- 
tion of the House of the 27th day of January 1840 
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; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Liverpool Docks Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Order, made upon 
the 15th day of this instant March, that the Metro- 
polis Improvements Bill be referred to the Committee 
of Selection, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Order be discharged :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Metropolis Improve- 
ments Bill to a Select Committee, composed of the 
following Members:—Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Sir Matthew Wood, Sir Robert Peel, Mr Herries, 
Mr. Wakley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Pendarves, Sir Benja- 
min Hall, Mr. John Abel Smith, Colonel Thomas 
Wood, Mr. Robert Steuart, Lord Viscount Lowther, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. 
— _ Mr. Barnard,Mr. Planta, Mr. Kem- 

ox. 96. 








159 


ble and Mr. Alderman Humphery ; and five Selected 
Members, of whom Three to be the Quorum. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Barnstaple 


deration the Report on the Barustaple Roads Bill ; 
and the Amendments, as far as Clause (C.), were 
read, and agreed to. 


Clause (C.), the next Amendment, being read a 


| second time; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth agree with the 
Committee in the said Amendment:—It passed in 
the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, (re- 
lating to the application of Tolls arising on the old 
Roads.) 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the said Clause be now brought 
up :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Fri- 
day next. 


Roads Bill. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Saint Alban’s 


of Elections, the names of the Members of the 
Select Committee appointed to try and determine 
the matter of the Petition of Thomas Foreman Gape 
and John Samuel Story, Electors, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Boreach of 
Saint Alban, and to which they had annexed the 
said Petition:—And the names of the Committee 
were read, as follow: 

William Stratford Dugdale, Esquire, William 
Hutt, Esquire, Thomas William Bramston, Esquire, 
Alexander Pringle, Esquire, Paulet Saint John Mild- 
may, Esquire, the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, 
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 of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Saint Alban, now referred to you; and a true 
judgment give according to the Evidence. So 
help you God. 

Ordered, That the Committee do meet To-morrow, 
at eleven of the clock. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of 


Election, 


Walsali 


Elections, the names of the Members of the Select Election. 


Committee appointed to try aud determine the 
matter of the Petition of Joseph Hicken, an Elector, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the Borough of Walsal/, and to which they had 
annexed the said Petition:—And the names of the 
Committee were read, as follow: 

Henry Charles Sturt, Esquire, William Good- 
enough Hayter, Esquire, the Right honourable Sir 
William Rae, William Bird Brodie, Esquire, Charles 
William Packe, Esquire, John Bowes, Esquire ; 
Chairman, Lord Eliot. 

Whereupon the Names of the said seven Members 
were called over, and being come to the Tabie, 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 Walsall, now referred to you; and a true 
judgment give according to the Evidence. 
help you God. 


Ordered, That the Committee do meet To-mor- 
row, at eleven of the clock. 


So 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley Giasgow, 


and Greenock Railway Company to raise a further P 


eisley, and 


Sum of Money, and to amend and enlarge the — 


Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to the 
said Railway, was read the third time. 


x4 Resolved, 


ailway Bill. 








Eccleshall 
Inclosure Bill, 


Polloc and 


Govan Railway before the Committee on the Polloc and Govan 


Bill, 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 


Road Bill, 


York and 
North Midland 
Raiiway Ap- 
proaches Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


Act. 
No. 166, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Parochial 
Assessments 


Bill. 


Slave Trade. 


160 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Eccleshail Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 


Railway Bill in Session 1837, be referred to the 
Committee on the Polloc and Govan Railway Bill 
of the present Session. 

Ordered, That leave be given to print such Evi- 
dence, at the expense of the Parties, if they think fit. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the town of 
Brighthelmston, in the county of Sussex, acting 
under an Act of 6 Geo. 4, intituled, An Act for the 
better regulating, paving, improving and managing 


23° Martz. 





the Town of Brighthelmston,in the County of Sussex, 
and the Poor thereof, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Brighton and Shoreham 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 Heuse proceeded ‘to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the York and North Midland 
Railway Approaches 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. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the General Order 
for keeping Accounts in Unions, issued by the Poor 
Law Commissioners for England and Wales, which 
was presented upon the 11th day of February 1836, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Copies of the General Order 
of the Poor Law Commissioners for England and 
Wales, respecting the Election of Chairmen and 
Vice-Chairmen of the Boards of Guardians:— 
And, of the General Order of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners for England and Wales, for the keeping, 
examining and auditing the Accounts of Unions, 
and of the several Parishes of which they were 
composed, which were presented upon the 8th day 
of February 1837, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the General Order of 
the Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales, 
relative to Out-door Relief, which was presented 
ypon the 21st day of February 1840, be printed, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Statement containing the Names of the Unions 
to which Special and not General Rules have been 
given by the Poor Law Commissioners, in the year 
1840, with the Dates on which such Special Rules 
were issued. 


Ordered, That Mr. Barneby have leave of absence 
till Easter, to attend the Sessions ;—Captain Wemyss 
till Easter, on account of illness in his family ;— 
Major Chetwynd till Easter, on urgent business ;— 
anc, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, to go the circuit. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, 
the Parochial Assessments Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 21st day of April next. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,--Copy of Correspondence relative to 
the Slave Trade at The Gallinas. 

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








A. 1841, 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Convicts, 
posed, That in the Opinion of this House, the large 
increase of the number of Convicts to be perma- 
nently confined in the Hulks of Great Britain, 
although sentenced to Transportation, in pursuance 
of the Minute of the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, dated the 2d day of Jaruary 
1839, is highly inexpedient. 

And the Previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new pees 5 

oh , Lord Viscount Mahon, | 

Tellers for the Y eas,| Mr. Pakington : ’ J 

Mr. Fox Maule, ay 
Tellers for the Noes, Me. Vartan Beth: | 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Resolved, That, in the Opinion of this H ouse, the 
large increase of the Number of Convicts to be per- 
manently confined in the Hulks of Great Britain, 
although sentenced to Transportation, in pursuance 
of the Minute of the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, dated the 2d day of January 
1839, is highly inexpedient. 


- 49, 


28. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Property Tax, 
posed, That the assessment of all property, real and 
personal, within the United Kingdom, would be a fit 
and proper substitute for such of the Taxes of Excise 
and Customs as press most heavily on the middle 
and industrious classes; and that such alteration 
in the mode of raising the Public Revenue, would 
be calculated, ina high degree, to enhance the value 
of all property, particularly, by leading to the fuller 
development of the copious sources of wealth in 
this kingdom and its vast dependencies. 

And the Previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, S Mr. Scholefield, 


\ 
| Mr. Muntz : J a 
Tellers for the Noes,} “ye —. } 40. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Robert Gordonreported the Consolidated Fund Consolidated 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. sehieen ose. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be Bill. 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Charitable 
to facilitate the Transfer of Real and Personal Pro- !™** Bi 
perty held in Trust for Charitable Purposes: And 
that Mr. James Stewart and Mr. Attorney General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Dos Carts, it 
to prohibit the use of Dogs as beasts of Draught or -_ 
Burthen: And that Mr. Last and Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Savings Banks, 
an Account of the Number of Depositors in Savings “ 
Banks, and the Number of Charitable Institutions 
and Friendly Societies, and of the Sums deposited 
in Savings Banks, divided into classes, at the close 
of the last quarter, on the 20th day of November 1840. 


Ordered That there be laid before this House, Savings Bauk:- 

a Return of the Amount of Money received from 
the Trustees of Savings Banks by the Commissioners 
for the reduction of the National Debt, since the 
6th day of August 1817; the Amount of Money, 
Principal and Interest, due by the Commissioners 
to the Trustees of Savings Banks on the 20th day of 
November 1840 and the Value of the Government 
Securities standing in the Names of the Commis- 
sioners at the Price of that day (stating such Price), 
to answer the Amount due to the Depositors for 
Principal and Interest on that day. 





Ordered, 


sings Ba 
- Friend 
Societies» 


Copybolc 
Customal 
Tenure. 

{Salaries 
Allowant 


Medi 
Profe 
(No. 


Torn 
Cont 
(Irel 















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4 VicToriz. 


sings Banks © Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
méFrendly an Account showing the difference between the 
Societies Amount paid by the Public for Interest and Charges 
onthe Sums due to the Trustees of Savings Banks 
and Friendly Societies, and the Amount received 
from Dividends on Stock or other Public Secu rities 
in which the said Sums have been invested by the 
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National 
Debt, from the 6th day of August 1817 to the 20th 

day of March 1840. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
of authorizing the payment out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, of the Salaries of the Commissioners and 
Officers, and of the Travelling and other Expenses 
incurred in the execution of any Act of the present 
Session for the Enfranchisement of Copyholds; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, that Her 

ajesty, having been informed of the subject- 
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the con- 
sideration of the House. 

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


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


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure. 
{Salaries and 
Allowances. ] 


Mercurii, 24° die Martii, 1841: 
The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Medical 
Profession 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
(Ireland) Bill, 


The ingrossed Bill to continue, for a limited time, 
the several Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland, which will expire at or before the end of 
the present Session of ae etl or at or before the 
end of the Session of Parliament next after the 
fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred 
and forty-one, 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 fourth day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, 
and to the end of the next Session of Parliament, 
the several Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Trelund, which will expire at or before the end of 
the present Session of Parliament, or at or before 
the end of the Session of Parliament next after the 
fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred 
and forty-one, and to amend the Acts for regulating 
Turnpike-roads in Ireland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Carts, &amp;e, = Mr. East presented a Bill to prohibit the use of 


Dogs as Beasts of Draught or Burthen: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 28th day 
of April next; and to be printed. 


Bi 


No. 167. 


Charitaole 
Trasts Bill. 


No. 168. 


Mr. James Stewart presented a Bill to facilitate 
the Transfer of Real and Personal Property held in 
Trust for Charitable Purposes: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time upon Wednesday the 31st day of this 
instant March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That the 
had examined the Petitions presented from the 7th 
to the 19th day of this instant March, 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. 


And then theHouse having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after twelve of the clock 


= Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 
ay. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirteenth 
Report.) 


93°—24° Martir. 














Vo. 96. 





161 
Mercurii, 24° die Marti 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Public Income 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- and Expendi- 
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 
ending 5th January 1841. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Great Britain, for the year ending 5th January 
1841. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Ireland, for the year ending 5th January 1841. 

An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue 
of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1841, after deducting the Re-payments, 
Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties of 
the nature of Drawbacks ; together with an Account 
of the Public Expenditure of the United Kingdom, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the Reduction of the 
National Debt within the same period. 

An Account of the Net Public Income of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 
the year ended 5th January 1841, 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 1841; the Money applied towards the 
Redemption of the Funded or paying off 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 5th January 1841. 

An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Consolidated 
Fund arising in the United Kingdom, in the year 44 
ended Sth ert 1841; 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 Sa. 
dom, in the year ending 5th January 1841, and of 
the several Charges which have become due thereon 
in the same year; including the Amount of Ex- 
chequer ‘Bills charged upon the same Fund, at the 
commencement and at the termination of the same 
year ; with Appendices. 

An Account of the actual Receipt and Expendi- Funded Debt. 
ture of the Sums placed in the hands of the Com- 
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, 
year ending 5th January 1841. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Unre- 
deemed Funded Debt, and the Charge thereof, at 
the 5th January 1840; of the Debt and Charge 
thereof, created in the year ended 5th January 1841; 
of the Debt, and Charge thereof, reduced in the 
course of that year; and the Total Amount of the 
Unredeemed Debt, and Charge thereof, as it stood on 
5th January 1841. 

An Account of the state of the Public Funded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge 
thereupon, at the 5th January 1841; with an Ab- 
stract. 

An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Bri- Unfunded 
tain and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, P*' 
on 5th January 1841; distinguishing Exchequer 
Bills ; Sums remaining unpaid, charged upon the 
Aids granted by Parliament ; and the Exchequer Bills 

Y to 








———————————— 


a ge rr rere 


ee re rr 


a er 


Disposition of 
Grants. 


Arrears and 
Balances 
(Customs.) 


Excise. 


Stamps. 


Taxes. 


Post Office. 


Land Revenue. 


Increase and 
Diminution of 
Salaries. 


162 


to be issued on the Consolidated Fund ; and distin- 
guishing also such part of the Unfunded Debt and 
Demands as has been provided for by Parliament ; 
together with an Account of the Ways and Means 
remaining in the Exchequer, or to be received, on 
the 5th January 1841, to defray such part of the 
Unfunded Debt, and Demands outstanding, as have 
been provided for; with Appendices. 

An Account, showing how the Monies given for 
the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the year 1840, have been disposed 
of, distinguished under their several heads, to 5th 
January 1841. 

Customs; Out-Ports, England, Scotland, Ireland: 
—Account of the Total Amount of Current Ba- 
lances in the hands of the respective Collectors, 
and Arrears of Balances of late Collectors, on the 
5th January 1841. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears 
and Current Balances due on the 5th January 1841, 
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 1841, 
from the Officers of Excise in Scotland, from 5th 
January 1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

Excise, Jreland :—An Account of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due on 5th January 1841, from 
the Officers of Excise in Jreland, from 5th January 
1774. 

An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, 
on 5th January 1841, 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 1840 and 5th January 1841, 
respectively. 

Stamps, Jreland :—An Account of Arrears and 
Balances due from former and present Distributors, 
&amp;c., of the Stamp Department, on 5th January 
1841. 

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 
1841. 

Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of a Balance due 
by a deceased Revenue Collector, on account of 
Taxes, on the 5th January 1841. 

An Account of Arrears due, from late Postmasters 
in England, on 5th January 1841; and an Account 
of Irrecoverable Debts due from late Postmasters, 
&amp;e., in Scotland, on 5th January 1841 :—Also, an 
Account of Recoverable Debts due from late Post- 
masters, &amp;c., in Scotland, on 5th January 1841. 

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 1839 and 
1840. 

An Account of Arrears due by dismissed, deceased 
and resigned Deputy Postmasters and Letter-carriers 
in Ireland, on the 5th January 1841. 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due, from 
Deputy Postmasters and others in the General Post 
Office, Jreland, in the years 1839 and 1840. 

Auditors of the Land Revenue: An Account of 
the Total Amount of the Arrears and Current Ba- 
lances due on the 5th January 1841, from the seve- 
ral Persons employed in receiving or collecting the 
Land Revenues of the Crown in England and Wales. 

An Account of every Increase and Diminution 
which has taken place within the year 1840, in the 
Nuwber of Persons employed, or in the Salaries, 


94° Martiz. 


















A, 1841, 


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 1st January 1840; the Annual 
Amount which was granted in the year 1840; the 
Aunual Amount which ceased within the year; 
and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 
31st of December 1840. 

Copy, Warrant granting Compensation to Mr. 7, 
Fenton and Mr. R. Henn, Officers of the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland, for loss of Fees, one year, to 
Hilary Term 1841. 

An Account of all Additions which have been 
made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt b 
the Interest of any Loan that hath been made or 
Annuities created in the last Ten years. 


Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to Orders,— Customs Daty, 


An Account of the gross Receipts of Customs Dut 
collected at each Custom House of the United 
Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841; distinguishing the Amount of Re-payments 
for Drawbacks and Bounties of the nature of Draw- 
backs and Bounties, and of Repayment of Over 
Entries ; together with the Amounts paid at each 
Custom House for Expenses of Office, for incidental 
Charges, and on other Accounts; as well as the net 
Amount remitted from each Custom House to the 
Receiver General :—Also, the gross and net Receipts 
of each Custom House, during the year ending the 
5th day of January 1841, as compared with similar 
Receipts during the previous year. 

A Return of the Number of Muskets and other 
Fire-Arms, of Swords, and the Quantity and kind 
of Military Stores, sent to and landed in Syria, 
since July 1840. 


A Return for the years 1839 and 1840, of the Mails (Ireland) 


Rate of Travelling of the following Mails in Ireland, 
the Mileage paid, the Contractor for each, the date 
of existing Contracts, the instances of Non-arrival 
up to time both in Cork and Dublin, for the months 
of January and February 1841, and the Causes 
stated for any Delay :—-Dublin and Belfast, Dublin 
and Waterford, Dublin and Limerick, Dublin and 
Cork vié Clonmel, and Dublin and Londonderry :— 
And then he withdrew. 


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


Superannug, 
tions, 


Court of 
Chancery 
Treland.) 


Public Debe, 
y 


Syria. 


Sir Charles Lemon, from the Select Committee Sudbury 
appointed to try and determine the matter of the Election. 


Petition of John Purr, and others, Electors, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Sudbury ; and to defend which Return, 
Thomas Jones and Thomas Ginn had, by an Order 
of the House, been admitted as Parties, instead of 
George Tomline, Esquire, informed the House, 
that the Committee had determined ; 

That George Tomline, Esquire, was duly elected 
and returned a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Sudbury. 

That the Petition of John Purr and others, did 
not appear to the Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious. 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not 
appear to the said Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Lewis Great Leinster 
and Munster 


Smyth, praying that the Parties may have leave to 

proceed with the Petition for the Great Leinster 

and Munster Railway Bill, which was presented 

yesterday, be taken into consideration To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Durham and 
Sunderland Railway Company to raise a further 


um 


Railway. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway Bill. 





Polloc a 
Govan 
Bill. 


Imperi 
of Eng 
Comps 


Bi 


~~. te 








Polloc and 
Bill. 


Imperial Bank 
of England 
Company. 


Jaty, 


Burgett’s 
Nat. Bill. 


and,) 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Railways. 


Medical 
Profession, 


4 Vicrorim. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 


Govan Railway Council of the burgh of Renfrew, praying that the 


Polloc and Govan Railway Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom 
the Petition of George Thomas Turner, and others, 
against the application for leave to present a Peti- 
tion for the Imperial Bank of England Company 
Bill, was referred; That in the case of the said 
Petition, the Committee recommend that leave be 
given to present a Petition for the Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 


A Petition of Thomas Lever Rushton, of Bolton, 
in the county of Lancaster, Solicitor and Banker, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for appointing some per- 
son or persons, by and under the direction of the 
High Court of Chancery, to act as a Public Officer 
for the purpose of getting in the outstanding estate 
and effects of a co-partnership called the Imperial 
Bank of England Company, was accordingly pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Burgett’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Hayfield ;—Southowram ;—Little 
Marlow ;—and, Longton; praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Act,-- 


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


Petitions from Rochford Union ;—Ashamstead ;—- 
Saint Mary Colechurch, London ;—Tewkesbury ; 
— Liverpool; — and, Cranbrook Union; praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hartlepool ; — Darlington ; — 
Knaresborough ;—and, Preston (Lancaster); pray- 
ing that provision may be made in the said Bill for 
allowing Roman Catholics and Dissenters, inmates 
of workhouses, to attend their respective places of 
worship,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Dundee, praying for 
a modification of the tax on passengers travelling 
by Railway, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Reverend John William Butt, 
Vicar of Kings Langley, praying that a clause may 
be inserted in all future Railway Bills enacting that 
footpaths shall be carried under the Railroad, and 
that where a line of Railroad of necessity runs pa- 
rallel to a public highway, the Railroad be formed 
at a certain specified distance from such public 
highway, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone and other places, pray- 
ing for the reform of the Medical Profession, was 


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


Vot. 96. 


24° Martie. 

Sum of Money, and for amending the Acts for 

making the said Railway, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Thompson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 




















163 


Petitions from Clitheroe ; — Morpeth ; — and, Meiieal 
Plymouth, Devonport, &amp;c.; praying that the Medical ge 
Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,— °N* ™) Bil 


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


Petitions from the President of the Eastern Mee Medical 
dical Association of Scotland;—President and Se- (Nona) Bill 
cretary of the Midland Medical Union, Zreland ;—‘"” — 
and, Roscrea ; praying that the Medical Profession 
(No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Dublin;—and, Dr. Patrick Darbey: 
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 Danby Wiske and Yafforth ;— Church of 

Forcett and Hutton Magna ; —Wolverhampton ;— ¥»s"4- 
Ravenstone ;—Clifton ( Bedford) ;— Gravenhurst ;— 
Higham Gobion ;— Tempsford ;— Harpenden ; — 
Walton Cardiffe;—Bushley ;— Richmond (Surrey) ; 
—and, Morden; 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 Leiston;—and, Theberton; pray- 
ing 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 Deaneries of Hitchin and Baldock; Rating of 
—and, Northampton ; praying the House to adopt Tithes. 
measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent- 
charges from parochial and other rates,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stevens Wade Henslow, of Ciement’s Legacy Duty. 

Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, praying 

for inquiry into the proceedings of the Commis- 

sioners of Stamps and Taxes, the Solicitor of Stamps 

and Taxes and the Comptroller of Legacy Duties 

in the case of Mr. Prentis, one of the Executors of 

the late Edward Paul Pilcher, and also for inquiry 

as to the present state of business in the Legacy *» 

Duty Office, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Jews’ Declara- 
of the borough of Faversham, praying that the tion Bill. 
Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of the Reverend Nathaniel Forth, French Claims. 
complaining of the discontinuance of certain an- 
nuities by the French Government in 1792, in con- 
sequence of the French Revolution; and praying 
for inquiry into his claims, and for the adoption of 
measures for obtaining compensation for the same, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Brain- Rating of 
tree, praying that owners of small tenements may /¢n¢™ent 
be rated to the relief of the poor in lieu of the occu- 


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


A Petition of Henry Brearey, of the city of York, County Courts 
Attorney-at-Law, Agent in the County Court of — 
York, praying that provision may be made in the 
County Courts Bill, to compensate him for the loss 
he will sustain should the said Bill pass into a law ; 
and that, in the event of its passing, the House will 
repeal the duty payable on attornies’ certificates, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


¥2 A Petition 























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County Courts 
Bill. 


Import Duties, 


Designs Copy- 


right Bill, 


Coroners. 


Corn Laws. 


Punishment of 


Death. 


Church Rates, 


&amp;e. 


Samuel Row- 
Jand Eustace. 


Harbours of 
Refuge. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill, 


Register 
of Voters 
(Hertford.) 


164 Q4° Marti. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Re- 
quest for the townships of Bilston and Willenhall, 
and the parishes of Wednesbury and Darlaston, 
praying that the County Courts Bill may not pass 
ito a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dundee ;—and, Paisley ; praying 
for a revision and modification of the Import Duties, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. Edmund Potter &amp; Co.; 
—Black and Wingate ;— Campsie ; —— Bonhill ; -- 
Mitcham ;— Burnley;— Clayton-le-Moors ;—Messtrs. 
Doody and Price;— Mitcham and Merton ;—Ac- 
crington ;— Sabden ;— Church near Accrington ;— 
Liverpool;—Merchants, Agents for Foreign Houses, 
and Purchasers of printed goods in the English 
Market for exportation ;—Messrs. Matthew Hunter 
and F’. Algin;—James Dickey ;—Belfast (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Pollokshaws ;— Eastwood ;-~and, William 
M‘Vane; 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 Her Majesty’s Coroners in and for 
the county of Suffolk, praying the House to adopt 
measures for providing increased remuneration to 
County Coroners, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Taunton ; — Pitminster ; — and, 
Wiveliscombe ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bridg- 
water, praying for the abolition of the Punishment 
of Death in all cases, except wilful murder, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Bugbrooke ;— Northampton (two 
Petitions) ;—Long Buckby ;—and, Heyford ; pray- 


ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 


illiam Baines and the abolition of the Ecclesias- 





A. 1841, 


not being printed, and praying the House to take 
the same into consideration, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Brighton, 3,:,;, 
° " ghton and 
in the county of Susser, praying that they may be Shoreham 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against*Road Bill, 
certain parts of the Brighton and Shoreham 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Kirk- Maynooth 
leavington, praying the House not to sanction any College. 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killiter ;—Boveva ;—Cremore ;— Church 
Keady ;— and, Newmills; praying for the abolition Patronage 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,— 6°") 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum of Money out Consolidated 
of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year Fund 

One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one was, E Srenmen) 
according 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-one. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


further consideration the Report on the Designs "is! Bill 
Copyright Biil:—The Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the 

Votes of the 9th day of February last, of the Pro- 








tical Courts,—were presented, and read; and or-|ceedings of the House on the Designs Copyright 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Rowland Eustace, late of 


the city of Dublin, and now residing at Canter- 
bury-place, Lambeth, stating his losses during the 
Rebellion in Jreland, and his services in the office 
of Paymaster to the Works at Howth Harbour, 
and praying for consideration thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Willigm Henry Inglis, of London, 
Gentleman, suggesting improvements in the har- 
bours on the south-eastern coast, and praying that 
he may be examined in reference thereto, by the 
Commission now sitting, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Acts, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“ Designs Copyright,—Acts relating thereto, 
read; considered in Committee. 


“ (In Committee.) 


“ Resolved, That the Chairman be directed 
to move the House, That leave be given to bring 
in a Bill for extending the term of Copyright 
in ~~ for printing Woven Fabrics and 
Paper Hangings. 

“ Resolution reported; Bill ordered to be 
brought in by Mr. Emerson Tennent and Mr. 
O’ Connell.” 


And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


A Petition of Robert M‘ William, of Torrington- | solve itself into the said Committee. 


square,a Payer to the county rates of Middlesex, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
cuunsel or agent, against certain parts of the Mid- 
dlesex Sessions 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Samuel Cousins, of Old Cross, in 
the parish of Saint Andrew, Hertford, stating that 
very great inconvenience and injustice arise from 
the Register of Voters for the county of Hertford 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into Designs Copy 


The House was moved, That the Act 27 Geo. 3, pesigns Copy: 
c. 38, for the Encouragement of the Arts of design- right Acts. 
ing and printing Linens, Cottons, Calicoes and 
Muslins, by vesting the Properties thereof in the 
Designers, Printers and Proprietors for a limited 
time, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 29 Geo. 3, 

c. 19, for continuing an Act made in the Twenty- 
seventh year of the reign of His present Majesty, 
intituled, “ An Act for the Encouragement of the 
Arts of designing and printing Linens, Cottons, 
Calicoes and Muslins, by vesting the Properties 
thereof in the Designers, Printers and Proprietors, 





for 


Put 
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4. VicTORI®. 


for a limited time,” might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 34 Geo.3, 
c. 23, for amending and making perpetual an Act 
made in the Twenty-seventh year of the reign of 
his present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for the En- 
couragement of the Arts of designing and printing 
Linens, Cottons, Calicoes and Muslins, by vesting 
the Properties thereof in the Designers, Printers 
and Proprietors, for a limited time,” might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 Vice. 
c. 13, for extending the Copyright of Designs for 
Calico Printing, to Designs for printing other Woven 
Fabrics, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 Vie. 
c.17, to secure to Proprietors of Designs for Articles 
of Manufacture the Copyright of such Designs for 


24°—25° Martz. 


165 
The Houghing Cattle (Jreland) Bill was, accord- Houghing 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed Cattle 


to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday (Ireland) Bis. 
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- Waysand 

mittee of Ways and Means ; ae 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Copyhold 
a Committee, to consider of authorizing the payment 4n¢ Customary 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- [salaries and 





a limited time, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the said 
Acts. 


Putative 
Fathers Bill. 


The Putative Fathers Bill was, according to Order, 
read asecond time; and committed to a Committee 


of the whole House, for Friday the 23d day of April 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the County Coroners Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed 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 the 5th day of May 
next ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


No. 169. 


Double Costs, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
&amp;e., Bill. 


mittee on the Double Costs, &amp;c. Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


No. 170. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 
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 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 28th day of 
April next; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


Evidence Bill. © The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Evidence Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


a Bridges The ingrossed Bill for repairing, improving and 
ill. “1a: F 
re-building County Bridges, and the Approaches 
thereto, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Eliot do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Tithes’ Reco. 


4. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
very Bill. 


mittee on the Tithes’ Recovery Bill ; : 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Embezzlement 


: The Order of the day bei d, for th nd 
d Fr, I y being rea e€ seco 
a reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Vot. 96. 


dom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Salaries Allowances. ] 
of the Commissioners and Officers, and of the Tra- 

velling and other Expenses incurred in the execution 

of any Act of the present Session for the Enfran- 
chisement of Copyholds. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Salaries, Allowances, and Tra- 
velling and other Expenses of the Commissioners 
and other Officers, and also the incidental Expenses 
of carrying into execution any Act which may be 
— in the present Session of Parliament for the 

nfranchisement of Copyholds, shall be defrayed 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Slough, in the parish Slough and 
of Upton-cum-Chalvey, in the county of Bucks, and see y 
of the neighbouring parishes, praying that they may ; 











be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Slough and Colnbrook 
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. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 




















Jovis, 25° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M* 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 1839 
to the 10th day of October 1840:—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- — 
sented,—Return to an Order, dated the 17th day of“ 
this instant March, for a Return of the Total Amount 
of Salaries or other Payments received in 1840: 1st, 
by Poor Law Commissioners and Secretaries; 2dly, 
by the Clerks, extra Clerks, Messengers and Porters, 
and all other Charges or Contingencies incidental to 





'the Department; 3dly, by all Assistant Commis- 
| Y 3 sioners, 



































































































































































































































































Trade and 
Navigation. 


166 25° Martiz. 


sioners, for Salaries, Travelling Expenses and Allow- 
ances for Clerks; and, 4thly, Amount of Printing 
Expenses, as far as the same can be ascertained ; 
showing each Class separately, and giving the Total : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Irving, Inspector General of Imports and 
Exports, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
—Accounts of the Trade and Navigation of the 
United Kingdom, for Three years, ending 5th January 


, 1841:—And then he withdrew. 


Highland 
Roads and 
Bridges. 


York and 


North Midland 


Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Church Biii. 


Private Bills, 


Great Leinster 


and Munster 


Railway. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 


way (Hertford 


end Ware 
Branch) Bill. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


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


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—The Twenty-seventh 
Report of the Commissioners of Highland Roads and 
Bridges. 

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


An ingrossed Bill to enable the York and North 
Midland Railway Company to raise a further Sum 
of Money, to make certain Approaches to the said 
Railway, to amend the Acts relating thereto, and for 
other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the York and North Mad- 
land Railway Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money, to make a certain Approach to the said 








Railway, and to amend the Acts relating thereto. 
Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Birkenhead Church 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. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of George Lewis Smyth, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, praying that 
the parties may have leave to proceed with the Peti- 
tion for the Great Leinster and Munster Railway Bill: 
—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 leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
extending, enlarging and amending some of the Pro- 
visions of the Act relating to the Great Leinster and 
Munster Railway :—It passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of Visiting Justices of the House of 
Correction at Hertford, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel, against certain parts of the 
Northern and Eastern Railway (Hertford and Ware 
Branch) 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 
sad Petition. 


Petitions from Rate-payers of the parish of Edge- 
ware ;— Little Stanmore ;— Hendon ;—Kingsbury ; 
—and, Willesden; praying that the Middlesex Ses- 
sions Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Representative Vestry of the 
parish of Saint George, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was also 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 












A, 1841. 


Petitions from Owners or Proprietors of houses Kentish To., 
and premises in Kentish Town ;—and, Commis- Paving gij, 
sioners of Sewers for the Holborn and Finsbury 
Divisions in the county of Middlesex ; praying that 

they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 

agents, against certain parts of the Kentish Town 
Paving 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 United Company of Proprietors Liverpool 
of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, and of Traders Docks Bill, 
upon the said Canal, and Persons interested in the 
navigation of the River Mersey, praying that they 
may be.heard, by themselves, 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 themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of property Brighton and 
in the parish of Hove;—and, Commissioners for Shorebam 
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise Reed Bul. 
improving Brunswick-square, Brunswick-terrace, and 
certain other public places in the parish of Hove; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Brigh- 
ton and Shoreham Road 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. 


_ Petitions from Ayr, Newton and Wallacetown;— chyrei 
Brownfield, Glasgow ;—Largs ;—Port Glasgow ;— Patronage 
Lundie and Fowlis ;—Kilmaurs ;— Leckpatrickh ;— (Sctland.) 
Ballynahatty ;—Glenelly ; — Sixmilecross ; -— Stra- 

bane ;—Donagheady ;— Drumquin;—and, Pomeroy; 

praying for the abolition of the system of Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mary- Registration 
borvugh, praymg that the Registration of Voters of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that (Ireland); and, 

. ; : Parliamentary 
the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass Voters (Ire- 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered land) Bills. 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of Medical 
Chemists and Druggists in the city of Worcester, Profession 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill &amp;®! = 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiate Apothecaries of the Medical 
county of Carlow, praying that the Medical Profes- Profession 
sion (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- (He. 9.) BS 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edward Atkinson, of Drogheda, 

Doctor of Medicine, Surgeon and Accoucheur, pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 


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


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- County 
tions of an Act of Parliament,— Copy of Order of ee 
Council, making a Rule for extending the time "Scones 
appealing against Accounts of Treasurers of Coun- 
ties, as declared by the Chief Remembrancer. 





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





Petitions 





Cht 


) 
C 





Poor Law 
wn Amendment 
, Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Burwell Fea 
Drainage and 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


No.171. 


4. VicTORIg. 


Petitions from Penrith Union ;—Epsom ;—Saint 
Pancras (Chairman and Vestry Clerk ofa Meeting 
of Rate-payers) ; — Saint Pancras (Chairman and 
Vestry Clerk of the Vestry) ; — George Wyndham, 
of Petworth, Esquire; — and, Launceston Union; 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment 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 Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Poor of the Radford Union, praying 
that provision may be made in the said Bill for ena- 
bling guardians and magistrates to order out-door 
relief in cases of aged and infirm poor not residing 
within and being distant from the Union to which 
they belong, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


25° Marti. 





Petitions from Ashton-in-Makerfield; — Saint 
George Clun ;—Saint Giles’-in-the- Wood ;—Chorl- 
ton-upon-Medlock; — Dunkirk ; — Warkleigh and 
Tatterleigh; — Fremington ;— Great Budworth ;— 
Ilfracombe ;— Godalming ;—Over Peover ;—-Ander- 
ton ;— All Saints, Marthall;—and, Penley ; 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. 


Petitions from Cradley; — Aberdeen ;— Barton 
Hartshorn and Chetwode ;— Petworth ;— Bolton ;— 
Hartlepool ;— Horsley ;— Rodborough ;--and, Charl- 
bury; 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hubberston, praying 
for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for draining and 
reserving certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds, 
lias in the South Level, part of the Great Level of 
the Fens, commonly called The Bedford Level, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bur- 
well Fen Drainage and 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. 


Mr. Colquhoun presented a Bill to alter and amend 
the Acts of the Jrish Parliament of the thirty-fifth 
year of King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for the better Education of persons professing the 
Popish or Roman Catholic Religion;”’ also of the for- 
tieth year of King George the Third, intituled, “ An 
Act for the better government of the Seminary es- 
tablished at Maynooth, for the Education of persons 
professing the Roman Catholic Religion, and for 
amending the Laws now in force respecting the said 
Seminary ;” also, the Act of the British Parliament 
of the forty-eighth year of King George the Third, 
intituled, “‘ An Act to amend two Acts passed in Jre- 
land for the better Education of persons professing 
the Roman Catholic Religion, and for the better 
government of the Seminary established at May- 
nooth for the Education of such persons, so far as 
relates to the purchase of Lands and compounding 
Suits :’ And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
the 28th day of April next; and to be printed. 

A Petition of Members and Adherents of the body 
— — Methodists, residing in and near 

oL. 96, 


167 


the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the county of 
Middlesex, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Henry Aberdein, one of Her Coroners. 
Majesty’s Coroners in and for the county of Devon, 
praying the House to adopt measures for providing 
increased remuneration to County Coroners, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator and other Members Marriages Act. 
of the Northumberland Presbytery, praying for al- 
teration of the Marriages Act, by substituting the 
publishing of banns in licensed churches and chapels 
in lieu of proclamation before the guardians, and for 
dispensing with the attendance of the registrar, was 


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


A Petition of Working Men and Women in the Corn Laws, 
employ of Mr. Evans, Paper Manufacturer, Alder 
Mills, near Tamworth, praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Read ;—and, Edwin Stott ; Tobacco. 
complaining of the existence of a practice of adulte- 
rating and smuggling Tobacco, and praying for 
the prevention thereof, and for a reduction of duty 
thereon, — were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Rating of 
Archdeaconry of Taunton, praying the House to Tithes. 
adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent- 
charges from being rated to parochial and other 
rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the Emigration, 
Glasgow Central Emigration Society for Upper 
Canada, praying the House to adopt measures for 
assisting the members of the said society to trans- 
port themselves to Upper Canada, and to give them 
six months provisions on emigrating, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stephen Geary, of Hamilton Place, 
King’s Cross, Architect, praying for inquiry into the 
present state of professional and trading Licenses, and 
ito the expediency of adopting measures for esta- 
blishing a general scale of Licenses for carrying on 
all professions and trades, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Licenses, 


A Petition of Merchants, and other Inhabitants Brazilian Coffee 
of the town of Liverpool, praying for reduction of and Sugar. 
the duties upon Coffee and Sugar, the produce of 
Brazil, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sittingbourne, praying yaotanry 
for the discontinuance of all interference by the Go- (India-) 
vernment in India with the religious rites and cere- 
monies of the natives, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Re- County Courts 
quests for the hundreds of Warminster, Heytesbury ®"'- 
and Damerham South, in the county of Wilts, pray- 
ing that the County Courts Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester ;—and, Lincoln; pray- Jews’ Declara- 
ing that the Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a" Bill, 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 











y4 Ordered, 





set RL ICT 





— 








SR I 


Register 
of Voters 
(Hertford.) 


Legacy Duty. 


Liverpool 
Gas Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


utiny Bill. 


Marine Mutiny 
Bill. 
Whitby 


Improvement 
Bill. 


Tithe Composi- 
tions (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Collyweston 
Inclosure Bill, 


Southorpe 
Inclosure Bill, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Tower of Lon- 
don. 





168 25° Marti. A. 1841. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Samuel Cousins, 
complaining of the Register of Voters for the 
county of Hertford not being printed, which was 
presented yesterday, be printed with the Votes. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Petition of Stevens Wade Henslow, 
relative to the Legacy Duty, which was presented 

esterday, be printed with the Votes :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Liverpool Gas Bill; and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they 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 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne 

and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for Punishing Mutiny and 
Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army 
and their Quarters : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Her 
Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the 
seventh year of the reign of King William the 
Fourth, intituled, “An Act for better paving, clean- 
sing, lighting, watching and improving the Town of 
Whitby, in the North Riding of the County of York,” 
and to allow a Drawback in certain cases from the 
Duties thereby granted: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to facilitate the Recovery of Arrears of Tithe 
Compositions in Jreland vested in Her Majesty, 
under the provisions of an Act of the first and 
second years of Her present Majesty, for abolishing 
Compositions for Tithes in Jreland, and for substi- 
tuting Rent-charges in lieu thereof, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Collyweston, 
and within the Precincts of West Hay, inthe County 
of Northampton, 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 for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Barnack- 
with-Pilsgate and Southorpe,in the County of North- 


ampton, with an Amendment; to which Amendment | P 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That Sir William Heathcote have leave 
of absence till Easter, to attend the Sessions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to the 
Armoury of the Tower of London, from the 1st day 
of February 1840 to the 1st day of February 1841; 
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 State- 
ment of the Receiptsand Expenditure of the Jewel 
House, from the 1st day of February 1840 to the 
Ast day of February 1841. 





Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Order Court of Session, 
dated the 5th day of this instant March,—Amended (Scotland. 
Returns to several Orders, dated the 4th day of 
February last, for 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 last; 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 last ; and also the Number 
of Causes which are left over in each of the above 
Courts at the commencement of the Long Vacation: 
—And, fora Return in columns, showing the date 
and year, 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 Number of Days they sat on each oc- 
casion, 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 in- 
curred by the Country therefor, in each case respec- 
tively :—Also, the dates of holding the immediate 
preceding Circuit Courts of Assize for trying Cri- 
minal 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. 


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


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Metro- Metropolitan 
politan Police, which was presented upon the 16th Police. 
day of February last, be printed. No. 172. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure, which were presented — Repeat 
yesterday, be printed. No. 173. 

Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts rela- Increase and 


tive to the Increase and Diminution in the Salaries, Diminution of 
&amp;c.,in Public Offices, which were presented yester- 5#!#ries- 
day, be printed. No, 174. 

Ordered, That the Accounts of all Superannuation superannua- 
and Compensation Allowances, in all Public De- tions. 
partments, for the year 1840, which were presented No. 17. 
yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to the Public Public Debt. 
Debt, which was presented yesterday, be printed. = No. 176. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Cus- Customs Duty. 


toms Duty, which was presented yesterday, be No.177. 
rinted. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Syria, syria. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 178. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Mails (Ire- Mails(Ireland.) 
land), which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 179. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Designs Copy- 
into a Committee, to consider the several Acts rela- "ight Act 
ting to Designs Copyright. 

(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
for leave to bring ina Bill to consolidate and amend 
the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs, for 
Articles of Manufacture. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Wilson 
Patten reported, That he was directed by the Com- 
mittee to make a Motion. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Mr. 


Upper 


Jaclos' 


Durh 
Sund 
Rail 


Wal 
Wa 
Bil! 








Upper Heyford 
een Bill. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway Bill. 


Wakefield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Southwark 
Improvement 


(No, 1.) Bill. 


Heyn’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Raile 
way Bill. : 


Dovenby 


and Papcastle 
Inclosure Bill. 





4 VicToRIg. 


Mr. Wilson Patten accordingly reported, That he 
was directed by the Committee to move, That leave 
be given to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend 
the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs for 
Articles of Manufacture: — And he moved the 
House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. O’ Connell do prepare, and bring it in. 





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, 26° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
T HE Upper Heyford Inclosure Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Jeremiah William Summers, late of 
Sunderland-near-the-Sea, in the county of Durham, 


and now a prisoner confined for debt in Her Ma-|. 


jesty’s Gaol of Durham, praying that the Durham 
and Sunderland Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Wakefield Waterworks Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


25°—96° Martiz. 








A Petition of Frederick John Morris, of Batter- 
sea, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, and Harvey | 


169 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Lincoln Roads Bill was read a second time ; Lincoln 
and committed. Roads Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Severn Naviga- 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that they tio Bill. 
may be heard, by their counsel or — against 
certain parts of the Severn Navigation Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Biil; 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 Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Liverpool 
of Runcorn, in the county of Chester, praying that Docks Bill, 
they may be heard, by themselves, thew 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 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 completing and maintain- Birkenhead 
ing a new Church in Birkenhead, in the County of C™ Bill 
Chester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Wilbraham do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of James Graves, of Great Ilford, in Eastern Coun- 
the county of Esser, praying that he may be heard, roe Railway 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain os 
parts of the Eastern Counties Railway Bill, was 


| presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Shelton, of Hackney, in the county of Middlesex,| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by their by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South-| if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


— Improvement (No. 1.) 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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Heyn’s Naturalization Bill; That they had examined 
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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 





Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of Middlesex 
the poor of the parish of Saint Martin-in-the Fields, Sessions Bill 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that the Mid- 
dlesex Sessions Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Plymouth and Exeter Road Bill was read a Plymouth and 
second time ; and committed. = Road 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~'” 
mittee of Selection. 


The Plymouth (Eastern) Roads Bill was read a Plymouth 
second time ; and committed. see 4 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “°° *"" 


Wishaw and Coltness Railway Bill; That they had | mittee of Selection. 


inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the| 
same relate to the present application ; 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 


| Representative Vestry of the parish of Saint George, 


the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


which was presented yesterday, praying that the Mid- 


| dlesex Sessions Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
| now stands, might be read ; and the same being read ; 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and that it be an Instruction 
to the said Committee, that they have Power to re- 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the | ceive and entertain the said Petition :—And the said 
Dovenby and Papcastle Inclosure Bill; That they} Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 


thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Von, 96. 


| 





A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Middlesex 
George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, Sessivus Bill. 
being Members of a Committee of Vestry duly ap- 
pointed at a legally authorized meeting of the Re- 
presentative Vestry, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

Zz parts 





ere een 


- - 
&lt;secaeet 





RTECS ere erre 


Slough and 
Colnbrook 
Road Bill. 


Polloc and 
Govan Railway 
Bill. 


Collyweston 
Inclosure Bill. 


Southorpe 
Inclosure Bill, 


Barnstaple 
Roads Bill. 


London and 
Blackwall 
(Commercial) 


Railway Bill. 


170 


parts of the Middlesex Sessions 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, » their 
Petition, 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 on the said Bill, that they have Power to re- 
ceive and entertain the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Slough 
and Colnbrook 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Polloc and 
Govan Railway Bill have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Collyweston, and within the Precincts of West 
Flay, in the County of Northampton; and the same 
was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 35. 1.10. Leave out from “accordingly” to 
“ And” inl. 21. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 


intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish 


of Barnackh-with-Pilsgate and Southorpe, in the 


County of Northampton; and the same was read, 
as followeth : 

Pr. 33.1. 29. Leave out from “ accordingly” to 
“ And” in 1. ult. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 


upon Tuesday last, that the Clause (Application of 


the Tolls arising on the old Roads), which was 
offered to be added to the Barnstaple Roads Bill, be 
now brought up ; 

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 said Clause was accordingly brought up, and 
read a first and second time; and added to the Bill. 

Then another Clause was added; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Horne, of 
Chiswick, in the county of Middlesex, Clerk, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the London and 


Blackwail(Commercial) 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, 


26° Martiz. 







A. 1841, 


if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


charged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Patent Rolling and Com- 


day of this instant March, 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 to 
enable the Patent Rolling and Compressing Lron 
Company, to purchase certain Letters Patent, and 
to sue and be sued: And that Mr. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. Fitzroy do prepare, and bring it in. 


of Designs for Articles of Manufacture: 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 Select Committee 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- 


Motions made by Members of this House, which 
may be referred to the said Committee, have Power 
to report their Observations and Opinion thereupon 
from time to time to the House. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle reported from the said 
Select Committee; That they had considered the 
several matters referred to them, and had come to 
several Resolutions, which they had directed him to 
report; and the Resolutions of the Committee were 
read, as follow: 


consult the Librarian of the House of Commons. 
2. Resolved, That after the Order for a Return 


pare, when necessary, a Form, to be submitted to 


manner. 


approved by Mr. Speaker. 


giving effect to these Resolutions. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented on the 22d 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. 


Sir Hussey Vivian presented,—Returns to an Or- 
der, dated the 9th day of this instant March, for a 
Return of the Number of English, Scotch and Irish 
Non-commissioned Officers and Privates in the 
whole of the British Army, in each of the years on 
the Ist day of January 1830 and 1840 ; distinguishing 
the Household Troops, the Cavalry, the Artillery and 
Sappers and Miners, from Regiments of the Line (so 
far as relate to the Royal Artillery and Royal Sap- 

ers and Miners.) 

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





Resolved, 


The Order for committing the Patent Rolling and Patent Roy 

: : 5: ng 
Compressing Iron Company Bill, was read, and dise 2"4 Compres. 
Sing tron Com. 


pany Bill, 


Patent Rolling 
and Compres. 


pressing Tron Company Bill, which, upon the sth SS 10 Con. 


pany (No, 2, 
Bill 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill to conso- Designs Cupy. 
lidate and amend the Laws relating to the Copyright right (No. 2)) 


ill, 


No. 180, 


Printing. 


No. 181, 


ing Returns and Papers presented in pursuance of 


1. Resolved, That every Member be recommended, 
before he gives Notice of a Motion for a Return, to 
has been made by the House, the Librarian do pre- 


Mr. Speaker for his approval; and that such Form 
shall be forwarded, with the Order, in the usual 


3. Resolved, That betore any Return which has 
been presented to the House shall be ordered to be 
printed, it shall be inspected by the Librarian, and 


4, Resolved, That Mr. Speaker be requested to 
make such arrangements as may be necessary for 


Public Petitions 


(Fourteenth 
Report.) 


Army. 


Legal 4 
ments 2 
Colonie 





Enig 
(Scot! 


moO 








Legal Appoint. 
ments in the 
Colonies, &amp;e. 

lling 

Tes. 

’ 

0M. 


ling 
es. 
om 


Emigration 
(Scotland. ) 
No. 182. 


py&gt; 


» 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


Tithes’ Reco- 
very Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure 
[Salaries and 
Allowances. | 


Church of 
England, 


Jews’ Declara- 
tion Bill, 


4, VicTORIZ. 


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 and Names of Persons ap- 
pointed to any Judicial Station in the East Indies, 
and in the British Colonies respectively, since the 
Ist day of January 1801; as also to the Offices of 
Attorney and Solicitor General in the Colonies ; 
specifying the Date of each Appointment, and the 
Amount and Nature of the Salaries and Emoluments 
attached to 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. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the Condition of the Population of the 
Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and ito the 
practicability of affording the people relief by means 
of Emigration, have Power to report their Obser- 
vations thereupon, from time to time, to the House ; 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. Henry Baillie reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had made Progress in the 
matters to them referred ; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House, —— 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 Mr. Dawson Damer have leave of 
absence till Easter, on account of ill health. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday | 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ord- 
nance Survey Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monda 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Tithes’ 
Recovery Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee, to 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the 
Payment out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Sa- 
laries of the Commissioners and Officers, and of the 
Travelling and other Expenses incurred in the exe- 
cution of any Act of the present Session for the 
Enfranchisement of Copyholds, be now received. 


Mr. George Hope accordingly reported a Resolu- 
tion ; which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Salaries, Allowances and Tra- 
velling and other Expenses of the Commissioners 
and other Officers, and also the incidental Expenses 
of carrying into execution any Act which may be 
= in the present Session of Parliament for the 

nfranchisement of Copyholds, shall be defrayed 
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 it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill, 
that they have Power to make provision therein, pur- 
suant to the said Resolution. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors and Inhabitants 
of George Nympton, 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, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors 
of the city and borough of Canterbury, and county of 
the same, praying that the Jews’ Declaration Bill 


may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
VoL. 96. 


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171 


A Petition of Edward Dawson, of Aldcliffe Hall, Cuurch Rates, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying for the abolition ©“ 
of Church Rates, the release of William Baines, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish ot East- Poor Rates, &amp;c. 
bourn, praying the House to adopt measures for as- 
sessing the owners of property to the poor rate, in 
lieu of the occupiers, and for reducing the amount 
of rateable qualification for the office of guardian, 


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


A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians Imprisonment 
of the Poor of the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, ft Debt. 
Southwark, praying for the adoption of a measure for 
preventing imprisonment for debts incurred at tally- 
shops, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Collump- Maynooth 
ton, praying the House not to sanction any further lege. 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic College 
of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burslem ;—Lambley ;—Collumpton ; Poor Law 
—Treflys ;—and, Jesse Oldfield; praying for the Amendment 
repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 4% 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saul ;—Grassingham ;— Burslem ; Poor Law 
— Norwich ;— Wennington;-—Kettleshulme;-—Hurds- ee 
field;--Lane End ;—Quernmore ; — Over Kellet ;-- _ 
Claughton ;—Rainow ;— Caton ;—Saint Luke (Mid- 
dlesex); — Belper ; — Hertford ;-- Bucklebury ; ~ 
Sheepshead ; — Steyning Union ;— Tunstall ;—Leeh 
Union ;—Bingley ;—Shrewsbury ;—and, Liverpool ; 


Y | praying that the Poor Law Amendment 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 Guardians of the Poor of the Rich- 
mond Union, in the county of Surrey, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bath ;—and, Members of a Meet- 
ing appointed to represent the Society of Friends ; 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for securing to inmates of workhouses the free access 
of religious instructors of their own persuasion,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edward Medley, of Brick Lane, 
Saint Luke, Middlesex, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill for enabling Leet Juries, or 
others authorized, to enter workhouses for trying the 
accuracy of the balances, weights and measures 
used, and to inflict the usual penalties on the master 
and guardians, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Metropolis ;— Manchester and 
Salford ;— and, Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbro’ ; 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for securing to Roman catholics and dissenters, in- 
mates of workhouses, the privilege of attending their 
respective places of worship,—-were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Law 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment ~~ eas 
Bill. F 

(In the Committee.) 

Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 3, (Proviso for Local Acts) read. 

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause be 
postponed put, and agreed to. 

Crausg, No. 4, (That every rule, order or regu- 
lation of the Poor Law Commissioners which shall 











be issued, and shall apply to a class of cases, or toa 
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172 


series or succession of occasions, shall be deemed to 
be a general rule, and that every such rule, order or 
regulation, which shall apply only to a single case, 
or a single occasion, shall be deemed a particular 
order)——read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out the word 
“ every,” in order to insert the word “ no,” 

Question put, That the word “ every” stand part 
of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Fox Maule, loo 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: f-~ 

Tellers for the { Mr. Hodgson Hinde, } 74 

Noes, L Mr. William Duncombe: , 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add, ‘* And no Deokew or Resolution affecting 
“ cases to which such General Orders would apply, 
“ shall be adopted by or entered on the Minutes of 
“ any Board of Guardians.” 

Amendment withdrawn. 


Ciause, N° 4, as amended, agreed to. 
Ciausez, N° 5, postponed. 


Cravsz, N° 6, (General rules once allowed to 
take effect thenceforth as particular orders)—-read. 

Several Amendments made. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


5. 





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


Sabbati, 27° die Martti, 1841: 


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 Monday 
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, 


Registration 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
( England) pill, Mittee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Tradeot 
British Posses- 
sious Abroad. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act 
3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 59, to regulate the Trade of the 
British Possessions Abroad ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
5th day of Apri] next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


County Courts 


oe The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
lils 


further consideration the Report on the County 
Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


Bankruptcy, 
Insolvency and 


Lunacy Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Administration 


of Justice 


(No, 1.) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No.1.) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
5th day of April next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 
Administration 


of Justice 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
5th day of April next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Right of Voting 
Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; 





26°—27° Martiz, 





A, 1841, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday the 23d day of April next, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Medical pr», 
reading of the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; _fession (No, 2) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon *"" 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezlemen 
reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; and Fraud Bil), 

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 ; 

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 ana 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Vic. Population Bill, 
ce. 99, for taking an Account of the Population of 
Great Britain, might be read; and the same was 
read. 
The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Vic. c. 100, for taking an Account of the Popula- 
tion of Ireland, 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. For Maule 
and Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring 
it in. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Factories Bil. 
for regulating the Employment of Children and 
Young Persons in Factories: And that Mr. For 
Maule and Mr. Sheil do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to abolish Arrestment 
Arrestment on the Dependence in all Actions before of Wages 
Arrestment of Wages: And the same was read the 0. 183. 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday the 5th day of April next; and to be 
printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Tithe Composi- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, tions (Ireland) 
intituled, An Act to facilitate the Recovery of Ar- i 
rears of Tithe Compositions in Zreland, vested in 
Her Majesty, under the provisions of an Act of the 
first and second years of Her present Majesty, for 
abolishing Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, and 
for substituting Rent-charges in lieu thereof; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1.18. After “ make” insert “ any,” and 
in the same line, after “ order” insert “ adjudi- 
“ cating upon the liability of any such party to 
“« pay any sum of money or.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. Leave out from “ party” to “ such,” 
in |, 21., and insert “ unless.” 

Pr. 3. J. 22. Leave out “not,” andin the same 
line, after “ served” insert “ upon such party or.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 23. Leave out from “ notice” to “ ap- 
pointing,” in Is. 24. and 25., and insert “ that 
such Petition has been filed, or that some Order 
has been made.” 

Pr. 3. 1 31. Leave out “may,” and insert 
“ shall.” 

Pr. 3. 1.34. After “ thereunder” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That in case any person who shall 
be proceeded against as such defaulter, shall not 
have any place of abode in Ireland, or shall be 
a minor or lunatic, and in case there shall be an 
agent or receiver, committee or guardian in actual 
receipt of the rents of the lands in respect of 
which the arrears shall be claimed as due for 
which such proceeding shall be had, then and in 
such case, such notice shall be given or served 
upon such agent or receiver, committee or guar- 


“ 











“ dian, 


the Small Debt Courts of Scotland, and to regulate anes. 





$mi 


Fat 


Small Debts. 


Factories Bill. 


No. 184. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Limerick 
Bridge. 


Herring 


Fishery. 


Parish Vestries. 


Mates, 


Mates, 


4, VicToRIz. 


«« dian, or at his usual or last place of business or 
“ usual or last place of abode, or on such person 
“ or persons, or in such manner as the court shall 
“ order.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Biil to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tiverton, praying 
for the adoption of a measure for affording greater 
facilities for the recovery of Small Debts, and com- 
pensation for trifling trespasses and injuries, within 
their district, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table, 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for regulating 
the Employment of Children and Young Persons 
in Factories: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
the 5th day of April next; and to be printed. 


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 1841, unprovided for. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Account. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns from the Board of Public Works 
(Ireland), viz. :—Resolutions of the Limerick Cor- 
poration, dated the 12th day of October 1835, for- 
warded to the Board of Public Works, respecting 
the advancement and payment of Money, &amp;c., for 
building Thomond Bridge, Limerick :—Schedule of 
Compensation paid to various persons, for Premises 
and Approaches, &amp;c., leading to said Thomond 
Bridge :—Copy of Mr. Rhodes’s Report to the 
Board of Public Works, dated the 21st day of May 
1837 :—Copy of Mr. Owen’s Report to the Board 
of Public Works, dated the 14th day of October 
1837:—And, Copy of Mr. Owen’s Report to the 
Board of Public Works, dated the sth day of June 
1839. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant t° 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Report by 
the Commissioners for the Herring Fishery, of their 
Proceedings, year ended sth April 1840, being 
Fishing 1839. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Parishes in England and Wales, with 
a Population above Ten thousand Persons, as ascer- 
tained by the last Census, which, previous to the 
passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act, were 
governed by a Vestry chosen under the Provisions 
of the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 12, s. 1. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 26th day of February last, That there be 
laid before this House, a Return of all Mates in the 
Royal Navy, showing the year and month in which 
they passed their examination for the Rank of Lieu- 
tenant; distinguishing those now serving on board 
Her Majesty’s Ships, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Mates of the Royal Navy, showing 
the year and month in which they passed their exa- 
mination for the rank of Lieutenant, distinguishing 
those serving on board Her Majesty’s Ships, and 
in the Service of the Customs :—Also, Of the Mates 
that have been placed on the Pension List, in pur- 
suance of the Recommendation of the Naval and 
Military Commission. 


Vor. 96. 


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173 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to amend the Population Bill. 
Acts of the last Session for taking Account of the wo, 15, 
Population: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Secretary to the Zondon and Railways Bill. 
Brighton Railway Company, praying that the Rail- 
ways Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Putative _ 
Committee, upon Friday the 23d day of April next, Fathers Bill. 
upon the Putative Fathers Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 28th day of April next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Persia. 
Majesty's Command,—Copy Correspondence re- 
lating to Persia. 


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


_ Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Trade and qyage and 
Navigation, which were presented yesterday, be Navigation. 
printed. No. 173. 


Ordered, That the Twenty-seventh Report of the Highland Roads 
Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, and Bridges. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 186. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Assessed Assessed Taxes. 
Taxes, which was presented upon the 12th day of No. 187. 
February last, be printed. 


Ordered,:That the Paper relative to Assessed , 0a 
Taxes (Scotland), which was presented upon the Sete) 
16th day of February last, be printed. No. 187. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Earl pari of Cardi- 
of Cardigan, which was presented upon the 8th gau. 
day of this instant March, be printed. No. 188. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 








Lune, 29° die Martii ; 
Anno, 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M®* Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Parisi Vestries. 
Law Commissioners, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of 
all Parishes in England and Wales, with a Popula- 
tion above Ten thousand persons, as ascertained by 
the last Census, which, previous to the passing of 
the Poor Law Amendment Act, were governed by a 
Vestry chosen under the Provisions of the Act 59 
Geo. 3, c. 12, s. 1.:—And then he withdrew. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for repairing several Roads Barnstaple 
leading from the Town of Barnstaple, in the County Roads Bill. 
of Devon, and for making several new Lines or 
Branches of Road connected therewith, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for repairing several Roads leading 
from the Town of Barnstaple, in the County of 
Devon, and for making several new Lines of Road 
connected therewith. 

Ordered, That Sir Bruce Chichester do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and Go- ee 
vernors and Directors of the Poor of the parish of “© 
Saint James, Westminster, praying that the Middle- 

z3 sea 





Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 

(No. 2-) 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Siminster 


Roads Bill. 


Derby Gas Bill, 


Eccleshill 
Tnclosure 


(No.2.) Bill. 


Bogdan’s 


Nat. Biil. 


Uplyme 
Inclosure Bill. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way Biil. 


Heyn’s 
Nat. Bill. 


174 


sex Sessions 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 Great Leinster and Munster 
Railway Company, for leave to present a Petition 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending and con- 
tinuing the Act for making the said Railway, and 
for extending the time for taking and using Lands, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Trustees or Directors of the Har- 
rington Docks ;—Owners of Land and Warehouses, 
Merchants, Ship-owners and other Inhabitants of 
the town of Liverpool;—and, Ambrose Lace and 
Joshua Lace the younger, Gentlemen, and John 
Tomkinson, Mason, and Sumuel Holme and James 
Holme, Builders, all of Liverpool, the Owners of 
the Herculaneum Docks; 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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Ilminster Roads Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto ; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Derby Gas Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Lccleshill Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned had 
given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of 
the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Bog- 
dan’s Naturalization Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Uplyme Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Wishaw and 
Coliness Railway Company to raise a further Sum 
of Money, 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. 


An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An 
Act for naturalizing Gustavus Heyn, was read the 
third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


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A. 1841. 


Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment, 


The Rhymney Iron Company Bill was read a Rhymney fro, 
second time; and committed. Company Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





The Scrabster Harbour Bill was read a second Scrabster 
time ; and committed. Harbour Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Poor L 
Amend 


Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Annan Fisheries! 
Annan Fisheries Bill; That they had examined the Bill. 
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 Newry Navigation Bill was read a second Newry Navige. 
time ; and committed. tion Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Town- Dovenby and 
ships or Divisions of Dovenby and Papcastle, in the te ea, 
Parish of Bridekirk, in the County of Cumberland, "°°" °™ 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Aglionby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Po 
(Ir 


A Petition of Iron and Coal Masters carrying on Severn Navige 
business at Tipton, Wednesbury, Westbromwich, Old- ti» Bill. 
bury, and elsewhere, on the line of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigations, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Severn 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 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 Chairman of a Meeting of In- ImportDuties. 
habitants of the borough and town of Lancaster, 
praying for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the University of Oxford;—Archdea- Church of 
con and Clergy of the Diocese of Canterbury ;—Roy- England. 
ton;—Pebworth ;—Great Kimble ;— Egglestliffe ;— 
Lullington ;— Longford ;— Cartmel ;— Marple; — 
Hibaldstow ;— Manton ( Lincoln) ;— Gloucester ;— 
Matson; — and, Clapham, Patching and Poling ; 
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 Taff Vale Railway Company ;— Railways Bill. 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company ;— 
and, Hull and Selby Railway Company ; praying 
that the Railways Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,— were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors jews’ Declara- 
of the borough of Northampton, praying that the tion Bill. 
Jews’ Declaration Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition 








n 


operation of the Poor Law Amendment Act in the 
city and county of Hereford, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants and Householders of 
Peckham, in the county of Surrey, praying for the 
the repeal or alteration of the said Act, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Poor Law A Petition of Owen Owen Roberts, of Bangor, 
— praying that provision may be made in the Poor Law 
like 


Amendment Bill for better and more strictly admi- 
nistering the provisions of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Wangford Union ;— Exeter ;—Tet- 
bury Union; — Woodbridge Union (Chairman) ; — 
Lymm ;—Tamworth Union ;— Kettering Union ;— 
and, Barnstaple Union (Vice Chairman); praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,-—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Rochford, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for rating the owners of small tenements to the 
relief of the poor instead of the occupiers, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Poor Reliet A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the West 
(Ireland) Act. Derby Union, praying the House to adopt some 
measure for enabling boards of guardians in Eng- 
land to pass the Irish poor becoming chargeable in 
that country, to their respective residences or coun- 
ties in Ireland, and for withdrawing from the Irish 
Poor Relief Act such clauses as effectually prevent 
every kind of out-door relief, and enable boards of 
guardians in Ireland to afford relief to the most 
necessitous and deserving of the unfortunate poor, 
without compelling them to separate from their 
relatives and friends by entering a workhouse, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Rating of A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Tenements. Guardians of the Poor of the Dorking Union, pray- 
ing that owners of small tenements may be assessed 
to parochial rates in lieu of the occupiers, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chorch Petitions from Holywood ;—Newton Crommelin ; 
(Sentlaed,) —Gallashiels ;— Melrose ;—and, Ballybay ; praying 


for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Lowentatt _ Petitions from Lowestoft ;—and, Beccles; pray- 
slates ing the House to adopt measures for putting Lowes- 
toft Harbour into a permanent state of efficiency, 
and for preserving the present navigation works,— 


4 VicToRiz. 20° Marti. 175 
Poor Law A Petition of George Robert Wythen Baxter, of | Antrim, praying that the Medical Profession 
Amendment the city of Hereford, praying for inquiry into the} (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
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and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Licentiate Apothecaries of Bally- 
shannon, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Alexander Marshall, and others, Anatomy Act. 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 

manner in which the Anatomy Act has been carried 

into execution, was presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Brooks Wentworth ;—Ha- Universal 
wick;— Alexander S. Wilson;—and, Parkhead ; Suttrage, &amp;c. 
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 Henry Griffiths ;— William Fox ; Feargus 
—William Hales ;—~ William Waters; — Thomas 0Corer 
Dolling ;—and, William Young Sowter ; complain- 

ing of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’Connor in 

York Castle, and praying for his release,—were pre- 


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


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- CourtsofEquity 
gier-street, Dublin, praying that in any measure (Teland.) 
for reforming the Equity Courts of Ireland, the 

office of Master in Chancery may be abolished, was 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions from the Marquis of Donegal and the Lagan Naviga- 
Earl of Belfast ;— Marquis of Hertford ;—and, in (Ireland) 
Marquis of Downshire; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House in respect to the 
application for the Lagan Navigation (Ireland) 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 Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge Liverpool 
the Powers and Provisions of an Act for lighting 6% 5il. 
with Gas the Port and Town of Liverpool, and 
Township of Torteth Park, in the County of Lan- 
caster ; and for lighting with Gas the several Town- 

ships of West Derby, Everton, Kirkdale, Walton- 
on-the- Hill, Bootle-cum-Linacre, Litherland, Great 
Crosby, Wavertree and Garston, in the County of 
Lancaster, 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. 


A Petition of Creditors of the Flizwell, Holling- Hawkhurst 
ton and Hastings Turnpike-roads, and Owners and Junction Road 


: Bill. 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Occupiers of property, praying that the Hawkhurst ™ 


the Table. Junction Road Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and.read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
— of A Petition of beneficed Tithe-owners in the | !able. 
; county of Sussex, praying the House to adopt mea- ' . 
anes te oman Pithe + at Cais &amp; at, charve| Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had King’s County 
from being rated to the relief of the poor, was pre- received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- lection 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 222¢es, stating that the surety to the Petition of 
Thomas Bernard, respecting the Election for the 
Medical Pro- King’s County, (being one surety in the sum of One 


fessi "4 ° a ° . 
Bil. (No. 1.) Chemists and Druggists in Ashburton, praying that 


the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass 
ito a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Medical Pros 


sion (Ne ,) m: Petition of Edward Montgomery, Surgeon, a 
ill, 


A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of 


thousand Pounds,) was unobjectionable. 


Lord Viscount Mahon reported from the Commit- Northern and 


tee on the Northern and Eastern Railway Bill; and —— 


to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tions; and had inquired into the several matters 











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Idolatry 
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Postage, &amp;c. 


Brighton and 
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Socialism, 


Religious 
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Robert Feddie. 


Newport Riots. 


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so far as the same relate to the present application ; 
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. 

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


Lord Viscount Mahon reported from the Commit- 
tee on the Northern and Eastern Railway (Hertford 
and Ware Branch) Bill; and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had considered the said Petitions ; and had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate 
to the present application; and that the Commit- 
tee 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 Inhabitants of Wakefield, praying 
for the discontinuance of all interference of the 
Government of India with the religious rites and 
ceremonies of the natives, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Timothy Trangott Triebner, of Leeds, 
praying for the production of his letters and com- 
munications regarding the Penny Post Question ; 
for a moderate impost on Machinery ; for assistance 
to the Hand-loom Weaver; for the taking off the duty 
on Corn and Flour and other restrictions on trade; 
and for increase of stipend to Prince Albert, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of Southwick, praying thatthe Brighton 
and Shoreham Road Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the London and Brighton Rail- 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





A, 1841. 


Association residing in the city of London; praying 
the House to address Her Majesty for a free pardon 
to Frost, Williams and Jones,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Brentford; praying for the Church Rates 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of William 
Baines, and the abolition of 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 the House not to 
sanction any measure for the abolition of Church 
Rates ; and that, should any alteration in the mode 
of collection take place, the same may not im any 
degree weaken the principle on which they are 
founded, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, Maynooth 
Baronet, of Black Rock House, in the county of College Bill, 
Dublin, praying that the Maynooth College Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Traders and Waterloo, &amp;,, 
Shopkeepers of Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and Hol- Bridges. 
born Hill, in the city of London, praying the House 
to adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
the Tolls of Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzhall 
Bridges, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aungier- Court of 
street, Dublin, praying that a Return of all costs Chancery 
. i ae : (Treland.) 
paid out of the estates of minors and lunatics, or per- 
sons of unsound mind, under the care of the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland, from the 1st of June 1835 to the 
1st of March 1841, may be laid before the House, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to Order,—An Canada. 
Account, showing the manner in which the Sum of 
£.10,000, granted in the Army Estimates of last 
year, for the formation of a Veteran Battalion in 
Canada, has been expended, stating the conditions 
proposed to Soldiers of Her Majesty’s Army volun- 
teering to serve in such Battalion, the Number who 
have volunteered, and the Number whose Services 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | have been accepted. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions ‘from Edinburgh ;— The Potteries; — 
and, Arbroath; praying for inquiry into the principles 
and objects of the system of Socialism,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Pastors and Deacons, Members of 
the Birmingham Christian Chartist Church, praying 
for the release of Henry Hetherington, and for the 
abolition of all laws inflicting pains and penalties 
for opinion’s sake, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the National Charter 
Association residing in Walworth, Camberwell, and 
their vicinities :—and, Chairman and Secretary of 





the National Charter Association residing in the 
borough of the Tower Hamlets, complaining of the | 
treatment of Robert Peddie in Beverley House of | 
Correction, and praying for a mitigation of his | 
sentence,—were presented, and read; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the National Charter 
Association residing in Wandsworth, and its vicinity ; 
—-Chairman of the National Charter Association 
residing in Camberwell, Walworth, and their vici- 





nities ;—and, Chairman of the National Charter 


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


Ordered, That the Petition of the Secretary of the Railways Bill. 
London and Brighton Railway Company, praying 
that the Railways Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Railways. 


The Abingdon Inclosure Bill was read a second Abingdon 
time; and committed. Inclosure Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Petitions. 
Returns of the Number of Petitions printed and cir- 
culated with the Votes, by Order of this House, 
during the Sessions of 1839 and 1840:— Of the 
Number of Notices of Motions given for the con- 
sideration of the subject-matter of such Petitions :— 

And, of the Number of Motions actually made in 
pursuance of such Notices. 


Ordered, That Sir Richard Philipps have leave of Leave of 
absence till Easter, on account of ill health ; —- and, Absence. 
Sir David Roche till the 23d day of April next, on 
account of severe illness in his family. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,—Return to an Or- Tower of Lon~ 
der, dated the 25th day of this instant March, for a 4" 
Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to the 
Armoury of the Tower of Zondon, from the 1st day 
of February 1840 to the Ist day of February 1841 ; 
stating the Number of Free Admissions, and the 
Number 


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Machinery- 


Window Duty. 


Malt. 


Window Duty. 


Compensations 
(Scotland. ) 


Lighthouses. 


Leamington 
iors, &amp;e. 
Highways, 


4. VicToriz. 


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 1840 to 
the Ist day of February 1841, (so far as relates to 
the Jewel House.) 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented,—Return to 
an Order, dated the 9th day of February last, for an 
Account, showing the several Countries to which 
Machinery has been exported, with the Official Va- 
lue thereof, from the 1st day of January 1840 to the 
1st day of January 1841, classified under the several 
heads of Tools, 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. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Returns of the Window Duty charged on 
Hospitals in England, in 1840; distinguishing the 
Class of Officers and Servants charged therewith, 
and the Number of Windows charged to each re- 
spectively :— And, of the Duty on Windows assessed 
for the Twelve Towns in England, which contribute 
the largest Amount. 

A Return of the Quantity of Malt used in the Dis- 
tilleries, for the years 1839 and 1840; distinguishing 
each year, and the Quantity used in England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, separately. 

Copies of the Correspondence between the Poor 
Law Commissioners and the Commissioners for 
Taxes, relative to Window Duties on the Tunbridge 
Union Workhouse ; and of the Case and Opinion of 
the Judges (No. 1154), respecting the Window Duty 
on the Westminster Hospital. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,— Copy, War- 
rant granting Compensation Allowances to the Right 
honourable William Dundas, to Richard Mackenzie 
and James Hope, Junior, and to Robert Webster, 
year to 31st December 1840. 

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


The following Returns having been transmitted 
to the Clerk were laid upon the Table: viz. 

A Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of Au- 
gust in the last Session of Parliament, for Returns 
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 Corporation ofthe Port of Dublin, specifying 
the Lighthouses from which received, with the rate 
of Toll or Duty; distinguishing the Amounts received 
from Steam Ships and trom Sailing 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 Cor- 
poration of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, speci- 
fying the Lighthouses 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 
Lighthouses, &amp;c., from the year ending the 3ist day 
of December 1829 to the 31st day of December 
1839, by the Commissioners of Northern Light- 
houses, specifying the Lighthouses from which re- 
ceived, with the rate of Toll or Duty ; distinguishing 
the Amounts received from Steam Ships and from 
Sailing Vessels (so far as relates to the Northern 
Lighthouses.) 

_ Returns to an Order, dated the 18th day of this 
instant March, for Returns from the Surveyors of 
the Highways of the Parishes of Leamington Priors, 
Lillington, Cubbington, Milverton, Leek Wootton and 
Stoneleigh, in the County of Warwick, of the Amount 


of Statute Duty and Composition now due and un- 
Vor. 96. 


26° Martiz. 177 


paid, from their respective Parishes, for the Repairs 

of the Highway leading from Leamington Priors to 
ChessfordBridge, in the said County. 

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of this Lancashire 
instant March, for Returns of the Number of Actions County Court, 
commenced in the County Court of Lancashire by ““ 
Justicies and Common Plaint, during the two last 
Shrievalties; distinguishing how many were brought 

by Parties residing in the several Towns of Rochdale, 

Bolton, Bury, Warrington, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Oldham:—And, of the Days on which Courts of 
Requests for Rochdale, Bolton, Bury, Warrington, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, have been held 

since their respective Establishment, and the Num- 

ber of Actions commenced previous to each Court. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Exchequer Exchequer 
Bills, which was presented upon Friday last, be Bills. 
printed. No. 189. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Herring Herring 
Fishery, which was presented upon Friday last, be Fishery. 
printed. No. 190. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Antrim County 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out VW" 

a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire 

to serve in this present Parliament for the County 

of Antrim, in the room of the Honourable John 

Bruce Richard O’ Neill, now Viscount O’ Neill, a 

Peer of the Kingdom of Jreland. 


Petitions from Stockport;—and, Mearns; praying rie te 9 
that the Designs Copyright (No. 1.) Bill may pass pi, _— 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


The Designs Copyright (No. 2.) Bill was, accord- Designs Copy- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to right (No. 2.) 
a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 

next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- poor Law 

mittee on the Poor Law Amendment Bill; Amendment 
And a Motion being made, and the Question ®i"- 

being put, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 

mittee, that they have Power to make provision in 

the said Bill for the repeal of the Poor Law Amend- 

ment Act; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. John Fielden, _ 
Yeas, General Johnson : alan 

Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, 1 155 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley:S “°° 


So it passed in the Negative. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cxiause, N° 6, (General Rules once allowed, to 
take effect thenceforth as particular orders) —— 
again read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 28. After the 
word “ rule,” to insert the words ‘‘ except rules, 
‘‘ orders and regulations relating to relief or main- 
* tenance of the Poor.” 


Question, That those words be there inserted ; 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


Proviso added. 
Cuausz, N° 6, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 7, (Time of operation of rules and 
orders) read. 

Amendment proposed: L. 31. To leave out the 
words “ suspending any previous rule, order or re~ 
“ gulation or.” 

uestion, That those words stand part of the 
Clause——put and agreed to. 
Proviso added. 


Cravuse, N° 7, as amended, agreed to. 














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Cravse, N° 8, (That it shall not be necessary, in 
any civil or criminal proceeding, to prove the send- 
ing a copy of every rule, order or regulation, of 
the Commissioners, except to the Clerk of the Guar- 
dians of the union) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1.8. To leave out 
the words “ or criminal.” 

Question put, That those words stand part of the 
Clause; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, 1 77 
Yeas, \ Mr. Horsman: aay: 
Tellers for the | Mr. Townley Parker, } 58 
Noes, Mr. Grimsditch: ° 


Another Amendment proposed: P. 4.1.15. After 
the word “ whenever’ to leave out the words “ such 
“ sending shall be proved to the satisfaction of the 
Court,” and to insert the words “ it shall be 
proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the 
said rule, order or regulation was sent, and that 
the party was cognizant thereof.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and Negatived. 
Question proposed, That the proposed words be 
there inserted ; 

An Amendment proposed to proposed Amendment: 
After the word “ regulation,” to insert the words 
“ in any civil case.” 

Question put, That the words “in any civil case” 
be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 


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Tellers for the ¢ Mr. John Jones, } 64 
Yeas, \ Mr. Wolveriey Attwood : : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, 88 
Noes, Mr. John Parker: ’ 


Question, That the words “ it shall be proved to 
“ the satisfaction of the Court that the said rule, 
“ order or regulation was sent, and that the party 


“ was cognizant thereof,’ be mserted put, and 
agreed to. 





Crause, N° 8, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 9, postponed. 


Crause, N° 10, (Commissioners by order under 
their hands and seal, may declare so many parishes 
or unions as they may see fit to be united for the 
management of any class of infant poor)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5.1.1. After the word 
“ That” to insert the words “ in counties in which 
“ County Lunatic Asylums have not been esta- 
“ blished for the reception of pauper lunatics.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted ; 

Amendment withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed: L. 4. After the 
words “ see fit” to insert the words “ with consent 
“« of a majority of each Board of Guardians of such 
“ unions.” 


Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 


Talore £ ag § Mr. Benjamin Wood, ; 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ rs. veep 172. 
M re 4 

r. Fox Maule, } ros. 


Mr. Tufnell: 
Several Amendments made. 
Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman 
do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again--— 
put, and agreed to. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


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


Martis, 30° die Martii,1841: 


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, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. * 


20°—30° Martz. 








A, 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill ; of Voters 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘ Cotland) Bil, 
the 26th day of April next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Criminal 
mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill ; Justice Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill was, ac- Collection of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Rates (Dublin 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Wednesday the 21st day of April next. 


The Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Bill was, Grand Jury 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Presentments 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- (Pn) Bit, 
nesday the 21st day of April next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Tithes Reco. 
into a Committee upon the Tithes’. Recovery Bill ; vey Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Hawes 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- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill; of Voters 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the (@"s!4) Bil. 


23d day of April 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, 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 ; 

Resolved, That this Hotse will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Means, 


The Population Bill was, according to Order, read Population Bill 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Court of 
make further provisions in relation to certain Offices Chancery wa 
in the Court of Chancery in Jreland: And that Mr. a 
Attorney General for Zreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return, specifying the Names of all the Guardians Amendment 
elected under the Poor Law Amendment Act of the 4“ 
several Unions which have been established under 
the said Act, for the year 1840; stating the Pro- 
fession, Trade or Calling (if any) of such Guardians 
respectively. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Banking 
make good certain Contracts which have been or Copartnerships 
may be entered into by certain Banking and other" 
Copartnerships: And that Mr. Attorney General 
for Jreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Poole Union. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of Entries from the medical books of the Poole 
Union, in the County of Dorset, dated the 10th day 
of March 1840, with regard to Rebecca Moore, de- 
ceased :— Ditto, dated the 16th day of February 
1841 :— Ditto, dated the 23d day of February 1841: 
—Returns, specifying the period at which applica- 
tion was first made, and to whom, for Out-door 
Relief to ‘Rebecca Moore, and the Sum, and also, 
for what period it was granted weekly ; the period 
at which Rebecca Moore was first admitted into the 
Poole Union, and at what period she died there, “a 

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also the complaint of which she died; the Names 
of the Relieving Officers at the time Rebecca Moore 
was an inmate, and whether any other Officer has 
been subsequently appointed to that situation, the 
name of the Officer so appointed, and whether he 
holds any, and if any, what other Appointment 
besides that of Relieving Officer; whether any 
Report relative to the case of Rebecca Moore has 
been at any time made either to the Poor Law 
Commissioners or the Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioners, by whom the Report was made, and at 
what period; also, Copies of the Correspondence 
that took place with any, with what Persons, and 
the result thereof:—Also, a Return of the Names 
of the Medical Officers who attended the Poole 
Union weekly, or at other stated periods, with the 
Observations entered by them respectively in the 
Union Books; whether any Inquest was held on the 
body of Rebecca Moore, and if so, the name of the 
Coroner and the Verdict of the Jury. 


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 a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning:—The House was adjourned by 
Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till this 
day. 


Martis, 30° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


Royal Assent A MESSAGE by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
to Bills. 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 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: 
Consolidated An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions out 
i sein of the Cousolidated Fund to the Service of the Year 
Bil. One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one: 





29°.--30° Marti. 179 


Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act for better paving, cleansing, lighting, watch- 
ing and improving the Town of Whitby, in the North 
Riding of the County of York;” and to allow a 
Drawback in certain Cases from the Duties thereby 
granted : 


An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or York and Lon- 

against the York and London Assurance Company : _ a 
: : : ‘ ee 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bar- southorpe 


nack-with-Pilsgate and Southorpe, in the County of Inclosure Bill. 
Northampton : 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Collyweston 
Collyweston, and within the Precincts of West Hay, Inclosure Bill. 
in the County of Northampton: 


An Act for naturalizing Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow’s 


Bolchow : Nat. Bill. 
An Act for naturalizing Gustavus Heyn. Heyn’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Wal- walsaii 
sall Election have leave to sit this day till five of the Election. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Robert Upperton, of Brighton, Bury (Sussex) 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- Inclosure Bill. 
selor agent, against certain parts of the Bury 

(Sussex) Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Christchurch 
deration the Report on the Christchurch and Lynd- and Lyndhurst 
hurst Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, 04 Bill. 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more effectual Preserva- Annan Fisheries 
tion and Improvement of the Fisheries in the River Bill. 
Annan, in the County of Dumfries, and in the 
Streams and Waters running into the same, in the 
Mouth or Entrance of the said River, and on the 
Shores or Sea Coast adjoining to the said Mouth or 
Entrance, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the more effectual Preservation 
and Improvement of the Fisheries in the River 
Annan, in the County of Dumfries, and in the 
Streams and Waters running into the same, and on 
the Shores or Sea Coast adjacent to the Mouth or 
Entrance of the said River. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hope Johnstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order, made upon the 19th day of this instant wicklow 
March, for reading a second time the Wicklow Har- Harbour Bill. 





Lord Keane’s An Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Keane and 
Aunuity Bil, the Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of 
the said Lord Keane to whom the Title of Lord 
Keane shall descend, in consideration of his great 
and brilliant Services : 

An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and 
for the better Payment of the Army and their Quar- 
ters : 

An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s 
Royal Marine Forces while on Shore: 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine Mutiny 
Bill, 


Tithe Composi- 
eee Tithe Compositions in Jreland, vested in Her Ma- 
jesty, under the Provisions of An Act of the First 
and Second Years of Her present Majesty for abo- 
lishing Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, and for 
substituting Rent-charges in lieu thereof : 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the London 


South Western 


(Nes) ie and South Western Railway Company: 
Preston and An Act to enable the Preston and Longridge 


ngridge Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money: 
An Act to alter and amend the Powers and Pro- 


Railway Bill. 
Whitby Im- 


bour Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect wicitow 
of the Petition for the Wicklow Harbour Bill, which Harbour _ 
upon the 5th day of this instant March was made (N»- 2.) Bill. 
from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the Wicklow Harbour Bill, 
which, upon the 15th day of this instant March, 


An Act to facilitate the Recovery of Arrears of | was made from the Select Committee on Standing 


Orders, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Harbour at Wicklow, 
in the county of Wicklow: And that Mr. James 
Grattan, Sir Denham Norreys and Mr. Lynch do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Burgett’s 
mittee of Selection, to appoint the Committee on * Bil. 
Burgett’s Naturalization Bh for Thursday next, the 

arty giving Notice thereof at the Private Bill Office 


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Patent Rolling 
and Compres- 
sing Iron Com- 


pany (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Deanhead 
Reservoir Bill, 


Henley and 
Dorchester 
Road Bill. 


Bogdan’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Ilminster 
Roads Bill. 


Birkenhead Gas 
and Waterworks deration the 


Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


British Plate 
Glass Company 
Bill. 


Walsall 
Election. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


180 30° Martiz. 


Mr. Fitzroy presented a Bill to enable the Patent 
Rolling and Compressing Iron Company to pur- 
chase certain Letters Patent, and to sue and be 
sued: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Deanhead Reservoir Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Henley and Dorchester Road Bill, That such Bill 
should, in his opinion, be treated as an opposed Pri- 
vate Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, an Act for Natu- 
ralizing Frederick Salomo Bogdan, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Broadley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for effectually repairing and 
improving certain Roads passing through or near 
the Town of L/minster, in the County of Somerset, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Acland do carry the Bill to| 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 











A. 1841. 


Petitions from Dunscore ; — Arbirlot ;— Mary- Churer, 
ton ;—Kirriemuir, kc. — Forgandenny ;—Brechin ; Patronage 
—-Careston ;-—-Hoddam ;-— Rattray ;— Westerkirk ;— (Scotland.) 


Killinchy ;-- Donaghadee;-- Selkirk ;-- Newtownards 
(two Petitions) ;—Aberdeen (two Petitions) ;—Gil- 


comston ;—-Dungannon ;--and, Ballyeaston ; praying 


for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 


‘in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost and Magistrates and Railway Com. 


Council of the city of Aberdeen, praying the House (Scotland) 


to instruct the Railway Commissioners to extend 
their survey and investigation northward, from the 
city of Edinburgh to the city of Aberdeen, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-masters and other Seamen Merchant 
of the port of Aberdeen, praying for amendment S¢™en’sFund, 


of the law relating to the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, 
was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Shepperton; — Tonbridge Union Poor Law 
(Chairman) ;— Ovenden ;—and, Marlborough Union ; Amendment 


praying for the repeal or alteration of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Catholics resident within the bo- Poor Law 
rough of Leeds, praying that provision may be Amendment 
made in the Poor Law Amendment Bill for securing =. 


The House eS to take into further consi-|to Roman Catholic inmates of workhouses the 


Waterworks Bill; and the Amendments were read, | 
and agreed to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birkenhead, in the 
county of Chester, praying that the Liverpool 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. 





A Petition of the Vice President of the Cham- 
ber of Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, | 
praying that the British Plate Glass Company Bill | 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- | 


sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 


Lord Eliot, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition of 
Joseph Hickin, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Walsall, informed 
the House, that the said Committee had deter- 
mined, 

That John Neilson Gladstone, Esquire, is duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Walsall: 

That the Petition of Joseph Hichin did not ap- 


eport on the Birkenhead Gas and | privilege of having the religious instruction of 


catholic pastors, on the same terms as inmates of 
other religious denominations, and also their right 
to attend at their own places of worship, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Gravesend and Milton-next-Graves- 
end ;—and, Huddersfield; praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill for permitting the 
attendance of any lawful minister to give religious 
instruction to inmates of their own belief,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Charles Fluder and others ; — 
Henley-on-Thames ;—J ohn Cawley ;—Andover (two 
Petitions); — Martock; —- Edgworth; — Queen’s 


| County ;-— Fylde Union; — Clayton-le-Woods ; — 
the Bill. | 


and, Merthyr Tydvil; praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,——were 


| also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 

A Petition of the Corporation of the Guardians 
of the Poor within the Isle of Wight, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


tants of Patrick Brompton; praying the House not 
to sanction any further grant of public money to 








pear 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. | 
Lord Eliot also acquainted the House, 
That it appeared to the Committee that a system | 


the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,--were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Pitchford;— Clunbury ;— Easton; Church of 
| —Hawhswell;— Hickling ;— Caversfield ;—Newton England. 


Valence and Hawkley ;—Exford ; —Great Walford; 


of considerable Treating prevailed previous to and | —Bromham ;—Arrow ;— Hampton Lucy ;—Chad- 
during the last Election for the Borough of Walsall, | desley Corbett ;—Powich ;— Swindon ;— Wolnerley ; 
though the doubtful nature of the evidence has not | — Hatch Beauchamp ; — Tidcombe ;— Bittesly ; — 
enabled the Committee to connect it with the Sit- | Great Cressingham ;— Bishops Cannings ;— Rush- 
ting Member or his Agent. ock ;—and, Inhabitants of Patrick Brompton; sta- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | ting that the population of the country has outgrown 
ia : a | the resources of the national Church, and praying 
A Petition of Traders and Inhabitants of Kings- | the House to adopt measures for increasing its effi- 
land-road, and its vicinity, praying the House to _ciency,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing the | Jie upon the Table. 
tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzhall 


Bridges, was presented, and read; and ordered to, A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Cressingham, Idolatry 
|praying the House to adopt measures for the dis- (india-) 


lie upon the Table. 
continuance 


Petitions from Martock;—Veryan;—and, Inhabi- * nooth 
ollege. 


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Import Duties. 


Blasphemy. 


Railways Bill. 


Canterbury 
Election. 


Ardrossan 
Harbour Bill. 


Coroners. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Service of 
Process 


(Ireland. ) 





4, VicTorRiz. 


continuance of all interference by the British Go-| 
vernment in India with the religious ceremonies of 
the natives, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Sturrock ;— Dunfermline ;— 
and, Manchester; praying for a revision and modi- 
fication of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of Branch No. 1, of the 
Universal Society of Rational Religionists in the 
borough of Manchester, complaining of the impri- 
sonment of Henry Hetherington ; and praying for his 
release; and for the appointment of a Committee 
to inquire into the subject of Blasphemy, with a 
view to form a proper rule of law on the subject, 
if any shall be deemed necessary, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 
way Company ; — Bolton and Preston Railway 
Company ;-- Bolton and Leigh Railway Company ; 
—London and Croydon Railway Company ;—North 
Union Railway Company ;—and, John Hargreaves, 
Junior, Lessee of the Bolton and Leigh Railway, 
praying that the Railways Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered 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 George Hobday, and 
others, Electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Canterbury; and to 
which they had annexed the said Petition :—And 
the names of the Committee were read, as follow : 

Edward Buller, Esquire, James Weir Hogg, 


38 Martiz. 181 


A Petition of Prisoners respectively confined for Imprisonment 
Debt in the prison of the Queen’s Bench, praying for Debt. 
for the abolition of Imprisonment for Debt both 
before and after judgment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Hawkers’ 
Durham, and surrounding country, praying for the Licenses. 
repeal of the tax on Hawkers’ Licenses, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ennés- Parliamentary 
caltera, praying that the Parliamentary Voters (Jre- Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and land) Bill 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killyleagh ; — Cumber ; — and, Registration 
Listowelland Finuge; praying that the Registration of Voters 
vf Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law ; (freland) 5 and, 
and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill voters, =" 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; land) Bills. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of King’s Lynn, praying County Courts; 
that the County Courts Bill; and, the Bankruptcy, 24, a en 
Insolvency and Lunacy Bill, may pass into law, was Sa 

3 ancy 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Bills, 


Table. 


that the County Courts Bill may pass into a law, Bill. 


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


A Petition of William Burney, of Shepherd’s- Universal 
place, Little Peter-street, Westminster, praying for Sage, &amp;e. 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parlia- 
ments, Vote by Ballot, a division of the empire into 
equal electoral districts, the payment of Members 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Felétwell, praying County Courts 





Esquire, William John Blake, Esquire, John James 
Hope Johnstone, Esquire, William Heald Ludlow 
Bruges, Esquire, Patrick Chalmers, Esquire; Chair- 
man, the Honourable 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, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the City of 


Canterbury, now referred to you; and a true 
judgment give according to the Evidence. So 
help you God. 


Ordered, That the Committee do meet To-morrow, 
at eleven of the clock. 


The Ardrossan Harbour Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 


and the abolition of the Property Qualification, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Finsbury ;—and, Largs; com- Robert Peddie, 
plaining of the treatment of Robert Peddie, in 
Beverley House of Correction ; and praying for a 
mitigation of his sentence,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edmund Thomas, of King’s Arch- Feargus 
place, Walworth, complaining of the treatment of O’Connor. 
Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, in York Castle, and praying 
for his release, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Merchants connected with and in- Newfoundland. 
terested in the trade and fisheries of the island of 
Newfoundland ; — Torquay ; — Liverpool ; —- and, 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| Chamber of Commerce of Saint John's, Newfound- 


mittee of Selection. 


land; praying for inquiry into the state of the colony 
of Newfoundland, and for securing to that colony a 


Petitions from Coroners in and for the county of | form of government under which the persons, pro- 
Somerset ;— Oxford ;— Sonthampton;—and, Here-| perty and liberties of Her Majesty’s subjects may 


ford; praying the House to adopt measures for 
providing mcreased remuneration to County Coro- 
ners,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee of Selection have 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


be secure, and that the magistracy and police may 
no longer be dependent upon the annual vote of the 
House of Assembly, but responsible alone to Her 
Majesty’s Government,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- pubtin Local 
tary of the Local Taxation Committee of the city of Taxation. 
Dublin, praying for a revision and alteration of the 


A Petition of William Patrickson Pike, of Dame-| Jaws affecting the Local Taxation of the city of 


street, in the city of Dublin, Gentleman, Attorney 
and Solicitor of the Superior Courts in Ireland, 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 43 
Geo. 3, c. 58, as requires personal service of the 
process of capias ad respondendum, in Ireland, and 
to provide other service to enforce the defendant’s 


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


A Petition of Students of the Apothecary Pro- Medical Pro. 
fession, resident in Ireland, praying that the Me- — (No, 2.) 
dical Profession (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a 2" 








appearance, was presented, and read; and ordered| law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


to lie upon the Table. 
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Lord’s Day. Petitions from Brechin;—and, Aberdeen; praying 
the House to adopt measures for securing the better 
observance of the Lord’s Day,— were presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. A Petition of William Russell, residing in the 
city of Glasgow, praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Rating of A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Malms- 

Tithes. bury, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for exempting 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Message from 


ohio tans A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 


Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, 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-one: 

Tumpike Acts A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the 

Continuance = Fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred 

Cee. ood Forty-two, and to the end of the next Session 
of Parliament, the several Acts for regulating Turn- 
pike-roads in Lreland, which will expire at or before 
the end of the present Session of Parliament, or at 
or before the end of the Session of Parliament next 
after the Fourth day of August One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-one, and to amend the Acts for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in Ireland : 

Soutn Westen A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts re- 


(Nonny pil, ating to the London and South Western Railway 


Company : 
Preston and A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Preston 
Raitvay: Bill and Longridge Railway Company to raise a further 
‘ Sum of Money: And also, 
Turnpike Acts The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
— Act for removing Doubts as to the continuance of 
; certain Local Turnpike Acts, and for continuing until 
the first day of June One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-two, and to 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, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 
East IndiaRum The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Bill. Act to reduce the Duty on Rum and Rum Shrub, 
the Produce of and imported from certain British 
Possessions in the East Jndies, into the United 
Kingdom, 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 
oe for enabling the Imperial Life Insurance Company 
(No. 2.) Bill, to alter the mode of Appropriation of Profits di- 

rected by their Deed of Settlement, and for regulat- 
ing Legal Proceedings by or against the Company ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Consolidated 
Fund 

(£. 8,000,000. ) 
Bill. 


Imperial Life 


Glass. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Quantities of Glass retained for 
Home Use, and of the Quantities exported, for each 
year ending the 5th day of January 1840 and the 
5th day of January 1841:—Of the Amount of Duty 
charged and Drawback paid on each description of 
Glass in England; distinguishing the Quantities 
and Weight, Rate of Duty and of Drawback, and 
the Amount in each year, ending the 5th day of 
January 1840 and the 5th day of January 1841 :— 
Similar Returns for Jreland :—Similar ) Sve for 
Scotland :—Returns of the Amount of Drawback 
or Allowance on Glass for the use of Churches, &amp;c., 








A. 1841. 


in each year, ending the 5th day of January 1840 
and the 5th day of January 1841 :—And, of the 
Quantities of each kind of Glass exported to Lreland 
in the years ending the 5th day of January 1840 
and the 5th day of January 1841. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Middlesex 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Sessions, 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Correspondence between the 
Secretary of State and a Committee of the Middlesex 
Magistrates, on the subject of a Salary to the Chair- 
man of the Quarter Sessions of that County. 

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, Poor Law, 
Returns, showing the Number, Names and Popula- 
tion of single Parishes, and of Unions of Parishes 
respectively, governed by Local Acts of Parliament, 
and not acting under the Orders of the Poor Law 
Commissioners for the Administration of the Relief 
of the Poor:—And, showing the Number, Names 
and Population of single Parishes, and Unions of 
Parishes, having Local Acts of Parliament appli- 
cable to the Administration of Relief to the Poor, 
now acting under the Rules and Orders of the Poor 
Law Commissioners, whether placed in Union or not. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law, 

Copies of Correspondence relating to the alleged re- 
fusal of Relief to Harriet Longley, in the Parish of 
Saint Mary-le-bone :—And, Copies of Correspond- 
ence and Depositions taken before Sir Edmund 
Head, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, relating 
to the refusal of Relief to Frances Jones, in the Pa- 
rish of Saint Mary, Newington, Surrey. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- PublicPetitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had (Fifteenth Re. 
examined the Petitions presented from the 24th to?” 
the 26th day 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. 


The Imperial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) Imperial Life 
Bill was read the first time ; and ordered to be read ae 
a second time. (No. 2.) Bill. 
The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Designs Copy- 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Designs Copyright = icine 
(No. 2.) Bill, was read, and discharged. ° 
Resoived, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 21st day of April next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Newfoundland. 
to inquire into the state of the Colony of Newfound- 
land. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Thursday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Prosecutions 
Returns of all Monies recovered by Prosecutions in Scotland.) 
Scotland, in name of the Commissioners of Woods 
and Forests, or of the Lords of the Treasury, or of 
the Officers of State for Scotland, within the last 
Ten years:—The whole Expenses incurred in Pro- 
secutions, whether at the instance of the said Parties 
or against them, and paid by the Exchequer in Scoé- 
land, or Treasury in England; distinguishing the 
Expenses of each Process, and what part thereof 
was recovered (if any) from the Parties opposing the 
Crown :-—And, the Number and Names of the Par- 
ties engaged in any similar Prosecutions now going 
on, and the Expenses incurred therein, so far as these 
can be stated. 


The 




























Drainage 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 








4, VicToRIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage (/reland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday, 
the 29th day of April next, resolve itself into the 


said Committee. 


30°—31° Marizi. 183 


Metropolitan Police, for relieving and setting to 
work therein casual and vagrant poor, and women 
of disorderly behaviour, chargeable to the Poor’s 
Rates within such parishes or unions)——read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Amendment proposed: L. 40. To leave out the 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into! words “ women who have been prostitutes, or who 
a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment Bill. |“ may be habitually of lewd or disorderly beha- 


(In the Committee.) 
Cxiause, N° 10, (Commissioners, by order under 


cc 


viour,” and insert instead thereof “ common 


“ prostitutes who shall have been duly convicted of 
“ being idle and disorderly persons, and who shall 


their hands and seal, may declare so many parishes | « },..» 


or unions as they may see fit to be united, for the 
management of any class of Infant Poor)——read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 6, 1.3. At the end of 

the Clause, to add the following Proviso :—“ Pro- 
“« vided always, That in the said combined Parish or 
“ or Union Schools for the Infant Poor, a Chaplain 
of the Church of England shall be appointed, who 
shall be empowered to regulate and superintend 
the religious instruction of the children, excepting, 
however, the children of such parents as are of a 
“creed different from that of the Established 
Church, and whose parent or parents, or, in the 
“ case of an orphan, the godfather or godmother, or 
their natural guardians, shall object to the child 
receiving any religious instruction in the doctrines 
“ of the Established Church; and in such case it 
“ shall and may be lawful in such combined Schools 
for any licensed minister of the religious persuasion 
of the parents or guardians of such child to visit 
“* the School, at times to be specified by the Board 
of Management, for the purpose of instructing 
such child or children in the principles of their 
religion: Provided always, That the Chaplain as 
“ aforesaid shall be appointed by said Board of Ma- 
“ nagement, with the consent of the Bishop of the 
diocese, and shall receive such salary as the Poor 
Law Commissioners shall determine.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas, _ agi } 119. 


ng Mr. Hawes 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Ward 4 32. 


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Another Amendment proposed: To add Pro- 
viso; “ Provided further, That such Salary shall be 
“ divided according to the numerical proportions of 
“ the children professing different creeds by whom 
“ religious instruction is received.” 

Question, That those words be there added—— 
put and Negatived. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, } 141 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker : 7 
Tellers forthe f Mr. Townley Parker, 
Noes, Mr. Grimsditch : 
Cause, N° 11, (Board of Management to have 
the same powers as Guardians)——read. 
Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add Proviso: “ Provided always, That so soon 
“ as any such Board of Management for any Union 
“ shall be instituted, it shall forthwith prepare and 
‘ publish the rules and regulations relating to the 
“ training and instruction of the Infant Poor afore- 


} 36. 


” 


Question, That the words proposed to be left out, 
stand part of the Clause ; 
Amendment withdrawn. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Commitee divided : 


; . Mr. Fox Maule, 
Tellers for the Y cas,f hy te als pasa 


' Colonel Sibthorp, 
Tellers for the Noes { Ciena Jak ren. : L 93. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair- 
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, { ee ne 4 } 28. 


Tellers for the Noes, a pig ia , } 109. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





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


Mercurii, 31° die Martti, 1841: 


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, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


a Committee upon the Population 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. 


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


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, 


Young Persons in Silk Factories: And that Mr. Fox 
Maule and Mr. Sheil do prepare, and bring it in. 











‘ said, and the admission into such building, from 
‘ time to time, of the parents and relatives of such 
“ Infant Poor who shall be received therein.” 
Question, That those words be there added ; 
Amendment withdrawn. 

An Amendment made. 


Cravuseg, N° 11, as amended, agreed to. 

Criauses, N° 12, N° 13 and N° 14, disagreed to. 

Cuauszs, N° 15 and N° 16, amended, and 
agreed to. ? 


Ciause, 17, (Workhouses may be provided for 
any parishes or unions within the district of the 
Vou. 96. 


a 





North Midland Railway Bill, enabling the Peti- 
tioners to borrow on mortgage, or in anticipation of 
calls, the whole of the sum which they propose to 
raise by the said Bill, and that the Standing Order 
restricting the amount to be raised on loan or mort- 
gage may be dispensed with, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


itself into a Committee to consider of the general 
Laws relating to the Collection and Management of 
the Duties of Excise. 

AA4 The 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Population Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Criminal 
mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill; Justice Bill. 


Captain Pechell reported the Tithes’ Recovery tithes Reco- 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. very Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Silk Factories 
for regulating the Employment of Children and Bill. 


A Petition of the North Midland Railway Com- North Midland 
pany, praying that provision may be made in the Railway Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve Excise Collee- 


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184 30°—31° Martz. A. 1841. 


Madhouses The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to alter and 
(Scotland) Bill. amend certain Acts regulating Madhouses in Scot- 
No. 192, Jand, and to provide for the Custody of Dangerous 
Lunatics: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next; 

and to be printed. 


Court of Mr. Attorney General for Ireland presented a Bill 
Chancer 


diesen pil!, to make further Provisions in relation to certain Of- 
No. 193, _ fices in the Court of Chancery 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. 


Silk Factories 


Bill. Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for regulating 
No. 194 the Employment of Children and Young Persons in 
ou* Silk Factories: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

Monday next; and to be printed. 


South Australie Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to authorize 
om. the Advance of a Sum of Money out of the Conso- 
No.195. lidated Fund, on Account of the Colony of South 
Australia: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 

and to be printed. 


Banking _ Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Bill 
Copartnerships to make good certain Contracts which have been or 
Bill. S : 3 : 
may be entered into by certain Banking and other 
No. 196. Copartnerships: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


Parish Vestries. | Ordered, That the Return relative to Parish Ves- 
No.191. tries, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Canada. Ordered, That the Account relative to Canada, 

No.197. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Window Duty. Ordered, That the several Returns relative to the 
No. 198, Window Duty, which were presented yesterday, be 


printed. 
Malt. Ordered, That the Return relative to Malt, which 
No. 199. was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Machinery. Ordered, That the Account relative to Machinery, 


which was presented yesterday, be referred to the 
Select Committee on Machinery. 


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


Mercurii, 31° die Martii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 








nae tee P PETITION of Isaac Cookson and Company, 
— es of South Shields, praying that the British 


Plate Glass Company Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Bury (Sussex) ‘The House was moved, That the Petition of 

Auclosure Bill. Robert Upperton, which was presented yesterday, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bury 
(Sussex) Inclosure Bill, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have Power to 
receive and entertain the said Petition; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the {Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 
Yeas, (iM Darby : r | 

Tellers for the) Mr. For Maule, 1 4 
Noes, Mr. Freshfield : j}™ 


So it passed in the Negative. 

















A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Christchurc, 
more effectually repairing the Road fromthe Western ye Lyndhurs, 
Side of the New Forest to Lyndhurst, all in the “4 ¥ill 
County of Hants, be now read the third time ; 

Mr. Sheil, by Her Majesty’s Command, 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 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: And that the 
Title be, An Act for more effectually repairing the 
Road from the Western Side of the New Forest, 
near Christchurch, to the Boundary of the Parish 
of Lyndhurst, all in the County of Hants. 

Ordered, That Sir George Rose do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the iiarborough 
Harborough and Brampton Road Bill; That they 2%4 Brampton 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found emeiienss 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments, as far as Clause (A.), were read, and 
agreed to. 

Clause (A.), the next Amendment, 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 Amendment :—It passed 
in the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Henley and Dorchester Road Henley and 
Bill, together with the Report of the Committee Dorchester 
thereupon, be referred to the Committee of Selec- Rood Bil. 
tion. 


An ingrossed Bill for supplying Birkenhead, and pirkenhead 
other Townships in the Hundred of Wirrall, in the Gas and Water- 
County of Chester, with Gas; and for supplying wor Bill 
Birkenhead aforesaid with Water, was read the 
third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for better lighting with Gas Derby Gas Bitl. 
the Borough of Derby, and several Parishes and 
Places adjacent thereto, was read the third time. 
Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the gecleshill 
Manor of Eccleshill, in the Parish of Bradford, in Inclosure__ 
the West Riding of the County of York, was read (No-2) Bill 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Busfeild do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of George Thomas Turner, of Manches- Iwperial Bank 
ter, Gentleman, Frederick Ramsden, of the same of Ensland 
place, Silk Manufacturer, William Long, of the ~°"?"”" 
same place, Currier, Robert Faulkner, of Pendle- 
bury, near Manchester, Gentleman, James Gill, of 
Manchester, Gentleman, John Kenworthy, of Ash- 
ton-under-Lyne, Coal Master, John Swallow, of 
Manchester, aforesaid, Cotton Merchant, John 
Owen, of the same place, Gentleman, William Hay- 
ley, of the same place, Architect, John Abram, of 
the same place, Wuhchstoves, John Cooke, of the 


same place, Calenderer, Levi Louis, of the same 
place, Merchant, and Mendel Albrecht, of the same 
place, Merchant, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the —— 

or 





Metroy 
Improv 
Bill. 





Chel 
&amp;e., 





Metropolis 
Improvements 


Bill. 


Chelsea Poor, 
&amp;e., Bill. 


Bradford 
(Wilts) Water- 
works Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Gas and Water- 
works Bill. 


Deptford Pier 
Bill. 


South Metropo- 
litan Gas Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Canterbury 
Election. 


4, VicTORIZz. 


for the Imperial Bank of England 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 Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported from the Select 


31° Marti. 





185 


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. 


Petitions from Greenock ;—and, Thomas William Medical 
Powell, of Nottingham; praying for reform of the Profession. 
Medical Profession,—were presented, and read; and 


Committee on the Metropolis Improvements Bill; ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ard tv whom a Petition against the said Bill was | 
referred; That they had considered the said Peti- | ; ons ¢ 
tion ; and had examined the allegations of the Bill,| Chemists and Druggists in 


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 a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Pusey reported from the Committee on the 
Chelsea Poor, &amp;c., Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Billwas referred; That they had con- 
sidered 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 had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto; and that the Bill contains no clause or 
clauses whereby the general law of settlement of 
the Poor shall be departed from, or any power of 
Corporal Punishment given to any persons employed 
in the management of the Poor :—And the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Bradford (Wilts) Waterworks Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Rate-payers of the 
township of Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, 
praying that the Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Collingwood, of Greenwich, 
Surveyor, praying that the Deptford Pier Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The South Metropolitan Gas Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabit- 
ants of Manchester, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Liverpool Docks 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. 


Mr. Robert Clive, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the matter of the Pe- 
tition of George Hobday, and others, Electors, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
City of Canterbury, informed the House, that the 
Committee had determined, 

That the Honourable George Percy Sydney 
Smythe is duly elected a Citizen, to serve in this 
present Parliament for the City of Canterbury. 

That the Petition of George Hobday, and others, 


Electors, did not appear to be frivolous or vexa- 
tious. 


Vou. 96. 














A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of Medical Pro- 
ewcastle-upon-Tyne fession (No. 1.) 


‘and Gateshead, praying that the Medical Profession _ 


(No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newport, Isle of Wight ;—Kendal ; Jews’ Declara- 
—and, Deputies from several Congregations of Pro- tion Bill, 
testant Dissenters of the Three Denominations, Pres- 
byterian, Independent and Baptist, in and within 
twelve miles of London, appointed to protect their 
civil rights ;- praying that the Jews’ Declaration Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenock;— and, Sheffield and Railways. 
Rotherham Railway Company, praying for a modi- 
fication of the tax upon passengers travelling by 
Railway,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the Railways Bill. 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway ; — Cheltenham and Great Western Union 
Railway Company ;— Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company ;—Great Western Rail- 
way Company; — Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company ;—and, Bristol and Exeter Rail- 
way Company; praying that the Railways Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to tlie Select Com- 
mittee on Railways. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of the Taff Vale 
Railway Company ; -— and, the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway Company, which were presented 
upon Monday last ; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, be referred 
to the said Select Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of The Rookery in the Sewerage and 
parish of Saint Giles, in the county of Middlesex, Ventilation, 
praying the House to pass a general measure for the 
sewerage and ventilation of large towns, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Benhall; —Stanton Fitzwarren ; Church of 
—and, Egham; stating that the population of the ®g!4. 
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 Inhabitants of the town of Amer- Union Wort- 
sham and its vicinity, praying that it may be enacted hoses 
that any lawful minister or preacher shall be allowed 
to give religious instruction in Union Workhouses at 
stated times, in the manner of public worship, at 
which the inmates of the workhouse shall be at 
liberty to be present if they desire it; and that no 
chaplain or other religious teacher shall, in considera- 
tion thereof, receive any salary, payment or present 
out of the poor’s rate, and that it shall not be law- 
ful to prohibit any inmate of any workhouse from 
attending divine service in church or chapel, ac- 
cording to the religious persuasion of such inmate, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Pathhead and Saint Clairton ;— Church 
Roslin ;— Inverness ;--Urquhart ;-— Daviot and Dun- eee ) 
lechity (two Petitions) ;—and, Kiltarlity ; praying ‘ cle 

BB or 








Coffee. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;c. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Metropolis 
Water. 


Religious 
Opinions, 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Adainistration 
of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Import Duties. 


Railways, 


186 31° Martiz. 


for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were —- and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1841. 


‘Counties Railway, being a Letter in reply to Lieu- 
tenant Colonel Thompson’s Report, dated 9th Oc- 
| tober 1840. whe 

Mr. Labouchere accordingly presented the said 


A Petition of Matthew Forster, of the city of | Paper. 


London, trading under the firm of Forster and Smith, 


stating that certain parcels of African Coffee grown | 
in the Kear Mountains, in the neighbourhood of 


the River Nunez, on the west coast of Africa, had 
been imported, and were admitted at the low duty 
for home consumption, and complaining of the 
highest rate of duty being required on further im- 

ortations, and of loss consequent thereon, and pray- 
ing for relief, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Professors and 


Students of Stepney College, at Stepney, praying | 


for the abolition of Church Rates, and the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, 
praying that the County Courts 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 of Pa- 
rishioners and Rate-payers of Saint Leonard, Shore- 
ditch, praying the House to adopt measures for se- 
curing to the inhabitants of the metropolis a good, 
cheap and abundant supply of Water, was presented, 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newcastle-upon- Tyne;—and, Chair- 
man and Honorary Secretary of the Society of Free 
Inquirers meeting in the parish of Paddington, com- 
plaining of the prosecution and imprisonment of 
Henry Hetherington, and praying for his release, and 
that no prosecution be in future instituted for publish- 
ing Religious Opinions,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Wilkins, Shoemaker, 
of Mount-street, Bethnal Green, praying for the 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, 
Vote by Ballot, a division of the empire into equal 
electoral districts, the payment of Members, and 
the abolition of the Property Qualification, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Saxe Bannister, Barrister-at-Law, 
praying that provision may be made in the Admi- 


nistration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill, enjoining the | 


judicial committee to hear and determine every Pe- 
tition preferred to the Crown, by or against any 
public officer, and every complaint or claim at present 
cognizable by the Privy Council, only upon express 
reference by the Crown, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Driffield ;—and, Egham; 
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 Provost, Magistrates and Council | 


of the Royal Burgh of Burntisland, praying for a 
revision and modification of the Import Duties, was 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Supplementary Paper relating to the Eastern 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parish Con. 
reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; stables Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 12th day of May next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Designs Copy- 
Committee, upon Wednesday the 21st day of April + 2.) 
| next, upon the Designs Copyright (No. 2.) Bill, was” 
|read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 12th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 





The Order for reading a second time, upon Friday gaimon Fishe 
the 23d day of April next, the Salmon Fishery (Sco#- (Scotland) Bill, 
land) Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 5th day of May next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Revenue, 
Return of Payments into the Exchequer of British 
Revenue, from 1800 to 1841, with a similar Return 
as to Irish Revenue, and a Statement of the Propor- 
tion Irish Payments bore to English, calculated in 
Periods of Five years, from 1800 to 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law 
: Copies of the Summons, Examination, and Report to Amendment 
the Poor Law Commissioners, in the case of James** 
Whyte, Esquire, who was summoned to appear before 

Mr. Gilbert, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, on 

the 6th day of August 1840. 


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 second Enrolment of 
reading of the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill ; Burgesses Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 5th day of May next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Copyhold and 
into a Committee upon the Copyhold and Customary seta: A 
Tenure Bill; and, after some time spent therein,“ ~'" 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Freshfield No. 200. 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Freshfield reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 28th day of April 
next ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third read- Jews’ Declara- 
ing of the ingrossed Bill to enable Persons professing ‘® Bil 
the Jewish Religion to subscribe the Form of Decla- 
ration contained in the Act of the first and second 
years of Her present Majesty, for the Relief of Qua- 
kers, Moravians and Separatists, elected to Municipal 
Offices ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
roposed, 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 ; 





no) 





The 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Population Bill ; Population Bill, 








Charitat 
Trusts I 


Double 
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Charitable 
Trusts Bill. 


Double Costs, 
&amp;e,, Bill. 


Evidence Bill. 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Emiezzlement 


and Fraud Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Spirits, 


4, VicrvoRIz. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thes Mr. Divett, : 
Yeas, Mr. Hawes: 
Tellers for the ( Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Noes, Mr. William Gladstone : } 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time: 
—tThe Bill was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable Persons professing the 
Jewish Religion tc subscribe the Form of Declaration 
contained in the Act of the first year of Her present 
Majesty, for the Relief of Quakers, Moravians and 
Separatists, elected to Municipal Offices. 
Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


08. 


31. 


The Charitable Trusts Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Wednesday the 28th day of 
April next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


into a Committee upon the Double Costs &amp;c., Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. James Stewart 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 Com- 
mittee on the Evidence Bill; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Houghing Cattle ([re- 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. James Stewart 
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 Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 28th day of April next. 


reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time '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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Accounts of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits dis- 
tilled in England, Scotland and Ireland, respec- 
tively ; distinguishing the Quantities produced from 


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The Order of the day being read, for the second 








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Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing 

the materials from which made) imported into each 

kingdom from each of the others respectively, 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 portion 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 1841 :— 

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 Rec- 
tifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending the 

5th day of January 1841:—Also, the Stocks re- 
maining in the hands of English Distillers on the 
5th day of January 1841 :—And, of the Total;N umber 
of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, Geneva and all 
other Spirits, that paid Duty in each kingdom, from 
the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1841; 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 Gal- 
lons ofall kinds that paid Duty, and Total Amount 
thereof, in each kingdom; and Total Number of 
Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, in the whole of the 
United Kingdom, from the 5th day of January 1840 
to the 5th day of January 1841. 





And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 1° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That all Committees on unop- Private Bills. 
posed Private Bills have leave to sit this day, 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Peck, from the Office of the Commissioners National Debt. 
for the Reduction of the National Debt, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament, — An Ac- 
count of the Gross Amount of all Bank Annuities 
and Long Annuities, and any other Annuities for 
Terms of Years transferred ; and of all Sums of 
Money _ 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 1841:— An 
Account of the Gross Amount of all Sums received 
and paid by the Commissioners for the Reduction 
of the National Debt, on account of Banks for 
Savings (including Friendly Societies) in Great 
Britain and Ireland, from their commencement at 
6th August 1817, to the 20th November 1840, ine 
clusive : — Also, an Account of all Expenses in- 
curred by the said Commissioners for Salaries of 
Clerks or other Incidental Charges during the pre- 
ceding year :—And then he withdrew. 


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





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 King- 
dom, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841 ;—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 
(distinguishing the sorts) on which Duty was paid 
for Home Consumption in each of the three king- 
doms, with the Rate per gallon, and Amount of such 








Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Orders,—Returns, showing the 
Number, Names and Population of single Parishes, 
and of Unions of Parishes respectively, governed 
by Local Acts of Parliament, and not acting under 
the Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners for the 








Duty ; also, the Total of Gallons and Duty in the 
United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of 


Administration of the Relief of the Poor :-—And, 
showing the Number, Names and Population of 
‘single Parishes, and Unions of Parishes, having 


January 1841 :—Showing, under separate heads, the | Loeal Acts of Parliament applicable to the Admi- 


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nistration of Relief to the Poor, now acting under 
the Rules and Orders of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, whether placed in union or not. 

Copies of Correspondence relating to the alleged 
refusal of Relief to Harriet Longley in the Parish 
of Saint Mary-le-bone :—And, Copies of Corres- 

ondence and Depositions taken before Sir Edmund 
Aead, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, relating 
to the refusal of Relief to Frances Jones, in the 
Parish of Saint Mary, Newington, Surrey :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Poor Law. 


Birkenhead 
Gas and Water. 
works Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the Birkenhead Gas and Waterworks Bill; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till Tuesday the 27th day of this instant April. 


Chelsea Puor, 


An ingrossed Bill for the Administration of the 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Poor Laws in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in 
the County of Middlesex, and certain Provisions in 
force in the part called the Old Part thereof, re- 
lating to Nuisances and Annoyances, was read the 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the Administration of the Poor 
Laws, in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the 
County of Middlesex, and relating to the Highways 
in the said Parish. 

Ordered, That Mr. Byng do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Walter 
Scott’s Monu- 
ment Bill, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Sir Walter Scott’s Monument Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 

(No, 2.) 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Great Leinster and Munster Rail- 
way Bill, the Committee recommend that leave be 
granted, pursuant to the prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 

A Petition of the Great Leinster and Munster 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending and continuing the Act for making the 
Great Leinster and Munster Railway, and for ex- 
tending the time for taking and using Lands, was 
accordingly presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Derby Gas Bill, The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the ingrossed Bill for better lighting with Gas the 
Borough of Derby, and several Parishes and Places 
adjacent thereto :—The House resumed the said ad- 
journed Proceeding; and ingrossed Clauses were 
added by way of Riders; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Struté do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Slough and Mr. Mackinnon reported from the Committee on 
— the Slough and Colnbrook Road Bill; and to whom 
oa ul. 


several Petitions against the said Bill were referred; 
That they had considered the said Petitions; and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 








A. 1841, 


Mr. Sanford, from the Select Committee ap- Saint Albay, 
pointed to try and determine the matter of the Pe- Election, 
tition of Thomas Foreman Gape and John Samuel 
Story, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the Borough of Saint Alban, informed the House, 

That the Committee had determined, 

That William Earl of Listowel is duly elected a 
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the Machinery 
Borough of Saint Alban. No. 20 

That the Petition of Thomas Foreman Gape and y 
John Samuel Story, Electors of the said Borough, 

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. 





Petitions from Kirkby-in-Ash field ;— Clareborough Church of 
and Grove ;—Stration Saint Mary ;—Myland ;— England. 
Brightlingsea ;—Hundreds of Tunstead and Hap- 
ping (Norfolk) ;—Dodderhill ; — Ewenlode ;— La-~ 
thom and Skelmersdale ;— Tyldesley ;— Worcester. ; 

— Wick-juxta-Pershore ; — Wycliffe; — Droitwich ; 
—Eilmley Lovett ;—Hampton Lovett ;— Ormskirk ; 
— Salwarpe ; — Spetchley ; — Hornby ; — Welch 
Hampton ;—and, West Felton; 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 
lable. 


Anatom 


Feargu 

0’Con 
Petitions from Minchinhampton ;— Welch Hamp- Maynooth 

ton;—and, Brightlingsea; praying the House not College. 

to sanction any further grant of public money to the 

Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered tolie upon the Table. Willi 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Brightlingsea, pray- Roman Catholic 

ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Relief Ac. 

Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Frederick Hone, Clerk, Vicar Poor Law 
of Tirley, praying that provision may be made in — 
the Poor Law Amendment Bill for altering the" 
qualification necessary for guardians, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


New 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a So- Poor Law 
ciety called the Saint Giles-in-the-Fields and Saint Ameré™™ 
George, Bloomsbury, Householders’ Parochial and a 
Electoral Union, praying for the repeal of the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, and of all Acts creating spe- 
cial vestries, special boards, accumulative voting, R 
and of all other Acts at variance with the spirit of a 
the 43d of Elizabeth, and that the whole manage- 
ment of the relief of the poor may be placed in the 
hands of churchwardens and overseers chosen by 
the rate-payers, and under the direction of the rate- 
payers assembled, with equal power of voting, was 


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





Petitions from Bolton;—Greenwich Union (Chair- Poor Law 
man);——and, Bradshaw; praying that the Poor Law Amendmen* 
Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now &gt;!" 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Stockport Union;—and, Ezeter ; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Atherstone ; — Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne;—and, Liverpool; praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill for securing to Roman 
catholic inmates of workhouses the right to attend 
at their own places of worship,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Tabl . 


A Petition 











4, VicToRIz. 


dians of the Watford Union, praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill for rating the owners 
of small tenements to parochial rates, in lieu of the 
occupiers, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the operation of the existing Laws af- 
fecting the Importation of Machinery; and to whom 
several Petitions, and also the Reports and Minutes 
of Evidence taken before the Select Committees on 
Artisans and Machinery in the Sessions 1824 and 
1825, were referred, have Power te report the Mi- 


Machinery. 
No. 201 . 





nutes of the Evidence taken before them, from time 
to time, to the House. 

Mr. Mark Philips reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they oe 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. 

Anatomy Act. Petitions from Lewis Noyes, and others ;—Benja- 
min Hoe, and others ;—and, Teigh; praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the manner in 
which the Anatomy Act has been carried into effect, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from John Thomas ;--and, James Thomas; 
complaining of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Con- 
nor, in York Castle; and praying for his release,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Feargus 
O'Connor. 


WilliamCarrier, A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
National Charter Association, in the borough of 
Tower Hamlets, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to grant a free pardon to William Carrier, 
now confined in Devizes Gaol, was — and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Newport Riots. Petitions from Oldham ;—and, Manchester (two 
Petitions) ; praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty for a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Com Laws. Petitions from Bredbury ;—Stockport ;—Romilly ; 
—and, Furness; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 
Tenements, 


A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the parish 
of Wellington, in the county of Somerset, and of pa- 


rishes adjacent thereunto, comprised in the Union of | 


Wellington, in the counties of Somerset and Devon, 
praying that owners of small tenements may be rated 
to parochial rates in lieu of the occupiers, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Poor Rates. A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Honiton, 


praying for the adoption of a measure for securing | 
the better rating to and collection of the Poor Rates, | 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 
Lord’s Day. Petitions from Ayr Associate Presbytery of Origi- 
nal Seceders in Scotland (Moderator and Clerk) ;— 
and, Minister, Elders and other Members of the As- 
sociate Congregation of Original Seceders, Ayr ; 
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. 


Railways Bill, 


Petitions from the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany ;— Midland Counties Railway Company ; — 
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1° Aprils, 


189 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- | London and Greenwich Railway Company ;—and, 


Eastern Counties Railway Company; praying that 
the Railways Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands—-were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Railways. 


Mr. James Grattan presented a Bill for making Wicklow Har- 


and maintaining a Harbour at Wicklow, in the bour (No.2) 
County of Wicklow: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Shircock ;—Inch ;—Kelso ;—and, Church 


Innerwick ; praying for the abolition of the system Patronage 
of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(Scotland. ) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Temple- Registration 


port, praying that the Registration of Voters (Lre- of Voters 


; aia : (Ireland) ; and 
land) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the ,MiN?3 = 


Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into Voters (Ire- 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie land) Bills. 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Haig, of Hawick, praying Universal 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- Setfrage. 
liaments and Vote by Ballot, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ayr ;—and, North Berwick; pray- Import Duties. 
ing for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor in the Union Work- 
Newbury Union, praying the House to adopt mea- '°%** 
sures for exemptmg Union Workhouses from all 
rates, 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 the Baptist *“ 
Chapel, Stoney-street, Nottingham, praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of William 
Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Wimbome and 
sideration the Report on the Wimborne and Piddle- etédiovown 
town Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, 4 Bil 
and agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be : 
ingrossed. 


Mr. For Maule presented,—A Return to an Registration 
Order, dated the 15th day of March last, “That the - be 
“ Return to the Order of this House, dated the 9th * ) 
“ day of February last, for Returns from the Clerks 
of the Peace of the Counties of Cork, Carlow, 
Longford, Queen’s County and Tipperary, of all 
Notices of intention to register Votes for the said 
respective Counties in reference to the several Ses- 
sions held in and for the said Counties within the 
year 1840; and a Return of the Number of Per- 
sons admitted to be registered pursuant to such 
Notices, specifying the Days on which each Ses- 
sion commenced, and the Places at which they 
were held respectively :—Also, the like Returns 
for the County of the City of Dublin, and County 
of the City of Cork, specifying the several Days 
on which the Registering Barrister sat for the 
Registry of Voters during the year 1840; and 
which Return was presented upon the 8th day of 
this instant March, be enlarged by adding the 
Number of Persons rejected ; and showing the 
entire Number of Cases brought forward and 
adjudicated upon, pursuant to such Notices.” 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—A Return to an Sheriffs 
Address to Her Majesty dated the 5th day of March (Scotland.) 





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last, for a Return, showing, by Counties, the Number, 
Name, and the source of Appointment, and also the 
yearly Salary, and Sum Total of Remuneration de- 
rived annually from the public, by each Sheriff or 
Sheriff Substitute respectively, in Scotland, (so far 
as the same can be ascertained at the Public Offices 
in London.) 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count of all Monies demanded, received and ex- 
pended for the purposes of the Birmingham Police, 
made up to the 31st December 1840. id 

An Account of all Monies received and applied 
by the Corporation for preserving and improving the 
Port of Dublin, on account of Lighthouses, round 
the Coast of Ireland, for the year ending the 31st 
day of December 1840. ; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Statements, showing, in detail, the Amount and 
nature of the Allowances received by Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in India, alluded to in the Note ap- 
pended to a Return laid before this House, and 
dated from the Zndia House the 24th day of Fe- 
bruary 1841 ; distinguishing the Amount received 
in each Presidency : — And, showing to what 
Charges, if any, Her Majesty’s Troops have been 
subjected in each Presidency for Fuel, Cooks and 
Cooking Utensils, Labourers, Barrack Furniture, 
Bedding and Carriage of their Baggage on Marches. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 








Return of all Sums of Money received by the Com- 
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, 


on account of the Savings Banks Deposits ; of the | 


Securities in which the same have been invested ; | 
and of any Changes that from time to time have 
been made in such investments, from the Ist day of 
January 1840 to the 1st day of January 1841. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to reduce the Duty on Rum and 
Rum Shrub, the produce of and imported from cer- 
tain British Possessions in the Fast Indies into 
the United Kingdom ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 4.1. ult. At the end of the Bill, add Clause (A.) 
Cuiause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
“ Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Governor 
* General of Jndia in Council, to appoint any Offi- 
cer or Officers other than the said Collector and 
Assistant Collector of Land Revenue, and the 
Collector of Customs, to give such certificate.” 
The said Amendment being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendment is in further- 
ance of the other provisions of the Bill for granting 
Certificates of origin, and renders the same con- 
sistent with the present law in respect of Sugar 
imported from the East Indies), was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Correspondence which has taken 
place between the Earl of Lichfield, Postmaster 
General, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and all 
Parties desiring the stoppage of the Mails on the 
Railroads on Sundays in Scotland ; and, Copies of 
any Orders by the Postmaster General for the 
transmission of the Mails in Scotland on Sundays 
by other Conveyances than the Railroads. 


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The House was moved, That the Act 3 Geo. 4, 
c. 126, to amend the general Laws now in being for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in that part of Great 
Britain called England, might be read; and the 





same was read. 





A. 1841, 


The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6, 
Will. 4, c. 50, to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relating to Highways in that part of Great Britain 
— England, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That ieave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Acts: And that Mr. Darby and 
Mr. Fitzroy do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Inland Ware. 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of autho- housing, 


rizing the establishment of Bonding Warehouses at 
Inland Towns. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poole Union, 


Copies of Entries on the Books of the Poole Union 
with regard to the case of the Child of Peter 
Rickets, deceased ; Return of the period at which 
application was first made for Relief, the Name of 
the Relieving Officer to whom such application was 
made, with the reply thereto; the Name of the 
Officer at present holding the situation of Relieving 
Officer, and whether he holds any other appoint- 
ment, and what appointment, besides that of Re- 
lieving Officer :—-Also, specifying the Day on which 
the Child died, and of what Complaint or Disease ; 
whether any Report was made relative to the said 
Child, during any period, to the Poor Law Com- 
missioners or the Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, 
by whom and at what period such Report was made : 
—Also, Copies of the Correspondence that took 
place relative to the above case, with the results 
thereof; whether any Inquest was held on the body 
of the Child, if so, where and at what period, the 
Name of the Coroner, and the Verdict of the Jury: 
—And, Returns, specifying the period at which 
application was first made, and to whom, for Out- 
door Relief to Rebecca Moore, and the sum, and 
also fur what period it was granted weekly; the 

eriod at which Rebecca Moore was first admitted 
into the Poole Union, and at what period she died 
there, and also the Complaint of which she died ; 
the Names of the Relieving Officers at the time 
Rebecca Moore was an inmate, and whether any 
other Officer has been subsequently appointed to 
that situation, the Name of the Officer so appointed, 
and whether he holds any, and, if any, what other 
appointment besides that of Relieving Officer ; 
whether any Report relative to the case of Rebecca 
Moore has been at any time made either to the 
Poor Law Commissioners or the Assistant Poor 
Law Commissioners, by whom the Report was made, 
and at what period:—Also, Copies of the Cor- 
respondence that took place with any, with what 
Persons, and the result thereof. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Satmon Fishery 
the better Preservation of Salmon Fisheries in ( Scotland) 
Scotland: And that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. 6% *) Bil 


Henry Baillie do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom 
as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices 
and Employments, and to extend the time limited 
for those purposes, and for the Relief of Clerks to 
Attornies and Solicitors, in certain cases: And that 
Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. John Parker do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Newfoundland 


upon Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be 
appointed to inquire into the state of the Colony of 
Newfoundland, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Pakington, 
Lord John Russell, Lord Stanley, Lord Viscount 
Howick, Mr. William Gladstone, Sir George Grey, 
Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. Sheil, Lord Ashley, 
Mr. Langdale, Sir James Graham, My. Ward, Mr. 

Colquhoun, 


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Streets. 


Populatio 


Ordnance 
Survey B 


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Houghii 
Cattle( 


Bill, 








Dublin Wide 
Streets. 


Population Bill. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


No. 201. 


Houghing 
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Colquhoun, Mr. Charles Buller and Mr. Lascelles, 
with Power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider 
of authorizing the Purchase of certain Property in 
the City of Dublin out of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown ; 

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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts of the last 
Session for taking Account of the Population, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Ordnance Survey 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 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 Friday the 23d day of this in- 
stant April; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


Mr. John O’ Connell reported the Houghing Cat- 
tle (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 9. Leave out from “ Purposes” to “it” 
in |. 12., and insert “whereby, and by two Acts 
“ therein recited, passed respectively in the seventh 
and ninth years of the Reign of his Majesty King 
William the Third, provision was made for the in- 
demnification of persons suffering in counties at 
large such malicious injuries as in the said Acts 
mentioned, and.” 

Pr 1.1. 13. Leave out from “the” to “ benefit” 
in |. 14, 

Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out “ Act be,” and insert 
“ Acts shall be, and the same are hereby.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 27. Leave out from “ extended” to the 
second “to.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 31. Leave out from “ effects” to “ pro- 
“ vided” in 1. 34. 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “ mentioned,” and in- 
sert “ directed.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 1. Leave out “ Act,” and insert “ Acts 
or any of them.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 2. After “be” insert “or shall have 
been.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 9. After “ persons” insert “who may 
have suffered or shall suffer any loss or damage 
from such malicious burning as in the said Acts 
or any of them and hereinbefore mentioned, at 
any time since the 1st day of January 1841, or 
after the passing of this Act shall be.” 

Pr. 2.1. 12. Leave out from “ Dublin” to “ at, ” 
and insert “ by exhibiting.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 18. Leave out “herein recited.” 

At the end of the Bill add, “ And upon any 
* such Petition such examination shall be made, 
“ and such presentment shall also be made by the 
Grand Jury of the said County of the City of 
Dublin, and in such manner as by the said Acts, 
or any of them, was required to be made upon any 
Petition to be thereunder presented at any Assizes, 
and a traverse of any such Presentment may be 
made, and such traverse may be tried at the same 
or the next ensuing presenting Term, in like man- 


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Acts, or any of them, at the Assizes at which any 
such presentment might be had thereunder, or as 
such traverse might be tried at the same or the 
next ensuing Assizes, provided always, that any 
sum of Money so presented for damages (in case 
the presentment be not discharged upon such tra- 
verse as aforesaid) shall be levied and raised off 
the said County of the City of Dublin, as the 
amount of any other presentment for the said 
County of the City of Dublin is or may be now 
levied and raised.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


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(In the Committee.) 


Ciausss, N° 18 and N° 19, disagreed to. 
Cravusss, N° 20 and N° 21, agreed to. 


Crausg, N° 22, (In addition to the sum of money 
which Guardians are empowered to raise or borrow, 
for the purpose of purchasing, hiring, building, en- 
larging or altering Workhouses, the Guardians of 
any parish situated within the Metropolitan Police 
District may also raise or borrow such further sum 
as may be necessary for the purchase of land re- 
quired as the site of such Workhouse, or of any 
addition to any such Workhouse)——read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 9. J. 1. After the 
words “ Metropolitan Police District” to insert the 
words “ with the consent of the Rate-payers in 
** Public Vestry assembled.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 29 
Yeas, Mr. Wakley: = 
Tellers for the § Mr. Edward John Stanley, 216 
Noes, l Mr. Fox Maule: } : 


Cravse, N° 22, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 23, (Commissioners may define the 
classes of poor children who may be apprenticed, 
the trade or business to which they may be ap- 
prenticed, the cases in which a premium shall be 
paid, and the amount and mode of payment)—--— 
read. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


’ Mr. Fox Maule, 1 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr: Horsman: f 148. 
Colonel Sibthorp, 


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Tellers for the Noes,) Sir Eardley Wilmot: § 74, 


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, 2° die Aprilis, 1841: 


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, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


more easy Recovery of Tithes, and to take away the 
Jurisdiction from the Ecclesiastical Courts in all 
matters relating to Tithes of a certain amount, was, 
according to Order, 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. 
BB4 The 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Law 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment —— 
ll. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the fifth Tithes’ Reco 
and sixth years of King William the Fourth, for the very Bill 





Excise Col!ec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement. 


South Australia 


Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvements 


Bill. 


Double Costs, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Evidence Bill. 


Embezzlement 


and Fraud Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 


No. 203, 
Indemnity Bill. 
Corfu. 


ChannelIslands 


Mails. 


Ale and Porter. 


1°—2 Aprilis. A. 1844, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of the general Laws 
relating to the Collection and Management of the 
Duties of Excise. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend certain Laws relating to the Collec- 
tion and Management of the Duties of Excise. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The South Australia Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Metropolis Improve- 
ments Bill; and, after'some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme re- 
rted, That the Committee had gone through the 
ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Pryme reported the Double Costs, &amp;c. 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 on the Evidence 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 Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Darby presented a Bill to amend an Act of 
= Highways the third year of King George the Fourth, for regu- 
lating Turnpike-roads in England; and also, an 
Act of the fifth and sixth years of King William 
the Fourth, for consolidating the Laws relating to 
Highways in England: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 28th day of this instant April; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to indemnify 
such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted 
to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, 
and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes, 
and for the Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Soli- 
citors, in certain cases: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Extracts from a Despatch from Her Majesty’s Lord 
High Commissioner at Corfu, dated Zante, the 6th 
day of November 1840, stating the injury sustained 
im that island by an Earthquake which occurred on 
the 20th day of October; with Extracts from Trea- 
sury Minutes thereon. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Copy of the Report of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire as 
to the comparative advantages afforded by different 
Ports in the Channel as Ports for the departure and 
arrival of the Channel Islands Mails. 

An Account of the Quantity of Ale and Porter Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
exported to Foreign Countries from the United King-| mittee of Selection. 
dom, for the years i839 and 1840; distinguishing 


each year separately, and the Countries to which| The Whittlesea Inclosure Bill was read a second eer, * 
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A Return of the Amount of Duty charged upon Glass, 
Glass ; distinguishing the Amount on Flint, Plate, 
Broad, Crown, Bottle and German Sheet Glass, in 

the year 1840; together with the Drawback on each 
description of Glass; the produce of the Duties in 
England, Ireland and Scotland, stated separately. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Dublin Wide Dublin Wie 
Streets, which was presented upon the 17th day of Streets, 
March last, be printed. No. 204, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Limerick Limerick 
Bridge, which was presented upon the 26th day of Bridge, 


February last, be printed. No. 205. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Railways, Railways, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 206. 


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, 2° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 

M&amp; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India 
the East India Company, was called in ; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 

several Acts of Parliament,—Copy, Index to the 

Acts of the Supreme Government of India, for the 

years 1838 and 1839. 

Copy, Special Reports from the Indian Law Com- East India. 

missioners :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Miller, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankruptcy 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Or- Commissions 
der,—A Return of all the Lists of Commissioners of 
Bankruptcy in the Country; distinguishing those 

who were informed, at the time of their Appointment, 

that they must expect no Compensation in case of 

any alteration in the Administration of the Bank- 

ruptcy Law; with the Number of Fiats opened by 

each List, during the last Four years :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Harborough 
and improving the Road from Market Harborough, m¢ Sor" 
in the County of Leicester, to Brampton, in the : 
County of Huntingdon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Maunsell do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Birmingham and Hagley Road Bill was read Birminginn 
a second time; and committed. nea 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Turnpike-road hrm 
from Wimborne Minster, in the County of Dorset, to poaa Bill. 
Piddletown, in the same County, with certain 
Branches therefrom, 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 Dublin Wide Streets Bill was read a second Dublin mg 
time ; and committed. Streets Bill. 


time ; and committed. 








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Govan R 
Bill. 


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Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bradford The Bradford (York) Waterworks Bill was read 

(York) Waters 9 second time ; and committed. 

works Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. John Jones reported from the Committee on 
the Polloc and Govan Railway Bill; and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill, and the Mi- 
nutes of the Evidence taken before the Committee on 
the Pollocand Govan Railway Bill, in Session 1837, 
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 application 
being solely to raise a further Sum of: Money, 
and for some additional powers to be granted to 
the Company, the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills to be inquired 
into, did not apply to the present case; 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. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill (Till 
Railway be carried over Glasgow and Parkhouse 
Road, or Road be carried over Railway, traffic not 
to cross the Road): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and read the first time. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—And the said Motion and Clause were seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Bill be re-committed ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Sir George Clerk, 

Yeas, Mr. Lockhart : 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Jones, 

Noes, Lord Claud Hamilton: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Polloc and 
Govan Railway 
Bill. 


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30. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


A Petition of Representative Vestrymen of the 
parish of Saint James, Westminster, praying that the 
Middlesex Sessions Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Polloc and 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
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ouncil of the burgh of Paisley, praying that the 
Polloc and Govan Railway 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 Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- 
ing from Glasgow to Parkhouse, termed The Three- 
mile House, or Parkhouse Road, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts 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 themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


West Durham 


oe Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
ailway Bill. 


West Durham 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 ; 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. 

Vou. 96. 


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193 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for the better Salmon Fishery 
Preservation of Salmon Fisheries in Scotland: And (Scotland) 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to (a0 aM. 
be read a second time upon Wednesday the 5th day No. 207. 
of May next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Severn Naviga- 
River Severn Horse Towing Path Extension, praying ti Bill. 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Severn 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 or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company Bill Hull Flax and 
was read a second time; and committed. ance 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 7h") ©" 


'mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from the Northern and Eastern Railway Railways Bill. 
Company ;—and, Mewcastle-upon- Tyne and Carlisle 

Railway Company ; praying that the Railways Bill 

may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Railways. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had Fetitions 
examined the Petitions presented on the 29th and font 
30th 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 
- Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Durham Durham and 
and Sunderland Railway Company to raise a further Sunderland 
Sum of Money, and for amending the Acts for ¥*!ey Bill 
making the said Railway : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Glasgow, Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway Company to raise a Paisley ‘1. 
further Sum of Money, and to amend and enlarge sant Bilt 
the Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to 
the said Railway: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Manchester 
Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the qv“ Sallord 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks to raise a fur- —s 
ther Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating 
thereto, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased Select Com- 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the ™*** 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the last Session of Parliament, to inquire 
into the Sums paid by the Treasury on 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 ; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
the last part of the said Message, by Messengers 
of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a London and 
Return of the following particulars of the latest — 
: alls. 
arrangements for the Conveyance of the Mails be- 
tween London and Edinburgh :— The Time of ar- 

















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rival of the Evening Mail at Lancaster; Time of 
Dispat &gt; from Lancaster to Edinburgh; Time of ar- 
rival at each intermediate Post Town between Lan- 
caster and Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh :—A si- 
milar Return as regards the Morning Mail from 
London to Lancaster and Edinburgh :—The Time of 
arrival of the Evening Mail at Darlington ; Time of 
Dispatch from Darlington to Edinburgh; Time of 
arrival at each intermediate Post Town between 
Darlington and Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh :— 
And, Distance, by the route of the Mail, from Lon- 
don to Lancaster, and from London to Darlington, 
respectively. 


British Plate Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

Glass Company. Return of all Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments 
purchased or held for the use of “ ‘The Governor and 
Company of the British Plate Glass Manufacturers,” 
under the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 5, stating the nature, 
extent and locality of such Lands, &amp;c., and the pur- 
pose for which used. 


Saint Alban’, = A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 


pr ak osed, That the Minutes of the Proceedings and the 
Elections. Dales taken before the Select Committee ap- 


ointed to try the merits of the late Election for the 
nna of Saint Alban, be laid before this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by inserting after the words “ Saint 
“ Alban,” the words “ also, the Minutes of the 
“ Proceedings and the Evidence taken before the 
““ Select Committee on the Canterbury Election Pe- 
“ tition.” 

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

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said proposed Amendment, by adding at the end 
thereof the words “ and also the Minutes of the 
“ Proceedings and the Evidence taken before the 
“ Select Committee on the Walsall Election Peti- 
“ tion.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be added at the end of the said proposed Amend- 
ment:—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
also the Minutes of the Proceedings and the 
Evidence taken before the Select Committee on 
the Canterbury Election Petition ; and also the 
Minutes of the Proceedings and the Evidence 


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Election Petition,” be inserted after the words 
Saint Alban, in the original Question :—It was re- 
solved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings 
and the Evidence taken before the Select Committee 
appointed to try the merits of the late Election for 
the Borough of Saint Alban; also, the Minutes 
of the Proceedings and the Evidence taken before 
the Select Committee on the Canterbury Election 
Petition; and, also the Minutes of the Proceed- 
ings and the Evidence taken before the Select Com- 
mittee on the Walsall Election Petition, be laid 
before this House. 


County Courts The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


Bill. further consideration the Report on the County 
Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday the 22d day of this 
instant April. 

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

Houghing The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 

gy (Irelan¢) extending to the County of the City of Dublin the 


Provisions of an Act passed in the nineteenth and 
twentieth years of his late Majesty King George the 
Third, in Lredand, intituled, “ An Act to prevent the 


2° Aprilis. 


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detestable Practices of Houghing Cattle, Burning 
of Houses, Barns, Haggards and Corn, and for 
other Purposes,” so far as relates to the Burning of 
Houses, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Dr. Stock 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- Bankruptey, 
mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Insolvency ang 
Bill ; ies 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
the 22d day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester, praying Newport Rios 
the House to address Her Majesty for a free pardon 
to Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Preston Bissett, 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, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





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A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Abing- Poor Law’ 
don, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill Amendment 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was _ 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Deputies from the several Congre- 
gations of Protestant Dissenters of the Three De- 
‘nominations, Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist 
‘in and within twelve miles of London appointed to 
protect their civil rights, complaining of the ap- 

pointment of paid chaplains to union workhouses ; 
and stating that they consider it to be a serious 
grievance operating on the poor who are inmates of 
the union houses, and who dissent from the epis- 
_copal church, that they are deprived of the oppor- 
| tunity of attending, out of such houses, the religious 
| worship which they conscientiously uphold; and 

praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law 
until these grievances are effectually prevented for 
the future, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of the Vice Chairman of the Guardians Poor Law 
of the Llandilofawr Union, praying that so much of Amendment 
the Poor Law Amendment Act, authorizing the 4“ 
charging the maintenance of the pauper, while in 
the custody of the removing parish to the place of 
his settlement, may be repealed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Law 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment i _ 
Bill. . 

(In the Committee.) 


CiauseE, N° 24, disagreed to. 


Cravse, N° 25, (Burial of paupers) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 9. 1. 26. After the 
word “ union” to insert the words “ and in the 
“ parish to which such person may have been 
“ chargeable, if such parish shall be under the con- 
“ trol of the Guardians.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed, 1.28. After the 
word “control” to leave out the words “ or to which 
“such person may have been chargeable,” and 
to insert the words “ or to which such person may at 

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South Australia 
Bill, 


4. VicTorizZ. 


“ able,” instead thereof :—Amendment withdrawn. 
Several Amendments made. 

Another Amendment proposed: P.10. 1.3. At the 
end of the clause to add the following Proviso, “ Pro- 
“ within any public hospital or infirmary to which he 
may have been admitted as a patient, it shall not be 
lawful for the Guardians to charge the expense 
of the burial of such poor person to the parish in 
which such hospital or infirmary is situate, unless 
such poor person had been previously chargeable 
to or legally settled in such parish.” 


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The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Pryme, 
Yeas, Sir Alexander Grant : 
Tellers for the J Mr. Alderman Humphery, 
Noes, Mr. Fox Maule: 
Cuiause, N° 25, as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, Ne 26, (Casual poor chargeable to the 
whole Union)——read. 


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Amendment proposed: P.10. 1.6. After the word 
“ union ” to insert the words “ or being discharged 
“ from any public hospital or infirmary situate 
“ within such union.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
——put, and Negatived. 

Question put, That the Clause stand part of the 
Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas, {yr a . }n 5. 

Mr. Wilson Patten, } 66 
Mr. Townley Parker : ; 

Ciause, N° 27, (Notices of removal may be 
served by post)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add the following Proviso: “ Provided always, 
“ That nothing herein contained shall prevent any 

party to whom such notice as aforesaid shall be 

addressed from showing by evidence that such 
notice has not been duly received, and having 
the benefit of establishing that fact” :--Amend- 
ment withdrawn. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part.of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas,| “1, —_ ’ 

Sf Mr. John Jones, 
?\ General Johnson: 

Ciausez, N° 28, disagreed to. 

Ciause, N° 29, postponed. 

Crause, N° 30, disagreed to. 
Remaining Clauses agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Sabbati, 3° die Aprilis, 1841: 

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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the South Australia 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. 

Vou. 96. 


9°—3° Aprilis. 


“ the time of his decease have been actually charge- | 


vided always, ‘‘ That in case of any poor persondying | 





195 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Inland Ware- 
, a Committee, to consider of authorizing the establish- housing. 
ment of Bonding Warehouses at Inland Towns. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move , 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the warehousing of Foreign Goods at Inland Towns. 

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 warehousing of Fo- 
reign Goods at Inland Towns :—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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Dublin Wide 





it was referred to consider of the general Laws re- 


into a Committee to consider of authorizing the Streets (No. 2.) 
Purchase of certain Property in the City of Dublin 
out of the Land Revenue of the Crown. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods be authorized to purchase, out of the 
Land Revenues of the Crown, certain Hereditaments 
adjacent to the Royal Barracks in Dublin, now 
belonging to the Commissioners of Wide Streets. 

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 Railways Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday the 23d day of this in- 
stant April. 


Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee to whom Excise Collec- 


tion and Ma- 


lating to the collection and management of the ™sement Bill 


Duties of Excise, a Resolution which was read as 





"| followeth : 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move, : 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to alter and 
amend certain Laws relating to the collection and 
management of the Duties of Excise: — And he 
moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Pryme, Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported the Metro- Metropolis 
polis Improvements Bill; and the Amendments were Improvements 
read, and agreed to. = 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed; and read the third time wpon 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- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; eee 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
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The 








Double Costs, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Indemnity Bill. 
No. 208. 


Joint Stock 
Companies, 


Post Office. 


Post Office. 


Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bill. 


No. 209. 


Poole Union. 





196 | 9° 3° Aprilis. A. 1841, 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relating to 
Double Costs, Notices of Action, Limitations of 
Actions and Pleas of the General Issue under cer- 
tain Acts of Parliament, was, according to Order, 
read the third time ; and an Amendment was made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pryme do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the state of the Laws respecting 
Joint Stock Companies (Banking Companies ex- 
cepted), with the view to the prevention of fraud. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,—Returns to an 
Order dated the 18th day of February last, for 
Returns of the Number of chargeable Letters 
which have passed through the London General 
Post (Inwards and Outwards) since the first 
general reduction of Postage on the Sth day of 
December 1839, dividing the time, as far as prac- 
ticable, into periods of Four complete weeks each, 
and distinguishing, as regards each period, the 
unpaid, paid, stamped and Total Number of Letters ; 
also, a similar Return of the estimated Numbers of 
Letters, for the year immediately preceding the re- 
duction:—Of the Number of Letters which have 
passed through the London District Post (exclusive 
of all General Post Letters) for the same periods, 
where practicable, and distinguished in the same 
manner as in the last Return :—Comparative State- 
ment of the Number of Letters (including Franks 
during the existence of the Franking Privilege) 
delivered in the United Kingdom in each calendar 
month, beginning with November 1839, and ending 
with the present time :—Returns showing the gross 
and net Post Office Revenue, and the cost of 
Management, for each of the years ending the 5th 
day of January 1839, 1840 and 1841; distinguish- 
ing the Revenue of Great Britain from that of 
Ireland :—Of the Amount paid by the Post Office 
in respect of the transit of the Mails in Great Bri- 
tain, during the years ending the 5th day of January 
1839, 1840 and 1841; distinguishing in each year 
the Amount paid in respect of the Mails conveyed by 
Railways :—&lt;And, of the Amount of Money Orders 
issued in London, and of the Poundage received 
thereon, in each of the Three months ending the 
5th day of February 1839, 1840 and 1841; also, 
of the Amount of Money Orders paid in London 
in each of the same Three months. 

Return to an Order dated the 18th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for an Account of the net Amount of 
Post Office Revenue derived from Foreign and Co- 
lonial Postage, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1841. 


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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to alter and 
amend certain Laws relating to the Collection and 
Management of the Duties of Excise: 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 there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Entries from the Medical or other Books 
in the Poo/e Union, relative to the case of the Daugh- 
ter of - Wells, a Journeyman Baker, aged fif- 





teen, who died in that Union in November 1840 :—- | tioned Offices, for the Three years ending the 20th 


day of January 1841: Registrar’s Office, Crown 
the Union on this subject; the Evidence taken on | 


the Inquest of the Body of the deceased, with the | 


And, of all Correspondence with the Guardians of 








Verdict of the Jury; the Name of the Coroner; and 
if he held at the period of the Inquiry, and now holds, 
any, and, if so, what Appointment in the Union. 


A Petition of Rate-payers residing in that part of Southampton 
the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Mid- frust (Sint 
dlesex, commonly called, The Southampton Estate, Paving Oil, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South- 
ampton Trust (Saint Pancras) Paving 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petitions from the North Union Railways Bit, 

Railway Company ;— Bolton and Preston Railway 
Company ;— Bolton and Leigh Railway Company ; 
—London and Croydon Railway Gompany ;—and, 
John Hargreaves, Lessee of the Bolton and Leigh 
Railway, which were presented upon Tuesday last, 
praying that the Railways Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railways. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cowt of 
Return by the several Officers of the Court of Chan- Chancery, &amp;c., 
cery in Ireland, of the Gross Amount of Fees, Sala- “**!™*) 
ries and Emoluments of their Offices, or received 
upon any Account for their use, or for or in their 
respective Offices, in each of the Three years pre- 
ceding the 20th day of January 1841 ; distinguishing 
how much has arisen from Fees or Salaries, or other 
Emoluments:—Accounts of all Disbursements made 
in the said respective Offices in each of the said years: 
distinguishing the particulars thereof; distinguishing 
the Amount paid for Salaries, or otherwise, in the said 
respective Offices, and the Amount paid to the credit 
of the Suitors’ Fee Fund by any of the said Officers, 
in each of the said years :—Of the Number of Clerks 
employed in each of the said Offices, with their 
Names, Salaries, Fees and Allowances, and of the 
Duties performed by such Clerks :—Of all Fees re- 
ceived in the Court of the Commissioners of Bank- 
rupt, in each of the Three years preceding the 1st 
day of January 1841; specifying the Amount paid 
to the credit of the Bankrupt Fee Fund :—Of the 
Salaries of the Commissioners, and the Registrars 
and other Officers, and of all other Expenses of the 
Court of Bankrupt, and out of what Funds the same are 
paid ; and the Duties of such Registrars and other 
Officers :—Of all Compensations paid to any of the 
late aud present Officers of the Court of Chancery, 
and late Commissioners or Messengers of Bankrupt, 
in each of the Three vears ending 20th day of Janu- 
ary 1841; specifying the Funds out of which the 
same were paid :—Of the Annual Amcunt of all 
Sums paid to the Fund of the Court of Chancery of 
Ireland, for Stamp Duties, from the period in the 
year 1836 up to which the last Return was made, 
to the present time :—And, of the Surplus Funds be- 
longing to the Suitors of the Court of Chancery of 
Ireland, in each of the Three years ending the ist day 
of January 1841, after Payment of all Salaries of 
the Officers, and Expenses of the Offices :—A Re- 
turn, showing the Receipts, Emoluments and Ex- 
penses of the Officers of the under-mentioned Offices, 
in the Three years preceding Michaelmas Term, 

1833, for whose use received, and how — : 
Registrar’s Office, Six Clerks’ Office, Usher’s Office, 
Office of Crown and Hanaper, and Cursitor’s Office: 
—And,a similar Return in respect of the under-men- 


and Hanaper, Clerks in Court, Writ Office, and Af- 
fidavit Office. 


Ordered, 


National 
No.2 


Poor Law 
No.2 


Poor Law 
No. 2! 


Registrat 
of Voters 
(Ireland. 


No.2 
Lighthou 
({reland 

No. 2 
Corfu. 

No. 
Channe 
Mails. 

No. 


Ale anc 
No. 


Glass. 
No. 


Brid 
Pier 


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4 Vicroriz. 
National Debt. Ordered, That the Account relative to the Na- 


9°_3°_—5° Aprilis. 197 


Ordered, That the Sub-committee No. 3, on petitions for 


No.210. tional Debt, which was presented yesterday, be| Petitions for Private Bills, have leave to sit this Private Bills, 


printed. 


day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 


Poor Law. Ordered, That the Returns relating to Parishes House. 


No.211. and Unions governed by Local Acts, which were pre- 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Liverpool Liverpool 


Docks Bill have leave to proceed with Two selected Docks Bill. 


Poor Law. Ordered, That the Copies of Correspondence re-| Members, and to sit this day till five of the clock, 
No.212. lating to the cases of Harriet Longley and Frances | during the sitting of the House. 


Jones, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Registration Ordered, That the Return relative to Registration 
— of Voters (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, 
(Ireland) be printed. 


No. 218. 
Lighthouses Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighthouses 
mg 4, (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Corfu, Ordered, That the Papers relative to Corfu, which 


No.215. were presented yesterday, be printed. 


ChannelIslands Ordered, That the Paper relative to Channel 
Mails. Islands Mails, which was presented yesterday, be 
No.216. printed. 


Aleand Porter. Qrydered, That the Return relative to Ale and 
No.217. Porter, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Glass. Ordered, That the Account relative to Glass, 
No.218. 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. 











Lune, 5° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victorize Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
Bridlington R. Fennell, from the Commissioners of the 
Piers. 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, from 26th July 1839 to 26th July 
1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Slavery Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
(East Indies.) Fast India Company, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Continuation to 
the present time, of the Papers respecting Slavery 
in the East Indies, which were prmted by Order 
of this House, on the 31st day of July 1838, No. 
697. 
Rast India Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the di- 
Company. rections of an Act of Parliament,—List No. 110, 
specifying the Particulars of the Compensation pro- 
posed to be granted to the Family of a 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 February 1835 :—And then 
he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
Saint Alban’s, 


- Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- 
pry aral mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
Elections. —Minutes of the Proceedings and the Evidence 
No.219, taken before the Select Committee appointed to try 
the merits of the late Election for the Borough of 
Saint Alban :—Also, Minutes of the Proceedings 
and the Evidence taken before the Select Committee 
on the Canterbury Election Petition :— And, also, 
Minutes of the Proceedings and the Evidence taken 
before the Select Committee on the Walsall Elec- 
tion Petition. 
Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 

Vor. 96. 


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


That the Committee on the Polloc and Govan Govan Railway 
Railway, re-committed, Bill, have leave to sit and - 
proceed To-morrow at twelve of the clock ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, _ a } 42 
Mr. Lockhart, 4 
Mr. Emerson Tennent: 4 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


The Saint Ives Fishery Bill was read a second Saint Ives 
time ; and committed. Fishery Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Grote reported from the Committee on Bur- Burgett’s 
gett’s Naturalization Bill; That they had examined Nat. Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 

be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 

him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Allsop, of Shottle, in the Meerbrook 
county of Derby, Miller, praying that the Meerbrook a 
Sough Drainage, &amp;c., Bill may not pass into a law, ““’ 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


The Portbury Pier and Approaches Bill was read Portbury Pier 
a second time ; and committed. and Approaches 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 7 

mittee of Selection. 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill was Newcastle- 
read a second time; and committed. upon-Tyne 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — 
mittee of Selection. ; 
A Petition of Peregrine George Ellison, of New- 
castle-upon- Tyne, Gentleman, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
arts 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 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 West Durham West Durham 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, Railway Bill. 
and to amend the Act relating to the said Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Monkland Canal Bill was read a second time ; Monkland 
and committed. Caual Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, ttt 
intituled, An Act to enable the Company of Pro- piu, 
prietors of the Manchester and Salford Waterworks 
to raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Acts relating thereto; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr, &amp;. 1.26. Leave out “ and,” and insert “ on.” 
Pr. 10. 1.9. Leave out “or in.” 


cc3 Pr. 10. 







































Severn Naviga- 
tion Bill, 


Dewsbury and 
Leeds Road 
Bill. 


North Midland 
Railway Bill. 


Accrington Gas 
aud Water Bill. 


Harrogate 
Improvement 


Bill. 


London and 
Biackwall 

( Commercial ) 
Railway Bill. 





195 5° Aprils. A. 1841, 


Pr. 10.1. 11. After “ or” insert “ in whom any 
such mortgage.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 20. Leave out from “ shilling” to the 
second “ in,” in |. 25. 

Pr. 15. 1. 28. After “registry” insert “ but so 
nevertheless, that not more than ten shillings 
shall be paid to such clerk for registering the 
entire number of shares comprised in any one 
transfer.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 3. After “ for” insert “ prescribing,” 
and in the same line and in 1. 4., leave out “ erection,” 
and insert ‘ particular class,” and in 1. 4., leave out 
from “ buildings” to the first “ or” in 1. 6., and 
insert “ to be erected thereon.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 19. After “ expedient” insert “ for 
“ effecting such sale, and for the purposes afore- 
“ said.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 33. Leave out “ of,” and insert “ in. 

Pr. 30. 1.17. After “ meanings” insert “ hereby.” 

Pr. 31. 1. penult. Leave out from “such” to 
the end of the Bill. 

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. 


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A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Severn 
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 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Mortgagees and Creditors on the 
Tolls arising on the Wakefield and Halifax Turn- 
pike-road, and of several of the Trustees of the 
said Road, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Dewsbury and Leeds Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on 
the North Midland Railway Bill, that they have 
Power, if they see fit, to dispense with the Standing 
Orders, so as to allow the Company to borrow on 
mortgage the whole of the money which they seek 
to raise by the said Bill:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Accrington Gas and Water 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Harrogate Improvement Bill ; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto ; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
London and Blackwall (Commercial) Railway 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 ; 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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Stumpeross 


_Stumpcross Roads Bill; That they had examined the Roads Bi, 


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. Bernal reported trom the Committee on the Meerbroo} 
Meerbrook Sough Drainage, &amp;c., Bill; That they Sough Drain. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found *° &amp;* Bil. 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 


; Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Clauses 


were added to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands Kingsclere 
and houses in the parish of Kingsclere, in the county Commonable 
of Hants, praying the House not to pass any mea- “"“™ 
sure for the inclosure of Commonable Lands within 
the said parish, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the t able. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- Eastern Cou- 
mittee on the Eastern Counties Railway Bill; and ties Railway 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was re- os 
ferred; That they had considered the said Petition, 
and had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as 
the same relate to the present application ; 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ware, in Northern and 
the county of Hertford, and of Amwell End, in the Fastem Rail- 
same town and county, praying that the Northern “2Y (err 
and Eastern Railway (Hertford and Ware Branch) Branch) Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


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


The Patent Rolling and Compressing Iron Com- Patent Rolling 


pany (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time ; and com- and Compres- 
mitted. sing Iron Com- 


a nny (No. 2 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bur ° wie 


mittee of Selection. 


The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal (Cob- Edinburgh and 
binshaw Reservoir) Bill was read a second ee; ee 
and committed. pe soe 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


‘The Imperial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) fmperial Life 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Insurance 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- C™P#J,,. 

~ Pte (No. 2.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Eldersfield; — Rous Lench ;— church of 
Bromesborrow ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ; —Padiham ; England. 
—Deanery of Carlisle ; — Stockland; — Walberton 
and Yapton;—Elworthy;— Codford Saint Mary; 
—Kneesal, Kersall and Ompton ;— Winlaton;— 
Stockton (two Petitions) ;—Knaresborough ;—Stave- 
ley;— East Bridgford ;— Lancaster ;— Laverstock 
and Ford; — Gornall; — Sampford Arundell; — 
Bawdrip ;—Deanery of Allerdale ;-- Pulborough ;— 
Albrighton ;—Standish ;—Sapcote ;-- Tong ;-- Waters 
Upton;— Mickleton ;— Ticknall;— Drewsteignton ;— 
Scarcliff ; — Bolsover ;— Chagford ;— Upottery ;— 

Great Marlow ; — Bickleigh ;— Sidmouth ;—Kirk 


| Ireton ;—and, Pennal; 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 





Maynooth 
College 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendmen! 
Bill, 





Medic 
Profes 
(No. § 


Bla 





May nooth 
College. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 9.) Bill. 


Blasphemy. 


Socialism. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 





4, VicTORIR. 


Petitions from Leominster ;—Fowey ;— Wizxoe ;— 
Cavendish ;— East Dereham ;—and, Ticknall ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 

ublic money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth, —were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rumworth ;—and, Conway Union; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sunderland ;—and Cheadle, Cress- 
well, Uttoxeter and, Lane End; praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the Poor Law Amendment 
Bill for securing to Roman Catholic inmates of work- 
houses the right to attend at their own places 
of worship,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union 
of Axminster ; praying that provision may be made 
in the said Bill, for exempting union workhouses 
from being rated to parliamentary and parochial 
taxes, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Norton; — Hundred of Mutford 
and Lothingland (Suffolk) ;— Lancaster ;— Bristol ; 
— Alfreton ;—and, Stoke-upon- Trent ; praymg that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. . 

A Petition of Members of the Sevenoaks Board of 
Guardians, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Poor for the Bel- 
lingham Union, praying that a Clause may be inserted 
into the said Bill, giving power to guardians to direct 
their clerk to apportion the union expenses (generally 
denominated establishment charges) upon the rental 
of the several townships, instead of the three years 
average poor rate,—was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Drew;--and, Bandon ; praying 
that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Joseph Hayes, of Soho-square, in the 
parish of Saint Anne, Westminster, Dentist and Cup- 
per, praying that a Clause may be inserted in the said 
Bill, requirmg the same examination and diploma of 
qualification for persons practising as surgeon-den- 
tists and cuppers, and with the like penalties, as is 
proposed to be enacted for persons practising medi- 
cine, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Reading ;—Lambeth;—and, Mem- 
bers of Branch (A. 1.) of the Universal Community 
Society of Rational Religionists ; complaining of the 
prosecution and imprisonment of Henry Hethering- 
ton, and praying for his release ; and for the appoint- 
ment of a Committee to inquire into the subject of 
Blasphemy, with a view to form a proper rule of law, 
if any shall be deemed necessary,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockport ;—Kendal ;—and, Con- 
gleton ; praying the House to institute an inquiry 
into the principles and objects of the system of So- 
cialism,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Perth ;—Cromarty ;—Glencairn ; 
—Kettins ;— Leswalt ;— Montrose ;— Glasgow ;— 
Antrim ;—Cross;— Colinton ;—Stromness ;—Kirrie- 
muir ;— Saint Madoes ;— Cummertrees ;— Liff ;— 
Broughty Ferry ;—and, Comber; praying for the 
abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Vou. 96. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brivham, praying West India 
the House to confirm the decision of Her Majesty’s Mails. 
Government, in their selection of the Port of Dart- 

mouth, as the packet station for the arrival and de- 

parture of the West India Mails, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from York-road, Lambeth ;— Snow-hill, Waterloo, &amp;e., 
London ;—Union-street, Lambeth ;—-Crawford-street, Bridges. 
Mary-le-bone ;—and, Saint Martin’s-lane, West- 

minster ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon Water- 

loo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges,—were pre- 

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


A Petition of George William Butler, of Little Property Tax, 
Carter-lane, in the city of London, praying the ** 

House to adopt measures for commuting the whole 

of the taxes that either directly or indirectly enhance 

the price of the necessaries of life for a Tax on fixed 

incomes derivable from real and personal Property, 

and that the Corn Laws may be repealed, was 


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


Petitions from the Tower Hamlets National Charter Universal 
Association (Chairman and Secretary) ;— William Sese, &amp;e. 
. Wilkinson ;—and, Hamilton; 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. 


Petitions from the Newcastle-upon- Tyneand North Railways Bill. 
Shields Railway Company ;— Edinburgh, Leith and 

Newhaven Railway Company ;—and, Bristol and 

Gloucester Railway Company; praying that the 

Railways Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Railways. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Railways, 
other Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Dundee, 
praying for a modification of the tax upon passengers 
travelling by Railway, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the Criminal 
borough of Bolton, praying that the Criminal Justice ‘ustice 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 Edinburgh ;—and, Perth; praying Import Duties. 
for a revision and modification of the Import Duties, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Leo- Roman Catholic 
minster, 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 the London National Charter Asso- Feargus 
ciation (Chairman) ;—and, Saint John, Westminster, 0 ©°™™ 
National Charter Association (Chairman); com- 

laining of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, 
in York Castle, and praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant him a free pardon, — were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mem- 
bers of the National Charter Assuciation, residing 
in the parish of Saint John, in the city of Westmin- 
ster, complaining of the treatment of Robert Peddie, 
in Beverley House of Correction, and praying the 

cc4 House 


Robert Peddie. 














200 5° Aprilis. A. 1841, 


House to address Her Majesty to grant him a free | Approaches and Royal Exchange Avenues Bill, was 


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


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


Newport Riots. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mem- 


bers of the National Charter Association residing in | of the borough of Evesham, praying for the adop- Ventilation. 


the parish of Saint John, in the city of Westminster, 

praying the House to address Her Majesty to grant 

a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, was 

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


County Courts A Petition of Inhabitants of Brandon, praying 

Bill. that the County Courts Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘lable. 


Parliamentary Petitions from -Ballinderry ; — Knocklong and 

a _ Glenbrohane ; — Galbally ; — and, Carmarthen; 

Tecleeion raying that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 

of Voters Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the Parlia- 

(Ireland) Bills» mentary Voters (Zreland) Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Revenue, Mr. Sheil presented, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
Population and __Copy, Tables of the Revenue, Population, Com- 
asausenee merce, &amp;c., of the United Kingdom and its Depen- 
dencies, Part 9, 1839. 
Ordered That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Church Grants, Petitions from Pick-up-Bank ;—and, Over Dar- 
ke. wen; praying the House to prevent any further 
Grants of public money to the Churches of Rome, 
England and Scotland; totally to abolish Church 
Rates, and effectually to supersede the authority 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


William Ri- A Petition of William Richard Dichins, Journey- 

chard Dickins. man Paper-hanger, of Charles-street, in the parish 
of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, praying for inquiry 
into the conduct of the parish officers of Saint 
Leonard, Shoreditch, in refusing to admit an idiot 
daughter of the Petitioner into the parish poor 
house, was presented, aud read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Copyhold and A Petition of Copyhold Tenants of the manor of 

Customary § Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county of Stafford, 

Tenure Bill. braying that the provisions of the Copyhold and 
Customary Tenure Bill may be extended to copy- 
hold tenants of manors, situate within and being 
parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Coffee. A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman 
of the Mexican and South American Association of 
Liverpool, stating that the duty on the importation 
into this country of Coffee, the produce of Spanish 
America, is prohibitory, unless it be first sent to the 
Cape of Good Hope, and praying that Coffee the 
produce of the Spanish Main may be imported direct 
to Great Britain, ata difference of duty between it 
and British Colonial Coffee, of 28s. per hundred 
weight, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Church A Petition of Inhabitants of the port of Barmouth, 
Establishment 


(Wales.) praying the House to adopt measures for preserving 
entire and distinct, as at present, the ancient sees of 
Bangor and Saint Asaph, together with their just 
revenues within them, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London Bridge A Petition of Charles Bradshaw Stutfield, of 
Po ee Hackney, in the couaty of Middlesex, Esquire, pray- 
ponds, ** ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 


pues Bill, or agent, against certain parts of the London Bridge 





Table. 
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Sewerage an 


|tion of a general measure for providing better 
Sewerage and Ventilation in large towns and popu- 
lous districts, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wendover, praying ¢ 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, la 


lit 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. sng 





A Petition of Parochial Clergy of the county of Rating of 
Coygnwall, praying the House to adopt measures for Tie, 
relieving Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being 
subjected to the payment of all rates, taxes and 
assessments, in the same manner as stock in trade is 
released from assessment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post Ofice 
Return of the Cities and Towns in the United Revenue. 
Kingdom from which the Revenue of the Post Office 
is remitted to London or Dublin; showing the Total 
Amount remitted from each town in the years ending Seth fe 
the 5th day of January 1840 and 1841; and the ; 
Number of Days at which the Bills from each City 
and 'Town are drawn; and, also whether the said 
Revenue is remitted through the Branch Banks of 
the Bank of England, or through Private Banks 
and, in the latter case, under what agreement ; also, 
whether any and what gratuitous facilities are 
afforded by the Branch Banks or Private Banks for 
the Collection of the said Revenue. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, ports. 
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, 1840 and‘ 1841, distinguishing the 
Quantities at the Ports of London, Bristol, Glou- 
cester, 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 


owe into the Exchequer for the above years upon 
arilla. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Customs. 
Return of the Establishment of Customs on the 
5th day of January 1840 or 1841, in each Colony, 
acting under the authority of the Board of Customs 
in London, stating the Name and Amount of Salary 
of each person receiving above £.50 per annum, 
and the Duties of the Office he holds, and by whom 
appointed ; stating also whether any and what other 
Office or Offices is or are held by him, and the 
Amount of Salary and Duties of such other Office : 
—And, an Account, showing the gross Collection 
‘made by Officers of the Customs, in each Colony, 


the Expenses incurred, from what Funds paid, and Tra 
the Appropriation of the proceeds, to the latest ~ 
period to which the same can be made up. ' ; 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Bankruptcy 
Return of the Amount of Monies in the hands of Court. 
each of the Official Assignees of the Court of Bank- 
ruptcy, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, on the 1st 
day of March 1841; also, of the Names of any of 
the Official Assignees who have been defaulters, or 
have absconded with Money of Bankrupts’ Estates 
in their Possession, and how much; also, a State- 
ment of the Amount of Security the Official Assig- 
nees give before receiving Office. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Dublin Police 
Copy of the Minute of the Lord Lieutenant of Jre- Oftces- 


land, 


























Metropolitan 
Police. 


South Australia. 


4, VicToriz. 


land, directing Messrs. Hatchell and Monaghan to 
inquire into the State of the Dublin Police Offices : 
—Also, a Copy of their Report to the Lord Lieute- 
nant ; together with a Copy of the Lord Lieutenant’s 
Orders thereupon, respecting the Police Magistrates 
and Officers, since that Report :—And, a Return of 
the Number of Dublin Police Magistrates, and the 
Amount of their Salary ; stating the Increase or De- 
crease, if any, since the Report, and the cause of it ; 
and whether any of the present Magistrates pursue 
other avocations. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased. to 


5° Aprilis. 





give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return, stating the several Districts and ‘Divisions 
into which the Metropolitan Police District is divided, 
and the Parishes included in each such District and 
Division ; and, specifying, in regard to each Parish, 
the County in which it is situate, its Population, the 
Total Value of the Property assessed to the Rate for 
the Relief of the Poor, and the estimated distance 
of the Parish Church from Charing Cross. 
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 of the Letters which each Commis- 
sioner for the Colonization of South Australia ad- 
dressed to the Right honourable Charles Grant, 
about the 2d day of May 1835, engaging to serve gra- 
tuitously, and not to resign without giving six months’ 
notice :—Of the Letters which each Commissioner 
addressed to their Chairman about the 27th day of 
January 1837, when they were requested to give an 
opinion upon a particular subject by Lord Glenelg, 
which Letters are referred to in a Letter, dated the 
2ist day of February 1837 :—Of a Letter, written 
in January or February 1837, addressed to the Co- 
lonial Office, and signed by the Secretary to the 
South Australian Commission, asking for a Salary 
to be granted to the Chairman :-—Of Lord Glenelg’s 
Reply to the foregoing Letter, refusing ihe appli- 
cation, referred to also in the Letter of the 21st day 
of February 1837; the date being the 10th day of 
February 1837 :—Of another Letter, dated in July 
or August 1837, signed by the Secretary, and ad- 
dressed to the Colonial Office, requesting a Salary 
for the Chairman, to which Mr. Stevens’ Letter of 
the 23d day of August 1837 is a Reply:—Of a 
further Letter, addressed to the Colonial Office, ask- 
ing that the Chairman might receive back Salary 
from the 5th day of May 1835;—And, of a Letter 
from the Colonial Office, sanctioning the back Pay 
from the 5th day of May 1835. 

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. 


201 


tively, which have been imported into the said Pos- 
sessions from Foreign Countries, in the year 1839, 
and not re-exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Return of the Names of those Persons who, 
the Acts 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 37, and 4&amp; 5 Will. 4, 
c. 90, have served Notices on the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners for Ireland, of their intention to pur- 
chase the Fee of the Bishops’ Lands held by them ; 
specifying in each case the following particulars :— 
1. The Name and Residence of the Persons pro- 
posing to purchase; 2. The Date of the Notice ; 
3. The Diocese or Archdiocese in which the Lands 
proposed for purchase are situate; 4. The nature of 
the Tenant’s Tenure, whether Twenty-one years, 
Forty-one years, or Lives; 5. Amount of Rent and 
Fees reserved on subsisting Lease; 6. Fine, ex- 
clusive of Fees paid or payable at the gale-day im- 
mediately itt the notice for purchase, and 
whether payable yearly or at longer intervals; 7. 
Full Annual Value of the Lands, estimated accord- 
ing to the custom of the diocese, &amp;c.; 8. Value of 
the Fee in such Lands, subject to the rent to be re- 
served by the Act, as estimated by the Commission- 
ers; 9. The Rate of Purchase at which the same is 
estimated, and on what principle or table estimated ; 
10. Value of the Tenant’s Interest in the Lands 
under his Lease, as estimated by the Commissioners; 
11. The Rate of Purchase at which the same is 
estimated, and on what principle or table estimated ; 
12. Purchase Money demanded of the Tenants ; 
13. Average yearly Fine, and Fees thereon, for 
Nine years preceding the Notice, or during the 
period prescribed by the Act; 14. Yearly Interest 
on Amount of Purchase Money, at 5 per cent. In- 
terest; 15. Aggregate of Average yearly Fine and 
Fees, and said yearly Interest on Purchase Money ; 
16. Increase per cent. of said Aggregate of Fine 
and Fees, and Interest over Fine and Fees, paid or 
payable immediately previous to the purchase ; 17. 
Whether the Purchase has been completed or not, 
or if the time for making the deposit of the Purchase 
Money has been allowed by the Tenant to expire, or 
when the Purchase has been certified, but no de- 
posit of the Purchase Money made, or when the 


amount of Purchase Money has not yet been cer- 
tified. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message trom 


the Lords, 


and Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts of Population Bill. 


the last Session, for taking account of the Popula- 
tion : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the York and York and 


North Midland Railway Company to raise a further N 
Sum of Money, to make a certain Approach to the 
said Railway, and to amend the Acts relating there- 
to: And also, 


@ Bishops’ Lands 
under (Ireland.) 


Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill. 


Trade of British _ Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a| The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Houghing 
yore Return of the several enumerated Articles, on the | by this House, to the Bill, intituled, An Act for ex- Cattle (Ireland) 
vad, 


Importation of which into Her Majesty’s Possessions | tending to the County of the City of Dublin, the 


in North America or the West Indies, a Duty of 
thirty per cent. is now by Law chargeable :—A like 
Return of those on which a Duty of Twenty per cent. 
is chargeable :—A like Return of those on which Fif- 
teen per cent. is chargeable :—Returns of the Total 
declared Value of each of the several Articles of 
British Produce or Manufacture imported, in the 
year 1839, into the British Possessions in America 
or West Indies, on which, if of Foreign Produce or 
Manufacture, and imported from Foreign Countries, 
a Duty of Thirty per cent. or Twenty per cent. re- 
spectively would have been chargeable :—And, of the 
Total declared Value of each of the several Articles 
of Foreign Produce or Manufacture, subject to the 


above Duties of Thirty and Twenty per cent. respec- 
Vo. 96. 





Provisions of an Act passed in the nineteenth and 
twentieth years of his late Majesty King George 
the Third in Jreland, intituled, “ An Act to prevent 
the detestable Practices of Houghing Cattle, Burn- 
ing of Houses, Barns, Haggards and Corn, and for 
other Purposes,” so far as relates to the Burning of 
Houses, without any Amendment :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an china. 
Account, showing the Total Sum which had been 
expended by the East India Company, on account 
of the Expedition against China, to be repaid by 
Her Majesty’s Government, at the latest period for 
which the same can be ascertained. 

DD 


The 








Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Factories Bill, 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Offences against 
the Person Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


South Australia 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendinent 
Bill. 


No. 220. 


Trade of British 


Possessions 
Abrvad, 


202 5° Aprilis. 


The Order for readirig a second time upon Wed-| 
nesday the 28th day of this instant April, the May- 
nooth College Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday, the 5th day of May next. ’ 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Factories Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 22d day of this instant April. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for removing Doubts as to the Con- 
tinuance of certain Local Turnpike Acts, and for 
continuing until the first day of June One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-two, and to the end of 
the then Session of Parliament, the Local Turn- 
pike Acts for Great Britain which expire with this 
or the ensuing Session of Parliament; and the same 
were read, as follow: 


Pr. 1.1. 26. Leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 





In the Title of the Bill: 

L. 2. Leave out from “ Acts” to the end of the 
Title. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill tothe 
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 Com- 
mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 


23d day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 


23d day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday, the 


23d day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported the South Australia 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 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law 
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 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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday the 3d day of May 
next ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, further to consider the Act 3 &amp; 4 Wiil.4, 


c. 59, to regulate the Trade of the British Posses- 
sions Abroad. 


(In the Committee.) 
1. Resolved, That in lieu of the respective Duties 








A. 1841. 


of £.7 10s., of £.15, of £.20 and of £.30, on every 
£.100 of the value of certain of the articles spe- 
cified in the Schedule contained in an Act of the 
third and fourth year of King William the Fourth, 
to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions 
Abroad, there shall be paid on goods, wares and 
merchandize not being the growth, production or 
manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any of 
the British Possessions in America, and imported 
by sea or by inland carriage or navigation, a Duty 
of £.7 for every £.100 of the value thereof, together 
with the amount of any Duty levied at the same 
time upon goods, wares and merchandize the growth 
or production of the United Kingdom, or of the 
British Possessions. 


2. Resolved, That in lieu of the several Duties 
payable under the said Act upon the following ar- 
ticles, not being the growth, production or manu- 
facture of the United Kingdom, or of any of the 
British Possessions in America imported or brought 
into any British Possession by sea, there shall be 
paid the following Duties, viz. 


£. 8. d. 

Wheat Flour (except into Canada), the barrel - | - 2 - 

Beef and Pork salted (except into Canada), the P 
cwt. - ” - - - - = - 

Wine of all sorts, whether in bottle or not, for 
every £.100 of the value, in lieu of all Duties | 

now payable thereon, under the Acts 4 Geo. 3, 

c. 15, and 3 and 4 Will. 4,¢.59  - - -| 710 - 
The Bottles - - - - - - = Free. 
Shingles (except into Canada), the 1,000 N? -| - 2 - 
Oak Staves and Headings (except into Canada), 

the 1,000 N° - 


oe i ae  « 
Wood Hoops (except into Canada), the 1,.000N°| - 2 6 
7 


Pitch Pine, and other Lumber, 1 inch thick (ex- 
cept into Canada), the 1,000 feet - - «| = 


Now prohibited, but the prohibition whereon 
is to cease :-— 

Fish, dried or salted, the cwt. - - - ~ 

pickled, the barrel - - - = - 


- 2 6 
eo 








Together with the amount of any Duty levied at the same 
time upon similar articles, the produce of, or imported from, 
the United Kingdom or the British Possessions. 


3. Resolved, That Tea be permitted to be im- 
ported into British North America by Inland Car- 
riage or Navigation, on payment of the Duty which 
may at that time be chargeable upon Tea imported 
from the United Kingdom, together with ten pounds 
per centum on the amount of such Duty. 


4. Resolved, That Rum, the produce of places 
within the limits of the East India Company’s 
Charter, and imported into British North America, 
shall pay the same Duty as Rum the produce of 
places in the British West Indies. 


5. Resolved, That so much of the said Act as 
permits any sort of Craft, Food and Victuals, except 
Spirits, and any sort of Clothing and Implements 
and Materials fit and necessary for the British 
Fisheries in America, to be imported into the place 
at or from whence such Fishery is carried on, Duty 
free, shall be repealed, except so far as regards the 
following articles (that is to say), bread, flour, pork, 
beef, bacon, butter, lard, cheese, molasses, potatoes, 
oatmeal, pot barley, Indian meal, peas, rice, salt, 
corkwood, cordage, oakum, pitch, tar, resin, turpen- 
tine, varnish, spars, lumber, oak staves, shingles, 
wood hoops, leather and leatherware, and all sorts 
of fishing craft and bait, fishermen’s clothing and 
hosiery, which shall be delivered Duty free, for the 
use of the Fisheries. 


6. Resolved, That Goods, the produce or manu- 
facture of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney 
or Sark, imported from such islands, be admitted 
into the British Possessions in America upon the 
payment of the same Duty as the like Goods the 
produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom, or 
of any of the said Possessions. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. 


Metropo 
Improve! 
Bill. 


Crimit 
Justice 








4 Vicroriz. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reporied, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. : 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill to 
enable Her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to 
make a New Street from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, 
to Long Acre, and also a New Street from the East 
End of East Smithfield to Rosemary-lane, and for 
authorizing Advances to be made towards other Im- 
provements in the Metropolis, 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 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: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners of Woods to make a New Street from Coven- 
try-street, Piccadilly, to Long Acre, and for other 
Improvements in the Metropolis. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Metropolis 
Improvements 


Bill. 


Criminal 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Justice Bill. 


posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
on the Criminal Justice Bill, be now read ; 
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. Bolling, 
Yeas, Sir Charles Douglas: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Fox Maule, 
Noes, Mr. Attorney General : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill, be now read ; 
and the same being read ; 

The House resolved itself into the Committee. 











} 10. 


wn 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausss, N° 1 to N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

Criause, N° 8, agreed to. 

Clause offered (Levy of gaol and borough rates 
in parishes partly within the borough) ;——brought 
up; read 1°, 2°, and added. 


Clause offered (Confirmation of Charter) ;—— 
brought up; read 1°. 
Question, That the Clause be now read 2°. 


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 ; 


5°—6° Aprilis. 


« 


203 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods be authorized to purchase, out of the 
Land Revenues of the Crown, certain Hereditaments 
adjacent to the Royal Barracks in Dublin, now be- 
longing to the Commissioners of Wide Streets. 

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 Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill was, according Royal Burghs 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Scotland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday the 23d 
day of this instant April. 


The Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill was, Parliamentary 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Burghs (Scot- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Fri- "4 5". 
day the 23d day of this instant April. 


The Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill was, ac- Arrestment 
cording to Order, read a second time ; and committed of Wages 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday the (S¢°t!*"¢) Bill. 
26th day of this instant April. 


The Madhouses (Scotland) Bill was, according to Madhouses 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Scvtland) 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday the 26th 
day of this instant April. 


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 eaaeaatetaes 
Wednesday the 21st day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Silk Factories 

reading of the Silk Factories Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Thursday the 22d day of this instant April. 


The Banking Copartnerships Bill was, according Banking 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Copartnerships 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the _ 
21st day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Evidence Bill. 
on the Evidence Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 21st day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezzlement 
reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; and Frond Bil, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday the 23d day of this instant April. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 21st day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 





Martis, 6° die Aprilis, 1841: 


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 Wednesday 
the 21st day of this instant April, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Dablin Wide 
Streets (No. 2.) C 
Bill, 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported from the 
ommittee to whom it was referred to consider of 
authorizing the Purchase of certain Property in the 
City of Dublin, out of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown, a Resolution; which was read, as followeth; 





Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 21st day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Indemnity Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Indemnity 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, ‘hat the Report be received this day. 


The Excise Collection and Management Bill was, Excise Collec- 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- tivn and Ma- 
pp2 mitted nagement, 











204. 5°— f° 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Tuesday the 20th day of this instant Apmil. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Vice. 
c. 107, to continue and amend the Laws for the Re- 
lief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, 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. Attorney 
General for Zreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Bradford 
(York) Water- 
works Bill. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of cotton, 
worsted and corn mills, and of land situated in 
Wilsden, in the parish of Bradford, and in the parish 
of Bingley, both in the county of York, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
= against certain parts of the Bradford (York) 

aterworks 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. , 


Dublin Wide 
Streets (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


No. 221. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to en- 
able the Commissioners of Wide Streets to sell and 
Her Majesty to purchase certain Hereditaments in 
the City of Dublin, on the North Bank of the River 
Anna Liffey: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Tuesday the 20th day of this instant April; and to 
be printed. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 222. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland presented a Bill 
to amend an Act of the last Session for continuing 
and amending the Laws for the Relief of Insolvent 
Debtors in Zreland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 21st day of this instant April; and 
to be printed. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


No. 223. 


Mr, Labouchere presented a Bill for the Ware- 
housing of Foreign Goods at Inland Towns: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 26th day of 
this instant April; and to be printed. 


West India, &amp;c., 
Produce. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Sugar and other Pro- 
duce imported from the West Indies and Mauritius, 
between the 5th day of January 1840 and the 5th 
day of January 1841; and of the parts thereof re- 


Estimates, exported. 
presented: 
Miscellaneous Mr. Robert Gordon presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Services. Command,—Statement of the Estimates for Mis- 
= cellaneous Services for 1841-42; compared with 
No. 224, the Estimates for the like Services for 1839-40 and 
Comparative 840-41. 
Statement. 
_— An Estimate of the Amount that will probably 
a be required for the Repairs, &amp;c., of Public Buildings; 
for Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public Departments ; 
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, formerly charged upon the Civil List; for 
one year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 
Kingstown An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted, 
Marboer. for Worksand Repairs to Kingstown Harbour, from 
Ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 
Holyhead An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 
ah egg during the year, from Ist April 1841 to 31st March 


1842, by the Commissioners for the Improvement of 
the Holyhead and Liverpool Roads, Holyhead Har- 
bour, &amp;c. 

Rstimated Expense of the Fittings in the Building 
recently erected, and the commencing the Buildings 
of the South Front, &amp;c., of the British Museum. 


British Museum 
(New Build. 
ings.) 






A, 1841, 


An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be Housesof Lora, 
required in the year ending 31st March 1842, to 224 Commons, 
defray the Expense of providing temporary accom- 
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- New Houses of 
quired to defray the Expenses of the Works for the P#tliament, 
New Houses of Parliament, in the year ending 31st 
March 1842, beyond what has been already pro- 
vided by Votes of Parliament. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Model Prison, 
the year 1840, for the completion of the Model 
Prison. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, to Perth Prison, 
complete the whole of the Buildings of the General 
Prison at Perth. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required for Museum of 
Services connected with the Museum of Economic ag 
Geology, in Craig’s-court, within the year ending “°° 
31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Church of 
in the year 1841, towards defraying the Expense of Std. 
erecting a Hall for the use of the General Assembly 
of the Church of Scotland, at Edinburgh. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Caledonian 
the year 1841, for the permanent Repair and Improve- ©"*!- 
ment of the Caledonian Canal. 


Aprilis. 


II, 
No. 224, 


Comparative 
Statement, 


Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Ser- 
vices for 1841-42, compared with the Estimates for 
the like Services for 1839-40 and 1840-41. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, salaries and 
in the year 1841, to defray the Charge for Salaries Expeuses 
and Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, acu 
and of Allowances to Retired Officers of the Two " 
Houses, for the year ending 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in po . (Trea. 
the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, sury.) 
to pay the Salaries, contingent and other Expenses 
in the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in po - (Home 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Office.) 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home De- 
partment. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to De - (Foreign 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- Office.) 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Fo- 
reign Affairs :— Also, of the Foreign Messengers 
attached to the Department, for the year ending 31st 
March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to De - (Colonia! 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- Office.) 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, for the year ending 3ist March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in po - (Privy 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Council Office, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Departments ©“) 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council 
and Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be D° - (Lord 
required to pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, Privy Seal.) 
from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the pe - (Payinas 
Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster ter General’s 
General, established pursuant to the Act 5 and 6 Office.) 
Will. 4,c. 35, from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st 
March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in D° - (Comp- 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, — 
to pay the Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the case, fo.) 
Departments of the Comptroller General of the 
Exchequer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, and 
the Paymaster of Civil Services. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Professors 
the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st March oo 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allowances oe 

granted 











Insolvent 
Debtors Cq 





Penitentiat 
(Milbauk. ' 


Prison (Is 
Wight.) 


State Pap 
Office 


Ecclesias 
Commiss 


Poor La’ 
Commis: 


Slave 1 
Commi 


Const 


Insp 
of Fe 


Ins 
Pris 


Mit 








Insolvent 
Debtors Court. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbauk. ) 


Prison (Isle of 
Wight.) 


State Paper 
Office. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Slave Trade 
Commission. 


Consuls, &amp;c. 


Inspectors 
of Factories, 


Inspectors of 
Prisons, 


Mint. 


Mines and 
Collieries 
Commission. 


Ill, 
No. 224, 
Comparative 
Statement. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Toulonese 
Enigrants, &amp;e. 


4 Victor &amp;. 


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 Commis- 
sioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court, of their 
Clerks, and the contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, for one year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st 
March 1842; also of the Expenses attendant upon 
the Circuit. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- 
quired to defray the Expenses of the General Peni- 
tentiary, Milbank, for the year, from 1st April 1841 
to 3ist March 1842. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of providing 
for the Prison for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, 
in the Isle of Wight, for the year 1841, ending 31st 
March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Charge of the Salaries and other Ex- 
penses of the State Paper Office for one year, from 
1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- 
quired to defray Salaries and Expenses incurred by 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, during 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1841, to defray the Charge of Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners appointed to carry 
into execution the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 76, 
for the Amendment and better Administration of the 
Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales ; 
and the Act 1 and 2 Vice., c. 56, for the more effectual 
Relief of the Destitute Poor in Jreland. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted 
for one year, from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st 
March 1842, to pay Salaries and incidental Expenses 
for the Commissioners appointed on the part of Her 
Majesty, under the Treaties with Foreign Powers, 
for preventing the illegal Traffic in Slaves, and in 
pursuance of the several Acts of the Legislature for 
carrying the said Treaties into effect. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to be 
granted for the year ending 31st March 1842, to de- 
fray the Charge of the Salaries of Her Majesty’s Con- 
suls 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 ini China. 

Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Sala- 
ries and Expenses of the Inspectors and Superin- 
tendents of Factories, from 1st April 1841 to 31st 
March 1842. 

Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Inspectors of Prisons 
appointed under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 38, 
from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to defray the 
Expenditure for the several branches of the Mint, 
for the year ending 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, 
to defray Expenses of the Commission appointed to 
inquire respecting the Employment of Children in 
Mines and Collieries. 


Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous 
Services for 1841-42, compared with the Estimates 
for the like Services for 1839-40 and 1840-41. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required 
to defray the Charge of Allowances or Compensa- 
tions granted as Superannuation or Retired Allow- 
ances to Persons formerly employed in the Public 
Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, ac- 
cording to the provisions of the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c.117, 
3 Geo. 4, c. 113, and 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, &amp;e. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted in 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, 
to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese 


and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ 
Vou. 96. 


5°—O° Aprils. 








205 


Widows, Saint Domingo Sufferers, American Loyal- 
ists and others who have heretofore received Allow- 
ances from Her Majesty; and who for Services per- 
formed or Losses sustained in the British Service, 
have special claims on Her Majesty’s justice and 
liberality. 

An ee of the Sum required to defray the Vaccine 
Expense of the National Vaccine Institution, for the 1 "stitution. 
year 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum required in aid of the Refuge for the 
Institution called the Refuge for the Destitute, for Destine. 
the year 1841. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of confining Criminal 
and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in the Buildings Lunatics. 
attached to Bethlem Hospital for the year 1841, 
ending 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted in Protestant 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Disseming 
to pay the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissent- Mivisters, &amp;e. 
ing 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 

Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous No. 224. 
Services for 1841-42, compared with the Estimates Comparative 
for the like Services for 1839-40 and 1840-41. Statement. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Secret Services, 
the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, 
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, 
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 1841 to the 31st 
of March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Law Charges. 
defray the Expense of Law Charges to 31st March 
1842. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of providing Convicts. 
for the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home and 
at Bermuda, for the year 1841, ending 31st March 
1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required 
in the year ending 31st March 1842, to defray the 
Charge of maintaining Convicts at Wew South Wales 
and Van Diemen’s Land. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Captured 
the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Negroes. 
to defray Expenses for the Support of Captured 
Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the Acts for 
the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be public 
required to pay the Salaries of Persons employed Records. 
in the care and arrangement of the Public Records, 
and Expenses connected therewith, for the year from 
1 April 1841 to 31 March 1842; also to pay Com- 
pensations granted to Keepers of Records, and 
others, whose Offices have been abolished. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Education 
in the year 1841, for Public Education in Great (Great Britain.) 
Britain. 

An Estimate of the Expenses of the University University of 
of London, from ist April 1841 to 31st March 4°" 
1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required School of 
to defray the Expenses of the School of Design, for Pess"- 
the year 1841-42. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in Revising 
the year from Ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Barristers. 
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. 35. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in Sheriffs’ 
the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842, Expenses 
to defray the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 

DD3 paid 


Stationery, &amp;c, 














County Rates, 


Polish 
Refugees. 


BritishMuseum, 


H. T. Sam- 


payo’s Claims. be voted in the year 1841, towards the discharge of | 


Spanish Claims, 


Steam Com- 
munication 


(India. ) 


oA 
No. 224. 


Comparative 
Statement, 


Bahama 
Islands. 


Bermudas, 


Prince Edward’s 
Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa, 


Western 
Australia. 


Ecclesiastical 


206 


paid from Civii Contingencies ; also of the Amount 
required to make good the deficiency of the Fees in 
the office of the Queen’s Remembrancer in the Ex- 
chequer, in consequence of the diminution of the Fees 
in 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 
the year 1841, to —. certain Charges hitherto 
paid out of the County Rates. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be required 
for the Payment of the Subsistence of the Polish 
Refugees, for the year from 1st April 1841 to 31st 
March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 
enable the Trustees of the British Museum to pur- 
chase for the Museum. the there under-mentioned 
Collectiors. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 


the Balance remaining due to the late H. T. Sam- 
payo, Conde de Povoa, on the final Settlement of his 
Accounts, for Supplies of Money and Provisions to 
the British Forces in the Peninsula during the War, 
from 1808 to 1814. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be 
required to pay Compensation to certain British 
Subjects, for Losses sustained by the confiscation of 
Book Debts and Merchandize on Shore, by the 
Spanish Government, in the year 1804. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to- 
wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communica- 
tion to India by way of the Red Sea, for one year, 
to 31st March 1842. 


Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous Ser- 
vices for 1841-42, compared with the Estimates for 
the same Services for 1839-40 and 1840-41. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, from the 
Ist day of April 1841 to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil 
Establishment of the Bermudas, in America, from 


the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st day of March | Services in Zreland, for the year ending 3ist March 


1842, 
Estimate of the Charge of defrayimg the Civil 


of March 1842. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to | 


meet the Charges of the Civil Establishments on 
the Western Coast of Africa, from the 1st day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842. 
Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expense 
of the Settlement of Western Australia, from the 1st 
April 1841 to the 31st March 1842. 
Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expenses 


5°-—6° Aprils. 


| vices for the years 1839-40 and 1840-1841. 
Establishment of Prince Edward’s Island, in Ame- | 
rica, from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st day | L 


‘ing Ist April 1841, and ending 31st March 1842. 





A. 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Negro 
the year 1841, to enable Her Majesty to defray such Education, 
Expenses as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the 
Local Legislatures in providing for the Religious 
and Moral Instruction of the Emancipated egro 
Population. 

Estimate of the Expense of defraying so much of Emigration, 
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 
| 1841 to the 31st March 1842. 


| Estimate of the Sum which will be required in the Saint Helena, 
| year ending 31st March 1842, to defray the Charge 

of the Civil Establishment at Saint Helena, and of 

| Pensions and Allowances to the Civil and Military 

| Officers of the East India Company’s late Esta- 
blishment in that island. 


| Estimate of the Amount required to defray the Nova Scotia, 
| Expense of the Establishment at Sable Island, 
| Nova Scotia, for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, 
| from the 1st day of April 1841 to the 31st day of 
| March 1842. 


| Estimate of the Sum which will probably be re- Niger Expedi. 
quired to defray the Expenses of the Expedition to tion. 

the Niger, for the period ending on the 31st of 

March 1842. 


Estimate of the Amount which will be required in New Zealand, 
aid of the Charge of defraying the Expenses of the 
Settlement of New Zealand, from the 1st of April 
1841 to the 31st of March 1842. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required in aid Port Essington, 
of the Charge of the Settlement at Port Essington, 
from the 1st of April 1840 to the 31st of March 
1841. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Falkland 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of a Islands. 
| Government at the Falkiand Islands, for the year 
| ending 31st March 1842. 








Miscellaneous 

Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous (relent) 
1842, compared with the Grants for the like Ser- wien 
2, p , €T~ Comparative 


Statement, 


An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the Education. 
ord Lieutenant of Zreland to issue Money for the 

| Advancement of Education, from 1st April 1841 to 

| 31st March 1842. 


|_ An Estimate of the probable Expense of the Voundling 


: . ~ " _. Hospital 
| Foundling Hospital, Dublin, for the year commenc ‘Diblin.) 


| Estimate of the Expense of supporting the House House of 


| of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic Department, !=4ustty. 


| the Four General Hospitals and the Dispensary at- 


Establishment of the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British | tached, for one year, from the 1st day of April 1841 


(North 
America. ) 


Indian 
Department 
( Canada.) 


Governors 
of West India 
Colonies. 


Heligoland, 


Stipendiary 
Justices 
(Slavery Abo- 
lition Act.) 


North American Provinces, from the 1st day of 
April 1841 to the 31st day of March 1842. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure of the 
Indian Department in Lower and Upper Canada, for 
its Establishment and Pensions, from the 1st day of 
April 1841 to the 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will be required 
from the Ist of April 1841 to the 31st of March 
1842, to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the 
Covernors, Lieutenant-governors and others in Her 
Majesty’s West India Colonies. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, from the ist of April 1841 to the 31st 
of March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 
from the 1st of April 1841 to the 31st of March 
1842, to defray the Charge of Salaries and Allow- 
ances and Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices 
in the West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of Good 
Hope. 


| to the 31st day of March 1842, inclusive. 


| Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan Female Orphan 
| House, Circular Road, Dublin, for one year, from House. 
the 1st of April 1841 to the 31st of March 1842, 
| for 160 Children. 
__ Estimate of the Sum that will be required for Westmonetd, 

the Support of the Westmorland Lock Hospital, for is 
one year, from Ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 
| Estimate for the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, for Lying-in 
_ the year commencing 1st April 1841. Hospital. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of Dr. Steevens’ Dr. Steeven’s 
Hospital, Dublin, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March Hospital. 
| 1842. 
| Estimate of the probable Expense of the Fever Fever Hospital 
Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, Dub- ops ‘ 
lin, for one year, commencing 1st April 1841 and : 
'ending 31st March 1842. 
An Estimate for defraying the Expenses of the Hospital fur 

Hospital for Incurables, for one year, from the 1st of ewsbe* 
| April 1841 to the 31st of March 1842. . 
| n 


| 


Roman C 
College- 


Royal Ir 
Acadew) 


Royal | 
Hiberni 
Academ, 


Charital 
Donatio 
Beques! 


Royal | 
Acadet 
Institu 


Public 
ings, 8 


Chief 
to the 
Lieut 


Hou: 
of Li 
tena 


Pay 
Civi 


Qui 
Pri 


Pr 
Di 
M 








Roman Catholic 
College. 


Royal Trish 
Acadewy- 


Royal 
Hibernian 
Academy: 


Charitable 
Donations and 
Bequests. 


Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution. 


Public Build- 
ings, &amp;e. 


Chief Secretary 


to the Lord 
Lieutenant. 


Household 
of Lord Lieu- 
tenant. 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services. 


Queen’s 
Printer. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers. 


Criminal 
Prosecutions. 


Police 
(Dublin.) 


Public Works. 


Townland 
Survey, 


Shannon River, 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


No. 226. 


Commissariat. 


No, 227, 


4, VicTORI&amp;. 


An Estimate of the Charge of the Roman Catholic 
College, for the financial year ending 31st March 
1842. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income 
and Sum required for the Royal Jrish Academy, 
from ist April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

Estimate of the Expenditure and Income of the 
Royal Hibernian Academy, for the year commenc- 
ing the 1st of April 1841 and ending 31st of March 
1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum necessary for defraying 
the Salary and Expenses of the Commissioners of 
Charitable Donations and Bequests in Jreland, 
from the Ist day of April 1841 to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing 
1st April 1841, and ending 31st March 1842, as far 
as it is proposed that the same shall be chargeable 
on the Public Funds. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of repairing 
and maintaining the several Public Buildings in the 
Department of the Commissioners of Public Works 
in Ireland, for the year from the 1st April 1841 to 
31st March 1842 :—Also, for Repairs to Donaghadee 
Harbour. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to pay the 
Salaries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary to 
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin and Lon- 
don, and the Privy Council Office in Jreland :— 
Also, the Estimated Amount of the Queen’s Printer’s 
Bill for Printing for the Public Offices in Ireland, 
for one year, to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sums required to defray the 
Charge of Salaries for the Officers and Attendants 
of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant, for one 
year to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Charge of the Paymaster of Civil Ser- 
vices’ Office, for the year ending 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Bills of the Queen’s Printers 
(Ireland), for the year ending 31st March 1842, for 
printing Proclamations and Statutes. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary to 
defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding 
and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Lreland, for 
one year, ending 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that wi!l be required to 
defray the Charge of Criminal Prosecutions and 
other Law Charges in Ireland, to the 31st March 
1842. 

Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of the 
Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of 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 Ist April 1841 and 
ending 31st March 1842. 

Estimate of the Sums which will be required to 
defray the Expenses of sundry Departments under 
the Charge of the Board of Public Works, for one 
year from 1st of April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 
the year, from 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 
to defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of 
Ireland. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 


defray the Expenses of the Shannon Commissioners, | 


from the 1st April 1841 to 31st March 1842. 

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 1 April 1841 to 31 March 
1842, 

Estimate of Sums required for the Pay, Allow- 
ances and Contingent Expenses of the Commissariat 


Department at Home and Abroad, and for Land 
Vot. 96. 


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207 


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 1842. 

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 1841 to the 
31st March 1842. 


An Account of the Sum expended under the head Civil Contin- 
of Civil Contingencies in the year 1840; and an gencies. 


Estimate of the Amount required for 1841. 
Ordered, That the said Account and Estimates do 
lie upon the Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, Foreign Sugar. 


—Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Sugar unre- 
fined, entered for Consumption between the 5th day 
of January 1840 and the 5th day of January 1841 ; 
the places whence imported, and the Rate of Duties 
paid :—And, of all Foreign Sugar, refined in Bond, 
from the 5th day of July 1840 to the latest period 
when the Account can be made up ; including also the 
Quantity exported to the Isle of Man. 

‘ — That the said Accounts do lie upon the 

able. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Bolton Cotpo- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ration, 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of Captain Jebb’s Report on the Bolton Cor- 
poration. 

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 East India. 


Copy of a Despatch in the Revenue Department, 
from the Court of Directors to the Government of 
India, dated the 3d day of March (No. 2.) of 1841. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Import Duties. 


that part of the Message from the Lords, of the 26th 
day of February last, wherein their Lordships request, 
that this House will be pleased to communicate to 
their Lordships, a Copy of the Report from the Se- 
lect Committee of this House, appointed in the last 
Session of Parliament to inquire into the several Du- 
ties 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 Possessions abroad, or whether 
the Duties are for the purposes of Revenue alone ; 
together with the Minutes of Evidence, and Appen- 
dix and Index thereto. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships:—And that Mr. Bernal do deliver the 


same. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration select Com- 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of Friday wittees. 


last, wherein their Lordships request, that this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, a 
Copy of the Report from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by this House in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, to inquire into the Sums paid by the Treasury 
on 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 ; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the said 
Committee. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships :—And that Mr. Bernal do deliver the 


same. 
pp4 Ordered, 





PATEL SION, he 





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me 





Sheriffs 
(Scotland.) 
No. 229, 


Bankruptcy 
Commissioner. 


No. 230. 


Post Office. 
No. 231. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


East India Rum 
Bill. 


Population Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Houghing 


Bill. 


Darham and 
Sunderland 


Railway Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway Ap- 
proaches Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock Rail- 
way Bill. 


208 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriffs (Scot- 
land), which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Bankruptcy 
Commissioners, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the several Returns relative to the 


Post Office, which were presented upon Friday last, 

be printed. 

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





Martis, 6° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





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 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 to reduce the Duty on Rum and Rum 
Shrub, the Produce of and imported from certain 
British Possessions in the East Indies, into the 
United Kingdom : 

An Act to amend the Acts of the last Session for 
taking Account of the Population: 


An Act for removing Doubts as to the Continu- 
ance of certain Local Turnpike Acts : 


An Act to continue until the Fourth day of Au- 
gust One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, 
and to the end of the next Session of Parliament, 
the several Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland, which will expire at or before the end of 
the present Session of Parliament, or at or before the 
end of the Session of Parliament next after the 
Fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-one; and to amend the Acts for regula- 
ting Turnpike-roads in Ireland : 

An Act for extending to the County of the City 


Cattle (Ireland) of Dublin the Provisions of an Act — in the 
I 


nineteenth and twentieth years of His late Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, in Jreland, intituled, 
“ An Act to prevent the detestable Practices of 
Houghing Cattle, Burning of Houses, Barns, Hag- 
gards and Corn, and for other Purposes,” so far as 
relates to Burning of Houses : 

An Act to enable the Durham and Sunderland 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and for amending the Acts for making the said Rail- 
way: 

An Act to enable the York and North Midland 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
to make a certain Approach to the said Railway, 
and to amend the Acts relating thereto : 

An Act to enable the Glasgow, Paisley and 


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A. 1841. 


An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of Manchester 

the Manchester and Salford Waterworks to raise = Salford 
_a further Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts re- pi" 
| lating thereto : 

An Act for naturalizing Frederick Salomo Bogdan. Bogdan’s 

at. Bill, 
| A Petition of Commissioners for improving Cam- Keatish Tows 
den Town, praying that they may be heard, by them- Paving Bill 
Selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
| of the Kentish Town Paving Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Waning’ 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, Inclosur 
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 Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Burget’s 
naturalizing Charles Christopher Burgett, was read N*- Bill 
the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Grote do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 





4 Victor! 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. (Kens 
Roads 
_ An ingrossed Bill for maintaining certain Roads Stumpeross 
in the County of Cambridge, to be called “The Roads Bill, 
Stumpcross Roads,” was read the third time. Harro 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. {mpre 


Ordered, That Mr. Townley do carry the Bill to . 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge some of Eustern Coun. 
the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Eastern ‘ies Railway 





Counties Railway; and to authorize the Company” 
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. John Round do carry the Bill Pal 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. (Se 


, Re 
The King’s Lynn Port Bill was read a second King’s Lynn 
time ; and committed. Port Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the Polloc and Polloc aud 
Govan Railway (re-committed) Bill have leave to Govae Railway 
7 Bill. M 
report forthwith. 


Mr. Alston accordingly reported from the Com- ( 
mittee on the said 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. 


fm mah t= 


An ingrossed Bill for granting further Powers to London and 
the London and Blackwall Railway Company, was Blackwall. 
read the third time. edeey Bil 














Railway Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. hein 
Ordered, That Mr. Alston do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill was read a Forth andClyde 
second time; and committed. Navigation Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





The Blackburn Improvement, Market, &amp;c. Bill Blackburn 
was read a second time; and committed. — 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pi, ” 
| mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


'mittee, that they have Power to divide the Bill into 
two Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Proprietors Meerbrook. 
of the Meerbrook Sough, and to enable them to levy eng 2 ~—. 
'and raise certain Royalties, Dues, and Tolls for the °*°“° ~" 
Continuation and Maintenance thereof, was read the 


Greenock Railway Company to raise a further Sum | third time. 
of Money, and to amend and enlarge the Powers, Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
and Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Rail-| | Ordered, That Mr. Strutt do carry the Bill to 


way: | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. 





Manchester 
and Leeds — 
Railway Bill. 


Waningore — 
Inclosure Bill. 


Victoria 
(Kensington) 
Roads Bill. 


Harrogate 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Public Petitions 
(Seventeenth 
Report.) 


Medical 
Profession 


(No 1.) Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill, 


Apothecaries 
Hall (Dublin) 
Bill ( 1840.) 


Church Rates, 
&amp;c, 


4, VicTORI. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the | 
Manchester and Leeds 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 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 the 


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Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Waningore 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 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. 


The Victoria (Kensington) Roads Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving certain Parts of 
the Townships of Bilton-with-Harrogate and Pan- 
nal, called High and Eow Harrogate, in the West 
Riding of the County of York, for protecting the 
Mineral Springs, and regulating the Stinted Pasture 
in the said Townships, was read the third time ; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Freshfield reported, from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented from the 31st day of March 
last to the 2d day of this instant April, both days 
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 Persons carrying on the trade of 
Chemists and Druggists in the town of Hertford, 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Queen’s County; — Morpeth; — 
North of England Medical Association (President 
and Secretary); — Robert Alexander Calvert; — 
Cockermouth, Workington, Maryport and Keswick ; 
—and, County of Antrim; praying that the Medi- 
cal Profession (No, 2.) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from the Governors and Company of the 
Apothecaries’ Hall, Dublin ;—and, Faculty of Phy- 
sicians and Surgeons in Glasgow; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries of the city of Armagh, 
praying that the Apothecaries’ Hall( Dublin) Bill, 
of the last Session of Parliament, may not pass into 
a law,—was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters, assembling for religious wor- 
ship in the Independent Chapel in the town of Fare- 
ham, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of William Baines, and the abolition of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts, and that the House will refuse 
their sanction to any grant of public money-for the 
extension of the Church Establishment, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
VoL. 96. 


























209 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Bedford Poor Law 
Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill Amendment 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Bil. 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Fareham ;—-and, Wingham and 
Preston ; praying that provision may be made in the 
said Bill empowering the Board of Genihen of any 
union to permit any lawful minister or preacher to 
give religious instruction at stated times, in the man- 
ner of public worship, at which all the inmates of the 
workhouse shall be allowed to be present ; that no 
chaplain or other person giving religious instruction 
in any union workhouse shall, in consideration there- 
of, receive any stipend or payment out of the poor’s 
rate ; and that it shall not be lawful to prohibit any 
inmate of any workhouse from attending divine 
service on the Lord’s Day in church or chapel, ac- 
cording to the religious persuasion of such inmate, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edmund Byrne, Founder of the 
Dispensary, 47, Old Grravel-lane, Saint George East, 
London, praying that provision may be made in the 
said Bill, either for the establishment and mainte- 
nance of an institution for the reception and cure of 
diseased paupers, or for placing them out in a private 
Institution, and also for furnishing advice and medi- 
cine to the poor at their own habitations, who are re- 
ceiving out-door relief, was also presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of Oaths. 
Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomi- 
nation, and others, at Stourbridge, praying that all 
persons conscientiously objecting to an Gath may 
enjoy the privilege of giving their evidence, when re- 
quired, by affirmation, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Moy ;-— William Bullock ;— Universal 
Glasgow (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Lambeth Na- Suffrage, &amp;c. 
tional Charter Association (Chairman) ;—and, Cam- 
berwell and Walworth National Charter Association 
(Chairman) ; 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 the Chairman of the Camberwell and Feargus 
Walworth National Charter Association, complaining O'Conner. 
of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor in York 
Castle, and praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty to grant him a free pardon, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jeremiah Keighley, of Harding- Newport Riots. 
street, Every-street, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Frost, Wil- 
liams and Jones, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bandon ;— William Russell ; — Corn Laws. 
Stockport (seven Petitions) ;— Woodley ;—Styal ;— 
Gatley (two Petitions) ;—and, Northwich ; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Registration 
borough of Tynemouth, South Shields, and their vici- eteeland) : 
nities, praying that the Registration of Voters (Ire- and, Parlia- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the mentary Voters 
Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill may pass into (Ireland) Bills. 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- Railways Bill. 
way Company, praying that the Railways Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railways. 


Petitions from Cookstown ;—Armagh ;—Ahoghill ; cane 
—Crumlin ;— Newtownstewart ;— Ballina; —Stew- (Scotland.) 
artstown ;—Clare ;—and, Broughshane; praying for 


EE the 











Ce NO Ti nl has OTF ire 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


Socialism. 


James 
Smethurst. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Raja of Sattara, 


Fast India. 
No. 282, 


210 


the abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Morgan, Clerk, Vicar of the 
parish of Stoke Saint Milborough, praying the House 
to adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charge from parochial rates, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Alexander Campbell ;— and, John 
James Edwards; praying the House to institute 
an inquiry into the principles and objects of the 
system of Socialism,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Smethurst, of Park-place, 
Kennington-cross, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the circumstances connected with a 
charge against him of assault, and for alteration of 
the law relating to such cases, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Traders, and 
Inhabitants of Clerkenwell-close, praying the House 
to adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall 
Bridges, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the 
county of Hertford, praying that the County Coro- 
ners Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
but that some of the County Coroners may be ex- 
amined before a Committee of the House, as to mat- 
ters alleged in this Petition, and particularly that a 
Clause may be inserted in the said Bill for the more 
adequate remuneration of County Coroners, and in- 
creased allowance for their travellmg expenses, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of a Letter from the Vakeels of the Raja of 
Sattara, to the Honourable the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company and President of the 
Board of Control, dated London, the 8th day of 
February 1841 :—Of a Letter from Major-General 
Lodwick, to the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, dated the 9th day of October 1840 :—Of 
a Petition from Meer Afzal Ali, Vakeel of the Ex- 
Raja of Sattara, to the Honourable the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company, dated the 
14th day of September 1840; with the Court’s Reply: 
—Of all Communications from the Bombay Govern- 
ment to the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, transmitting Communications from the 
Resident of Sattara, relative to the grant of certain 
Jagheers to Ballajee Punt, and others, since the ac- 
cession of the present Raja of Satiara ( Appa Sahib) 
to the Gadee :—Of all Communications from the 
Governments of India, and their Officers, apper- 
taining to the circumstances of the Death of Balla 
Sahib (Senaputtee), whilst on his journey with the 
deposed Raja of Sattara to exile at Benares; and 
all Communications from the Court of Directors to 
the Indian Governments on the same subject ; also, 
of all Instructions given to Lieutenant Cristall, the 
Officer who commanded the Escort of the deposed 
Raja of Sattara, on his route to Benares :—And, of 
al’ Communications from the deposed Raja of Sat- 
tara to the Governor-General, or Supreme Govern- 
ment of India, claiming certain treasures, jewels, 
&amp;c., as his private property ; with Copies of all Cor- 
respondence from the Authorities in Jndia, and 
Court of Directors of the East India Company, on 
the same subject. 


Sir John Hobhouse presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Copy of a Despatch in the Revenue Department, 
from the Court of Directors to the Government of 
India, dated the 3d day of March (No. 2 ) of 1841. 


6° Aprilis. 






A, 1841. 


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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Syria, 
received from Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert 
Stopford the following Letter, in return to the 
Thanks of this House, communicated to him by Mr. 
Speaker, in obedience to their Commands of the 5th 
day of February last :— 


Her Majesty’s Ship, Princess Charlotte, 
Sir Malta Harbour, March 11th, 1841. 


I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of 
your Letter of the Sth ultimo, transmitting the una- 
nimous Resolutions of the House of Commons, 
giving the Thanks of the House to myself, Com- 
modore Sir Charles Napier, and the Officers, Sea- 
men and Marines under my command, as well as to 
the Officers and Seamen of the Allied Forces, for 
the late operations on the Coast of Syria, terminat- 
ing in the successful and decisive Attack on the 
Batteries and Fortress of Acre, on the 3d day of 
November 1840. 

Having had the good fortune, during a long naval 
career, of being placed in situations and circum- 
stances under which I frequently had the distin- 
guished honour of receiving the Thanks of both 
Houses of Parliament, it is particularly gratifying 
to me now, at the close of my career, to be again 
thus honoured. 

I beg leave to assure you, Sir, that I am deeply 
sensible of the flattering terms in which you have 
been pleased to convey to me the Thanks of the 
House of Commons, of which I shall ever retain 
the most grateful remembrance. 

I have transmitted to Rear Admiral Baron de 
Bandiera, and to Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 
the Resolutions of the House of Commons, which 
I shall also communicate to Major General Sir 
Charles Felix Smith, who is now in England. 

I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your most ohedient humble servant, 


Robert Stopford, Admiral. 


P. §. Having just learnt the arrival of Sir Charles 
F. Smith at Gibraltar, I shall send the Thanks of 


the House of Commons to the Major General to 
Gibraltar. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented,—Return to Syria. 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 1st day of 
March last, for Copies or Extracts of the Corres- 
pondence between the Secretary of State for the 
Foreign Department and the Governments of France, 
Austria, Prussia, Russia and Turkey, since the 
year 1838, respecting the Pasha of Egypt, and the 
interference with the Province of Syria. 


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


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Tuesday the 20th 
day of this instant April. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- Municipal 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Abstract of the Boroughs. 
Statement of Monies received and expended on Ac- No. 233. 
count of certain Boroughs in England and Wales, 
for 1839-40. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, Tithe Commu- 
—A Return of all Agreements for the Commutation tation. 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe No. 234. 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of July 1840 to 
the 1st day of January 1841. 

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








The House page to take into further con- Northern and 








sideration the eport on the Northern and Eastern Ratere Rel- 
| Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and “9 ©"" 
| agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, 





Taxes 
(Ireland, 


Parlial 
Grant: 
land.) 


Fire ] 


Su 








Revenue. 


Taxes 
(Ireland ay 


Parliamentary 
Grants (Ire- 
land.) 


Fire Insurances 


Sugar. 


Revenue Laws, 


Prisoners for 
Debt. 


4, VicTORIR. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the gross Receipts of Revenue within 
the year, after deducting Re-payments, Allowances, 
Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties in the nature 
of Drawbacks, for Great Britain and Ireland, for 
each year from 1801 to 1841; and a Statement of 
the proportion that Irish payments bore to English, 
calculated in periods of Five years each. 


é 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Amount and nature of the Taxes in 
Treland, under each head, showing the Rate and 
Amount of Duty on each of the principal articles, 
in the years 1785, 1792, 1800, 1805, 1817, 1829 
and 1840:— And, so far as the same can be pre- 
pared, of the principal articles for consumption in 
freland on which Duty was paid in English Ports 


6° Aprils. 





in the said’ years, stating the Amount paid upon 
each; with a Statement of the Revenue Regulations 
with respect to the payment of such Duties, and 
the Allowance of Drawbacks; showing the several 
Alterations made in those Regulations, and the Dates 
of such Alterations. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount and nature of Grants to Jre- 
land from the Jrish Parliament in the years 1785, 
1792 and 1800, and from the Imperial Parliament in 
the years 1805, 1817, 1829 and 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
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, the 24th 
day of June, the 29th day of September and the 25th 
day of December 1840; distinguishing the Amount 
of Allowance made to each Office for collecting the 
same in the Country, London, Edinburgh and 
Dublin respectively ; with the Dates of such Pay- 
ments:—And, of the Sums issued by each Office on 
Farming stock exempt from Duty, for the quarters 
ending severally the 25th day of’ March, the 24th 








day of June, the 29th day of September and the 
25th day of December 1840; distinguishing the 
Amount of each Office in the Country, London, Edin- 
burgh and Dublin respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Sugar imported into 
the United Kingdom from the West Indies, Mau- 
ritius and the Kast Indies, respectively, in the first 
three months of 1840, and of the same in the first 
three months of 1841; and of the Stocks in bond 
on the Ist day of April 1840 and the 1st day of 
April 1841 :—-And, of the Gazette average Prices 
of Sugar in each moath from January 1840 to the 
present 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 who are now | 
confined in each of Her Majesty’s Gaols and Houses 
of Correction for Offences against the Revenue Laws | 
in Great Britain and Ireland; stating the periods | 
for which they have been confined, in classes, of 1. 











less than six months; 2. more than six and less 
than twelve months; 3. more than one and less than | 
two years; 4. more than two years. 

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. 


211 


Wales :--A similar Return for all other Prisons for 
Debt in Scotland :—And, a similar Return from all 
other Prisons for Debt in Zreland. 

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 Tithe Commu- 


Return of all Awards for the Commutation of Tithes tation. 


which have been confirmed by the Tithe Commis- 
sioners in the several Counties of England and 
Wales, from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 1st day 
of January 1841; specifying also in each case the 
Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in lieu 
of Tithes, and shewing whether the same be payable 


to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical Incum- 
bents. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Saint Luke 
Copies or Extracts of Correspondence, and of the (Middlesex.) 
Minutes of the Guardians of Saint Luke, Middle- 
sex; together with Notes of Evidence taken before 
J.P. Kay, Esquire, m. p. Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioner, relating to the cases of, 1. Jane Pige and 
her child ; 2. George Wild; 3. Martin Molloy; 4. 

Jane Coffee; 5. Thomas Bales :—Copies of an Order 
of the Poor Law Commissioners, dated the 21st 
day of December 1840, addressed to the Guardians 
of the Parish of Saint Luke, Middlesex :—Of a 
Minute of the Poor Law Commissioners, directing 
Proceedings to be taken in the Queen’s Bench to 
enforce the aforesaid Order: — And, of the Affi- 
davits used in the application to the Queen’s Bench 
for a Mandamus to the Guardians of Saint Luke, 
Middlesex ; and of the Rule Nisi granted by the 
Court. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 
and Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment, viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Annan Fisheries 
Preservation and Improvement of the Fisheries in Bill. 
the River Annan, in the County of Dumfries, and 
in the Streams and Waters running into the same, 
and on the Shores or Sea Coast adjacent to the 
Mouth or Entrance of the said River : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Legal Britannia 
Proceedings by or against the Britannia Life Assu- 
rance Company : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Wishaw wishaw and 
and Coltness Railway Company to raise a further Coltness Rail- 
Sum of Money: sae ane 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re-timinster 
pairing and improving certain Roads passing through Roads Bill. 
or near the Town of Ilminster, in the County of 
Somerset :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Life Assurance 
Company Bill, 


Ordered, That there be laid hefore this House, Sugar. 
Copies of Memorials presented to the Board of 
Trade within the last twelve months, from Sugar 
Refiners and Consumers of Sugar, relating to the 
high price of Sugar. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Education. 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to ap- 
poiut a responsible Minister of Education, who shall 
every year lay before the House of Commons a 


| Statement of the Condition and Prospects of the 


Education of the People :—And the said Motion 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | was with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, | 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, National 


Monuments 


Returns of the Number of Persons confined for! to inquire into the present State of the National 
Debt, at this time, in the Prisons in London, Middle-| Monuments and Works of Art in Westminster Ab- 
sex and Surrey; stating, in classes, the years in| bey, in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and in other Public 
which they were imprisoned:—A similar Return | Edifices; to consider the best means for their pro- 


from all other Prisons for Debt in England and | tection, and for affording facilities to the Public for 
Vot. 96. E E 2 their 


and Works of 
Art. 





Joint Stock 
Companies, 


Municipal 
Annuities Bill. 





212 6° Aprilis. 


their Inspection, as a means of moral and intellec- 
tual improvement for the People. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Tuesday the 20th day of this instant April. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
ointed to inquire into the state of the Laws respect- 
ing Joint Stock Companies (Banking Companies 
excepted), with the view to the prevention of Fraud, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Sheil, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. George 
William Wood, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Oswald, 
Mr. Wolverley Attwood, Mr. Clay, Mr. Godson, 
Mr. Hawkins, Mr. William John Blake, Mr. Gib- 
son Craig, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Francis Baring and 
Mr. Brownrigg; 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 
to enable Municipal Councils to raise Monies by 
granting Annuities, and to apply the same in pay- 
ment of old Debts: And that Mr. John Abel Smith 
and Lord Arthur Lennox do prepare, and bring it in. 





A. 1845, 


Possessions Abroad, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That in lieu of the respective Duties 
of £.7 10 s., of £.15, of £.20 and of £.30, on every 
£.100 of the value of certain of the articles spe- 
cified in the Schedule contained in an Act of the 
third and fourth year of King William the Fourth, 
to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions 
Abroad, there shall be paid on goods, wares and 
merchandize not being the growth, production or 
manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any of 
the British Possessions in America, and imported 
by sea or by inland carriage or navigation, a Duty 
of £.7 for every £.100 of the value thereof, together 
with the amount of any Duty levied at the same 
time upon goods, wares and merchandize the growth 
or production of the United Kingdom, or of the 
British Possessions. 

2. Resolved, That in lieu of the several Duties 
payable under the said Act upon the following ar- 
ticles, not being the growth, production or manu- 
facture of the United Kingdom, or of any of the 
British Possessions in America, imported or brought 








Arms (Ireland) | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| into any British Possession by sea, there shall be 
ill. to amend and continue the several Acts relating to, paid the following Duties, viz. cs 
at 4 : ee a 
the Importation and Keeping of Arms and Gunpow ‘Piktimtgitetete tei ~ 2 - 
der in Jreland: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth’ gece and Pork salted (except into Canada), the 
and Mr. Attorney General for Ireland do prepare,| ewt. - - - - - - - -|-4- 
and bring it in, | Wine of all sorts, whether in bottle or not, for 
| every £.100 of the value, in lieu of all Duties 
Expiring Lavs, The House was moved, That the Order made, os ae ee ge Acts 4 Geo.3, | i 
upon the 27th day of January last, that a Com- wipes ~ - 2 OO Bree, 
' mittee be appointed to inquire what temporary Shingles (except into Canada), the 1,000N° -| — 2 - 
i Laws of a public and general nature, made by the | Oak Staves oan Headings (except into Canada), 
Parliaments of England, or Great Britain or Ire-| _ the —¢ es Ma = 
land, or of the United Kingdom, are now in force, Wood Hoops (except into Canada), the 1,000N° | - 2 6 
4 © the like _ Pitch Pine, and other Lumber, 1 inch thick (ex- 
and what Laws of the li e nature, passed by the cept into Canada), the 1,000 feet-  - -| - 7 - 
English, British, Irish or United Parliaments, have | need tan te pieten te 
expired between the first day of the last Session of; Now prohibite x on pak onary wicieahemmeaeees 
Parliament and the first day of the present Session; | _. ; ‘ 
. | Fish, dried or salted, the cwt. - - - -| - 26 
and also, what Laws of the like nature are about to | ickled pa . 
Shes — pickled, the barrel - - -j| - 6 - 
expire in the course or at the end of the present Ses-_ 


sion, or on or before the 1st day of August 1842, or 





Together with the amount of any Duty levied at the same 


- : ; | time upon similar articles, the produce of, or imported from 
in the course or at the end of any Session which may bs. : P : P , 


commence during that period, or in consequence of 


the United Kingdom or the British Possessions. 


any contingent Public Event; and to report the! 3- Resolved, That Tea be permitted to be im- 


same, with their Observations thereupon, to the 
House, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Robert Gor- 
don, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Attorney 
General, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Attorney General 
for Ireland, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Edward 
John Stanley, Mr. Charles Wood, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Wilson Patten, Mr. Hume, Mr. John Jervis and 
Mr. Bernal; with Power to send for persons, pa- 
pers 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 11th 


ported into British North America by Inland Car- 
| riage or Navigation, on payment of the Duty which 
| may at that time be chargeable upon Tea imported 
| from the United Kingdom, together with ten pounds 
per centum on the amount of such Duty. 

| 4. Resolved, That Rum, the produce of places 
| within the limits of the East India Company’s 
Charter, and imported into British North America, 
shall pay the same Duty as Rum the produce of 
| places in the British West Indies. 

5. Resolved, That so much of the said Act as 
permits any sort of Craft, Food and Victuals, except 
Spirits, and any sort of Clothing and Implements 
and Materials fit and necessary for the British 
Fisheries in America, to be imported into the place 
at or from whence such Fishery is carried on, Duty 
free, shall be repealed, except so far as regards the 
| following articles (that is to say), bread, flour, pork, 
| beef, bacon, butter, lard, cheese, molasses, potatoes, 





Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee to Trade of British 
whom it was referred to consider the Act 3 and Poseestons 
4 Will. 4, c. 59, to regulate the Trade of the British a 


day of February in the last Session of Parliament, | meal, pot barley, Indian meal, peas, rice, salt, 

was made from the Committee on Temporary Laws | corkwood, cordage, oakum, pitch, tar, resin, turpen- 

of a public and general nature, be referred to the | time, varnish, spars, lumber, oak staves, shingles, 

Committee. °. | wood hoops, leather and leatherware, and all sorts 

of fishing craft and bait, fishermen’s clothing and 

South Australia Lhe ingrossed Bill to authorize the Advance of a hosiery, which shall be delivered Duty free, for the 
Bill. Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, on| use of the Fisheries. 

account of the Colony of South Australia, was, ac-| 6. Resolved, That goods, the produce or manu- 

cording to Order, read the third time. facture of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney 

Resolved, ‘that the Bill do pass. or Sark, imported from such islands, be admitted 

j Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the} into the British Possessions in America upon the 

r Lords, and desire their concurrence. | payment of the same Duty as the like goods the 


produce 





Indemnity 


Arms (Ire 
Bill. 


No, 2¢ 


Trade of 
Possessio 
Abroad | 

No. 2 


Municip 
Annuiti 


No. 


Tithe ( 
tions ( 
Act. 


Lagal 
tion ( 


Slav 


(Eas 


Fore 


N 








6°—20° 


produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom, or 
of any of the said Possessions. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon tlie said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Labouchere, Lord John 
Russell and Mr. Sheil do prepare, and bring it in. 


4 VicTroRizZ. 


Mr. Robert Gordon 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 upon Tuesday 
the 20th day of this instant April. 


Indemnity Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend 
Bill 


and continue the several Acts relating to the Import- 


No.235. ation and Keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Ire- 
land: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday the 
20th day of this instant April; and to be printed. ' 

qndeof British Mr. Zabouchere presented a Bill to make certain 
a alterations in respect of the Duties upon Goods im- 
Abroad Bill. ported and brought into the British Possessions in 

No.236. “America: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday 
the 27th day of this instant April; and to be printed. 

Municipal Mr. John Abel Smith presented a Bill to enable 


Amuities Bills Municipal Councils to raise Monies by granting 
No-237. Annuities, and to apply the same in payment of 
Old Debts: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday the 21st day of this instant April; and to be 

printed. 
Tithe Composi- A Petition of Lay Impropriators of five parishes, 
tons (eland) in the counties of Cork and Waterford, complaining 
ai of the unequal position in which Tithe-owners, 
having annuities and charges to pay, are placed, in 


contrast with the relief afforded to Lessees of Tithe, 


under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vie. c. 109; and praving for 
amendment of the said Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ingan Naviga- Petitions from Lisburn ;—and, Belfast ; praying 

tin (Ireland.) the House to adopt measures for placing the ma- 
nagement of the Lagan Navigation in Jreland under 
the control of the Board of Works,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


SI : 
(East Indies.) Ordered, That the Papers relative to Slavery 
No.238, (East Indies), which were presented yesterday, be 


printed. 
Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Foreign 
Sugar, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Tuesday the 
20th day of this instant April. 


Foreign Sugar. 


No, 239. 


= 








Martis, 20° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


C OLONEL Anson presented,—Further Return 
to an Order, dated the 25th day of March last, 
for a Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to 
the Armoury of the Tower of London, from the 1st 
day of February 1840 to the 1st day of February 
1841; 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 re- 
ceived has been appropriated, and to whom paid :— 
Also, a Statement of the Receipts and Expendi- 
ture of the Jewel House, 
Vor. 96. 


Tower of Lon- 
don, 











from the Ist day of | 


Aprils. 213 


February 1840 to the 1st day of February 1841, 
(so far as relates to the Armoury of the Tower.) 

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


Mr. Bulley, from the Office of the Comptroller Public 
General of Her Majesty’s Exchequer, was called in; Revenue. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—An Account showing the 
Amount of all Monies received during the year end- 
ing 5th April 1841, to the Account of Her Majesty’s 
Exchequer, at the Bank of England and of Ireland, 
under the respective heads of Public Revenue, the 
Amount of all Royal Orders and Treasury Warrants 
received, and of the Credits and Transfers made by 
the Comptroller General of the Exchequer, the Pay- 
ments by the Bank of England, and the Balance 
remaining to the Account of the Exchequer at each 
Bank on the 5th of April 1841 :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


Mr. Cannan, one of the Official Assignees of the Bankruptcy. 
Court of Bankruptcy, was called in; and at the bar 
presented,—Further Return to an Order dated the 
9th day of February last, for a Return of all Balances 
arising from Commissions or from Fiats in Bank- 
ruptcy, issued prior to the 1st day of January 1840, 
and which Balances were respectively remaining in 
the hands of the Official Assignees, at each of the 
days following, viz. 11th July 1836, 11th January 
1837, 11th July 1837, 11th January 1838, 11th July 
1838, 11th January 1839, 11th July 1839, 11th Ja- 
nuary 1840, 11th July 1840, and 11th January 1841; 
distinguishing each Estate by the Name of the Bank- 
rept, the Date of the Commission or Fiat :—Also, 
stating the Date of all Orders for, and the Amount 
of Dividends declared, and the Total Amount of 
Proofs standing on the Proceedings on each of the 
days before mentioned. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 5th day of this Bankruptey 
instant April, for a Return of the Amount of Monies Court. 
in the hands of each of the Official Assignees of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, belonging to Bankrupts’ 
Estates, on the 1st day of March 1841; also, of 
the Names of any of the Official Assignees who 
have been Defaulters, or have absconded with Money 
of Bankrupts’ Estates in their possession, and how 
much ; also, a Statement of the Amount of Security 
the Official Assignees give before receiving office :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


The Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction Railway Giasgow ana 


Bill was read a second time; and committed. Dundyvan _ 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- eg Rail 


mittee of Selection. 


The Shotts and Wilsontown Railway Bill was read shotts and 
a second time; and committed. Wilsontown 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bil 
mittee of Selection. 


The Belfast Harbour Bill was read a second Belfast 
time ; and committed. Harbour Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Thomas Kibble, Esquire, of Green Southwark 
Trees, near Tunbridge, and Samuel Paynter, Esquire, gg 
of Richmond, in the county of Surrey ;—and, Charles a ae 
Pott and William Pott, Esquires, of Southwark ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Southwark Improvement (No, 1.) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

£EE3 heard, 





Bedingham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Hawkhurst 
Junction Road 
Bill. 


Wells (Somer- 
set) Market 
Bill. 


Church of 
England. 








Church Rates, 
ac. 


Oaths. 


Idolatry 
Ciudia.) 


County Courts 
Bill, 


Rating of 
Tiihes, 


Maynooth 
Coilege. 


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4 


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ie 
el 

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214 


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 Bedingham Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Bur- 
wash, Etchingham, Salehurst and Ticehurst, in the 
county of Sussex, praying that the Hawkhurst Junc- 
tion 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 Wells (Somerset) Market Bill was read a se- 
cond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Woughton-on-the-Green;--Mathon; 

— Buckland and Childs Wickham ;— Brentwood ;— 

Hampstead Norris ;—Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
Diocese of Canterbury (seven Petitions) ; — Bever- 

ley ;—Knightwick and Dodenham;—Acton Burnell, 

Acton Pigot, Ruckley and Langley ;— Mablethorpe; 

--Cound ;--Stamford ;-- Hartlepool ;—- Norton Bavant; 

— West Harnham ;— Knaresbro’ ;— Burcombe ;— 
Blandford Saint Mary ;—Dalbury ;—Brailsford ;— 
Ockhbrook ;—Lich field ;— Holland ;--Derby ;--Strat- 

ford-sub-Castle ; — Gresley ;—- Birdham and East 
Wittering ;—East Retford ;—and, Ordsall; 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 Loddiswell ;— Chelmsford ;—Wil- 
liam Gray, and others ;—Llanelly (three Petitions); 


—and, Rhydyaeisiad; praying for the abolition of 


Church Rates, the release of William Baines, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, — were 


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


Petitions from Stamford;— Manchester ;---Deeping 
Saint James;—and, Halesworth; praying the House 
to extend unto members of the Baptist denomination 
the privilege of making affirmations in lieu of oaths, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend William Wilson p. v., 
and others, praying that the connexion of the British 
Government with the superstitious and idolatrous 
practices of the natives of India, may be discontinued, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Re- 
quests for the town and borough of Southwark, and 
the eastern half of the hundred of Brixton, praying 
that the County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeacon and Officialty of 
Durham ;—and, Parochial Clergy of the Deanery of 
Allerdale; praying the House to adopt measures for 
exempting Tithes and Tithe Reut-charge from being 
rated to parochial and other rates,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Spondon ;—Stoke Newington ;— 
and, Brailsford ; 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. 


20° Aprilis. 






A. 1841, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Idle, praying for the py : 
repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was pre- Relief Act 
sented and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Se- py, 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had Petitions 
examined the Petitions presented on the 5th and (Righteenth 
6th 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. 


A Petition of Robert Cullingford, and others, Anatomy Act, 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
manner in which the Anatomy Act has been carried 
into effect, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coroners of the Counties of Wor- County Coro. 
cester ;— and, Chester; praying that the County ners Bill, 
Coroners Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, and that provision may be made therein for 
the more adequate remuneration of County Coroners 
and an increased allowance for their travelling ex- 


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


Polloc 
Govan 
Bill. 


Petitions from Forgan;—Ardoch ;—Pencaitland ; Church 
—Presbytery of Tain (Moderator) ;—Stornoway ;— Patronage 
North Parish of Inverness;—Provincial Synod of Sea) 
Fife (Moderator) ;—Presbytery of Dingwall (Mo- 
derator) ;—and, Panbride ; praying for the abolition 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Old Deer ;—Ministers and Elders Lord's Day. 
of the Commission of the General Assembly of the 
Church of Scotland met at Edinburgh ; — and, 
Presbytery of Cazthness (Moderator); praying the 
House to adopt measures for securing the better ob- 
servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon Table. 


A Petition of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Railways Bill. 
Company, praying that the Railways Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 


read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Rail- 
ways. 


Im 


Co 
sta 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Nottingham 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Tew Wat 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, in the room 
of Sir Ronald Craufurd Ferguson, deceased. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Corn Laws. 
cil of the royal burgh of Dunfermline, praying for 
the repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Withern ;—Airderby ;—Bilsby ;— 
Markby and Hagnaby ;— Mumby ; — Huttoft ;— 
Hogsthorp ;—and, Cumberworth ; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. : 


bo &gt; oc 


A Petition of Richard Morris, one of the Ushers Administration 
of Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer at Westmin- of Justice | 
e * +: : e (No. t) Bill. 
ster, praying that provision may be made in the 
Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill to compensate 
him for the loss he may sustain should the said Bill 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Delegates of the Fourteen Incor- Polloc and 
porated Trades of G'lasgow ;—Gilasgow Waterworks Gove" tie 
Company ;—Provost of Greenock ;— Proprietors, * 
Feuars and Tenants of ground and houses in Govan ; 

—and, Sr John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet; pray- 
ing that the Polloc and Govan Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 





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











Polloc and 


Govan Railway 


Bill. 


Import Duties, 


County Con- 
stabulary Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Robert Peddie. 


Turnpike-roads, 


4. Vicroriz£. 


Petitions from the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow ; —Trustees 
acting under an Act for regulating the conversion 
of the Statute Labour within the barony of Gorbals, 
in the city of Glasgow ;—Trustees of the turnpike- 
road in the county of Renfrew ;—Parliamentary 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Glas- 
gow ;-—Proprietors, Tenants and Occupiers of ground, 
houses and manufactories situated in and adjoining 
West-street, in that part of Glasgow called Trades- 
ton and Kingston ;—Proprietors and Occupiers of 
lands and houses in and near to Tradeston of Glas- 
gow ;— Proprietors and Occupiers of lands and 
houses along and near to the turnpike-road leading 
to Renfrew and Paisley, from Glasgow ; —and, 
Proprietors and Occupiers of lands and houses in 
and near to Kingston of Glasgow; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the ingrossed Bill for enabling the 
Polloc and Govan Railway Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money, and for altering and amend- 
ing three Acts for making and maintaining the said 
Railway, 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 Tuesday the 4th day of May next.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—It passed in 
the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon Tuesday the 4ih day of May 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 Tuesday the 4th day of May next. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Stirling, praying for a revision and mo- 
dification of the Import Duties, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Warton, praying the House to exempt the northern 
division of the county of Lancaster, and especially 
the township of Warton, from the duties and ex- 
penses of the County Constabulary Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Farleton ; — Borwick ; — Wray- 
with Botton ;—Hornby ;—Devonport (Chairman of 
a Meeting);—and, Henry Griffiths; praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment 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 Chairman of a Meeting of 
Operatives and other Inhabitants of Leicester, com- 
plaining of the treatment of Robert Peddie, in 
Beverley house of correction, and praying for his 
liberation, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burton, South Carlton and North 
Carlton;--Norton, Atterby and Snitterby ;—Lincoln 
City ;—and, Gringley, Everton and Wiseton; pray- 
ing that the present system of management of Turn- 
pike-roads may be abolished, and that one better 
calculated to secure a proper and economical appli- 
cation of the Tolls collected upon such roads may be 
adopted ; and that the Petitioners may be charged 
to the support of Turnpike-roads only in common 
with other persons using the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

VoL. 96, 


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215 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Criminal 
Committee To-morrow, upon the Criminal Justice Justice Bill 
Bill, was 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, Courts of 
Returns from the Courts of Chancery, in continua- Chancery. 
tion of those last furnished to this House, up to the 
last day of the sittings before the present Easter 
Term ; and of the actual business standing for hear- 


ing in the several Courts on the first day of Easter 
Term. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poole Union. 
Copies of the Affidavits of John Nippard and John 
and Jane Moore, taken before George Penney, 
Esquire, Mayor of the borough of Poole, on the 14th 
day of April 1841. 


Resolved, That 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, 
a Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of New 
South Wales, transmitting the Report of a Com- 
mittee of the Legislative Council of that Colony on 
the subject of Emigration. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this San as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented,—Further Re- Poor Rates 
turn to an Order dated the 16th day of February (ireland) 
last, for Copies of any Reports relative to the Valu- : 
ations for Poor Rates, and to the Registered Elective 
Franchise in Ireland. 

Lord Viscount Morpeth also presented, pursuant Reg 
to Order,—A Return of the Total Number of Par- Clrelend.) 
liamentary Electors appearing, by the Lists or Books C N . 40 
of the Clerks of the Peace, registered for each “°°**" 
County, City, Town and Borough in Ireland, on the 
1st day of February in each of the following years, 
viz. 1835, 1837 and 1841; including in the Return 
for 1841 those only who had been registered subse- 
quently to the 1st day of February 1833 ; distin- 
guishing, in separate columns, the Numbers regis- 
tered under different Qualifications; and showing 
the Increase or Decrease exhibited by the Numbers 
so appearing registered on the 1st day of February 
1841, compared with those appearing registered at 
each of the said previous periods. 

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


Registration 


Mr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to the direc- Army. 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of Offi- 
cers who have been allowed to receive their Half 
Pay, since the ist day of April 1840, under the 
provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Vice., c. 112, s. 21. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Regent's Park. 
posed, ‘hat an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying that She will be graciously 
pleased to take into Her consideration the advantage 
which would accrue to the public, from throwing 
open the remainder of the Regent's Park :—And the 











said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon National Mo- 
the 6th day of this instant April, That a Select numents and 
Committee be appointed to inquire into the present Works of Art 
state of the National Monuments and Works of 
Art in Westmister Abbey, in Saint Paul's Cathedral, 
and in other Public Edifices ; to consider the best 
means for their protection, and for affording facilities 
to the public for their inspection, as a means of 





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pees sam vey &gt; ea 


216 20°—21°99° Aprilis. 


moral and intellectual improvement for the people, | 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hume, Mr. | 
Goulburn, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Cowper, | 
Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mx. | 
Broadwood, Sir De Lacy Evans, Lord Granville | 
Somerset, Mr. Edward John Stanley, Mr. Heary | 
Thomas Hope, Mr. Slaney, Colonel Salwey and Mr. | 
Miines, with Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Excise Collection and Management 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 

3d day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 
Dublin Wide The Dublin Wide Streets (No. 2.) Bill was, ac- 
acts (No-2-) cording to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
. mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


Indemuity Bill. | The ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons in 
the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 
themselves for Offices and Employments, and to 
extend the Time limited for those Purposes, and for 
the Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, in 
certain cases, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to indemnify such Persons in the 
United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify them- 
selves for Offices and Employments, and to extend 
the Time limited for those Purposes respectively, until 
the Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-two, and for the Relief of Clerks 
to Attornies and Solicitors, in certain cases. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Arms (Ireland) The Arms (Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercuri, 21° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


peeinentis sb E House met; and being counted by Mr. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present ; yet it being fourof 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, 22° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


China. M® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
a the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented,—Return to an Order dated the 
5th day of this instant April, for an Account show- 
ing the Total Sum which had been expended by the 
East India Company, on account of the Expedi- 
tion against China, to be repaid by Her Majesty’s 
Government, at the latest period for which the same 
can be ascertained :—And ther be withdrew. 


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














A. 1841. 


Mr. Mudge, from the Office of Her Majesty’s Dean Forey 
Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, was called in ; Mines, 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—Copy Third Report of 
the Dean Forest Mining Commissioners :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Lackington, one of the Official Assignees of Bankruptcy 
the Court of Bankruptcy, was called in; and at the Court. 
bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, dated 
the 5th day of this instant April, for a Return of 
the Amount of Monies in the hands of each of the 
Official Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy be- 
longing to Bankrupts’ Estates on the Ist day of 
March 1841; also, of the Names of any of the 
Official Assignees who have been Defaulters, or 
have absconded with Money of Bankrupts’ Estates 
in their possession, and how much; also, a State- 
ment of the Amount of Security the Official As- 
signees give before receiving Office:—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Colville, one of the Registrars of the Court Qourts of 
of Chancery, was called in; and at the bar pre- Chancery, 
sented, pursuant to Order,— Returns from the 
Courts of Chancery, in continuation of those last 
furnished to the House, up to the last day of the 
sittings before the present Easter Term ; and of the 
actual business standing for hearing in the several 
Courts on the 1st day of Easter Term :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law goint Luke 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- (Middlesex.) 
sented, pursuant to Order,—Copies or Extracts of 
Correspondence, and of the Minutes of the Guar- 
dians of Saint Luke, Middlesex; together with 
Notes of Evidence taken before J. P. Kay, Esquire, 

M. D., Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, relating 

to the cases of, 1. Jane Pige and her child; 2. 

George Wild; 3. Martin Molloy; 4. Jaze Coffee 
5. Thomas Bales :—Copies of an Order of the Poor 
Law Commissioners, dated the 21st day of Decem- 
ber 1840, addressed to the Guardians of the Parish 
of Saint Luke, Middlesex :—Ofa Minute of the Poor 
Law Commissioners, directing proceedings to be 
taken in the Queen’s Bench to enforce the aforesaid 
Order :—And, of the Affidavits used in the appli- 
cation to the Queen’s Bench for a mandamus to 
the Guardians of Saint Luke, Middlesex; and of 
the Rule Wisi granted by the Court :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Paul, Clerk to Mr. Graham, one of the Bankruptcy 
Official Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy, was Cour 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Return 
to an Order dated the 5th day of this instant April, 
for a Return of the Amount of Monies in the hands 
of each of the Official Assignees of the Court of 
Bankruptcy belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates on 
the 1st day of March 1841; also, of the Names 
of any of the Official Assignees who have been 
Defaulters, or have absconded with Money of Bank- 
rupts’ Estates in their possession, and how much ; 
also,a Statement of the Amount of Security the 
Official Assignees give before receiving Office. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of Bankruptcy. 
February last, for a Return of all Balances arising 
from Commissions or from Fiats in Bankruptcy 
issued prior to the 1st day of January 1840, and 
which Balances were respectively remaining in the 

hands 





Manche! 
and Lee 
Railway 


Deptfor 
Bill. 


Henle} 
Dorehe 
Road | 


Elsin| 
sure | 


Bill. 


Glas 
Dun 
June 
way 


work 





Manchester 
and Leeds 
Railway Bill. 


Deptford Pier 
Bill. 


Henley aud 
Dorchester 
Road Bill. 


Elsing Inclo- 
sure (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Polloc and 
Govan Railway 
Bill. 


North Midland 
Railway Bill, 


Nottingham 
Gas Bill, 


4, VicTORI£R. 


hands of the Official Assignees, at each of the days 
following, viz. 11th July 1836, 11th January 1837, 
11th July 1837, 11th January 1838, 11th July 1838, 
11th January 1839, 11th July 1839, 11th January 
1840, 11th July 1840 and 11th January 1841: dis- 
tinguishing each Estate by the Name of the Bank- 
rupt, the date of the Commission or Fiat :—Also, 
stating the date of all Orders for, and the Amount 


22° Aprilis. 





of Dividends declared, and the Total Amount of 

Proof standing on the proceedings on each of the 

days before mentioned :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returas do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway Company to raise a further Sum 
of Money, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Tnat Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Deptford Pier Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Two Petitions of Inhabitants of Culham, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Hen- 
ley and Dorchester 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 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 Elsing Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Sir John Mazwell, Baronet ;— 
Provost, Magistrates and Council of Paisley ;— 
Provost, Bailies and Town Council of Renfrew ;— 
Proprietors, Feuars and Tenants of ground and 
houses in Govan ;—and, Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of Port Glasgow ; praying that the 
Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction Railway 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 Trustees of the Road leading from 
Glasgow towards Greenock and Paisley, 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. 


Petitions of Archibald Campbell, Esquire, of 
Blythswood ;— and, the Provost of Port Glas- 
gow; praying that the Polloc and Govan Rail- 
way Bill may net pass into a law, as it now stands, 


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


Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee on 
the North Midland 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; 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 
iIngrossed. 


Petitions from the Nottingham Gas Light and 
Coke Company ; — Inhabitants of Nottingham ;-- 


and, Subscribers to or Promoters of the Bill in the 
Vot. 96. 
































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last Session for lighting with Gas the town of Not- 
tingham and the neighbouring places ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Nottingham Gas 
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. John Parker reported from the Committee on chard Canal 
the Chard Canal Bill; That they had examined the Bill. 
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. Henry Berkeley reported from the Committee Clifton Bridge 
on the Clifton Bridge Bill ; That they had examined 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. 


Ordered, That the Biil, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Waningore 


rish of Waningore, in the County of Sussex, was Inclosure Bill. 
read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Darby do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Salford; — and, Birmingham ; tmport Duties. 
praying for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties,—- were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Royal College of Surgeons in Medical 
Treland, praying the House to adopt measures for Profession. 
the improvement of the Medical Profession, and 
the correction of any abuses which may exist in the 
institutions for the regulation of Medical Education, 


was _” and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Royal College of Surgeons in Medical 
Ireland, praying the House to — measures for Witnesses. 
securing adequate remuneration to Medical Practi- 
tioners for their evidence at coroners’ inquests or 
courts of justice, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiate A pothecaries of the County Medical 
of Queen, in Ireland, praying that the Medical Pro- (Noe) Bill 
fession (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was (No 2+) Bill 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 
Petitions of John Guest, Clerk of the Court of County Courts 
Requests of Birmingham and hamlet of Deritend ;— wo 
and, Joseph Fuller, Beadle of the Court of Requests 
of Birmingham and hamlet of Deritend; praying 
that the County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, 
or that provision may be made therein for compen- 
sating them for the loss they will sustain should 
the said Bill pass into a law, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Commissioners of the Court of Re- 
quests for the town of Birmingham and hamlet of 
Deritend;—and, Shopkeepers, Tradesmen and Retail 
Dealers of the town of se rn and hamlet of 
Deritend ; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rice Williams, Coroner for the Courty 
county of Cardigan, praying the House to adopt Comers 
measures for providing increased remuneration to 
County Coroners, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


FF Petitions 





Chureh Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Corn Laws. 


Church of 
England, 


Charitable 
Donations 
and Bequests 
(Ireland.) 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Church and 
state, 


218 


Petitions from Billericay ;—Braintree (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Saint Ives (Huntingdon) (two Petitions) ;— 
Tillingham ; — Bury Saint Edmund's ; — Middles- 
borough;— Cowling H ill;— Waltham Abbey ;— Stock; 
— Wirksworth ;—Market Harborough (Chairman of 
a Meeting);— Woollaston (two Petitions) ;— Guils- 
borough ;— Sudbury ;— King’s Lynn ;— Halstead ;— 
Harlow ;—Mynyddyslwyn ;— Castle Hedingham ;— 
Upminster ;— Coggeshall (two Petitions) ;— Lyming- 
ton;---Perth;— Gildersome;— Rotherham ;—Saffron 
Walden ;— Kettering ; — Bocking ;—Bonsall ;—So- 
ham ;— Shrewton ;— Fordham ;—Framlingham ;— 
Thorpe ; — Ullesthorpe ;— Romsey ; — Wickford ;— 
Terling ;— Morpeth ;— Rothwell ;— West Haddon; 
— Wortwell-with-Harleston ;— Deptford ;--Portsea; 
— Devonshire-square, London ;— Wakefield ;— Tow- 
cester (two Petitions) ;—Blisworth;— Ravensthorpe ; 
— Smethwick ;— Weedon Bech ;--Daventry ;— Kings- 
thorpe ;—Spratton (two Petitions) ; — Harpole ;— 
Moulton ; — Earls Barton ;— Tonbridge ;— and, 
Brentford (two Petitions); praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of William Baines, and the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, —were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Leadenhall-street, Whitechapel ;— 
Bermondsey ; — Finsbury (two Petitions) ; — Saint 
Paul’s Church Yard ; — Thurgoland ;—Old Change ; 
— Manchester ;—Saint James, Westminster ;— Glos- 
sop ;— West Smithfield, London ;— Batley ; — New 
Mills ;— Peckham, Surrey (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 
and, Hayfield; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hatton ;—Penn ;—Mordiford ;— 
Warblington;— Foy ;—Great Horwood ;--Ewhurst ; 
—-Uitoxeter ;— Great Casterton ;— Ryhall;— Essen- 
dine ;—Saint Martin, Stamford Baron; —Cobham ; 
— Havant ;—- Chobham and Bisley ;-- Newton Toney ; 
— Great Missenden ;—Alford; — Kingsnympton ;— 
Dinnington ;— Caynham ;— Fitz;—Seavington Saint 
Michael;—Sutton-in-the-Marsh ;-— Waltham ;— Tils- 
head; —— Turnditch ; — Westbury ; — Denton and 
Haughton ;— Whitmore ;— Dunton Bassett ;—Salt- 

fleet and Skidbrook; — Berecrocombe ; — Kingshers- 

well ;— Thurlestone ;—Meppershall ;— Wing ;— Cas- 
terton Parva; — Pightleshorne ; — Cheddington;— 
West Dean; — Stapleford ;—Symondsbury ;—Buck- 
land Newton; — Orcheston Saint Mary; — Aston 
Flamville ;— Ashburton ;—Salisbury ;— Belton (Lin- 
coln) ;— Sampford Courtenay ;—Charlton Kings (two 
Petitions) ;— Hooton Roberts;—Guilden Morden;— 
Twyning ; —Wortley ; — High Hoyland ;—Lyndon ; 
— Warton ;—Huntspill and Pawlett ;--Ashtead ;— 
and, Warrington, 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 William Patrickson Pike, of Dame- 
street, Dublin, Solicitor, complaining of obstruction 
and delay in the affairs connected with Charitable 
Donations in Jreland, arising from the other avoca- 
tions of the Commissioners and their officers, and 
praying the House to take the matter into censidera- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Royal College of Surgeons in 
Ireland, praying for alteration of the Vaccination 
Act, by substituting an annual salary for the per- 
formance of the duties by medical practitioners, in 
lieu of a specific sum for each case, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kelso and its vicinity, 
praying the House to adopt measures for the sepa- 


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A. 1841, 


ration of the Church from the State, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- Tiverpoo! 
mittee on the Liverpool Docks Bill; and to whom Docks Bil, 
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 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 to enable the Northern and Northern ang 
Eastern Railway Company to make certain devia- —" 
tions in the Line of their Railway, and to alter and" 
amend the several Acts relating to the said Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Mahon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Walton (Essex) Improvement Bill was read a Walton (Essex) 
second time; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of John Benbow, of Mecklenburgh- Sedgley Road 
square, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by Bi!!. 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Sedgeley Road 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 James Paterson, of Cornwall Ter- Southwark 
race, Regent’s Park, in the county of Middlesex, a 
Esquire, and the Reverend Richard Board, of Wes. (% ») Bill 
terham, in the county of Kent, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Southwark Improvement 
(No. 1.) 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 Inhabitants of Hinckley, professing Maynooth 
the Roman Catholic faith, praying the House not to College 
consent to withdraw the annual grant from the 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmacow ;—and, Newcastle-upon- Registration 
Tyne ; praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- (ireland) - 
land) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the Parliamentary 
Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into Voters Daag 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to !#"4) Bi's- 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Abstinence Society Intoxicating 
of Luthermuir, praying the House to enact a law ‘1% 
prohibiting all traffic in intoxicating liquors or sub- 
stances of any kind, except for medicinal or manu- 
facturing purposes, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- Railways Bill. 
pany, praying that the Railways Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Railways. 


Petitions fromthe Presbytery of Linlithgow (Mode- Church 
rator) ;—and, Snizort; praying for the abolition of (Seotland.) 
the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mem- William 
bers of the National Charter Association residing n 
the borough of Lambeth, praying the House . ad- 

ress 


Carrier. 


Polish 
Refug 


Count 
Franc! 


Poor | 
Amen 
Bill. 


Dean 
Chap 
West 
Estat 


Mide 
Sessi 


Idol 
(Ind 


Seve 
tion 


Stor 
(Ire 


Ed 





Polish 
Refugees. 


County 
Franchise. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Dean and 
Chapter of 
Westminster 
Estate Bill. 


Middlesex 
Sessions Bill. 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


Severn Naviga&gt; 
tion Bill, 


Stone Masons 
(Ireland, ) 


Education. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


South Australia, 


4 Vicroriz. 


dress Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to William 
Carrier, now confined in Devizes Gaol, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Constantine Kumikiewiez ; — and, 
Theophil Pietraszenki; complaining that their names 
have been removed from the list of pensioners of 
Polish Refugees, and praying for relief,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brentford and the 
vicinity, praying the House to concede the right of 
voting in counties to ten-pound renters, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester, praying 
that provision may be made in the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Bill, entitling all persons residing in this country 
a certain number of years to a parish settlement, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Richard James Morrison, a Lieute- 
nant in the Royal Navy, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bull for granting out-door relief, 
was also presented, and read; and ‘ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Dean and Chapter of Westminster Estate 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
the Middlesex Sessions 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 had also sank counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee 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. 


A Petition of the Baptist Church and Congregation 
meeting for Divine worship in Eagle-street, Red 
Lion-square, London, praying the House to adopt 
measures for the discontinuance of all protection and 
encouragement by the Government of India to the 
idolatrous ceremonies of the natives, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Fishermen, Inhabitants of the town 
of Upton-upon-Severn ;—and, Inhabitants of the pa- 
rish of Kipple; praying that the Severn Navigation 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Guild of Operative 
Stone Masons, of the town and county of Galway; 
praying the House to adopt measures for protecting 
the Petitioners from the intrusion into their trade of 
common labourers and others, practising as masons, 
and not having served an apprenticeship, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Mechanics’ Insti- 
tution of Gravesend, praying the House to adopt 
measures for securing to the working classes a sound 
practical education, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, 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 Proprietors of land, Agents for 
Proprietors, Shippers, and others interested in the 
colony of South Australia, complaining of the with- 
drawal of the sum of £. 56,000 alleged to have been 
borrowed from the Emigration Fund of that colony, 
and praying for its immediate repayment; and that 


measures may be taken for preserving the principles 
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22° Aprilis. 219 


upon which that colony was established, was _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Oakes Hunt, of Stratford- Criminal 
nan Clerk of the Peace for the county of Justice Bill. 
Warwick, praying that provision may be made in 
the Criminal Justice 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Manchester, praying Newport Riots. 
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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Penn, Lord’s Day. 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That their Auswer to 
several Addresses of the 18th, 26th and 30th days of Addresses. 
March last, and the 5th 6th and 20th days of this 
instant April (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. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Penitentiary 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns of the Number (Milbank.) 
of Prisoners sent to the Penitentiary, in each of the 
last Five year —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 Pri- 
soners removed on the ground of Bad Health, during 
the same period, distinguishing the Numbers par- 
doned 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 Transportation or Removal :—Of Deaths which 

have occured during the same period :—And, of At- 

tendances of the Superintending Committee at the 

— Meetings, during the same period. 

opy of Captains Jebb’s Report on the Bolion Bolton Corpo- 

Corporation. — 

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


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- New South 
dress to Her Majesty,—A Copy of a Despatch from “V's 
the Governor of New South Wales, transmitting the No. 241. 
Report of a Committee of the Legislative Council of 
that Colony on the subject of Emigration. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Slavery _ 
Copy of the Despatch from the Governor General of (&amp;st Indies.) 
India in Council, to the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, dated the 8th day of Febru- 
ary 1841, No. 3; with the Report from the Indian 
Law Commissioners, dated the 15th day of January 
1841, and its Appendix, inclosed in that Despatch, 
on the subject of Slavery in the East Indies. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Electoral 
Copy of any Instructions that may have been given (Ireland, ) 
by the Poor Law Commissioners to the Assistant 
Commissioners in Ireland, for dividing Unions into 
Electoral Districts. 


Ordered, That the several Returns relating to Corporal 
Corporal Punishments in the Army, Navy and Ma- P eae 
rines, which were presented upon the 17th day of No. 242. 
June 1839; and, the 25th day of March, the 3d day’ 

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of April, and the 4th and 15th days of May, in the last 

Session of Parliament, be printed. 
Poole Union. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence between the Poor Law 
(Commissioners and the Guardians of the Poole 
Union, relating to the cases of Peter Ricketts’ Child, 
Rebecca Moore, and Fanny Wells, from the 2d to 
the 2vth day April 1841, inclusive :-—And, of Re- 
ports addressed by Colonel A’ Court tothe Poor Law 
Commissioners, under date of the 4th and 14th 


days of April 1841, relating to the before-mentioned 
cases. 


Punishment of 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
Death Bill. 


3d day of May next, resolve itself into a Committee 
upon the Punishment of Death Bill. 


Parochial Ordered, That the Parochial Assessments Bill be 
Assessments yead a second time upon Wednesday the 5th day 
_ of May next. 


Collection of Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
Rates (Dublin) 


Bill itself into a Committee upon the Collection of Rates 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 


(Dublin) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


itself into a Committee upon the Grand Jury Pre- 
sentments (Dublin) Bill. 


Court of 


Ordered, That the Court of Chancery (Ireland) 
Chancery Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 
(Ireland ) Bill. 
Banking Co- Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
_ itself into a Committee upon the Banking Copartner- 
il. 


ships Bill. 
Evidence Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 5th day of May next, resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon the Evidence Bill. 


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

Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

anes itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 

Insolvent Ordered, That the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) 

Debtors 


(Ireland) Bill. Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 
Municipal — Ordered, That the Municipal Annuities Bill be 
Annuities Bill. yead a second time upon Wednesday next. 


New South 


ue A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
aleS. 


posed, That it appears that, in October 1840, the 
following Resolutions were passed by the Governor 
and Legislative Council of Mew South Wales, viz. 

“ 1. That in the opinion of this Council, the 
Parent State, indisputably deriving a direct pe- 
cuniary saving (independently of other advan- 
tages) from the assignment of convicts to pri- 
vate service in New South Wales, and its inter- 
ests being at all events in an equal if not a 
superior degree involved in the due coercion and 
discipline of such transported offenders, ought 
in justice to bear at least one half of the ex- 
penses attendant on the Police and Gaol Es- 
tablishments, which are raised to their present 
large amount chiefly through the introduction 
of a convict population into the Colony. 

“ 2. That his Excellency the Governor be 
respectfully solicited to represent, on behalf of 
this Council, to Her Majesty’s Secretary of 
State for the Colonies, that this Council has 
most reluctantly consented to so large an ex- 
penditure for the support of those establish- 
ments since the 1st of July 1835, and has voted 
the full amount of the estimate for the same for 
the year 1841, solely from a conviction that it 
would not be justified in declining to make pro- 


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A. 1841. 


vision for the maintenance ot the public tran- 
uillity and security. 

“ 3. That by the appropriation, for the pe- 
riod from the 1st July 1835 to 31st December 
1841, of so large an amount (about £. 597,000) 
of the Colonial Revenue, arising partly from 
the sale of public lands, partly from ordinary 
sources, in i whole charge of the 
Police and Gaol Establishments, including 
buildings, and the consequent diminution of 
those funds which would have been available 
for the introduction of free labour, every branch 
of the productive industry of this Colony is in 
danger of falling into decay, to the great loss 
and injury not only of the Colony, but of the 
Parent State also, more especially of its manu- 
facturing, commercial and shipping interests.” 


And the Previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for ther Mr. Grote, 8 
Yeas, Mr. Charles Buller : ? 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 52 
Noes, { Mr. John Parker: } ‘a 

So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Ionian States, 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
take into consideration the Papers relating to the 
Tonian States ordered by the House of Commons to 
be printed the 22d day of June 1840; 


And the House havin 


continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on 


riday morning ; 
Veneris, 23° die Aprilis, 1841: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Lord Charles Fitzroy, 10 
Yeas, Mr. Hume ; ; 
Tellers for the Mr. Edward John Stanley, , 8 
Noes, Mr. John Parker : ; as 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Metropolitan 
a Return of the manner in which £.3,310.:2s. 10d. Police. 
and £. 6,093. 0s. 5d. was disbursed by the Metropo- 
litan Police Commissioners in the year 1840 as 
Superannuation Charges; stating the Name of each 
Person, his present Age, the period of Service, and 
in what Capacity he entered it, and in what Capa- 
city he last served, the Pay and Allowances of his 


last Rank, and the Amount of Compensation now 
allowed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into County Courts 
further consideration the Report on the County Bil. 
Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Monday the 3d day of May 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bankruptcy, 


mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Insolvency and 


Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


the 3d day of May next resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Lunacy Bill. 


The Factories Bill was, according to Order, read Factories Bill. 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 


the whole House, for Friday the 30th day of this 
instant April. 


The Silk Factories Bill was, according to Order, silk Factories 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 


of 








Dublin 
Wide Str 
(No. 2.) 


Public V 
(Ireland 


Army. 


Hops. 


Dublin 
Wide Streets 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Public Works 


(Ireland. ) 


Army. 


Hops. 


Malt. 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool, 


4. VicToRIz. 


of the whole House, for Friday the 30th day of this 
instant April. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Dublin Wide Streets 
(No. 2.) 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 this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Ninth Report of the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland. 


Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 


29°—-93° Aprilis. 





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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Abstracts of the Commissaries’ Accounts of the 
Receipts into and Payments from the several Mi- 
litary Chests, during the period from the 1st day of 
April 1839 to the 31st day of March 1840; with a 
General Abstract of the Receipts and Disburse- 
ments, and Analysis of the Expenditure for Com- 
missariat Chest Account in the Colonies. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Abstracts. 


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

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
Orders, — Accounts of the Total Number of Acres 
of Land in Great Britain under the cultivation of 
Hops, in the year 1840; distinguishing the Number 
of Acres in each Parish:—Of the Duty on Hops 
of the growth of the year 1840; 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 
1840 to the 5th day of January 1841, distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same have been ex- 
ported, and also the Quantities to each Country ; 
also, British from Foreign growths, and the Dates 
of the years in which the British ae were grown: 
—And, of the Quantity of Foreign Hops imported 
into the United, Kingdom, from the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1840 to the 5th day of January 1841; distin- 
guishing the Ports where imported, and the Countries 
from whence exported. 

An Account of the Total Number of Quarters of 

Malt made between the 5th day of January 1840 
and the 5th day of January 1841, in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguishing the Quantity made in 
each Country, and the Quantity used by Brewers 
and Victuallers, and Retail Brewers. 
_ 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 Num- 
ber of each class who brew their own Beer, and the 
Quantity of Malt consumed by them, particularizing 
each Class in each Collection, from the 5th day of 
January 1840 to the 5th day of. January 1841. 

Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool imported into the United Kingdom in the 
year 1840; 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 Fo- 
reign Wool re-exported during the same period, and 
the Countries to which it was sent, and the Quan- 
tity remaining warehoused under Bond on the 5th 
day of January 1841:—Of the Quantity of British 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and Woollen Yarn ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom in the year 1840; 
specifying the Countries to which they were sent:— 
And, of the Quantity and declared Value of British 


Manufactures exported from the United Kingdom 
Vor. 96. 











291 


in the year 1840; specifying the Countries to which 
“— were sent. 


eturns of Memorials or Petitions made by or on Licensed 
behalf of the Licensed Victuallers of Zreland, to Victuallers, &amp;c. 


the Lords of the Treasury, from the 1st day of 
October 1838 till the 1st day of January 1841, 
claiming to have every License granted to them to 
carry on trade at the same rate and in the same 
manner as are granted to their fellow-traders in 
England and Scotland; with the Answers given :— 
Of Memorials or Petitions made by or on behalf 
of the Licensed Victuallers of Jreland, to the 
Commissioners of Excise, for the same period, 
relative to the Penalties inflicted on them, and 
the losses and injuries suffered by reason of their 
being deprived of the privilege in trade enjoyed 
by their fellow-traders in England and Scot- 
land; together with all Answers or Orders made 
thereon :—Of the Rates of Licenses chargeable on 
a Licensed Victualler in England or Scotland 
(holding a License to sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, 
Chocolate and Pepper), in a house valued under 
£.10 per year, for the Sale of Beer by retail, to be 
consumed upon the premises ; also, for the Sale of 
Spirits by retail; also, for the Sale of Wine by 
retail :—Of the Rates chargeable on a similar trader 
in Ireland:—And, of the Number of Persons licensed 
to sell Beer, Wine and Spirits by retail, to be con- 
sumed on the Premises, who also hold Licenses to 
sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper, 
on one and the same premises in England or Scot- 
land respectively; with the Rate of Excise Licenses 
payable thereon for the year ending the 10th day of 
October 1840:--A similar Return for Jreland :— 
A Return of the Number of cases in England and 
Scotland, from October 1838 till October 1840, in 
which the Licenses originally granted to Licensed 
Victuallers have been transferred to Heirs, Exe- 
cutors, Administrators, Wife, Child or Assigns ; 
said Return to state the Statutes or authority under 
which such Heirs’, &amp;c., claims to such transfers are 
made and allowed :—A similar Return for Jredand, 
and said Return to state if there be any and what 
provision made by Law for affording or securing to 
Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Wife, Child or 
Assigns in Jreland transfer of the Licenses to retail 
Beer, Spirits or Wine, to be consumed on the pre- 
mises, originally granted to the Parent, Husband 
or Assigner of the House:—A Return of the Value 
of the respective Houses within the Excise Collec- 
tion of the City of London, as assessed to the Poor’s 
Rate, occupied by Persons licensed to sell Spirituous 
Liquors by retail ; showing also the Value fixed by 
the Officers of Excise on said Houses, in charging 
the rate of Spirit Retail License on granting, issuing 
or renewing such Licenses; said Return to state 
and set forth whether the Excise adopt the Vaiua- 
tion on the Poor’s Rate or not :—A similar Return 
for the respective Houses similarly licensed within 
the Excise Collection of Dublin; said Return like- 
wise to state and set forth whether the Excise adopt 
the Valuation fixed or made by the Poor Law 
Guardians as their criterion of Value for charging 
the Excise License or not:-—-A Return of the Num- 
ber of Gallons of Foreign and Colunial Spirits re- 
spectively bonded in the United Kingdom on which 
Duty has not been paid, owing to leakage, soakage, 
reduced strength or other incidental causes, for 
the year ending the 5th day of October 1840 :-- 
And,a like Return for Home-made Spirits in Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the year ending the 5th 
"—&lt; October 1840. 


eturn to an Order, dated the 16th day of February Miscellaneous 


last, for Returns, specifying the Items of Charg 
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 the House of Commons, of the 
11th day of April 1839, ordered to be printed 18th 
March 1840 :—Of the Heads of Charge stated in 

FFR the 


e Payments 








Soap. 


Copper. 


222 


the Miscellaneous Services, Scotland, of 1835, 1836, 
1837 and 1838, paid tothe 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, presented to Parliament, the 
Amount of these large Charges has appeared :—Of 
the Gross and Net Revenue or Income from the 
Crown Lands or Hereditary Revenues of Scotland, 
for the years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; witha 
Statement of all the Payments made out of the same 
in Scotland, by whose Authority such Payments 
were made, and the Parties to whom, and _ the 
Amount received by each :—Of all Sums paid in 
Scotland by the Queen’s Remembrancer, 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 behalf of the Civil Establish- 
ment 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 re- 
spective 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 of such Bills relating to Scotland as 
have been introduced into Parliament by any Mem- 
ber of the Government, or by any one in conjunction 
with a Member 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 
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 Expense attending 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 Pay- 
ments have been made. 

Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in Great 
Britain; distinguishing Hard from Soft, from the 
5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of January 
1841 :—Of all Soap exported ; specifying the Port 
from whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1840 to 
the 5th day of January 1841 :—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 January 1840 to the 5th 
day of January 1841 :—Of all Soap exported to Jre- 
land, Hard and Soft, the Port from whence shipped, 
and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, from 
the 6th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1841 :—Of all Soap imported into Great Bri- 
tain, Hard and Soft, the Port at which it was im- 
ported, and the Amount of Duty paid thereon, from 
the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1841:—And, of the Names of all Persons 
convicted of defrauding the Revenue arising from 
Soap; the Date of Conviction ; the Amount of the 
several Penalties, whether the Person so convicted 
had been previously convicted or fined, or had had 
Fenalties compromised; the Amount paid to the 
se‘zing Officers for each Conviction; and the Names, 
Dates, and the Amount of Penalties paid in all cases 
which have been compromised, or tried before the 
Summary Court of Excise, from the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1840 to the 5th day of January 1841. 

Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841; 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 


22°—23° Aprilis. 







A. 1841, 


1841 ; distifeuishing 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 

1841; distinguishing each sort, and to what Count 
| exported :—Of the Quantities of Copper exported 
from the Port of Liverpool, in the year ending the 
5th day of January 1841: distinguishing each sort, 
and to what Country exported :—And, of all Cop- 
per Ore that has been imported into the United 
Kingdom, without payment of Duty, for the pur- 
pose of exportation, in the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1841. 


Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1841; distinguishing from what Countries imported; 
also, an Accouut of all Tin exported from the 
United Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1841; distinguishing to what Countries 
exported. 








Creek in England and Wales, during the year ended 
the 31st day of December 1839; showing the 
Amount collected for the English, Scotch and Jrish 
Boards respectively :—Also, of the Amount of the 
per-centage paid to or retained by the Collector at 
\each Port and Creek, as the Expense of Collection ; 
| showing the specific Amount received by each Col- 

lector, during the said period :—And, similar Re- 
turns for Scotland and Ireland. 





‘imported into the Port of Cork during the y« 
| ending the 5th day of January 1841; distinguishing 
| the Quantities of each particular dimension. 


| Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Coals, Cinders 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, Scot- 24 Culm, 


land and Ireland, coastways, to other Ports of the 
United Kingdom, in the year 1840; distinguishing 
the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, as 
/compared with the year 1839 :—Of the Quantities 
and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and Culm 
exported from the several Ports of England, Scot- 
land and Ireland to Foreign Countries, and the 
British Settlements Abroad, in the year 1840; dis- 
tinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
sent, and comparing the same with the year 1839 ; 
also distinguishing the Ports of the United King- 
|dom from which the same were shipped :—Of the 
Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Culm exported 
‘from the United Kingdom in the year 1840, 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 1840, comparing the same with the Quan- 
tities brought during the year 1839. 








| Commissioners for the Reduction of the National 
Debt, on account of the Savings Banks Deposits ; 
of the Securities in which the same have been in- 
vested ; and of any changes that from time to time 
have been made in such Investments, from the Ist 
day of January 1840 to the 1st day of January 1841. 


| Duty of Thirty per cent. is now by Law chargeable : 
| —A like Return of those on which a Duty of Twenty 
| per cent. is chargeable :—A like Return of those on 
which Fifteen per cent. is chargeable:—Returns of 
the Total declared Value of each of the several 
Articles of British Produce or Manufacture imported 
in the year 1839 into the British Possessions in 
America or West Indies on which, if of Foreign 
Produce or Manufacture, and imported from Foreign 
Countries, a Duty of Thirty per cent. or Twenty per 
cent. respectively would have been chargeable :-— 
And, of the Total declared Value of each of the 
several Articles of Foreign Produce or Manufacture 
subject to the above Duties of Thirty and Twenty 
per cent. respectively, which have been — 

into 








An Account of all Tin imported into the United Tin, 


A Return of the Light Duties at each Port and Light Duties, 


A Return of the Quantity of Deals and Planks Deals and 
ear Planks (Port 


of Cork.) 


A Return of all Sums of Money received by the savings Banks. 


A Return of the several enumerated articles on 7,,4¢ of 
the Importation of which into Her Majesty’s Pos- British Posses- 
sessions in North America or the West Indies, a sions Abroad. 





Court of Ses! 
(Scotland) 


London ap 
Tower Ha 
Cemetery 


Tower of 
don. 


No.2 


Exchequ 
No.2 


Army. 
No.! 


Slavet 
(East 


Ba 








4 VicToRizx. 


into the said Possessions from Foreign Countries, 
in the year 1839, and not re-exported. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, 
Warrant granting a Compensation Allowance of 
£.43. 6s. 8d., per annum to Alexander Mitchell, late 
Clerk in the Office of the Keeper of the Records of 
the Court of Session and Edictal Citations in Scot- 
land, 1841. 

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


Court of Session 
(Scotland) 


London and The London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery Bill 

Tower Hamlets was read a second time; and committed. 

Cemetery Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Tover of Lon- | Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Tower 
don. of London, which were presented upon the 29th day 
No.243. of March last, and upon Tuesday last, be printed. 
Exchequer. Ordered, That the Account relative to the Exche- 
No.244. quer, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 

printed. 


Army. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Army, 
No.245. which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


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








Veneris, 23° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


Slavery Ms Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
(East Indies.) the East India Company, was called in ; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of 
the Despatch from the Governor General of India 
in Council to the Court of Directors of the Easé¢ 
India Company, dated the 8th day of February 1841, 
No. 3; with the Report from the Indian Law Com- 
missioners, dated the 15th day of January 1841, and 
its Appendix, inclosed in that Despatch, on the sub- 
ject of Slavery in the East Indies :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Beil, from the Office of one of the Official 
Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,—Further Return to 
an Order, dated the 5th day of this instant April, for 
a Return of the Amount of Monies in the hands of 
each of the Official Assignees of the Court of Bank- 
ruptcy, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, on the Ist 
day of March 1841; also, of the Names of any of 
the Official Assignees who have been defaulters, or 
have absconded with Money of Bankrupts’ Estates 
in their Possession, and how much ; also, a State- 
ment of the Amount of Security the Official As- 
signees give before receiving Office :— And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Bankruptcy 
Court. 


Bankruptcy 
Court. 


Mr. Bristow, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in ; and at the bar presented,—Further Re- 
turns to an Order, dated the 5th day of this instant 
April, for a Return of the Amount of Monies in 
the hands of each of the Official Assignees of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, belonging to Bankrupts’ 
Estates, on the 1st day of March 1841; also, of the 
Names of any of the Official Assignees who have 
been defaulters, or have absconded with Money of 
Bankrupts’ Estates in their Possession, and how 
much ; also, a Statement of the Amount of Security 
the Official Assignees give before receiving Office : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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

Vot. 96. 








29°—293° Aprilis. 293 


Mr. Edwards, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankruptcy 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Re- Court. 
turns to an Order, dated the 5th day of this instant 
April, for a Return of the Amount of Monies in the 
hands of each of the Official Assignees of the Court 

of Bankruptcy, belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates, on 

the ist day of March 1841; also, of the Names 

of any of the Official Assignees who have been 
defaulters, or have absconded with Money of 
Bankrupts’ Estates in their Possession, and how 
much ; also, a Statement of the Amount of Secu- 

rity the Official Assignees give before receiving Of- 

fice :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- Amendment 
sented,—Further Return to an Order, dated the 17th ““* 
day of March last, for a Return of the Total Amount 
of Salaries or other Payments received in 1840: Ist, 
by Poor Law Commissioners and Secretaries; 2dly, 
by the Clerks, extra Clerks, Messengers and Porters, 
and all other Charges or Contingencies incidental to 
the Department; 3dly, by all Assistant Commis- 
sioners, for Salaries, Travelling Expenses, and Allow- 
ances for Clerks; and, 4thly, Amount of Printing 
Expenses, as far as the same can be ascertained ; 
showing each Class separately, and giving the Total: 

—And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Nottingham 
Nottingham Trent Waterworks, praying that they Gas Bill. 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Nottingham Gas 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. 


Petitions of Joseph Paget, of Loughborough, an gevern Naviga- 
Owner of land contiguous to the River Severn ;— tion Bill. 
Boat-owners, and others, on the River Severn;—Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Stratford-upon-Avon Ca- 
nal Navigation ;—Iron and Coal Masters, and others, 
of Broseley, Benhall, and other places, and of the 
mining districts in the county of Salop;—Corporation 
of Gloucester ;—and, Gloucester and Berkeley Canal 
Company ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Severn Navigation Bill, were presented, and 
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 Earl of Surrey reported from the Committee Bury (Sussex) 
on the Bury (Sussex) Inclosure Bill; That they had Ielosure Bill. 
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. 


A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 








(Commissioner, Surveyor, or Clerk or Umpire ap- 
pointed, not to be interested &amp;c.):--And the said 
Clause was brought up. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Clause be now read the first 
time :—And the said Motion and Clause, were seve 











rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, he 
ingrossed. 
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Ordered, That the Committee on the Church of 
England Assurance Company Bill be revived. 


Church of Eng- 
land Assurance 
Company Bill. 


Chard Canal An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 


Bill. the Chard Canal, 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. 
Olveston 


The Olveston Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Inclosure Bill. 


Clifton Bridge An ingrossed Bill for enlarging the Powers of the 
Bill. Acts for building a Bridge over the River Avon, from 
Clifton to the opposite side of the River, in the 
County of Somerset, 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. 
WhaddonChace 


The Whaddon Chace Inclosure Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Inclosure Bill. 


Marsh Gibbon 


The Marsh Gibbon Inclosure Bill was read a se- 
Inclosure Bill. 


cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Lagan Navigae Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
tea on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
: Petitions of the Marquis of Donegal and the Earl 
of Belfast ;—the Marquis of Hertford ;—and, the 
Marquis of Downshire, severally complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the 
case of the Zagan Navigation (Ireland) Bill, were 
referred ; That in the case of the said Bill the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as it appeared that the Bill had been treated 
by its promoters as one of the third class, so far as 
the notices are concerned, whereas, in the opinion of 
the Committee, it fell within the second class. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Accrington Gas 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
and Water- 


works Bill. deration the Report on the Accrington Gas and 
Waterworks Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to; and Clauses were added, and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Public Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- 
( Nineteenth tte on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
Report.) the Petitions presented upon the 20th day 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. 
Seal Debts Ordered, That the time for the first reading of 
iis. 


Bills to establish Local Courts for the recovery of 
Small Debts, be extended till Monday the 10th day 
of May next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That further Proceedings on all Bills for the 
recovery of Small Debts be postponed till Monday 
the 10th day of May next ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Fox Maule, 1 

Yeas, Mr. Charles Buller : | #0. 

Tellers for the fMr. Alderman Copeland, \ 

Noes, Mr. Freshfield : J 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


23° Aprils. 


















A. 1841. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi-siough ana 
deration the Report on the Slough and Colnbrook Colnbrook 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Red Bill, 
agreed to ; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting further Powers to North Midtang 
the North Midland Railway Company, was read the Railway Bil, 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Evans do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Notice being taken that the Breviate of the Clené cjey 
Vicarage Bill had not been laid upon the Table before Bill. 
the second reading of the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the second 
reading of the said Bill be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


t Vicarage 


Petitions from Temple Balsall ;—Bickenhill ;— Church of 

Gloucester ;—Honiton ;—South Hamlet and Little- England. 
worth ;— Aldfield;— East and West Clandon;-- 
Cranley ;— Ripon ;--Archdeaconry of Cleveland ; 
— Willoughby ; —Clifton-upon-Dunsmore ;— Alles- 
ley ;—Astley ;— Shiffnal ;— Kington St. Michael ; 
— Onibury ;— Marsfield ;--Marrick ; —Muker ; —- 
and, Amesbury ; 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 Chelmsford ; — Beccles ;—Smar- Oaths. 
den ;—and, Alcester; praying the House to pass a 
general measure for substituting Affirmations in lieu 
of Oaths,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballibay ;—Clonmel ;—and, Glen- gyre, 
dermot ; praying for the abolition of the system of Patronage 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and (Scotland.) 
read ; andordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Morthampton ;—-and, Derby (two Import Duties, 
Petitions); praying for a revision and modification 
of the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;— and, Bolton; criminal 
praying that the Criminal Justice Bill may not pass Justice Bill. 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Welchman Whateley, of Bir- 
mingham, Solicitor, one of the Coroners for the 
county of Warwick, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill directing compensation to be 
made out of the borough fund to the Petitioner, for 
the loss sustained by him in consequence of the 
appointment of a Coroner for the borough of Bir- 
mingham, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bethers- Poor Law 
den, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill Aueném’ 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; * 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Chapel 
in the parish of Newport Pagnell, praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the said Bill for permitting 
religious instructors to have access to inmates of 
workhouses, that no payment be made to chaplains 
out of the poor rates, and that inmates of workhouses 
may be permitted to attend their respective places 


‘| of worship, was also presented, and read ; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 





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4, VicToRIz. 


A Petition of Parochial Clergy of the Deanery 
of Westmorland, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge 
from being rated to parochial and other rates, was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


RomanCatholic 


oe A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Fyling- 
Relief Act. 


dales, praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic 
Relief Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Railways Bile A Petition of John Finney, of Welbeck-street, 
Cavendish-square, Gentleman, praying that provision 
may be made in the Railways Bill giving the Go- 
vernment efficient control over the regulations for 
Railway travelling made by the respective boards, 
and for a modification of the tax upon passengers 
travelling by Railway, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Com Laws. Petitions from Chatburn;-- Church, near Clitheroe; 
— Tamworth ;—Oakinshaw ;—Rupert-street, West- 
minster ;—Fazley ; — Clitheroe ;— Strangeways ;— 
Beswick ; — Crawford-street, Mary-le-bone ; — An- 
nan ;-— Stockport (four Petitions) ;— Wilmslow ;-- 
Hazelgrove (two Petitions) ;--Lambeth;—~and, Red 
Lion-court, Fleet-street ; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 


pe Petitions from Snow Fields, Bermondsey ; — 
ridges. 


and, Green Walk and Charlotte-street, Blackfriars- 
road, Surrey; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls 
upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


23° Aprilis. 


295 


Henry Hetherington, and for alteration of the law 
relating to the publishing of Religious Opinions, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Wigan ;—and, Liverpool ; praying Socialism, 
the House to institute an inquiry into the principles 
and objects of the system of Socialism, — were 


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


Petitions of Clerks of the Lord Chief Baron Administration 
and of the other Barons of Her Majesty’s Court of of Justice 
Exchequer at Westminster ;— and, David George, (No, 1.) Bill, 
Court-keeper of Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer 
at Westminster; praying that provision may be 
made in the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill, 
to compensate them for the loss they will sustain, 
should the said Bill pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Croom ;—Rathkeale ;—and, Kil- Registration 
mallock; praying that the Registration of Voters Cirelend) iia 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into alaw; and, that 














the Table. 


Arrestment 
(Govt) pili, Bankers, Merchants, and others, of the royal burgh 
‘of Stranraer and the district adjoining, praying that 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


Ma Petitions from Fylingdales ;—and, Honiton ; pray- 
ollege. 


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. 

SouthAustralin, A Petition of George Wyndham, a Proprietor of 
land in the colony of South Australia, complaining 
of the withdrawal of the sum of £.56,000, alleged to 
have been borrowed from the Emigration Fund of that 
colony ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for its immediate re~payment, and for preserving the 
fundamental principles on which that colony was 
established, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


County A Petition of Daniel Price, one of Her Majesty’s 
Coroners Bill. Coroners for the county of Carmarthen, praying 
that provision may be made in the County Coroners 
Bill for the more adequate remuneration of County 
Coroners, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Medical A Petition of the Royal College of Surgeons in 
(Irelands) Ireland, praying the House to adopt measures to 
; render the Medical Charities of Zreland more effi- 
cient, to secure for the Medical Officers entrusted 
with their care adequate remuneration, and that 
those institutions may not be placed under the con- 
trol of the Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Religious A Petition of Magistrates and Councillors of the 
Pinions, 


royal burgh of Annan, 


raying for the release of 
Vo. 96. — ‘ 





A Petition of Justices of the Peace, Magistrates, | 


; J : Parliamentary 
the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass Voters 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered (1*eland) Bills. 


to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rochford ;—Newport Pagnell ;— Church Rates, 
Wern ;—Kettendon ;— Devizes (four Petitions) ;— ** 
Leith ;— Potters Pury;— Great Dunmow ;— Wi-  ~ 
tham ;—Stoke Goldington ;—Llanrhaiadr ;—Ingate- 
stone ; -—- Bromsgrove ; — Luton ;— Caddington ; — 
Taunton ;— Dunstable ;—and, Bishops Hull; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,--were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Maynooth 
nesday the 5th day of May next, the Maynooth Collece Bil. 
College Bill, was read; and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 19th day of May next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Criminal 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased fenders. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, an Abstract of the Aggregate Number of 
Persons committed for Criminal Offences in Eng- 
land, Scotland and Ireland, in each of the Three 
past years ; showing, in columns, under the several 
offences or heads of crime, as correctly as the same 
can be made out, the Number committed for trial 
in each country, the Number against whom Bills 
were not found, the Number acquitted, and the 
Number convicted in each Kingdom. 

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, poo, raw 

a Return of the Total Number of Occupiers as- Amendment 
sessed to the Relief of the Poor in the Parish of Act. 
Lambeth, the Parish of Bethnal Green, and the 

Saint Asaph Union, classed as under, in respect of 

the gross amount of the respective occupation upon 

which the rate is levied :-—Rated in respect of pro- 

perty not exceeding £.1 per annum; exceeding £.1 

and not exceeding £.2; exceeding £.2 and not 
exceeding £.3; exceeding £.3 and not exceeding 

£.4; exceeding £.4 and not exceeding £.5; ex- 
ceeding £.5 and not exceeding £.10; exceeding 

















£.10 and not exceeding £.20; exceeding £.20 and 
not exceeding £.30; exceeding £.30 and not ex- 
ceeding £.40; exceeding 40 and not exceeding £.50; 
exceeding £.50 and not exceeding £.100; exceed- 
ing £.100 and not exceeding £.200; exceeding 
£.200 and not exceeding £.500 ; exceeding £.500 
and not exceeding £.1,000; £.1,000 and upwards. 
GG Ordered, 





aS a NE SE 





Machinery. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Excise Duty. 


Customs Duty. 


Assessed Taxes. 


Adjournment. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


226 


Ordered, That Mr. Labouchere be discharged from 
any further attendance upon the Select Committee 
on Machinery. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sheil be added to the Com- 


mittee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Quantity and various kinds 
of Fresh Fruit imported in each year, from the year 
1835 to the end of the year 1840, with the Rates 


of Duty chargeable, and the Amount of Revenue 
received thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the produce of the additional Duty of 
5 per cent. on each article subject to Excise Duty, 
for the year ending the 5th day of April 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the produce of the additional Duty of 
5 per cent. on all articles subject to Customs Duty, 
and specifying the Amount of such Duty received 
on each of the twenty principal articles subject to 


Customs Duty, for the year ending the 5th day of 
April 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the produce of the additional Duty of 
10 per cent. on each article subject to Assessed 


Taxes, for the year ending the 5th day of April 
1841. 


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 Administration of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2° paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crauses, N°1,and N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauss, N° 3, agreed to. 
Ciausgs, N° 4, to N° 6, amended, and agreed to. 


Criause, N° 7, (Stock, &amp;c., in the name of Ac- 
countant General of Court of Exchequer, to be 
transferred into the name of the Accountant Ge- 
neral of the Court of Chancery) read. 


Question, That the Clause stand part of the Bill 
——put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 8, amended, and agreed to. 

Causes, N° 9, and N° 10, agreed to. 

Crausgs, N°11,to N° 13, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 14, agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 15, to N° 18, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 19, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiausss, N° 20, io N° 24, agreed to. 

Ciausg, N° 25, (Rank and Precedence next after 
Lord Chief Baron of Exchequer) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 11. 1. 22. To leave 
out from the word “ next,” to the end of the Clause, 
and to insert the words “after the Vice Chan- 
“cellor appointed in pursuance of the said Act of 


“the 53d year of the reign of King George the 
« Third.” : whintis 


Question, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 


CrauseE, N° 25, agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 26, to N° 28, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 29, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 30, agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 31, to N°34, amended, and agreed 
to. 











93°—Q4° Aprilis. 











A. 1841, 


Cuiause, N° 35, (Salaries to Vice Chancellor 
and his officers, and to master, to be paid out of 
interest and dividends arising from Suitors’ Fund) 

read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 14. 1. 31. To fill the 
blank with “ Five thousand pounds.” 

Another Amendment proposed : To fill the blank 
with “ Six thousand pounds.” 

Question, That the blank be filled with “ Five 
thousand pounds,” put, and agreed to. 

Several Amendments made. 

CuiausE, N°35, as amended, agreed to. 

Cravses, N° 37,to N°44, amended, and agreed to. 

Criausez, N° 45, to N° 50, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 51, to N° 53, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 54, and N° 55, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 56, disagreed to. 

Cravses, N° 57, to N° 62, agreed to. 


Clause offered: (Power to Lord Chancellor to 
order retiring Annuity to Registrars)——brought 
up; read 1°, 2°; and added. 


Clause offered: (That it shall be lawful for any 
officer of the Court of Exchequer who was ap- 
pointed to his office or employment in that Court 
prior to the 14th day of March 1840, whose office 
will be abolished or affected by the operation of this 
Act, to make a claim for compensation)——brought 
up; and read 1°—2°, 

Amendment proposed: To leave out the words 
“« who was appointed to his office or employment in 
“ that Court prior to the 14th day of March 1840.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the 











Mr. John Parker, 1 70 

Yeas, Mr. Horsmen: j ' 
Tellers for the ( Sir William Follett, 93 
Noes, Mr. Pemberton: i 


Another Amendment proposed: L. 15. After the 
word “ claimant” to insert the words “ and the term 
“« during which the same shall be payable, such com- 
pensation.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted ; 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause as amended, agreed to, and added. 

Schedules, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill, and that he was directed to move, That the 
Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said eecnilinen: 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon Administration 


Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider of enabling Her Majesty to grant out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britainand Ireland, an Annuity, on resigna- 
tion of Office, to any person who shall have executed 
the Office of Vice Chancellor ; 

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, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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


Sabbati, 24° die Aprilis, 1841: 


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


Ordered, 


of Justice 


[Retired An- 
nhuity to Vice 


Chzncellor.] 


Supply 5 








Exchequ 
Bills. 


Dublir 
Street 
Bill. 


Parlic 
Voter 
land) 


Dani 


wh 








4, VicToRiz. 


Exchequer Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Bills 
Bills. raised or authurized to be raised, charged on the 
Aids or Supplies of 1841, unprovided for, which was 
resented upon the 26th day of March last, be re- 

ferred to the Committee. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


In the Committee. 


Exchequer Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-one 
Bills. million six hundred and twenty-six thousand three 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay off and discharge any Exchequer Bills 
charged on the Aids or Supplies of the year 1841, 
now remaining unpaid and unprovided for. 
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. 

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. 


Dublin Wide Mr. Bernal reported the Dublin Wide Streets 
— (No.2) (No. 2.) 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. 


Parliamentary 


The Order of the Day being read, for the Com- 

hee mittee on the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill ; 

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


Danish Claims. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
-mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty ; that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to take into consideration the Report bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their Ships and Cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807,and that Her Ma- 
jesty will be graciously pleased to advance to such 
claimants the amount of their respective losses as 
ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to assure 
Her Majesty that this House will make good the 
same ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday P 


the 5th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ie reading of the Right of Voting Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Registration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Enslend) Bill mittee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill ; 
oes Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordnance The Order of the day being read, for taking 
Survey Bill. into further consideration the Report on the Ord- 
nance Survey Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 
Railways Bill, | 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 Monday the 3d day of May next. 
VoL. 26, 





93°—24° Aprilis. Q27 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com Offences against 
mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill; the Person 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- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill; of Justice _ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the (No. 2.) Bill. 


7th day of May next, resolve itselfinto the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Royal Burghs 
mittee on the Royal Burghs (Scotland) 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 Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; Burghs (Scot- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, '**¢) Bill 

resolve itself into the said Committee. ° 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezzlement 

reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; and Fraud Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Crimina_ 
mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill ; Justice 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- Arms (Ireland) 
mittee on the Arms (Ireland) Bill; 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- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill ; — (Dublin) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Presentments 
Bill ; (Dublin) Bill, 

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


The Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill was, accord- Court of 
ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed pase pul 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. _ 5 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Banking Co- 
into a Committee upon the Banking Co-partnerships pata 
Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker ~" 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon re- 
orted, 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- 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 second Insolvent 
reading of the Insolvent Debtors (Jreland) Bill; = Debrors 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ‘14 Bill 
upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Heritable 
to facilitate the constitution, transmission and ex- Securities 
tinction of Heritable Securities for Debt in Scotland: S°°!™"” Bill 
And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. For Maule 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Infeftment 
amend the Law of Scotland as to Infeftment : And (Scotland) Bill. 
that the Lord Advocate and Mr. Attorney General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 


Public Income 


and Expendi- Returns of the Net Income and Expenditure of the | British Possessions Abroad, which were 
United Kingdom for the years ending the 5th day yesterday, be printed. 


ture. 


of April 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1841 :— 
And, of the Unfunded Debt, as existing in the above- | 
mentioned period :—And, an Account of the Income 
and Expenditure of the United Kingdom for the 
ear ended the 5th day of April 1841, with the Ba- 
ances in the Exchequer, and the Funded or Un- 
funded Debt, in the said year. 





23°— 94° 96° Aprilis. 





A. 1841, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Trade of Trade of British 


resented Possessions 
P Abroad, 


No. 261, 
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, 26° die Aprilis ; 


Corporal Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
Punishments 4 Return of the Number of Instances of Corporal . 
(Army) Punishments in the Army in Great Britain, in- PRAYERS. 
flicted on a Sunday, during the Five years ending M* Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Lead and 
the ist day of January 1841, specifying the Dates, in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Or- Lad Or. 
Stations and Regiments in each instance, and stating, | ders,—An Account of the Imports and Exports of 
when practicable, whether or not the building in | Lead and Lead Ore for the last year, ending the th 
which such Punishments were carried into execution | day of January 1841. 
is used for any other and what purpose :-—And, similar | A Return of the Establishment of Customs, on Customs, 
Returns for the Troops quartered in Ireland. | the 5th day of January 1840 or 1841, in each Co- 
|lony, acting under the Authority of the Board of 
Drainage of The Order for taking into further consideration, | Customs in London, stating the Name and Amount 
Lands Bill. — pon Wednesday next, the Report on the Drainage | of Salary of each Person receiving above £.50 per 
of Lands Bill, was read ; and discharged. | annum, and the Duties of the Office he holds, and 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further by whom appointed ; stating also whether any and 
consideration upon Wednesday the 12th day of May what other Office or Offices is or are held by him, 
next. and the Amount of Salary and Duties of such 
— Office :-—And, wr aang the Gross 
. ’ ollection made b cers of the Customs, in 
_ — Ordered, That the Account relative to China, each Colony, the nena incurred, from what 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Dean Forest 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Dean Forest 





as : Mines, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

No, 247. 

Courts of Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Courts 

Chancery. of Chancery, which were presented yesterday, be 

No, 248. printed. 

Saint Luke Ordered, That the Paper relative to the parish of 

ss a Saint Luke, ( Middlesex,) which was presented yes- 
0. 249. 


terday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Peni- 
tentiary, Milbank, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank. ) 


No. 250. 


Bolton Corpo- 


ration. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Bolton Cor- 
poration, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


No. 251. 

Public Works Ordered, That the Paper relative to Public Works 

ag A (Lreland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

0. 25 s 

Army. Ordered, That the Abstracts of Commissaries’ Ac- 
No. 253. counts, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 

Hops. Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Hops, 
No. 254. which were presented yesterday, be printed. 

Malt. Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, 
No. 254. 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Brewers, &amp;c. Ordered, That the Account relative to Brewers, 


No.254. &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Sheep and Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool. JT ambs’ Wool, which were presented yesterday, be 

No. 255. printed. ° 
Soap. Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Soap, 

No.256. which were presented yesterday, be printed. 

Copper. Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Copper, 


No. 257. which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Tin, Ordered, That the Account relative to Tin, which 
No. 257. was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Light Duties. Ordered, That the Account relative to Light 
No. 258. Duties, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Coals, Cinders Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Coals, 
go Cinders and Culm, which were presented yesterday, 

0. ° 


be printed. 


Savings Banks. 
No. 260. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Savings 
Banks, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 





Funds paid, and the eo of the Proceeds, 
to the latest period to which the same can be made 
up. 
oo of the Net Income and Expenditure of public Income 
the United Kingdom, for the years ending the 5th and Expendi- 
day of April 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1841: 
—And, of the Unfunded Debt, as existing in the 
above-mentioned period :—And, an Account of the 

Income and Expenditure of the United Kingdom 

for the year ended the 5th day of April 1841, with 

the Balances in the Exchequer, and the Funded 

or Unfunded Debt, in the said year :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Wilson, Secretary to the British Plate Glass British Plate 
Company, was called in ; and at the bar presented, GlassCompany. 
pursuant to Order,—A Return of all Lands, Tene- 
ments and Hereditaments purchased or held for the 
use of ‘‘ The Governor and Company of the British 
PlateGlass Manufacturers,” under the Act 59 Geo.3, 

c. 5, stating the nature, extent, and locality of such 
Lands, &amp;c., and the purpose for which used :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Poole Union. 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented,— Return to an Order, dated the 1st day of this 
instant, April, for Copies of Entries on the Books 
of the Poole Union, with regard to the case of the 
Child of Peter Rickets, deceased ; Return of the pe- 
riod at which application was first made for Relief, 
the Name of the Relieving Officer to whom such 
application was made, with the Reply thereto ; the 
Name of the Officer at present holding the situation 
of Relieving Officer, and whether he holds any other 
appointment, and what appointment, besides that of 
Relieving Officer:—Also, specifying the day on 
which the Child died, and of what Complaint or 
Disease ; whether any Report was made relative to 
the said Child, during any period, to the Poor Law 
Commissioners or the Assistant Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, by whom and at what period such Report 
was made :—Also, Copies of the Correspondence that 
took place relative to the above case, with the results 
thereof; whether any Inquest was held on_the 




















Body 


ish 


Bankrutpcy 
Court, 


Lancashire 
County Court, 
&amp;e, 


4, VicTORIR. 


Body of the Child, if so, where and at what period, 
the Name of the Coroner, and the Verdict of the 
Jury :—Returns, s»ccifying the period at which ap- 
plication was firs: made, and to whom, for Out-door 
Relief to Rezecca Moore, and the Sum, and also 
for what pe tod it was granted weekly ; the period at 
which pee Moore was first admitted into the 
Poole Union, and at what period she died there, 
and also the Complaint of which she died; the 
Names of the Relieving Officers at the time Re- 
becca Moore was an inmate, and whether any other 
Officer has been subsequently appointed to that si- 
tuation, the Name of the Officer so appointed and 
whether he holds any, and, if any, what other ap- 
pointment besides that of Relieving Officer ; whether 
any Report relative to the case of Rebecca Moore 
has been at any time made either to the Poor Law 
Commissioners or the Assistant Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, by whom the Report was made, and at what 
period:—Also, Copies of the Correspondence that 
took place with any, with what persons, and the 
result thereof. 

Return to an Order, dated the 2d day of this in- 
stant April, for Copies of all Entries from the Me- 
dical or other Books in the Poole Union, relative to 
the case of the Daughter of —— Wells, a journey- 
man Baker, aged fifteen, who died in that Union in 
November 1840 :—Also, Copies of all Correspond- 
ence with the Guardians of the Union on this subject; 
the Evidence taken on the Inquest of the Body of 
the deceased, with the Verdict of the Jury; the 
Name of the Coroner ; and if he held at the period of 
the inquiry and now holds any, and, if so, what ap- 
pointment in the Union. 


Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of this 
instant April, for Copies of the Affidavits of John 
Nippard, and John and Jane Moore, taken before 
George Penney, Esquire, Mayor of the Borough of 
Poole, on the 14th day of April 1841. 


Return to an Order, dated the 22d day of this in- 
stant April, for Copies of the Correspondence be- 
tween the Poor Law Commissioners and the Guar- 
dians of the Poole Union, relating to the cases of 
Peter Rickets’ Child, Rebecca More, and Fanny 
Wells, from the 2d day of April to the 20th day of 
April, inclusive :—And, of Reports addressed by 
Colonel A’Court to the Poor Law Commissioners, 
under date the 4th day of April 1841, and 14th day 
of April 1841, relating to the before-mentioned 
cases :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. : 


The following Returns, having been transmitted 
to the Clerk, were laid upon the Table; viz. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 5th day of 
this instant April, for a Return of the Amount of Mo- 
nies in the hands of each of the Official Assignees 
of the Court of Bankruptcy, belonging to Bank- 
rupts’ Estates, on the 1st day of March 1841 ; also, 
of the Names of any of the Official Assignees who 
have been defaulters, or have absconded with Mo- 
ney of Bankrupts’ Estates in their Possession, and 
how much; also, a Statement of the Amount of 
Security the Official Assignees give before receiving 
Office. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 18th day 
of March last, for Returns of the Number of Ac- 
tions commenced in the County Court of Lancashire 
by Justicies and Common Plaint, during the two 
last Shrievalties; distinguishing how many were 
brought by Parties residing in the several Towns 
of Rochdale, Bolton, Bury, Warrington, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Oldham:—And, of the days on 
which Courts of Requests for Rochdale, Bolton, 
Bury, Warrington, Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, 
have been held since their respective Establishment, 


and the Number of Actions commenced previous to 
each Court. 


Vox. 96. 


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229 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Sedgley 
Sedgley Road Bill; That such Bill should, in his Rod Bill. 
opinion, be treated as an opposed Private Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Coventry and 
Coventry and Warwick Road Bill; That they had WarwickRoad 
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. 


Wa 
Bill 


Petitions of Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Kidderminster 
Law Union ;—Owners of Small Tenements in the Small Tene- 
borough of Kidderminster ;--and, Magistrates, Manu- ™*"* Bill. 
facturers, Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of Kid- 
derminster ;—praying that the Kidderminster Small 
Tenements Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and whe to lie upon the Table. 


The Kidderminster Small Tenements Bill was Kidderminster 
read a second time ; and committed. Small Tene- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ™"* Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Roxburgh and Dumfries Road Bill was read Roxburgh _ 
a second time; and committed. = — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “°° ~"" 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Trustees of the Road from Saint Hawkhurst 

Leonards and Hastings, through Seddlescomb, —- 
Cripps’s Corner ;—Inhabitants and Land-owners of * 
Ewhurst and Bodiam ;— Hawkhurst ;—Staplehurst ; 
— Westfield ;— Cranbrook ;— and, Dover; praying 
that the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Nobility, Gentry, Landed Proprietors, Wicklow Har- 
Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of the county bour (No. 2.) 
of Wicklow, praying that the Wicklow Harbour ®#'- 

(No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Gourdon Harbour (No. 2.) Bill was read a Gourdon Har- 
second time ; and committed. oo (No. 2.) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~'* 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and Newcastle- 
county of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, praying that the ti. ol 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill may not pijj, 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Wells, wells ana 
praying that the Wells and Highbridge Road Bill oe 
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 the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Wells, 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 George Tovell, of Ipswich, Stone- Ipswich Docks 
mason, praying that the Jpswick Docks Bill may Bi!!. 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and reterred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the General Steam Navigation 
Company, praying that Provision may be made in 
the said Bill for alteration of the Tonnage Duties 
granted by an Act passed in the first year of Her 
present Majesty, by relieving the Petitioners from 
the preference given to Ipswich vessels in the amount 

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of duty over other British vessels, and that vessels 
which from their size will be incapable of entering 
the said dock or deriving any advantage therefrom, 
be exempted from further contributing to the monies 
raised or to be raised by the above Act, and to the 
monies to be raised by the said Bill, was also pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Severn Naviga- A ‘Petition of Merchants, Traders, and others, In- 

ton Bill. habitants of the town of Upton-upon-Severn, praying 
that the Severn Navigation 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 Stourbridge Navigation ;—Company of Proprie- 
tors of the Stroudwater Navigation ;—and,- John 
Welchman Whateley, of Birmingham, one of the 
Proprietors of the upper navigation of the River 
Avon; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, 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. 


Glasgow and A Petition of John Gray, of Scotstown, in the 
Dundyvan 


: . parish of Rutherglen, and John Robertson Reid, as 
i” an of the a at of the deceased Patrick Ro- 
bertson, late Writer in Glasgow, and as Curator for 
Andrew Roberison, Esquire, of Gallowflat, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 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 themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Waterloo, &amp;. Petitions from Broadwall ;— Woolwich ;— Or- 

Bridges. chard-street, Broadway, Westminster ; — Saint 
Anne’s-street, Broadway, Westminster ;— Carnaby- 
street and Marlborough-street, Soho;—and, Bridge 
House-place, Borough (Surrey); praying the House 
to adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
the tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law Petitions from Worthing ; — Willington ; — and, 
ree, Sleaford Union; praying that the Poor Law Amend- 
‘i ment 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 Manufacturers and Merchants at- 
tending the Huddersfield Cloth Hall, praying that 
provision may be made in the said Bill permitting 
boards of guardians of any union to permit any 
lawful minister or preacher to give religious instruc- 
tion in union workhouses, at stated times, in the 
manner of public worship, at which all the inmates 
of the workhouse shall be allowed to be present ; 
that no chaplain or other person, giving such reli- 
gious instruction, shall, in consideration thereof, re- 
ceive any payment out of the poor’s rate ; and that 
inmates of workhouses may be permitted to attend 
Divine service on the Lord’s Day, in church or cha- 
pel, according to the religious persuasion of such 
inmate, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Zincoln Union, 
AmendmentAct. praying for alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, with respect to out-door relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 

































A. 1841, 


Petitions from Shipley ;—Loughton (Bueks) ;— Charch of 

Saint Michael-in--Bedwardine;— Worcester ;—Stam- England. 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Wexham ;—Ashington and 
Worming Hunt ;-—Wiston and Ashunt ;— Newton 
Longville; —- Wendover; — Hanslope and Castle 
Thorpe ; -Taplow ;—Hulcott ;—Sulgrave ; —Whil- 
ton ;— Cottesbrook ;—Thornby ;—Great Houyhton ; 
— Boughton ;—Culworth ;— Abington ;— Barby ;— 
Stowe Nine Churches ;—Newton on Trent ;—Salt- 
fleetby All Saints;-—Saltfleetby Saint Peter ;—Cum- 
berworth ;— Healing ;— Hogsthorpe ;— Little Steep- 
ing ;— Torksey;— Deanery of Eaton Socon;—Church 
Broughton ;— Willington ;-—Neen Savage ;—Byers 
Green ;—Boldon ;—Stoulton ;— Prestbury ;—Dor- 
sington ; -— Winstone; -— Deanery of Fairford ;— 
Moreton Valence and Sand ;—Weston-upon-Avon ; 
— Buckland ;— Quainton ;--and, West Grinstead ; 
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 Tottenham-Court-road ;-—War- Corn Laws. 
rington ;--Westminster-road ;--Poppin’s-court, Fleet- 
street ;— West Smithfield ;--Gray’s Inn-road ;-—Lei- 
cester ; — Northenden ; -- Heaton Norvis ; -— James 
Portet and others ;—Batley;—Sabden ;—and, Long 
Acre, Westminster; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Thixendale ;— Sherburn ;—Rais- 
thorpe ;—East Heslerton ;—Scampston ;—Wharram 
Percy ; — Scagglethorpe ;— Wharram-le-Street ; — 
Leppington ;—- Thirkleby ;— Duggleby ;— Ludgers- 
hall ;— Cheddington, Marsworth and Pittstone ;— 
Ivinghoe and Eddlesborough ;— Wingrave ;—Whit- 
church, Oving and Pitchott ;—-Wotton and Ashen- 
don ;-—Quainton ;—Aston Abbotts and Cublington; 
—Newbury ;— and Shipley ; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of European and Native Merchants China. 
resident at Bombay, in the East Indies, praying the 
House to take the subject of our present relations 
with China into consideration, and to adopt mea- 
sures for effecting the speedy renewal of the trade 
therewith on a firm and permanent footing, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cranfield ;—Nailsworth ;—and, Maynooth 
the city of York ; 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 Dublin;—and, Ballyroan; praying Maynooth 
that the Maynooth College Bill may pass into a law, College Bil. 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Cran- Roman Catholic 
field, 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 King’s Lynn;—and, Saddleworth ; Parliamentary 
praying that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) a 
Bul may pass into a law,— were presented, and a 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballitore ;-—and, Finsbury; pray- Parliamentary 
ing that the Parliamentary Voters (Zreland) Bill Voters _ 
may not pass into a law; and, that the Registration ee tre 
of Voters (Zreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were of Voters _ 
ag and read; and ordered to lie upon the (Ireland) Bills. 

able. 


Petitions from Hollywood ;— Clontarf ;—Knoch- Registration 
ninney ; — Tralee ;—Ross ; — Adrigoole ; — Shrule ; Cirelend) + ial 
— Saintfield and Killinchy ;— Ballyscullion ; — Paviamentary 
Lower Badoney ;— Lacken ;-—Aughagour ; — Kil- Voters (Ire- 


ills. 
geeven ; land) Bills 


Regis! 
of Vo 
(Irela 


Tdola 
(Ind 


Imp 


Vac 
Act 


In 


dle 
an 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Idolatry 
(India. ) 


Import Duties. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


Independent 
and West Mid- 
dlesex Assure 
ance Company. 


Medical 
Profession 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 14) Bill. 


Railways Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill, 


Church Rates, 
Xe, 


4 VicTorRiz. 


geeven; — Ballovey Pariry; — Carracastle ;— 
Templemore ;--- Toomore ; — Kilmaine ;— Kilcolman 
and Castlemore;—Aglish ;—Lower Drumgooland;— 
Killaney, Carrin, Errigal and Tydavnet ;--Larne 
and Carrickfergus ;—- Galloon (two Petitions) ;— 
Kilmore (two Petitions) ;—Balrothery ;—Belfast ; 
— Dromore; —— Claremorris ;-— Currins; — Bally- 
heigue ;— Ballycastle ;— and Ballinderry ; praying 
that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may 
not pass into a law ; and, that the Parliamentary 
Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carracastle ;— Hollywood ;— Re- 
formers of Ireland ;—and, Augamore and Knock ;-- 
raying 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 Llanelly;—and, Ashton-under- 
Lyne; praying for the discontinuance of all pro- 
tection and encouragement by the Government of 
India, to the idolatrous ceremonies of the natives, 


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


Petitions from Leicester;— President of the 
Chamber of Commerce of Worcester ;—and, Mus- 
selburgh (two Petitions); praying for a revision 
and modification of the Import Duties,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Tod- 
morden Union, praying for alteration of the Vacci- 
nation Act, by transferring the powers thereby 
granted to the Poor Law Commissioners to a com- 
petent Medical Board, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sarah Loton, Inn-keeper, of Kid- 
derminster, complaining of having been defrauded 
by the Independent and West Middlesex Assurance 
Company, and praying for amendment of the Law 
relating to such companies, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Joint 
Stock Companies. 


A Petition of Thomas Laycock, m. v., a Medical 
Practitioner in the city of York, praying that the 
Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of 
chemists and druggists, in the town of Carmarthen, 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 
way Company, praying that the Railways Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railways. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Birmingham, praying for 
the insertion of a clause in the County Courts Bill, 
to extend to the Borough Court of Birmingham, the 
same rules and forms of proceedings that are pro- 
posed to be granted to County Courts, and to limit 
the operation of such County Courts to those dis- 
tricts in the county of Warwick, or elsewhere, which 
have not been already provided with Borough 
Courts, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chepstow ; — Ragland ; — Great 
Driffield ;--Chairman of the Protestant Society for 
the Protection of Religious Liberty ;— Monmouth ; 
— Penrose; — Whitchurch (Hereford) ; — Truro ; 
—and, Southampton , praying tor the abolition of 

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931 


Church Rates, the release of William Baines, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—-were pre- 
sented, and read: and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; — Old- Sewerage and 
ham-road, Manchester ;-— Ardwick, Manchester ;-— Ve"tilation. 
and, Deansgate, Manchester ; praying the House to 
pass a general measure for the Sewerage and Venti- 
lation of large towns and populous districts,—were 


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


A Petition of Owners of House-property, House- Arrestment 
factors, Merchants, Warehousemen, Clothiers, Gro- pee Bill 
cers and others, Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, ‘ wa siatrecs 
praying that the Arrestment of Wages (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 the Magistrates and Town Council Royal Burghs 
of the royal burgh of Dunbar, praying that the (Scotland) Bill. 
Royal Burghs (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bilston, Members socialism. 
and Friends of the Universal Community Society 
of Rational Religionists, commonly called Socialists, 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
principles and objects of the system of Socialism, 


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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Inland Ware- 
gesses of the borough of Leeds, praying that the housing Bill. 
Inland Warehousing Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the President, Vice President and 

Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchants, 
Owners of Warehouses and others in the borough 
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 Inhabitants of the town of Wake- Inland Ware- 
field, and the several places connected with such housing. 
town, praying that the privilege of inland bonding 
may be extended to Wakefield, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Chambers and Mary Ratcliffe {mprisonment 
Chambers, the wife and daughter of A. H. Chambers, ior Devt. 
Esquire, late Banker, of New Bond-street, complain- 
ing of his lengthened imprisonment, and praying 
that no debtor on a civil suit shall be subject to 
imprisonment after he has attained his seventieth 
year, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shoemakers of the city of Dublin, yy... with 
praying for the repeal of the legislative union of Ireland. 
Great Britain with Ireland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Collectors of the paving and lighting Collection of 
tax of the city of Dublin, praying that provision Rates (Dublin) 
may be made in the Collection of Rates (Dublin) ®" 

Bill to compensate them for the loss they will sus- 
tain should the said Bill pass into.a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Stead’s Patent Wooden Paving Company Bill steaq’s Patent 
was read a second time ; and committed. Wooden Paving 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- eageny a 
mittee of Selection. 


The Glasgow House of Refuge Bill was read a Glasgow House 
second time; and committed. of Refuge Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Arun- Corporal 
del, Angmering and Littlehampton, praying the Punishments 
’ awe House (Army. ) 








Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Robert Peddie. 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


Rating of 


Tenements. 


South Australia 


Sewers. 


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House to adopt measures for preventing the flogging 
of soldiers on Sunday, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Magilligan ;— Coleraine ; — Bal- 
lyrorhane ; — Port Stewart:-—and, Ballywillen; 
raying for the abolition of the system of Church 
atronage in Scotland,—were presented and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Garioch, praying the House not to innovate on the 
constitution of the Church of Scotland, as it now 
exists, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Council of the 
Renfrewshire Universal Suffrage Association, com- 
plaining of the treatment of Robert Peddie in Be- 
verley House of Correction, and praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to 
him, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Charsley, one of Her Majesty’s 
Coroners for the county of Buckingham, praying 
that provision may be made in the County Coroners 
Bill for an increased rate of remuneration to County 
Coroners, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, and others, resident in the 
Deaneries of Bolingbroke, Candleshoe, &amp;c., praying 
the House to adopt measures for exempting Tithes 
and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to parochial 
and other rates, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guardians of the Daventry Union ; 
—and, Inhabitants of Daventry; praying the House 
to adopt measures for rating the owners instead of 
the occupiers of small tenements to the poor and 
other parochial rates, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


- Mr. Vernon Smith presented,—Return to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty dated the Sth day of this 
instant April, for Copies of the Letters which each 
Commissioner for the Colonization of South Australia 
addressed to the Right honourable Charles Grant, 
about the 2d day of May 1835, engaging to serve 
gratuitously, and not to resign without giving six 
months’ notice :—Of the Letters which each Com- 
missioner addressed to their Chairman about the 
27th day of January 1837, when they were requested 
to give an opinion upon a particular subject by Lord 
Glenelg, which Letters are referred to in a Letter 
dated the 21st day of February 1837, given in page 
94 of the Parliamentary Papers:—Of a Letter 
written in January or February 1837, addressed to 
tie Colonial Office, and signed by the Secretary to 
the South Australian Commission, asking for a 
Salary to be granted to the Chairman :—Of Lord 
Glenelg’s Reply to the foregoing Letter, refusing 
the application, referred to also in the Letter of the 
2ist day of February 1837, given in page 94; the 
date bemg the 10th day of February 1837 :—Of 
another Letter dated in July or August 1857, signed 
by the Secretary and addressed to the Colonial 
Office, requesting a Salary for the Chairman, to 
which Mr. Stevens’ Letter of the 23d day of August 
1837 is a Reply :—Of a further Letter addressed to 
the Colonial Office, asking that the Chairman might 
receive Back Salary from the 5th day of May 1835: 
—And, ofa Letter from the Colonial Office, sanction- 
ing the Back Pay from the 5th day of May 1835. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Sums rated by the Commissioners 
of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, 
and part of the County of Middlesex, in each year, 
between the Ist day of January 1831 and the 31st 


26° Aprilis. 


A. 1841, 


day of December 1840; distinguishing the Amount 
collected, at what rate, and how the same has been 
= ag under distinct and separate heads of 

orks, Establishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., 
in each year; stating the Titles of the several Acts 
of Parliament under which the Commissioners act : 
—A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within Holborn 
Division, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of the Holborn and Fins- 
bury Sewers, within the Finsbury Division, from the 
1st day of January 1831 to the 31st day of Decem- 
ber 1840:—A similar Account from the Commis- 
sioners of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, from the 
1st day of January 1831 to the 31st dayof December 
1840 :—A similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers within the District called the South Di- 
vision and the East Division, for the limits extend- 
ing from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Ravensborne, 
in Kent, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840 :—And, a similar Ac- 
count from the Commissioners of Sewers for the 
Saint Catherine and Blackwall Marsh Division or 
District of Sewers, in each year, from the 1st day of 
January 1820 to the 31st day of December 1840 ; 
distinguishing the Amount collected, at what rate, 
and how the same has been expended, under dis- 
tinct and separate heads of Works, Establishment, 
Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an iyi Contin. 
Account showing the manner in which the Sum of gencies, 
£.4,500, charged in Civil Contingencies, as paid to 

Mr. Joseph Parkes, as Solicitor to the Attorney 
General, in the matter of Charities, has been ex- 
pended ; stating the several Causes in which the 
Costs have been respectively incurred, the Amount 

of Costs paid in each Cause, and the Sum recovered 

in each case for Charitable Purposes :—A like Ac- 
count of the Sum of £.2,000, charged in Civil Con- 
tingencies of 1839-40 :—And, alike Account of the 

Sum of £.3,156. 12s. 1id. charged in Civil Contin- 
gencies of 1838-39. 


A Message .from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Sir George Rose: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Eccleshill 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of Eccleshill, Inclosure __ 
in the Parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of X*) Bil 
the County of York, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dovenby and 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Townships or Divi- Papeastle . 
sions of Dovenby and Papceastle, in the Parish of 1" ®" 
Bridekirk, in the County of Cumberland, 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 Barustaple 
Act for repairing several Roads leading from the Roads Bill. 
Town of Barnstaple, in the County of Devon, and 
for making several new Lines of Road connected 
therewith, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 

And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Finney, pray- Railways Bill 
ing that provision may be made in the Railways Bill 
giving the Government efficient control over the 
regulations for Railway travelling made by the re- 

spective boards, and for a modification of the tax 

upon passengers travelling by Railway, which was 
presented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Railways. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Parliamentary 


into a Committee upon the Parliamentary Voters = ong 
(Ireland) Bill. an ° 














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(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. - 

Crause, N° 1, (Poor Law Commissioners to cer- 
tify to the Lord Lieutenant when a Poor Rate shall 
be established in any county or borough, and upon 
the Poor Law Commissioners so certifying, the Lord 
Lieutenant to declare, that, upon the expiration of 
one month, this Act shall come into operation, in 
reference to the Poor Rate regulating the qualifi- 
cation of Voters, and upon the expiration of such 
calendar month this Act to come into operation, and 
thenceforward no person to be entitled as a free- 
holder or leaseholder to be registered as a voter for 
such county, in respect of any freehold or leasehold 
property in his actual occupation, save as herein 
provided)——read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out the words 
“ shall be entitled asa freeholder or leaseholder to 
“ be registered as a voter for such county, in respect 
“ of any freehold or leasehold property in his actual 
“ occupation, save as herein provided,” in order 
to add the words, “ claiming, under any Act or 
“ Acts now in force, to be entitled to be registered 
“ and to vote as a Parliamentary Elector for any 
county, in respect of any freehold or leasehold 
property in his actual occupation, shall be deemed 
to have a beneficial interest therein of the clear 
yearly value required by such Act or Acts, except 
“ as hereinafter provided.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 270 

Yeas, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd : acai 

Tellers for the) Lord Viscount Howick, } 991 

Noes, Mr. Charles Wood : inion 

Question, That the proposed words be there added 

——put, and agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


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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 Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Registration The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
of Voters nes ] j 
(Irdand) Bin, 2° day next, the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 


Bill ; was read and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 5th day of May next. 


Registration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

= ors Ss mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill; 

(Scotland) Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
10th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Arrestment The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

of Wages mittee on the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill ; 

(Scotland) Bill. ~~ Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Madhouses The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill, mittee on the Madhouses (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House, will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Inland Ware- 


— The Order of the day being read, for the second 
iousing Bill, 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Administration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(No. 1.) Bil ; mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; 
‘Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Vou. 96. 


26° Aprils. 233 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Administration 
a Committee, to consider of enabling Her Majesty Saran g a 
to grant, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United coe the Vice 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, an Annuity, Chancellor.] 
on resignation of Office, to any person who shall 


have executed the Office of Vice Chancellor. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be empowered to 
grant to any person who shall have executed the 
Office of Vice Chancellor, on his resignation thereof, 
an Annuity, not exceeding Three thousand and five 
hundred pounds, the said Annuity to be paid 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. Robert 
Gordon reported, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 

Ordered, Tinat the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee supply ; 
of Supply, a Resolution, which was read as followeth : 
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-one Exchequer 
million six hundred and twenty-six thousand three Bills. 
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 1841, 
now remaining unpaid and unprovided for. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


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 third Dublin wide 








reading of the Dublin Wide Streets (No. 2.) Bill; Streets (No. 2.) _ 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon ®" 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; Voting Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 10th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill; of Voters 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (Eg!#n4) Bill. 
the 17th day of May next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- CriminalJustice 

mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Attorney General for Jreland reported the Banking Co- 
Banking Co-partnerships Bill; and the Amendments partnerships 
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- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the several Acts for Turnpike-roads 
regulating Turnpike-roads in that part of Great Bill. 
Britain called England, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Acts, so far as they relate to certain 
Exemptions from Toll: And that Mr. John Jervis and 
Lord Robert Grosvenor do prepare, and bring it in. 





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China. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | 
Account of the Expenditure, ordinary and extra- 
ordinary, incurred on account of the China Expedi- 
tion, up to the latest date; together with an Esti- 
mate of the extraordinary Expenditure, up to the 
30th day of April 1841, so far as such Account and 
Estimate can be made. 

Slavery (East Ordered, That the Paper relative to Slavery (East 

Indies.) Indies), which was presented upon Friday last, be 

No. 262. printed. 

Poor Law Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Poor 

Amendment Law Amendment Act, which were presented upon 

- , the 25th day of March last, and upon Friday last, be 

No. 263. printed. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
Martis, 27° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS, 
Poor Law M® Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor 
— Law Commissioners, was called in; and at 
° the bar presented,—Return to an Order dated the 
23d day of March last, fora Statement containing 
the Names of the Unions to which Special and not 
General Rules have been given by the Poor Law 
Commissioners, in the year 1840, with the Dates 
on which such Special Rules were issued :—And | 
then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the | 
Table. | 
Slough and An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing | 
+ ange the Road from Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead 


Bridge, with Roads thereout to Eton Town End, | 
and to the Great Western Railway, and from Langq- | 
ley Broom to Datchet Bridge, all in the Counties of | 
Middlesex and Bucks, was read the third time. | 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for more effectually repairing the 
Road from Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, | 
with Roads thereout to Eton Town End, and to the | 


| 


A, 1841. 


Aprils. 


it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of the Imperial Gas Light’ and Coke Kentish Tow, 
Company ;— and, Chairman of the London Gas Paving Bill, 
Light Company (two Petitions); praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Kentish Town Paving 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 Henry Beaumont Leeson, of Green- Deptford Pier 
wich, in the county of Kent, Doctor of medicine, Bil! 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Deptford Pier 
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. 


Petitions from Oakham ;—Chumleigh ;— Chaw- Church Rates, 
leigh ;-— Stockbridge ;— Protestant Dissenting Mi- &amp; 
nisters of the Independent denomination of the 
county of Stafford (Chairman) ; — Stalybridge ;-- 

Ashdon ;--— Wrexham (two Petitions) ; — Toxteth 


| Park ; — Kingsfield ; — Westbromwich (two Peti- 
| tions) ;— Burrington ;—- Great Easton ;— Birming- 


ham ;-— Halifax ;— Barnstaple ;—Smeeton ;—Lap- 
ford; — Hollacomb ; -— Lochwinnoch ;— Lindley ;— 
Great Oakley ;-=-Barnet ;-—Beccles (two Petitions) ; 
-- Wem ;--Middleton Cheney ;-- Bloxham ;-- Richard 

enry Rolls ; —~ Banbury (six Petitions) ;-—Adder- 
bury ;—Neatishead ; — Hornton ;— King Sutton ;— 
Weston by Weedon ;— Odiham ;— Alton ;-- Mem- 
bers of a Meeting appointed to represent the reli- 
gious Society of Friends in Great Britain ;— 
Worcester ;— Honiton ;--Hayes (Devon) ;—Beccles ; 
— Medbury ; -— Peterborough ; — Kingsbridge; — 
Great Bourton ;—Shutford ;—and, Sulgrave; pray- 


Great Western Railway, and from Langley Broom |S for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
J? ‘ 


to Datchet Bridge, all in the Counties of Middlesex | 


and Buchs. 


| 
} 


William Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesias- 
tical Courts,—were presented and read; and or- 


Ordered, That Mr. George Simon Harcourt do | dered to lie upon the Table. 


carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


Leverington, 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill. 


The Leverington, &amp;c. Inclesure Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Accrington An ingrossed Bill to light with Gas and supply 
po and Water with Water the Townships of Old and New Acering- 
ais ton and Church, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Birkenhead The Order of the day being read, for resuming 


Gas and 
Waterworks : . : ° 
Bill. the ingrossed Bill for supplying Birkenhead, and 


cther ‘Townships in the Hundred of Wirrall, in the 
County of Chester, with Gas; and for supplying 
Birkenhead aforesaid with Water :—The House re- 
sumed the said adjourned Proceeding; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. P 

Ordered, That Mr. George Wilbraham do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Severn Navigas 
tion Bill, 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Market Harborough, 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
the abolition of Church Rates, was also presented, 

| and read ; and ordered to le upon the Table. 


Petitions from Maentwrog ;— Battlefield ;— Uf- Church of 
| fington ;— Hadnal ;— Weston-under-Red Castle ;— England. 
| Great Bolas ;— Astley ;—Middle ;—Childs Ercall; 
| —Meole Brace ;—Barwell-cum-Siapleton ;— Ender- 
| by ;—Barrington ;— Eversden ;— Deanery of East 
| Fleete; — Haslingfield ; — Fifehead Magdalen ; — 
| Reverend James Giffard and others; — Great 
| Wakering :—Festiniog ; —East Dereham ;— Ows- 
ton ; —— Mundford ; — Hanwood; — Monxton; — 
| Lathbury ;-- Muggiaton ;-—Kingshridge;— Hendon ; 
— Hutton ;— Braunston ; — Cabourne ;— Mitchel- 
dever ;-— Fovant ;— Tretire and Michaelchurch ;— 


the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of Bourstall;— High Rooding ;-—Quenington;—— Kirkby 


Ravensworth ;—Deanery of Westmorland ;—Iving- 
hoe ;— Covenham Saint Mary ;—Croston ;---Shens- 
ton;——Brizxton (Devon);—Bradley and Coppenhall; 
—Covenham Saint Bartholomew ;—Stockton (War- 
wick) ;-— Colchester ;--Great Saling ;— North Luf- 
fenham ;— Blockley ;—— Churchill ;--Chulmleigh ;-- 
Chearsley ; — Stourbridge; Acton Beauchamp ; 
—-Oving ;~— Whitchurch and Ganarew; —Church- 
stow ;— Levens ;— Ludlow ;-—and, Arreton; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown the 





A Petition of Masters and Owners of vessels | resources of the national Church ; and praying the 
navigating the River Severn, the Men employed 
upon the said river, and others, praying that the 
Severn Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, as 


| House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
|-—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. cM 
Petitions 


















































































Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
Jand); and, 
Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bills. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Apothecaries 
Hall (Dublin) 
Bill (1840.) 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Courts of Law 
(Westminster.) 


South Australia. 


Corn Laws. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


No. 264, 


4 VicTORI£. 


Petitions from the County of Leitrim ;— King’s 
County ;— and, County of Donegal; praying that 
the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may not 
pass into a law; and, that the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—-were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Kil- 
cornan, Askeaton, Chapel Russell and Ardcanny, 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Lreland) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Elphin, 
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 Apothecaries of Ballyshannon, pray- 
ing that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Bill, of the 
last Session of Parliament, may not pass intoa law, 


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


Petitions from Dunboe ;— Ballyhkelly ;—Burdhope 
Craig ;— Garvagh (two Petitions); —Draperstown; 
—Ringsend ;— Mawsquin ;— Castledawson ;— Kirk- 
mabreck ;— Girthen and Anworth;— Leuchars;— 
Kilmacrenan ; — Ballyshannon ; — Newtoncunning- 
ham;— Lifford ;— Donegal (two Petitions) ;— Logie; 
—and, Cork; praying for the abolition of the sys- 
tem of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the town and county of the town of Southampton, 
praying that the County Courts Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Plymouth ;—and, London; pray- 
ing for the removal of the Courts of Law and 
Equity at Westminster to a more convenient and 
central situation,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of land, Agents for Pro- 
prietors, Shippers, and other persons interested by 
property or family connexions, or otherwise, in the co- 
lony of South Australia, praying for the immediate re- 
a of the sum of £.56,000 alleged to have been 

orrowed by the Commissioners for South Australia 
from the Emigration Fund of the said colony; and 
that in any Bill or Bills which may hereafter be 
brought before the House for the future government 
and colonization of South Australia, the House will 
preserve the fundamental principles upon which that 
colony was established, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Exeter ;— James Hunter ;— John 
Epps, and others ;— Rotherhithe Wall, King-street, 
Queen-street and Deptford Lower-road; — Unst 
Island ;—J ewin-street ;— Richmond-street, Westmin- 
ster ;— Rotherhithe ;— Southwark ;— Aberchirder ; 
—and, Polesworth; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Yedingham ; — Settrington ; — 
Brooke (Norfolk) ;— Lymington and other places ;— 
Ellingham ;—Harbridge ;—Ibsley ;—Lambourne ;— 
Kilbrogan ; — and, Ballymodan ; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. John Jervis presented a Bill to amend the 
Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in England, so 
far as they relate to certain Exemptions from Toll : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 


to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 
VoL. 96. 


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235 


Petitions from the Great North of England Rail- Railways Bul. 
way Company ;--and, Stockton and Darlington Rail- 
way Company ; praying that the Railways Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railways. 


Petitions from Truro ;—Penryn ;—Padstow ;— West India 
Wadebridge ;—Saltash ;— Chacewater ;— Breage ;— Mails. 
and, Falmouth; praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the comparative merits of the Ports of 
Falmouth and Dartmouth as packet stations for the 
arrival and departure of the West India Mails,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Philleigh and Ruan Langhorne 
in Roseland; — and, Gerrans and St. Anthony; 
praying that if any further investigation be directed 
into the subject of a Station for the Packets, the 
House will be pleased to include the claims of St. 
Just Pool,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr, Yates reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions, That they had examined the (Twentieth 
Petitions presented on the 22d and 23d days of this ite 
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. 


Petitions from Halifax ;— and, Peterborough ; Medical 
praying that the Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill Profession 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; (N® 1-) Bill 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. : 


Petitions from Saddleworth ;—Kirhwall ;—Pres- import Daties. 
ton ( Lancaster) ;— Halifax ;— and, G'reenoch (two 
Petitions) ; praying for a revision and modification 
of the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Tommey, formerly of Sack- Henry 
ville-street, in the city of Dublin, but now of Tommey. 
Marsham-street, Westminster, complaining of the 
proceedings of the Court of Chancery in Jredand, in 
connexion with a suit relative to the Petitioner’s pro- 
perty in Dublin ; and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘l'able. 


Petitions from Rayleigh ; — and, Innishannon ; 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 Inhabitants of Lawhitton, praying 
that provision may be made in the said Bill, empow- 
ering Magistrates and Overseers of parishes to order 
relief in the period which intervenes between the 
meetings of the Boards of Guardians, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Catholic Congregation of Hag- 
gerston, praying that provision may be made in the 
said Bill for securing to Roman Catholic inmates of 
workhouses the privilege of attending at their own 
places of worship, was also presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians 
of the Docking Union, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bull for rating the owners of 
small tenements to parochial rates in lieu of the oc- 
cupiers, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants ot Earls Eaton, in the pewsbury and 
parish of Dewsbury, praying that the Dewsbury and Leeds Road 
Leeds Road Bill may pass into a law, was presented, *'!! 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Dewsbury and Leeds Road Bill was read a pewsbury and 
second time; and committed. Leeds Road 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bi! 
mittee of Selection. 


HH 2 A Petition 









A RAE ne a NF 


Leverington, 
&amp;c. Inclosure 
Bill. 


Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Barnstaple 
Roads Bill. 


Polish 
Refugees. 


Universal 


Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Dog Carts, 


King’s County 
Election. 


236 


A Petition of Owners of small pieces of land in 
Outwell, praying that the Leverington &amp;c., 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 Proprietors of estates, and other In- 
habitants of the parishes of Outwell and Upwell, in the 
Isle of Ely, and county of Cambridge ;—and, Own- 
ers of ancient commonable messuages in the parish 
of Outwell; praying 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. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of gene- 
ral Commissioners of Police for the city of Glasgow, 
raying that the Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, 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. 


27° Aprilas. 





A. 1841. 


Esquire, Robert Palmer, Esquire, Joseph Pease, 
Esquire, Richard Bethell, Esquire ; Chairman, John 
Wilson Patten, Esquire. 


Whereupon the Names of the said seven Members 
were called over, and being come to the Tabie, the 
Honourable Eliot Thomas Yorke, John Heywood 
Hawkins, Esquire, William Gibson Craig, Esquire, 
Robert Palmer, Esquire, Richard Bethell, Esquire, 
and John Wilson Patten, Esquire, 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 King’s 
County, now referred to you; and a true judg- 


ment give according to the Evidence. So help 
you God. 


You, Joseph Pease, do solemnly affirm and 
declare, that you will well and truly try the 
matter of the Petition complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for tht King’s County, 
now referred to you; and a true judgment give 
according to the Evidence. 


Ordered, That the Committee do meet To-morrow, 
at eleven of the clock. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Sheffield, praying Religious 
for the release of Henry Hetherington, and that in Opinions. 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration | 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, | 
intituled, An Act for repairing several Roads leading 
from the Town of Barnstaple, in the County of 
Devon, and for making several new Lines of Road | 
connected therewith ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. penult. Leave out “ or near.” 

Pr. 9. 1. ult. Leave out “ pigstye,” and insert 
“ bridge.” 

Pr. 10.1. 1. Leave out “ in,” and insert “ near.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Bruce Chichester 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 John Joseph Schell-Viettinghoff, 
Captain in the Polish army, and Refugee, praying 
for an equal distribution of the funds raised for the 
benefit of the Polish refugees, without distinction 
of rank, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Vincent, Printer, praying for 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parlia- 
ments and Vote by Ballot, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wakefield, and the 
vicinity, praying the House to pass a general mea- 
sure for prohibiting the use of Dogs as beasts of bur- 
den, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


future no prosecution may be instituted for publish- 
ing Religious Opinions, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Metropolis ; — Lambeth ; — Waterloo, &amp;e., 


Tower-street, Westminster-road ; -— Smith’s-rents, 
Westminster ;— Goswell-street ;—Saffron-hill, Hol- 
born; — and, Holland-street, Blackfriars ; praying 
for the adoption of measures for redeeming and ex- 
tinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


January 1841, and the Sum required to complete 
those Surveys. 


liament of Increase and Diminution of Salaries 
which has taken place in each year subsequent to 
the Act 50 Geo. 3, c. 117, and continued by the Act 
4and 5 Will. 4, c. 24(1810 to 1841); showing the 
Total Increase and Diminution in each year in each 
Department, Salaries, Emoluments, Retired Allow- 
ances, &amp;c. 


dressed by the directions of the Secretary of State 
for the Home Department to the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, and of the Reply of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners (with Copy of the Correspondence in- 








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 Thomas Bernard, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the King’s County, and to which they had annexed 
the said Petition, and the Lists of Voters delivered 
to them by each Party respectively :-—And the 
names of the Committee were read, as follow: 

The Honourable Eliot Thomas Yorke, John Hey- 
wood Hawkins, Esquire, William Gibson Craig, 


closed therein), respecting the proposed Emigration 
of certain Female Paupers from the Parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone :—And, of a Letter from the Clerk of 
the Board of Guardians of the West London Union 
to the Poor Law Commissioners, dated the 16th 
day of April 1841; together with a Copy of the 
Report of the School Committee inclosed therein. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor 


of 





Bridges, 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Trade of British 
the General Ship-owners Society of London, praying Possessions 
that the Trade of British Possessions Abroad Bill 454 Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Ordnance and 
Account of the Estimated Expense of the Ordnance Townland Sur- 
and Townland Surveys of Ireland, the Votes and Y¢9* (teland.) 
Expenditure on that Estimate up to the 1st day of 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Increase and 


Abstracts of the Annual Accounts laid before Par- ——” of 
alaries, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law 
Copies of a Letter (with its several Inclosures) ad- — 


The House proceeded to take into consideration £ccleshill 
Inclosure 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


























Auato 


Oath 


Tit 


—s] 

















































































Anatomy Act. 


Oaths, 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


Lord’s Day. 


Pillow Lace 
Trade, 


William Baines, 


Maynooth 
College. 


County 
Coroners 
Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts, &amp;e, 


West India 
Mails, 


4 Vicroriz. 


of Eccleshill, in the Parish of Bradford, in the | 
West Riding of the County of York; and the same 
were read, as follow: 
Pr. 1. 1.11, Leave out from “ Esquires” to “ are,” 
in 1. 13. 
Pr, 1, 1.15. After “ aforesaid” insert “ as devi- 
“ sees in trust under the will of Jeremiah Rawson, 
“ Esquire, deceased.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hector do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Petitions from Londen ;—James Whitehart and 
others; — James Davidson and others ;— Henry 
Beasley and others ;—and, Jonathan Wood and others; 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
manner in which the Anatomy Act has been carried 
into effect,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


97° Aprils. 





A Petition of the Baptist Church and Congre- 
gation assembling for the worship of God at Keg- 
worth, praying the House to pass a general mea- 
sure for substituting Affirmations in lieu of Oaths, 


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


A Petition of Clergy constituting the chapter of 
a rural deanery in the Archdeaconry of Lewes, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for exempting 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dunstable and its 
neighbourhood, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing the better observance of the Lord’s 
Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Female Inhabitants of the parish 
of Cuddington, praying the House to adopt measures 
for protecting the Pillow Lace Trade from foreign 
competition, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Pro- 
testant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination 
of the county of Stafford, praying for the release 
of William Baines, imprisoned for non-payment of 
Church Rates, was presented, aud read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Great 











Saling, praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther 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 the there under-signed, Her Ma- 
jesty’s Coroners, praying that provision may be made 
m the County Coroners Bill for the more adequate 
remuneration of County Coroners, and an increased 
allowance for their travelling expenses, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Protestant Dissenters of Ply- 
mouth ; praying for the abolition of the Ecclesiastical 





Courts, and the release of William Baines,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That a Select Committee be appointed, on the Port 
of departure and arrival of the West India Mails, 
to whom shall be referred the Reports of the Com- 
mittee appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty to 
inquire into the comparative advantages afforded by 


different ports in the Channel for the West India 
Mail Service ; 





Vor. 96. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the ( Mr. Freshfield, lL 64 
Yeas, \ Sir Charles Lemon : J ; 
Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, } 50 
Noes, Mr. More O’ Ferrall : ; 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to consider the expediency of erecting a building 
in the neighbournood of the Inns of Court for the 
sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in lieu 
of the present. Courts adjoining to Westminster 
Hall, with a view tothe more speedy, convenient 
and effectual Administration of Justice ; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow, 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, 
c. 73, for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the 
British Colonies, for promoting the Industry of the 
manumitted Slaves, and for compensating the Per- 
sons hitherto entitled to the services of such Slaves, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Will. 4, c. 45, to carry into further execution the 
Provisions of an Act passed in the third and fourth 
years of his present Majesty, for compensating 
Owners of Slaves, upon the Abolition of Slavery, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 5, for carrying into further execution two 
Acts of his present Majesty, relating to the Com- 
pensation for Slaves, upon the Abolition of Slavery, 
and for facilitating the Distribution and Payment of 
such Compensation, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 82, to carry into further execution an 
Act for compensating Owners of Slaves, upon the 
Abolition of Slavery, and for completing the full 
Payment of such Compensation, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further provision for facilitating and complet- 
ing the Distribution and Payment of Compensation 
for Slaves, upon the Abolition of Slavery: And that 
Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. Attorney General do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Slave Compen- 
sation Bill. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Waterloo, &amp;c., 
to take into consideration the several Plans for the Bridges. 


Improvement of the Metropolis, concerning which 
Reports were made to this House in the years 1836, 
1838, 1839 and 1840, together with any other Plans 
for the same object, which they may deem worthy 
of consideration ; and also the Petitions presented 
to this House for the purchase of the interests of 
the Proprietors of Waterloo, Southwark and Vaux- 
hall Bridges, in order to their being immediately 
opened to the use of the public free from Toll; 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Commissioners. 


Return of the several Commissions issued by virtue 
of any Letters Patent of the Crown, under the 
Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, and under the Seal of the Duchy 
of Lancaster, since the accession of Her present 
Majesty, distinguishing each Class and the Amount 
paid for each Commission ; stating the several Fees 
and Charges constituting such Amount; and also 
stating to whom the said Fees are respectively paid, 
and what Amount to each :--And, an Abstract of 
the Number of Commissions of each kind issued 

HH 3 in 










































































































































Sewers Bill. 


Trade of British 


Possessions 


Abroad Bill. 


Administration 


of Justice 
j Retired An- 


nuity to the Vice 


Chancellor.] 


Banking Co- 
partnerships 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
Police. 


Factories, 


Apothecaries 
(Ireland. ) 


238 


# | 
in each yeer, and the Aggregate Amount of Fees | 
and Charges received for the same. 


The Sewers B:ll was, according to Order, read a 
second time ; anc committed to a Select Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
Bill; 

Ordered, Tnat the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee 
to whom it was referred, to consider of enabling Her 
Majesty to grant, out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
an Annuity, on resignation of Office, to any person 
who shall have executed the Office of Vice Chan- 
cellor, a Resolution; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That Her Majesty be empowered to 
grant to any person who shall have executed the 
Office of Vice Chancellor, on his resignation thereof, 
an Annuity, not exceeding Three thousand and five 
hundred Pounds, the said Annuity to be paid 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 it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill, 
that they have Power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


The ingrossed Bill to make good certain Con- 
tracts which have been or may be entered into by 
certain Banking and other Co-partnerships, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command ,—Copy, Criminal and Statistical Returns, 
Birmingham Police, 1840. 

Copy Special Reports of the Inspectors of Fac- 
tories to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State 
for the Home Department. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Returns of the Name of each Person, in each 
year since the 25th day of March 1829, who has 


the Apothecaries ‘Hall in Dublin, and who has re- 
ceived a Certificate of his proper Qualification to 
become an Apprentice to learn the business of an 
Apothecary :—Of the Name of each Person in each 
year since the 25th day of March 1829, who has 
been examined by the Governor and Directors of 


| 
been examined by the Governor and Directors of | 
| 


27°-—28° Aprilis. 


A. 1841. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Revenue, 
—An Account of the Gross Receipts of Revenue 
within the year, after deducting Re-payments, Al- 
lowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties in 
the nature of Drawbacks, for Great Britain and 
| Ireland, for each year from 1801 to 1841; anda 
Statement of the Proportion that Zrish Payments 


| ne to English, calculated in periods of Five years 

each. 

| A Return of Payments into the Exchequer, of Revenue, 
British Revenue, from 1800 to 1841, with a similar 
Return as to Irish Revenue, and a Statement of the 
proportion Jrish Payments bore to English, calcu- 

lated in periods of Five years, from 1800 to 1841. 

An Account of the Expenditure, ordinary and China, 
extraordinary, incurred on account of the China 
Expedition, up to the latest date; together with 
an Estimate of the extraordinary Expenditure, up 
to the 30th day of April 1841, so far as such Ac- 
count and Estimate can be made. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to make Slave Compen. 
further Provision for facilitating and completing the sti Bil. 
Distribution and Payment of Compensation for No. 265, 
Slaves upon the Abolition of Slavery: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lead and Lead ana 
Lead Ore, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 7 om. 
0. 266. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Customs, Customs, 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 267. 


Ordered, That tne Account relative to the Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure, which was presented yes- 2"d Expendi- 
terday, be printed. ae 

No, 268. 

Ordered, That the several Returns relative to the Poole Union, 
Poole ae which were presented yesterday, be No.269. 
printed. 








tralia, which was presented yesterday, be printed. —_—- No. 270. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the British British Plate 
Plate Glass Company, which was presented yester- a _ 


day, be printed. : 271. 








| And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





| —————— 


Mercurii, 28° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


| PRayers. 
| 
| R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Sev. 
| in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 


| Orders,—Returns of all Sweets or Made Wines im- 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to South Aus- South Australia, 


the Apothecaries Hall in Dublin, and who has re-| ported from Scotland and Ireland into England, 
ceived a Certificate of his proper Qualification to | under the provisions of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4,c. 72, 
) become an Assistant or Journeyman to the business | stating the Port or Place imported from, and the 
! of an Apothecary :—Of the Name of each Person,| Port or Place imported into, from the 5th day of 
in each year since the 25th day of March 1829, | January 1839 to the 5th day of January 1840 and 
who has been examined by and received a Certificate | from the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day 
from the Governor and Directors of the Apothecaries | of January 1841, both Dates inclusive ; stating the 
Hall in Dublin, of his Qualification to open a Shop | denomination, sort or kind of all such Sweets or 
and practise as an Apothecary in Jreland:—And, of | Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded Spirits 
the Number of Prosecutions, the Name of the | so imported, and the Amount per gallon of Duty 
Person prosecuted, the date of the Prosecution, to-| charged and paid upon all the above-mentioned 
gether with the Offence committed against the Act | articles so imported :~- Of all Seizures that have 
31 Geo. 3, from the 25th day of March 1829 to the | been made by the Excise and Customs of any of 
28th day of February 1841; also, the Number of| such Sweets or made Wines, and Sweetened Com- 
Penalties, the date of recovery of the said Penalty, the | pounded Spirits so imported, and the reason of such 
Name of the Person from whom recovered, and a} Seizures: ——Of all Sweets or Made Wines, and 
statement of the time which each individual from | Sweetened Compounded Spirits seized inland, being 
whom a Penalty was recovered had been practising | brought from Scotland into England contrary to the 
as an Apothecary before any prosecution had been | provisions of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the 
commenced against him by the Apothecaries Hall. | passing of the said Act to the present period :— 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | Stating how all Seizures of the above-mentioned 


Table. | Sweets or Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded 
Spirits, 



























pe TAT 





Slave 


Cov 
(Ire 


4, VicTORIZ. 28° Aprils. 239 

Spirits, within the period of the Dates specified, were oiven in the Gazettes or Newspapers, as re- 

have been dealt with; if any and what Amount of quired in cases of Bills included in the third class. 

Penalty has been enforced against the Parties from | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

whom any such Seizures have been made :—And, | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

of the Quantity, stating the denomination, sort or | . ; 
kind, of all such Sweets or Made Wines, and ly The reg 4 — ant Daca Fo = — _ 
Sweetened Compounded Spirits remaining in Bond | ¥ otes oF the Proceeding use of Monday pin, 

on the 5th day of January 1841, and where bonded. | last, in respect of the Report on the Coventry and 


A Return of the Proceeds paid into the Registry | Warwick Road Bill, might be read; and the same 


Slave Vessels. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland.) 


Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 


Woodside and 
Hoylake Road 
Bill. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railwa 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


Clent Vicarage 
Bill, = 


Imperial Bank 
of England 
Company. 


of the High Court of Admiralty to the 1st day of 
January 1841, of all Vessels taken under the late 
Treaty with Spain, and in pursuance of the Act 
2 &amp; 3 Vic.; stating the period when the same was 
paid or payable to the Captors; distinguishing the 
nature and Amount of the several Fees paid or pay- 
able in each case :~-And, a List of all Claims laid 
before the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury, for the several Bounties on Tonnage, under 
the Acts of 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 47, and 2 &amp; 3 Vie. 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, to the 1st day 
of January 1841. 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—-Copy of Trea- 
sury Warrant authorizing Compensation due to the 
late Mr. M‘Kay, as Pursuivant in the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland, to be paid to his Legal Re- 
presentatives :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That thesaid Papers do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and lands in the hamlet of Kentish Town, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Kentish Town 
Paving 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 J 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, and Robert Vyner, of 
Gautby, Esquire, praying that Provision may be 
made in the Woodside and Hoylake Road Bill, for 
making turnpike the Road from the Punchbowl 
Public-house, in the township of Hoose, to the 
cottage of Henry Berry, in the township of Little 
Meols, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Great Leinster and 
Munster Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending, enlarging and amending some of the 
provisions of the Act relating to the Great Leinster 
and Munster Railway: And that Mr. Yates and Mr. 
Morgan John O’ Connell 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 Clent Vicarage Bill, it did not appear 
to the Committee that any of the Standing Orders 
were applicable to the present case. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to 
whom the Petition of George Thomas Turner, of 
Manchester, Gentleman, and others, complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the 
case of the Petition for the Imperial Bank of Eng- 
land Company Bill was referred; That in the case 
ofthe Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders 


had not been complied with, inasmuch as no Notices 
Vox. 96. 


being read ; 

And Notice being taken that the Bill was a Bill 
of the second class ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
of the said Bill be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chipperfield ; — Kensworth ; — Church of 
Tring ;— Aldenham ;—Little Gaddesden ;— Bootle ; ¥»s'*"4. 
— Puttenham ;— Abbots Langley ;— Bridgnorth ;— 





Merton (Surrey); — Aldbury;— Hemel Hemsted;— 
Eccleston ; — Staunton ; — Hallow ;— Rudford ; — 
Caterham ; —Stone ( Bucks); — Drayton Bassett ;— 
Stohe-upon- Trent ;— Fenton ;—Sedgehill;— Kelling- 
ton ;— Daventry; —- Charwelton; — Wednesfield; — 
Aberystruth;—and, Saint Giles (Durham); 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. 


Petitions from Coleford ;—and, East Retford; oaths. 
praying the House to passa general measure for 
substituting Affirmations in lieu of Oaths,—were 


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


Petitions from Oran and Cloonigormican ;—-Drum ; Registration 


— Adamstown ;— Bannow and Ballymitty ;—Ros- A sini 
common ;— Rathmacknee ;—Ardemine ;—Lismore ;— Parliamentary i 


Tallow ;—Gernonstown and Stackallen ;—and, Kil- Voters (Ire- 
obnet; praying that the Registration of Voters ody Oe. 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that 

the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass 

into a Jaw,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Barony of Tyrhugh (Donegal) ; Parliamentary 
—and, Armagh; praying that the Parliamentary meaye — 
Voters (Lreland) Bill may not pass into a law; and, Registration 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may of Voters 
pass into a law, —were presented, and read; and ircland) Bille, 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and Land-holders Union with 
of the united parishes of Lady Island, Carne and Ireland. 
Eberius, praying for the repeal of the legislative union 
of Great Britain with Ireland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Diocese of London ;— Deanery — of 




















of Great Berkhampstead ;— and, Deanery of Herc- *"* 
ford; praying the House to adopt measures for ex- 
empting Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being 
rated to parochial and other rates,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dumbarton ;— Dunkeld ;-— and, eWases, 
Forres; praying that the Arrestment of Wages (scotland) Bill. 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Raloo ; — Coleraine ;— Rathfri- Church 





: Patronage 
land ;— Rutherglen ;— Glasgow ;— Donagh ;—and, (Scotland.) 
Barvas; praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colyton ;-—Ottery Saint Mary ;— Church Rates, 





Newport (Isle-of-Wight) (two Petitions) ; — Mend- &amp;. 

| ham ;— Abingdon ;— Stebbing ;— Bassingbourn ;— 

Plymouth (two Petitions); — Horwich ;— Great 
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Factories Bill, 


Charitable 
Trusts Bill. 


Charitable 
Trusts. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


Act. 


Dog Carts. 


Wicklow Har- 
bour ( No, 2.) 
Bil’, 


240 


Driffield ;— Horton College ;— Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s ;— Ruthin ;— Bramley ;—Clavering ;— Yel- 
vertoft ;—Farsley ;—Penybryn ;—and, Bridgwater ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of spinning- 
mills in the counties of Somerset, Dorset and Wilts, 
praying that the Factories 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 Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, Bur- 
gesses, and other Inhabitants of the borough of 

ridgwater, praying that provision may be made 
in the Charitable Trusts Bill for the better admini- 
stration of the funds of Municipal Charities, and for 
regulating the election of Trustees, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tiverton, 
praying that a law may be enacted for facilitating the 
nomination and appointment of new Trustees for 
Charitable Purposes, and the consequent transfer of 
the property vested in such Trustees, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aldenham ;—and, Ipswich (twenty 
Petitions); 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 Congregation of Protestant Dis- 
senters at Colyton, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill, empowering Boards of Guar- 
dians of any Union to permit any lawful minister or 
preacher to give religious instruction at stated times, 
in the manner of public worship, at which all the 
inmates of the Workhouse shall be allowed to be 
present ; that no chaplain, or other person giving 
such religious instruction shall in consideration 
thereof receive any payment out of the poor’s rate ; 
and that inmates of workhouses be permitted to 
attend Divine service on the Lord’s Day, in church 
or chapel, according to the religious persuasion of 
such inmate, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Reading ;—and, President and Se- 
cretary of the North of England Medical Association; 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for establishing a system of medical relief to the poor, 
under the control of a medical director,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Board of Guardians 
of the Hoxne Union, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill for rating the owners of small 
tenements to the relief of the poor, in lieu of the oc- 
cupiers, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Louth Union, in the county of Lincoln, 
suggesting alterations in the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, and praying that no measure may be adopted 
by which the provisions of the said Act may be 
materially altered or affected, or the Poor Law Com- 
missioners deprived of those powers and authorities 
vested in them asa central controlling Board, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bognor ;— Devonport ;—Bath ;— 
Winchester ; — Plymouth ;— and Grendon, Poles- 
worth, and other places ; praying the House to pass 
a general measure for prohibiting the use of Dogs as 
beasts of burden,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Notice being taken that the Wicklow Harbour 
(No. 2.) Bill, as printed, was not conformable to the 


28° Aprilis. 





A. 1841. 


Standing Order, which requires that the proposed 
amount of all rates, tolls and other matters hereto- 
fore left blank in Private Bills, when presented to 
the House, be inserted in italics in the printed Bills; 
Ordered, That the Order for the second reading 
of the said Bill be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the said Bill, which, upon 
the 15th day of March last, was made from the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining and improving a Harbour 
at Wicklow, in the county of Wicklow: And that 
Mr. James Grattan, Mr. Lynch and Dr. Stock do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Townships 
or Divisions of Dovenby and Papcastle, in the parish 
of Bridehirk, in the county of Cumberland ; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 58. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Act” to the end 
of the Bill. 

The said Amendment being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Aglionby do carry the Bill to 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


in the city of Winchester, praying for the removal of 
the Courts of Law and Equity from Westminster to 
amore convenient and central situation, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Roundyhill ;— Whitburn ; — War- 
rington ; — Taunton (six Petitions) ;—Kirriemuir ;— 
Soothill ;—Stanningley ;— Keighley ;—Shadwell ;— 
Stepney ;—Cornwall-road, Lambeth ;— Whitechapel ; 
— West Ham Abbey ;—Much Woolton ;—and, Little 
Woolton; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 





the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke-upon- Trent ;—-Lawshall ;— 
Quenington ;— Matlock ;—Idle ;— Over Darwen ;— 
Llanidloes ;— Kendal ;—-and, Manchester and Sal- 
ford; 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. 


Presbytery (Moderator); praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


prietors, Shippers and other persons interested by 
property or family connexions in the colony of South 
Australia, praying for the immediate repayment of 
the sum of £.56,000, alleged to have been borrowed 
from the Emigration Fund of the said colony, was 


aes, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


—and, Reading ; praying that the Medical Profes- 
sion (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 











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


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Wicklow Har 
of the Petition for the Wicklow Harbour Bill, which, bour (No, 3,) 
upon the 3d day of March last, was made from the Bill. 


Dovenby and 
Papcastle 


Inclosure Bill, 


_ A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Qyyrts of Lav 
in the superior Courts of Law and Equity, resident ( Westminster.) 


Corn Laws, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Petitions from Students of Philosophy in the Uni- Maynooth 
versity of Saint Andrew’s ;—Portland ;—and, Tain Coilege Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors of land, Agents for pro South Australia. 


Petitions from the President and Fellows of the Medical 


King and Queen’s College of Physicians in Ireland ; (No 1.) Bill 





Jews’ D 
tion Bil 


Anaton 


Count 
Bill. 


Idol 
(Inc 


We 


Oo et 


4, VicTORIR. 


. Petitions from Nottingham ;—Arnold, Caberton 

profession and Basford ;— Saint Columb ;—and, Durham ; 

(No. 2-) Bil. Fraying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Jews’ Declara- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
tion Bill. 


of the city of Bristol, praying that the Jews’ Decla- 
ration Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Anatomy Act. A Petition of Thomas Langham and others, pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the manner 
in which the Anatomy Act has been carried into 
effect, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors 
of the borough of Bridgnorth, praying that provision 
may be made in the County Courts Bill for giving 
to the Court of Record of the said borough the 
same jurisdiction by summary process as is proposed 
to be granted to County Courts, but limited in 
amount, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Re- 
quests for the hundred of Elloe, in the county of 
Lincoln, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Tain, praying the House to adopt measures for dis- 
continuing all protection and encouragement by the 
Government of India to the Idolatrous Ceremonies 
of the natives, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Veryan- 
in-Roseland, praying for inquiry into the merits of 
Saint Just Pool, situated on the eastern shore of the 
harbour of Falmouth, as a packet station for the 
arrival and departure of the West India Mails, was 
presented, i read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Henry Schultes, of Kentish Town, 
Gentleman, recommending a plan for imparting 
Education ; and praying for inquiry into the same, 
with a view to its adoption for national purposes, 


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


A Petition of Members of the Church of England 
residing at Oswestry, 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 pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


West India 
Mails. 


Education, 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies, ) 


Sir Valentine 
Blake, 


A Petition of Sir Valentine Blake, Baronet, pray- 
ing for indemnification for certain Tithes and Rec- 
tories formerly the property of the Petitioner’s an- 
cestors, and now vested in the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners of Ireland, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Romain Catholic 


jean A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of Over 


Darwen, praying for the repeal of the Roman 
Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


eres and A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders 

7 _~ and other Inhabitants of the town of Stalybridge, 
and its vicinity, praying that the Stafford and Rugby 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

eer A Petition of James Greer, of Glasgow, Hygeist, 

(Scotland. ) complaining of being prosecuted and fined for prac- 


tising medicine, and praying for an alteration of the 
Jaw relating to the Medical Profession in Scoéland, 


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


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241 


A Petition of William Jones, Her Majesty’s Co- County 
roner for the county of Anglesey, praying that pro- Coroners Bill, 
vision may be made in the County Coroners Bill for 
an increased rate of remuneration to County Coro- 
ners, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Royal Burghs 
Council of the royal burgh of Nairn, praying for Scotland) Bill. 
alteration of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill, 
so as to give the burgh of Nairn a larger council 
than at present proposed, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Dixon, Mayor of the city Sewerage and 
of Carlisle, praying the House to pass a general Venllation. 
measure for the better Sewerage and Ventilation of 
large towns and populous districts, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Cavanagh, of Luggacurren, Registration 
in the Queen’s County, and others, claiming to °f Electors 
be entitled to vote in the election of Members to “"¢"™? 
serve in Parliament for the said county, complaining 
of their claims to be registered as electors having 
been disallowed by the assistant barrister, and of 
delay in hearing the appeals from his decision to the 
judge of assize, and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for improving the Outfall of Boston 
the River Welland, in the county of Lincoln, for leave H#tbour. 
to present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering and amending the powers and provisions of 
the Act for improving the Port and Harbour of 
Boston, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Tain (Modera- Lord’s Day. 
tor);—-Presbytery of Weem(Moderator);—and, Wed- 
nesfield ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing the better observance of the Lord’s Day, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Putative 
mittee on the Putative Fathers Bill; Fathers Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, unon Wednesday 
the 12th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Copyhold and 
further consideration the Report on the Copyhold — 
and Customary Tenure Bill ; ee 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Medical 
reading of the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; renege 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon (ie toe 
Wednesday the 12th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipai 
reading of the Municipal Annuities Bill ; Annuities Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read asecond time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Parliamentary 
into a Committee upon the Parliamentary Voters fed) Balle 
(Ireland) Bill. ; 


(In the Committee.) 
Cuause, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 


CrauseE, N° 2, (That after this Act shall so come 
into operation in any county, every male person, of 
full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity or 
disqualification, who shall have, at law or in equity, 
an estate of freehold in any lands, tenements or 
hereditaments, situate in such county, or shall be 
entitled, at law or in equity, to any lands or tene- 
ments situate in such county, of any tenure, for the 
unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term 

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originally created for a period of not less than 
years, whether determinable on a 

life or lives, or not, and who shall be in the actual 
occupation of such property respectively, shall be 
entitled to be registered and to vote as a Parlia- 
mentary Elector for such county, provided that such 
property, or some part thereof, shall have been rated, 
in the last rate made for the relief of the poor, at the 
net annual value of pounds ; and pro- 
vided he shall have been in such occupation for his 
own use for calendar months next pre- 
vious to such registry, in all cases in which occupa- 
tion for such period, previous to the registry of a 
freeholder or leaseholder, is now by law required ; 
Provided also, that such person shall, subject to 
the provisions hereinafter contained, establish his 
title to such estate or term in such property, in 
manner required by law for the registry of the free- 
holder or leaseholder respectively) read. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
first blank be filled with “ fourteen ;” 

Afterwards proposed, That the blank be filled 
with “ one.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with “ four- 
“ teen ;” 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for theYeas,{ x Taft be aa } 513. 
’ 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. i. jaz. 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
second blank be filled with “ eight.” 

Afterwards proposed, That the blank be filled 
with “ five.’ 

Question put, That the blank be filled with 
“ eicht.” 

The Committee divided : 


ill _f Mr. Horsman 1 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Tufuel : ? \ 434. 


Tellers for the Noes,} = — } 126, 

Question proposed, That the third blank be filled 
with “ six.” 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question proposed, 
That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask 
leave to sit again :—Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 

Blank filled with “ six.” 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill; 


Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 

That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask 

leave to sit again; 

The Committee divided : 

, ; { Mr. Brotherton, ‘ 

Tellers for the Yeas, | Mr. Hindley : 98. 

lie . ¢ Mr. Fox Maule, } e 

Tellers for the Noes, 1 Mr. Hoveman : 428, 
Question again proposed, That the Clause, as 

amended, stand = of the Bill; : 
Whereupon, Motion made, and Question pro- 

posed, That the Chairman do 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 Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 29° die Aprilis, 1841: 


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, this day, 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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Aprilis. A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com~ Ways ang 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Order made yes- Courts of Lay 
terday, that a Select Committee be appointed to con- and Equity, 
sider the expediency of erecting a Building in the 
neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, for the Sittings 

of the Courts of Law and Equity, in lieu of the pre- 

sent Courts adjoining to Westminster Hall, with a 

view to the more speedy, convenient, and effectual 
Administration of Justice, might be read; and the 

same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Solicitor Ge- 

neral, Mr. Edward John Stanley, Sir Robert Peel, 

Sir Edward Sugden, Sir James Graham, Mr. Pem- 

berton, Sir Eardley Wilmot, Mr. Hume, Mr. Lynch, 

Mr. Hayter, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Macaulay, Sir Frede- 

rick Pollock, Mr. Freshfield, and Mr. Strutt, with 

Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating Waterloo, &amp;, 
the Select Committee on Waterloo, &amp;c., Bridges; Bridge.” 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 

day. 


The Order of the day pio read, for nominating Sewers Bill, 
the Select Committee on the Sewers Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


The Dog Carts, &amp;c. Bill was, according to Order, Dog Catts, &amp;¢. 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Wednesday the 26th day 
of May next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Charitable 
into a Committee upon the Charitable Trusts Bill ; Trusts Bil. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- No. 272. 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme reported the Bill accordingly ; and the 
Report was ordered to be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Wednesday next ; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Turnpike-roads and Highways Bill was, ac- Turnpike-roads 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- and Highways 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- Bil 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezzlement 
reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; and Fraud Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Ordered, That Mr. Sheil be discharged from any Newfoundland. 
further attendance upon the Select Committee on 
Newfoundland. 

Ordered, That Mr. O’Connell be added to the 


Cemmittee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a y4r, Vizard. 
Return of the Date of Appointment of Mr. William 
Vizard as Secretary of Bankrupts; Amount of Sa- 
lary, and all Incidental Allowances paid, or to be 
paid, during such Appointment ; also, Total Amount 
of Fees received for the same :—A similar Return, as 
regards the Appointment of Mr. William Vizard as 
Solicitor to the Home Department :—And, a similar 
Return, as regards the Appointment of Mr. Vizard 
as Deputy Registrar of the New Bankruptcy Court. 


Ordered, That Sir Walter Scott’s Monument Bill sir Waiter 


be read a second time upon Friday next. Scott's Monu- 
ment Bill. 


jesty’s Command,—Copy, Convention of Commerce 





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and 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- German Union. 














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China. 
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and Navigation between Her Majesty and the King 
of Prussia, and the other Members of the German 
Union of Customs, signed at London, March 2d 
1841. 

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


Ordered, That the several Accounts relative to 
the Revenue, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to China, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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








Jovis, 29° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE following Returns pursuant to Orders of the 
House having been transmitted to the Clerk, 
were laid upon the Table; viz.—Return to an Order, 
dated the 17th day of March last, for Returns ot 
the Number of Persons qualified to vote at any 
Election for a Knight of the Shire for the County 
of Hertford, for each year from 1832 to 1840, 
both inclusive; distinguishing the Number regis- 
tered in every Parish in the respective Hundreds 
in each of such years, agreeably to the Lists settled, 
and returned by the Revising Barristers to the Clerk 
of the Peace :—Of each Sum charged by the Clerk 
of the Peace for the County of Hertford, in every 
year from the year 1832 to the year 1840, both in- 
clusive, for arranging the Lists received by him from 
the Revising Barristers, and for forming such Lists 
into a Register, in each of such years, of Persons 
qualified to vote in the Election of a Member of 
Pariiament for the said County ; and of every Sum 
aid by the Treasurer of the said County in respect 
of such Charge, and the date of each of such Pay- 
ments :—And, of every Sum received by the Clerk of 
the Peace for the County of Hertford, or his Deputy, 
or any of his Clerks, in every year from the year 
1832 to the year 1840, both inclusive, for every 
Copy furnished by him or them, whether written or 
printed, to any person or persons of any Register 
of persons qualified to vote in the Election of a 
Member of Parliament for the County of Hertford ; 
and also of every Sum received by him or them, for 
any Copy or Copies of any Lists of Names in sepa- 
rate Parishes contained in any such Register, and 
furnished by him or them to any Overseer or Over- 
seers, or to any other person or persons ; distin- 
guishing the Names of each Parish, and the Num- 
ber of Names contained in each of such Lists, and 
the separate Amount charged and paid for the same, 
with the date of each such Payment. ' 
A Return of the Number of Petitions printed and 
circulated with the Votes, by Order of this House, 
during the Sessions of 1839 and 1840 ;—Also, the 
Number of Notices of Motions given for the consi- 
deration of the subject-matter of such Petitions :— 
And, also the Number of Motions actually made in 
pursuance of such Notices. 


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of the following particulars of the latest ar- 
rangements for the Conveyance of the Mails between 
London and Edinburgh :—Time of arrival of the 
Evening Mail at Lancaster ; Time of dispatch from 
Lancaster to Edinburgh ; Time of arrival at each 
intermediate Post Town between Lancaster and 
Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh :—A similar Return 
as regards the Morning Mail from London to Lan- 
caster and Edinburgh: — Time of arrival of the 


Aprilis. 943 


Evening Mail at Darlington ; Time of dispatch from 
Darlington to Edinburgh; Time of arrival at each 
intermediate Post Town between Darlington and 
Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh :—And, the distance 
by the route of the Mail from London to Lancaster, 
and from London to Darlington, respectively. 


An Account of the Quantities of Sugar and other West India, 
Produce imported from the West Indies and Mau- &amp;c., Produce. 
ritius, between the 5th day of January 1840 and the 

5th day of January 1841; and of the parts thereof 
re-exported :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- Commission. 
sented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return, showing the 

Sums paid for Law Expenses in each of the years 

1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, by Order 

of the Poor Law Commissioners, for any Suits or 

Law Proceedings in which they have been engaged, 

in the discharge of their Duties; specifying the 

Amount paid in each case, the nature of each Suit, 

and the result of the Proceeding. 

Copies of the Summons, Examination, and Report Poor Law 
to the Poor Law Commissioners, in the case of James Amendment 
Whyte, Esquire, who was summoned to appear be- “ 

fore Mr. Gilbert, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, 

on the 6th day of August 1840:—And then he with- 

drew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of William Cuthbert and the Secretary of British Plate 
the Thames Plate Glass Company, praying that they Glass Company 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents against “'" 
certain parts of the British Plate Glass Company 

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 Motion was made, and the Question being put, British Plate 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee of Se- Glass Company 
lection, that they do discharge their Order for re- ®!" 

ferring the British Plate Glass Company Bill to the 

Members on the Hampshire List, and do refer the 

said Bill to the Members on the Surrey List ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Richard Hodgson, 39 
Yeas, Mr. Mark Philips: | as 
Tellers for the { Mr. Estcourt, } 62 
Noes, U Mr. Greene : : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Notice being taken, that the Breviate of the Im- fyperial Lite 
perial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) Bill had Insurance Com- 
not been laid on the Table before the second read- pavy (No. 2.) 
ing of the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings on the second 
reading of the said Bill be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That all Bills brought from the Lords Bills from the 
(except Divorce, Name and Naturalization Bills) Lrs- 
shall, after the first reading, be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, who 
shall report whether the Standing Orders of this 
House, relating to such Bills, have been complied 
with ; and no such Bill shall be read a second time 
till after the Report of the said Committee; and 
that one clear day’s notice be given to the Clerks in 
the Private Bill Office of the meeting of any Sub- 
Committee on such Bills. 





VoL. 96. 


The 


I12 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 
Road Bill. 


Bury (Sussex) 


Inclosure Bill. 


Severn Naviga- 


tion Bill. 


Great Leinster 


and Munster 
Railway 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Nottingham 
Gas Bill. 


Glasgow and 
Danidyvan 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


244 


The Earl of Surrey reported from the Committee 
on the Brighton and Shoreham Road 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 considered the 
other Petitions; and had also heard counsel in fa- 
vour of the Bill; 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; and the Amend- 
ments 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 inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
rish of Bury, in the County of Sussex, was read the 
third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill in Pr. 10. 1. 23, by leaving out the word “ or” 
and inserting the word “ nor,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ or” stand part of the Bill:—The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Surrey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Inhabitants and Land-owners of 
the parish of Tirley;—and, Sandhurst, in the county 
of Gloucester ; praying that the Severn Navigation 
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 Land-owners of 
the parish of Ashelworth, in the county of Giou- 
cester, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Yates presented a Bill for extending, enlarg- 
ing and amending some of the Provisions of the 
Act relating to the Great Leinster and Munster 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and re Ale to be read a second time. 


Mr. Ingham reported from the Committee on the 
Nottingham Gas Bill; That he was instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That Mr. William 
Elliott, Mr. Robert Wesson, Mr. Henry Howell and 
Mr. John Dearman Dunnicliffe be ordered to attend 
the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Elliott, Mr. Robert 
Wesson, Mr. Henry Howell and Mr. John Dearman 
Dunnicliffe, do attend this House forthwith. 


Petitions from Proprietors and Occupiers of Jand 
and houses near the road leading to Renfrew and 
Paisley, from Glasgow Three-mile House road, and 
in the neighbourhood of the line of the Polloc and 
Govan Railway ;—John Sligo, Esquire, of Carmyle, 
in the county of Lanark ;— Trustees of the road 
from the city of Glasgow to the village of Park- 
head;— George Lyon Walker, Merchant and Power- 
loom Manufacturer in Glasgow ;— Proprietors or 
Feuars of ground in the suburbs of Tradeston ;— 
and, Trustees of the road from the Glasgow and 
Parkhead-road to Woodend, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow and Dundyvan 
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 


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A. 1841, 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees for repairing the road Canterby 
from Chatham to Canterbury, praying that they Pavement Bjy, 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Canterbury 
Pavement 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. 


Petitions of Commissioners of Drainage for exe- King’s Lynn 
cuting the Acts relating to the Eau Brink Cut ; Port Bil, 
—and, Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the 
Company of Conservators of the Great Level of the 
Fens, called Bedford Level, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the King’s Lynn Port 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 Middlesbrough Improvement Bill was read a Middlesbrough 
second time; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from the London and Blackwall Railway Railways Bill 

Company ;— Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Com- 
pany ; — Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Man- 
chester Railway Company ;—and, Aylesbury Rail- 
way Company ; praying that the Railways Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railways. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Poor Law 
Windsor Union, praying that the Poor Law Amend- 47enimett 
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 Hinckley ;— and, Hammersmith ; 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for securing to Roman catholic inmates of work- 
houses the privilege of attending their own places of 
worship,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Jacob Goode ;—Samuel Neal ;— Wil- Poor Law 
liam Farey, Senior;— William Farey, Junior ;-- Amendment 
and, Thomas Goode; praying for the repeal of the ~ 
Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Henry Hether- 
Stockport, praying the House to adopt measures for 8" 
procuring the release of Henry Hetherington, was 
. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Derby ;-— Tansor ;— Ecton ; — Church of 
Loddington ;—Isham ;— Finedon ;—Islip ;— Barton Engine. 
Seagrave ;—Rainow and Saltersford ;— Cottingham; 

— Granby-cum-Sutton ;— Earls Barton ;--Twywell; 
— Irthlingborough ; — Little Harrowden ;--Flint- 
horn ;— Ashton ;—- Haselbeech ;— Orlingbury;—Stoke 
Doyle;— Benefield ;—Southwick (Northampton) ;-- 
Burton Latimer; — Sutton (Nottingham) ;— Week- 
ley and Oakley Parva ;—Arthingworth ;-—— Thorpe 
Malsor ;—Bossett Bridge ;—Storrington and Par- 
ham, and Sullington ;— Oundle ; — Woodford ; — 
Easton ;— Eccleston ; — Stalmine ; — Ducklington- 
cum-Hardwick ; -——Lilbourne ;—- Claycoton ;— Thor- 
ney (Nottingham) ;—Broughton ;—and, Great and 
Little Weldon; stating that the population of the 
country 








Cort 


—_ 












ill, 


Corn Law's 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Newport Riots. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Vaccination 
Act, and Medi- 
cal Witnesses. 


Medical Pro- 
fession, &amp;c, 


Medical 
Profession 


(Ne. 1.) Bill, 


4 VicToRiz. 


country has outgrown the resources of the national 
Church ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,— were presented, and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from London ;—Southwark ;-—Spring- 
vale ; -—- Rupert-street, Westminster; — wy : 
— Rotherhithe; — Store-street, Tottenham Court- 
road ;—King-street, Westminster;—and, Stewarton; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers and Inha- 
bitants in the parish of Benefield, praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Hopkinson and others, 
Her Majesty’s Coroners, praying that provision may 
be made in the County Coroners Bill, for the more 
adequate remuneration of Coroners, and an in- 
creased allowance for their travelling expenses, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Irthlingborough;—and, Islip; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
ublic money to the Roman Catholic College of 
aynooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman and Secretary of the 
National Charter Association of the borough of 
Tower Hamlets ;—and, Assistant Secretary of the 
National Charter Association of Kensington, Chelsea 
and Hammersmith; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Frost, Wil- 
liams and Jones,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bingley ;—and, Eccleshill; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bruan ;—-Maghera (two Petitions); 
—Drumreagh;— Canisbay ;—Penicuich ;— Cumber ; 
— Finvoy ;— Tobermore ;—Boveedy ;— Ballymena ; 
— Portglenone ;—Letterkenny ;— Fahan ;—Know- 
head ;— -Presbytery of Glendermot (Moderator and 
Clerk) ;--Aghadowey ;-—Cavanalech ;--Enniskillen ; 
— Crossgar ;—Dungiven ;-——Derrymore ;-—Olrig ;— 
Dunnet ;—Faughanvale ;—and, Locks; praying for 
the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland, — were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the town and county of Carlow, praying for the 
amendment of the Vaccination Act ; and for such an 
alteration in the law as will secure adequate remu- 
neration to medical practitioners called on as such 
to give evidence or opinions at coroner’s inquests, 
or in courts of justice, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the town and county of Carlow, praying the House 
to adopt measures for the reform of the Medical 
Profession, and for placing the Medical Charities 
of Ireland, under the control of proper medical 
authority, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of 
Chemists and Druggists in the town and county of 
the town of Nottingham, praying that the Medical 
Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law, 


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


Von. 96. 


29° Aprilts. 





945 


A Petition of Members of the British Medical Medical 
Association of Notts., and the adjoining counties, Profession 
praying that the Medical Profession(No. 2.) Bill may ate 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Garrinbane ;— Kilteely ; — Ask- Registration 
eaton ;—County of Limerick ;— Glasgow;--Colligan; (ireland) men 
—and, Ballingarry Downs ; praying that the Regis- Parliamentary 
tration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a Voters (Ire- 
law ; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Zre/and) !#"4) Bills. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from London ;— Sheffield (two Petitions) ; Import Duties. 
—and, Forres (Provost); praying for a revision and 
modification of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President, Vice-president and 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce at Kingston- 
upon-Hull, praying for the re-appointment of the 
Select Committee on Import Duties, with the view 
of removing impediments to free trade, was also 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Crich, Lord’s Day. 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Traders and Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Inhabitants of, and in the vicinity of Wilson-street, Bridges. 
Finsbury, praying the House to adopt measures for 
redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon Water- 
loo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the National Char- Robert Peddie. 
ter Association of Wandsworth ;—and, Secretary of 
the National Charter Association of Hammersmith, 
Kensington and Chelsea ; complaining of the treat- 
ment of Robert Peddie, in Beverley House of Cor- 
rection, and praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty for a mitigation of his punishment,—were 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee, Members Socialism. 
and Friends of the Universal Community Society 
of Rational Religionists, praying the House to in- 
stitute an inquiry into the principles and objects of 
the system of Socialism, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the National Charter Feargus 
Association of Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith °C™™ 
and their vicinities, complaining of the treatment of 
Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, in York Castle, and praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant a free 
pardon to him, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Mails (Scot- 
Copies of the Proposals made by the Postmaster !*"4-) 
General to the Railway Companies in Scotland, for 
conveying the Mails in that country, and of any 
offers made by the said Companies to the Postmaster 
General for that purpose; showing whether these 
Proposals were respectively made for conveying the 
Mails on every day of the week, or were to the ex- 
clusion of Sundays, and in the latter case to state the 
reasons assigned for the said exclusion :—Of any 
Correspondence which has taken place between the 
Directors or Secretaries of the Railway Companies 
in Scotland and the Surveyors and Secretary to the 
Post Office in that country, with the Postmaster Ge- 
neral, Colonel Maberly, or the Treasury, respecting 
the carrying of the Mails on Railways on Sundays, 


as they had formerly been on common roads in 


2:8 that 





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Lunatic Asy- 
lums (Ireland.) 


246 


that country :—Of the Contracts which have been 
made for carrying the Mails which are sent entirely 
by Railway in Scotland, or which are sent partly 
by Mail Coach, Mail Cart, Riding Post or other- 
wise, and partly by Railway, to the same Post 
Towns in that country; the Return to show the 
Number of Mails sent daily by one or other of the 
above modes respectively; showing whether they 
are carried every day of the week, at the same hours, 
at the same speed, and by the same conveyances, 
with the Hour at which each is sent off, and the 
Time allowed for each Transit by each mode of Con- 
veyance on week days and on Sundays, when any 
alteration takes place on that day; and in such case 
to state the nature and effect of the alteration ; 
showing also what Mails are now detained in Sco¢- 
land on Sundays, with the Names of the chief Post 
Towns (such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool, 
Manchester, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, &amp;c.,) such 
Mails had been sent from, and are detained at during 
Sundays, with the authority therefor, and the reason, 
if any, for these not being forwarded now, as for- 
merly, on that day :—And, of all Correspondence 
on the above subject between the Postmaster Ge- 
neral, Colonel Maberly, Sir Edward Lees, the Sur- 
veyors to the Post Office, or the Treasury, with the 
Magistrates of the city of Glasgow, with the Chair- 
man of the Chamber of Commerce of that city, and 
the Magistrates and Chairmen of the Chambers of 
Commerce of the towns of Paisley, Greenock, Port 
Glasgow, Johnston, Beith, Irvine, Saltcoates and 
Ayr, or with any other public authorities whatever 
in these towns, including the Postmasters in each 
respectively, respecting the discontinuance of the 
Conveyance of the Mails on Sundays, as these were 
usually sent before Railways came into operation, 
between the towns of Glasgow and Ayr, and 
Greenock and Glasgow. 











Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Expense of each District Lunatic 
Asylum in Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day 
of March 1841 ; 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 1840; 
the Number admitted ; the Number discharged, dis- 
tinguishing 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 1841 ; 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 Expendi- 
ture in Furniture, Bedding and Linen ; the Expendi- 
ture in Fixtures, Additions and Alterations, Work- 
men’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Expenditure in Clothing ; 
the Expenditure per head per annum in Clothing ; 
the Total Expenditure in Salaries and Servants’ 
Wages; the Expenditure per head per annum in Sa- 
laries 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 calcu- 
lated from the average Number of Patients for the 


29° Aprilis. 


A. 1841. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell _ 
t 


and Sir George Rose : 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 


ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


fessage from 
e Lords, 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for maintaining certain stumperos; 
Roads in the County of Cambridge, to be called, Roads Bil, 


“The Stumpcross Roads” : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting further London ana 
Powers to the London and Blackwall Railway Com- Blackwall 


pany: And also, 


Commercial) 


hee Railway Bill. 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An che 


sea Poor, 


Act for the Administration of the Poor Laws in the &amp;c., Bill, 


Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the County of 
Middlesex, and relating to the Highways in the said 
Parish, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Eastern Coun. 


Act to amend and enlarge some of the Provisions ties Railway 


of the Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way ; and to authorize the Company to raise a fur- 
ther Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said 
Undertaking, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Traders, Ipswich Docks 


and other Inhabitants of the town and borough of 
Ipswich, praying that the Ipswich Docks Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Waterloo, &amp;c, 


Tuesday last, 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 House, in the years 1836, 
1838, 1839 and 1840, together with any other Plans 
for the same object, which they may deem worthy of 
consideration ; and also the Petitions presented to 
this House for the purchase of the interests of the 
Proprietors of Waterloo, Southwark and Vaurhall 
Bridges, in order to their being immediately opened 
to the use of the public, free from Toll; and to re- 
port 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. Edward John Stanley, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. 
Herries, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Lord Viscount 
Lowther, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Clay, Colonel Thomas 
Wood, Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Robert Steuart, 
Mr. Barnard, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. Wakley, Sir 
Benjamin Hall, Mr. Planta, Mr. Kemble, Wir. Alder- 
man Humphery and Mr. Hawes, with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be Quorum. 


The Select Committee on the Sewers Bill was no- 
minated of Mr. Bethell, Lord Worsley, Mr. Hodges, 
Mr. Christopher, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Sanford, 
Mr. Rice, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Darby, Mr. Sotheron, 








year :—Of the Particulars of each Salary and Ser- 
vants’ 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 


Mr. Charles Octavius Morgan and Mr. Grantley 
Berkeley, with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





31st day of March 1841; the Number discharged 
as Recovered; the Number discharged or taken away 
by their friends as Relieved, or Harmless and Incu- 
rable, 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 1841 :—And, similar Re- 

turns from the Cork Lunatic Asylum. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Parliamentary 


into a Committee upon the Parliamentary Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question put, That Clause 
No. 2, as amended, stand part of the Bill; 





i. 


Bill. 


Bridges, 


Sewers Bill. 


Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill. 











nine on The House, according to Order, resolved itself! 
(Irelan Ml. 


4 Vicroriz. 29°—30° Aprilis. 247 


The Committee divided : tees of Lunatics appointed by that Court, omitting 





Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, logo. | details and names of Parties :—Of the Total Amount 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell: ~~" | of Rental of all Estates in each of the Offices of the 
Tellers for the f Mr. Henry Baring, is oa | Masters in Chancery, under charge of Consignees 
Noes, LSir Thomas Fremantle: —§ * from any of the Colonies, appointed by that Court, 
Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman omitting details and names of Parties:—And, of the 
do now leave the Chair put, and agreed to. | Number of Bills filed in the Court of Chancery in 





- | each of the last Five years. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. | y 
| The Order for taking into further consideration, Poor Law 

| upon Monday next, the Report on the Poor Law — 


ill. 


into a Committee upon the Drainage (Ireland) Bill; | Amendment Bill, was read, and discharged. 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- | Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


sumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon reported, | eae: Mendaw the teth 2 f M: 
That the Committee had made progress in the Bill : ne —— ne sts Mn ad 


and that he was directed to move, that the Com- 


mittee may have leave to sit again. | Ordered, That the Return relative to Licensed Licensed 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday | Victuallers, &amp;e., which was presented upon Thurs- Victuallers, &amp;c. 
the 12th day of May next, again resolve itself into day last, be printed. No. 275. 
id Committee. | 
the said Committee Ordered, That the Return relative to Sweets or sweets or 


7 . . . j j rae Mad Wi es. 
slave Compe» The Slave Compensation Bill was, according to | Made Wines, which was presented yesterday, be Made Wines 


sation Bill. = Order, read a second time; and committed to a | printed. ) seenieees 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. | Ordered, That the Return relative to Slave Ves- stave Vessels. 
| sels, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 277. 
Embezzleme. Lhe Order of the day being read, for the second) Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor poor Law 
a reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill; | Law Amendment Act, which was presented upon Amendment 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | Tuesday last, be printed. Act. 
To-morrow. No. 278. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 

Fine Arts. Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed | 
to take into consideration the promotion of the Fine 
Arts of this Country, in connexion with the rebuild- | 
ing of the new Houses of Parliament. 








Veneris, 30° die Aprilis ; 





Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
Dean Forest A Motion being made, That it be an Instruction} p . 
Bil. ; RAYERS. 
to the Gentlemen who are appointed to prepare and ’ ' * — : 
bring in the Dean Forest Bill, that they have power R. Watson, from the Corporation for the Relief Merchant 
to make provision therein forauthorizing Her Majesty | : of Seamen in the Merchant Service, was called Seamen- 
to endow a Church in the Forest; " in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 


Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Her Majesty’s Com- tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, of the Income and Expenditure of the President 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this and Governors of the Corporation for Relief of 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the Seamen in the Merchant Service, their Widows 
ee and Children, at the Port of London, and the various 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gen- Outports under their management, from 1st January 
tlemen who are appointed to prepare and bring in | 840 to 31st December 1840, inclusive. 
the said Bill, that they have power to make provision; | An Account of the Income and Expenditure of 
therein for authorizing Her Majesty to endow aj the Trustees for the Relief of Seamen in the Mer- 
Church in the Forest. chant Service, their Widows and Children, appointed 


od : by the therein-mentioned Outports of the United 
Courts of Law. | Ordered, That there be iaid before this House, a Kingdom, from 1st January 1840 to 31st December 


Return of all Sums paid to the Consolidated Fund | 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

during each of the last Five years, arising from Fees Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
received in either of the Courts of Queen’s Bench, | Table. 

Common Pleas or Exchequer. 


Mr. Miller, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was pankeuptcy 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Re- Court. 


— _ turn to an Order, dated the 5th day of this instant 
standing in the name of the Accountant General of April, for a Return of the Amount of Monies in the 


the Court of Exchequer, on account of Suitors of | hands of each of the Official Assignees of the Court 
that Court :—And, of the Number of Bills filed in of Bankruptcy belonging to Bankrupts’ Estates on 
the Court of Exchequer in each of the last Five | the 1st day of March 1841:—Also, of the Names of 


Court of Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Exchequer, Returns of the Total Amount of Stock and Cash 








—_— 'any of the Official Assignees who have been De- 
Court of Ordered, That there be laid before this House, f#ulters, or have absconded with Money of Bank- 
Chancery. Returns of the Total Amount of Stock and Cash 'uPts’ Estates in their possession, and how much; 


standing m the name of the Accountant General of | also, a Statement of the Amount of Security the 
the Court of Chancery, on account of Suitors of that Official Assignees give before receiving office :-— 
Court :—Of the Amount of Stock and Cash stand-| —And then he withdrew. . 
ing in the name of the Accountant General of the | , Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Court of Chancery to the credit of the Suitors’ vers |, = 
arisine from the investment of the unemployed Cash as ' : ! 
of the Suitors of that Court, and an ys of the| _ Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing Standing 
present Charges upon that Fund :—Of the Total Orders have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, Orders. 
Amount of the Rental of all Estates in each of the | during the sitting of the House. 
Offices of the Masters in Chancery, under charge of |, 
the Receivers appointed by that Court, omitting Mr. James Grattan presented a Bill for making and wickiow Har 
details and names of Parties :—Of the Total Amount maintaining and improving a Harbour at Wicklow, in bour (No. 3.} 
of the Rental of all Estates in each of the Offices of the County of Wicklow: And the same was read the Bi! 
the Masters in Chancery, under charge of Commit- first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vot. 96. 114 Petitions 





ws a esa 8 os a 0 
mma o mesettptomerete a sinahaiy iat es 



























































Brighton and 
Shoreham 
Road Bill, 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 
Road Bill. 


Nottingham 
Gas Bill. 


Cheveley 
Inciosure Bill. 


Newport Docks 
Bill. 


Plymouth 
(Eastern) 
Roads Bill, 


Plymouth and 
Exeter Road 
Bill. 


248 


Petitions from William Gorringe and William 
Pennington Gorringe, of Kingston-by-Sea, in the 
county of Sussex ;—Merchants, Ship-owners, Tra- 
ders and Inhabitants of the borough of Brighton ;— 
and, Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of the 
town and port of Shoreham; praying that a clause 
may be inserted in the Brighton and Shoreham Road 
Bill, authorizing the owners and tenants of wharfs 
on Shoreham Harbour to lay rails across the turn- 

ike-road on the level for the conveyance of goods 
From the said wharfs to the Shoreham Branch of the 
London and Brighton Railway,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act passed in the 
eleventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for more effectually repairing 
and improving the Road from Brighton to Shore- 
ham, for building a Bridge over the River Adur, at 
New Shoreham, and for making a Road to Lancing, 
and a Branch Road therefrom, all in the County of 
Sussex, was read the third time. ; 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of rider (To enable certain Parties to 
lay rails across the road on a level): And the said 
Clause was brought up. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Clause be now read the first 
time:—And the said Motion and Clause were seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Surrey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Proprietors of the Vottingham 
Trent Waterworks Company ;—Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Nottingham Old Waterworks ;— 
and, Inhabitants of the town and county of the 
town of Nottingham, and Members of the several 
Boards of Highways, or being Commissioners for 
lighting the public Lamps within the said town; 
praying that the Nottingham Gas Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal xeported from the Committee on the 
Cheveley 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 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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Newport Docks 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 Amendmen t be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Plymouth (Eastern) Roads Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Plymouth and Exeter Road Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


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A, 1841, 


and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Wells ana 
Wells and Highbridge Road Bill; That they had Highaites 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the sienna 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The South Western Railway (No. 2.) Bill was South Western 
read a second time; and committed. Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (%* 2») Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was Southwark 
read a second time ; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 2.) Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of James Tanner, of Portishead, in Portbury Pier 
the county of Somerset, praying that he may be = Approaches 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Portbury Pier and Approaches 
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 House proceeded to take into consideration Chelsea Poor, 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- &amp;c., Bil. 
tituled, An Act for the Administration of the Poor 
Laws in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the 
County of Middlesex, and relating to the Highways 
in the said Parish; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 33. Leave out “ Clauses” and insert 
“&lt; provisions.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 7. After “ now” insert “ or hereafter 
* t be.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 17. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ And” in Pr, 12.1. 14. 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Thomas Wood 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 Rate-payers, Owners and Occupiers Merthyr Tydfil 


Stipendiary 


of hereditaments and premises assessed and liable , , 
Magistrate Bill. 


to be assessed to the poor’s rates of the parish of 
Merthyr Tydfil, in the county of Glamorgan, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against the Merthyr Tydfil Sti- 
pendiary Magistrate Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Land-owners of Severn Naviga- 
the parish of Hasfield, in the county of Gloucester, tio Bil. 
praying that the Severn 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 James Dunlop, of Clyde Iron Works, Glasgow and 
in the parish of Monkland, praying that he may be hes. 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against \ay Bill. 
certain parts of the Glasgow and Dundyvan Junc- 
tion 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. 


A Petition 











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A Petition of Heritors of the parish of Cadder, | 
in the county of Lanark, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Forth and 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 | 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in | 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Forth and Clyde 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend and enlarge some of the 
Provisions of the Acts relating to the Eastern 
Counties Railway, and to authorize the Company 
to raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes of 
the said Undertaking ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 15. 1. penult. Leave out from “ three” to| 
“ And” in Pr. 16. 1. 6. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 





South Western 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


A Petition of Lessees of the Common of Batter- 
sea and Wandsworth, complaining that tie South 
Western Railway Company have deposited quanti- 
ties of earth and rubbish upon part of the said com- 
mon, and have refused to remove the same, or to 
make compensation for the damage done, as directed 
by the Act for making the said Railway; and praying 
that clauses may be inserted in the South Western 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill compelling the said company 
to make compensation for such damage, and for 
applying other monies due from the said company 
for improving and repairing the said common, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


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Liverpool 


. « | 
The House proceeded to take into further consi- | 
Docks Bill. 


deration the Report on the Liverpool Docks 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. 


Standing 


oe Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee | 
ers; 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which | 
were read, as follow : | 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Lagan Navi- 
gation (Jreland) Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Imperial Bank of England Company 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. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Imperial Bank 
of England 
Company. 


Edinburgh and 
lasgow Union 
Canal (Cobbin- 
shaw Reservoir) 

Bill, 


A Petition of Merchants and others interested in 
the traffic of goods between the east and west 
coasts of Scotland, praying that the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union Canal (Cobbinshaw Reservoir) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of George Crichton, Manager of the 
London, Leith, Edinburgh and Glasgow Shipping 
Company, and also of other Persons interested in 
the trade between Edinburgh and Glasgow, 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Vou. 96, 


249 


The Pill (Somerset) Dock Bill was read a second Pill (Somerset 
time ; and committed. Dock Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Elles- Poor Law 
mere Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment laa 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and ~ 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from ig aC ys 3;— Aber ; —and, Poor Law 
the Reverend Arthur Tozer Russell, s.c.u. of S¢, Amendment 
John’s College, a ig and Vicar of Caxton, “ 
Cambridgeshire, praying for alteration of the Poor 

Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Committee of the Qaths. 
Baptist Union; — Whitehaven ; —- and, Norwich; 
praying the House to pass a general measure substi- 
tuting Affirmations in lieu of a resented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockport ;—Workpeople in the Com Laws. 
employ of the executors of the late W. Higson ;— 
Portobello ;—Kirkaldy (President of the Anti-Corn 
Law Association); — Holborn (two Petitions) ;— 
Saint Pancras (Middlesex) ;—Spitalfields (three Pe- 
titions);— Lewisham-street, Queen-street and Dacre- 
street, Westminster ;—Rochester-row and Vauzhall 
Bridge-road, Westminster ; -— Commercial-road (two 
Petitions); — Miil Wall;——-Ratcliffe Highway ;-- 
Broadway, Strutton Ground, Westminster ;-—Poplar ; 
—The Strand ;—Stepney ;— Merton Abbey (Surrey); 
—- Southwark ; — Middleton ; -— Spital-square ; —- 
Waterloo-road, Lambeth ;—Gray’s Inn-lane ;-—Bed- 
dington Corner ;— Regent-street and Great Peter- 
street, Westminster ;-- King’s Cross; — Walsall ; —- 
Manchester ; -— Failsworth ;-— Hyde ; — Godby ; — 
Liverpool ; -- and, Edinburgh; praymg for the re- 
peal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;—Dumfries ;—Provi- Import Duties. 
sional London Chamber of Commerce (Chairman) ; 
— Beverley ;—and, Chamber of Commerce, Man- 
chester (President) ; praying for a revision and mo- 
dification of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenock;— Bradford ( York) (four Church Rates, 
Petitions) ;— Lanthewy Rytherch ;-—Bridlington ;— 
Shipley ; — Coleford ; — Bingley ; — Truro ;—and, 
Hythe; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Edzell ;-- Kinfauns ;—Kenneth- Church 

mont ;— Benburb ; — Westport ;-—-Ballyrashane ; — (Scotland) 
Four Towns ;— Glendermot ; -——-Dromore ;— Rose- ? 
yards ; -— Ballymacarett ; — Presbytery of Route 
(Moderator and Clerk) ;-- Ballymena ; — Stirling ; 
—Uig; -- Cairnie;— Presbytery of Haddington 
(Moderator) ; — Idalf Morton;--and, Greenock ; 
praying for the abolition of the system of Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Royal-street, Lambeth; — and, Waterloo, &amp;c. 
Warwick-street, Soho; praying the House to adopt _— 
measures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls 
upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, 

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


Petitions from Carnoustie ;—Brailsford (two Pe- i ord’s Day. 
titions) ;— Arbroath ;— Belfast ;—and, Presbytery 
of Route(Moderator and Clerk); praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing the better observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


KK A Petition 





Dog Carts. 


Punishment of 
Death Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


Factories. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Banking 
(Scotland.) 


Church 
, Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill, 


Registrat‘on 
of Voters 


(Ireland) ; and, 


Parliamentary 
Voters (Tre- 
land) Bills. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Parkhurst 
Prison. 


Public Petitions 


(Twenty-first 
Report. ) 


250 


30° Aprilis. 


A. 1841, 


A Petition of Members of the Belfast Society for | 27th days of this instant April, and had directed him 


the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, praying for 
the adoption of a general measure prohibiting the 
use of Dogs as beasts of burden, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Belfast; praying that the 
Punishment of Death Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hoveringham ;—Teversall ;-—May- 
field ; — Southwell ; -- Adenburgh ;— Bramcote ;— 
Thomas Smith Woolley, and others ;—Farnsfield ;— 
South Muskham ;—West Retford ;— Walsall ;— 
Walsall Wood ;—Allerbury ;—and, Great Bloxwich, 
and other places ; 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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Factory Labourers 
of Castle Ward, in the county of Nottingham, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures limiting the labour 
of all persons employed in Factories to fifty-eight 
hours per week, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of the London Dock 
Company, 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 the Chamber of Commerce and 
Manufactures, Edinburgh ;—and, Leith Chamber of 
Commerce ; praying the House not to sanction any 
measure having for its object an alteration or inter- 
ference with the system of Banking at present 
established in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 
of Lauder, complaining of the recent decisions of 
the Court of Session in Scotland, relative to the 
appointment of ministers, and praying that the Act 
of Queen Anne relative to Church Patronage in 
Scotland may be repealed, and the settlement of 
ministers placed on such a footing as may satisfy 
the Church and people of Scotland, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clerks of Accounts in the High 
Court of Chancery, praying that provision may be 
made in the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill, 
to compensate them for the loss they will sustain 
should the said Bill pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Achonry ;—and, Dromore; praying 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may 
not pass into a law; and, that the Parliamentary 
Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Drumrath ;—and, Killerry; pray- 
ing that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy, Reports relating to Parkhurst Prison, 
1841. 

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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented on the 26th and 








to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Petition of Thomas Bernard, Esquire, a Candidate 
at the last Election of a Member to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the King’s County, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the said county, 
informed the House, That the Committee had de- 
termined, 

That Andrew Armstrong, Esquire, is duly elected 
a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the King’s County : 

That the Petition of Thomas Bernard, 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 there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Memorials to the Lords of the Treasury, 
and to the Postmaster General, on the subject of 
the Transmission of Country Letters through the 
London Post Office on the Lord’s Day, with the 
Number of Signatures attached to each Memorial ; 
and also, Copies of the Answers returned thereto :— 
And, of all Resolutions passed at Vestries, Ward- 
motes, or other Public Meetings, in connexion with 
this subject, which have been transmitted to the 
Lords of the Treasury, or to the Postmaster General ; 
and of any Correspondence which may have passed 
between the Lords of the Treasury and the Post- 
master General, upon the said subject. 


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 Certioraris granted to remove In- 
dictments from the Sessions of Zondon and Middle- 
sex for the last Twenty years, with a Return of the 
Cases, so removed, brought to Trial, and of the Judg- 
ment given; with the Names of the Attornies for 
the Prosecution. 

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 

and Sir George Rose : 
' Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to indemnify such Per- 
sons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to 
qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, 
and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes 
respectively, until the Twenty-fifth day of March 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, and for 
the Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, in 
certain cases : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners of Woods to make a New Street 
from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, to Long Acre, and 
for other [mprovements in the Metropolis : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving certain 
Parts of the Townships of Bilton-with-Harrowgate 
and Pannal, called High and Low Harrowgate, in the 
West. Riding of the County of York, for protecting 
the Mineral Springs, and regulating the Stinted 
Pasture in the said Townships : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for effectually repairing 
the Road from the Western side of the New Forest, 
near Christchurch, to the Boundary of the Parish 
of Lyndhurst, all in the County of Hants: 





A Bill, 


Mr. Wilson Patten, from the Select Committee xin 
appointed to try and determine the matter of the Election, 


g's County 


Post Office, 


Certioraris. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Indemnity Bill, 


Metropolis 
Improvements 


Bill. 


Harrogate 
Improvement 
ill. 


Christchurch 
and Lyudburst 
Road Bill. 





Ss wee Ss 


Unty 


‘Bill, 


ents 


ent 


rch 
hurst 


4, VicTORIz. 


North Midiand A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting further 
Railway Bille Powers to the North Midland Railway Company: 
Chard Canal A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts re- 
Bill. lating to the Chard Canal: And also, pre 

Derby Gas Bill. The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for better lighting with Gas the Borough of 
Derby, and several Parishes and Places adjacent 
thereto, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Turnpike-road from Wimborne 
Minster, in the County of Dorset, to Piddletown, in 
the same County, with certain Branches therefrom, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Wimborne and 
Piddletown 
Road Bill. 


Ways and The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Means. into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 
Exchequer Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
Bills. granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eleven millions, 
be raised by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one. 
Resolution to be reported. 





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


Sabbati, 1° die Maiti, 1841: 


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. 


Sugar Duties. Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
Duties upon Sugar. 
Adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Arms (Ireland) The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
ill, 


into a Committee upon the Arms (Ireland) 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 made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 
Factories Bill. © The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Factories Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


30° Aprilis—1° Maiz. 951 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Royal Burghs 
mittee on the Royal Burghs (Scoéland) Bill ; (Scotland ) Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
14th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; Burebs 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the eens eS, 
14th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; Rates (Dublin) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday _ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Presentments 
Bill; (Dublin) 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- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Zreland) Bill; Chancery 

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


_ The Insolvent Debtors (Jreland) Bill was, accord- Insolvent 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed Debtors __ 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. (Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second tnland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


housing Bill. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- againistration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; of Justice _ 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (X® 1.) Bill, 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ¢riminal 
mittee on the Criminal Justice Bill ; Justice Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Trade of British Possessions Abroad Bill Trade of British 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of | was, according to Order, read a second time ; and Possessions 


committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 4024 Bill. 
Monday next. 


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

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


Sir Walter Scott’s Monument Bill was, according ¢.. wojey 
, ie &gt; Sir Walter 

to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Scott’s Mouu- 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next, ment Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Slave Compen- 
mittee on the Slave Compensation Bill ; sation Bill. 














Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

Silk Factories The Order of the day being read, for the Com- A Sa ES a Se 

ss mittee on the Silk Factories Bill ; , 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next The Order of the day being read, for the second Embezzlement 
sasslive tell tate the cal Clemens, ”| reading of the Embezzlement and Fraud Bill ; and Fraud Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
——, The Order of the day being read, for taking into Wednesday next. 
urvey Bill, 


Survey Bill ; 


further consideration the Report on the Ordnance 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 Geo. 4, Stamp Daties 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | c. 41, to repeal certain Duties on Law Proceedings (L4¥ Preceec- 


consideration upon Monday next. 


in the Courts in Great Britain and Ireland re- ings) BS 
spectively, and for better protecting the Duties 


Offencesagainst The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | payable upon Stamped Vellum, Parchment or Paper, 


the Person Bill. mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Vou. 96, 


might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to explain and amend the said Act: And that Mr. 
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Dean Forest 
Bill. 


No, 279. 


Stamp Duties 
(Law Proceed 
ings) Bill. 


No. 280, 


Petitions. 


No. 281. 


London and 
Edinburgh 
Mails. 


No. 282, 


Poor Law 
Commission, 


No. 283. 
Poor Law 


Amendment 
Act, 


No. 284. 


West India, 
&amp;c., Produce. 


No. 285. 


Court ot 
Exchequer. 


Court of 
Exchequer. 


Poor Law. 


252 


Solicitor General and Mr. Attorney General do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
constitute the Extra-parochial parts of the Forest of 
Dean and Hundred of Saint Briavels, in the County 
of Gloucester, into a District for the Relief of the Poor 
thereof, and to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
of Woods to endow a Church at Cinderford, in the 
said District: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 

Ordered, That so much of the said Bill as relates 
to constituting a District for the Relief of the Poor, 
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. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill to explain 
and amend an Act of the fifth year of King George 
the Fourth, for repealing certain Duties on Law 
Proceedings in the Courts in Great Britain and Ire- 
land respectively, and for better collecting the Duties 

ayable upon Stamped Vellum, Parchment or 
Gave 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 Petitions, 
which was laid upon the Table yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the London 
and Edinburgh Mails, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law Commission, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law 


Amendment Act, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to West India, 
&amp;c., Produce, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 


Lune, 3° die Maii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Browne, from the Court of Exchequer, was 

p called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—A Return of the Total Amount of Stock 
and Cash standing in the name of the Accountant 
General of the Court of Exchequer, on account of 
Suitors of that Court :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return be referred to the 
Select Committee on Courts of Law and Equity. 

Mr. Buckland, from the Court of Exchequer, was 
culled in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Oider,—A Return of the Number of Bills filed in 
the Court of Exchequer in each of the last Five 
years :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return be referred to 
the Select Committee on Courts of Law and Equity. 


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Orders,—Amended Return to an 
Order, dated the 30th day of March last, for Returns 
showing the Number, Namesand Population of single 
Parishes, and of Unions of Parishes respectively, 


30° Aprilis.—1°—3° Maii. 





A. 1841. 


governed by Local Acts of Parliament, and not acting 
under the Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners 
for the Administration of the Relief of the Poor :— 
And showing the Number, Names and Population of 
single Parishes, and Unions of Parishes, having 
Local Acts of Parliament applicable to the Adminis- 
tration of Relief to the Poor, now acting under 
the Rules and Orders of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, whether placed in union or not. 


_A Return of any Instructions that may have been Electoral 
given by the Poor Law Commissioners to the As- Districts 
sistant Commissioners in Zreland, for dividing Unions “!eland.) 


into Electoral Districts. ‘ 


Copies of a Letter (with its several Inclosures) Poor Law 
addressed by the directions of the Secretary of State Amendment 


for the Home Department to the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, and of the Reply of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners (with Copy of the Correspondence in- 
closed therein), respecting the proposed Emigration 
of certain Female sate A from the parish of Sainé 
Mary-le-bone :—-And, of a Letter from the Clerk of 
the Board of Guardians of the West London Union 
to the Poor Law Commissioners, dated the 16th 
day of April 1841 ; together with a Copy of the 
Report of the School Committee inclosed therein : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road leading Plymouth 
from Brent Bridge, in the County of Devon, to (Easter) 
Gasking-street, in or near the Borough of Plymouth, ®°4s Bill 


in the said County, 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 to repeal certain of the Provi- Plymouth and 
sions of an Act passed in the first year of the reign Exeter Road 


of his Majesty King George the Fourth, for im- 
proving parts of the Line of Road between the 
Borough of Plymouth and the City of Exeter, 
through Ashburton and Chudleigh, in the County 
of Devon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yanks Buller do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Ratcliff Commercial 
Pavement, praying that the Commercial Gas Com- Gas Company 


pany 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 Boston Harbour 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 8 


the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring inthe Boston Harbour Bill, the Committee 
recommend the House to grant the prayer of the 
Petition. 

Ordered, That leave he given to present a Petition, 
as desired. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Imperial Life 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Insurance 
Company 
? (No. 2.) Bill. 


the Imperial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) Bill 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ap- Expiring Laws. 
pointed to inquire what temporary Laws ofa public No,286. 


and general nature made by the Parliaments of 
England or Great Britain, or Ireland, or of the 
United Kingdom, are now in force, and what Laws 
of the like nature, passed by the English, British, 
Trish or United Parliaments, have expired between 
the ist day of the last Session of Parliament and 
the 1st 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 1842, or in the 
course or at the end of any session which may 
commence 


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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 per- 
petual; That they had examined the matters referred 
to them ; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 


3° Maiz. 253 


Quay of the Prince’s 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 Powers of the Acts relating 
to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


c The Liverpool Local Acts Amendment Bill was Liverpool Local 
and be printed. 


read a second time; and committed. Acts a 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- "™**™ 
mittee of Selection. 





Edinburgh and =A Petition of Merchants and other Persons in- 


Ger obbin- terested in the trade between Edinburgh and Glas- 


shaw Reservoir) gow, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, A Petition of the Worcester Chamber of Com- Inland Ware- 
Bill. their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Forth and Clyde 
Navigation Bill. 


Southwark 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Newport Docks 
Bill, 


Polloc and 
Govan Railway 
Bill, 


Liverpool 
Vocks Bill. 


Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal (Cobbinshaw |™°"C® Praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill "ins Bi 


Reservoir) 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Merchants and other Persons in- 
terested in the trade between Edinburgh and Glas- 
gow ;—and, Heritors and Kirk Session of the parish 
of Cumbernauld, Guardians of the Poor of that 
parish, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill,—were pre- 
sented, 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 Petition of Samuel Paynter, Esquire, of Rich- 
mond, in the county of Surrey, and William Pott, 
Esquire, of Southwark, in the said county, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Southwark 
Improvement (No. 2.) 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 authorizing the Newport 
Dock Company to raise an additional Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating thereto, 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 Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Commissioners of 
Police for the barony of Gorbals, praying that the 
Polloc and Govan Railway 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 Provost, Bailies and Councillors 
of the royal burgh of Rutherglen, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks to erect Transit Sheds on the 
West Quay of the Prince’s Dock, to make a Wet 
Dock, with Warehouses on the Quays, and to con- 
struct other Works; and to raise a further Sum of 
Money ; and for enlarging the Powers of the Acts 
relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for enabling the Trustees of the 


Liverpool Docks to erect Transit Sheds on the West 
Vor. 96. 


may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Worcester;--Bargemen and Boat 
men employed upon the River Severn and the Wor- 
cester and Birmingham Canal;—Saint James, West- 
minster ;— Saint Matthew, Friday-street, London ; 
—and, Bath; praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing the better observance of the Lord’s Day, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





the Forty-sixth Regiment of Foot, now stationed at 
Fort Regent, in the island of Jersey, complaining of 
proceedings against him in the said island, ona 
charge of breach of the peace, and praying for in- 
quiry into the same, and into the present constitution 
and state of the police and royal court of the island 
of Jersey, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Blackfriars ;--Newman-street, Oxford-street ;—and 
London-road, Newington; praying the House to 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing the 
Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vaurhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table, 


Clent ;— Kimeridge ;— Newnham ;— Burton Brad- 
stock ;-—-Great Malvern ;—Uffington ;— Chapel Hill 
and Tintern Parva; — Green’s Norton; — Litch- 
borough; — Badby ; — Thenford ; — Silverstone ;— 
Marston Saint Lawrance and Greatworth ;— North- 
leach ;— Newchurch East ;—Piddle Trenthide ;— 
Petworth ;— Whitchurch Canonicorum ;—Herting- 
fordbury ;— Great Billing ;— Spratton ; — Pent- 
ridge ;— Chacombe ;— Whittlebury ;— Pitsford ; — 
Penalt;— Derby (two Petitions) ; — Everdon ; — 
Saint Arvan’s ;— Landenny ;— Halesworth-cum-Che- 
diston ; — Thrapston ; — Dunsfold ; — Steyning ; — 
Horton and other places ;—Edgmond ;— Stalbridge ; 
— Mattishall;— Hilton ;— Tallington;—Charmouth; 
— Stapleton ;— Preston and Stourpaine;—Stamford; 
— Hutton; — Ellesmere ;— Durrington ;— Linslade; 
—Chalfont Saint Giles; — Halwell; — Weobley ;— 
Landford ;— Saint Margaret’s, Stanstead ;-—Ayl- 
sham ;—Lane End, near High Wycombe ; — Alling- 
ton ; — Melsonby ;— Ilsinaton ; — Sarum ;— Ryton ; 
—Toller Porcorum ;— Alderminster ;— Norton and 
Woodlands;—Middlethorpe All Saints and Middle- 
thorpe Saint Helen; — Archdeaconry of the East 

Riding of Yorkshire ;— Cromer ;—Grewelthorpe ;— 

Yardley- Hastings ;—Cottenham ;— Himley ;— Fron ; 

— Wrozeter ;— Woodstone ;—Chilmarsh ; — Winter- 

bourne Gunner ; — Priveti ; -— Shrewton ; — Fifield 














Bovant and Ebbesbourne Water ;— Chicklade;— 





Fonthill a ;-—-Swinstead and Creeton;— Evei- 
ley; — East Farleigh; — Bardney; — Newington- 


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A Petition of George Moore, a Private Soldier in George Moore. 


Petitions from Whétecross-street and Bath-street, waterloo, &amp;e., 
Finsbury ; — King’s-road, Chelsea ; — John-street, ridges. 


Petitions from Bridport ;— Bath (three Petitions) ; church of 
—Cranborne (Dorset) ; —Portesham ;— Trelleck ;—- England. 


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County Courts 
Bill. 


Institutions and 


Franchise (Ire- 
land.) 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland); and 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills. 


Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land); and, 
Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bills. 


Railways Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Q54, 


jusxta-Sittingbourne ; —Saint Weonard’s ; — Leigh- 
ton Buzzard ; — Sheepwash ;-— Ipswich ; — Dover ; 
— Great Canfield ;— Stoke Bruerne ; — Upton ;— 
Pinchbeck ;— Upchurch and Halstow-the-Lower ; — 
Wonersh ; — Ham; — Somerford Keynes; — Glou- 
cester ; — Torquay ;— Westleton ; — Whitlington ;— 
Frampton-upon-Severn ; — Hasfield ; — Stoneleigh; 
— Colsterworth, Woolsthorpe and Twyford; — 
Bishop Thornton ; — Streatham; — Goltho-cum- 
Bullington ; —Markington ;— Luddington ;—Great 
Yarmouth ;-—Revelstoke;—Lynsted ;— Bramley ;— 
Barton Richmond ;— Nidd ;— Bishport ; — Bur- 
ley ; — Sharow ; -— Moulton; — Studley ; — Mare- 
ham-le-fen ;— Coppenhall ; -Upway ;—Hallaton ;-- 
Thornton ;—Bagworth ;— Oxenhall ;— Chatham ;-— 
Minster ;—Hoo Saint Walburgh ;— Ashley ;— Ash- 
next-Sandwich ; —Apley ;--Stainfield ;—Nettleham; 
—and, Oxted; 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 Commissioners of the Court of 
Request for the parishes of Saint John-the-Baptist, 
Saint Peter-the-Apostle, Birchington, and the Vill 
of Wood, praying that the County Courts 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 Trades of Drogheda, praying 
that the House will in all things maintain the 
right of the Irish people to a perfect equality of 
Institutions and Franchises with their fellow sub- 
jects of England and Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fleetwood-on-Wyre ;—and, Drog- 
heda; praying that the Registration of Voters (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the 
Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Pro- 
testant Association, Exeter Hall, Strand, prayin 
that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may 
not pass into a law; and, that the Registration of 
Voters (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Preston and Wyre Railway Har- 
bour and Dock Company ;—and, Chester and Bir- 
kenhead Railway Company ; praying that the Rail- 
ways Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Railways. 


Petitions from Llanbedrgoch ;— Llandansant ;— 
Llangoed ; — Claneigred ;—Bodedrn ;— Llaneilian ; 
Llangefni ;— Llanwenllwyfo ;— Penmynydd ;—Pen- 
rhoslligwy ;—Aberffrau ;—Llanfihengel tris Bwrdd; 
—Llanfaelog ;-—Llanfaes;-— Llandigfan; -— Lland- 
daniel ;—Llangaffo ;-— Beaumaris ;-~Llandysilio ;-- 
Llanddona;— Llantrisant ;—Coedance ;—Llaniestyn ; 
—Llanfairmethafarneithaf ;—Llanfihangel Tin Sil- 
wy ;—Pentraeth ; -—Llanfihangel Esgeifiog ; —Rhéd 
o Geidioin ;— Llanddyfnan ; — Llangadwaladr ;— 
Llanfairpwligwyngyll ; — Ceirchiog ;— Llanbeulan ; 
—Llanllibio ;—Llanggwy fan ;—Llechylched ;—Lla- 
nallgo;— Trefdraeth ;— Llanfigael ;—Llanflewun ;— 
Llanedwan ;— Llanfinan ; — Llanidan ; — Llechcyn- 
farwy ;— Llansadwrn ;— East Retford Union ;—and, 
Wimborne and Cranborne Union; praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hen-Eglwys; -- Gwalchmai ;— 
Brentford Union ; — and, Herham Union; pray- 
ing that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


3° Mazz. 


A. 1841. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters assembling in Union Chapel, 
in the town of Luton, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill empowering Boards of 
Guardians to permit any lawful minister or preacher 
to give religious instruction in union workhouses at 
stated times, in the manner of public worship, at 
which all the inmates of the workhouse shall be al- 
lowed to be present; that no chaplain or other per- 
son giving such religious instruction shall, in con- 
sideration thereof, receive any payment out of the 
poor rates; and that inmates of workhouses may 
be permitted to attend Divine service on the Lord’s 
day in church or chapel, according to the religious 
persuasion of such inmate, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Medical Practitioners, residing in 
Runcorn, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill that a medical director may be appointed 
to superintend all matters relating to the medical re- 
lief of the poor, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


cliffe; —- Manchester (twenty-seven Petitions); — 
Chapel-en-le-frith ; — John Frederick Elliot, and 
others; — Kendal (three Petitions); — Sawney ; — 
Levens; — Lyth;— Crook; — Holme Scales ;— 
Crooklands ;— End Moor ;— Hutton; — Old Hut- 
ton ; — Hutton-with-Hay ; — Kirkby Lonsdale ; — 
Saddleworth and Quick ;—Fenton ;—and, Hawick; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Petitions from North Grimston ;—Kirkham ;— 
Kirby Grindalyth ; — Acklam and Barthorpe ; -—- 
Thorpe Bassett ;—Mutford and Rushmere ;—Scray- 
ingham ;—Howsham ;— Knapton ;—County of Lei- 
cester ;— Rochford ;— Barling ;— Foulness ;— Ash- 
ingdon ;— Paglesham ; — Rawreth ;— Great Stam- 
bridge; — Little Stambridge ;— North and South 
Shoebury ;— Hadleigh (Essex) ;— Hackwell ;— Little 
Wakering ;—Southchurch ;—Sutton and Shopland ; 
— Members of the Jedburgh District Farmers’ Club; 


g | —Prittlewell ;— Birdsall ;— Melrose ;— Norton ;— 


Jedburgh ;—Canewdon ;— Kirkinner ;—Glasserton ; 
—Leavening ;— Langton ;— Hawick ;— Brinny ;— 
Knockavilla ;— Kilbonane ;— Innoshannon ;— Mor- 
ragh;—Kinneagh ;— Templemartin ; — Ballinadee ; 
— Kinalmeaky ;— Desert ;— Rillington ;—Mochrum ; 
Stonyhirk ;— West Heslerton ;— Westow ;— Luttons 
Ambo ;— Lound ;—and, Blundeston; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—-were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whitehaven;— Durham ;—Malton; 
— Hawick ;—and, Chapel-en-le-Frith ; praying for 
a revision and modification of the Import Duties,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Stoke-upon- Trent ;—Shelton (four Petitions) ;— Old 
Ford ;— Bridgwater (five Petitions) ;— Haverford- 
west; — Burslem (three Petitions); — Cheadle;— 
Kerswell;— Newcastle-under- Lyme (three Petitions) ; 
— Knutton; — Wolstanton; — Hanley (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Harpfield ;— Longton (two Petitions) ;— 
Upper Hanley ; — Smallthorn ; — Etruria ;— Tun- 
stall;— North Petherton ;— Merridge:—Knowle ; 
— Longport; — Dale Hall;—Stone (Stafford) ;— 
Cobridge ;— Bucknall ;--Wingham and Preston ;— 
Street (Somerset) ;—and, Highbury College, Isling- 
ton; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of William Baines, and the abolition of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
the abolition of Church Rates,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions 


Petitions from Ardwick ; — Clitheroe ; — Rad- Corn Laws. 


Import Duties, 


Petitions from Fenton; — Fowey (Somerset) ;— Church Rates, 
&amp;e, 


Petitions from Toller Porcorum ;—-and, Chatham ; Church Rates. 





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4. VicToRIzZz. 


Church Petitions from Ballyeaston ;—Edinburgh (Chair- 

Patronage’ = man of the Operative Conservative Association) ;— 

(Seotland.) "White Abbey ; — Castlewillan ;— Ballynahinch ;— 
Kinneff ;-—Upper Clennaneese ;— Kelso (Moderator 
of the Presbytery);—and, Saintfield; praying for 
the abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—-were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Chorch Petitions from the Rural Deanery of Talybolion;— 

Establishment and, Rural Deanery of Llifon (two Petitions); pray- 

oom ing for the repeal of the Act for uniting the dioceses 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and that no portion of 
the revenues of the Church in North Wales may be 
appropriated to any other part of the kingdom,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Metropolis A Petition of the Chairman and Committee of the 

Improvements Market Gardeners, Nurserymen, Farmers and 

Landed Association, praying that provision may be 

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made in the Metropolis Improvements Bill for mak- 
ing a branch street from the eastern termination of 
the contemplated new street through Rose-street to 
King-street, Covent Garden, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Waterloo, &amp;c., Bridges. 


John Mackene A Petition of William Mackay, Merchant, in Bar- 

aa vas, in the Island of Lewis; complaining of the con- 
duct of John Mackenzie, Esquire, as Sheriff-substi- 
tute of the Small Debt Court of Ross-shire, for the 
said island ; and praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the same, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Banking A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council 
(Scotland.) of the Royal Burgh of Dundee, praying the House 
not to sanction any measure that may change or af- 
fect the present system of Banking in Scotland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Maynooth Petitions from Aldbrough ;—Lowich ;—Armagh ; 
College. —WNorth Erpingham ;— Kingstone ;—and, Kilkeel ; 


praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money to the Roman Cathoiic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Clent Vicarage The Clent Vicarage Bill was read a second time ; 
- and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Boston A Petition of Trustees for improving the Outfall 

some of the River Welland, in the county of Lincoln, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering and amending 
the powers and provisions of the Act for improving 
the Port and Harbour of Boston, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Birmingham A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Bir- 

Sa id mingham and Edgbaston, in the county of Warwick, 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- 
mingham and Hagley 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. 


Wimborne and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
pietown the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
oad Bill. 5 . : 
tituled, An Act for making a Turnpike-road from 
Wimborne Minster, in the County of Dorset, to 
Piddletown, in the same County, with certain 
Branches therefrom; and the same were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 9.1.29. Leave out “ has” and insert “ have.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 19. Leave out “ and Branch-roads.” 


3° Mazz. 955 


Pr. 13.1. 31. Leave out “ of” and insert “ in.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 4. After “ making” insert “ any 
“ of,” and in the same line leave out “ road” and 
insert “ roads.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 31. Leave out “ provided also.” 
Pr. 26.1. 11. Leave out “ farther.” 
Pr. 26.1. 23. Leave out “ of” and insert “ by.” 
Pr. 27.1. 32. After “ out” insert “ by the said 
“ Trustees.” 
Pr. 27.1. 35. Leave out “or” and insert “ nor.” 
Pr. 28. 1. 11. After “no” insert “ more,” and 
in the same line after “ expended” insert “ by the 
“ said Trustees.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Charles Ponsonby do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


The Scottish Marine Insurance Company Bill was scottish Ma- 
read a second time; and committed. rine Insurance 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-©™P"y Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Royal Burghs 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow ;—and, (Scotland) Bill. 
Merchants House of Glasgow; 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. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of the East Rid- Rating of 
ing of Yorkshire ;—Rural Deanery of Hastings and Tithes. 
neighbouring parishes ;—and, Deanery of Fairford; 
praying the House to adopt measures for exempting 

Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surgeons and Apothecaries re- Medical 
sident in the town of Launceston, praying for reform Profession, &amp;c. 
of the Medical Profession, and for the appointment 

of a Medical Commissioner for superintending a 

system of Medical Relief to the sick poor, was pre- 

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


A Petition of the Secretary of the Cornwall Me- Medical Pro- 
dical Association, praying that the Medical Pro- festion (No. 2.) 
fession (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Robert Atkinson, of Ballina, in the 
county of Mayo, Apothecary, 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 Merchants, Manufacturers and other Arrestment 
Inhabitants of Kilmarnock, praying that the Ar-(scotiend) Bill 
restment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may pass into a : 
law, and that a Clause may be inserted therein, ex- 
tending its operation to the provost and bailies of 
royal burghs, and burghs of barony and regality, 
and to sheriffs of counties under their ordinary ju- 
risdiction, for all sums under eight pounds, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Stonehaven; — Kilmarnock ; — 
Dumbarton ; — Newton Stewart ;— and, Douglas, 
Crawfordjohn and Crawford; praying that the said 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jesse Oldfield, of Bolt-court, Fleet- Punishment of 
street, in the city of London, Publisher, praying the Death. 
House to adopt measures for abolishing Capital 
Punishment, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Remonstrant vanenaeeon of 
Synod of Ulster, praying that the Punishment of emda 
Death ; and, Offences against the Person Bills, may the Person Bills. 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 





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Oaths. 


County 


Coroners Bill. 


South Australia, 


British Plate 


250 


able. 


A Petition of John Scampton and others, Her 


3° Mair. 

A Petition of Members of the Baptist Church 
and Congregation assembled at Minchinhampton, 
praying the House to pass a general measure for 
substituting Affirmations in lieu of Oaths, was 
i a and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


A. 1841. 


recovered from those who have proved defaulters. 


Parliament for the Town and Port of Sandwich, in 


Majesty’s Coroners in and for the county of Dorset, |the room of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, deceased. 


praying that provision may be made in the County 
Coroners Bill for the more adequate remuneration 


of Count 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Committee on 


Coroners, and an increased rate of al-|the Severn Navigation Bill; That he was instructed 


lowance for their travelling expenses, was presented, | by the Committee to move the House, That T’homas 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Proprietors, Shippers and other persons interested 
by property, friendship or family connexions in the 
colony of South Australia, residing in Launceston, 
and neighbourhood, praying for the immediate re- 
“gt of the sum of 56,0001. alleged to have 

een borrowed from the emigration fund of the said 
colony, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bruerton Gibbins and Henry Merry, 


— Company the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Birming- 
ill. 


Roman Catholic 


Relief Act. 


Imports 
(Spain, &amp;c.) 


Exports 
(Spain, &amp;c. ) 


Foreign Corn, 


Bankruptcy 
Couit. 


ham Plate Glass Company, praying that the British 
Plate Glass Company Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Ald- 
brough, praying for the repeal of the Roman Ca- 
tholic Relief Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | 


Account of the Total Quantities and Official Value 
of all the Imports from Spain and the Balearic Isles 
into the United Kingdom, in each year, from 1814 
to 1840, both inclusive ; distinguishing the Quantity 
and Value of each article so imported, of which the 
Official Value shall have amounted, in any one 
year, to the sum of £.1,000, or upwards; together 
with a summary of the several Total Amounts of 
Value for each year:—A similar Account for the 
Canary Islands :—A similar Account for Portugal : 
—A similar Account for the Azores :—And, a simi- 
lar Account for Madeira. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Value of all the Exports from the United Kingdom 
to Spain and the Balearic Isles, in each year, from 
1814 to 1840, both inclusive ; distinguishing British 
and Jrish Produce and Manufactures from Foreign 
and Colonial merchandize ; and further distinguish- 
ing the Quantity and Value of each Article so ex- 
ported, of which the declared Value shall have 
amounted, in any one year, to the sum of £.1,000, 
or upwards ; together with a summary of the several 


Total Amounts of Value for each year :—A similar | 


Account for the Canary Islands:—A similar Ac- 
count for Portugal:—A similar Account for the 
Azores :—And, a similar Account for Madeira. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased that he was willing, 


to give directions, that there be laid before this, 
House, Returns of all Accounts that have been re~ 
ceived at the Foreign Office from Her Majesty’s | 
Consuls Abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign | 
Corn, as far as the same can be made up. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | 


A Petition of Proprietors of land, Agents for 


Marshall Sturge be ordered to attend the Committee 
forthwith. 

Ordered, That Thomas Marshall Sturge do attend 
this House forthwith. 


and Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Marzio Francois Giordano; 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 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the present Session of Parliament to in- 
quire into the operation of the existing Laws affect- 
ing the Exportation of Machinery ; together with 
the Minutes of Evidence, and 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 condition of the Population of the 
Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and into the 
practicability of affording the people relief by means 
of Emigration; together with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence and Appendix thereto: And also, 


to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
First Report from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the present Session of Parliament, 
to consider the Acts relating to the Colony of South 
Australia, and the actual state of that Colony ; to- 
gether with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix 
thereto: And also, 





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| this House, to attend their Lordships, to be sworn to 
| give Evidence before the Select Committee appointed 
| by their Lordships, to inquire into the expediency 
|of restraining the practice of carrying Goods and 
| Merchandize on Canals, Navigable Rivers and Rail- 
| ways on Sundays :—And then the Messengers with- 
| drew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to those parts of the said Message which request 


Copies of certain Reports, by Messengers of their 
own. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
| the last part of the said Message:—And Lord 
Francis Egerton, being “ese in his place, declared 
with leave of the House, to go 
to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lord- 
ships. 
Peoked, That Lord Francis Egerton 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 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


an Account of the Security given by the Official | time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 





they again withdrew. 


Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy upon their 
appointment, and of such Sums as may have been 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant gana 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Baron to serve in this present 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield m 
t 


Severn N avigae 


tion Bill, 


e Lords, 


Giordano’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Machinery, 


Emigration 


(Scotland.) 


The Lords request that this House will be pleased South Australia. 


1 The Lords request, that this House will be pleased Sunday Trading 
an Account of the Total Quantities and declared | to give leave to Lord Francis Egerton, a Member of  ©als 


Giordano’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Giordano’s- 


The 


Nat. Biil. 


wich Writ, 


lessage from 


























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rit, 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Complaint. 


Punishment of 
Death Bill. 


4 VicToRiz. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 19th day of this instant May. 


Complaint being made to the House of a misre- 
presentation of the Speech of Henry Handley, Es- 


quire, in a printed newspaper, intituled, “The Morn- stabbing) 


ing Chronicle,” dated Saturday, May Ist, 1841, 
rinted and published by Thomas Nicholson, of 
o. 13, Wharton-street, Pentonville: —-The said 

Paper was delivered in, and the paragraph com- 

plained of read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Thomas Nicholson do attend this House 
To-morrow :—-And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


into a Committee upon the Punishment of Death 
Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crausg, N° 1, postponed. 


Ciauss, N° 2, (12 Geo. 3, c. 24, s. 1. Setting on 
fire his Majesty’s Dock Yards, &amp;c.,) read. 

Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly, 

Yeas, L Mr. Ewart : 





3° Mazz. 


257 
Question, That the Clause, as amended, stand 


part of the Bill: 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, 3 — + } 73. 


Mr, Fox Maule, 71 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr i Vinconnt Mahone! 100. 


Crause, N° 7, (1 Vie. c. 87, s. 2. Robbery and 
read. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
17th day of this instant May, again resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


palatine of Lancaster, acting for the Division 
of Manchester ; — Corporation of Manchester; — 
Constables and Burgesses of Chorlton-upon-Med- 
lock ;—Commissioners of Police for Hulme ;—Over- 
seers of the Poor of Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; — 
Chairman of a Meeting of Burgesses of the Oxford 
Ward in Manchester ;—Surveyors of the Highways 
of Chorlton-upon-Medlock ;—Chairman of a Meet- 
ing of Burgesses of Cheetham Ward, Manchester ; 
—Rate-payers of Saint Clement’s Ward, in Man- 
chester ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Burgesses of 
New Cross Ward, Manchester ;-- Chairman of a 
Meeting of Burgesses of Saint Ann’s Ward, Man- 
chester ;—Rate-payers of Ardwick Ward, Manches- 


* | ter ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Burgesses of the 


Collegiate Church Ward, Manchester ;— Chairman 











Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, 1 eae 
Noes, LSir Robert Harry Inglis: J) “"~ 
Crause, N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 


Ciause, N° 4, (9 Geo. 4, c. 51, s. 15, 16, 17. 
Sodomy, rape, &amp;c.)——read. 

Amendments made. 

Another Amendment proposed: At the end of the 
Clause to add the following words, “That in cases 
“‘ of rape, and of unlawfully and carnally knowing 
“ and abusing any girl under the age of ten years, 
‘“* whenever either of the said offences shall be com- 
“‘ mitted by any two or more persons, and such 
‘&lt; person or persons shall be convicted of either of 
“ the said offences, such person or persons so con- 
victed shall be subject to the sentence of death, 
“and shall suffer death, as in and by the said 


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“ Statute of the ninth year of the reign of his late 
“ Majesty George the Fourth is provided.” 
Question proposed, That those words be there 
added :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
bse Committee divided : 
Tellers forthe f Mr. Kelly, , 
Yeas, { Mr. hese :. } 228. 
Tellers for the | Lord Viscount oegeseney | 61 
Noes, \ Sir Robert Harry Inglis: ; 
Cuiause, N° 4, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 5, (1 Vic. c. 85, s. 2. Poisoning, 
wounding, &amp;c., with intent to murder) read. 
Amendments made. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the { Mr. Kelly, } 75. 


Yeas, Mr. Brotherton : 
Tellers for ther Mr. Fox Maule, 


Noes, 
Cuausz, N° 6, (1. Vic. c. 86, s. 2. Burglary 
and assault with intent to murder)——read. 
Amendments made. 
Vou. 96. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis : } _ 


of a Meeting of Burgesses of Saint John’s Ward, 
Manchester ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Burgesses 
of Saint Michael’s Ward, Manchester ;—Burgesses 
of Saint James’s Ward, Manchester ;—Chairman of 
a Meeting of the Burgesses of the Exchange Ward, 
Manchester ;--Overseers of the Poor and Ley-payers 
of Manchester ;--and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitant Rate-payers of Hulme; praying the House 
not to sanction the introduction of Clauses into 
the Criminal Justice Bill, providing that the ex- 
penses incurred by parties who have instituted cer- 
tain legal proceedings for questioning the validity 
of the municipal charter granted by the Crown to 
the borough of Manchester, shall be paid out of the 
borough rate, and also that compensation shall be 
paid out of the same rate to certain parties for the 
loss of fees and emoluments alleged to have been 
caused by the operation of that charter,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Mills Plat- 
ting, Manchester, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill to compensate the Clerk to 
the Manchester Magistrates for the loss he will 
sustain should the said Bill pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Henry Moore Griffiths, of Birming- 
ham, late Clerk to the Justices of the Peace for the 
County of Warwick, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill to compensate him for the 
loss he will sustain should the said Bill pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Criminal Justice Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Clause (for Confirmation of Charter, &amp;c.)—— 
brought up; and read 1°. 








LL Question 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Bur- Criminal 
gesses of Manchester ;— Magistrates of the county Justice Bill. 


Crimina! 


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Question proposed, That the Clause be now 
read 2°. 


Motion and Clause, by leave, withdrawn. 


Clause (Compensation to certain Officers of the 
Borough of Manchester) brought up; and 
read 1°. 

Question put, That the Clause be now read 2°. 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for they Mr. Wilson Patten, } "3. 
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Yeas, Mr. Cresswell : 
Tellers for they Mr. Mark Philips, 
Noes, Mr. Greg: 
Clause (Compensation to Coroners)——brought 
up; and read 1°, 
Question proposed, That the Clause be now 
read 2°, 
Moticn and Clause, by leave, withdrawn. 
Clause (That the Act shall not extend or apply 


to Bolton) brought up; and read 1°. 
Question put, That the Clause be now read 2°; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Grimsditch, } 31 
Yeas, \ Mr. Bolling: ‘ 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Mark Philips, } "5 
Noes, } Mr. Ainsworth: ” 
Bill to be reported. 
And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 








Martis, 4° die Mati, 1841: 


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 Friday 
next. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Commissioners 


Streets (No. 2.) of Wide Streets to sell, and Her Majesty to purchase, 


Bill, 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bill. 


No. 287. 


Slave Compen- 
sation Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


certain Hereditaments in the City of Dublin, on the 
North Bank of the River Anna Liffey, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Arms (Jreland) 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 House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Excise Collection and 
Management 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 next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Slave Compensation 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 made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself | 


into a Committee upon the Administration of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Clause (Retiring Allowance of £.3,500 to Vice 
Chancellor) brought up; and read 1°, 2, and| 
added. 





3°—4° Mai. 


A. 1841. 


Clause (Accountant General of Court of Chancery 
shall pay £.150 annually to the Suitors’ Fund 
within mentioned) brought up; and read 1°, 2°, 
and added. 

Clause (Accountant General to make certain Re- 
turns)——brought up; and read 1°, 2°, and added. 


Clause (Pension to the Honourable Robert Camp- 
bell Scarlett to cease so soon as he shall succeed to 
the Peerage) brought up; and 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 received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into County Courts 
further consideration the Report on the County Bill. 
Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday the 17th day of this in- 
stant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bankruptey, 
mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy pwamoca | and 
Bill ; unacy Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
17th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Railways Bil. 
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- Arrestment 
mittee on the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill; (Scotleed) Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Select 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Madhouses 
mittee on the Madhouses (Scotland) Bill ; ree ee 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Turnpike-roads Bill was, according to Order, Turnpike-roads 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bil! 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways Ways end 
and Means, a Resolution; which was read, as follow- Means. 
eth ; 

Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Exchequer 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eleven millions Bills. 
be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the 
year 1841. 

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. Tufnell 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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Ordnance 
further consideration the Report on the Ordnance S"'vey Bill. 
Survey Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Offences against 





mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill ; the Person Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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Sir V 
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Trade of British 


Possessions 
Abroad Bill. 


Supply. 


Sir Walter 
Scott’s Monu- 
ment Bill. 


Stamp Duties 
(Law Proceed- 
ings) Bill. 


Westminster 
Sewers, 


Post Office. 


Vaccination 
Bill, 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Mr, Vizard. 
No. 288. 


4&amp; ViIcTORIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
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 of Supply ; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon Sir Walter Scott’s Monu- 
ment 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 Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


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, in detail, of all Orders made by the Com- 
missioners of Sewers for the City and Liberty of 
Westminster, and parts of Middlesex, since the ist 
day of January 1840, in respect of rating to Sewers 
Rates any classes of property not theretofore rated : 
—Of the Number of such Orders resisted by the 
Parties so rated, and the Number of those enforced 
by the Commissioners :—And, of the Cost of Surveys, 
and of all other Expenses mcurred by the Com- 
missioners thereby. 

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 Annual Cost of the Post Office 
Establishment at Milford Haven, including the Ex- 
penses of the Packets, and the Salaries of all Per- 
sons employed afloat or on shore :—Also, (so far as 
it can be made out), of the Annual Number of Let- 
ters passing to and from Milford and Waterford ; 
distinguishing each year since the Mails have gone 
from Hobbs’ Point, stating the Annual Revenue af- 
forded thereby, and an Estimate of the same since 
the establishment of the Penny Post :—And, of the 
Number of Passengers during the same period, and 
average duration of Passage :—And, a Copy of Cap- 
tain Chappell’s Report to the Postmaster General in 
1829, on the subject of a Station for Her Majesty’s 
Packets. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vice. 
c. 29, to extend the Practice of Vaccination, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
explain and amend the said Act: And that Mr. fox 
Maule and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to give 
leave to the Lord High Chancellor and Lord Lang- 
dale, to attend, in order to their being examined as 
witnesses before the Select Committee appointed by 
this House on the Courts of Law and Equity : 
And that Mr. Solicitor General do carry the said 
Message. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the date of Appointment of Mr. Wil- 
liam Vizard as Secretary of Bankrupts ; Amount 
of Salary, and all incidental Allowances paid or to 
be paid during such Appointment; also, Total 
Amount of Fees received for the same :—A similar 

Vot. 96. 


3°—4°— 5° Mare. 





259 


Return, as regards the Appointment of Mr. William 
Vizard as Solicitor to the Home Department :— 
And, a Similar Return, as regards the Appointment 
of Mr. Vizard as Deputy Registrar of the New 
Bankruptcy Court. 

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


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Merchant Merchant 
Seamen, which were presented upon Friday last, be Seamen. 
printed. No. 289. 

And then the House, having continued to sit 


till one of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 4° die Maiti ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
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, 5° die Maiti; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Liverpool and 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Kingstown, &amp;e, 

Order,—A Return of the Hours at which the Govern- ™*"* 
ment Steam Packets have left the River Mersey, and 
the Number of Hours occupied in the Passages be- 
tween Liverpool and Kingstown and Kingstown and 
Liverpool each day, since the 1st day of March last, 
with the Name of each Packet; also, 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 to and 
from Kingstown, and Days on which no Mail has 
left Holyhead :—Also, a Return of the Hour at which 
the Zondon Mail has been received at the Dublin 
Post Office, each day, since the 1st day of January 
1840, and the Number of Days, specifying them, 
on which the Evening Mail Coaches have left Dublin 
without the London Mail :—And, a Return, showing 
the Number of Mail Steam Packets on the Liverpool 
and Kingstown, Holyhead and Kingstown, Milford 
and Waterford 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 ist day of 
January 1840 to the 1st day of January 1841 :— 
Also, the Amount paid by the Government for the 
Contract for conveying the Day Mail from Liverpool 
to Kingstown. 

An Account of the several Amounts paid in the Half Pay, &amp;e. 
year 1840 for Half Pay and Retived Allowances, 
Civil and Military ; distinguishing the Amount un- 
der separate Heads and Departments. 

An Account of all Barilla only on which Duty Barilla. 
has been paid for Home Consumption, for the years 
ended the 5th day of April 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 
1838, 1839, 1840 and 1841, distinguishing the Quan- 
tities at the Ports of London, Bristol, Gloucester, 
Belfast and Newry, for the same years; of all 
Drawbacks or other Allowances made or rebated in 
Treland upon Barilla, and of the Net Amount paid 
into the Exchequer for the above years upon Barilla, 

LL2 Returns. 





Glass. 


Sugar. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Bankruptcy. 


Bankruptcy 
Court, 


Shotts and 
Wilsontown 
Railway Bill, 


Eccleshall 


Inclosure Bill, 





x 
200 

Returns to an Order, dated the 30th day of March 
last, for Returns of the Quantities of Glass retained 
for Home Use, and of the Quantities exported, for 
each year ending the 5th day of January 1840 and 
the 5th day of January 1841 :—Of the Amount of 
Duty charged, and Drawback paid, on each descrip- 
tion of Glass in England ; distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Weight, Rate of Duty and of Drawback, 
and the Amount in each year, ending the 5th day of 
January 1840 and the 5th day of January 1841 :— 
Similar Returns for Zreland :—Similar Returns for 
Scotland :— Returns of the Amount of Drawback 
or Allowance on Glass for the use of Churches, &amp;c., 
in each year, ending the 5th day of January 1840 
and the 5th day of January 1841:—And, of the 
Quantities of each kind of Glass exported to Ireland 
in the years ending the 5th day of January 1840 
and the 5th day of January 1841. 

Accounts of the Quantities of Sugar imported into 
the United Kingdom from the West Indies, Mauri- 
tius and the East Indies, respectively, in the first 
three months of 1840, and of the same in the first 
three months of 1841; and of the Stocks in Bond 
on the 1st day of April 1840 and the 1st day of April 
1841 :—And, of the Gazette Average Prices of Sugar 
in each month from January 1840 to the present 
time. 

A Return, showing the Quantity and various kinds 
of Fresh Fruit imported in each year, from the year 
1835 to the end of the year 1840, with the Rates of 
Duty chargeable, and the Amount of Revenue re- 
ceived thereon :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Courtney, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Re- 
turn to an Order, dated the 9th day of February 
last, for a Return of all Balances arising from Com- 
missions or from Fiats in Bankruptcy issued prior 
to the 1st day of January 1840, and which Balances 
were respectively remaining in the hands of the Of- 
ficial Assignees, at each of the days following, viz. 
11th July 1836, 11th January 1837, 11th July 1837, 
11th January 1838, 11th July 1838, 11th January 
1839, 11th July 1839, 11th January 1840, 11th July 
1840 and 11th January 1841; distinguishing each 
Estate by the Name of the Bankrupt, the Date of 
the Commission or Fiat :—Also, stating the Date of 
all Orders for, and the Amount of Dividends de- 
clared, and the Total Amount of Proofs standing on 
the Proceedings on each of the days before men- 
tioned. 

Further Return to an Order dated the 5th day of 
April last, for Returns of the Amount of Monies in 
the hands of each of the Official Assignees of the 
Court of Bankruptcy belonging to Bankrupts’ Es- 
tates on the 1st day of March 1841; also, of the 
Names of any of the Official Assignees who have 
been Defaulters, or have absconded with Money of 
Bankrupts’ Estates in their possession, and how 
much ; also, a Statement of the Amount of Security 
the Official Assignees give before receiving Office: 
—And then he withdrew. 


5° Mai. 


A. 1841. 


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. 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Coventry 
nd Warwick 


sideration the Report on the Coventry and Warwick ™ 
Road 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. 


Ordered, That the Polloc and Govan Railway Polloc and 
= Railway 
Ml. 


Bill be read the third time upon Friday next. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for better lighting with Gas the 
Borough of Derby, and several Parishes and Places 
adjacent thereto; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 29. 1. penult. Leave out “ fifth ” and insert 
“ seventh.” 

Pr. 29. l.ult. Leave out “ March” and insert 
“ January,” and in the same line leave out “ninth” 
and insert “ seventh.” 

Pr. 30. 1.1. Leave out “ September” and insert 
“ July.” 

Pr. 36. 1.1. Leave out “ninth” and insert 
“ seventh,” and in the same line leave out “ Septem- 
“ ber” and insert “ July.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. Leave out “ ten” and _ insert 
“ fourteen.” 

Pr. 36. 1.13. Leave out “ ninth” and insert 
“ seventh.” 

Pr. 36. 1.14. Leave out “September” and in- 
sert “ July.” 

Pr. 36. 1.19. Leave out “ ninth” and insert 
“seventh,” and in the same line and 1. 20., leave 
out “September” and insert “July.” 

Pr. 36. 1.25. Leave out “ninth” and insert 
“ seventh,” and in the same line leave out “ Sep- 
“ tember” and insert “ July.” 

Pr. 37. 1.4. Leave out “ninth” and insert 
“ seventh,” and in the same line and 1. 5., leave 


? 





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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Shotts and Wilsontown 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 ; 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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Eccleshall Inclosure Bill; That they had examined 





out “ September” and insert “ July.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Strutt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


mitted. 


mittee of Selection. 


second time ; and committed. 





mittee of Selection. * 
Mr. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the praafora 
Bradford (Wilts) Road Bill; That they had exa~ (Wilts) Roaa 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Uplyme 
Uplyme Inclosure Bill ; That they had examined the Inclosure Bil) 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Derby Gas Bill. 


The Nuffield, Wallingford, Wantage and Faring- Nufield, 


don Road Bill was read a second time ; and com- Wallingford 
Wantage an¢ 


; Faringdon 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Road Bill. 


The Wicklow Harbour (No. 3.) Bill was read a Wicklow 
arbour 


Ordered, ‘That the Bill be referred to the Com-‘N* 3) = 





Hawk 
Janet 


Bill. 























vay 


itl, 


Hawkhurst 
Junction Road 
Bill. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 


Railway 
(No. 2) Bill. 


Bourn Drainage 
Bill. 


King’s Lynn 
Port Bill. 


Sedgley 
Road Bill. 


Nottingham 
Gas Bill. 


Nottingham 
Gas Bill. 


Selby and 
Leeds Road 
Bill. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e, 


C ounty 
Coroners Bill. 


4, VicTorRiz. 


Mr. Dugdale reported from the Committee on| 
the Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill; and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petitions, aud 
had heard counsel in support of one of them, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 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 


5° Mazz. 261 


A Petition of Clergy and Laity on the North Cliff, Idolatr 
Lincoln, praying for the discontinuance of all pro- (India. 


tection and encouragement by the government in 
India, to the Idolatrous Ceremonies of the natives, 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Horsham, and_ its Import Duties, 


neighbourhood, praying for the removal of the Im- 





thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


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


Petitions from Clement’s Inn Passage ;—Stainton oom Laws. 


The Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) | (four Petitions) — Walsall (nine Petitions) ;—Pada- 


Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The Bourn Drainage Bill was read a Second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of 
King’s Lynn, praying that the King’s Lynn Port 
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 the Committee on the Sedgley 
Road Bill be revived:—And that they have leave 


to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday the 13th day of 
this instant May. 


Mr. Ingham reported from the Committee on the 
Nottingham Gas Bill; That he was instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That John Thomas 
Cooper be ordered to attend the said Committee 
forthwith. 

Ordered, That John Thomas Cooper do attend 
this House forthwith. 


Mr. Ingham reported from the Committee on the 
Nottingham Gas Bill; That at the expiration of 
one hour from the time fixed for the meeting of the 
Committee this day, only two selected Members 
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, 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


The Selby and Leeds Road Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Ryeford ;— Bradford (York) ;— 
South Shields ;—Gedney ; — Weymouth ;— Tewhes- 
bury ;—Stanningley ;— Hackney (two Petitions) ;— 
Leeds; — West Hackney ;— Derby ; — Hanwell; 
— Fleet ;— Haworth ; — Hebden Bridge ; — Spen- 
cer-place, Goswell-road ; — Greenwich (two Peti- 
tions ;— Perth ;—and, Bishop’s Stortford ; praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
William Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the county 
of Hereford ;—for the county of Lincoln;— George 
Jennings, one of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the 
county of Lincoln ;— William Downes, one of Her 
Majesty’s Coroners for the county of Salop ;—and, 
J. W. Cowley, Coroner for the Northern Division of 
Bucks ; praying that provision may be made in the 
County Coroners Bill for giving adequate remune- 
ration to County Coroners, and an increased allow- 
ance for their travelling expenses,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace 
for the county of Salop, nm General Quarter Sessions 
assembled, praying that the said Bill may not pass 


naram ;— Manchester (thirteen Petitions) ;— West- 
muir ;— Ovington ; —Pentonville ;— Waterloo-road, 
Lambeth ;— Bath-street, Saint Luke’s ;—Marishes ; 
— Rokeby, &amp;c. ; — Wycliffe ;— Hutton ;—Ryton ;— 
Kirby Misperton;—Low Wood and Haverthwaite ; 
—Dragley-beck ; — Cartmel ; — Pennu Bridge ; — 
Spa Fields ;— East Ness ;— Little Habton ; — 

utton’s Ambo ;—Pickering ;—Bagnigge Wells ;— 
Enderby ; — Swinton ; — Leicester ie att (nine 
Petitions) ;— Staveley (two Petitions) ;— Crambe ; 
—Sedgwich ;— Beathwaite Green ;— Hazel Grove; 
—Kirby Ireleth ; — Torver ; — Whitwell ;— Great 
Baragh ;—Ings ;-- Bingley ;— Dunster ;-- Bowness; 
—Strickland Kettle ;—Stockport (two Petitions) ;-— 
Thurmaston ;—Earl Shilton and Newbold Vernon ; 
— Ambleside ;—Markhet Bosworth ;—- Castleton ;— 
King-street, &amp;c., Saint Giles’s ; — Gibson-street, 
Lambeth ;—Gray’s Inn Road ;—Heaton Norris ;— 
Hoxton ;—Church Coniston ;—Edenham ;— Hawks- 
head (two Petitions) ;—Cunsaw ;—Crosthwaite ;— 
White Hart-street, Strand ;—Brigsteer ;—Cleabar- 
row ;-— Holyhead ;— Montrose ;--Farmanby ;-- Thorn- 
ton ;—Lindale;—Scargill ;—Underbarrow ;— Whet- 
stone( Lincoln);—-Chichester-place, Gray’s Inn Road ; 
— Birstall ;— West Division of Saint Pancras ; -- 
Belgrave ; — Whitwick ; — Shearsby ;—— Brunting- 
thorpe ;— Kibworth ; —. Hugglescote ; -- Ibstock ;— 
Coalville ;--and, Islington-terrace ; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from East Bradenham ;—Sporle-with- 
Palgrave ; — Southacre; — South Pickenham ; — 
Saham Toney ; — Shingham; — Igburgh; — Little 
Cressingham;—Cockley Cley;— Eatington;—North- 
wold ; — Potterne ; — Marden ( Wilts); —Manning- 
ford Bohun ; - Manningford Bruce and Manning- 
ford Abbots ;— Wilcott, &amp;c.;-- Wilsford ;—Ashford, 
&amp;e. (Kent) ;— Eastwell, &amp;c.;—Smeeth, &amp;c. ;—Bil- 
sington, &amp;c, ;—Nushall and Charlton ;— Devizes ;— 
Pewsey ;—Enford ;—Upavon ;— Chart, &amp;c. ;— Hal- 
laton ; —- Kennythorpe; — Brawby ; — Maxton ; — 
Smaitholm;—TIlketshall (three Petitions);— Shading- 
field ;— Saxmundham ;— Weston ;— Willingham ;— 
Beccles ;— Sotterley ;— Yoxford ;—Heaveningham ; 
— Baddingham ;—Sibton ;— Kelsall and Carlton ;— 
Knodishall ;— Leiston and Aldringham ;— Wissett ; 
—Stoven and Uggishall ;— Rumburgh ;—Sotherton ; 
—Bramfield ;— Huntingfield ;— Theberton ;—Cove, 
&amp;c. ;— Wangford ;— Wenhaston ;— Walberswich ;— 
Henstead ; — Walpole ; — Reydon ; — Cratfield ;— 
Southwold ; — Spexhall; — Thorington; — Hales- 
worth ;— Cookley ;— Holton ;-— Blyford ;— Frost- 
enden ;— Westleton ;— Blythburgh ;— Westhall and 
Brampton ; — Henham ; — Chediston, &amp;c. ;—-Wren- 
tham ;--Ubbeston ;—and, Peasenhall; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,-—were also 


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


Company ;—and, Durham Junction Railway Com- 
pany ; praying that the Railways Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Rail- 
ways. 














into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vou. 96. 


LL3 hempston ;— 


Petitions from the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Railways Pil’. 


Petitions from Uppingham ;— Harting ;—New- Churet: of 
| castle-upon- Tyne ; — Newtoun Linford ; — Broad- ®»st, 





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hempston ; — Sherford ;— Ashby-juxta-Partney ; -- 
Saxby ;— Wood Enderby ;—Bradworthy ;— Llany- 
slumdwy ;— Chivelstone ;—Blymhill ;—Stewhley ;— 
Exbourne ;— Brimington ;— Willoughby Waterless ; 
— Bilston ;—Cottingham ;—Plympton Saint Mary ; 
—Lichfield ;— Dawley and Sturchley ;—Wembury ; 
—South Otterington ;— Sheepshed ;-- Marldon ;-- 
Frankton ; — Frocester ; — Church Lawford and 
King’s Newnham ;—Solihull;— Ansley ;— Roslston ; 
—Chilvers Coton ;— Tettenhall ;—Stockingford ;— 
Elmdon ;— Ermington ;— Paignton ;— Kirleaving- 
ton;—Frethurne;— Great Witcombe;— Brockworth; 
— Leckhampton ; — Dowdeswell ; — Dittisham ; — 
Cotesbatch ;—Idderleigh ;— Kingston ;— Packington 
Magna and Parva ; — Holbeton ; -—- Ottery Saint 
Mary ;—East Witton ;—Cossington ;—Collingtree ; 
—Bonchurch ;— Hatherleigh ;— Staverton ;—Can- 
wick ;— Tiverton ;— Newton Ferrers ;— Elsham ;— 
Little Houghton ;— Inwardleigh ;— White Colne ;— 
Plymstock ; — Henbury ;— Fedlingham ;—Shelf ; — 
Wolverhampton ; ~- Coseley ;—Damerham South ;— 
Spalding ; — Chipping Warden ; -— Thurlaston ;— 
Milton-next-Sittingborne ;— Thuraby, &amp;c. ;— Cole 
Orton ;— Birdingbury ;-—Nursted ;— Honington.;— 
Preston Bagot ;— Brailes ;— Bodenham, &amp;c.;— 
West Bromwich ;— Market Bosworth ;—Burming- 
ton ;— Sherbourne ;—~ Osbournby ;— Cubley ;—Lea 
Marston ; — Husband’s Bosworth ; — Newbold-on- 
Avon ;— Ansty ;—Radford Semele ;—Jacobstow ;— 
Panceras-wyhe ; — Llanddeiniolen ; — North Somer- 
cotes ;— Sandhurst ;— Rothersthorpe ;—Chapel Al- 
lerton ;-- Fenny Compton ;—- Barton ;-—Ruishton- 
cum-Henlade ;—.Donington;—-Codford Saint Peter; 
— Sharnford ;— Handsworth ;-- Bledlow ;-- Dar- 
laston ; —Haggeston ;— Poynton, &amp;c. ;— Bollington; 
— Long Bennington-cum- Foston ; -— Lilleshall ; -- 
the Rev. James Benjamin Thurling ;— Hinton Saint 
George ;— Shanklin ;— Lowich ;— Didmarton-cum- 
Oldbury-on-the- Hill ; — Chesterton; — Waiihe ; — 
Tarrant Gunville ;— Rugeley ; — Sealford ;— Long 
Clawson ; — Norton-by- Twycross ; — Scraptoft ; — 
Orton-on-the-Hill ; — Stony Stanton ; — Slawston ; 
— Higham-on-the-Hill; — Wistow, &amp;c.; — Barke- 
stone ; — King’s Brompton ; — Botteswell ; — Clee; 
— Whitwick ; — Walton-le-Wolds ; — Amersham ; 
— Buchminster-with-Sewstern ;— Knipton ; — Key- 
ham ; — Lee ; —Plimgar ;— Shackerstone and Od- 
stone ;— South Kilworth ;— Croft; — Shotteswell ; 
—Cresswell ;— Kimcote and Walton;— Goadby Mar- 
wood ; —- Carlton; — Stoke Edith ;— Coleshill; — 
Steeple Langford ;—Lichfield ;— Bilton ;— Bishop- 
stone ;— Newton Regis;— Little Marcle;-- Walford ; 
—Ospringe ;— Empshott ;— Rugby ;—Ridlington ; 
— Sheldon ;— Newbold-upon-Stour;—Ashby Magna; 
— Waltham ;— Over Whitacre ;— Arley ;— Win- 
forton ; -—— Edgbaston ; — Peatling ; — Bidford ; — 
Cherington ; — Blakeney ;— Morton Morrell ;— Row- 
ington ;— Warmington and Arlescote ;— Newton ;— 
Biddestone Saint Nicholas ;—Northenden ;— Couls- 
ton ;— Winterborne Stoke ;—Wasperton ;—Charle- 
cote ;— West Kington ;— Bosley and North Rode ;— 
Pentney ;— Barford ;— Yeovil ;— Newbold Pacey ; 
— Weston-under- Weatherley ;— Bubbenhall ;—Mar- 
ton ;— Warnborough ;-- Wappenbury ;— Napton-on- 
the- Hill ;-- Milverton ;— Southam ;— Edington ;— 
Tarrington ;— Harberbury ;— Staunton-on- Wye ;— 
Nether Whitacre ; — Hillnorton ;— Packwood ; — 
Mazstohe;— How Caple and Sollorshope ;—Burg- 
hill ;— Chilton Foliat ;—Sherrington ;— Hough ;— 
Vowchurch ; — Netheravon ; — Fugglestone Saint 
Peter ;— Berwick Saint John;—South Newton ;— 
East Knoyle ;-— Dinton ;— Boyton ;— Fisherton-de- 
la-Mere;— Donhead Saint Andrew ; — Donhead 
Saint Mary ;—-Maddington ;—Sutton Mandeville ; 
— Stockton; — Stratford Tony ;— Wylie ; —Bos- 
combe ;-— West Bilney;— Berwick Saint John ;— 
Warminster ;— Abdon ;—and, Much Dewchurch ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the national Church ; and 
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its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Thomas Union (Devon) ;— Poor Lay 
Grantham Union ;--and, Lichfield Union (Chair- Amendment 
man); praying for alteration of the Poor Law ““ 


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


A Petition of Catholics resident in Bolton-le- Poor Lay 
moors, praying that provision may be made in the Amendment 
Poor Law Amendment Bill for securing to Roman -_. 


catholic inmates of union and parish workhouses, 
their right to attend at their places of worship, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Wallsend ;— and, Long Benton, 
praying the House nut to sanction the introduction 
of the proposed Clauses into the said Bill relating 
to the relief and expenses of removal of casual poor, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the borough of Tiverton, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill for improving the present 
system of medical relief to the sick poor, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Congregation of Protestant 
Dissenters assembling for religious worship in Old 
Town Chapel, in the parish of Lymington, praying 
that provision may be made in the said Bill, em- 
powering the Board of Guardians of any union, to 
permit any lawful minister or preacher to give re- 
ligious instruction at stated times, in the manner of 
public worship, at which all the inmates of the 
workhouse shall be allowed to be present; that no 
chaplain or other person giving such religious in- 
struction shall, in consideration thereof, receive any 
payment out of the poor’s rate, and that inmates of 
workhouses may be permitted to attend Divine ser- 
vice on the Lord’s Day, in church or chapel, accord- 
ing to the religious persuasion of such inmate, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdalgie ;— Magherally ;—In- 


verkip ;—Donouyhmore ;— Crossroads (Donegal) ;— (Seotlant) 


Raymoghy ;—Lorn (Moderator of the Presbytery) ; 
— Tibbermore ;—Rait and Kilspindie ;-——_Ballyshan- 
non ;—Warrenpoint ;—Donaghclony ;— Carrowdore; 
— Kilkinamurray; — Milford; — Rathfryland ; — 
Clough ;— Ballycopeland ; —Brookvale;—Glascar ; 
—and, Raphoe (two Petitions); praying for the 
abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland, —were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the Sewerage and 
borough of Derby, praying the House to pass a ge- Ventilation 


neral measure for the Sewerage and Ventilation of 
large towns and populous districts, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury;— eg of 
Members of the Bath Church of England Lay Asso- *'"** 


ciation ;— Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester ;— 
and, Deanery of Walshcroft; praying the House to 
adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charge from being rated to parochial and 
other rates,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Milton-next-Sitting- Roman Catholic 
borne, 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 Milton-next-Sittingborne ;— Yates- Maynooth 
bury ;—All Cannings ;—Pembrey ;—Innismacsaint ; College. 


—and, Brimington; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any further grant of public money to the Roman 
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catholic College of Maynooth, — were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 

College Bille hourhood of Maguire’s Bridge, in the county of Fer- 
managh, praying that the Maynooth College Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Caledonian A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Com- 

Causal. missioners of Supply, Heritors and Justices of the 
Peace of the county of Inverness, praying the House 
to sanction the proposed grant of 50,000/. for re- 
pairing the Caledonian Canal, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


salmon Fishery A Petition of Commissioners of Supply and Jus- 
(Scotland) ~— tices of the Peace of the county of Inverness, pray- 
Bills, ing that the Salmon Fishery (Scotland) (No. 1.) Biil 
may not pass into a law; and, that the Salmon 
Fishery (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
Waterloo, &amp;c., Petitions from Ebury-square ;—Mortimer-street, 
Bridges. Cavendish-square ;— Lambs Conduit-street ;— and, 


Boundary-row, Blackfriars-road; praying the 
House to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- 
guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges, —were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


tndeof British A Petition of Flint Glass Manufacturers of Zan- 

Possessions  cashire, praying that the Trade of British Posses- 

Abroad Bill. ~~ sions Abroad Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers and Trades- 
men interested in the transmission of goods by Canals 
and Railroads ;—Carriers and Boat Proprietors en- 
gaged in navigating the Old Birmingham Canal ;— 
Boatmen employed in the navigation of the Old 
Birmingham Canal ;— and, Boatmen employed in 
the navigation of the Birmingham and Liverpool 
Canal; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing the better observance of the Lord’s Day,— 


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


Sugar, A Petition of Proprietors, Clergy, Missionaries, 
Merchants, Planters, Mechanics, Labourers and In- 
habitants generally of the Island of Antigua, praying 
the House not to sanction any measure for the in- 
troduction within the limits of the British Empire, 
of Sugar, the growth of slave-holding countries, was 


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


Oaths. Petitions from Little Prescot-street, London ;— 
and, Tewkesbury ; praying the House to pass a ge- 
neral measure for substituting Affirmations in lieu 
of Oaths,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Arestment Petitions from Cumnock ;--and, Whithorn ; pray- 

of Wages 


(Scotlend) Bill ing that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill 
“may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Metropolis 


3 A Petition of Promoters of certain improvements 
«mprovements, 


in the borough of Southwark, and also Inhabitants 
of the said borough, praying that the plan for a cer- 
tain new line of street extending from Blackman- 
street, in the said borough of Southwark, to Black- 
friars-road, in the parish of Christchurch, in the 
county of Surrey, proposed to be effected by the 
Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, may be taken 
into consideration by the Select Committee on Wa- 
terloo, &amp;c., Bridges, and that the Petitioners may be 
heard before the said Committee, by their counsel, 
agents and witnesses, in support of such improve- 
ment, was presented, and read; and referred to the 


Select Committee on Waterloo, &amp;c., Bridges. 
Vou. 96. 








A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Ash- Union with 
ton-under-Lyne, praying for the repeal of the Legis- Ireland. 
lative Union of Great Britain with Ireland, was 


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


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in and near the borough of Manchester, praying for (Westminster.) 
the removal of the Courts of Law and Equity at 
Westminster to a more convenient and central situa- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bettws Garmon ; — Deanery of Church 
Marchia (two Petitions) ; —Llanddeiniolen ;—and, Establishment 
Carnarvonand Llanbeblig; praying for the repeal of sean 
the Act uniting the dioceses of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor, —were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the National Char- WitliamCarrier. 
ter Association of the parish of Saint John, in the 
city of Westminster, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Willtiam Car- 
rier, now a prisoner in Devizes Gaol, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Buller Stephen- Tithes 
son, Rector of Callan, in the diocese of Ossory, stat- (Ireland. ) 
ing that certain sums due to him by defaulters, as 
Tithes, have been paid into the Treasury, and pray- 
ing the House to order immediate steps to be taken 
to carry into effect the provisions of the Act for the 
recovery of such sums as are at present unpaid by 
defaulting landlords, and direct an issue to be made 
forthwith to their respective owners of all such sums 
as have been already paid to their account, was 


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


A Petition of Copyhold Tenants of the manor of Copyhold and 
Kennington, praying that the provisions of the Copy- Customary 
hold and Customary Tenure Bill may be extended Te? Bill 
to the Petitioners and to the other copyhold tenants 
of manors situate within and being parcel of the 
Duchy of Cornwall, and that they may be heard 
thereon before the House, or any Committee thereof, 
by themselves, their counsel, agents and witnesses, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Clergymen, and other Church of 
catholic Inhabitants of the parishes of Street and Ireland. 
Russagh, in the county of Westmeath, praying the 
House to sanction the restoration of the ten sup- 
pressed Sees in Jreland to their former ——_ ju- 
risdiction, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiate Apothecaries of Ennis- Medical Pro 
hillen, praying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) fession (No, 2.) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and Bill. 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tiverton Union ;—Newton Abbot Union Work- 
Union ;—and, Bideford Union ; praying the House houses Bill. 
to pass a Bill in the present Session of Parliament, 
by which all union workhouses constructed under 
the Poor Law Amendment Act may be entirely ex- 
empt from Parliamentary and parochial taxes,—were 


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


Petitions from Thorpe ;—National Charter Asso- Ypiversal 
ciation, Saint John’s, Westminster (Chairman) ;— Suffrage, &amp;c. 
Bridgeton(Chairman of a Meeting) ;--and, Starston ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, An- 
nual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot,—were pre-, 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dewsbury, praying Inland Ware- 
the House to extend the privilege of bonding to housing. 
the town of Wakefield, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. ei 

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Rating of A Petition of Inhabitants of Steeple Ashton, pray- | 

Tenements. ing the House to adopt measures for rating the ow- 
ners of small tenements to parochial rates, in lieu of 
the occupiers, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Anatomy Act. — Petitions from Saint George’s, Southwark ;--Lon- 
don (two Petitions) ;—-and, Medical Practitioners 
and Students (two Petitions) ; praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the manner in which the 
Anatomy Act has been carried into effect, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Australie A Petition from Halifax, praying for the imme- 
diate repayment of the sum of 56,000/., alleged to 
have been borrowed from the Emigration Fund of 
the colony of South Australia, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, Ordi- 
nances passed by the Governor and Special Council 
of Lower Canada, in the third and fourth years of 
the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. 

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


South Metropoe The Order made upon the 31st day of March 
litan Gas Bill. Jast, for committing the South Metropolitan Gas 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


South Metros § The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
rues 5 Bill of the Petition for the South Metropolitan Gas Bill, 
"which, upon the 26th 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 
incorporating the South Metropolitan Gas Light 
and Coke Company, and for more effectually light- 
ing with Gas certain places within the soi Si of 
Southwark, and other parishes and places in the 
counties of Surrey and Rent: And that Mr. Pattison 


and Sir John Seale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Northern and The House proceeded to take into further con- 
ony sideration the Report on the Northern and Eastern 
and Ware Railway (Hertford and Ware Branch) Bill; and 
Branch) Bill. the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


PublicPetitions Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select 
— Committee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- 
ie mined the Petitions presented from the 28th to the 
30th days of April last, both days 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. 


Mail Guards. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return to explain and amend a Return made to 
Orders of this House, dated the 3d day of August 
1840 and the 18th day of February last, being 
No. 155 of the present Session; the said Return to 
show, in columns, the Number, the Names and the 
Wages (by the week and year), of those Mail Guards 
who are prohibited from taking Fees from the Pub- 
lic, with the Sum Total paid to this class of servants 
annually ; also, the Lines of Road in alphabetical 
order, to which these Guards are appointed, stating 
whether all the Guards on said Lines are paid solely 
with Public Money or partly with Public Money and 
with Fees from Passengers, with the Number in each 
class, where both are on the same Line:—A Return, 
as above, of Mail Guards who are paid partly with 








Public Money and partly by Fees from Passengers, 
with the reason for continuing this distinction, and | 
the authority under which it is made :— A Return of | 
the Number and Names of Mail Guards employed | 
on each Line of Road respectively, distinguishing | 
Railroads from Common Roads; thus showing the | 
whole sum charged annually in the Public Accounts 

for Mail Guards, on each Line of Road, and for all 

Roads whatever respectively : — To state the Sum | 


| 


A. 1841. 


Total paid by the Public for Mail Guards in 1838 
and 1840 respectively, and distinguishing the Amount 
incurred in each year for those on Common Roads 
and on Railroads :—Showing the Lines of Railroad 
and Common Road by which Mail Bags are sent 
with Carriages conveying Passengers, but without 
Mail Guards, and the reason why ‘Mail Guards are 
not employed on these Roads ; also, the hours and 
the Number of times which Mails are sent on these 
Roads daily :—Also, to state with whom the Ap- 
pointment of Mail Guards rests, and the Numbers 
which have been appointed annually in each of the 
Five last years, with the Total Number appointed in 
that period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an sugar, 
Account showing the Quantities of Sugar, of the No, o99 
several sorts, imported into the United Kingdom, ——- 
and the Quantities retained for actual consumption 
within the United Kingdom, together with the Rates 
of Duty charged on the Home Consumption, and 
the Net Revenue accruing therefrom, in each year, 
from 1815 to 1840 inclusive ; followed by a com- 
parative statement of the average Prices of British 
Plantation and Foreign Plantation Sugar, for the 
same series of years. 

Mr. Horsman accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Gia;s, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Window Glass, 
German Sheet Glass and Plate Glass imported and 
entered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, in the Two years ended the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1841, with the Rates and Amount of Duty re- 
ceived thereon, distinguishing the Countries from 
which imported :—And, of the Quantities of Fo- 
reign Window Glass, German Sheet Glass and Plate 
Glass exported from the United Kingdom, in the 
Two years ended the 5th day of January 1841, dis- 
tinguishing the Countries to which sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Giass, 
Returns of the Quantities of Glass retained for 
Home use, and of the Quantities exported, for each 
year, ending the 5th day of January, from 1814 to 
1841, both inclusive: —Of the Amount of Duty 
charged and Drawback paid on each description of 
Glass in England, distinguishing the Quantities and 
the Weight, Rate of Duty and of Drawback, and 
the Amount in each year, ending the 5th day of 
January, from 1814 to 1841, both inclusive :—A 
similar Return for Scotland :—A similar Return for 
Ireland :—Returns of the Amount of Drawback or 
Allowance on Glass for building Churches, &amp;c., in 
each year, ending the 5th day of January, from 
1814 to 1841, inclusive :—And, of the Amount of 
Drawback, and the Weight of each kind of Glass, 
except Bottles, exported to Jreland, from 1813 to 
the time the Drawback ceased, distinguishing the 
Amount in each year ending the 5th day of January, 
the Rate of Drawback allowed on each kind, and, 
in Crown Glass, the Quantities exported in whole or 
half Tables, from those cut into Panes or Squares. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a ExchequerBills 
Bill for raising a Sum of Money by Exchequer Bills asia 
for the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- “"" 
dred and Forty-one: And the same, was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Mackay, Jon Mackes- 
Merchant, in Barvas, in the island of Lewis, com- 7" 
plaining of the conduct of John Mackenzie, Esquire, 
as Sheriff Substitute of the Small Debt Court of 
Ross-shire, for the said island, and praying the House 
to institute an inquiry into the same, which was 
presented upon Monday last, be printed, and circu- 
lated with the Votes, for the use of Members only. 

Ordered, 





r Bills 
000.) 


National 
Monuments an 
Works of Art. 


Slave Compen- 
sation Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


Sir Walter 
Scott’s Monue 
ment Bill. 


County 
Corouers Bill. 


4, VicTORIz. 


Ordered, Chat Lord Francis Egerton be discharged 
from any further attendance upon the Select Com- 
mittee on National Monuments and Works of Art. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gally Knight be added to 
the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Slave Compen- 
sation Bill be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Administration 
of Justice (No. 1.) Bill be received upon Wednes- 
day next. 


Ordered, That the Report on Sir Walter Scott’s 
Monument Bill be now received. 

Sir William Rae 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 Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the County 
Coroners Bill :—The Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—And the House 
immediately resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Ciause, N° 1, agreed to. 
CravseE, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 3, (Appointment of present Coroners 
to districts ; election and residence of future Coro- 
ners)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 21. After the 
word “ appointed” to insert the words “ unless with 
“ the consent of the Justices in Quarter Sessions 
“ assembled.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted ; 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed: To add the follow- 
ing Proviso at the end of the Clause “ Provided 
“ always, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
“* extend or be construed to extend to any existing 
“* Coroner of any county in which the duties of the 
“* Coroner’s office have been discharged in divisions, 
“ districts of such county, during the ten years last 
** past, unless the consent thereto of such Coroner 
“ shall be first had and obtained in writing.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
added :~- Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Question, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill,——put, and Negatived. 

CiausE, N° 4, agreed to. 

Cause, No. 5, postponed. 

Cravuse, N° 6, (Elections to be held in the dis- 
trict, &amp;c.) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3.1.6. After “ per- 
“‘ sons” to leave out the words “residing within 
“ such district.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided: 

Tellers for ther Mr. Pakington, } 61 

Yeas, Mr. Wakley : ‘ 

Tellers for thef Colonel Thomas Wood, } e 

Noes, Mr. Estcourt : ‘ 

Another Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 7. 
After the word “ election” to insert the words 
“ have been rated for six months to the relief of 
“ the Poor in any parish in such district.” 





Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Hume, 
Tellers for the Noes, ge iy oe A } 63. 


Question put, That those words be there inserted; 
The Committee divided : 
Mr. Fox Maule: } = 
Mr. Pakington, 
Another Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 7. To 
Vox. 96. 


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leave out the word “ qualified,’ and insert the 
word “ registered.” 
part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. John Jervis, } 78. 

Mr. Pakington } 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Barneby : ’ 30. 

Another Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 7. 
“* Coroners.” 

Question put, That the word “Coroners” be there 
inserted ; 
f Mr 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Hamilton : } 75. 
J Mr. Pakington, 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit 
again ; 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That Clause (N°6.), as amended, 
stand part of the Bill; 

Tellers for the f Mr. Pakington, } 73 

Yeas, Mr. Barneby : ° 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Tatton Egerton : 

Crausgs, IV°8, N°9, N°10, and N° 11, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 13, agreed to. 

Cuavuse, N° 16, (That in case of illness, or unavoid- 
able absence, the Coroner shall be empowered and 
required, by writing under his hand and seal, to 
and unavoidable absence, but no longer) read. 

Amendments made. 

Question a That the Clause, as amended, stand 


Question put, That the word “ qualified” stand 
| Mr. Hamilton : 
After the words “ elections of” to insert the word 
The Committee divided : 
. John Jervis, 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. Table } ov. 
Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 
The Committee divided : 
Noes, L Mr. Estcourt : } - 

Cuiausz, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

CrausE, N° 14, postponed. 

Crause, N° 15, agreed to. 
appoint a fit person, being a barrister or an attorney, 
to act for him as Deputy Coroner during his illness 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Mr. Fox Maule, 1 58 
Yeas, Mr. Solicitor General: Jf . 
Tellers for thef Lord Granville Somerset, | 61 
Noes, Mr. Pakington: . 


Cuausss, N°17, N°18, and N° 19, agreed to. 

Crausz, N° 20, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 21, (Whereas by Act 25 Geo. 2, it 
was enacted, that for every mile which any Coroner 
shall be compelled to travel from his usual place of 
abode to take any inquisition, the sum of nine-pence 
over and above the sum of twenty shillings thereb 
directed to be paid to hin, should be paid to uth 
Coroner; and whereas the said sum of nine-pence 
per mile being inadequate to defray such travelling 
expenses, it is expedient that the same shall be in- 
creased ; Be it Enacted, That for every mile which 
any Coroner shall be compelled to travel from his 
usual place of abode to take any inquisition, the 
further sum of three-pence per mile, making, toge- 
ther with the said first-mentioned sum, the full sum 
of one shilling per mile in the whole, shall be paid, 
&amp;c.) read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out “ three,” 
and insert “ nine.” 

Question put, That “three” stand part of the 

Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for thef Mr. Edward Buller, Les 
Yeas, Mr. John Jervis : pee 
Tellers for the[ Mr. Hamilton, 71 68 
Noes, Sir George Strickland: J” 


MM Question 








266 


Salmon Fishery 
(Scotland) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Enrolment of 
Burgesses Bill. 


Salmon Fishery 


(Scotland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Parochial 
Assessments 


Bill. 


Evidence Bill. 


Danish Claims, 








5°__6§° 

Question put, That the blank be filled with “six.” 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Tatton Egerton, 43 

Yeas, Mr. John Jervis : } , 

Tellers for the { Mr. Hamilton, } 58 

Noes, \ Sir George Strickland : ‘ 

Question, That the blank be filled with “ nine,” 
put, and agreed to. 

Another Amendment proposed: P. 9. 1. 7. After 
“mile” to insert the words “ for every distance ex- 
ceeding “ two miles.” 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed: P. 9. 1. 9. After 
“whole” to insert “ and for any inquisition which 
“ any Coroner shall take upon the view of a dead 
“ body, the sum of ten shillings.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted ; 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, 
stand part. of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {Sir George Strickland, } 43 

Yeas, (Sir Charles Deuglas : P 
Tellers for the { Mr. Barneby, Ves 
Noes, UMr. Edward Buller: | ain 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


And the House, having continued to sit til after 

twelve of the clock on Thursday morning; 
Jovis, 6° die Maii, 1841: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 
field 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, upon Wednesday 
the 19th day of this instant May, again resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Salmon Fishery (Scotland) (No. 1.) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Select Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


The Enrolment of Burgesses Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Salmon Fishery (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Select Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


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 the 19th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Evidence 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 to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to take into consideration the Report, bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the Com- 
missioners to whom it was referred to examine and 
adjudicate upon the claims of certain British sub- 
jects, for losses sustained by the seizure and confis- 
cation of their ships and cargoes by the Government 
of Denmark in the year1807, and that Her Majesty 
will be graciously pleased to advance to such claim- 


reading of the Municipal Annuities Bill ; 


Maii, A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Copyhold ang 
further consideration the Report on the Copyhold Custom 
and Customary Tenure Bill:—The Bill was re- ‘*™" Bill 
committed to a Committee of the whole House; No. 291. 
—And the House immediately resolved itself into 
the said Committee ; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Pryme reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme 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 Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
Aunuities Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Charitable 


further consideration the Report on the Charitable Trusts Bill, 
Trusts Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike-roads 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike-roads and and Highways 
Highways Bill; and, after some time spent therein, “"" 

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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turpiiesoais 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads 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- Ways ana 
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, ‘Vhat this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the amended Return relative to Poor Law. 
the Poor Law, which was presented upon Monday No. 292. 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Electoral Electoral Dis- 
Districts (Zreland), which was presented upon Mon- '*'s (Ireland) 
day last, be printed. No. 298. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Poor Law 


Law Amendment Act, which was presented upon — 
Monday last, 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, 6° die Maiti; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Upper — 
Upper Heyford Inclosure Bill; That they had Iso" *™ 

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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Gamlivgay 














ants the Amountof theirrespective losses as ascertain- 
ed bythe said Commissioners, and to assure Her Ma- 
jesty, that this House will make good the same ; 

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


Gamlingay \nclosure (No. 1.) Bill; That they had (No. 1.) Bill 
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 








Inc 


and 
y 
ill. 
1. 

Whittlesea 

Inclosure Bill. 
i 
s Bill, 

Birmingham 

and Hagley 
le Road Bill. 
ill. 

Rhymney Iron 
roads Company Bill. 
ways 
e-roads Great North of 

England Rail- 

way Bill. 
nd 

aw, 
292. 
al Dis- 
[reland,) 
293. 
aw 
ment 
294, 
Private Bills, 
Heyford Southampton 
re Bill. Trust (Saint 
Pancras) 
Paving Bill. 
Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 
ag Seetins and 
arwick Road 
+) Bill. Bill, oa 


4, VicTORI&amp;. 


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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Whittlesea Inclosure Bill; That the Standing Orders 
had been complied with, pursuant to the leave granted 
by the House on the 26th day of February last ; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true ; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Birmingham and Hagley Road Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Rhymney tron Company 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Great North of England 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 ; 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. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, 
(extending the time for constructing the Bridge over 
the Stockton and Barnard Castle Turnpike-road) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice read 
with a blank; and committed toa Committee of the 
whole House :—-The House accordingly resolved 
itself into the Committee ; and after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Hodason Hinde reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Hodgson Hinde accordingly reported the 
Clause ; and the Amendment was read, and agreed 
to; and the said Clause was agreed to, and made 
part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


: Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Southampton 
Trust (Saint Pancras) Paving Bill be revived :— 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Directors of the 
Poor of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county 
of Middiesex, for additional provision in the Kentish 
Town Paving Bill, which was presented upon the 
12th day of February last, be again referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Roads from 
Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, in the County of the 
City of Coventry, and in the County of Warwick, 
and other Roads communicating therewith, in the 


said County of Warwick, was read the third time. 
Vou. 96. 


6° Mazz. 


267 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that ‘the 
Title be, An Act for repairing the Roads from Coven- 
try to Warwick, and from Coventry to Martyn’s Gut- 
ter, in the County of the City of Coventry, and in 
the County of Warwick, and other Roads communi- 
cating therewith, in the said County of Warwick. 

Ordered, That Sir John Mordaunt do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Airdrie ;—Gorbals ;—and, G'las- Glasgow and 








gow (three Petitions); praying that the Glasgow Dundyvan 


and Dundyvan Junction Railway Bill may pass into 


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


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 








Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Polloc and 


the town of Airdrie, praying that the Polloc and — Railway 


Govan Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Royal Incorporation of Hutche- 
sons Hospital, in the city of Glasgow, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 


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


Mr. Praed reported from the Committee on the 
Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction Railway Bill; 
That he was instructed by the Committee to move 
the House, That Robert Barlas, of Edinburgh, 
and, George Lyon Walker, of Glasgow, do attend the 
Committee forthwith; also, that George Crawford, 
writer in Glasgow, clerk to the Incorporated Trades 
of Glasgow, or other officer of the said Incorporated 
Trades, who has in his custody the plan of the 
lands of Tradeston, and others, belonging to the 
Trades’ House of Glasgow, made by Thomas Richard- 
son, land-surveyor, which plan is referred to in the 
title deeds of George Lyon Walker and others, do 
attend the Committee forthwith, and produce the 
said plan. 

Ordered, That Robert Barlas and George Lyon 
Walker do attend this House forthwith. 

Ordered, That George Crawford, writer in Glas- 
gow, clerk to the Incorporated Trades of Glasgow, 
or other officer of the said Incorporated Trades, who 
has in his custody the plan of the lands of Trades- 
ton, and others, belonging to the Trades’ House of 
Glasgow, made by Thomas Richardson, land-sur- 
veyor, which plan is referred to in the title deeds of 
George lyon Walker and others, do attend this 
House forthwith, and produce the said plan. 





The Drogheda Harbour Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of the Earl F%tzwilliam and Owners of 
estates in or Inhabitants of Rawmarsh, Swinton, 
Brampton Bierley and Hooton Roberts, in the 
county of York ;—and, the Earl Litzwilliam and 
Trustees and Mortgagees of the Brampton Bierley, 
Rawmarsh and Hooton Roberts Roads; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Tinsley 
and Doncaster Road Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Ribble, Esquire, of Green 
Trees, near Tunbridge, in the county of Kent, pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Southwark 
Improvement (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 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. 


the third time. 





M M 2 


Resolved, 


1 


Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Drogheda 
Harbour Bill. 


Tinsley and 
TDoncaster 


Road Bill. 


Southwark 
Improvement 
(No. 2,) Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa-Uplyme __ 
rish of Uplyme, in the County of Devon, was read Inclosure Bill. 





AAO REN ROR Ve mish cmencat 


me 


i 


268 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Eccleshall An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
Inclosure Bil. Fish of Eccleshall, 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. 


Nottingham 


Mr. Ingham reported from the Committee on the 
Gas Bill. 


Nottingham Gas Bill; That at the expiration of 
one hour from the time fixed for the meeting of the 
Committee this day, only two selected Members 
being present, (three being the Quorum of such Se- 
lected Members), he had adjourned the Committee 
until To-morrow, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, ‘To-morrow. 


CommercialGas A Petition of J. H. Pelly, Chairman of the 

Company Bill. Trustees of the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike- 
roads, praying that he may be heard, by himself 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Commercial Gas Company Bill, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London and A Petition of J. H. Pelly, Chairman of the Trus- 
| torneo tees of the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike-roads, 
ye praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and Tower Hamlets Cemetery 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. 


Heuley and Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee on the 
a cae Henley and Dorchester Road Bill; and to whom 


several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petitions ; and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto ; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Church Rates. Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund's ;—Christ- 


church (Surrey) ;—Leek ;— Birmingham ;— Exeter 
(six Petitions) ;— Walgrave ;—Wold and Sandwell ; 
— Totteridge ;—Devonport ;—Castle Hill ;—Gren- 
don ;—Airedale College ;— Thetford ;—and, Great 
Creaton ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;— Piddlehinton ;—Minny- 
hive ;— Manchester (thirty Petitions) ;—WNew Road, 
Chelsea ;—Clerkenwell;— Dragleybeck ;—and, Peni- 
cuick; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Medmenham ;— Bledlow and Saun- 
derton ; — Fawley ;—Upper Winchendon and Lower 
Winchendon ;-- Cuddington ;—Aylesbury-with-Wal- 
ton :-- Hambleden ;— Whinburgh ;-- Walton( Norfolk); 
—-Llanon ;—Little Marlow ;— Llanedi ;— Llange- 
deirne ;-- Kidwelly ;—Llandilolatybout ;—Bleching- 
leu ;— Tandridge ;--Godstone;—Carbrooke ;— Aston 
Clinton, Buckland and Drayton Beauchamp ;—Had- 
denham ;—Waddesdon ;—West Wycombe and Rad- 
nage ;--and, Bierton and Hulcott; 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 Members of the Great Torrington 
Agricultural Society extending over about fifty of 
the principal parishes in the north of Devon, praying 
the House to refuse their consent to the proposed 


Corn Laws, 


6° Mazz. 





A. 1841, 


measure for substituting a fixed duty in lieu of the Build 
present protecting duties on Corn, was also presented, Regu 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newent ; —Hedsor ;—North Nib- Church of 
ley ; — Chirbury ; — Saundby;— Acton Turville ; — England, Dews 
Winterborne and other places;—Saint Briavels ;— Leed 
Hartshead-cum-Clifton;— Gayton ;— Holme Pierre- = 
pont ;— Milton Abbas ;—-Cam;-- Wimborne Saint 
Giles ;— Tormarton ;—West Littleton ;—Chalbury ; 
— Burmarsh ;—-Manchester (two Petitions) ;—Horn- 
castle ;— Donnington ; — Flitton-cum-Silsoe ;— Cor- 
by; — Hindringham ; — Winterbourn ;— Trysull ;— 
Hawkhurst ; Cranbrook ;— Bedford ;-— Silverton ; 
—Barrowby ;—Donnington, Appledram and Earn- 
ley ; -— Shellingthorpe ; —Langriwville and Thornton- 
le-Fen ; — Azleworth ; — Ruardean ; — Dursley ; — Bra 
Horton ;—Blackburn;— Mellor and Ramsgreave; (ve 
—Colne Engaine ; — Farnworth; — Cottesmore ; — wor 
Coreley ; — Bridgnorth ; — Geddington ; — Newton 
(Northampton) ;—Chetton Glazeley and Dueschill; 
—Deanery of Amounderness ;--Aldwincle All Saints; 
— Lamport, Hanging Houghton and Fazxton;— 
Pytchley ; — Oldbury ; — Carlton-in- Lindric ; — 
Church Langton and Thorpe Langton ; — Earls 
Colne;— Little Bromley ;— Birch;— Fordham ;—- 
Ufford with Ashton and Rainton ;—Newark-upon- 
Trent ;— Stanway ;— Little Horkesley ;— Laugham 
—-Wethersfield ;--Mindtown ;--Great Oakley (two 
Petitions) ; — Great Oxendon; — Colchester ; — 
Great Tey ;-- Wellingborough ;— East Thorpe ;— 
and, Tarrant Hinton (two Petitions); 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 Zeek, praying the I 
House not to sanction any further grant of public i 
money for the purposes of Church Extension, was 


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


Petitions from Ballygauley ;--Stewartstown ;— Church 
Balbeggie ; — Cults ;— Arbroath ;-— Eyemouth ;— Fatronsgs 
Glenlyon ; — Falkland ; — Friockheim; —Urquhart ; cesta 
— Peterhead ;—Kilrea ;— Granshaw ;—Drumkeen ; 
—Randalstown ;— Carnmoney ;— Doegore ;-—Bal- 
lynure ; —— Island Magee ;--and, Dromore (Presby- | 
tery); praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Ports- Dog Carts. 
mouth, praying for the adoption of a general mea- 
sure for prohibiting the use of Dogs as beasts of 
burthen, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message from 

and Mr. Farrer: the Leeds, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An South Australia 
Act to authorize the Advance of a Sum of Money 8! 
out of the Consolidated Fund, on account of the 
Colony of South Australia, 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 Accrington Gas 
Act to light with Gas and supply with Water the an¢ Water Bil: 
Townships of Old and New Accrington and Church, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 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 Boroughs 








for the Improvement of certain Boroughs ; to which Improvement 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: * 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Drainage of 
for the better Drainage of large Towns and Villages ; Towns Bill. 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
| House : And also, 


| The 





Buildings 


Regulation Bill. 


Dewsbury and 
Leeds Road 
Bill. 


Bradford 
(York) Water- 
works Bill. 


Portbury Pier 
and Approaches 
Bill, 


Deptford Pier 
Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No, 2.) Bill, 


Medical 
Profession. 


Medical 
Charities 
Ireland.) 


4, VicTORIZ. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for regulating Buildings in large Towns ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the several townships 
of Holbeck, Hunslet, Beeston, Morley and Churwell, 
in the West Riding of the county of York, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Dewsbury 
and Leeds 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. 


Petitions from William Busfield Ferrand, of Har- 
den Grange, in the parish of Bingley, in the county 
of York, Esquire ;— Inhabitants of the town of 
Bingley, in the West Riding of the county of York ; 
—George Thompson Lister, of Bradford, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, Agent for George 
Baron, of Drewton, in the parish of North Cave, 
in the East Riding of the said county, Esquire ;— 
John George Smyth, of Belgrave-square, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—and, Sarah Ferrand, 
of Saint Ives, in the parish of Bingley, in the county 
of York, Widow ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Bradford (York) Waterworks 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 Petition of James Tanner, of Portishead, in 
the county of Somerset, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Portbury Pier and Approaches 
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 Perkins, of Mark-lane, 
in the city of London, Merchant, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Deptford Pier 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 Licentiate Apothecaries in the town 
of Youghal, praying that the Medical Profession 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President and Council of the 
British Medical Association, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Enniscorthy, 
raying for reform of the Medical Profession, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Enniscor- 
thy, praying the House to make such enactment as 
will render the Infirmaries, Fever-hospitals and Dis- 
pensaries of Ireland, efficient for the public ser- 
vice, and secure to the medical officers entrusted with 
their care an adequate remuneration for their ser- 
vices ; and that those institutions may not be placed 
under the control or management of the authorities 
appointed to administer the Poor Laws, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 96. 


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269 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Enniscor- Medical 
thy, praying the House to make such alteration in Witnesses. 


the Law, as will secure adequate remuneration to 
Medical Practitioners called on, as such, to give evi- 
dence or opinions at coroners’ inquests, or in courts 
of justice, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coleshill-street, Pimlico ;—Chester- Waterloo, &amp;c., 


square ;—and, Union-street, Borough; praying the Bridges, 


ouse to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- 
guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, and other Inhabi- Church 


tants of the Rural Deanery of Menai, praying for 
the repeal of the Act uniting the dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, and that no portion of the reve- 
nues of the church in North Wales may be appro- 
priated to any other part of the kingdom, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Establishment 
Wales. ) 


Petitions from Chipping Sodbury ;—Stapleton ;— Poor Law 
and, Newton in Mackerfield; praying that the Poor eae 


Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Saint 
Faith’s Union, in the county of Norfolk, praying 
that provision may be made in the said Bill for 
continuing in office their present District Auditors, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Saffron Walden 
Union, praying that provision may be made in the 
said Bill for alteration of the law as regards Bastardy, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters at Morice-square, Devonport, 
and others, being Inhabitants of the same borough, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
empowering Boards of Guardians to permit any law- 
ful minister or preacher to give religious instruction 
at stated times, in the manner of public worship, at 
which all the inmates of the workhouse shall be 
allowed to be present; that no chaplain or other 
person giving such religious instruction shall, in con 
sideration thereof, receive any payment out of the 
poor’s rate ; and that inmates of workhouses may be 
permitted to attend divine service on the Lord’s Day 
in church or chapel, according to the religious per- 
suasion of such inmate, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers in the parish of Mew- Poor Law 


borough, praying for the repeal of the Poor Law 4 


Amendment Act, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


mendment 


A Petition of Guardians of the Edenderry Poor Poor Relief 


Law Union, praying the House not to pass any Bill (!teland) Act. 


either to extend or continue the power of the Poor 
Law Commissioners in Jreland; and that the House 
will cause an inquiry to be made into the conduct 
of the Poor Law Commissioners, with respect to the 
said union, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, and Congrega- Lord’s Day. 


tion of Saintfield, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing the better observance of the Lord’s 
Day, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Planters and Merchants connected Sugar Duties. 


with the West India Colonies, resident at Bristol, 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for a reduction of the duty on Foreign Su- 
gar, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


MM3 A Petition 





270 6° Mazz. 


Oaths. A Petition of Members of the Baptist Church and 
Congregation of Warwich-street Chapel in Leaming- 
ion Priors, praying the House to pass a general 
measure for substituting Affirmations in lieu of 
Oaths, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Rating of 


Petitions from Clergy of the Forest of Dean ; 
Tithes . 


—Archdeaconry of Worcester ;—Rural Deanery of 
Lleyn ;--and, Deanery of Hawkesbury; praying the 
House to adopt measures for exempting Tithes and 
Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to parochial 
and other rates,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 
freland, 


Petitions from Trim ;—and, Tubrid and Bally- 
bacon ; praying the House to sanction the restora- 
tion of the ten suppressed Sees of Ireland to their 
former separate jurisdiction,— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Jesuits. A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, 
Baronet, of Black-rock House, in the county of 
Dublin, praying the House to address Her Majesty, 
to issue Her Royal Proclamation for the expulsion 
of Jesuits from all parts of Her dominions, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Import Duties Petitions from Burgh by Sands ;—and Hamilton 


(Provost); praying for a revision and modification 
of the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Australia, A Petition of Proprietors of land, Shippers and 


other persons interested by property or family con- 
nexions, in the colony of South Australia, resident 
in Derby, and the neighbourhood, praying for the 
immediate repayment of the sum of 56,000 L., alleged 
to have been borrowed from the Emigration Fund 
of the said colony, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Royal Burghs 


ghs Petitions from Edinburgh ; and, Linlithgow (two 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Petitions); praying that the Royal Burghs (Scot- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Incorporation of Cordiners of Lin- 
lithgow (Deacon and Clerk) ;——-and, Dysart ; 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 Grindall;— Montgomery ;—and, 
Awre; 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. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Salmon Fishery A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 


ial Council of the royal burgh of Banff, praying that 
a the Salmon Fishery (Scotland) Bills may not pass 
into law, as they now stand, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Arrestment Petitions from Airdrie ;—and, Linlithgow; pray- 
of Wages 


ing that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Ennis- 
corthy, praying the House to amend the Act passed 
in the last Session of Parliament, for the promotion 
of Vaccination, in order that Medical Practitioners 
performing that duty in Ireland, may be remune- 
rated by an annual salary, and not by a specific sum 
for each case, by tender or contract, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Mills, Esquire, Clerk of 
the Juries, Errors and Essoigns of Her Majesty’s 
Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, complaining of 
inadequate remuneration for his services in such 
office, and praying that he may be placed at least 
on a footing with the greral Clerks of the respective 


Charles Mills. 








A. 1841. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Awre, Roman Catholic 
praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Relief Act, 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Pable. 


A Petition of Heritors and Kirk Session of the Forthandclyde 
parish of Kirkintilloch, Guardians of the Poor of Navigation Bil, 
that parish, praying that the Forth and Clyde Na- 
vigation 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 President of the Kirk Session 
of the parish of Cumbernauld, Guardians of the 
poor of that parish, 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. 


A Petition of William Henry Crawford, of the Court of 
city of Dublin, one of the Solicitors of Her Ma- ae 
jesty’s High Court of Chancery in Ireland, Solicitor ("e#"®) Bil. 
for Minors and Lunatics in the said court, pray- 
ing that provision may be made in the Court of 
Chancery (Ireland) 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Chelsea 
Return showing what reduction has been made in Hospital. 
the Number of Persons employed in the Depart- 
ments of Chelsea Hospital since 1st April 1835, 
and what has been the Reduction of Expense con- 
— thereupon; also, showing what Alterations 
or Reductions have been made in the Appointments 
of Officers and Under Officers of the Hospital since 
the same date. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Paymaster 
Returns showing the Number of Persons employed General’sOffice, 
in the Department of the Paymaster General, and ~” 
of the Salaries of the said Persons :—Showing the 
Reductions that have been made in the Number of 
Persons employed in consequence of the consolida- 
tion of the Offices of Paymaster of the Forces, 
Treasurer of the Navy, Treasurer of the Ordnance 
and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital; also, showing 
the saving of expense which has been effected by 
the consolidation of these Offices :—And, setting 
forth all Rules, Orders and Regulations, which have 
been issued and prescribed by the Commissioners of 
the Treasury, and by the Paymaster General, for the 
government of the Office of the Paymaster General. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Prisoners for 

to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Debt. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Prisoners for Debt con- 
fined in Whitecross-street, The Fleet, the Queen’s 
Bench, The Marshalsea, Horsemonger-lane, and any 
other Prison for Debtors within the Bills of Mor- 
tality, with the respective Amounts of their Debts, 
and Dates of Commitment, according to the fol- 
lowing heads; Name of Debtor; Amount of Debt; 
and Date of Commitment. 

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 Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 
lative to Vew Zealand (in continuation of the Papers 
presented to the House of Commons on the 14th day 
of April 1840.) 





Ordered, 





teed eed ed 


South Australia 
Bill. 


Southampton 
Trust (Saint 
Pancras) 
Paving Bili. 


Births, Deaths 
and Marriages 
(Scotland. ) 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland.) 


County 
Treasurers. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


Dublin Police. 
Offices. 


4, VicTorRiz. 


6° Maz. 


971 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | State for the Foreign Department, in relation to the 


Her Majesty by such Members of this * sm as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, an Act to authorize the Advance of a Sum 
of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, on account 
of the Colony of South Australia; and the same 
was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 1. 1. 4. Leave out “ George” and insert 
“ William.” 

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. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders and Rate- 
payers residing on the Saint Pancras Southampton 
Paving Trust, in the parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying that the Southampton 
Trust (Saint Pancras) Paving Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Royal College 
of Surgeons of Edinburgh, praying for the adoption 
of a general system of registering Births, Deaths 
and Marriages in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the 
county of Gloucester, praying that provision may 
be made in the County Coroners Bill for giving 
a more adequate remuneration to County Coroners, 
and an increased allowance for travelling expenses, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Mr. Foa Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Report of 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Lreland, to the 
Lord Lieutenant, for the year ending the 1st day of 
August 1840. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 19th day of 
February last, for a Return of the Abstracts of the 
Accounts of the several County Treasurers in Eng- 
land and Wales, for the years ending Michaelmas 
1839 and Michaelmas 1840. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated 
the 5th day of April last, for a Return, stating the 
several Districts and Divisions into which the Me- 
tropolitan Police District is divided, and the Pari- 
shes included in each such District and Division ; 
and, specifying, in regard to each Parish, the 
County in which it is situate, its Population, the 
Total Value of the property assessed to the Rate 
for the relief of the Poor, and the estimated Distance 
of the parish church from Charing Cross. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,— A Copy of the Minute of the Lord Lieute- 
nant of Jreland, directing Messrs. Hatchell and 
Monaghan to inquire into the state of the Dublin 
Police Offices :—Also, a Copy of their Report to 
the Lord Lieutenant ; together with a Copy of the 
Lord Lieutenant’s Orders thereupon respecting the 
Police Magistrates and Offices since that Report : 





destruction of the Steam-boat Caroline :— Of the 
Correspondence between Mr. Fox, the British Mi- 
nisterat Washington, and the Secretary of the United 
States, in relation to the destruction of the Steam- 
boat Caroline :— And, of all the Correspondence be- 
tween the Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada 
and the Governor-general of the Canadas, and the 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, in relation to the 
destruction of the Steam-boat Caroline :—It passed 
in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is the opinion of this House, that the crea- 
tion of a new office by the appointment of a Solicitor 
to the Home Department, is unnecessary, and that 
no sufficient reason has been shown for the appoint- 
ment of Mr. William Vizard to that situation :—It 
passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Thursday last, That a Select Committee be 
appointed to take into consideration the promotion 
of the Fine Arts of this Country, in connexion with 
the rebuilding of the new Houses of Parliament, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Gally Knight, 
Mr. Hume, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Blake, Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Lord Brabazon, Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. 
Ewart, Mr. Milnes, Colonel Rawdon, Mr. Henry 
Thomas Hope and Mr. Pusey ; with power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, ‘That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Vizard. 


Fine Arts. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commite Collection of 


tee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Rates (Dublin) 
ill 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stamp Duties 
reading of the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; (Lew —" 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time “8 Bi 


To-morrow. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Order, 


Exchequer Bills 


read a second time; and committed to a Com- aia tig 


mittee of the whole House for To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker reported the Slave Compensa- 
tion 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 Commit- 
tee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill ; 

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


ill. 


Slave Compen- 


sation Bill. 


Enrolment of 


Burgesses Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Turnpike-roads 


Report on the Turnpike-roads and Highways Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Lagan Navigation (Ireland) 
Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, To-morrow, to consider of the Duties 
upon Sugar, was read, and discharged. 


and Highways 
Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Sugar Duties. 





Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Liver- Liverpool and 
pool and Kingstown, &amp;c. Mails, which were pre- Kingstown, &amp;c., 


. Mails, 
sented yesterday, be printed. Ne. one. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Barilla, Barilla. 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 297. 
Ordered, That the Returns relative to Glass, Glass. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 298, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Sugar im- Sugar. 
ported from the West Indies, &amp;c., which was pre- No. 295. 
sented yesterday, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Fresh Fresh Fruit. 
Fruit, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 299. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
MM4 


—And, a Return of the Number of Dublin Police 
Magistrates, and the Amount of their Salary; stating 
the increase or decrease, if any, since the Report, 
and the cause of it; and whether any of the present 
Magistrates pursue other avocations. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Quesiion 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, 
Copies of the Correspondence between the Legation 


of the United States in London and the Secretary of 
Vou. 96. 


Steam-boat 
Caroline. 




















Post Office 
Revenue, 


Lunatics. 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Bedingham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Ganiingay 
Inclosure 


(No. 1.) Bill, 


Cheveley 
Inclosure Bill, 


Whittlesea 
Inclosure Bill, 


Medina River 
Navigation 
Bill, 


272 7° Mair. A. 1841, 


Veneris, 7° die Maii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M*. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Cities and Towns of the United 
Kingdom, from which the Revenue of the Post 
Office is remitted to London or Dublin; showing 
the Total Amount remitted from each Town in the 
years ending the 5th day of January 1840 and 1841; 
and the Number of Days at which the Bills from 
each City and Town are drawn: and, also, whether 
the said 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; also, whether any and what gratuitous faci- 
lities are afforded by the Branch Banks or Private 
Banks for the Collection of the said Revenue : — 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Du Bois, from the Metropolitan Commmis- 
sioners in Lunacy, was called in; and at the bar 
resented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
edicenae-~&lt;ite Account of Monies received for 
Licenses by the Clerk and Treasurer of the Metro- 
politan Commissioners in Lunacy, and of all Monies 
received and paid out of the Consolidated Fund to 
the said Clerk, from the 1st August 1859 to the 1st 
August 1840 ; specifying the several Heads of Ex- 
penditure :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional provision in the Ipswich 
Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no notices had been given 
of an intention to alter the existing rates. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Bedingham 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 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Landsin the Parish 
of Gamlingay, 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Cheveley, 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
rishes 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. 


Petitions from Burgesses of the Borough of New- 
port, in the Isle of Wight ;—George Henry Ward, 
of Northwood Park, in the Isle of Wight, Esquire ;— 





George Eyre Brooks, of Old Bond-street, in the 
city of Westminster, Surveyor and Land Agent ;— 
and, Merchants, Pilots and other Inhabitants of the 
towns of West Cowes and East Cowes, in the Isle of 
Wight; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Medina River Navigation Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabi- 
tants of the town of Vewport, in the Isle of Wight, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


The Medina River Navigation Bill was read a se- Medina River 
cond time ; and committed. Navigation 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bis 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town Council Glasgow and 
of the borough of Calton, praying that the Glasgow ke 
and Dundyvan Junction Railway Bill may pass into way Bill, ; 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town Polloc and 
Council of the burgh of Calton, praying that the Govan Railway 
Polloc and Govan Railway Bill may pass intoa ~ 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Deacon, Convener, Collector 
and other Members of the Trades House of Glasgow, 
and Occupiers and Proprietors of houses and manu- 
factories adjoining to and in the neighbourhood of 
the line, and streets connected therewith, in the 
barony of Grorbals of Glasgow ;—and, George Lyon 
Walker, Merchant and Power-loom Manufacturer, 
in Glasgow; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill for enabling the Polloc and Polloc and 
Govan Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Govan Railway 
Money, and for altering and amending three Acts “- 
for making and maintaining the said Railway, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (That until the 
Railway be carried over or under the Glasgow and 
Paisley Road by Parkhouse, no part of the traffic do 
pass across the said road) :--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 old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


; Sir George Clerk 
Tellers for the Yeas,4 ir. Recliegs + . } 162. 
L 50 


Tellers for the Noes, a — j 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Clause was read a second and third 
time ; and agreed to by the House, to be made part 
of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Then another ingrossed Clause (prohibiting the 
Railway from passing certain streets in Gorbals, 
except under certain conditions) was brought up and 
thrice read; and agreed to by the House, to be made 
part of the Bill, by way of rider; and an Amend- 
ment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alston do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, and the Question being Tinsley and 
proposed, That the Tinsley and Doncaster Road sane on 
Bill be now read a second time; a 


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The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ipswich Docks Sir Denham Norreys reported from the Committee 

Bil. on the Ipswich Docks Bill; and to whom two Pe- 
titions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of one of 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. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Pill (Somerset) Petitions from the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
Dock Bil. of the city of Bristol;—and, Master, Wardens and 
Commonalty of Merchant Venturers of the city of 
Bristol; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 


of the Pill (Somerset) Dock 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. 


Walton (Essex) A Petition of William Bargett and John Good- 
irc, dull Lay, of the Corn Exchange, Mark-lane, in the 
ill, : : 
city of London, Corn Factors, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Walton (Esser) 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 themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


ForhandClyde A Petition of David Smith, Agent at Leith, for 
Navigation Bill. the Leith and Greenock Shipping Company, and 
alsa, of Alexander Schultze, Frederich Schultze, 
Henry Schultze, George Thorburn, Charles Thorburn, 
John Macfie, John Mood and George Edward 
Russel, the Partners of said company, resident in 
Leith and Edinburgh, and interested in the trade 
between Leith and the Clyde, praying that the Forth 
and Clyde Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, 


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


Edinburgh and A Petition of David Smith, Agent for the Leith and 
a — Greenock Shipping Company, and also, of Alexander 
oe a ) Schultze, Frederich Schultze, junior, Henry Schultze, 
Bill. ohn Macfie, John Mood, George Edward Russel, 
George Thorburn and Charles Thorburn, Partners 
of the said company, praying that the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Union Canal (Cobbinshaw Reservoir) 
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 George Gibson, Chairman of the 


Society of Ship-owners of Leith, praying that he 
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may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts 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 Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending and enlarging the Great North 
Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Great . cy 
North of England Railway Company, and for other “""”*Y °™ 
Purposes relating thereto, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Giordano’s Naturalization Bill was read a second Giordano’s 
time ; and committed. Nat. Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Stamford Improvement Bill was read a se- stamford 
cond time; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2! 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Roads leading Henley and 
from Henley-upon- Thames to Culham Bridge, and to 05 
the Chancellor’s Milestone, near Magdalen Bridge, “°° “"* 
in the County of Ozford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Granville Harcourt do carry 





the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the first reading of small Debts 
Bills to establish Local Courts for the Recovery of Bills. 
Small Debts be extended till Monday the 24th day 
of this instant May. 


Petitions from Trustees of the Surrey New Roads; southwark 
—and, Charles Pott, Esquire, of Southwark, in the Improvement 
county of Surrey; praying that they may be heard, (N® 2+) Bill. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) 
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 regulating Legal Proceed- Rhymney Tron 
ings by or against the Rhymney lron Company, and Company Bill. 
for granting certain Powers thereto, was read the 
third time. 

Résolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Macaulay presented,—Further Return to an Army, 
Order dated the 9th day of March last, for a Return 
of the Number of English, Scotch and Irish Non- 
commissioned Officers and Privates in the whole of 
the British Army, in each of the years ending on 
the 1st day of January 1830 and 1840, distinguish- 
ing the Household Troops, the Cavalry, the Artillery 
and Sappers and Miners, from Regiments of the Line. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Bradford Gas Light Company, Bradford 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel —, — 
or agents, against certain parts of the Bradford “°™ "" 
(York) Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be reterred 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. 








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Bristol and 
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way Bill. 


Monkland 
Canal Bill, 


Upper Heyford 
Inclosure Bill. 


Poor Law 
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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in-, 
tituled, An Act to light with Gas and supply with | 
Water the Townships of Old and New Accrington | 
and Church, in the County Palatine of Lancaster ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 71. 1. 30. Leave out from “ that” to “ it” 
in 1. 35. 

Pr. 76. 1. 29. After “ of” insert “ supplying,” 
and in the same line leave out “ undertaking” and 
insert “ town with water, and also of any lands 
“ and hereditaments not exceeding five acres, which 
“ the Company may want for the purposes of Gas 
“ Works.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 34. After “ such” insert “ Justice 
e" 

Pr. 158.1. 4. Leave out from “any” to “issue” | 
in |. 5., and insert “ Justice may,” and in l. 5. leave | 
out “ their” and insert “ his.” 

Pr. 158. 1.8. After “ the” insert “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 20. After “the” insert “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 28. After “‘ the’’ insert “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 158. 1.30. Leave out “ on other proof” and 
insert ‘ otherwise.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 33. After “ costs” insert “ he or.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 34. Leave out from “ may” to “ re- 
“ frain” in 1. 35. 

Pr. 159. 1. 2. After “ the” insert “ Justice or,” 
and in the same line after “ such” insert “ Justice 
mm 

Pr. 160. 1. 4. Leave out from “ that” to “ as” 
in 1. 6., and insert “ it shall be lawful for any Jus- 
** tice to summon any party to attend before him, 
at a time and place to be mentioned in such sum- 
mons,” and in I. 6, leave out from “ witness” to 
touching” in |. 7. 

Pr, 160. 1. 9. After “ thereof” insert “ or any 
matter over which he shall have jurisdiction by 
this Act, and if any person so summoned.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 





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Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the 
Chard Canal Navigation ;—and, Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Na- 
vigation ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Andrew M‘George, Convener of 
the Heritors, and William Black, p. v., Moderator 
of the Kirk Session of the barony parish of Glas- 
gow, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Monkland 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 
Fetition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- | 
rish of Upper Heyford, in the County of Oxford, | 
was read the third time. 




















Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Viscount Villiers do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. For Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, - -Copy, Seventh Annual Report of the Poor | 
Law Commissioners, with Appendices. 


Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to the Loan Funa 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Third An- (Ireland. ) 
nual Report of the Commissioners of the Central 
Loan Fund Board of Ireland. 

Ordered That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had a } 
exemined the Petitions presented on the 3d day of ji 
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. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Mail Coaches, 
the 16th day of March last, that there be laid before &amp;. 
this House, a Return of each Mail Coach or Cart, 
or other Conveyance drawn by Horses employed by 
the Post Office for the conveyance of Letters in any 
part of England or Wales, on the 1st days of March 
in the years 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1841; 
stating the Number of Horses by which each was 
drawn, the place to and from which Letters were 
conveyed by each; the Number of Passengers 
which each was allowed by law to carry; and the 
terms of Agreement entered into by the Post Office 
with the proprietors of each such conveyance for 
the conveyance of Letters, and for what period, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Church of 
the ist day of March last, that there be laid before Scotland. 
this House, a Return of all Sums of Public Money 
paid to the Lord High Commissioner, to the Mo- 
derator, Procurator or other officer of the Church of 
Scotland, as Salaries or Emoluments :—Also, of all 
other Sums of Public Money paid to the Pro- 
curator, Cashier or other officer of the Church of 
Scotland, the authority by which, and the Fund 
from whence the same has been paid; stating, in 
detail, the purposes to which the said Money has 
been applied, the authority for doing so, and the indi- 
viduals who have received the same, and the specific 
Amount paid to each during the years 1838, 1839 
and 1840, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and Church 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Berwick Saint oo 
John, in the county of Wilts, praying the House _ 
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. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy and other In- Lord’s Day. 
habitants of the city and county of Lichfield, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for securing the 
better observance of the Lord’s Day, more especially 
by the suppression of traffic on all lines of public 
conveyance, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Warminster, pray- Idolatry 
ing for the discontinuance of all countenance and (India.) 
support by the government in Jndia to the Idola- 
trous Ceremonies of the natives, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dent ;— Gateshead ;—and, Hey ; Corn Laws. 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Papcastle; — Hey ;— American Import Duties. 
Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool (President) ;-— 
) Brigham ; 





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Sugar and 
Coffees 


Timber and 
Sugar Duties. 


Sugar Duties. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar Duties. 


Adjournment, 


Administration 
ot Justice 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


4 Victoriz. 


Brigham; — Blindcrake; — Lees (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;—-Lorton ;—Greysouthen ;—and, Redmain; 

raying for a revision and modification of the Import 
Sadie, presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Wilkinson, of Leadenhall- 
street, in the city of London, praying for a reduction 
of the duties on the importation of British and 
Foreign Sugar and Coffee, to not exceeding 50 per 
cent. on the value of production from British Pos- 
sessions, and 75 per cent. from foreign parts, with- 
out regard to the kind of labour by which it is pro- 


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


Petitions from the Chairman of the Colonial So- 
ciety ;—and, Glasgow (two Petitions); praying the 
House not to sanction any alteration in the existing 
Duties on Timber and Sugar,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Brazilian Association of Liver- 
pool (Chairman and Deputy Chairman) ;—Sugar Re- 
finers of London ;--and, Kendal; praying the House 
to sanction the proposed measure for a reduction in 
the Duties on Foreign Sugar,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Dorothy ;— Trelawny (two 
Petitions);—Saint Elizabeth ;—Saint Thomas Vale; 
—Saint David;— Saint John ;—Saint Catherine ;— 
Saint George ;—Saint James ;— Hanover (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Manchester ;— Portland ;—Saint Anne ;— 
Clarendon (two Petitions) ;—Saint Mary (two Peti- 
tions):-—Port Royal (two Petitions) ;---Kingston (two 
Petitions) ;— Saint Andrew (two Petitions) ;— and, 
Saint Thomas, East, all in the Island of Jamaica ; 
—Chairman of the Committee of the General Ship- 
owners’ Society of London ;—Liverpool ;— Virgin 
Islands; — Thomas Clarkson ;— Chairman of the 
West India Association of Dublin;— Glasgow ;— 
Saint Vincent ;—Merchants of London connected 
with the Island of Mauritius ;—Planters, Merchants 
and others interested in the British West India Co- 
lonies ;— Grenada ;—and, Bath; praying the House 
not to sanction the proposed measure for a reduction 
of the Duties upon Foreign Sugar,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read for the Commit- 
tee of Ways and Means; 

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, 
“ considering the efforts and sacrifices which Par- 
“ Jiament and the country have made for the abo- 
‘ lition of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the 

earnest hope that their exertions and example 
might lead to the mitigation and final extinction 
of those evils in other countries, this House is 
not prepared (especially with the present pros- 
pects of the supply of Sugar from British Pos- 
sessions) to adopt the measure proposed by Her 
“ Majesty’s Government for the reduction of the 
“ Duty on Foreign Sugars,” 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 Mon- 
day next. 


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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 Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill; 

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


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275 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Factories Bill. 
mittee on the Factories 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- Silk Factories 

mittee on the Silk Factories 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 Commit- Grand Jury 
tee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Bill; (Dublin) Bil 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill; — Chaneery 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Insolvent 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill; Debtors. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ay ee. 
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 Monday next. 


Mr. Attorney General reported the Criminal Jus- Criminal 
tice Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Justice Bill. 
agreed to. 

A Ciause was offered (For Compensation to Co- 
roners acting for the Hundred of Hemling ford and 
the Hundred of Salford):—And the said Clause was 
brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time ; 


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


Sabbati, 8° die Maii, 1841: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Sir Charles Douglas, } 54 
Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle : ‘ 
Tellers for they Mr. Mark Philips, } 4 
Noes, { Mr. Greg: F 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Clause was read a second time; and 
agreed to by the House, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then another Clause (Compensation for certain 
Offices) was brought up, and read a first and second 
time ; and agreed to by the House, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend and continue, for @ Arms (Ireland) 
limited time, the several Acts relating to the Impor- Bill. 
tation and Keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Jre- 
land, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to amend and continue for one year, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, the several Acts relating to the Importation 
and Keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland. 

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 Ordnance 
further consideration the Report on the Ordnance Survey Bill. 
Survey Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 





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Sir Walter The ingrossed Bill for the erection, at Edinburgh, 
Scott’s Monu- of ga Monument to the late Sir Walter Scott, was, 
— according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir William Rae do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Salmon Fishery The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
(No. te) bil the Select Committee on the Salmon Fishery (Scot- 

" Jand) (No. 1.) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 


Monday next. 


Salmon Fishery The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
(onan) Bill the Select Committee on the Salmon Fishery (Scot- 
ee" land) (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


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. 


Collection of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
-— (Dublin) mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; 
. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Stamp Daties The Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill was, 

ar a according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 

er ie mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


Exchequer Bills The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
eed. Committee upon the oy Mg Bills Bill; and, 
ill. ° ° 
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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


Slave Compen- The ingrossed Bill to make further Provision for 
sation Bil, — facilitating and completing the Distribution and 
Payment of Compensation for Slaves upon the Abo- 
lition of Slavery, 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. 


Enrolment of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Burgesses Bill. mittee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Turnpike-roadls Mr. Darby reported the Turnpike-roads and 
= Highways Highways Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
aa and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Poor Law Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
— Return of the Number of Deaths that have occurred 
- in each Union Workhouse, from the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary to the 31st day of December inclusive, within 

each of the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, and 

1840; distinguishing the Number of Deaths of Pau- 

se Parishioners of the Parish in which every such 

nion is situated. 


Bankruptey Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

Commissioners. Return of the Meetings of Commissioners of Bank- 
rupt in London, since the Ist day of January last ; 
the Name of the Bankrupt for each Meeting ; the 
Name of the Commissioners who attended each 
Meeting ; and the respective Days, Hours, and Pur- 
poses of each Meeting, distinguishing which of such 
Meetings were advertised in the Gazette. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Court-houses 
provide for the Surrender of Premises formerly used (teland) Bit 
for Court-houses, but no longer used for that purpose, 
in Ireland: And that Mr. Barry and Sir Denham 
Norreys do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Boroughs Improvement Bill was read the Boroughs 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time Trprovement 
upon Friday next. N 

Ordered, Tinat the Bill be printed. 0.300, 


The Drainage of Towns Bill was read the first Drainage of 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Towns Bill, 
Friday next. No.301. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Buildings Regulation Bill was read the first Buitdings 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Regulation Bi), 
Friday next. No. 302, 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Barry presented a Bill to provide for the Sur- Court-houses 
render of Premises formerly used for Court-houses, (Ireland) Bit, 
but no longer used for that purpose, in Ireland: No. 303. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Wednesday next 
and to be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to amend aN Vaccination 
Act to extend the Practice of Vaccination : And the Bill. 
same was read the first time ; and ordered tobe read No. 304. 
a second time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Report of the Ec- Ecclesiasticat 
clesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, which was Commission 


: . (Ireland.) 
presented yesterday, be printed. No. 305, 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


Luna, 10° die Mai; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Glass. 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Accounts of the Quantities of Window 
Glass, German Sheet Glass, and Plate Glass, im- 
aes and entered for Home Consumption in the 
nited Kingdom in the Two years ended the 5th 
day of January 1841, with the Rates and Amount 
of Duty received thereon, distinguishing the Coun- 
tries from which imported :—And, of the Quantities 
of Foreign Window Glass, German Sheet Glass and 
Plate Glass, exported from the United Kingdom in 
the Two years ended the 5th day of January 1841, 
distinguishing the Countries to which sent. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of Licensed 
February last, for Returns of Memorials or Peti- Victuallers, &amp;c. 
tions made by or on behalf of the Licensed Victual- 
lers of Ireland, to the Lords of the Treasury, from 
the 1st day of October 1838 till the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1841, claiming to have every License granted 
to them to carry on Trade, at the same rate, and in 
the same manner, as are granted to their Fellow- 
traders in England and Scotland, with the Answers 
given :—Of Memorials or Petitions made by or on 
behalf of the Licensed Victuallers of Ireland to the 
Commissioners of Excise, for the same period, rela- 
tive to the Penalties inflicted on them, and the Losses 
and Injuries suffered by reason of their being de- 
_ of the Privilege in Trade enjoved by their 

ellow-traders in England and Scotland ; together 
with all Answers or Orders made thereon :—Of the 
Rates of Licenses chargeable on a Licensed Victual- 
ler in England or Scotland (holding a License to sell 
Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper), 
in a House valued under £.10 per year, for the sale 
of 





Lancashire 
County Court, 
&amp;e, 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


4. Vicroriz’ 


of Beer by retail, to be consumed upon the Premi- 
ses; also, for the sale of Spirits by retail: also, for 
the sale of Wine by retail :—Of the Rates charge- 
able on a similar Trader in Jreland:—And, of the 
Number of Persons licensed to sell Beer, Wine and 
Spirits by retail, to be consumed on the Premises, 
who also hold Licenses to sell Tea, Coffee, Cocoa 
Nuts, Chocolate and Pepper, on one and the same 
premises, in England and Scotland respectively ; 
with the rate of Excise Licenses payable thereon 
for the year ending the 10th day of October 1840: 
—A similar Return for Jreland:—A Return of the 
Number of Cases in England and Scotland, from 
October 1838 till October 1840, in which the Li- 
censes originally granted to Licensed Victuallers 
have been transferred to Heirs, Executors, Adminis- 
trators, Wife, Child or Assigns ; said Return to state 
the Statutes or authority under which such Heirs’, 
&amp;c. claims to such Transfers are made and allowed : 
—A similar Return for Ireland, and said Return to 
state if there be any and what provision made by 
Law for affording or securing to Heirs, Executors, 
Administrators, Wife, Child or Assigns in Jreland, 
Transfer of the Licenses to retail Beer, Spirits or 
Wine, to be consumed on the Premises, originally 
granted to the Parent, Husband or Assigner of the 
House :—A Return of the Value of the respective 
Houses within the Excise Collection of the City of 
London, as assessed to the Poor’s Rate, occupied by 
Persons licensed to sell Spirituous Liquors by re- 
tail; showing also the Value fixed by the Officers 


of Excise on said Houses, in charging the rate of 


Spirit Retail License, on granting, issuing or renew- 
ing such Licenses; said Return to state and set forth 
whether the Excise adopt the Valuation on the 
Poor’s Rate or not:—A similar Return for the re- 
spective Houses similarly licensed within the Excise 
Collection of Dublin; said Return likewise to state 
and set forth whether the Excise adopt the Valua- 
tion fixed or made by the Poor Law Guardians as 
their criterion of Value for charging the Excise Li- 
cense or not :—A Return of the Number of Gallons 
of Foreign and Colonial Spirits respectively bonded 
in the United Kingdom on which Duty has not 
been paid, owing to leakage, soakage, reduced 
strength or other incidental causes, for the year end- 
ing the 5th day of October 1840 :—And, a like Re- 
turn for Home-made Spirits in Great Britain and 
Ireland, for the year ending the 5th day of October 
1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

. Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

‘able. 


The following Return, having been transmitted 
to the Clerk, was laid upon the Table ; viz. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 18th day 
of March last, for Returns of the Number of Actions 
commenced in the County Court of Lancashire by 
Justicies and Common Plaint, during the two last 
Shrievalties ; distinguishing how many were brought 
by Parties residing in the several Towns of Roch- 
dale, Bolton, Bury, Warrington, Ashton-under- Lyne 
and Oldham :—And, of the Days on which Courts 
of Requests for Rochdale, Bolton, Bury, War- 
rington, Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham have been 
held since their respective establishment, and the 
Number of Actions commenced previous to each 
Court. 


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 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 ; 
Vor. 96. 


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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 authorize the advance of a Sum of south Australia 
Money out of the Consolidated Fund, on account of Bill. 
the Colony of South Australia: 

An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Indemnity Bill. 
Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for 
Offices and Employments, and to extend the time 
limited for those Purposes respectively until the 
Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-two, and for the Relief of Clerks to 
Attornies and Solicitors, in certain cases : 

An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners Metropolis 
of Woods to make a New Street from Coventry-street, Improvements 
Piccadilly, to Long Acre, and for other Improve- ®#!!- 
ments in the Metropolis : 

An Act for enabling the Wishaw and Coltness Wishaw and 


Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money: Coltness Rail- 
way Biil. 
An Act for granting further Powers to the Zondon London and 
and Blackwall Railway Company : Blackwall | 
(Commercial) 
; Railway Bill. 
An Act for granting further Powers to the North north Midland 


Midland Railway Company : Railway Bill. 

An Act to amend and enlarge some of the Pro- kastern Coun- 
visions of the Acts relating to the Eastern Counties ties Railway 
Railway, and to authorize the Company to raise a Pils 
further Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said 
Undertaking : 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Chard Chard Canal 
Canal : Bill. 

An Act for the Administration of the Poor Laws Chelsea Poor, 
in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the County &amp;c., Bill. 
of Middlesex, and relating to the Highways in the 
said Parish : 

An Act for the more effectual Preservation and Annan Fisheries 
Improvement of the Fisheries in the River Annan, Bitl. 
in the County of Dumfries, and in the Streams and 
Waters running into the same, and on the Shores or 
Sea Coast adjacent to the Movth or Entrance of the 
said River: 

An Act for better Lighting with Gas the Borough Derby Gas Bill. 
of Derby, and several Parishes and Places adjacent 
thereto : 

An Act for improving certain parts of the Town- Harrowgate 
ships of Bilton-with-Harrowgate and Pannal, called !mprovement 
High and Low Harrowgate, in the West Riding of the Bi". 

County of York, for protecting the Mineral Springs, 
and regulating the Stinted Pasture in the said Town- 
ships : 

An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or pritannia 
against the Britannia Life Assurance Company : 08 mae 

An Act for more effectually repairing and improv- ae 
ing certain Roads passing through or near the ‘Town Roads Bill. 
of Ilminster, in the County of Somerset : 

An Act for maintaining certain Roads in the stumpcross 
County of Cambridge, to be called, The Stwmpcross Roads Bill. 
Roads : 

An Act for repairing several Roads leading from Barnstaple 
the Town of Barnstaple, in the County of Devon, Roads Bill. 
and for making several new Lines of Road con- 
nected therewith : 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road Christchurch 
from the Western Side of the New Forest, near 24 Lyndhurst 
Christchurch, to the Boundary of the Parish of ®°*¢ ®" 
Lyndhurst, all in the County of Hants : 

An Act for making a Turnpike-road from Wim- Wimborne and 
borne Minster, in the County of Dorset, to Piddle- eee 
town, in the same County, with certain Branches ; 
therefrom : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of Ec- Eccleshill 
cleshill, in the Parish of Bradford, in the West (Neos) _ 
Riding of the County of York : ere 











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Dovenby and 
Papcastle 
Inclosure Bill. 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Townships or 
Divisions of Dovenby and Papcastle, in the Parish 
of Bridekirk, in the County of Cumberland: 


Burgett’s An Act for naturalizing Charles Christopher Bur- 
Nat. Bill. 

gett. 
East India, Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 


East India Company, was called in; and at the bar 

resented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Patients —Lat (No. 111.), specifying the Parti- 
culars of the Compensation proposed to be granted 
to the families of the there-under-mentioned persons 
who belonged to the late Maritime Service of the 
East India Company, under an arrangement sanc- 
tioned by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs 
of India, and laid before the Honourable the House 





A. 1841. 


And the Question being put, That the words Belf 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; mo 
he House divided : 


The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Loch, 7 45 
Yeas, Mr. Estcourt : J 7 
Tellers for the J Mr. Richard Hodgson, } 75 
Noes, Mr. Bootle Wilbraham : . 
So it passed in the Negative. Bel 
And the Question being put, That the words = 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upen 


“ this day six months,” be added instead thereof : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 





of Commons on the 26th February 1835 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Court ot Mr. Parkinson, from the Accountant General’s 
Chancery. Office of the High Court of Chancery, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,— Return to an 
Order, dated the 29th day of April last, for Re- 
turns of the Total Amount of Stock and Cash 
standing in the Name of the Accountant General of 
the Court of Chancery, on account of Suitors of 
that Court :—Of the Amount of Stock and Cash 
standing in the name of the Accountant General of 
the Court of Chancery to the credit of the Suitors’ 
Fund, arising from the investment of the unem- 
ployed Cash of the Suitors of that Court, and an 
Account of the present Charges upon that Fund: 
—Of the Total Amount of the Rental of all Estates 
in each of the Offices of the Masters in Chancery, 
under charge of the Receivers appointed by that 


Court, omitting details and Names of Parties :—Of | 


the Total Amount of the Rental of all Estates in 
each of the Offices of the Masters in Chancery, 
under charge of Committees of Lunatics appointed 
by that Court, omitting details and Names of Par- 
ties: —Of the Total Amount of Rental of all Estates 
in each of the Offices of the Masters in Chancery, 
under charge of Consignees from any of the Co- 
lonies appointed by that Court, omitting details and 
Names of Parties:—And, of the Number of Bills 
filed in the Court of Chancery in each of the last 
Five years :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ramsgate Mr. Shadwell, from the Trustees of the Royal 
Harbour. Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at the bar 
ters pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
arliament,—-An Account of the Revenue and Ex- 
penditure of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate Trust, 
from the 24th June 1839 to the 24th June 1840 :— 

And then he withdrew. 


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


British Plate Mr. Loch reported from the Committee on the 
ne British Plate Glass Company Bill; and to whom 
; two 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 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. 

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 consideration upon 
“this day six months,” instead thereof. 


Sot 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further pol 
consideration upon this day six months. (n 

The Whitmore Inclosure Bill was read a second whitmore 
time ; and committed. Tnclosure Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Edward Way, of Newport, in the Medina River i 
Isle of Wight, Merchant, praying that he may be Navigation Bil. : 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- ( 
tain parts of the Medina River Navigation Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the I 
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. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Bedingham 
rish of Bedingham, in the County of Norfolk, was l»closure Bill 
read the third time; and an ingrossed Clause was 
added to the Bill, by way of rider. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 7 
| Ordered, That Mr. Wodehouse do carry the Bill to 


| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Exeter Small 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Debts. 
io Petition for the Exeter Small Debts Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Woodside 
'on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Hoylake 
the Petition for additional provision in the Woodside 4 Bil 
and Hoylake Road Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as no Notices 
had been given, nor any application been made to 
the several Owners, Lessees and Occupiers in due 
time. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Com- Polloc and 
missioners of Supply of the county of Renfrew, in Govan Railway 
county meeting assembled, praving that the Polloc “os 
}and Govan Railway 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 Com- Glasgow and 
| missioners of Supply of the county of Renfrew in Dundyvay, 
county meeting assembled, praying that the Glas- ae Bill, 
gow and Dundyvan Junction Railway 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 Churchwardens of the several pa- Newcastle- 
'rishes within and Inhabitants of the town of Mew- upon-Tyne : 
castle-upon-Tyne, praying that the Newcastle-upon- yn 
Tyne Improvement Bill may not pass into a law as 

it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 





Petitions 





Belfast and - 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Belfast and» 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Imperial Life 
Insurance 
Company 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Barnstaple 
and Braunton 
Roads Bill. 


Wells and 
Highbridge 
Road Bill. 


Liverpool 
Local Acts 

, Amendment 
Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


New Zealand. 


Church of 
England, 


4, VICcTORIZ. 


Petitions from Elizabeth May, of Belfast, Widow; 
—and, Trustees of certain Turnpike-roads leading 
from Belfast to Antrim, and from Belfast to the 
Copeland-water, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Pattison presented a Bill for incorporating 
the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Com- 
pany, and for more effectually lighting with Gas 
certain Places within the Borough of Southwark, 
and other Parishes and Places in the Counties of 
Surrey and Kent: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Imperial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Frederick Hodgson reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Barnstaple and Braunton Roads Bill; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred; That they had considered the said 
Petitions ; and had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- 
sideration the Report on the Wells and Highbridge 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Li- 
censed Victuallers and Retail Wine and Spirit 
Dealers of the borough of Liverpool, praying the 
House not to sanction the insertion of a Clause into 
the Liverpool Local Acts Amendment Bill for plac- 
ing the borough under the provisions of the Forty- 
second Clause of the Metropolitan Police Act, was 


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


Mr. Chancellor of the’ Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 23d and 
30th days of April last, and the 3d and 6th days of 
this instant May, (That Her Majesty would be gra- 
ciously 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- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of Cor- 
respondence relative to New Zealand (in continua- 
tion of the Papers presented to the House of Com- 
mons on the 14th day of April 1840.) 


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


Petitions from the Deanery of Macclesfield; — 
Weyhill; — Carlton-cum-Ilston ;—Lexden ;— North 
Kibworth and South Kibworth ;--Colwall;—- Thorne; 
—and, Pontefract; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the national 


Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
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279 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Pon- Poor Law 
tefract, in the county of York, and the neighbour- Amendment 
hood, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill 3! 
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 Owners and Occupiers of messuages, Whaddon 
cottages, lands and tenements, having rights of Chace Inclosure 
common of pasture for cattle, in, over and upon Pill. 
Whaddon Chace, and the woods, wood-lands, cop- 
pices and other lands and grounds within the limits 
thereof, all in the county of Buckingham, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Whaddon 
Chace Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Coinmittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert John Harper, Clerk of the Criminal 
Peace of the county palatine of Lancaster, com- ‘Justice Bill. 
plaining that the Criminal Justice Bill, if passed 
into a law, will deprive the Petitioner of the fees 
and emoluments of his said office of Clerk of the 
Peace of the said county of Lancaster, arising from 
the boroughs of Manchester and Bolton ; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel, at the 
bar of the House, against the said Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders, Traders and Inha- Waterloo, &amp;c., 
bitants of and in the vicinity of Long Acre, West- Bridges. 
minster, praying the House to adopt measures for 
redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon Water- 
loo, Southwark and Vaurhall Bridges, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the sugar Duties. 
East India Association of Glasgow, praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed measure for a 
reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Wolverhampton ;— Bilston ;—For- 
far ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Merchants of the 
city of London trading with Brazil;—and, Salford 
(eight Petitions); praying the House to sanction 
the proposed measure for a reduction of duty on 
Foreign Sugar,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carlinghow ;— Batley (seven Peti- Corn Laws, 

tions) ;— Soothill and Batley;—West Ardsley (two 
Petitions) ;—-Kirkburton ;— Dalton ( York) (two Pe- 
titions) ;—A/mondbury ;— Cleckheaton ;—Longwood ; 
— Kirkheaton;— Woodhouse ;—Meltham ; -- Mars- 
den;— Godfrey Rinns and others ;—Manchester (one 
hundred and thirty-eight Petitions) ;— Heaton Nor- 
ris ; -— Gaythorn ;—Southwark (three Petitions) ;— 
Hoxton (two Petitions);—Esher-street, Westminster ; 
—King’s-road, Chelsea;— Ardwick (three Petitions) ; 
— Ulverston;— Dalton (Lancaster) ;— Eaglesfield; 
— Garnett Bridge (two Petitions) ;— Grayrigg ;— 
Crosthwaite; — Crook (two Petitions); — Kendal 
(four Petitions) ;— Bradford (York) (six Petitions) ; 
— Milnesbridge ;—Armitage Bridge ;—Mold Green 
(three Petitions) ;—Linley ;—Marsh ;— Rishworth ; 
— Lambeth (three Petitions); -— Southowram ; — 
Ridgefield ; — Stainland ; — Barkisland (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Liverpool (Chairman of a Meeting) ; — 
Warley ; — Ovenden ;— Northowram ;—Soyland ;— 
Norland ; —Unicn Estate, Saint Pancras ;—Drury- 
lane, Westminster ; — Halifax ;— Horton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—.Houndsditch ;— Broughton ;— Whitehaven; 
— Cockermouth; — Ipstones ;—Onecote ;— Nantwich 
(four Petitions); — Westbury (three Petitions); — 

NN4 Bosley ;— 





Timber Duties. 


Sugar and 


Cotfee. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;c. 


Shannon 
Navigation, 


Cl.urch 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Import Duties. 


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280 


Bosley; — Edinburgh; — Slaithwaite ;— and, Hud- 
dersfield (eleven Petitions); praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Swithland ;—Kempstone ;—Prest- 
wouldand Coates ;-- Walton( Leicester)--Quorndon ;—- 
Willoughby ;--East Leake ;-—West Leake ;—-Costock ; 
—Diseworth and Lockington ;— Barrow ;—Belton 
(Leicester) ;— Wysall ;— Burton ; — Wimeswould ;— 
Kegworth ; — Horton ; — Longwhatton ; — Princes 
Risborough and Ilmer; — Eastwood ; — Barton-le- 
Street; — Butterwick;— South Holme;— Little Ba- 
rugh;— Old Malton:—Appleton-le-Street ;— Great 
Habton;— Barton-le- Willows ;— West Ness;—Mal- 
ton ;— Nunnington;— Broughton ;—Hovingham ;— 
Gooderstone ;— Bodney ;-- Narborough ;--Swaffham; 
—Narford ;— Hilborough ; — Necton ;— Foulden;— 


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A. 1841. 


Petitioners from their occupation on the Lord’s Day, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Sir William Henry Pennyman, Ba- middiesbrousy 
ronet, of Ormesby, Lord of the Manor of Ormes- Improvement 
by;—and Robert Hildyard, of Stokesley, in the ¥!!. 


county of York, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of 
Stokesley; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Middlesbrough 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. 


North Pickenham;—Houghton-on-the-Hill ;--Lang- 
ford;—Holme Hale;—Great Cressingham ;—Stan- 





and, Houghton; praying that the Corn Laws may Charge included under the head of Miscellaneous 
not be repealed,—were also presented, and read ; and | Payments in the Accounts of the Crown Agents in 
ordered to lie upon the Table. Scotland for the years 1837 and 1838, as stated in 
| the Return to the Address of the House of Commons 

Petitions from Glasgow (Chairman of the British | of gene re poe 9, a: eo ving — 
American Colonial Association) ;—and, Dublin (two | 18th Maren 1 S, SS Se Oy nee Serna om 
Petitions); praying the House not to sanction the | the Miscellaneous Services, Scotland, of 1835, 1836, 
roposed measure for alteration of the Timber | aah — pei gs yore pene a the Con- 
te seman resented, and read; and ordered to duct of Public Bills ; of the Amount of Charge dur- 
a wens the Teble ing the same years paid to other parties concerned 
P ° in the preparation of Public Bills; stating in what 

| Public Account resented to Parli t, th 
A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Cof- | pci a ces Chains “oe paw : a 
fee-house Keepers of London, praying fora reduc-'the gross and net Revenue or Income from the 
tion of the eyes pad igen. =. pag gears, | Crown Lands or Hereditary Revenues of Scotland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to le upon | for the years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; with a 


the Table. | statement of all the Payments made out of the same 
A Petition of Grocers and Tea-Dealers of the | in Scotland, by whose authority such Payments were 


Borough of Liverpool, praying the House to sanc-| made, and the parties to whom, and the Amount 


tion the proposed measure for a reduction of the duty ‘received by each:— Of all Sums paid in Scot- 


upon Foreign Sugar ; and that the duty upon Fo-| Jgnd by the Queen’s Remembrancer, or any other 
reign Coffee may be reduced to the lowest rate | public officer, during the years 1835, 1836, 1837 
consistent with a fair preference to British-grown and 1838, not included in the Finance Accounts of 
Coffee, was also presented, and read; and ordered these years, as paid on behalf of the Civil Establish- 
to lie upon the Table. ment of Scotland; stating these in columns; the 
Amount of each Payment; the object for which, 
Petitions from Bi/ston;—Uttoxeter ;—and, Ash-| the party to whom, and the authority on which the 
burton (two Petitions); praying for the abolition of | respective Payments were made :— Of the Amount 
Church Rates, the release of William Baines, and | of Salaries paid to the Queen’s Remembrancer, Au- 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were | ditor, or other officer of the Exchequer in Scotland, 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | and of Fees or other Emoluments received by them, 
Table. 'with the Expenses incurred in their respective 
offices during the years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838: 
A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a) ~ And, of the Number of such Bills relating to 
Meeting of Citizens of Limerick, praying for amend- | Scotland as have been introduced into Parliament 
ment of the Shannon Navigation Act, by providing by any Member of the Government, or by any one 
that the port of Limerick shall participate in the |! Conjunction with a Member of the Government, 
outlay of the loan of money granted by the House, during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 20t including the Bills of which a Return has been 
the table. already made to this House, introduced into Parlia- 
ment by the Law Officers of the Crown during the 
sie 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; distinguishing 
A Petition of Members of the Presbytery of abe aitieh Ren a fhe Rees. dal alee Mees 
Templepatrick, in connexion with the General As- = es Se ae ee 
we of the Presbyterian Church in head, pray- ee — a = P98 = 
ing for the abolition of the present system of Church 3088 of ent ‘mille Leg ty 08 ok Parliament 
Patronage in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and oil Gua Meese of he Pens wal hE «4 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ee ee re 
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; might 
be read ; and the same being read; 





Petitions from Arbroath (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ; — Poole ; — Wrexham;— and, Huddersfield ; 
praying the House to carry into effect the measures| Ordered, That a Return to so much of the said 
proposed for a reduction of the Import Duties,—were | Order as relates to Bills concerning Scotland be 
—_— and read; and ordered to lie upon the | laid before this House forthwith. _— 

able. 








A Petition of Boatmen employed in the naviga- | Return of the Grain exported from Ireland in 1840, 
tion of the Birmingham and Liverpool Canal, pray- | distinguishing the different species of Grain, and 
ing the House to adopt measures for releasing the | the Countries to which it has been exported. 

| 


Ordered, 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Miscellaneous 
‘ford;— Oxborough;— Hale, Halewood and Speke ;— | the 16th day of February last, That there be laid Payments 
Otterbourne and North Baddesley ;—Ringwood ;— \ before this House, Returns specifying the items of ae 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Grain (Irelund.) 


Ma 
(Ire 


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Manor Courts 
(Ireland) 


New South 
Wales. 


Workhouses 
(Ireland) 


. 


South Australia. 


Valuation 
(Ireland.) 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Bary (Sussex) 
Iuclosure Bill. 





4. VicToriz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Name of each Seneschal or Steward 
of a Manor in Jreland, with the date of his Ap- 
pointment, and the Person by whom he was ap- 

ointed :—And, of the Names of the Parties returned 
by said Seneschals or Stewards as their Sureties, 
with the Amount of such Security in each case, and 
the date when the same was lodged with the Clerk 
of the Peace. 


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 to the Secretary of State for the Co- 
lonies, containing Resolutions of the Legislative 
Council of that Colony, on the subject of Emigra- 
tion, dated the 23d day of October 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, 
a Return of every Workhouse that has been con- 
tracted for in Ireland by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners ; naming the Union to which it belongs, the 
Sum contracted for the building and completion of 
each, the Costs of Fittings and Contingencies charged 
against each; with a Statement of the precise 
Quantity of Land attached to each, and the full 
Cost thereof; and also, a Statement of the Number 


of Paupers which each Workhouse is intended to 
accommodate. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
cleared outwards from the United Kingdom to South 
Australia, and of the Number of Emigrants in each 
year, from 1836 to 1840:—And, of the Value of 
the Exports from the United Kingdom to South 
Australia in each year, from 1836 to 1840 inclusive, 
distinguishing the Produce and Manufactures of the 


United Kingdom from Foreign or Colonial Mer- 
chandise. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Returns of the several Counties, Counties of Cities 
and Counties of Towns in Jreland, 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 Contents and the 
Valuation thereof; stating also the Sum ordered to 
be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring 
Assizes 1840, foreach such Barony 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 Summer Assizes 
1840, for each such Barony or Half Barony, and the 
rate per centum which such sum bears to the Valua- 
tion ; stating also, the Rate per centumwhich the entire 
Sum ordered to be levied by the Grand Warrant at 
both Assizes in 1840 bears to the Valuation ; stating 
also, the Name and acreable Coutents 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 Valua- 
tion, and the Rate which the Cost bears to each 
£.100 of the Valuation. 


Ordered, That the said Returns 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 inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bury, in 


the County of Susser, without any Amendment : 
And also, 


Vou. 96. 


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The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Slough and 
Act for more effectually repairing the Road from Colnbrook 
Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, with Roads “°*" 
thereout to Eton Town End, and to the Great 
Western Railway, and from Langley Broom to 
Datchet Bridge, all in the Counties of Middlesex 
and Bucks, with an Amendment ; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Liverpool 
Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and Gas Bill, 
Provisions of an Act for lighting with Gas the Port 
and Town of Liverpool, and Township of Torteth 
Park, in the County of Lancaster; and for lighting 
with Gas the several Townships of West Derby, 
Everton, Kirkdale, Walton -on-the- Hill, Bootle-cum- 
Linacre, Litherland, Great Crosby, Wavertree and 
Garston, in the County of Lancaster, 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 Northern ana 
Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Railway Eastem Rail- 
Company to make certain Deviations in the Line of “YY “"" 
their Railway, and to alter and amend the several 
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 ayreed to the Bill, intituled, An Waningore 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Waningore, luclosure Bill. 
in the County of Sussex, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Ways and 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Me™ 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair 
(for the House to resolve itself into the Committee 
of Waysand Means); and which Amendment was, 
to leave out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ consider- sugar Duties. 
“ ing the efforts and sacrifices which Parliament 
and the country have made for the abolition of 
the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
hope that their exertions and example might lead 
to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 
‘in other countries, this House is not prepared 
| (especially with the present prospects of the supply 

of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
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 Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 11° die Maiti, 1841: 


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





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‘ 
‘ 


axa nan 


“cc 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill ; = a Bill 

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





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 
Monday next. 


Right of Voting 
Bill 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Poor Law 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law — 
Amendment Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 

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The 





Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bull, 


Railways Bill. 


Madhouses 


282 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Excise Col- 
lection and Management Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


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 To-merrow. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Madhouses (Scotland) Bill; 


Offences against 
the Person Bill, 


Trade of British 


Possessions 


Abroad Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bill. 


Charitable 
Trusts Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 


Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Silk Factories 
Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 


(Dublin) Bill. 


Court of 
Chancer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Tnland Ware- 
housing 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 Offences against the Person 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 Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
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 Report on the Copyhold 
and Customary Tenure Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Charitable 
Trusts Bill :—The Bill was re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads 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 
reading of the Lagan Navigation (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Factories Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
24th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Silk Factories Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 24th day of this instant May, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 
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 Court of Chancery (/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 (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next, 





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A. 1841. 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Administration Criminal 
of Criminal Justice in certain Boroughs in England, Justice 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 Order of the day being read, for taking into Ordnance 
further consideration the Report on the Ordnance Survey Bill, 
Survey Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read for nominating gaimon Fiche 
the Select Committee on the Salmon Fishery (Sco¢- (Scotland) 
land) (No. 1.) Bill; (No. 1.) Bill 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Home Drum- 
mond, Mr. Edward Ellice, Mr. Loch, Mr. Henry 
Baillie, Lord Arthur Lennox, Mr. Cumming Bruce, 
Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Charles 
Hope, Mr. Gibson Craig, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. Lock 
hart and Mr. Bannerman. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating Salmon Fis 
the Select Committee on the Salmon Fishery (Scot- gene 
land) (No. 2.) Bill; iat 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to the same 


Committee as the Salmon Fishery (Scotland) (No. 1.) 
Bill. 


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- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; Bates (Dublin) 





Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve“ 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Stamp Duties 
mittee on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; (Law Proceed. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve norem 

itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Exchequer Bills Exchequer Bills 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 1,000,000. ) 

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- Enrolment of 
mittee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill; Burgesses Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the third Turnpike-roads 
year of King George the Fourth, for regulating and Highways 
lurnpike-roads in England; and also, an Act of the ™ 
fifth and sixth years of King William the Fourth, 
for consolidating the Laws relating to Highways in 
England, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Darby do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this Victoria Park. 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
of authorizing Her Majesty’s Commissioners of 
Woods to complete the Contract for the Sale of 
York House, and to apply the Purchase Monies 
arising therefrom (being a part. of the Land Revenue 
of the Crown) towards providing a Royal Park near 
to Bonner’s Fields and Old Ford-lane, in the Eastern 
part of the Metropolis ; 

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, gives Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s 








interest is concerned, that the House may do therein 
as they shall think fit, and recommends the same to 
the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





Resolved, 





F 


Is 


4 VicTorim. 


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 Memorial of the Council and 
Assembly of the Island of Jamaica to Her Majesty 
transmitted by the Governor of the Colony in the 
course of the last year, against the reduction of the 
Duties on Foreign Sugar. 

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. Grantley Berkeley be dis- 
charged from any further attendance upon the Select 
Committee on the Sewers Bill. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley be added to 
the Committee. 


Foreign Sugar. 


Sewers Bill. 


Borwell Fen Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 

Drainage and Burwell Fen Drainage and Navigation Bill; That 

Navigation Bill. 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 made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Rorburgh Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
and Dumfries Roxburgh and Dumfries Roads Bill; That they had 
Rowds 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 
ingrossed. 


Patent Rolling _ Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
aud Compress. Patent Rolling and Compressing Iron Company 
sing Iron Com- (No. 2.) Bill; That they had examined the allega- 
rtd (No.2) 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. 


Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from 
Journal tobe the end of the last Session of Parliament to the end 
printed. : : : . 
of this present Session, with an Index to the Ninety- 
sixth 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, That the Annual Account of the Metro- 
politan Commissioners in Lunacy, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Army, Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Army, 


Lunatics, 


No. 306, 








No.307. which were presented upon the 26th day of March 
last, and upon Friday last, be printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the | 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 

Martis, 11° die Mai; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 
eanrentes R. Miller, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 


called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—An Account of the Security given by the 


Official Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy upon 
VoL. 96. 


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283 


their Appointment, and of such Sums as may have 
been recovered from those who have proved De- 
faulters :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Giasgow House 
Glasgow House of Refuge Bill; That they had exa- of Refuge Bill. 
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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Neptune Ma- 
Neptune Marine Insurance Company Bill; That a 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and “"P"' ™™ 
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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Hull Flax and 
Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company Bill; That Cotton Mill, 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and CP*y Bill. 
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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Dean and 
Dean and Chapter of Westminster Estate Bill ee of 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, Estate Bil, 4 
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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Great Horwood 
Great Horwood Inclosure Bill; That they had exa- !nclosure 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 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; and 
a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Private Bills. 
Private Bills have leave to sit this day till Five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Kidderminster 
Kidderminster Small Tenements Bill; That they 5™!! —" 
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 consideration 
“ upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

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

Ordered, That the 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. 

002 The 





Newcastle- 
upon-T yne 
and Carlisle 


Railway Bill. 


Liverpool Gas 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill, 


284 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of the Scotswood Bridge Company, 
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. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act for lighting with 
Gas the Port and Town of Liverpool, and Town- 
ship of Yoxteth Park, in the County of Lancaster ; 
and for lighting with Gas the several Townships of 
West Derby, Everton, Kirkdale, Walton-on-the- 
Hill, Bootle-cum-Linacre, Litherland, Great Cross- 
by, Wavertree and Garston, in the County of Lan- 
caster ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 16. After “‘ Company” insert “ at the 
“ time of the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 33. After “ shares” insert “ and the 
“ amount paid thereon.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 27. Leave out “ already agreed.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 6. After “ declaration” insert “ if 
“ required.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 19. Leave out “ thirty-first” and in- 
sert “ thirtieth.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 20. Leave out “ December” and insert 
« June.” 

Pr. 16.1. 15. After “ to” insert “ and be cor- 
“ tinued at.” 

Pr. 26.1.1. Leave out “last” and insert “ Act.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 17. Leave out “ said” and insert 
“ Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Cor- 
‘“« poration Water-works, the name and style of 
“ which Company has been changed to, and is 
“ now the.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 12, After “ the” insert “ said,” and 
in the same line leave out from “ proprietors” to 
“ of” in 1.27. 

Pr. 34. 1. 2. After “ pipes” insert “ or other 
“ apparatus.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Gas” to “ or,” 
in |. 4. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


A Petition of William Hymers, of the borough of 
Gateshead, in the county of Durham, Mayor of the 
said borough, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne 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 
ill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern 
Railway Company to make certain Deviations in the 
Line of their Railway, and to alter and amend the 
several Acts relating to the said Railway ; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 16. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Company ” to 
“ make ” in |. 33., and insert “may,” and in 1. 33. 
leave out “and carry.” 


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Pr. 16. 1. 34. Leave ut “ over and.” 
Pr. 16. 1. ult. After *‘ level’ insert Clause (A.) 


CrauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
bridge erected for carrying any road over the rail- 
way shall be built in conformity with the follow- 
ing regulations, that is to say : 

“ There shall be a good and sufficient fence 
on each side of the bridge of not less than 
four feet. 

“ The road over the bridge shall have a clear 
space between the fences thereof of thirty- 
five feet if the road be a turnpike-road, and 
twenty-five feet if a public carriage road, and 
twelve feet if a private road. The ascent 
shall not be more than one foot in thirty feet 
if the road be a turnpike-road ; one foot in 
twenty feet if it be a public carriage road, and 
one foot in sixteen feet, if it be a private car- 
riage road.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 38. After “‘ reserved” insert “ to such 
person and persons, and in such manner and form, 
as is directed by the said first-recited Act, respect- 
ing the sales of superfluous lands acquired by the 
said Company, but not required for the purposes 

i railway,” and also insert Clause (B.) 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
Company do not sell the reversion of lands or 
other hereditaments comprised in any such grant, 
demise or lease, within the period aforesaid, then 
such lands and hereditaments, remaining unsold 
at the expiration of such period, shall thereupon 
vest in and become the property cf the owners of 
the lands adjoining thereto, in proportion to the 
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“ Cxiause (C.) “ And whereas, under the pro- 
visions of the said recited Acts, the several 
proprietors for the time being of the said under- 
taking are empowered to pay in advance, (in 
case the directors of the said Company should 
think proper to accept the same), to such per- 
son as the directors should appoint, the respec- 
tive sums of money by them respectively sub- 
scribed for, or such part or proportion thereof 
as shall be wanting (over and above the amount 
if any actually paid in respect of shares held by 
them) to make up the full sum of One hun- 
dred pounds, in respect of each such share; and 
the said Company are thereby required to pay 
interest upon such advances as therein mentioned : 
And whereas it is expedient that the directors shall 
have power to repay to the proprietors, making 
such payments in advance as aforesaid, such por- 
tion of the money so advanced as shall not for the 
time being be required for the — of the said 
undertaking ; Be it therefore Enacted, That it 
“ shall be lawful for the directors of the said Com- 
pany for the time being, with and out of the sur- 
plus capital (whether subscribed or borrowed) of 
the said Company, at any time or times to repay 
or reimburse to the proprietors respectively, their 
executors, administrators or assigns (if they shall 
consent to receive the same, but not otherwise), 
the whole or any part of the sum or sums of 
money which shail, from time to time, have been 
so paid by them respectively, in advance or in 
anticipation of calls, in respect of their shares in 
* the said Company, provided the same shall not, 
in the opinion of the said directors, be required for 
the purposes of the said undertaking.” 

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and (E.) 

Cuavse (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
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“ from the passing of this Act, be thereunto re- 
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shall, at their own costs and charges, make and 
for ever afterwards maintain and ‘keep in repair, 
for the use of the said Joseph Arkwright and | “ 
Richard Arkwright, their heirs and assigns, a | “ 
bridge over and across the said railway, to com- | ‘ 
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thing, contained in the said first-recited Act to the 
contrary thereof.” 

Cravse (G.) “ And whereas it will be necessary 
for the said Company to stop up the new line of 
turnpike-road leading from Harlow Mill to the 
George Inn, at Harlow, for a short time, at the 
point at which their said railway is intended to 
cross the said road, and it will also be necessary 
for them, in like manner, to stop up the old line 
of the said turnpike-road leading from Harlow 
Mill aforesaid, to the Green Man Inn at Harlow 
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heirs or assigns, shall determine, and in all other 
respects in conformity with the provisions of the 
said first-recited Act relating to the erection of 
bridges over private or accommodation carriage 
roads. 

Cuause(E.) And be it Enacted, That the slopes 
of the cuttings of the said railway, where the same 
shall pass through the lands of the said Joseph 
Arkwright and Richard Arkwright, shall be the 
property of the said Joseph Arkwright and 
Richard Arkwright, their heirs and assigns, for 
ever. And the said Joseph Arkwright and 
Richard Arkwright, their heirs and assigns, shall, 
at all times hereafter, be considered as lessees of 
the sides of the embankments of the said railway, 
where the same shall pass through the lands of the 
said Joseph Arkwright and Richard Arkwright, 
as aforesaid, for the term of one thousand years 
from the passing of this Act, with unlimited power 
to the said Joseph Arkwright and Richard Ark- 
wright, their heirs and assigns, of cutting down 
the trees and shrubs for the time being on the 
said sides or slopes of embankments, and of plant- 
ing others thereupon. Provided always, That the 
said Company shall be at liberty to enter, and at 
their charges repair and maintain, either the said 
slopes of cuttings or sides and slopes of embank- 
ments, wherever, from ground slips or otherwise, 
such slopes or sides respectively shall become in- 
jurious to the said railway, and that no trees, 
shrubs or plants, or any erections, or other matter 
or thing, shall be planted, erected or set up, on 
the said slopes, or sides of cuttings or embank- 
ments, which, in the opinion of the Company’s 
engineer for the time being, may cause or occa- 
sion any damage or injury to the said railway and 
works hereby authorized to be made.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 10. Leave out from “shall” 
“make” in I. 11. 

Pr. 25. 1. 13. Leave out “ or occupiers.” 
Pr. 25. 1. ult. Leave out from “‘ Act” to “and” 
in Pr. 29. 1. 12., and insert Clauses (F.) and (G.) 

Crause (F.) “ And whereas it is expedient that 
the said Company should be empowered to carry 
their said railway across the River Stort Naviga- 
tion, at or near the three several places denoted 
or specified on the Parliamentary plans of the 
said railway: And whereas, under the provisions 
of the said first-recited Act, the said Company are 
empowered to carry the said railway across the 
said River Siort Navigation by means of bridges, 
to be constructed only as therein is mentioned ; 
Be it Enacted, That, from and after the passing 
of this Act, it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
pany, and they are hereby authorized and em- 
powered, to make, construct and carry their said 
railway over and across the said River Stort Na- 
vigation, at or near all or either of the said three 
several places so denoted or specified on the said 
Parliamentary plans, in that behalf, with and by 
means of bridges, of such construction, and in 
such manner and form, and under and subject to 
such terms and conditions as the trustees or 
owners for the time being of the said River Stort 
Navigation may have already lawfully agreed 
upon, or shall at any time or times hereafter agree 
upon, notwithstanding any provision, matter or 
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intended to cross the same : And whereas, by the 
provisions of the Act first hereinbefore recited, 
the said Company are required in all cases where, 
for the purposes of the said railway, any part of a 
carriage or horse road shall be found necessary to 
be cut through, raised, taken, or so much injured 
as to be impassable or inconvenient for passengers 
or carriages, to cause another good and sufficient 
temporary road, as the case may require, to be 
made instead thereof, in manner and form therein 
mentioned; Be it therefore Enacted, That, inas- 
much as the old line of turnpike-road above spe- 
citied will afford greater convenience to the public 
during the stoppage of the new road, and the said 
new road will afford greater convenience during 
the stoppage of the old road, than any temporary 
road which would in either case be constructed b 
the said Company, it shall be lawful, in both or 
either of these cases, for the said Company, with 
the consent of the trustees for the time being of the 
said roads, at a meeting to be convened for that pur- 
pose, by ten days’ previous notice upon all the turn- 
pike-gates, and by advertisement in two at least of 
the newspapers circulated in each of the counties 
of Essex and Hertford, to stop up the said two 
several lines of road, or either of them, during the 
progress of their necessary works, in relation to the 
said crossings, without being compelled to make 
such temporary road for the convenience of the 
public as is required by the said first-recited Act. 
‘ Provided always, That the said Company shall 
not, by virtue or colour of this Clause, stop up or 
obstruct both the said lines of road at the same 
time ; nor shall they, upon any pretence whatso- 
ever, stop up or obstruct the said roads, or either 
of them, for any longer period than three consecu- 
tive months between the passing of this Act and 
the first day of November next, nor shall they 
close either of the said roads without first giving 
to the public ten days’ notice thereof, by placing 
such notices upon large boards, in such conspi- 
cuous places, near Harlow Mill, and the George 
Inn and the Green Man Inn at Harlow aforesaid, 
as the said trustees shall direct, and by advertise- 
ment in such provincial newspapers as the said 
trustees shall require. Provided also, That during 
such period that both or either of the said roads 
shall be stopped up, or obstructed as aforesaid, 
the said Company shall provide, allow and pre- 
serve for the use of foot passengers, one or more 
safe and convenient footway or footways, by the 
line, or in the direction of the road or roads for 
the time being stopped up or obstructed as afore- 
said.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Mahon 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 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Waningore, in the County of Sussex ; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 30. Leave out “ and is now vested in” 
and insert “ And whereas.” 


003 Pr. 1. 


Waningore 
Inclosure Bill. 








Bradford 
(York) Water. 
works Bill. 


Roxburgh 
and Dumfries 
Roads Bill. 


Wells and 
Highbridge 
Road Bill. 


Exeter Small 
Debts Bill. 


Medical 
Profession 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Church Rates, 


&amp;e. 





286 11° Maiz. 


Pr. 1. 1. 33. After “ Baronet” insert “ are or 
“ claim to be entitled to the said twenty-eight acres, 
“ three roods and five perches.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Darby 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 Licensed Victuallers, resident in the 
town of Brad/ord, in the West Riding of the county 
of York, praying that the Bradford (York) Water- 
works Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for further and more effectually 
repairing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads 
in the Counties of Roxburgh and Dumfries, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Elliot do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually widening 
and improving the Road from Wells to Highbridge, 
with a Road thereout to Cheddur, all in the County 
of Somerset, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Miles do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Exeter Small Debts Bill, 
which was yesterday made from the Select Comit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the City and County of the City of 
Exeter: And that Sir William Follett and Mr. 
Divett do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners, residing in 
Nottingham, praying that the Medical Profession 
(No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ilfracombe ;— Halsted ;—-Quorn- 
don: -— Wavenhoe ; — East Bergholt ;— Burnham 
( Essex) ;~- Welford ;— Fordingbridge ;—Stourbridge 
(two Petitions) ; — Kelvedon ;— Wilton; — Great 
Wigston ; — Wilbarston and Ashley ; — Stockwell 
Head-in-Hinchley ;—Wirksworth ;— Stambourn ;— 
Debenham ;—Chard ;— Blackburn (two Petitions) ; 
—Badingham ;—Melton Mowbray ;— Fulbourn ;— 
Earl Shilton ;— Woodbridge ;— Theddingworth ;— 
Bosworth ; -— Tockholes ; — Stokesley-in-Cleveland 
(two Petitions) ;-— Edinburgh ;— Swansea ;— Wor- 
stead ;— Measham and Netherseal ;—Hesketh-lane ; 
—Llanfyllin ;— Downton ;—Morcott ;—Thazted ;-— 
Thurlaston ;--.Dover ;— Knowl Green ;-— Barrowden ; 
— Hayes ;—Blacksnape ;—Billesdon ;— North Luf- 
fenham ;—Leith ;— Naseby ;—Clipstone ;-- Lyming- 
ton ;— Blaen-y-waen ;—. Cripplestile ;— Burton-upon- 
Trent ;— Langham;-— Chipping ;—- Taunton ;—Edge- 
worth Moor ; — Upavon ;— Chipping Norton; — 
Maiden Bradley ;— Frome (three Petitions) ;— Diss ; 
— Loughton ; — Saint Mary, Somerset, and Saini 
Mary Mounthaw, London ;—Southminster ; —Hach- 
ney ;— Holt ;—Great Dunmow ;— Glandwr ;— Mar- 
het Harborough (two Petitions) ;—Protestant Dis- 
senting Ministers of the three Denominations, in 
London and its vicinity; — Colchester ; —- Lough- 
borough (two Petitions) ;—Swavesey ;— Fenstan/on 





(two Petitions) ;— Walmsley ;—Nymet Rowland ;— 
Ludgershall ; — Saint Columb ;— Harborough ; — 
Foxton ;— Keppel-street, Russel!-square, London ;— 








A, 1841. 


Newich ;— Over ;— Woodhouse ;— Bures ;—TIslington 
Green ; — Houghion-on-the-Hill ; — Astwood ; — 
Thames Ditton ;—Chelmsford ;— Little Baddow ;— 
Allington ;— Melbourne (Derby) ;—Kibworth Har- 
court ;— Forest-row ;— East Dereham ;—Sherborne ; 
— Handsworth ;— Malton ;—County of Leicester ;— 
Litcham ;— Wendling ;— Staines ;— Reading (four 
Petitions) ;—Southmolton ;-- Riddings ;— Bridling- 
ton ;— Llanwenarth ;—Dittisham, &amp;c. ;—Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne (four Petitions) ;—--Portsmouth (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Newport (Isle of Wight);— Portsea; 
— Dartmouth ;— Leighton Buzzard ;—New Alres- 
ford ;— Devonport ;—Stansted Mountfitchet ;—Cam- 
bridge ;— Rochester ;— Chorley ;— Royston ;— Cot- 
tenham ;—-Bath(eight Petitions) ;--Kentish Town ;— 
Stansfield ;— Abergavenny ;— Swansea (seven Peti- 
tions) ;— Leeds (six Petitions) ;— Armley ;-—Kirk- 
stall;— Bristol (fourteen Petitions) ;--Camberwell ; 
— Holbeck (two Petitions) ;— Berkeley ;— Swanwick ; 
— Felsted;-- Trowbridge ;--Parsonage Lane, (Somer- 
set) ;— Bradford (Wilts) ;— Monckton Coombe ;— 
Dunkerton ;--Norton Saint Philip’s ;--Chippenham; 
— Colerne ; — Holt-near-Trowbridge ; — Corsham 
(Wilts) ;— Sheffield (ten Petitions) ;— Monkwear- 
mouth ;— Peckham (Surrey) ;-—Coseley ;— Bethnal 
Green (two Petitions); — Brick-lane, Old-street, 
Middlesex;--Grafton-street, Middlesex ;-—Old Gra- 
vel-lane, Middlesex ;—- Shadwell ;—— Clerkenwell ;— 
Borough-road, Surrey ;— New-court, Carey-street, 
Middlesex ;— Bermondsey ;— Cleckheaton ; — Dept- 
ford ;— Sunderland ;——-South Shields ;— King’s Weigh 
House, London ;— Gloucester ; — Cockermouth ; — 


Wisbech (two Petitions) ;— Horsley ;—Ingham ;— 


Plymouth ;--Gorsley ;-—- Melksham ;— Ther field ;— 
Penzance ;--Toxteth ;--Lancaster ;-- Chichester ;— 
and, Jewin-street, Middlesex; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, the release of William Baines, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, —were 


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


A Petition of the Congregation of Protestant wittiam Baines, 
Dissenters assembling at Worley-street Chapel, Ply- and Ecclesia. 
mouth, praying for the release of William Baines, ta! Courts. 
and for the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Whaplode ;— Woodleigh ;—Hilder- Church oi 
stone; — Rudgwick ; — Hanbury; — Ashby Saint England. 


Ledgers ;— Bentworth ;—Shirland;—Prittlewell -— 
Bermondsey ; — Preston (Rutland) ;— Goczhill ;— 
Teffont Ewyas ;—Sausthorpe;— Martin ;— Gringley- 


on-the- Hill ;— Wilton ;— Egerton ;—~ Gawsworth ;— 


Dymchurch ;— Whitburn;— Great Amwell;—Mont- 


gomery ; — Basingstoke; — Barwich-in-Elmet ; — 


Hitcham ; — Deanery of Bedford; — Shelton ;— 
Thurnscoe ;— Cotham;— Whatton-cum-Aslocton ;— 
Lowdham ; — Sibthorp ; — Washwood, Salkey and 
Little Bromwich (two Petitions) ;— Hook ;— Little- 
over ;— Shotesham and other places ;—~Measham ;— 
Hastings (two Petitions) ;—Deanery of Bristol ;— 
Bishopstow ;— Brimingham ;—Saint Leonard’s and 
Saint Mary Magdalen (Sussex) ;— Shirley ;—Alvas- 
ton;—Stretton-en-le-field ;-- Tivetshall;— Boulton ;— 
Barrow-on-Trent and Twyford ;—Happisburgh ;— 
Aston-upon- Trent ;-- Derby ;—-Barney ;— Stapenhill; 
— Burnham Westgate ;—Swarkeston ;— Elvaston;-— 
Weston-on- Trent ;—and, the Reverend John Phillips 
Gurney, Vicar of Great Canfield; 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. 

4 Petition of Inhabitants of Staines, and its vi- 
cinity, praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
extension, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions 


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Maynooth Petitions from Stowmarket ; — Rawmarsh ; —| ton;— Purton; —- Yatton Keynel;— Luckington; 
College. Guildford ;— and, Warrington; praying the House | — Slaughterford ; — Braydon; — Littleton Drew; 
not to sanction any further grant of public money | — Stony Stratford West ; — Bletchley ; — Little 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, and) Brickhill; -— Cold Brayfield ; — Haversham; — 
for an inquiry into the system of education pursued | Castle Thorpe; — Weston Underwood ; — Fenny 
at the said college, —were presented, and read ; and | Stratford; — North Crawley ; — Clifton Keynes ; 


ordered to lie upon the Table. | —Lathbury ; — Chichley ; — Lavendon; — Stanton 

| Bury ; — Little Woolstone ; — Bow Brickhill; — 

Maynooth A Petition of Members of the Operatives’ Con-| Newton Blossomville ; — Broughton (Bucks) ; — 
College Bill. seryative Association for the borough of Wa 


y ‘sall,, Willen ;—Hanslope ;— Newton Longville ;—Raven- 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may pass stone ;—Moulsoe;—-Loughton (Bucks) ;--Stoke Ham- 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to mond ;— Milton Keynes; — Great Linford ;—Cal- 
lie upon the Table. | verton ;— Water Eaton ;—Hardmead ;---Wavenden ; 
| — Olney ;— Great Brickhill; — Stoke Goldington 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Leeds ;-—Millshaw ; —Birstal ;— | and Gayhurst ;— Newport Pagnel;—Stony Strat- 


Manchester (sixty-seven Petitions) ;— Roanheads of | ford East ;— Scorton; — Warrington (Bucks) ;— 
Peterhead; — Braithwaite and Thornthwaite ; — | Sherington ;—Little Linford ;—Shenley ;-—Hundred 
Lambeth (three Petitions) ;—Limehouse (two Peti- | of Hoxne (Suffolk) ;—and, Astwood; praying that 
tions) ; —Burrington ; —Sutcombe ;—Abbotts Bick-| the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also 
ington ; — Langtree ; —-Oakhampton ; —West Put-| presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
ford ;-- High Down ;— Frithelstock ;—Chilsworthy ; | Table. 
—-Atherington ; — Bradworthy ; — Northtawton ;— 
Lorton ;— Greysouthen ;—Redmain ; — Brigham ;— Petitions fr he Visi A Geel f Bed 
Blindcrake ; — Bethnal Green (two Petitions) ; — etitions from the Visitor and “Guardians Of Bed poor Law 
Bermondsey-street Surrey ;— Little Moorfields ;—~ worth Incorporation ;—and, Chairman of the Board Amendment 
Saint Mary-le-bone (three Petitions) ;—Southwark of oe ~ ~ reebridge oo = ; pray- Bill 
(four Petitions) ;— Newington Butts;— Hoxton (three =e a t "1  % it a saa in na 5% 
Petitions) ;— Buchanhaven ;— Marshall-street, Saint se" 3 4 by a a aa i -_ ae Tr: es nits 
James's, Westminster ; — Saffron Hill ; — Hounds- a ees ee ee ne ee ‘t 4g = , 
ditch ; — Forfar ; — Waterloo-road, Lambeth ; — Petitions from Dittisham, and other p “fo 
Chelsea (two Petitions) ;—Papcastle;—Glasserton ; Reading yn? Petitions) — ~ or a 
—Great Prescott-street, Goodman’s Fields ;—Lan- — ne aiden Bradley ; — and, ag (t arn 
with ;— Oughtibridge;— Drury-iane (two Petitions) ;| . etitions); praying that provision may be made 
nx {eclanien + ann Lily. Miia + sn Dia (our in the said Bill empowering Boards of Guardians 
Politeness. Waterloo-road Shoreditch &amp;e. -— | permit, wid law ful minister or preacher to give 
Mok... Wa Sica on hall + Slt in Mi; hail religious instruction in union workhouses at stated 
oan Finsbury tewo Petitions) elas Shelf ;— Bridgnorth times, in the manner of public worship; that no 
(two Petitions) ;—Much daa erin hy and chaplain or other person giving such religious 
Wiad ts wc Qua tford ;— Sasiens dsey (two Peti- instruction, shall, in consideration thereof, receive 
tions) ;-— Bishopsgate-street ;-- Poole ;— Backchurch- ony payment a of the yb 8 rates ; = that ne 
lane, Whitechapel ; — Tottenham-court-road (two Soo of wae a "Ly as D, gy a ~ = 
Petitions) ; -- Rotherhithe ; — Southwark -bridge- wns SET Gh Oe hae ® ay, the pe ‘ = 
road;— Newington Causeway ; — Edinburgh ; — chapel, according to the religious persuasion of such 
Eccleshill (four Petitions) = i , q. | mmate,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
street ;—Lees ;~- Galway ;— Southowram ;—Bristol ; to lie upon the Table. 1 Practiti ts I 
— Shoreditch ; — Bolton; — Hungerford Market A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
and Covent Garden ;-—— Addingham ; —Oldham ; — Warrington; praying that provision may be made 
and, Guldsmith’s-row, Hackney-road ; praying for in the said Bill appointing a medical director to 
the repeal of the Came Tae ine teed ou superintend all matters relating to the medical relief 
souk: wal eile ty te atx Ge Tebl " : of the sick poor, was also presented, and read ; and 

ok Ae : y he Table. 

Petitions from Maids Moreton and Foscott ;— ordered to lie upon ¢ 7 
Chippenham ; — Kiplin ;— Swanton, &amp;c, ;—- Edlesbo- A Petition of W. J. Thornton, One of yea Guar- 
rough ;—Lawshall ;— Middleton Tyas ;—Ellerton ; dians of the Hereford Union, praying that pro- 
— Bolton-upon-Swale;— Great and Little Wratting ;| VIO" Mey be made in the said Bill, that in all 
.Winslene -—~&lt;€ivest end Little Evaiin Mine t ™ after being in operation fora period of twelve 
Gililen:— tint, Stenaielh,~Sitaenasist- Chaves months, and to which workhouses are attached, the 
Widen i i Great &lt;&lt; es siilediiia si” services of Assistant Poor Law Commissioners be 

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County of Buckingham ;-- Twyford ( Bucks);--Hozne 2 ph bce = sgl ond vod; ane 
and Denham ;— Whitwell (York) ;-—_Barnardiston ; | *°C'S ee ee ee ish of Ik 
— Danita ~~ Kiel Theale »~ Wleiiein+—Eieeas A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ilkeston, 
Thurlow ; pull Tingewich ; — A hely and Lillinostone | P'@#Y8, the House to make such alterations in the 
Dayrell;:—Hillesden oa, Whe Range a said Bill, as shall secure to the aged and infirm, to 
Weston Turville; — Leckh ampstead ; —Wingfiel + a widows with good characters, having families, and 
Poslingford;— Preston Bissett-cum- Cowley ;~-Long to —_ deserving poor, relief inv a of — 
Crendon;— Cowlinge ;-- Withersfield ;— Haverhill ;—- withest bemg Sacer t oe © ennai i the 
Stockton (Salop);--Chelsworth and Monks Eleigh;— pe — — doeineabenaate inde iines 
Cobdockand Washbrook ;--Stowe(Bucks);--Dagnall; a Ey ar ae 
— Oakley ;— Hartest-cum- Boxted and Somerton ;— mn 
Kedington ; —Thurston;— Brome and Oakley;—{ Petitions from Alexander-square, Brompton 3— waterloo, &amp;e., 
Northail;—Hundon;—Bradwell;—Clare( Suffolk) ; | #°4; Bayswater-road; praying the House to adopt Bridges, 
—Stanstead (Suffolk) ;— Melford ;— Ichlingham ;— | Measures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls 
Ixworth ; — Whepstead ; — Hargrave ;— Bradfield\ ¥P° Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, 
Saint George ;—Horringer ;— Rougham ;—Paken- | Were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
ham ;—Rushbrooke ;— Higham and Gazely ;—Che- | UPOP the Table. 
vington ;-— Risby;—Rattlesden;-- Langham( Suffolk); 
—-Bardwell and Stanton ;--Mildenhall;--Worlington';|__A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Banking 
— Wetherden;— Woolpit;—Kingston Saint Michael;\ Manufactures of Greenock, praying the House not (Scotland.) 
— Hullavington ; —Alderton ; — Nettleton ;—Leigh-\to sanction any measure for altering the present 
de-la- Mere ; — Sherston ; —Ufford-with-Ashton and | system of Banking in Scotland, was presented, and 
Bainton ;— Norton ( Wilts) ; — Kelston ;—Grittle- | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. a 

Var. 96. : 004 A Petition 











238 11° Mazz. A. 1841. 


Railways. A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and | 


Manufactures of Greenock, praying for alteration of 
the tax upon Railway passengers from the present 
mileage duty to a per-centage on the amount of 
fares, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Sugar Duties Petitions from Brechin ;—London ;--and, Leeds ; 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measure 
for a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar,—were 
rg and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

A Petition of Sugar Refiners, and others interested 
in the Sugar Trade of the city of Glasgow, praying 
the House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar, was also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


West India A Petition of the Council of the borough of Liver- 

— pool, praying that Liverpool may be appointed 
the West India Mail Packet Station, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upo.: the Table. 


Public Petitions Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on 
— Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Pe- 
por . 
this instant May, both days inclusive; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do Le upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Import Duties. Petitions from Knaresborough ;— Leeds (eight Pe- 
titions); — Richmond (York) (five Petitions); — 
Brechin;— Huddersfield ;—Slaithwaite ;— Holbeck; 
— Wortley ;— Forfar ;— High Hoyland ;—and, Shef- 
field; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measure for a revision and modification of the Im- 
port Duties,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Braithwaite and Thornthwaite ;— 
Broughton; — Eaglesfield ; — Stalybridge ; — and, 
Cockermouth ; praying for a revision and modifica- 
tion of the Import Duties,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Timber Duties. | A Petition of the President of the Bristol Chamber 
of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures, praying the 
House not to consent to any alteration in the existing 
duties on Timber, which shall promote the importa- 
tion of foreign produce, and check the present in- 
creasing trade with our North American colonies, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Socialism. A Petition of Members and Friends of the Society 
of Socialists, and other Inhabitants of the city of 
Bristol, praying the House to institute an inquiry 
into the principles and objects of the system of So- 
cialism, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Boulton ;— Hulland (two Peti- 
tions) ;— and, Alvaston (two Petitions); praying 
the House to adopt measures for securing the better 
otservance of the Lord’s Day,-—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


School masters 


(Scotland. ) A Petition of Parochial Schoolmasters within the 


bounds of the Presbytery of Annan, praying for in- 

uiry into the present condition of the parochial 
Schoolmasters in Scotland, and for amendment of the 
law relating to them, and for providing a more ade- 
quate remuneration for their labours, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church 
Patronage 


Petitions from Portpatrick ;—and, Galway ; pray- 
(Scotland.) ing for the abolition of the system of Church Patron- 





titions presented from the 5th to the 7th days of 














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


A Petition of Clergy of the Isle of Wight, pray- Rating of 
ing the House to adopt measures for exempting Tithes. 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Fad- Union Work. 
mouth Union, praying the House to pass a Bill, en- "™* 
acting that Union Workhouses shall for the future be 
exempt from parochial rates, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Diss;— Hanbury Hill, Stour- Oaths 
bridge ;—and, Northampton; praying the House to 
pass a general measure substituting Affirmations 
in lieu of Oaths,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upun the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, and other In- Stone Mesons 
habitants of Galway, complaining of itinerant and (Glway.) 
disqualified persons working as Stone Masons in 
the said town, under the usual wages, and without 
having served their apprenticeship, and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Patent Rolling Patent Rolling 
and Compressing Iron Company to purchase certain ard Compres- 
Letters Patent, and to sue and be sued, was read aan (No.8) 
the third time. — 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the Patent Rolling and 
Compressing Iron Company to purchase certain 
Letters Patent, and to sue and be sued. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fitzroy do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Designs Copy- 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Designs Copyright right (No. 2.) 
(No. 2.) Bill; was read and discharged. -— 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 26th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Copyhoid and 
further consideration the Report on the Copyhold Customary 
and Customary Tenure Bill ; sieiniel 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 19th day of this 
instant May. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of yesterday Addresses. 
(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 several Foreign Sugar. 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—a Copy of the Memorial 
of the Council and Assembly of the Island of Ja- 
maica to Her Majesty, transmitted by the Governor 


| of the Colony in the course of the last year, against 
| the Reduction of the Duties on Foreign Sugar. 


A Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of New New South 
South Wales to the Secretary of State for the Colo- — . 
nies, containing Resolutions of the Legislative Coun- No. 308. 


cil of that Colony, on the subject of Emigration, 


dated the 23d day of October 1840. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the last be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Relief 
Copies of all Instructions issued by the Poor Law (Ireland) Att 
Commissioners 





Sheriff Courts 
(Scotland. ) 


Foreign Sugar. 


Church Rates. 


4 Vicrortiz. 


Commissioners to the Valuators in Ireland, explana- 
tory of their Duties, and of the Poor Relief Act, in 
regard to the making of Valuations by virtue thereof ; 
and of all Documents tending to show what steps 
have been taken by the Commissioners to secure 
uniformity of principle in conducting the Valuations 
throughout Ireland. 


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, in columns, to show the Number 
of Days which each Sheriff Principal has officiated 
as Judge within his County in each year since Janu- 
ary 1839, being the commencement of the present 
Act for the better regulating County Courts in Scot- 
land ; to state whether he has held, at least, eight 
ordinary Courts in each year, and portion thereof, 
up to the present time, for the exercise of his ordi- 
nary Civil or Criminal Jurisdiction, and how many 
of such Courts respectively; stating, whether the 
Courts which were holden were regular open busi- 
ness Courts during the regular Session time, or 
whether they were Courts held during Vacation, or 
during the Circuit of the Justiciary Court, or at the 
time of holding the Registration and Appeal Courts 
for Parliamentary Voters :—To show whether the 
Sheriffs-substitute regularly reside within the County 
Town, or the Chief Town of the District, to which 
they are appointed, when more than one of these 
Judges belong to a County; also the Number and 
Names of persons to whom the Duties of Sheriffs- 
substitute have been delegated in each County, if 
any, since the 1st day of January 1839, and whether 
the delegation of these Duties has been transferred 
to other Judges, or only to Solicitors, Attornies, or 
other Professional Practitioners in the Sheriff Court; 
and whether such delegation has emanated from the 
Sheriffs Depute, or their Substitutes, with the 
Amount of Salary and Emoluments during the period 
they act for the absent Judge; and whether the said 
persons, by themselves or their partners, continue 
their Professional Business during the period of their 
temporary employment as Judges :—&lt;And, in co- 
lumns, giving a correct Statement from the Trans- 
mission Book of Processes, as ordered under the 
Act 2 Vic. c. 119, showing the Date of Transmission 
of each Process to the Sheriff or his Substitute, and 
the Date of its Return; to show also the Proroga- 
tions granted in each Process where a Proof was to 
be led and reported ; the said Return to be made 
by the Sheriff Clerk of each County, and to be signed 
by the Sheriff and Sheriff-substitute. 

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 Memorial addressed to the 
Secretary of State by the Agents for the several 
Colonies in the West Indies, on the subject of the 
alteration of the Duties on Foreign Sugar. 

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 pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
abolish Church Rates, and make other provisions 
for maintenance of Churches and Chapels in Eng- 
land and Wales; 

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 de- 
“bate upon the Amendment which, upon Friday 
“ last, was proposed to be made to the Question, 


“ That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair (for the 
Vou, 96, 


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289 


“ House to resolve itself into the Committee of 
“« Ways and Means), be now read,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the words 
— to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Court of 
Accounts of the Amount of the Fund denominated Chancery 


The-Suitors’ Fund in Chancery, on the 1st day of 
January 1833, stating how the same was at that 
time invested; the Amount of Dividends received, 
of Payments made, and of Surplus at the same date 
in each year, up to the 1st day of January 1841; 
stating the Payments under the heads of Salaries, 
Surveyor of Buildings, Legal Expenses and Miscel 

laneous :—In detail, of the manner in which the Sum 
paid from the Suitors’ Fund in Chancery, in the 
year 1840 was applied; stating the Name of each 
person to whom any Salary or Payment was made, 
and the Amount of such Salary or Payment: also, 
the Sums paid for other purposes than Salaries or 
Fees, to at ee and for what purposes paid :—In de- 
tail, of the manner in which the Sum for Miscella- 
neous Services was expended in 1840 :—And, of the 
Amount received by the Accountant General for 
Brokerage, in each year, from the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1833 to the 1st day of January 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, London (City) 
Returns of the Establishment of the City of Zondon Police. 


Police Force, as it existed on the 31st day of De- 

cember 1840; distinguishing the Number and Pay 

of each Class, whether Officers or Constables, the 

Names and Salaries of the Commissioners, Receiver 

and other Clerks, with any incidental Expenses of 
Rent, Coals, Candles, Servants or other Allowances ; 

also, a detailed Return of the Pay and Contingen- 

cies of the rest of the Establishments, stating the 

Number and Locality of the Stations and Receiving 
Houses, with the Rent and Taxes, and other Ex- 

penses for the same; with a Summary of the Total 

Receipt and Expenditure of the entire Establish- 

ment, from the 1st day of January to the 31st day 
of December 1840 :—And, of the Number and Lo- 
cality of the Stations and Receiving Houses of the 

City of London Police at this time, stating the Rent, 

Taxes and other Expenses; showing the Total 

Amount at each Station, under the several Heads. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Metropolis 
A Return of the Number and Locality of the Sta- Fates. 


tions and Receiving Houses of the Metropolitan 
Police at this time; stating the Rent, Taxes and 
other Expenses ; showing the Total Amount at each 
Station, under the several Heads. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill Lime Toll 
to exempt Lime, as manure, from the payment of Exemption Bill. 


Turnpike Tolls: And that Mr. Hoskins, Sir Robert 
Price and Mr. George Wilbraham do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made West India 
upon the 27th day of April last, That a Select Com- Mails. 


mittee be appointed, on the Port of departure and 
arrival of the West India Mails, to whom shall be 
referred the Reports of the Committee appointed by 
the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire into the com- 
parative Advantages afforded, ig ees Ports in 
the Channel for the West India Mail Service, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Freshfield, 
Lord Dalmeny, Lord Viscount Ingestre, Captain 
Pechell, Captain Duncombe, Mr. Charles Wood, Sir 
Thomas Cochrane, Mr. John O’ Connell, Mr. Cress- 
well, Lord Worsley, Mr. Philip Miles, Mr. Gibson 
Craig, Mr. De Horsey, Mr. Oswald and Mr. Richard 
Hodgson; with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


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Tithe Composi-« 


tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar Duties. 


Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Graud Jury 
Presentments 


(Dublin) Bill. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


Collection of 
Rates (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Stamp Duties 
(Law Proceed- 


ings) Bill. 


290 11°— 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for the more easy recovery of Arrears of Composi- 
tion for Tithes, from persons of the persuasion of 
the people called Quakers, in Ireland: And that 
Mr. Attorney General for Jreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


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 
Question, That Mr. Secther do now leave the 
Chair (for the House to resolve itself into the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means); and which Amend- 
ment was, to leave out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“* considering the efforts and sacrifices which Par- 
liament and the country have made for the aboli- 
tion of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the ear- 
nest hope that their exertions and example might 
lead to the mitigation and final extinction of those 
evils in other countries, this House is not pre- 
pared (especially with the present prospects of the 
supply of Sugar from British Possessions) to 
adopt the measure proposed by Her Majesty’s 
Government for the reduction of the duty on Fo- 
reign Sugars,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 


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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, 12° die Maii, 1841: 


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


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report on the Excise 
Collection and Management Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed, and read the third time this day. 


_ The Lagan Navigation (Jreland) Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Select Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 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 Court of Chancery (Jre/and) Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Insolvent Debtors (Zreland) 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 Ordnance 
Survey Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) 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 Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 



















A. 1841. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum of Money by Exchequer Bills 
Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One (£-11,000,000,) 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one, was, accord- ~~ 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for raising the — of Eleven Millions 
by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one. 

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- Enrolment of 
tee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill ; Burgesses Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Victoria Park 
into a Committee to consider of authorizing Her 
Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods to complete the 
Contract for the Sale of York House, and to apply 
the Purchase-monies arising therefrom (being a part 
of the Land Revenue of the Crown) towards provi- 
ding a Royal Park near to Bonner’s Fields and Old 

‘ord-lane, in the Eastern part of the Metropolis. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty’s Commissioners of 
Woods be authorized to complete the Contract for 
the Sale of York House, and to apply the Purchase- 
monies arising therefrom (being a part of the Land 
Revenue of the Crown) towards providing a Royal 
Park, near to Bonner’s Fields and Old Ford-lane, 
in the Eastern part of the Metropolis. 


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 day. 


Ordered, That all Petitions presented this Ses- west India 
sion, on the subject of the West India Mails, be Mails. 
referred to the Select Committee on West India 
Mails. 


Ordered, That the Return, relative to Deals and peals and 
Planks (Port of Cork), which was presented upon Planks (Port of 
the 22d day of April last, be printed. —_ 

No. 309. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Dublin Police Dublin Police 
Offices, which was presented upon Thursday last, Offices. 
be printed. No. 310. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Glass, Gjass, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 298. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Licensed jicensea 
Victuallers, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be Victuallers, &amp;e. 
printed. No. 275. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Mew Zea- New Zealand. 
land, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 311. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of Court of 
Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be re- Chancery, 
ferred to the Select Committee on Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


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, 12° die Mau; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 

M R. Cobb, from the Margate Pier and Harbour Margate Pier. 

Company, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—An Account of the Receipt and Appli- 
cation 





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) 


of 


4. VicToRIZ. 


cation of all Monies which have been received by 
the Directors of the Margate Pier and Harbour 
Company, from the 6th day of April 1840 to the 
5th day of April 1841, both days inclusive :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Ellicombe, from the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Docks, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
—An Account of the Receipt and Disbursement of 
Dock and Light Duties at the Port of Liverpool, 
from the 25th June 1839 to the 24th June 1840 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Liverpool Port. 


Southampton Lord Teignmouth reported from the Committee 
Trust _ on the Southampton Trust (Saint Pancras) Paving 
a Bill 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 
one of them, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; 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. 

Leverington, Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Com- 

a Inclosure mittee on the Leverington, &amp;c., Inclosure Bill; and 

, to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 

referred ; That they had considered two of the said 

Petitions, and had heard counsel in favour of the 

' Bill; and that the Committee 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 owners of 25 commonable 

houses and tofts who refused to sign the Bill, and 

the owners of 21 commonable houses and tofts 

who are neuter, and that the total number of com- 

monable houses and tofts is 227); and that the 

Committee 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 considera- 
*€ tion upon Friday next,” 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. 

pate Bridge A Petition of the President and Scholars of Saint 
aul Repel Be&gt; Mary Magdalen College, in the University of Ox- 


change Ave- ford, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

mes Bill, their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London Bridge Approaches and Royal Exchange 
Avenues Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Severn Navi- A Petition of John Williams, of Pitmaston, in 

gation Bill, 


the county of Worcester, Esquire, and of Irancis 
Williams, of Worcester, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Severn Navigation Bill, 
was presented, and read. 


Vet. 96. 


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991 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for better assessing and col- Kidderminster 
lecting the Poor Rates in the Borough of Kidder- Small Tene- 
minster, in the County of Worcester, was read the ™'* Bil. 
third time ; and an ingrossed Clause was added, by 
= of rider; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Godson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- King’s Lynn 
gesses of the borough of King’s Lynn, praying that Port Bill, 
the King’s Lynn Port Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Slough and 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Colnbrook 
tituled, An Act for more effectually repairing the ®°*4 Bill. 
Road from Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, 
with Roads thereout to Eton Town End, and to the 
Great Western Railway, and from Langley Broom 
to Datchet Bridge, all in the Counties of Middlesex 
and Bucks; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 2, Is. 21. and 22. Leave out “ maintained” 
and insert ‘ made.” : 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Simon Harcourt 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 Inhabitants of the townships of Dewsbury and 
Soothill Upper and Soothill Nether, in the parish — wad 
of Dewsbury, in the county of York, praying that ~ 
the Dewsbury and Leeds Road Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coal-owners, Coal-fitters and Mer- Ipswich Docks 
chants, in Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the Bi 
Ipswich Docks 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 George Austin, of Canterbury, Sur- Canterbury _ 
veyor, as Agent for and on behalf of the Dean and Pavement Bill. 
Chapter of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church 
of Christ, Canterbury, praying that the Canterbury 
Pavement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


The Coundon Inclosure Bill was read a second Coundon — 
time ; and committed. Inclooure BUM. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Greenwich Railway Bill was read London and 
a second time ; and committed. Greenwich ' 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pune ae. 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill to empower the Dean and Chap- Dean and_ 
ter of Westminster to grant Building Leases in certain = ig = 
parts of the City of Westminster, and for other Pur- gytite Bill, 
poses, was read the third time. 

Resolved That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir De Lacy Evans do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concnrrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 


PP2 1. Resolved, 





Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Woodside and 


Hoylake Road 


Bill. 


Pill (Somerset) 


Deck Bill. 


Fortivand Clyde 
Navigation Bill. 


Belfast and’ 


Cavehill Rail- 


way Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


292 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
additional Provision in the Zpswich Docks Bill, the 
Standing Orders be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
additional Provision in the Woodside and Hoylake 
Road Bill, the Parties be permitted to introduce 
such additional Provision, upon obtaining the consent 
in writing of the Owners, Occupiers and Lessees ; 
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 Resolutions, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


The Order made upon the 30th day of April last, 
for committing the Pill (Somerset) Dock Bill, was 


read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


A Petition of Merchants, and others, interested 
in the traffic of goods between the East and West 
Coasts of Scotland, praying that the Forth and 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 Grand Jurors of the county of An- 
trim, and of a Committee appointed by the Grand 
Jury of such county for protecting the public inter- 
ests of that county, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel, against certain parts of the Belfast 


and Cavehill 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, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


against the said Petition. 


Petitions from the Clutton Union ;—and, King’s | 
Lynn Union ; praying that the Poor Law Amend- | 
ment 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 Medical Practitioners, Members of 
the Taunton West and Somerset Medical Association, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
to abolish the present system of appointing union 
medical officers, by tender, and that a rate of remu- 
neration, calculated to secure an adequate supply 
of medicines and medical attendance to the sick 
poor, may be insured to those officers, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Petitions from Lindfield;—and, Lewes Union 


praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for the payment out of the poor rates of all debts, 
liabilities or engagements contracted by parish offi- 
cers within one year before the passing of the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, and which have been recog- 
nized as existing parish debts, liabilities or engage- 
ments, by the inhabitants in vestry,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of John Payne, of Milverton, in the 
county of Somerset, Gentleman, Auditor of several 
Poor Law Unions in West Somerset, praying that 
provision may be made in the said Bill to compen- 
sate him for the loss he will sustain should the said 


Bill pass into a law, was also presented, and read 
aad ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Caistor 
Union, praying the House, in reconsidering the pro- 
visions of the Poor Law Amendment Act, not to sanc- 
tion any material alteration therein; and that the 
continuance of that authority may not be extended 
beyond the period of five years, without an appeal 
to Parliament, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 





12° Mare. 





A. 1841, 


| A Petition of the there-undersigned of the parish 

of Yeovil, praying for the amendment of the said 
Act, by empowering boards of guardians to grant 
out-door relief in certain cases; and for exempting 
all cottages under 41. per annum from the payment 
of poor rates, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


mouth ;—- Farway ;— Buckfastleigh ;— Abbotskers- 

well ;-- Dartington ;— Cornwood ; — Hinckley ;— 

Warwick ; —Westhoughton ; — Godstone ; — Patti- 

shall ;— Slapton ;— Deane ;—Condover ;— Deanery 
of Ripon ;— Chittlehampton;— Plymtree ;—Kentis- 
beare ;— Moreton Hampstead ;—Bicton ;— Old ;— 
Wadenhoe ;—Raunds;— Pirton, &amp;c. ;— Ashprington; 
— Ellaston; — Cornworthy ; — Harford; — Wol- 
borough ;-— Modbury ;— Dean Prior ;— Stoodleigh, 
&amp;e. ; —Beverley ;—Wrington ; —Bath Easton ;-—— 
Yatton ;-- Cleeve ;-- Henstridge ;-— Claverton ;--Shep- 
ton Mallet ;--Crewkerne; —Milborne Port ;—Mis- 
terton;—and, North Muskham; 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 tolie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Mac- 
clesfield, praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther grant of public money for the building or endow- 
ment of churches, was also presented, and read ; 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Four Mills Stuff Dyehouse ;— Bowling Dyke (three 
Petitions) ;— Midgley ;— Barkisland ;— Warley ;— 
Halifax (seven Petitions) ;— Southowram ;— Sand 
Beds ;— King Cross, Halifax ;—Sowerby Bridge ;— 
Queenshead ; — Lee Mill; — Wood Top Weaving 
| Shed, near Halifax; — Ovenden; — Lee Bridge 
Mill; — Luddenden;— Haley Hill; — Luddenden 
Foot ;—Shircoat ;—Illingworth ;—Kenshaw Mills ; 
— Boy Mill, near Halifax ;—Sheffield (seven Peti- 
tions) ; —Holme ;—Joseph Sowden ;— Yealands ;— 
Morton (two Petitions) ; —Horsforth ;— Woodside 
Mill;— Huddersfield ;— Bolton;— Edinburgh (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;— Kendal (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ;— Gildersome ;—Addingham; — East Morton; 
— Leeds (two Petitions) ;— Holbeck Mill;—Preston 
(Lancaster) ; —Pudsey ; — Tadcaster ;— Glasgow ;— 
Bayley Hall, Dyehouse ;—Rowling Dyke Mill;— 
and, Norwich; praying the House to sanction the 
proposed measures for alteration of the Import Du- 
ties,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Andrew’s ;—Portobello (Pro- 
vost) ;—Crail ;— Cupar (two Petitions) ;—Scarbo- 
rough ;—Lees ;—Park Bridge;—and, Totnes ; pray- 
ing for a revision and modification of the Import 
Duties,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


. 
&gt; 


not to sanction the proposed measure for a reduction 
of Duty upon Foreign Sugar, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sedbergh ;—and, Kendal; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for a 
; |reduction of the Duty upon Foreign Sugar,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


mouth ;—and, Liverpool (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 

praying the House to sanction the proposed mea- 

sure for a revision and modification of the Laws 

regulating the importation of Foreign Corn,—were 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 




















Petitions 


Petitions from King’s Norton ;—South Pool ;—- Church of 
Gittisham ;—Atcham ; — South Sydenham ;— Ply- ®"#!*. 


Petitions from Dean Clough ;— Luddenfoot ;— Import Duties 


A Petition of James Haughton, praying the House Sugar Duties. 


Petitions from Coventry ;--Gravesend ;— Ports- Cora Law: 








Lord’s Day. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


4, VicTORIZ. 


— High-street and Paddington-street, Mary-le-bone ; 
—Charlotte-street and Essex-street, Whitechapel ;— 


Hoxton ; — Westminster-road, Lambeth; — Nelson- | 


street, Hackney-road;—Castle-street, Southwark ;— 
Birdcage-walk, Bethnal-green;— Blue Anchor-road, 


Bermondsey ;—London-road, Southwark ;— Totten- | provement ; Drainage of Towns ; and, Buildings Re- : 


ham-court-road ; — Boston-street, Hackney-road ;— 
York-street, New-road, Whitechapel ;—Manchester 
(seventy-seven Petitions) ;— Carnaby-street, Saii.t 
James's, Westminster ;——Regent-street, Westminster ; 
— Kingsland-road; — Cowper-street, City-road; — 
Whittle-le-Woods; — Edenfield ; — Kersley ;—Side 
Mill near Haslingden; — Bradford (twenty-seven 
Petitions) ;—Worral ;—Clayton-le- Woods ;— Eccles- 


field ;—- Grenoside ;-- Warrington(fourteen Petitions) ; 


—Prescot ;—Park Bridge ;—Leeds ;— Hansworth ; 
— Kilpin Hilland Dewsbury Moor ;—Grimwith ;— 
Yeadon (five Petitions); — Idle; — Sedbergh; — 
Saint Pancras; — Margaret-street, Hackney-road ; 
—Longsight ; — Appletreewick ;— Linton ; — Emb- 
say and Eastby (two Petitions); — Cuckney; — 
Worsley ;— Bingley ;— Warwick. Bridge and Great 
and Little Corby ;—~ Scaleby;— Kirklinton High 
Quarter ; — Kirklinton Low Quarter ; — Kirklin- 
ton Middle Quarter ;— Tarraby ; — Cargo ; — Ir- 
thington ; — Stanwix; — Crosby ; — Linstock ; — 
Thurstonfield ;—.Brampton ; --Blenkinsopp ;—How- 
gill;-- Westerkirk ;— Cupar ;— Castleton ;— Ewes ;-- 
Cannobie;— Eskdalemuir ;— Pilkington ;—Carlisle ; 
— Forfar ;—Arbroath (two Petitions) ;—Longtown ; 
—Langholme ; — Ardwick ;— Allerton; — Bingley 
(two Petitions) ;—Darnall ;— Penrith ;— Rockcliff ; 
— Wigton ;—Upperby ;—Dalston; — Kingstown ;— 
Cumersdale ;—Thorsby ;—Little Orton ;— Bowness; 
— Heshet Newmurket ;—-Caldbeck ;-—-Ireby ;-- Glead- 
less ;—-Blackburn ; — Pilkington ;— Werneth ;— Al- 
tringham ;— Knutsford ;—Lymm (two Petitions) ;— 
Leith ;—Midgley ;— Sowerby ; — Halifax ; — Ras- 
trick;— Guisley ;— Dukinfield ;--Ashton-under- Lyne 
(two Petitions) ;— Wigan ;— Saint Mary-le-bone ;— 
Abraham Ormerod and Brothers, and others ;— 
Leek ;—Longton and Fenton ;--Otley;—Dronfield; 
— West Houghton ;— Dalmellington ; — Chorlton- 
upon-Medlock ;— Garrison ; —Sebergham ;—Benja- 
min Baron;—and, Peter and Edward Seville and 
others ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Claxby;— Owsden ;—County of 
Suffolk ;-- Cabourne ; — Riby ;—Irby ;—— Stainton- 
le- Vale ;-— Healing ;-- Clexby ;— Maganby ;—Cuz- 
wold; -- Brocklesby ;-—- Swallow ; —Haburgh ;—Us- 
selby ;—Keelby; —Walesby ;—Sealby ;—North Kel- 
sey ;-—Caistor ;--Croxby ;—Kinnaird-le-Muire ;— 
Great Limber ;--Holton-le-Moor;— Grasby ;—South 
Kelsey ; —Owersley ;— Nettleton (two Petitions) ;-- 
Rothwell;— Burbrooke;—Swinhope;— Hinton Saint 
George;—-Crewherne ;-—— North Perrott ;—Everton ;— 
Mosterton ;-—Odcombe ;---Dennington;--Sutton( Bed- 
ford); — Worlingworth and Southolt ;— and, West 
Grinstead ; 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 Inhabitants of the parish of Whit- 
church, in the county of Salop, praying the House 
to adopt measures for the suppression of Sunday 
traffic on canals, railways and other lines of public 
conveyance, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Auchterhouse ;— Saint Andrew’s 
(Fife); —Brackadale ; —Muckhamore ;— Malin ;— 
Tobermore ;— Minterburn; — Fintona; — Urney ;-- 
Albany ;— Clogherney ;—Glenhay ; — Dungiven ;—- 
Coleraine ;—Brigh ;--Greenlaw ;—and, Longfor- 

gan; praying for the abolition of the system of 

Vou. 95. 


12° Maiz. 


Petitions from Havel-street, New Cut, Lambeth ;' 


293 


Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha~ Boroughs 


|bitants of the town of Lancaster, praying that Improvement; 


| Clauses may be introduced into the Boroughs Im- Prinage of 


" 


owns; and, 
° : : Buildings Re- 
gulation Bills, for exempting the town of Lancaster gulation Bills, 


from the operation of the said Bills, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Occupiers of Drainage of 
lands in the parishes of Tadcaster and Kirby Wharf, L#nds Bill. 
in the county of York, 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. 


Petitions from Oswestry; — Bath Easton; — Maynooth 
Moneymore ;—Shepton Mallett ;— Kentisbeare ; — College. 
Drumcheiran ;— Yeovil;—and, Buckfastleigh; 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 Cranfield ;— Turvey ;--Potton ;— Church Rates, 

Biggleswade ;— Harrold ;-—-Maulden ;-—Carlton ;— *«- 
Macclesfield ; — Sharnbrook ;— Wootton ; — Ridg- 
mount ;— Sandy ;— Blunham;— Bedford ;—-Shefford; 
— Keysoe ;— Headcorn ;— Sutton Valence ;— War- 
wick ;— Birmingham (four Petitions) ;—Southsea ;— 
Shacklewell ;— Saint Neot’s (two Petitions) ;— Hail 
Weston; — Plymouth (two Petitions); — Capel 
Lfan ;--Llwynyrhyrdd ;—-Uppingham ;—Belthorn ; 
—Rugby;— and, Cheshunt College and Coward 
College; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Misterion ;—Odcombe;— Wring- Church Rates, 
| ton ;—North Perrott ;— Mosterton ;—-Shepton Mal- 

| let ;-—Crewkerne ;—Archdeaconry of Northampton; 

—and, Rochdale ; praymg the House to refuse their 

sanction to any measure for the abolition of Church 
Rates,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Birmingham Philosophical In- Literary and 
stitution (President) ;—and, Bolton Mechanics’ In- Scientific 
stitution (President) ; praying that all associations tition 
which have for their direct object the literary, moral 
or intellectual improvement of society, may be ex- 
empted from the payment of rates and taxes, whether 
national or local,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oxford-street, West ;— Vauxhall Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridge-road ; — Cadogan-street, Chelsea ; — and, Bees. 
Cornwall-road, Lambeth; praying the House to 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
|the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Andrew’s ;—and, Bolton and Railways. 
Preston Railway Company ; praying for a modifica- 
tion of the tax upon passengers travelling by Rail- 
way, from a fixed rate to a scale varying with the 
rate of fare,—were presented,and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hoskins presented a Bill to exempt from Lime Toll 
Turnpike Tolls, Carriages and Horses laden with Exemption Bill. 
Lime for the Improvement of Land: And the same No. 313. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday next; and to be 
printed. 








PP3 Petitions 





294, 


Political Petitions from Brockdish ;—David Alexander ;— 

Offenders. and, Kettle; praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams 
and Jones, and to all persons confined for political 
offences,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Feargus A Petition of Electors and Non-electors of the 

O’Connor. 


borough of Leicester, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty for the release of Mr. Feargus O’ Con- 
nor, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the ‘Table. 


Royal Burghs A Petition of the Deacon Convener, Deacon 

(Scotland) Bill. Visitor, and other Members of the Trades’ House of 
Glasgow, praying that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Socialism. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London, 
Members of the Society of Rational Religionists, 
praying for inquiry into the principles and objects 
of the system of Socialism, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 


— Petitions from the Deanery of Boroughbridge ;-— 
ithes, 


Archdeaconry of Salop ;— and, Archdeacon of Nor th- 
ampton and Clergy of the covnty of Rutland; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for exempting Tithes 
and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to parochial 
and other rates,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


A Petition of Operatives of the town of Dundee, 
raying that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) 
ill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Banking Petitions from Anstruther Wester ;—Edinburgh ; 

(Scotland.) —and, Dundee (Chairman of the Chamber of Com- 
merce); praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for altering the present system of Banking 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Anewes to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 

ress, 


House, That their Address of yesterday (that Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that the Paper therem 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 direc- 
tions accordingly. 


Foreign Sugar. Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- 


dress to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Memorial ad- 
dressed to the Secretary of State by the Agents for 
the several Colonies in the West Indies, on the subject 
of the alteration of the Duties on Foreign Sugar. 


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


Union with 


Deion A Petition of Tallow Chandlers and Soap Boilers 
telancd. 


of Dublin, praying for the repeal of the Legislative 
Union of Great Britain with Ireland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws, 


A Petition of James Acland, of the borough of 
Manchester, alleging that many of the agricultural 
population of the county of Buckingham have been 
threatened by their employers that they shall be 
discharged if they sign Petitions to the House praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and that they have 
been compelled to sign Petitions for the continuance 
of such Laws, by the threat of deprivation of employ- 
ment on refusal, and praying for inquiry into the 
same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


12° Mazz. 








A. 1841. 


A Petition of Members, and others, in connexion 14,1, 
with the Free Communion Baptist Church in Cupar (India.) 
Fife, praying that the connexion of the British : 
Government with the superstitious and idolatrous 
practices of the natives of India, be forthwith dis- 
continued, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Sal 


A Petition of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railways Bill, 
Railway Company, praying that the Railways Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railways. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Putative 
Clutton Union, praying that the Putative Fathers Fathers Bill, 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Woolhampton ;—Kinsealy ;—and, Registration 
West Ardstraw; praying that the Registration of of Voters _ 
Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were “!"*!#"4) Bill. 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie uponthe Table. : 


Petitions from Yeovil ;—and, Bath Easton ; pray- Roman Catholic 
ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Relief Act. 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

of 

A Petition of the President, Council and Fellows Ordnance ( 
of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, praying that Survey Bill. 
the Ordnance Survey Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of Persons carrying on the trade of Che- Medieal 
mists and Druggists in Coventry, praying that the magn 
Medical Profession (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into N°») Bill 
a law, and that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
Cupar, praying that the Medical Profession (No. 2.) (No a) Bill 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and Ne») Bi 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- Hull Flax and 
ings by or against the Hull Flax and Cotton Mill — = 
&gt; ee ompany Bill. 
Company, was read the thi:d time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hutt do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Custody of | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Infants. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of any Infants who, in pursuance of 
the Act 3 and 4 Vie. c. 90, may have been assigned 
by the High Court of Chancery to the care and | 
custody of any Person or Persons, specifying the | 
Name and Age of such Infants, the Name or 
Names of the Person or Persons to whom such 
Infants may have been assigned, whether with or 
without the consent of the Parents or Guardians, 
and whether any and what Regulations as to the 
Maintenance, Education and care of such Infants, 
may have been prescribed by the High Court of 
Chancery. 
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 Timber. 
Return of the Number of Loads of Fir Timber im- 
ported into the Ports of Liverpool and Gloucester, 
from any Ports in Prussia; distinguishing what is 
imported in British, and what is imported in Foreign 
Ships, from the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th 
day of January 1841. 


Ordered, 





Salt. 


Parish Con- 


stables Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Putative 
Fathers Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


Danish Claims. 


Municipal 
Annuities Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Railways Bill, 


Madhouses 
(Scotland) Bill, 


4 VicTORIR. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantity of Salt exported from the 
Ports of Liverpool and Gloucester to any Ports in 
Prussia; distinguishing what is exported in British, 
and what is exported in Foreign Ships, from the 
5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of January 
1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parish Constables 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 Drainage of 
Lands Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Wednesday the 2d day of June 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Putative Fathers Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) 
Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty ; that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to take into consideration the Report bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fications of their Ships and Cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807, and that Her 
Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance such 
claimants the amount of their respective losses as 
ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to assure 
Her Majesty, that this House will make good the 
same ; 

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 Municipal Annuities Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) 
Bill; 

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


The Court Houses (Ireland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to 


a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read for taking into 
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- 
mittee on the Madhouses (Scotland) Bill; 

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


Vot. 96. 














12°—13° Mai. 295 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Charitable 
mittee on the Charitable Trusts Bill; Trusts 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- Turnpike-roads 

mittee on the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 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- 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 resuming Ways and 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Means. 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair, 

(for the House to resolve itself into the Committee 

of Ways and Means); and which Amendment was, 

to leave out from the word “ That ” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ consider- sugar Duties. 
“ing the efforts and sacrifices which Parliament — 
and the country have made for the abolition of 
the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
hope that their exertions and example might lead 

to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 

in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of the supply 

of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
for the reduction of the Duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words ee ag 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 ; 


“ 


Jovis, 13° die Maiti, 1841: 


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


The ingrossed Bill to alter and amend certain Excise Collec- 
Laws relating to the Collection and Management of tion and Me-, 
the Duties of Excise, was, according to Order, read a semieaincten 
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 (Jreland) Bill ; ee - 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve (ireland) Bill 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Ordnance 
further consideration the Report on the Ordnance Survey Bill. 
Survey Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Stamp Duties 
mittee on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; (Law Proceed- 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve "® is 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Com- Victoria Park. 

mittee to whom it was referred to consider of autho- 
rizing Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods to 
complete the Contract for the Sale of York House, 
and to apply the Purchase-monies arising therefrom 
(being a part of the Land Revenue of the Crown), 
towards providing a Royal Park, near to Bonner’s 
Fields and Old Ford-iane, in the Eastern part of 
the Metropolis, a Resolution; which was read, as 
followeth ; 


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Medical Pro 
fession (No. 2, 
Bill. 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Evidence Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 
































Victoria Park 
Bill. 


No. 314. 









































Lagan Naviga- 
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Stamford 
Tmprovement 
Bill. 


















































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296 


Foreign Sugar. 





Resolved, That Her Majesty’s Commissioners of | 
Woods be authorized to complete the Contract for 
the Sale of York House, and to apply the Purchase- 
monies arising therefrom (being a part of the Land 
Revenue of the Crown) towards providing a Royal 
Park, near to Bonner’s Fields and Old Ford-lane, 
in the Eastern part of the Metropolis. 

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, Mr. 
Eduard John Stanley and Mr. Fox Maule do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Medical Profession (No. 2.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 26th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage (Jreland) Bill; 


12°—13° Mazz. 





A. 1841. 


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 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Marsh Gibbon 
Marsh Gibbon 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 satisfaction 

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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Deanhead 





Resolved,’ ‘Vhat this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Evidence 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 to 
render certain Municipal Corporations rateable to 
the Relief of the Poor in certain cases: And that 
Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. Buck do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to 
complete the Contract for the Sale of York House, 
and to purchase certain Lands for a Royal Park : 
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 Lagan Navigation (Lreland) 
Bill be referred to the Ulster List, and to Lord Vis- 
count Morpeth, Mr. Attorney General for Lreland, 
Mr. Courtenay, and to Five Members to be chosen 
by the Committee of Selection, of whom Three shall 
be a Quorum. 


A Petition of Share-holders in the Slamford and 
Saint Martin’s Gas Light and Coke Company, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Stam- 


ford \mprovement 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. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Foreign 


Sugar, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 


ad- 


one of the clock on Thursday morning, 
+ journed till this day. 


————— 


Deanhead Reservoir Bill; That they had examined Reservoir Bilt, 
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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Lincoln Roads 
Lincoln Roads Bill; That they had examined the Bill. 
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 Dewsbury Dewsbury ané 
and Leeds Road Bill have leave to sit, this day, till ag Road 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. : 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge Southampton 
some of the Powers and Provisions of the Acts for — (Saint 
paving and otherwise improving certain Streets in Paring Bll 
the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of 
Middlesex, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Teignmouth do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on the Canterbury 
Canterbury Pavement Bill; and to whom several Pe- Pavement Bil 
titions against the said Bill were referred ; ‘That they 
had considered the said Petitions, and had 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 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Clauses were added ; and an Amendment was made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of William Cox, of Jermyn-street, in Medina River 


Newport, in the Isle of Wight, Merchant; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Medina River 
Navigation Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
_|to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





Jovis, 13° dite Maiti; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


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. 


A Petition of George Ball, of Balls Grove, in Drogheds 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of | the county of Drogheda, praying that the Drogheda Harbour Bill. 


the East India Company, was called in; and 


Harbour Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 








at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament.—Resolutions of the Court of 





stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
' Committee on the Bill. Bis 
A Petition 


the city of Westminster ;—and, Edward Way, of Navigation Bil- 


Ss 


er 
Bill. 


ith. 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Salisbury 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


King’s Lynn 
Port Bil, 


Lagan Naviga- 
o (Ireland) 


rg 
Wilts) Ri 
= 


4 VicToriz. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Steam Shipping in 
the Port of Southampton, praying that the Ipswich 
Docks 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 Secretary of the General Asso- 
ciation of Proprietors of Steam Shipping, held at 
Saint Swithin’s-lane, London, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was atso presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report on the Ipswich 
Docks Bill ; 

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 
“ Bill be re-committed” 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 
“« Bill be re-committed” be added instead thereof : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for additional Provision in the said 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


13° Mazz. 297 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Northern and Northern and 
Eastern Railway Company to make a Branch Line ng 
of Railway, and to alter and amend the several Acts hen Ware 
relating to the said Railway, was read the third time; Branch) Bill. 
and ingrossed Clauses were added, by way of riders ; 
and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Mahon do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Lead-merchants and Manufacturers, Newcastle 
carrying on business in or near Newcastle-upon- Tyne, ee 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their ,7)"°""™"™" 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Vew- 
castle-upon-Tyne 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newark Court 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 2 aaa 
the Petition for the Newark Court of Requests Bill, —_ 

the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

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

amend an Act of Her present Majesty, for the more 

easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within 

the borou br of Newark, and other places in the 

counties of Wottingham and Lincoln: And that Mr. 

William Gladstone, Mr. Solicitor General, and the 

Earl of Lincoln do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Hatfield (York) 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Court of Re- 





mittee on the said Bill, that they have power to 
make Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of 
the said Petition.- 

Ordered, That the Petition of the General Steam 
Navigation Company, which was presented upon the 
19th day of March last, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, be referred to the 
Committee; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Brodie presented a Bill for the more easy 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
City and Borough of New Sarum, and other Places 
in the Counties of Wilts, Hants, Dorset and So- 
merset: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the King’s Lynn 
Port Bill be revived :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


A Petition of Holders of Lagan Canal Debentures, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lagan 
Navigation (Jreland) 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the Bradford (Wilts) Road 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and a Clause was added; andan Amendment 
was made to the Bill. 

Vou. 96. 





the Petition for the Hatfield (York) Court of Re- 1° is 
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 Hatfield Court of 
Requests to certain places in the West Riding of the 
county of York, and in the counties of Lincoln and 
Nottingham: And that Sir George Strickland and 
Colonel Rolleston do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Attorney General reported fromthe Committee Edinburgh and 
on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal (Cobbin- Cond (Cobbin- 
shaw Reservoir) Bill ; and to whom several Petitions shaw Reservoir) 
against the said Bill were referred ; That they had Bill. 

heard counsel in support of one of the said Petitions, 

and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 

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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Farsley ;— Calverley ;—Moor Side, Import Duties. 
Silver Royd Hill and Stone Bridge-lane ;—Rodley ; 
— Thornton; — Upper Thong (two Petitions) ; — 
Ardsley ;— Batley Carr ;— Worsbro’ Common ;— 
Skipton ;— Bingley ;— Barnsley ;— Wakefield (two 
Petitions)—Claughton Garth ;— Allenbrig ;—Air- 
ton ;— Wilsden ; — Baildon ;— North Bierley (four 
Petitions) ;—-Cartworth ; — Ossett-cum-Gawthorp ; 
—Priestley ;—Liversedge ;— Mirfield ;—Crawshaw; 
— Carlinghow ;—Ecclesfield ;— Oakenshaw ;— Bail- 
don ;— Pudsey (three Petitions) ;— Otley (three Pe- 
titions);— Hawksworth ;— Gargrave ;— Cononley ;— 
Esholt ;—Carlton ;—Allerton ;— Great Horton (two 
Petitions) ;—.Daisey Hill;—Kimberworth ;--Scholes 
(two Petitions); — Clarkgreen ; —Wyhe ;—Harden ; 
— Undercliffe ;— Thorp ;— Rawmarsh ;— Hoyland ; 
—Langcliffe ; — Gibraltar (York) ; — Leeds (three 
Petitions) ;— Crossland Moor ; — Batley (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—-Austonley ;--Carmarthen ;— Baildon ;-- Bir- 





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stall ;—Soothill ;— Bradford Moor (two Petitions); | 
— Smithies ;—- Huddersfield ;--Settle ;--Berry Brow; 
— Dodworth ;—Bradford (York) (twenty-five Peti- 
tions) ;—Horsforth ;—Stanningley ;-— Wibsey ;— Bol- 
ton ;—Edinburgh (two Petitions); — Manningham 
(two Petitions); — Laister Dyke ; — New Leeds ; — 
Dex ;—Calverley-with-Farsley ;—Sheffield (twenty- 
two Petitions) ;—Tewkesbury ; —Wharfingers, Ves- 
sel-owners, Masters, Traders, &amp;c., connected with the 
Coasting and Inland Navigation ;— Chapeltown ;— 
Heeley ;— Totley ; — Calton; — Keighley ; — Hick 
Well ;— Glasgow (forty-three Petitions); — Green- 
hill ;— Norton Back Moor ; — Millhouses ;— Wood- 
seats; — Hunsworth ; — Norton ; — Greenhead ; — 
prea: ab — Dore ; — Horton (two Petitions) ;— 
Little Horton ;— Heaton ; —Gomersall (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Dudley Hill;— Derby ;— Hunslet (two Pe- 
titions ;— Hinchcliffe ;--Staincliffe ;--Hartwith-cum- 
Winsley ;—Clayton West ;-Eccleshill ;--Brighouse ; 
—Elsecar;— Bramley and Stanningley ; — Cumber- 
worth (two Petitions) ;—Churwell;— High and Low 
Bishopside; —Horbury ; — East Ardsley (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Haworth :— Bramley ;— Brookroyd;—Lit- 
tlemoor ;— Sunny Bank ;-- Huddersfield ;-- Cleckhea- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—Armitage Bridge ;—Flint ;— 
Shelf ;-Capus Height ;-- Woodside ;—- Baildon Green ; 
— Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ;—and East India- 
road, Middlesex; praying the House to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Import 
Duties,— were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, 
Traders and Inhabitants of Plymouth, praying for a 
revision and modification of the Import Duties, was 


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








Petitions from Norton Fitzpaine ;— Todmorden ; 
—Cadishead ;-—Lanshaw Bridge ; — Ardwick (two 
Petitions) ;— Manchester (one hundred and ninety- 
one Petitions) ; — Bankbridge ;— P. Williams ; — 
Harpurhey ;— Medlock; — Brindle ; — Clayton-le- 
Woods ;— West Linton ;—Craymond ;— Houghton;— 
Broomhouse Toll ;— Roslin ; — Stand-in-Pilkington 
and Manchester ;— Whitefield ;-- Brookside ;— Farn- 
ley ;— Bingley ;— Stalybridge (six Petitions) ;-Mill- 
brook ;—-F rawden ;-- Loanhead ;-- Huddersfield (eight 
Petitions) ;—Accrington ;—Burrow of Stockton ;— 
Potteries of Ardwick ;— Lockwood ;—Wilsden Hill; 
— Idle (two Petitions) ;— Wilsden (eight Petitions) ; 
— Colne ( Lancaster) (two Petitions);—Workmen of 


titions) ;— Grindleton ; — Manchester and Kersley ; 
—Workmen of W. Labray &amp; Co. ;—Shay Gate ;— 
Soothill ;— Queenshead ;— Heywood ;—W orkmen of 
Messrs. Christopher, Brooke and Son ;—Weorkmen of 
Mr. Thomas Sugden ;— Dalton (two Petitions) ;— 
Workmen of Messrs. Ormerod ;— Birkinshaw ;--Bir- 
stal ;— Slaithwait ;—Burnsall ;— Yeadon (six Peti- 
tions) ;—Cullingworth ;— Brighouse ;— Batley Carr; 
—Honley ;— Lindley ;— Chowbent ;— Broseley ;— 
Clapton ;— Liberton;— Borrowstoness ; — Borough- 
road ;— Pollokshaws ;— Manchester and Radcliffe ;— 
Ramsbottom ;-—Hudcar ;--Manchester and Walshall 
Moor ;-—Rose Bank ;--Bury (Lancaster) (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bury Bridge ;-- Bridgnorth ;-~ Broad-wall, 
Lambeth ;-—- Daisy Field ;—-Summerseat ;-- Stand- 
lane ; — Tottenham-court-road (two Petitions) ; — 
Durham ;— Royton ;-—East India-road ;-- W: igan; 
—Carlisle (two Petitions) ;— Whitechapel ;—Comp- 
stall Bridge;—Coalport ;— Bread-street, London;— 
Scotby ; — Blackfriars’-road ; — Goldsmiths’-row, 
Hackney-road ; —Vauxhall;— Bermondsey ; —Gos- 
well-street and Aldersgate-street, Finsbury ;—Shoe- 
lane ;— Archer-street and Richmond-street, Saint 
James, Westminster ;— Whitechapel-road ; — Saint 
Paul's Churchyard ;— Bridge-street, Westminster- 
road ;— Church-lane, Whitechapel ;— Muttonhole;— 
Wyche-street, Strand ;—Broad-street, Bloomshury ; 
— Wapping ; —James-street, New Cut;— Bridge- 





A. 184). 


court, Westminster ;— Lepton;— Hewnden; —Ope 
ratives employed by Samuel Nichols and John 
Denby ;— Halifax ;— Paddock Foot ;—Whycollar ;—- 
Skyram ;—High Barton ;—W orkmen of Mr. Lewis 
Simpson ;— Bradford (York) (eleven Petitions) ; 
— Norr; — Swain-royd-lane-bottom; — Flush ; —- 
Hartlington ;— Mill Wall ;—Jeremiah Hudswelland 
others ;--Lindley-cum- Quarmby ; — Harecrofts ; —— 
Batley (two Petitions) ;--Gomersall ;—Alverthorpe ; 
— Totnes ; -- Newsome (two Petitions) ; — Culling- 
worth Gate;—Rycroft ;—Shelly ; -- Gildersome ;-- 
Holme ;--Linthwaite;-—Fold ;— Leeds ;—Ings and 
Smithies ;-- Allerton ;—Kirkheaton ;--Workmen of 
Messrs. John Hepworth and Son; —- Netherton; — 
Brookroyd ;--Bradford Moor ;— Frampton Cotte- 
rell ;-- Hepworth ;-— and, Orphall; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Little Sampford; — Chipping 
Ongar ;— Thoydon Garnon ;— Wallingate ;— Green- 
stead ;— Roydon ; — Westruther; — Belchamp Roo- 
thing ;—Tyringham-cum-Filgrave ;— Chedburgh and 
Reed ;—Mertown ;—Theydon Bois ;—Great Parn- 
don ; — Hatfield (Essex) ;— Chigwell ;— Boling- 
worth ;— Mirton, Tottington, xc. ;—Stapleford Taw- 
ney-cum- Theydon Mount ;— Loughton ;— Little La- 
ver ;—Lauder ;— Framlingham ;—Saint Bothwell ;— 
Burton Agnes, &amp;c. ; — Little Parndon; — Roydon 
Hamlet ;— High Ongar ;—Stanford Rivers ;—Ston- 
don Massey ;— Lechford;— Sheering ; — Rogate ;— 
Brundish;—Caston ;— Tannington and Pe dae oo 
Attleburgh;— Norton Subcors ;— Hempstead ;— Kel- 
vedon ;— Fareham ;-——Rockland Saint Peter ;--Stam- 
ford ;—Rockland All Saints ;—Rockland Saint An- 
drew ; — Little Hallingbury; — Abbess Roding ; — 
Navestock ;— Gordon;-— Broughton ;— Durham ;— 
and, Dalmellington; praying that the Corn Laws 
may not be repealed,—&lt; were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Penmark ;—and, Saffron Walden 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the President, Vice President and 
Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Belfast, 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measure 
for alteration of the Corn Laws, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from Uppingham ;— Plymouth ;— Car- Church Rates, 
_Mr. C. Brooke ;— Choriton-upon-Medlock (two Pe-| marthen;—Ramsgrave; — King’s Norton (two Peti- &amp;e, 


tions) ;--Islington ( Lancaster) ;-- Finchley ;--Reading 
(two Petitions) ; — Swansea (two Petitions) ; — Dar- 
lington ;— Melbourn (Cambridge) ;— Portobello ;— 
Bradford (York) ;-—Birmingham (two Petitions) ;— 
Llandilofawr ;—Chatham ;— Andover ;— Kiltheden ; 
—and, Clidey; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates, the release of William Baines, and the abo- 
lition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





ton, praying the House to refuse their sanction to 
any measure for the abolition of Church Rates, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
rable. 


Petitions from High Ercall; —Nuthurst ;—Upper 
and Lower Bedington ;— Tinsley ;— Gateshead ;— 
Chailey ; — Heyford ;— Horsham ;— Grimstone ;— 
Holt ;— Wrangle ;— Braintree ;— Southampton ;— 
Holdenby ;— Winslow ;— Frampton ;—and, Carring- 
ton and Frith Ville; 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 presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





charged 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bos- Church Rates. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, Post Office 
—A Return, in columns, showing the whole Amount Packets. 





—_ at 





Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Agricultural 
Produce 
(Ireland.) 


Butter Trade 
(Cork.) 


Timber Duties. 


Annuities, 


Sugar Duties. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Vaccination 
Act, 


Medical 
Charities 
(lreland.) 


4 Vicrortiz. 


charged against the Public annually for the Com- 
munication by the Mail Packets between Port Pa- 
trick and Donaghadee, to the period in each of the 
Three last years to which the Accounts have been 
made up. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, 
praying for amendment of the Poor Relief (Lreland) 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and Inhabitant Household- 
ers of and in the vicinity of Queen’s-buildings, 
Brompton-road, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon 
Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, was 


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


A Petition of Members of the Agricultural Society 
of the county of Cork, and of Merchants of the city 
of Cork, praying the House to pass a Bill for causing 
the Agricultural Produce of Ireland to be weighed 
by the imperial standard weights and measures 
without any deduction whatever, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Agricultural Society 
of the county of Cork, and of Merchants of the city 
of Cork, praying the House to pass a Bill enacting 
that Butter made up in firkins and brought for sale 
to the city of Cork be legally weighed at the corn 
market in the said city, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, and others 
of Port Glasgow, praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for reduction of the Duty upon 
Foreign Timber, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying for in- 
quiry into his plan for enabling the working classes 
to purchase Deferred Annuities, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition from Annan, praying for a reduction 
of the Duty on Sugar, was presented, and read ; and 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Magistrates and Trea- 
surer of the burgh and regality of Canongate, praying 
that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may pass into 
a law, with certain modifications, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of George Pollok, of Rhindmuir, in the 
county of Lanark, praying that provision may be 
made in the said Bill to compensate him for the loss 
he will sustain as one of the superiors of the burgh 
of Calton, should the said Bill pass into a law, was 


also presented and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of Roscrea, 
praying for alteration of the Vaccination Act, with 
respect to the mode of payment of medical practi- 
tioners, was presented and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of Roscrea, 
praying the House to adopt measures for rendering 
the Medical Charities of Jreland efficient for the 
public service, and for more adequate remuneration 
to the Medical Practitioners attached thereto, was 


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


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A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of Roscrea, Medical 
praying the House to cause provision to be made for Witnesses. 
the payment of Medical Practitioners employed to 
give medical evidence or opinions on coroners’ in- 
quests, and in courts of justice, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of Roscrea, Medical 
praying for reform of the Medical Profession, was Profession. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Horbury, praying Inland Ware- 
that the privilege of bonding may be extended to sins 
the town of Wakefield, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Sheffield Literary Literary and 
and Philosophical Institution, praying that Literary Se"Ute 
and Scientific Institutions may be exempted from ~ 
the payment of the window tax and local rates, was 


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


A Petition of Proprietors of land, Agents for Pro- South Australia. 


prietors, Shippers, and other persons interested, b 
property or family connexions, in the colony of Sout. 
Australia, praying for the immediate repayment of 
the sum of 56,0001. alleged to have been borrowed 
from the Emigration Fund of that colony, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballingarry ;—and, Templemartin ; Church of 
praying the House to sanction the restoration of the !el#"4- 
ten suppressed Sees of Jreland to their former sepa- 
rate jurisdiction,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of County Courts 
Commerce of the port of Plymouth, praying that 3 
the provisions of the County Courts Bill may be ex- 
tended to sums of fifty pounds, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of High Maynooth 
Ercall, praying the House not to sanction any ©°l!ese 
further grant of public money to the Roman ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to hie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Malone; — and, Ballymacarret ; Lord’s Day 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day,—were 


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


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Banking 
Council of the royal burgh of Banff, praying the (Scotland.) 
House to refuse their sanction to any measure for 
altering the present system of Banking in Scotland, 


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


Petitions from Newburgh ;—Hags ;—Presbytery Church 
of Nairn (Moderator) ;— Birmingham ;—Lawers ;— Patronage 
Houndwood ; —Auldearn ;—Cargill ;—Cookstown ; S°°™"*-) 
— Cullybackhey ; — Ballymena ;—Leitrim ;—Kilrea ; 
—Ramoan ; —Drumlee ;— Malone ;—Dromaret ; — 
Greenlaw ;—and, Moyvore; praying for the aboli- 
tion of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, 


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


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Maynocth 
nesday next, the Maynooth College Bill, was read, College Bill. 
and discharged. . 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 9th day of June next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Mail Coaches, 
the 16th day of March last, That there be laid &amp;c. 
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Message from 
the Lords. 


Plymouth 
(Eastern) 
Roads Bill. 


Plymouth and 
Exeter Roads 
Bill, 


Clifton Bridge 
Bill. 


Manchester 
and Leeds 
Railway Bill, 


Lease and 
Release Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


300 


before this House, a Return of each Mail Coach or 
Cart, or other Conveyance drawn by Horses, em- 
loyed by the Post Office for the Conveyance of 
yo na in any part of England or Wales, on the 
1st days of March in the years 1837, 1838, 1839, 
1840 and 1841; stating the Number of Horses by 
which each was drawn, the place to and from which 
Letters were conveyed by each; the Number of Pas- 
sengers which each was allowed by law to carry; 
and the Terms of Agreement entered into by the 
Post Office with the Proprietors of each such Con- 
veyance for the Conveyance of Letters, and for what 
period, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
upon the 7th day of this instant May, That a Return 
to the said Order be laid before this House forthwith, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Orders be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing the Names of the Mail or other 
Coaches carrying Letters in England and Wales, 
for the Five years ending the 1st day of March 
1841 ; and showing the Number of Horses by which 
drawn ; the Number of Outside Passengers, and 
the price paid per double mile to the Horsing Con- 


tractors, in each year respectively. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


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A. 1841. 


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 Powers of the Acts relating to the 

Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, and for other 

Purposes relating thereto, with Amendments; to 

which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An West Durham 
Act toenable the West Durham Railway Company B#ilway Bill 
to raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 

Act relating to the said Railway, with an Amend- 

ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Winwick 
Act for the Division of the Rectory of Winwich, in Rectory Bill, 
the County Palatine of Zancaster, 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 Felony Expla- 
to remove Doubts as to the liability of Lords and nation Bill. 
Peers of Parliament to Punishment, in certain cases 

of Felony; to which the Lords desire the concur- 

currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Entails (Scot- 
to amend an Act to grant certain Powers to Heirs !#"4) Bill. 
of Entail in Scotland, and to authorize the Sale of 
Entailed Lands, for the Payment of certain Debts 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return by each Sheriff Clerk in Scotland, 
showing, in detail, and in columns, the Total Amount 
of the Emoluments of his Office during the last 
year; also, of the Sums paid for Depute Clerks, if 
any, and for Office Rent and other necessary. out- 
lays ; thus showing the clear net annual Income of 
the Sheriff Clerk, after these are deducted, in each 
County ; the Return further to state the usual place 
of Residence of each Sheriff Clerk, and that of his 
Deputies, if any; stating whether the duties are 
performed entirely by the Principal Clerk, or chiefly 
by Deputy (this Return to be certified by the Prin- 
cipal Clerk and his Deputy or Deputies, as the case 


affecting the same; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act smyth’s 


to confirm to Sir Edward Bowyer Smyth, Baronet, Estate Bill. 
the Advowson of District Churches within the 

Parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell, in the County of 
Surrey; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House: And also, 


The Lords request that this House will be pleased Education 


to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the (Scotland.) 
Answers made by Schoolmasters in Scotland, to 
Queries circulated in 1838, by Order of the Select 
Committee appointed by this House on Education 

in Scotland: And also, 


The Lords give leave to the Lord High Chancellor Courts of Law 


may be.) 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented t 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as ar 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 


and Mr. Senior: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 


ing, without Amendment, viz. : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for eae. the Road 
leading from Brent Bridge, in the County of Devon, 
to Gasking-street, in or near the Borough of Ply- 


mouth, in the said County : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal certain of th 


to attend the Select Committee appointed by this and Equity. 
House to consider the expediency of erecting a 
Building in the Neighbourhood of the Inns of Court 

for the sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, 

in lieu of the present Courts adjoining Westminster 

Hall, with a view to the more speedy, convenient 

and effectual Administration of Justice, if his 
Lordship think fit: — And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to that part of the said Message which relates to 
Education (Scotland), by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith : — And 
then they again withdrew. 


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Provisions of an Act passed in the first year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
improving parts of the Line of Road between the 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Ear! of 


Borough of Plymouth and the City of Ezeter, 
Ashburton and Chudleigh, in the County 


throug 
of Devon: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for enlarging the Powers 


That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- Cardigan. 
jesty, praying Her Majesty to institute an inquiry 
into the conduct of the Right honourable the Earl 
of Cardigan, during his command of the Eleventh 
Hussars, with the view of ascertaining how far such 


of the Acts for building a Bridge over the River 
Avon, from Clifton to the opposite side of the River, 
in the County of Somerset : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Man- 
chester and Leeds Railway Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for rendering a Release as effectual for the 
conveyance of Freehold Estates as a Lease and 
Release by the same Parties, 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 enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool 
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conduct has rendered him unfit to remain in Her 


Majesty’s Service ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Muntz, 
Yeas, Mr. Scholefield : 

Tellers for theS Lord George Lennoz, 
Noes, L Lord Seymour : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Imports (New- 
Return of all Tolls, Duties or Monies levied or re- — 
ceived by the Corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, *" 
for Goods imported into the Port of Mewcastle-upon- 


Tyne, 


lew- 


Business of the 
House. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar Duties. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Stamp Daties 
(Law Proceed- 
ings) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill, 


No. 316. 


Half Pay, &amp;c. 
No.317. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


No.318. 


Foreign Sugar. 
No. 315. 


Spirits, 


4 VicToriz. 


Tyne, and of the Application of all such Monies, 
during the last Eight years, namely 1833, 1834, 
1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840. 


Resolved, That after Tuesday the 1st day of June 
next, Orders of the day have precedence of Notices 
of Motions on Thursdays. 


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 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair, 
(for the House to resolve itself into the Committee 
of Ways and Means); and which Amendment was, 
to leave out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ consider- 
“‘ ing the efforts and sacrifices which Parliament 
“ and the country have made for the abolition of 
the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
hope that their exertions and example might lead 
to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 
in other countries, this House is not prepared 
“&lt; (especially with the present prospects of the supply 
“ of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
“‘ measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
“‘ for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
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 Friday morning ; 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (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 Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill to render 
certain Municipal Corporations rateable to the Re- 
lief of the Poor in certain cases: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday the 26th day of this 
instant May; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Half Pay, 
&amp;e., which was presented upon the 5th day of this 
instant May, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Metro- 
politan Police, which was presented upon the 6th 
day of this instant May, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Foreign 
Sugar, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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 Maiti ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Accounts of the Total Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland, 


respectively; distinguishing the Quantities produced 
Vor. 96. 


13°—14° Mazi. 





301 


from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt and un- 
malted Grain, or from any other ingredient ; show- 
ing, also, the Total Quantity of each sort in the 
United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1841 :—Of the Ruadan of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits (distinguishing the sorts) on which Duty was 
for Home Consumption in each of the three 

ingdoms, 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 1841 :—Showing, under separate heads, 
the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguish- 
ing the Materials from which made) imported into 
each Kingdom from each of the others respectively, 
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 portion of such Dut 
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 1841 :— 
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 Rec- 
tifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1841; also, the Stocks remaining 
in the hands of English Distillers on the 5th day of 
January 1841 :—And of the Total Number of Proof 
Gallons of Rum, Brandy,Geneva and all otherSpirits, 
that paid Duty in each Kingdom, from the 5th day 
of January 1840 to the 5th day of January 1841; 
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 King- 
dom ; showing the Total Number of Proof Gallons 
of all kinds that paid Duty, and Total Amount 
thereof, in each Kingdom; and Total Number of 
Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, in the whole of 
the United Kingdom, from the 5th day of January 
1840 to the 5th day of January 1841. 


Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office Fire Insurance. 


for Duty by each Insurance Office in Great Britain 
and Jreland, on Insurance from Fire, for the Quar- 
ters ending severally the 25th day of March, the 
24th day of June, the 29th day of September, and 
the 25th day of December 1840; distinguishing 
the Amount of Allowance made to each Office for 
collecting the same in the Country, London, Edin- 
burgh and Dublin, respectively; with the Dates of 
such Payments :—And, of the Sums issued by each 
Office on Farming Stock exempt from Duty, for the 
Quarters ending severally the 25th day of March, 
the 24th day of June, the 29th day of September, 
and the 25th day of December 1840; distinguishing 
the Amount of each Office in the Country, London, 
Edinburgh and Dublin, respectively. 


Return to an Order, dated the 29th day of April Courts of Law. 


last, for Returns of all Sums paid to the Consolidated 
Fund during each of the last Five years, arising from 
Fees received in either of the Courts of Queen’s 
Bench, Common Pleas or Exchequer :—And, of the 
Number of Bills filed in the Court of Exchequer in 
each of the last Five years :—And thenhe withdrew. 


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


Mr. Robertson, from the Metropolis Roads Office, Metropolis 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant Roads. 


to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—The 
Fifteenth Report of the Commissioners of the Me- 
tropolis Turnpike-roads north of the Thames :—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Hertslet, from the Commissioners of Sewers sewers. 


for Westminster, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented,--Return to an Order, dated the 26th day 
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of April last, for an Account of all Sums rated by| Sir George Strickland presented a Bill for extend- Hatfela (York) 
the Cianiiiislentin of Sewers for the City and Li-|ing the Jurisdiction of the Hatfield Court of Re- Court of Re. 
berty of Westminster, and part of the County of | quests to certain Places in the West Riding of the 1° Bill, 


ERP SEE POLL LEE LEER A 


Saint Ives 
Fishery Bill. 


Private Bills. 


East Retford 
Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Marsh Gibbon 
Inclosure Bill. 


Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 


Bradford 
(York) Water- 
works Bill, 


Middlesex, in each year, between the ist day of 
January 1831 and the 31st day of December 1840 ; 
distinguishing the Amount collected, at what Rate, 
and how the same has been expended, under distinct 
and separate heads of Works, Establishment, Con- 
tingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act :——A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbury 
Sewers, within Holborn Division, from the 1st day of 
January 1831 to the 31st day of December 1840 :— 
A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within the Finsbury 
Division, from the ist day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of Sewers for the Tower 
Hamlets, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of Sewers within the Dis- 
trict called the South Division and the East Division, 
for the limits extending from East Mouldsey, in 
Surrey, to Ravensborne, in Kent, from the 1st day 
of January 1831 to the 31st day of December 
1840 :—And, a similar Account from the Commis- 
sioners of Sewers for the Saint Catherine and Black- 
wall Marsh Division or District of Sewers, in each 
year, from the 1st day of January 1820 to the 31st 
day of December 1840 ; distinguishing the Amount 
collected, at what Rate, and how the same has been 
—_— under distinct and separate heads of 

orks, Establishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c. 
in each year; stating the Titles of the several Acts 
of Parliament under which the Commissioners act, 
(so far as relates to the City and Liberty of Wes¢- 
minster, and part of the County of Middlesex) :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Saint Ives Fishery Bill, That such Bill should, in 
his opinion, be treated as an opposed Private Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The East Retford Court of Requests Bili was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the 
Parish of Marsh Gibbon, in the County of Buching- 
ham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hami/ton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bramston reported from the Committee on 
the Kentish Town Paving Bill; and to whom seve- 
ral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of two of 
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; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Merchants, Mill- 
owners, Manufacturers and others, Inhabitants of 
the borough of Bradford and the neighbourhood 
thereof, in the West Riding of the county of York, 
praying that the Bradford (York) Waterworks Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





county of York, and in the counties of Lincoln and 
Nottingham: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Earl Fitzwilliam Tinsley ana 
and Owners of estates in or Inhabitants of Rawmarsh, Doncaster 


Swinton, Brampton Bierley and Hooton Roberts, in 
the county of York ;—and, the Earl Fitzwilliam and 
Trustees and Mortgagees of the Brampton Bierley, 
Rawmarsh and Hootcn Roberts Roads ; which were 
presented upon the 6th day of this instant May, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts ofthe Tinsley 
and Doncaster Road Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Richard Fountayne Wilson, of 
Melton-near-Doncaster, in the county of York, Es- 
quire, 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. 


Road Bill, 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other Inha- Ipswich Docks 
bitants of the Town of Dundalk, praying that the Bill. 


Ipswich Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Praed reported from the Committee on the 
Glasgow and Dundyvan Junction Railway 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 that the 
Committee had examined the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Bill be re-committed ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Mr. Dennistoun, } 40 
Mr. Lockhart: . 
Tellers for the Noes, | a _ t: } 70. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of David Robertson, of Great George- 
street, Westminster, Agent of Sir John Mazwell, of 
Polloc, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, and that the said Bill may not be re- 
committed, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Tellers for the Yeas, { 


Glasgow and 
Dundyvan 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration West Durham 


the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the West Durham Rail- 
way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and 
to amend the Act relating to the said Railway ; and 

the same was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 8. 1.35. After “ pounds” insert Clause (A.) 
Cuauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That no en- 
gine or carriage belonging to the said Company 
which shall be propelled by locomotive power on 
the level of any public highway situate in the 
township of Byers Green, in the said county of 
Durham, at a greater speed than five miles an 
hour, and if any such engine or carriage shall 
cross any public highway at any greater speed, 
the said Company shall forfeit the sum of Twenty 
pounds for each offence, to be recovered and ap- 
plied in the same manner as the penalties for which 
no special provision is made by the said recited 
Act 


Railway Bill. 





Dean Forest 
Bill. 


Winwick 


4 VictToriz. 


“ Act are directed thereby to be recovered and 
“ applied.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Dean Forest Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with, so far as relates to constituting a 
district for the relief of the Poor. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


14° Maze. 303 


consent of the patron of Winwick and the ordinary 
of the diocese for the time being, from time to 
time, to make such regulations as to them shall 
seem meet for the distribution and management 
of the charities aforesaid, due regard being had 
to the intentions of the benefactor or testator in 
each case, so far as the same can be carried into 
effect, after the passing of this Act, which regu- 
lations shall be conclusive and binding on all 
parties.” 
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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Rectory Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill,| ‘The House proceeded to take into further consi- Birmingham 
intituled, An Act for the Division of the Rectory of| deration the Report on the Birmingham and Hagley and Hagley 
Winwick, in the county palatine of Lancaster; and 


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the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 1. Leave out from “ whereas ” to “ the,” 
in |. 21. 

Pr, 1. l. ult. Leave out “said” and insert “ Right 
“ honourable.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 1. After “ and” insert “the Right 
honourable,” and in the same line leave out 
“ Lord” and insert “ Smith.” ' 

Pr. 2. 1. 2. After “ Stanley” insert “ commonly 
called Lord Stanley, eldest son and heir apparent 
“* of the said Earl.” 

Pr. 9. 1.20. After “to” insert “ the like,” and 
in the same line, after “ fees” insert “as are pay- 
* able to the Rector of Winwick,” and also in the 
same line, after “ and” insert ‘ to.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 1. Leave out “ church” and insert 
“ chapel.” 

Pr. 13. 1.26. After “ Mackerfield” insert “and 
“ except the curate of Saint Thomas-in-Ashton, in 
“ Mackerfield.” 

Pr. 13. Is. 18. and 19. Leave out from “ afore- 
“ said” to “and” in 1. 23. 

Pr. 15. 1. 29. After “ registry ” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That until 
the said respective townships of Golborne, Hay- 
dock and Kenyon aforesaid, shall become separate 
ecclesiastieal districts under the provisions of this 
Act, but no longer, the same shall continue sub- 
“* ject to the same spiritual authority and the same 
“ jiabilities as they are now respectively subject to.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 3. After “ situate” insert “ and that 
€ (subject as aforesaid) the curacies of the said 
** chapels shall be consolidated with the respective 
district rectories within which the same shall be 
situate: Provided, That (notwithstanding such 
consolidation) the said curacy of the chapel of 
“© Saint Thomas-in-Ashton in Mackerfield, shall 
continue a perpetual curacy.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 29. Leave out “ church ” and insert 
“ chapel.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 9. Leave out “ church” and insert 
“ chapel.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 1. After “ churches” insert “ and 
“ chapels.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 5. After “ Act” insert “ except the 
said chapel in Newton in Mackerfield, until the 
same shall be consolidated with the district rec- 
* tory of Newton in Mackerfield.” 

Pr.47. 1.17. After “ others” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas divers bequests and 
charitable foundations have been from time to 
time made and instituted for the benefit of in- 
habitants of the parish of Winwick, or of certain 
of the townships within the same: And whereas 
after the passing of this Act, doubts may arise as 
to the proportions in which certain of the chari- 
ties aforesaid should be distributed, and the per- 
sons by whom they shall be administered; Be it 
therefore Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the 


Rector of Winwick for the time being, with the 
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Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Rod Bill. 


agreed to, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Sheil be added to the Com- Ipswich Docks 
mittee on the [pswich Docks Bill. Bill, 


A Petition of Owners of lands lying along Lough Lough Foyle 


Swilly, praying that the Lough Foyle Drainage icant” 
Drainage Bills. 


and, Lough Swilly Drainage Bills may not pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Docks Bill. 


intituled, An Act for enabling the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks to erect Transit Sheds 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 raise a further Sum of Money, 
and for enlarging the Powers of the Acts relating 
to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 6. 1. 11. Leave out from “ Dock ” to “ and ” 
in Pr. 7. 1. 31., and insert “ And whereas the claim 
“‘ which was some time since made on the part of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, in re- 
spect of his Duchy of Lancaster, to the strand or 
shore of the said River Mersey, between the high 
and low-water marks, and to the bed of the said 
river below low-water mark at ordinary tides 
throughout the said township of Zoxrteth Park 
(and which said claim is referred to in the said 
hereinbefore-recited Act of the ninth year of the 
reign of his said Majesty King George the Fourth, 
intituled, ‘ An Act to explain and amend two 
Acts of the fifty-first year of his late Majesty, 
and the sixth year of his present Majesty, for the 
Improvement of the Port, Harbour and Town of 
Liverpool, and to authorize the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks to pay for certain Lands and 
Hereditaments purchased under the same Acts ’) 
was subsequently wholly abandoned by his said 
Majesty, and in consequence thereof, the purchase 
in the said Act mentioned by the said Trustees 
from the said corporation of such parts of the said 
strand or shore and bed, as were required for the 
purposes therein mentioned or referred to, was 
accordingly completed, and the whole purchase- 
money or sum of sixty-five thousand nine hundred 
pounds, paid over by the said Trustees to the said 
corporation according to the provisions of the 
same Act, and the parts of the said strand or 
shore and bed so purchased thereupon, became 
vested in and are now the property of the said 
Trustees ; and whereas part of the hereditaments 
required for the purposes of this Act are included 
in the property purchased by the said Trustees 
under the said recited Acts, or some of them, and 
other part thereof is the property of the Mayor, 





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“ Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Li- 
“ verpool, and their tenants and under-tenants.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. Leave out “ said ” and, in the 
same line, after “ wall ” insert “ to be made as here- 
“ inafter provided from the south side and west end 
“ of Gower-street.” 

Pr. 11.1. 28. Leave out from “ to” to “ Gower” 
in |. 29. 

Pr. 11. 1. 33. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 35. Leave out “ of river wall.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 23. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 13. After “ Trustees ” insert “ before 
the expiration of the said six calendar months, with 
a rebate of interest at the rate of four pounds per 
centum per annum, or at their option.” 

Pr. 16.1. 19. After “ yearly ” insert “ at the 
rate aforesaid.” 

Pr. 17.1. 7. After “ therein ” insert “ for the 
purpose of.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 36. Leave out “ north” and insert 
south.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 29. Leave out “ walls ” and insert 
wall,” 

Pr. 21.1. 30. Leave out ** embankments ” and 
insert “ embankment.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 24. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 3. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
* south.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 5. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 9. Leave out “ north” and insert 
south.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 12. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 18. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
“ south.” 

Pr. 27.1 . 20. Leave out “ north” and insert 
” south.” 

Pr. 27.1. 38. Leave out “to” and insert “ from.” 

Pr. 27. 1. penult. Leave out “ north ” and insert 
* south side.” 

Pr. 28. Ils. 11. and 12. Leave out “ contribu- 
tions ” and insert “ contribution.” 


Pr. 30. 1. 9. After “ thereafter ” insert “ and 
the part of the said new wall to the front of the 
land of the said Trustees of the Liverpool Docks 
shall be for ever maintained by them in good or- 
der and repair.” 

Pr. 40.1. 1. Leave out “the said ” and insert 
“ any.” 

Pr, 40.1. 2. After “ jury ” insert “ common or 
special.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 33. After “ interest ” insert “ or any 
of them, or such persons sustaining damage or 
injury or requiring payment or compensation as 
aforesaid, or any of them,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ aforesaid ” to “in” in 1. 34. 

Pr. 92. 1. 12. Leave out “ shed ” and insert 
“ sheds.” 

Pr. 92. 1. 27. After the first “the ” insert “ said 

Trustees or other.” 


Pr. 95. 1. 26. After “ docks” insert “ and that 
the owner, consignee or shipper of any goods, 
wares and merchandize which may be Sealed or 
shipped on or from the said quay, shall not be 
obliged to house or deposit any part of such goods, 
wares and merchandize in any of the warehouses 
of the said Trustees, nor be subject nor liable to 
pay any warehouse-rent except in respect of such 
part of such goods, wares and merchandize (if any) 
as may be housed or deposited in the said ware- 
houses.” 

Pr. 97.1. 2. Leave out “ or future.” 

Pr. 105.1. 6. Leave out “such” and insert “ the 
“ said.” 

Pr, 106. 1. 30. After “ said” insert “ on such 


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terms, and for such rents or other considerations, 
and for such time, and subject to such conditions 
and to such rules and regulations as they may 
deem expedient.” 
Pr. 106. 1. 31. After “ be” insert “ therefore.” 
Pr. 108. 1. 13. Leave out “ Act” and insert 
“ Acts.” 
Pr. 117.1. 8. Leave out “ or” and insert “ on.” 
Pr. 117. 1.11. Leave out from “ or” to “ to” 
in 1, 17. and insert “ any holiday observed by the 
“ Officers of the Customs.” 
Pr. 123. 1.24. Leave out “as” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 123. 1. 29. Leave out “ shed” and insert 
“ sheds.” 
Pr. 124. 1. ult. After “ warehoused” insert 
“ or yarded.” 
Pr. 125. 1. 3. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ yard.” 
Pr. 125. 1. 4. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
¢ yard.” 
Pr. 125. 1. 14. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ yard.” 
Pr. 125. 1. 25. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ yard.” 
Pr. 125. Is. penult. and ult. After “ warehoused” 
insert “ or yarded.” 
Pr. 126. ls, 2. and 3. After “ warehoused” insert 
or yarded.” 
Pr. 126. 1. 7. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ any yard.” 
Pr. 127. 1. 2. After “‘ warehousing” insert “ or 
“ yarding.” 
Pr. 127. 1. 9. After ‘‘ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ yard.” 
Pr. 127. 1.11. After ‘ warehoused” insert “ or 
“ yarded.” 
Pr. 127. 1.37. After “ warehoused” insert “ or 
“ yarded.” 
Pr. 137. 1. ult. After “ warehouse” insert “ or 
“ yard.” 
Pr. 128. 1. 4. After “ warehoused” insert “ or 
“ yarded.” 
Pr. 128. 1. 18. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ and” in Pr. 129.1. 11., and insert Clause (A.) 
Cravuse (A) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
“ That whenever the dispatch of business shall be 
obstructed by reason of any vessel lying in the said 
intended wet dock, whether the cargo of any such 
‘¢ vessel shall or shall not have been discharged, or 
“ shall or shall not at such time be liable to be dis- 
“ charged, it shall be lawful for the proper officer 
of the said Trustees to remove any such vessel 
from the said intended wet dock into any other 
“ wet dock of the said Trustees into which the 
vessel can be removed without being taken into 
“ the river, any thing in this Act contained to the 
contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.” 
Pr, 129. 1. 26. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
the first “and” in 1. 30. 
Pr. 137.1.1. Leave out “ nor” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 137. 1. 6. After “ merchandize” insert “ or 
“ to prevent the owner, shipper or consignee of any 
“ goods, wares or merchandize landed or to be 
‘“‘ shipped at or from the quays of the said wet 
dock, from using or employing any carts or other 
carriages in the conveyance of such goods, wares 
or merchandize to or from the said quays, or the 
said warehouses, from or to any warehouse or 
place beyond the walls of the said dock, or from 
employing the carters of such carriages in the 
loading or unloading the same into or from such 
carriages, subject nevertheless to such orders, 
rules, regulations and bye-laws as may be made, 
“ ordained and established by the said Trustees, for 
the regulating, governing and managing the said 
“‘ intended wet dock and the quays thereof, and 
“ the warehouses to be erected under the provisions 
“ of this Act; and provided that such carters so 
“ employed shall be subject to the like regulations 
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“ being be in force concerning any of the servants An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Bradford 

“ of the said Trustees.” and maintaining several Roads leading to and from (Wilts) Road 
Pr. 152. 1. 28. Leave out “ to.” the Town of Bradford, in the County of Wilts, and ®'''- 


Pr. 156. 1.22. Leave out from “ of” to “shall” 
in |. 32. and insert “ any dock, basin, wharf, quay, 
“ pier or landing-place now erected and built, or 
“‘ which may hereafter be erected and built, at any 
“ place between the limits of the said port seawards 
“ and Warrington and Frodsham Bridges, and which 
‘¢ shall be entitled to exemption from the said dock 
“‘ rates, or any part thereof, under the provisions 
“« hereinbefore contained.” 

Pr. 157.1.1. Leave out from “ of” to “be” in 
1. 3., and insert “ any such dock, basin, wharf, 
“« quay, pier or landing-place.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 11. Leave out from “ of” to ‘‘ in” 
in 1. 13., and insert “ any such dock, basin, wharf, 
“ quay, pier or landing-place.” 

Pr. 157.1. 20. Leave out from “ of” to “ shall” 
in |. 22. and insert “ any such dock, basin, wharf, 
“* quay, pier or landing-place.” 

Pr. 159.1. 31. After “ Acts” insert ‘‘ or this Act.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 26. Leave out “ said” and in the 
same line after “ entrances” insert “ of the said 
“ Trustees.” 

Pr. 161. 1. 3. Leave out “ said” and insert 
“ present or future.” 

Pr. 161. 1. 4. After “ entrances” insert “ of 
“ the said Trustees,” 

Pr. 197. 1. ult. After “ construction” insert 
Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas the several ports, 
harbours, estuaries, creeks and navigable rivers of 
the United Kingdom within the flux and reflux 
of the tide, are by law under the superintendence 
and jurisdiction of the Lord High Admiral of the 


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for maintaining a Bridge over the River Avon, at 
Stockford, in the said County, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for more effectually repairing and 
maintaining several Roads leading to and from the 
Town of Bradford, in the County of Wilts, and for 
maintaining a Bridge over the River Avon, at Stoke- 
ford, in the said County. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Henry 
Ward, of Northwood Park, in the Isle of Wight, 
Esquire, which was presented upon Friday last, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Medina 
River Navigation Bill, 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. 


measures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls 
upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, 


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


Smyth’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and Smyth’s_ 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Estate Bill. 


Petitions from Church-street, Blackfriars ;—and, Waterloo, &amp;c. 
Beaufort-place, Chelsea; praying the House to adopt Bridges. 


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en enrernenieanineyeiy wars menrems martes torn ommereue 


said United Kingdom: BE it Enacted and Pro- 
vided, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
or be construed to extend to authorize the said 


Petitions from Ballynahinch ;—Ahoghill ;—Con- Church 
nor ;--Carrowdore and Balbriggan ;—Crumlin;-— Bel- (Scotia ) 
fast (five Petitions) ; — Lower Clannanar ; — Cooks- ' 


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Trustees or any other person or persons, nor shall 
it be lawful for them or any of them to begin to 
make, build or construct any pier, quay, jetty 
or wharf, or to carry on any other work below 
the line of high-water mark at ordinary spring 
tides, without the previous consent of the Lord 
High Admiral, or the Commissioners for executing 
the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid, for the 
time being, to be signified in writing under the 
“ hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty, and then 
“ only under such limitations and restrictions as 
“ the said Lord High Admiral or Commissioners 
aforesaid shall deem expedient for the convenience 
and safety of navigation ; and, to enable the said 
Lord Admiral or Commissioners to form a due 
judgment therein, the said Trustees shall, at least 
one calendar month before any work below the 
ordinary high-water mark shall be commenced, 
deposit in the Hydrographer’s Office in the Ad- 
miralty, a plan describing the position and di- 
mensions of all and every such proposed works, 
the materials of which they are to be constructed, 
and the extent to which they are in every part 
thereof intended to be carried below such high- 
water mark, and sc, from time to time, as often as 
it shall be judged fit or necessary to alter or im- 
prove any of such works.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that 


this House hath agreed to the Amendments made 
by their Lordships. 


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An ingrossed Bill for repressing Juvenile Delin- 
quency in the City of Glasgow, was read the third 


time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Vou. 96. 


town ;— and, Dundonald; praying for the abolition 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland, — 


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


(twelve Petitions) ;~ Berry Brow ;- Bradley ;--Golcar 
(four Petitions) ;—Clayton West ;--Longroyd Bridge; 
-—Slaithwaite;-— Holme ;--Joshua Bottom and others; 
— Kirk Burton ; — Stainland ; — Steppes Mili; — 
Almondbury (five Petitions) ;— Lepton ; —Lane ;— 
Lockwood ;— Netherton ;—Skelmanthorpe ;—Cross- 
land ; — Dalton (three Petitions); — Newsom ; — 
Dungeon Mill ;— Honley ; — Longwood ;— Batley 
(two Petitions);—Jdle (five Petitions) ;—Cartworth ; 
— Settle ;—Stone Beck Up ;—Batley New Mill ;— 
Bewerley ;— Ossett ;— Bradford (York) (eleven Pe- 
titions) ;— Holbeck ;— Dacre ;— Thruscross ;— Foun- 
tains Earth ;— Healey ;—Hoddenclough ;— Birstall 
(three Petitions) ; —-Wortley;— Morley ;— Farnley 
Low Mill; — Beeston;— Upper Wortley ;— Town End 
and Green Side; — Spring Mill; — Glasgow (two 
Petitions) ; — Cullingworth ;— Dewsbury (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Rawdon (four Petitions) ;—Greasborough; 
—Pool;— Giggleswick ;— Burley ;—- Otley ;— Thorn- 
ton — Elland-cum-Greetland ;—Keighly (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bolton ; — Manchester (Chairman of the 
Chamber of Commerce) ; — Edinburgh (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Wellington-street, Borough; — Great Yar- 
mouth ;— Leith; — Godley ; — Kidderminster (two 
Petitions) ;—Denby ;—Allonby ;—- Buckton Vale ;— 
Salford ; — Saint Bride, London ;— and, Fenton ; 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measure 
for reduction of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; ahd ordered to lie upon the Table. 


tions) ;—Salesbury ; — Glasgow ;— Wigton ; — Bat- 





ley Carr ;—Workmen in the ar ed of John Hard- 
ing ;— Werneth ;-- Coventry ;-- Manchester ;—Chorl- 
RR ton-upon-Medlock ;— 


Petitions from Mills Bridge; — Huddersfield import Duties. 


Petitions from Eccleshill; — Idle (twelve Peti- Corn Laws. 





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ton-upon- Medlock: ;— Mellor ;—Ramsgreave ;— Wit- 
ton ;— Tockholes ;— Livesey ;— Bowling Dye-house, 
— Slaidburn ; — Skelmanthorp ; — Calverley (two 
Petitions); —— Shelf ;—Bradford (York) (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Bolton (two Petitions); — James Farrar ; 
— Madeley; — Darwen; — Salford; —Barrowford ; 
— Over Darwen (two Petitions) ; — Saint Luke’s, 
Middlesex (seven Petitions); — Little Lever (two 
Petitions) ; — Lostock (two Petitions) ;— Dockhead, 
Bermondsey ;— Webber-street, Duke-street and West- 
minster-road, Lambeth ; — Golden-lane, Whitecross- 
street and Milton-street, Saint Luke’s, Middlesex ; 
—Lower-road, Islington ; — Gloucester-street, Oak- 
ley-street, Westminster-road, Lambeth; -- Gower’s- 
walk, Whitechapel ;— Westminster-road, Lambeth ;— 
Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell ; — Dean-street, Frith- 
street and Greek-street, Soho ;— Lambeth ;— Rother- 
hithe ;— Blackman-street, Southwark ; — Edgeworth 
(two Petitions);— Darcy Lever (two Petitions) ;— 
Bradshaw (two Petitions) ;— Heaton (two Petitions) ; 
— Sharples (three Petitions); — Brighmet (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Rumworth (two Petitions) ;--Turton (two 
Petitions) ;— Halliwell (two Petitions) ;— Belmont ; 
— Harwood (two Petitions) ; —Forfar (twelve Peti- 
tions) ;— Kinnettles ; —Stoke-upon-Trent ;— Aber- 
lewins ;—Billington ;— Balderston ;— Chairman of 
the Newcastle and Gateshead Ship-owners Society ; 
— Stalybridge (two Petitions) ; —Balerno ;— Coal- 
brookdale and other places ;—Blackburn ; — Low 
Moor ;— Charleston ; — Inverarity ;—Glammiss ;-— 
Colinton (two Petitions) ; — Cheapside, London ; — 
Selkirk ; — Wilpshire; — Bredbury ; — Kersley ;— 
Blackley ; — Woodley ; — Hazel Grove ; — Dink- 
ley ;—Pleasington ; —Lerwich ;— Keswick ;—Clay- 
ton-le-dale ;— William Russell ;—Rawden (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Hermiston ;— Batley ;— Rawden Low Mill; 
—~Stansfield ;—Cupar (two Petitions) ;— Dewsbury 
(two Petitions);—and, Walls; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Stoke Poges ;—Uxbridge ;— Heal- 
ing ;—Ashby-cum-Fenby ; — Aylesby ;—Beelsby ;— 
Humberstone ;— Wyham ;— Saint Athans ; — Clee- 
thorp ;—Swinhope ;—Scartho ;— East Ravendale ;— 
Laceby ;—Immingham; — Waltham ; — Bradley ;— 
Brigsby ;— Barnoldby-le-Beck ;—Cadeby ;—Hawer- 
by-cum-Beesby ;— Gunnerby ;— Grainsby ;—Little 
Cotes ;—Steyning and other places ;—Horham and 
other places ;— Watlington ;— Baronies of Imokelly 
and Barrymore (Cork); — Windsor and Eton; —- 
Scambleshy ;— Stokenchurch ;— Ashborne ; —Lewh- 
nor ;—Cork County ;—-Petworth ;— Pulborough ;— 
Midhurst ;--Wisborough Green ;—-and, Billingshurst; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 
—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Blunham ;— Northill; — Suffolk, 
Eastern Division (two Petitions) ;—and, Barking 
and other places ; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn 
Laws,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Saddleworth, praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for al- 
teration of the Corn Laws, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barnard Castle;—East Cowes ;— 
Andover ;— Exeter ;— West Bromwich ;—and, Mac- 
clesfield ;—praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne Society for promoting the due 
observance of the Lord’s Day ; praying the House 
to institute an inquiry as to the evils of Sunday traffic 
upon Railways, and reject any measure which shall 
compel Railway directors to run Sunday trains,— 




















A, 1841, 


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


A Petition of Landlords of property situate in the Rating of 
town and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying Terements. 


the House not to sanction any measure for rendering 
Landlords of small tenements liable to be rated to 
the poor rates, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wrawby, Elsham and Molton ;— Turmpike-roads, 


West Rasen, Kingerby and Middle Rasen ;--Scamp- 
ton, Aisthorp and Brattleby ;— Willingham, Tealby, 
Six Hills and Hainton;~—and, Glentham, Normanby 
and Caénby; praying that the present system of 
management of Turnpike-roads may be abolished, 
and that the Petitioners may be charged to the sup- 
port of Turnpike-roads only in common with other 
persons using the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- Couttsof Equity 
gier-street, Dublin, praying the House to pass a Bill (teland.) 


for the reform of the Equity Proceedings in Ireland, 
which shall have for one of its objects the transfer- 
ence of much of the business of those Courts, and 
likewise of the Bankruptcy Court of Dublin, to the 
Civil Bill Courts or Assistant Barristers’ Jurisdic- 
tions in the several counties, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, praying the House to effect a 
change in the Equity Jurisdiction of Ireland, as 
administered in Dublin, and that in any enactment 
on that subject, it may be declared that any Master 
in Chancery who shall presume to direct business 
connected with the properties which may be under 
his control as Master in Chancery to be given to his 
sons, under the designation of “his counsel,” shall 
be liable to removal from his office, on proof of such 
conduct, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- Court of 
gier-street, Dublin, praying the House to order a Chancery 


further Return of all Costs in Law and Equity paid 
out of the estates of minors and lunatics under the 
care of the Court of Chancery, up to the 1st day of 
February 1841, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Qourt of 
the Law Society of Ireland, praying that in the Court Chancery _ 
of Chancery (Jreland) Bill, it may be enacted, that all (Ireland) Bill 


future vacancies of officers not judicial, in the Court 
of Chancery, shall be filled by solicitors, but who 
shall be of ten years’ standing at the least, was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


Petitions from Bristol;—-and, Newcastle and Gates- Timber Duties. 


head Ship-owners Society (Chairman) ; praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed measure for a 
reduction of the duty upon Foreign Timber,——were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Tweedmouth;—Exvhall and Wix- Church of 
ford ;— Eatington ;— Quedgeley ; — Taynton ;— Kel- Englane- 


vedon Hatch ;—and, Much Marcle; 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 Merchants, Manufacturers and other —— 
Inhabitants of Glasgow, praying that the Arrest- (5, 


ment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, 
was 














0: 


ls, 


es. 


-— 
sill. 


Banking 
(Scotland.) 


Oaths. 


Foreign Cork, 


Salmon Fishery 
(Scotland ) 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Idolatry 
(India,) 


Maynooth 
College. 


Poor Relief 
Treland) Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Exeter Small 
Debts Bill, 


Emigration 
(Scotland. ) 


Post Office, 


4 Vicroriz. 


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


A Petition of Commissioners of Supply, Heritors 
and Justices of the Peace of the County of Inver- 
ness, praying the House not to sanction any measure 
for altering the present system of Banking in Scot- 
land, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burslem ;—and, Cadding ton; pray- 
ing the House tg pass a general measure substitu- 
ting Affirmations in lieu of Oaths,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Importers and Manufacturers of 
Cork in the city of York, praying the House not to 
sanction any alteration of the duty on the importa- 
tion of Foreign Cork, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Heritors, Tacksmen, Fishermen and 
others, interested in the protection of the Salmon 
Fishing in the River Deveron, in the counties of 
Banff and Aberdeen, praying that the Salmon 
Fishery (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Romford, 
praying for the discontinuance of all protection and 
encouragement by the Government in India to the 
Idolatrous Ceremonies of the natives, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mon- 
mouth, praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther 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 Rate-payers of the Strabane Union, 
praying that the power of the Commissioners under 
the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act may be subjected to 
reasonable control, or discontinued altogether, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Louth Union, praying the House not to 
sanction any measure by which the provisions of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act may be materially al- 
tered, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Diveté presented a Bill for the more easy and 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the City and 
County of the City of Exeter: And the same 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 give 
leave to Lord Sundridge and Lord Dunmore to attend, 
in order to their being examined as witnesses before 
the Select Committee appointed by this House to in- 
quire into the condition of the Islands and Highlands 
of Scotland, and into the practicability of affording 
the people relief by means of Emigration :—And 
that Mr. Henry Baillie do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Letters registered in the 
United Kingdom since the introduction of the pre- 


14° Mazz. 307 


Lord John Russell presented, by Her Majesty’s Education. 
Command,—Copy, Minutes of the Committee of 
Council on Education, with Appendices, 1840-41. 


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


The Felony Explanation Bill was read the first Felony Explee 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon nation Bill. 
Monday next. No. 319. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Lease and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, *«!es¢ Bill 
intituled, An Act for rendering a Release as effec- 
tual for the conveyance of Freehold Estates as a 
Lease and Release by the same Parties; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 1. 1.14. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ fif- 
“ teenth.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ fif- 
“ teenth.” 

Pr. 2. l. ult. Leave out “ first,” and insert “ fif- 
“ teenth.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Stewart do carry the 
Bill to the 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 Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Provision Slave Compen- 
for facilitating and completing the Distribution and sation Bill, 
Payment of Compensation for Slaves upon the abo- 
lition of Slavery : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to abolish Arrest in Per- Court of 
sonal Actions commenced by Process of Subpena, ae . 
at the Law Side of the Court of Exchequer in — 
land : 

A. Bill, intituled, An Act for the Erection at Edin- Sir Walter 


burgh of a Monument to the late Sir Walter Scott : Sevtt’s Monu- 
en ill, 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Commis- Dublin Wide 
missioners of Wide Streets to sell and Her Majesty Streets (No. 2. 
to purchase certain Hereditamentsin the City of Dub- 5". 
lin, on the North Bank of the River Anna Liffey : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Gamlingay 
the Parish of Gamlingay, in the County of Cam- laclosure 
bridge . (No. 1,) Bill. 











sent mode of Registration, up to the latest date it 
can be conveniently furnished ; stating the date of 
such mode of Registration, and the Fee charged 
therefor above the Postage :—Also, the date on 
which the Post Office discontinued the former 
practice of gratuitous Registration of Letters con- 


taining Coin, and the reasons for discontinuing the 
same. 


Vot. 96. 





A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- Harborough 

pairing and improving the Road from Market Har- 2nd Brampton 
orough, in the County of Leicester, to Brampton, *°*4 Bill 
in the County of Huntingdon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Roads Coventry and 
from Coventry to Warwick, and from Coventry to — Roads 
Martynsgutter, in the County of the City of Coven- ~*~ 
try, and in the County of Warwick, and other Roads 
communicating therewith, in the said County of 
Warwick: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Uplyme 
the Parish of Uplyme, in the County of Devon: —_Inclosure Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Eccleshall 
the Parish of Eccleshall, in the County of Stafford : Inclosure Bill. 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Arms (Ireland) 
Act to amend and continue for one year, and to the Bill. 
end of the then next Session of Parliament, the seve- 
ral Acts relating to the Importation and Keeping of 
Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Newport Docks 
Act for authorizing the Newport Dock Company to B- 
raise an additional Sum of Money, and to amend 
the Acts relating thereto, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 


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308 14°—17 


CourtsofLaw The Lords give leave to the Lord Langdale to 
and Equity. attend the Select Committee appointed by this 
House to consider the expediency of erecting a 
building in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, 
for the sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in 
lieu of the present Courts adjoining Westminster 
Hall, with a view to the more speedy, convenient 
and effectual Administration of Justice, if his Lord- 
ship think fit:—And then the Messengers withdrew. 





Woodside and The Woodside and Hoylake Road Bill was read 
Hoylake Road g second time ; and committed. 


- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
— The Vaccination Bill was, according to Order, 


read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


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


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
ae adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
Friday last, was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair, (for 
the House to resolve itself into the Committee of 
Ways and Means); and which Amendment was, 
to leave out from the word “That” to the end of 
Sugar Duties. the Question, in order to add the words “ consider- 
“ing the efforts and sacrifices which Parliament 
“ and the country have made for the abolition of 
“ the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
“ hope that their exertions and example might lead 
to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 
in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of thesupply 
“ of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
“* measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
“¢ for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
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. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


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“ 
« 


nx~ n 


Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


ame ee The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
land) — mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Boroughs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Improvement : ° 
Bill. reading of the Boroughs [mprovement Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Drainage of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Towns Bill, ‘treading of the Drainage of Towns Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 


Buildings Re- The Order of the day being read, for the second 
gulation Bill. reading of the Buildings Regulation Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 


Trade of British The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
Possessions —_ tee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad Bill ; 
Abroad Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





° Marz. A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Come Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) peer 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Zreland) Bill ; ee ‘ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘ — 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; Bates (Dubtia 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Enrolment of 
mittee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill ; Burgesses 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- Turnpike-roads 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads 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- 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 taking Ordnance 
into further consideration the Tepent on the Ord- Survey Bill. 
nance Survey Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Evidence Bill. 
mittee on the Evidence 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- Insolvent 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill; ac Bil. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘ om 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Entails (Scotland) Bill, was read the first Entails (Scot- 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon !an4) Bill 
Tuesday next. No. 320. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 





Mr. George William Wood reported from the PublicPetitios 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they (Twenty-fifth 
had examined the Petitions presented upon the 10th *¢P™) 
and 11th 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 Return relative to Post Office Post Office 
Packets, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Packets 


/ f No. 321. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Luna, 17° die Maii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


N ingrossed Bill for inclosing the Commons, Leverington 
Droves, Banks and Waste Lands in the Pa~ &amp;¢. *o** 
rishes of Leverington, Tid Saint Giles and Outwell, 





Inland Ware- 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. 





in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cambridge, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Yorke do carry the Bill to the 
| Lords, and desire their concurrence. i. 
A Petition 


f 
ill, 


ads 


ill. 


tious 
fth 


nN, 
ure 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 
(No. 2+) Bill. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage Bill. 


Belfast 
Harbour Bill. 


Hawkhurst 
Junction Road 
Bil, 


Newport 
Docks Bill. 


4 VicToriz. 17° Maiz. 309 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, and other 
Inhabitants of North and South Shields, and their 
vicinities, praying that the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Im- 
provement Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Pollen reported from the Committee on 
the Seabee Improvement Bill; That 
during the sitting of the Committee, this day, a 
Quorum of Selected Members not being present, he 
had suspended the Proceedings of the Committee ; 
and, at the expiration of one hour from the time when 
he had so suspended the Proceedings, a Quorum of 
the Selected Members not being present, he had 
adjourned the Committee until To-morrow, at twelve 
of the clock 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


The South Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Lough Foyle 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.” 

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 { Sir Matthew Wood, 

Yeas, Mr. Alderman Humphery : 

Tellers for the {Captain Jones, 

Noes, LColonel Conolly : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
“ upon this day six months ” be added at the end 
of the Question ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said proposed Amendment, by leaving out the words 
“‘ six months ” and adding the word “ week ” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
“ six months ” stand part of the said proposed 
Amendment :—The said proposed Amendment to 
the Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ six 
months ” be added to the original 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. 


58. 


j 78. 


Mr. Dunbar reported from the Committee on the 
Belfast Harbour Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Biil, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the Hawkhurst Junction 
Road Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and Clauses were added, and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

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, 


intituled, An Act for authorizing the Newport Dock 
Vor. 96. 





Company to raise an additional Sum of Money, and 
to amend the Acts relating thereto; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 5. 1. 12. After “for ” insert “ and except as 
to such land as may be required for the aqueduct 
or watercourse which the said Company are by the 
said first-recited Act authorized to make from the 
“ River Ebbw towards and unto the said dock.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


ii 
cc 
“ 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend an Act for Canterbury _ 
paving and lighting the Streets, Lanes and other Pavement Bill. 
Public Passages and Places within the City of Can- 
terbury, and the Liberties thereof, and also several 
Streets and other Places near or adjoining to the 
said City, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bradshaw do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceedings Neptune Ma- 
by or against the Weptune Marine Insurance Com- (" a 
pany, was read the third time. ompany Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir James Duke do carry the Bil 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from Birmingham 
Blakedown Poole, in the Parish of Hagley, in the 4 Hagley 
County of Worcester, to Birmingham, in the County “°“° “"* 
of Warwick, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for repairing the Road from Blake- 
down. Poole, in the Parish of Hagley, in the County 
of Worcester, into the Borough of Birmingham, in 
the County of Warwick. 

Ordered, Tnat Mr. Barneby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Merchants, Pilots, and other Inha- Medina River 
bitants of the township of West Cowes and East Neviswtion Bill. 
Cowes, in the Isle of Wight ;—and, Burgesses of the 
borough of Newport, in the Isle of Wight ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Medina River 
Navigation 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. Greene reported from the Select Committee Launceston 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of gg Debts 
the Petition for the Launceston Small Debts Bill, the  ~° 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the town and borough of Launceston, 
and other places in the counties of Cornwall and 
Devon: And that Sir Henry Hardinge, Lord Eliot 
and Mr. Rundle do prepare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parish Great Horwood 
of Great Horwood, in the County of Buckingham, 1»clsure Bill. 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Henry Robinson, and others, Pro- Bourn Drainage 
prietors and Occupiers of estates within the boun- i! 
daries of two several Acts passed for draining lands 
between Bourn and Boston, in the parts of Kesteven 
and Holland ;—John Wilson, and others, Proprietors 





and Oceupiers of estates within the boundaries of 
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310 ' 17° Maiz. 


two several Acts of Parliament for draining lands 
between Bourn and Boston, in the parts of Kesteven 
and Holland ;—Samuel Walker, and others, Propri- 
etors and Occupiers of estates within the boundaries 
of two several Acts for draining lands between 
Bourn and Boston, in the parts of Kesteven and 
Holland ;—and, Commissioners acting under and 
by virtue of two Acts for draining and improving 
certain low marsh and fen lands lying between Bos- 
ton Haven and Bourn, in the parts of Kesteven and 
Holland, in the county of Lincoln, and for improving 
the navigation through the said lands; praying that 
they may he heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Bourn Drainage 
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. 


Portbury Pier Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee 

= Approaches on the Porthury Pier and Approaches Bill; and to 
ill. Af ; &lt;2 =e 

whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 

referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 


A, 1841. 


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 King of the Belgians); the 
Establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; 
the Expenses of the two Houses of Parliament, and 
the Civil Departments; the other Pensions on the 
Consolidated Fund, on the Gross Revenue and the 
Civil List :—Also, the Payments for the Administra- 
tion of Justice, Diplomatic Expenses and the Pay- 
ments 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Newspaper 
Return of the Number of Stamps issued to each Stamps. 
Newspaper in England and Wales, during each of 
the Three years ending the 5th day of January 1841 ; 
specifying, also, the Amount of Advertisement Duty 
paid by each Paper in each of the above Three years : 


tions, and had heard counsel in support of one of | —And, similar Returns for Scotland and Ireland. 


them; 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. 


Sedgle 


Mr. Macaulay presented,—Return to an Order, Corporal 
dated the 23d day of April last, for a Return of the Punishments 
Number of instances of Corporal Punishments in (4™Y-) 
the Army in Great Britain inflicted on a Sunday, 
during the Five years ending the 1st day of January 


Rosi Bill Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell reported from the | 1841, specifying the Dates, Stations and Regiments 


Committee on the Sedgley Road Bill; and to whom 


in each instance, and stating, when practicable, whe- 


a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That | ther or not the Building in which such Punishments 


no person appeared in support of the said Petition ; 


were carried into execution is used for any other and 


and that the Committee had examined the allega- | what purpose :—And, similar Return for the Troops 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; | quartered in Ireland. 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 


ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 


Dewsbury and Mr. Lowther reported from the Committee on the | and Mr. Russell : the Lords. 
— Road = Dewsbury and Leeds Road Bill; and to whom a Mr. Speaker, 


Petition against the said Bill was referred; That 
no person appeared in support of the said Petition ; 


The Lords have par a Bill, intituled, An Act for schools Sites 
affording further Facilities for the Conveyance and Bill. 


and that the Committee had examined the allega- | Endowment of Sites for Schools ; to which the Lords 


tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 


ments thereunto. 


desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
The Lords give leave to the Lord Sundridge pmigration 
and the Lord Dunmore to attend the Select Commit- (Scotland.} 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | tee appointed by this House to inquire into the Con- 


Wells (Somere Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on the 
Bill. 


to be true; and had gone through the Bili, and 


dition of the Population of the Islands and High- 
lands of Scotland, and into the practicability of af- 


set) Market = Wells (Somerset) Market Bill; That they had exa- | fording the People relief by means of Emigration ; 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same | and to give Evidence before the said Committee, if 


their Lordships think fit:—And then the Messen- 


made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments | gers withdrew. 


were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


East India. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Copy of a Despatch, dated the 31st day of March 


The Schools Sites Bill was read the first time ; and Schools Sites 
ordered to be read a second time, upon Wednesday 8'!. 
next. No. 322. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


1841, from the Court of Directors of the East India| A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the city Edinburgh and 


Company to the Governor General of India in Coun- 


of Edinburgh, praying that the Edinburgh and Gilas- Glasgow Union 


cil, on the subject of further separating the Govern- | gow Union Canal (Cobbinshaw Reservoir) Bill, with C"* (Cobbin- 


ment of India from all connexion with the Idolatry 
and Superstition of their Hindoo and Mahomedan 
subjects. 


Sir John Hobhouse accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 


Table. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Public Income and Expenditure 


, : . . shaw Reservoir) 
certain modifications, may pass into a law, was pre- Bill. 


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


A Petition of John Robson, Agent by power of Whitmore . 
attorney for the Honourable Elizabeth Emma Cun- lclosore Bil. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | liffe Offley, of Madeley Manor, in the county of Staf- 


ford, Widow, praying that he may be heard, by him- 

self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 

Whitmore Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


of the United Kingdom, in the years ending the 5th | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
day of January 1839, 1840 and 1841 ; distinguishing | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
the actual Payments for the Expenses incurred in | if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
the Collection and Management of the Revenue ; | Bill, against the said Petition. 





Mr. 


Cri 





Criminal Law. 


Corn Laws. 


4, VIcTORI. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy, Sixth Report of Her Majesty’s Com- 
missioners on Criminal Law, dated the 3d day of 
May 1841. 

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


Petitions from Armagh; — Longton (Stafford) 
(thirteen Petitions) ; — Galashiels ;— Spring Water 
in Pilkington and Manchester ;— Hayton ;—Clithe- 
roe; — Wethral and Warwick ; — Bradford (York) 
(seventeen Petitions) ;— Bethnal Green (five Peti- 
tions) ; — Stoke Newington ; — Salford (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Tunstall ;— Keighley ;— Ardwick ;—Tailors 
in the employ of John Hardley;—Workpeople in 
the employ of S. A. Butterworth &amp; Co. ;— Windhill; 
— Hanley and Shelton;--East Division of Saint Pan- 
cras, Middlesex ;—Huddersfield;--Saint Luke, Mid- 
dlesex ;— Bowling ; — Manchester (thirty-three Peti- 
tions) ;— Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Gosport and Alver- 
stoke ;—Shoreditch ;— Hachney-road (two Petitions); 
— Kingsland-road (three Petitions) ;—Lewes ;—Ship- 
ley ;—Union-street, Southwark ;—Long-lame, Smith- 
Sield;—Ludgate-street ;— Greek-street, Soho ;—Dur- 
ham-street, Hackney-road ;— Tothill-street, Westmin- 
ster ;— Firlane ;— Middleton ( Lancaster) ;—Saffron- 
hill; Hackney ;—Saint John the Evangelist, West- 
minster ;— Red Lion-street and Lemon-sireet, White- 
chapel; — Newcastle-on-Tyne ; — Birmingham ; — 
Broadway, Westminster ;— Greenfield-street, Com- 
mercial-road ; — Bethnal-green-road ; — Nantwich 
(four Petitions) ;—Kinglassie ;— Thornton and Coal- 
ton of Balgonie;-—— Thames-bank, Westminster ; — 
Nottingham (three Petitions) ;— Calton and Bridge- 
ton; — Old Kilpatrick ; — Union-street and Essex- 
street, Commercial-road East ;—Congleton (two Pe- 
titions) ; —Little Wenlock ;— Ironbridge and Coal- 
brookdale ;— Frith-street, Soho ; — Haggerstone ;—- 
Wellington-street, Mile End New Town; —- Dock- 
street and Barossa-street, Commercial-road ;—Com- 
mercial-road East ;— Strutton-ground, Westminster ; 
—Upper Rupert-street, Saint James, Westminster ;-— 
Vauxhall ;—Goswell-road ;--Smithfield ;— Exmouth- 
street, Clerkenwell ;— Great Portland-street, Saint 
Mary-le-bone ;—Fore-street, Cripplegate ;—Oakley- 
street, Lambeth; — Bankside and Holland-street, 
Blackfriars-road; — Princes-street, Saint James, 
Westminster ;—Ludgate-hill ;— Buglawton ; -— Ux- 
bridge Moor (two Petitions) ;—Uxbridge (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Ichenham (two Petitions); — Devonshire- 
street, Commercial-road East ;—Bolton ;—Denham 
(two Petitions); — Hillingdon (two Petitions) ; — 


. Slapton (two Petitions);—Barton-upon- Humber ;— 


Walton ( Lancaster) ; —Penwortham ;— Woodphump- 
ton;—Temple-street, Hackney-road ;— Preston ( Lan- 
caster) (two Petitions) ;— Peterhead ;— Southwark ; 
— Windmill-street and White-horse-street, New Cut, 
Lambeth ;— Waterloo-road, Lambeth; — Farrington ; 
—Kersley ;— Bradford ( Wilts) ;— Longton (Lancas- 
ter) ;—and, Ribchester ; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Eccles ;— Edrom, &amp;c.;— Dunse 
(two Petitions) ;—Greenlaw ; — Crunshaws, &amp;c.;— 
Swinton ;—-Coldstream ;— Lady Kirk ;—Bunkle ;— 
Chirnside ; — Ayton; — Eyemouth;— Hutton and 
Mordinyton ;—Coldingham ;—- Wantage; — Walford 
and Boxford ;—Sledmere ;— Wolverhampton ; —Hel- 
perthorpe ; — Burythorpe ; — Lancing ; — Duning- 
ton ;— Keene ; — Sompting ;—and, Foreman of the 
Grand Jury of the county of Dublin; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed, — were also 
presented, and ho ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Griston ;-- West Kent ;—Eakring ; 
—West Malling ;— Little Birch ;— Guildford ; — 
Crowland ;—Avington;—Laxton ;—Edwinstowe ;— 
Pickworth ;— Ashton ;-—Southorpe ;—Clipsham ;— 
Duddington ; — Wittering ;— Coll/yweston ;— Pils- 
gate ;— ketton ;— Northorpe ;—Uffington ;—Caster- 

Vor. 96. 


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311 


J 
ton Parva ;— Ufford ;-- Greatford ;— Bainton ;— 
Wansford ;— Easton ;—Barnack ;— Ryhall ;—and, 
West Deeping; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn 
Laws,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester ;— Bradford (York) 
(eleven Petitions) ; — Huddersfield ; — Sheffield 
(twenty-five Petitions) ;— Newport (Isle of Wight) 
(two Petitions) ;—Romiley ;— Shire Green ;—John 
Priston Cutt and Workmen in his employ ;—- Mars- 
den (six Petitions) ;—Dalton ;—Guisley (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Lepton ;--Walford and Bushey ;—Chester- 
field ; — Compstall ; — Stile Common; — Glasgow 
(twenty-seven Petitions); — Southwark;— Edin- 





burgh ;— W. and S. Butcher and Workmen in their 
employ ;—.Drumichen ;-—Saint Pancras, Middlesex 
(Chairman and Vestry Clerk) ;— Calton ;--Spital- 
fields ; — Phillip-lane, Wood-street, London ; — 
Scholes ;— Slaithwaite ;— Long Preston ;—Yoker ; 
— King’s Lynn;— Kirkcaldy (two Petitions) ; — 
Menwith-with-Darley ; — Wetherby ;-— Batley ; -- 
Razor and Scissor Manufacturers ;— Uxbridge ;-- 
Wath-upon- Dearne ;— Messrs. Yeomans and Stan- 
field and others ;—Kirkburton ;— Barbauchlaw ;— 
and, Hutchesontown; praying the House to sanc- 
tion the proposed measures relative to the Import 
Duties,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Tradesmen and Operatives engaged 
in the trades and manufactures of the city of York, 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measures for alteration of the Import Duties, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Bath ;—and, Bathgate; praying 
for a revision and modification of the Import Duties, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from South Shields ;—and, Aberdeen ; 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for a reduction of duty on Foreign Timber, 
— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grocers, being Inhabitants of Dud- 
ley, praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measure for reduction of duty on Foreign fan, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Tormoham ;—and, Belfast ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction the proposed measure 
for reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar,—were also 


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


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. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, praying 
the House to exempt from the ae of the 
Drainage of Towns ; and, Buildings Regulation Bills, 
if not Scotland generally, at least the city and royal 
burgh of Glasgow, and annexed lands of Blyths- 
wood, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying that the 
Ordnance Survey Bill may pass into a law, was 


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





RR4 Petitions 


Import Duties, 


Timber Dutie s. 


Sugar Duties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Church of 
Jevington and Litlington, in the county of Sussex, England. 


Drainage of 
Towns; and, 
Buildings Re- 
gulation Bills. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 

















Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 





























Medical 
Profession. 





























Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 






































Message from 
the Lords. 




















Exchequer Bills 























Excise Collec- 
tion and Ma- 
nagement Bill, 























Banking Co- 
partnerships 
Bill. 


























Ways and 
Means. 












































Sugar Duties. 





























































































































Registration 
of Voters 





























Death Bill. 























. 




















(£.11,000,000.) 
Bill. 


(England) Bill. 


Punishment of 


County Courts 


312 


Petitions from Auchterarder;—Island ot Coll ;—| 
Ardeonarg ; —- Lochgilphead ; — Glasgow ; — and, 
Stranraer ; praying for the abolition of the system 
of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Ennis- 
limon, praying for reform of the Medical Pro- 
fession, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Ennistimon, 
raying the House to make such alteration in the 
no as may render the Medical Charities of Zreland 
efficient, and regulate their administration, and that 
they shall not be subjected to the control or govern- 
ment of the Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth 

and Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 
Eleven Millions by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend 
certain Laws relating to the Collection and Manage- 
ment of the Duties of Excise : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make good certain 
Contracts which have been or may be entered into 
by certain Banking and other Copartnerships :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 7th day of this instant May, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do 
now leave the Chair, (for the House to resolve itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means); and which 
Amendment was, to leave out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ considering the efforts and sacrifices which Parlia- 
ment and the country have made for the abolition 
of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
hope that their exertions and example might lead 
to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 
in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of the supply 
of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
“ for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
instead thereof ; 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out om 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 Tuesday morning ; 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
rittee on the Registration of Voters (England) 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 Punishment of Death Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


further consideration the Report on the County 
Courts Bill; 


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mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 





A. 1841. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bankruptcy, 
Insolvency and 
Bill ; Lunacy 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- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill ; (Sea tland) ~ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday . 


next, resolve itselfinto the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of | 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill ; Voting Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Poor Law 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law ira, 
Amendment Bill; ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Thursday next. 


Offences against 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
the Person Bill, 


mittee on the Offences against the Person 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 Parish Con. 
reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; stables Bll. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Administration 
the Report on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) of Justice 
Bill ; (No. 1.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 

day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Danish Claims. 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty; that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 

leased to take into consideration the Report bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their Ships and Cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807,and that Her Ma- 
jesty will be graciously pleased to advance to such 
claimants the amount of their respective losses as 
ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to assure 
Her Majesty that this House will make good the 
same ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee 
read, for the Com- Administration 


The Order of the day being i 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill; iio 3.) 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 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- 
mittee on the Madhouses (Scotland) Bill ; 

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


Madhouses 
(Scotland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Charitable 
mittee on the Charitable Trusts Bill ; 

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


Trusts Bill. 





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4. Vicroriz. 


Victoria Park © The Victoria Park Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. read a second time; and committed toa Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


Stamp Duties © The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Law _ mittee on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; 
we Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 
Felony Explae The Order of the day being read, for the second 
nation Bill. = yeading of the Felony Explanation Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 
Vaccination The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Bill. mittee on the Vaccination Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Boroughs The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Improvement reading of the Boroughs Improvement Bill ; 

- Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Drainage of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Towns Bill. reading of the Drainage of Towns Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 
Buildings Ree | The Order of the day being read, for the second 
guation Bill, yeading of the Buildings Regulation Bill ; 
Ordered, 'That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 
Trade of British 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Possessions mittee on the Trade of 
Abroad Bill. Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


ritish Possessions Abroad 


Tnland 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 next. 
Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Debi) Bil mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 
me Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Court of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(luelecd} pi, Mittee on the Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill ; 
“Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Collection of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
macs (Dublin) mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
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, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 
Insolvent The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
oer py, to a Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors (Ire- 
No 303. land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
sees’ 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 upon Thursday next ; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 
zoiey Naviga- § Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

on and Hare &gt; 5 


bour Bill, to — the Commissioners for the issue of Ex- 
OL e ° . 


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313 


chequer Bills far Public Works to complete the 
Works authorized to be made by an Act of the 
sixth and seventh year of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, for improving the Navigation 
and Harbour of Tralee, in the county of Kerry, and 
to extend the time for that purpose: And that Mr. 
John Parker and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Transfer of 
an Account of the Amount of Stock transferred from Steck- 
England to Ireland, and from Ireland to England, 
from January 1831 up to the latest period it can be 
made up; distinguishing the Amount transferred in 
each year, and the different kinds of Stock. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, French Claims, 
Copies of the Account relating to French Claims 
presented to the Treasury on the 9th day of Februar 
1839, as stated in the Treasury Minute of the 9t 
day of July 1839, from which it appears that the 
Sum then unappropriated was £.150,379, 15s. 8d.: 
—And, 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 : 
—A Return stating in what Fund or in what Secu- 
rities the surplus of the French Indemnity Fund has 
been and is still invested, with an Account of the 
Interest which has accrued thereon :—And, a Re- 
turn stating the application of the several Sums of 
£.9,832. 6s., £.3,906. 5s. 2d., £.1,545. 8s. 8d. and 
£.323. 14s., transferred by the late Board of Com 
missioners for Claims on France, on the 7th day of 
July 1828, to the account and in the names of the 
Honourable James Stewart and James Bandinel, 
Esquire. 


Mr. John Parker presented a Bill to empower the Tralee Naviga- 
Commissioners for the issue of Exchequer Bills for tion and Har- 
Public Works to complete the Works authorized to rn 
be made by an Act of the sixth and seventh year of No-824. 
his late Majesty King William the Fourth, for im- 

roviug the Navigation and Harbour of Tralee, in 
the County of Kerry, and to extend the time for that 
purpose: And the same was read the first time. 

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. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, Spirits. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 325. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Fire In- Fire Insurance. 


surance, which were presented upon Friday last, No.326. 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Courts of Courts of Law, 
Law, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Courts of Law 
and Equity, 

Ordered, That the Fifteenth Report of the Com- Metropolis 
missioners of Metropolis Roads, which was presented Roads. 
upon Friday last, be printed. No, 327. 


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, 18° die Maii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Upperton, from the Commissioners of Shore- 
ham Harbour, was called in; and at the bar - 
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 ew Shoreham, in the County of 
Sussex :’’—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Shoreham 
Harbour. 





Brimington Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Inclosure Bill: Byimington 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 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. 


Church of Eng- 
land Assurance 


Company Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Church of England Assurance Company Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 


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A. 1841. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Dunbar do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Boston 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour 
the Petition forthe Boston Harbour Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as no Notices had been given of the application. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Smyth's | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ste Bill 
Smyth’s Estate Bill no Standing Orders were appli- 
cable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Pollen reported from the Committee on Newcastle- 
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill; That, — 
at the expiration of one hour from the time fixed for pi" 
the meeting of the Committee this day, a Quorum 
of Selected Members not being present, he had ad- 
journed the Committee until To-morrow, at twelve 
of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave tosit, and 
proceed, To-morrow, with Two Selected Members. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and regulating Wells (Somer. 
the Markets within the City and Borough of Wells, set) Market 
in the County of Somerset, 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. 








the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Exmouth 


Market Bill Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 


Exmouth 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. 
Elsing — Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
(ae Spee. Elsing \nclosure (No. 2.) 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 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. 
Dundalk and The Order made upon the 16th day of March 
er last, for reading a second time the Dundalk and 
oe” Banbridge Road Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 
Dundalk and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Read (Ne “a of the Petition for the Dundalk and Banbridge Road 


Bill, which, upon the 12th day of March last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
a Bills, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to amend an Act of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, for repairing the Road from Dundalk, 
in the County of Louth, to Banbridge, in the County 
of Down, so far as relates to the Southern Division 


Bill. 


of the said Road: And that the Earl of Hiillsbo- 


rough and Mr. Dunbar do prepare, and bring it in. 


Belfast 
Harbour Bill. 





An ingrossed Bill toamend an Act for the forma- 
tion of a new Cut or Channel, and for otherwise 
more effectually improving the Port and Harbour 
of Belfast, was read the third time. 


Mr. Ingham reported from the Committee on the Nottingham 
Nottingham Gas Bill; and to whom several Peti- &amp;s Bill. 
tions 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; 
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 Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 





An ingrossed Bill for paving, gravelling, light- Kentish Town 
ing, cleansing, draining and improving the Hamlet Peving Bill. 
of Kentish Yown and its Vicinity, in the Parish of 
Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Benjamin Hall do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 











Petitions from Iver ;— Allenby ;--Egremont ;— Corn Laws, 
Parton (two Petitions) ;—~ Disington ;—Edenfield ; 
— Unsworth ;— Heywood ;— Pittenweem ;— Brent- 
ford;—Mossley ;—Seagrave;——Alnwich;—- Houstoun; 
— Colinton (two Petitions) ;— Cretingham ;— Dundee 
(forty-five Petitions) ;— Lambeth (two Petitions) ;— 
Camden Town ;—Saint Mary-le-bone (two Petitions); 
— Warren-street, Fitzroy-square ; — New-street, 
Covent Garden ;—George Thomson and others ;— 
Osborne-street, Whitechapel ;— Nottingham ;— Max- 
weltown ;—Princes-street, Saint James, Westminster ; 
—Warren-street, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square ;— 
Perth (two Petitions); — Purk-lane Chapel near 
Wigan ;— Ashton-in-Macker field ;— Trowbridge ;— 
Chalfont Saint Peter ;—Yiewsley ;— Greenford ;— 
Hayes ;—Harrow-on-the- Hill ;— Salford (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Gravesend ; — Droylesden Mills ;—Saint 
Mary, Newington ;— Newington and Bermondsey ; 
— Bermondsey ; — Sunnyside; — Derby (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Saint Mary Stratford Bow ;—Hilton ;— 
Barrow ;—Stenson;— Findern;—-Breaston ;-—Michle- 
over ;— Little Chester ; —Littleover ; — Willington, 
Xe. ; — Quorndon ; — Allestree ; — Repton ;—John 
Menzies and others ;— Workington ;— Newton ( Lan- 
cashire) (two Petitions) ;—Sowerby Bridge ;—Leba- 
non ; 











Church of 
England, 


4. VicTorRizZ. 


non ; — Castle Donington ;— Waterhead Mill; — 
Mountsorrell ;—- Brearstone ;-- Rempstone ;-- Hensing- 
ham ;— Market Bosworth ;— Bassworth ;— Hammer- 
smith ;—Stockport (two Petitions) ;—Ashton-under- 
Lyme (six Petitions) ; — Stanton-under-Barden ;— 
Shipton (two Petitions) ;— Maryport ;—Aspatria ;— 
Warrington (two Petitions) ;-—Latchford ;— Wine- 
wall;—Colne;—Sileby ;—Saltcoats ;—Loughborough 
(two Petitions) ;—Ringsland ;—Brick-lane, Spital- 
Sields ;—Lochee ;— Egerton ;— Bolton (thirteen Peti- 
tions ) ;—Darcey Lever ;— Dalston ;—Crown-street, 
Westminster ;— Saint Pancras ;— Finsbury ;—Dog- 
row, Bethnal Green;— Jane-street and Richard-street, 
Commercial-road ;—Church-street, Blackfriars-road; 
— Coventry-street, Bethnal-yreen ; — Tothill-street, 
Westminster ;— York-street, Westminster ;— Stamford 
Hill ;— Horseferry-road, Westminster ;—Manchester 
(twelve Petitions) ;—Clough Fold;— Manchester and 
Salford ;— Shipley ;— Heptonstall ;—Love Clough; 
—Higher Booths (two Petitions) ;— Horwich (two 
Petitions) ;— Whalley ;—Great Driffield ;—Erring- 
den ;—Wadsworth ;— Langfield ;—Stansfield ;— Bad- 
don Green ;— Bath ;— Rochdale ;— Saint Mary, 
Stoke Newington ;—and, Salford Union; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Churchover ;— Bilton;— Rugby ;— 
Hillmorton ; — Church Lawford;— Dunchurch ;— 
Kings Newnham ;—Brandon and Bretford;— Thur- 
laston; — Brownsover ;— Bourton and Draycote ; — 
East Retford ;—Stewhley ;— Wing and Soulbury ;— 
Brill and Oakley ;— Hartwell, Stone and Dinton ;— 
Littlesomborne; — Stockbridge ;— Clogheen; — Re- 
hill; —Castlegrace ;—Alexton ;—Leicestershire Agri- 
cultural Society (Chairman) ;— Shelley ;— Kenarth 
and Penboyr ; — Llanelly ;—Pembrey ; — Llangen- 
nech ;— Byfleet ;-- Bramley ;— Badingham ;— Lazfield ; 
— Easton and Letheringham ;— and, Cretingham ; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Poole ; —Haselbury Plucknett ;— 
South Perrott; — Builth ; —Llandevalley ; —Llan- 
gattock ;— Cwmdu;—Crickhowell;— Llangunider ;— 
Llanthetty ; — Hay ;— Llangorse ;— Bronilys; — 
Llambeder and Partrishew ;—Llangeney ;— Merton; 
— Milton Damerell ; —Langtree ; —Little Torring- 
ton; —LEast Pritford ;—Saint Giles-in-the-wood ;— 
— Huntshaw ;— Beaford ; — Great Torrington ; — 
Buckland Brewer ;— Peters Marland;—Bulkworthy ; 
—Monkleigh ; —Frithelstock ; —Meeth ;—Petrock- 
stow ; — Huish ; — Yarnscombe ; — Ecchingswell;—- 
Longstock ;— Dunbar ;— Charlbury ;— Fledborough ; 
—Finchingfield ;— Eastern Division of Suffolk ; — 
Little Canfield;—Stambourn;— East Essex Agricul- 
tural Society (Chairman) ;—and, Ki/roran; praying 
the House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bentley ;—Baxterley ;—Hampton- 
in- Arden ;-—Shilton ;— Nuneaton ;—Farnley Tyas; 
— Hyde, Chester ; — Mottram-in-Longdendale ; — 
Longwood ;— Huddersfield ;--Golcar ;--Slaithwaite ; 
—Fartoun, and other places ;—Hution, and other 
places ;—Usk ;—Upton Warren ;— Broomyard ;— 
Whitbourne ;—Birdbrook ;—Clifford ;—Blithfield ; 
— Borobridge ;—Llanyehan ;—Llanarmon-yn- Yale ; 
—Llandyrnog ;— Gy ffylboy ;— Nottingham ;—Saint 
George-ihe- Martyr, Southwark ;— Bradford ( York) ; 
—Saint Thomas, Southwark ;—Froome ;— Buckland 
Brewer ;—~ Hailsham ;— Collompton ;— Ticehurst ;— 
Clapham (Surrey) ; — Bridgwater ; — Kempsey ;— 
Mitcham;-—Cookham ;--Edmonton ;-——Hadlowdown ; 
-—Chiddingly ;--Llangwyfar ;-- Horton;- Kirby Hill ; 
— Marsden ;—Aysgarth;— Nun Monkton;-- Aldbro ; 
—Marten; — Dunsforth ; — Roecliffe ; — Monks 


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—Colchester ;—Little Yeldham ;—Great Yeldham ; 
——Hexton;—Bath (two Petitions) ;-—Lyncombe, &amp;c.; 
— Weston-super-Mare ; -— Caunton ; — Stokesly ;— 
Brixton ;—and, Boxgrove, and other places; 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 Ballyjamesduff ;— Moville ; — 
Bailieborrow; —Kingarth;——-Carlow ;—Rathmelton; 
—Cotehill ;—Boardmills ;--Seaforde ;—Newry ;—- 
Ballydown ;— Ryan ;—Rathfriland ;— Kilmore ;— 
Killileagh;—Dundalk;—and, Castlereagh; praying 
for the abolition of the system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dewsbury Union ;--Wambrook ;— 
and, Nottingham (Chairman of a Meeting) ; praying 
for the repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath;-- Nottingham Union ;— 
Lancaster Union ;— Duxford ;— Grantchester ; ~— 
and, Swaffham Bulbeck; praying that the Poor Law 
Amendment 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 Chairman of a meeting of the 
Trustees of the parish of Strood ;-- and, Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne ; praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill, empowering Boards of Guardians to 
permit any lawful minister or preacher to give reli- 
gious instruction in union workhouses, at stated times, 
in the manner of public worship, at which all the 
inmates of the workhouse shall be allowed to be pre- 
sent; that no chaplain or other person giving such 
religious instruction shail, in consideration thereof, 
receive any payment out of the poor rates, and that 
inmates of workhouses may be permitted to attend 
divine service in church or chapel, on the Lord’s 
Day, according to the religious persuasion of such 
inmate,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Aberdeen (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Perth ;—and, Dunbar; praying the 
House not to sanction any measure for altering the 
present system of Banking in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alford;—Archdeaconry and County 


Church 
Patronage 


(Scotland.) 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
il 


Banking 
(Scotland.) 


Rating of 


of Derby (Northern Division) ;— Archdeaconry of Tithes. 


Dorset ;—and, Archdeaconry of Suffolk; praying 
the House to adopt measures for exempting Tithes 
and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to parochial 
and other rates,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Convener of the Convener Court 
of Perth, 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 the Boroughreeve, Constables, 
Commissioners of Police, Surveyors of the high- 
ways, and other Inhabitants of the town of Salford, 
praying that a Clause may be inserted in the Build- 
ings Regulation Bill, to exempt the borough of 
Salford from the operation of the said Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of the Boroughreeve, Constables, Com- 
missioners of Police, Surveyors of the highways 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Salford, pray- 
ing that the Commissioners of Police of the said 


Eleigh ;— Liston;— Great Hallingbury ;— Hurst- |town may be constituted Commissioners of Sewers 


pierpoint ;— Boston ;— Trevethin ; ~ Foxearth ; — 
Boxted ;—Sible Hedingham ;—Ashen ;-- Edgcott ; 
Vot. 96. 


| 


under the Drainage of Towns Bill, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ss2 Five 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Buildings Re- 


gulation Bill. 


Drainage of 
Towns Bill. 





Drainage of 
Towns; and, 
Buildings Re- 
gulation Bills, 


Oaths. 


West India 
Mails. 


import Duties. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Church Rates, 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Chicory 
Powder. 


Foreign 
Sulphur. 


316 


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A, 1841, 


Five Petitions from Dundee; praying that the, House to ag a Committee to inquire into the 


Drainage of Towns; and, Buildings Regulation 
Bills may not pass into law, as they now stand,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Baptist Church and Congrega- 
tion assembled at Thrapstone, praying the House to 
ass a general measure substituting Affirmations 
in lieu of Oaths, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county 
of the town of Southampton, praying that they may 
be admitted to give evidence before the Select Com~ 
mittee on West India Mails, as to the advantages 
of the Port of Southampton, for the establishment 
of a Post Office Packet Station, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on West 
India Mails. 


Petitions from Rathmell;— Wrose ;--Shipley (two 
Petitions) ;— Hellifield ;—— Sedbergh ;— Malham ;— 
Red Beck Mill, near Bradford ;—Monk Bretton ; 
—Austonley ;— W. Ineson and others ; — Glasgow 
(thirty-eight Petitions) ; —Hensingham ;—- Linlith- 
gow ; — Leicester ;— Sheffield (three Petitions) ;— 
Maryhill (two Petitions) ; —Skipton ; --Marton ;-- 
Coniston Cold ;-- Swaledale ; -— Guildford ; —Dis- 
sington ;— Royton ;—Oldham ;— Bradford ( York) ; 
—Perth;—Port Dundas ;--and, Pittenweem; pray- 
ing the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Maidstone, praying the House not to sanction the 

roposed measures for alteration of the Import 
Duties, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Brampton ;— Lancaster (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Brentford ;—and, Egremont ; praying for 
a revision and modification of the Import Duties,— 


were also a, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from North Walsham ;— Holden ;— 
Newton (York) ;— Clitheroe ;—Martin Top ;—Roxz- 
ton ;—Aldwincle ;—Chesham (four Petitions) ;—and, 
Aylesbury; praying forthe abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and Inhabitants of West 
Buchland, praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for the abolition of Church Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Bath 
Protestant Association, praying for the repeal of the 
Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from James Aitken ;—-John Swannell ;-- 
George Hayter ;--John Brooks Wentworth ;— Tho- 
mus Dolling ;— John Brittle ;-James Burrell Brown ; 
— Needham ;——and, Wilby; praying the House to ad- 
dress Her Majesty, to grant a free pardon to all per- 
sonsconfined for Political Offences,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Hunt, of High-street, Lam- 
beth, Chicory Manufacturer, praying that the pe- 
naltiesenacted by the Revenue Laws for adulterating 
Chicory Powder may be strictly enforced, as also 
that the manufacturers of Chicory Powder may be 
placed under the Excise Survey, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry English, of New Broad- 
street, in the city of London, Gentleman, Proprietor 
aud Editor of the Mining Journal, praying the 





Foreign Sulphur Trade as affecting the mines in 
this country, with the view of laying a duty on Fo- 
reign Sulphur imported, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Preenty-sixth 
Petitions presented from the 12th to the 14th day Lites 
of this instant May, both days 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 Cork ;--and, Scarborough ; pray- Timber Duties, 
ing the House not to sanction the proposed measure 
for a reduction of duty on Foreign ‘Timber,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Millers of the borough of Mew- Newcastle. 
castle-upon-Tyne and neighbourhood, praying that yP°™!sne 
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill may a 
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 con- Barnstaple 
sideration the Report on the Barnstaple and Braun- °°4 Braunton 
ton Road Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and eens 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Westminster ;— and, Saint Anne, Medical 
Holborn; praying for reform of the Medical Pro- Profession. 
fession,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Swannell ;—Henry Mead ;— Feargus 
Sarah Dawson ;— Charles Simpson;—Robert Mun- Connor. 


ford ; — Sarah Maynard ; — Wandsworth ; — and, 


Charles Williams; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Barnsley, praying Her Majesty's 
the House to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her Ministers. 
present Ministers from Office, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Message by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of Royal Asseut 

the Black Rod : to Billss 
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 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 Eleven Millions by Exchequer Bills 
Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One erecta 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one: 

An Act to alter and amend certain Laws relating Excise Collec- 
to the Collection and Management of the Duties of tin ¢ Me 
Excise : ” nagemen Like 

An Act to make further Provision for facilitating Slave Compen- 
and completing the Distribution and Payment of #0" o- 
Compensation for Slaves, upon the Abolition of Sla- 
very : 

An 








4, VicroRiz. 


- An Act for rendering a Release as effectual for 
ena pil. the Conveyance of Freehold Estates, as a Lease and 
Release by the same Parties : 


Banking An Act to make good certain Contracts which 
Copartnerships have been or may be entered into by certain Banking 
Bill. and other Copartnerships : 

Court of An Act to abolish Arrest in Personal Actions 


Exchequer commenced by process of Subpeena at the Law Side 
(Ireland) Bil OF the Court of Exchequer in Ireland: 


Dublin An Act to enable the Commissioners of Wide 

Wide Streets Streets to sell,and Her Majesty to purchase, certain 

(No. 2.) Bill Hereditaments in the City of Dublin, on the North 
Bank of the River Anna Liffey : 


Sir Walter An Act for the Erection, at Edinburgh, of a Mo- 


— nument to the late Sir Walter Scott : 
men . 


Northern and An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Rail- 

Eastern Rail- way Company.to make certain Deviations in the Line 

way Bill. of their Tine. and to alter and amend the several 
Acts relating to the said Railway : 


Manchester An Act for enabling the Manchester and Leeds 
and Leeds = Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money: 
Railway Bill. : 

West Durham An Act to enable the West Durham Railway 
Railway Bill Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 


amend the Act relating to the said Railway: 


Liverpool An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Decks Bill. Docks to erect Transit Sheds on the West Quay of 
the Prince’s Dock, to make a Wet Dock with Ware- 
houses on the Quays, and to construct other Works, 
and to raise a further Sum of Money, and for enlarg- 
ing the Powers of the Acts relating to the Docks 
and Harbour of Liverpool, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto : 
Accrington Gas = An Act to light with Gas, and supply with Water, 
ay Water the ‘Townships of Old and New Accrington, and 
Church, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 
liverpool Gas = An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers 
” and Provisions of an Act for lighting with Gas the 
Port and Town of Liverpool, and Township of Toz- 
teth Park, in the County of Lancaster ; and for light- 
ing with Gas the several Townships of West Derby, 
Everton, Kirkdale, Walton-on-the- Hill, Bootle-cum- 
Linacre, Litherland, Great Crosby, Wavertree and 
Garston, in the County of Lancaster : 
Clifton Bridge An Act for enlarging the Powers of the Acts for 
Bill. building a Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton 
to the opposite side of the River, in the County of 
Somerset : 
Plymouth and An Act to repeal certain of the Provisions of an 
= Road Act passed in the First year of the Reign of His 
“ Majesty King George the Fourth, for improving 
parts of the Line of Road between the Borough of 
Plymouth and the City of Exeter, through Ashbur- 
ton and Chudleigh, in the County of Devon : 
Plymouth An Act for repairing the Road leading from Brent 
(aver) Bridge, in the County of Devon, to Gasking-street, 
"in or near the Borough of Plymouth, in the said 


County : 
Slough and An Act for more effectually repairing the Road 
a from Cranford Bridge to Maidenhead Bridge, with 
naan Roads thereout to Eton Town End, and to the Great 
Western Railway, and from Langley Broom to 
Datchet Bridge, all in the Counties of Middlesex 
and Bucks : 
Coventry An Act for repairing the Roads from Coventry to 


and Warwick Warwick, and from Coventry to Martyn’s Gutter, 
Roads Bill. in the County of the City of Coventry, and in the 
County of Warwick, and other Roads communica- 
ting therewith, in the said County of Warwick: 
Harborough An Act for more effectually repairing and improv- 
a ga ing the Road from Market Harborough, in the 
‘County of Leicester, to Brampton, in the County of 
Huntingdon : 
An Act for the Division of the Rectory of Win- 
wick, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 
Bury (Sussex) An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bury, 


Winwick 
Rectory Bill. 


Inclosure Bill. in the County of Sussex : 
Waningore An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of 
Inclosure Bill. Waningore, in the County of Sussex : 

Vou. 96. 








18° Maiz. 317 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Ec- Eccleshall 
cleshall, in the County of Stafford: Inclosure Bill. 
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Up- Uplyme 
lyme, in the County of Devon ; Inclosure Bill. 
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Gam- Gamlingay 
lingay, in the County of Cambridge. Inclosure 
(No. 1.) Bill. 
A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Lord’s Day. 
Edinburgh, praying the House to adopt measures 
for prohibiting travelling, and conveying the mail, 
and all other labours of the Post Office Department 
on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Maria A. Wilby, praying for the Law of Libel. 
amendment of the Law of Libel, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Richards Smith, of Bran- Patents for 
don-street, Bristol, praying for the amendment of [nventions. 
the law relative to Patents for Inventions, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Kilshery, Church of 
praying the House to sanction the restoration of Ireland. 
the ten suppressed Sees in Jreland to their former 
separate jurisdiction, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Peckham (Surrey) ;—Bath;—and, Maynooth 
Winkfield ; praying the House not to sanction any College. 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Kilshery, Maynooth 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may pass College Bill. 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Idolatry 
bourhood of Bridlington, of the parishes of Flam- (Inia. 
borough and Bempton, and of the townships of 
Grindell and Specton, in the parish of Bridlington, 
praying for the discontinuance of all protection and 
encouragement by the Government of [ndia to the 
Idolatrous Ceremonies of the natives, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workers in the employ of Thomas Taxation. 
George Bennett &amp; Son, of Bolton, Cotton Spinners, 
praying for a revision and alteration of the system 
of Taxation, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Factory Labourers Factories, 
of Byron Ward, Nottingham, praying the House to 
pass a law limiting the labour of all persons em- 
ployed in Factories to fifty eight hours in the week, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented a Bill for the more Launceston 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within Smal! Debts 
the Town and Borough of Launceston, and other 
Places in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon: 

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


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Burwell Fen 
deration the Report on the Burwell Fen Drainage Drainage “™ 
and Navigation Bill; and the Amendments were Nor Bi 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Shotts and 
deration the Report on the Shotts and Wilsontown dimen 
ss3 Railway 9” 





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Staple mato 


Jamaica. 


Railway and 
Stage Carriages, 


Post-horse 


Duty. 


Inspectors 
of Schools 
(Scotland. ) 


Mates. 


West India 
Mails. 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Lime Toll 
Exemption Bill. 





318 


Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and 
reed to ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


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, Abstracts of the net Revenue raised in the 
Island of Jamaica in each of the years 1838 and 
1839, under separate heads, so as to exhibit the 
whole Amount of Taxation for Public Service :— 
Of the Expenditure or Appropriation of the same, 
under separate heads, in each year:—And, of the 
Population in the Island by the last Census, distin- 
guishing the Number of White and the Black from 
the Coloured Population. 

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 Amount of Mileage and Composi- 
tion for Duties on Railway and Stage Carriages 
respectively, in the years ended the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1839, 1840 and 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Amount of Post Horse Duty paid 
in each of the years, and in each of the periods of 
three months respectively, ended the 5th day of 
January 1839, 1840 and 1841. 


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 Correspondence between any 
Members of Her Majesty’s Government and the 
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, or 
any Commission or Committee of that body, or any 
individual acting on their behalf, relative to the ap- 
pointment, Powers, Duties, Instructions and Emo- 
luments of any Inspector or Inspectors of Schools 
for Scotland ; and of any Commissions or Minutes 
appointing such Inspectors, of any Instructions is- 
sued for their guidance, and of any Correspondence 
with, or Reports received from, such Inspectors, 
since their appointment. . 

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. 


Mr. More O’Ferrall presented,—Return to an 
Order, dated the 26th day of March last, for 
Returns of all Mates of the Royal Navy, show- 
ing the year and month in which they passed their 
examination for the Rank of Lieutenant; distin- 
guishing those serving on board Her Majesty’s 
Ships, and in the Service of the Customs :—Also, 
of the Mates that have been placed on the Pension 
List, in pursuance of the recommendation of the 
Navaland Military Commission. 


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


Ordered, That Mr. John O’ Connell be discharged 
from any further attendance upon the Select Com- 
mittee on West India Mails. 


Ordered, That Mr. Redington be added to the 


Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Commitiee, To-morrow, upon the County Coroners 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 9th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, 
the Lime Toll Exemption Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 


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A. 1841, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 26th day of this instant May. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Police, 


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 taken 
into custody by the Metropolitan Police Officers, 
and the Charges, in classes, on which they were 
taken, showing how the several Charges were finally 
disposed of, and whether by Magistrates or other- 
wise, between the 1st day of January and the 31st 
day of December 1840:—A similar Return from the 
City of London Police:—The like from Birmingham: 
—The like from Liverpool:—The like from Man- 
chester :— A Return of the Establishment in Scotland- 
yard, and all other Expenses of the Metropolitan 
Police, for the year 1840, not included in adie. 
mentary Paper No. 172, of 1841; distinguishing the 
Names, Offices, Salaries and other Emoluments of 
each, so as to bring the entire Annual Expense of the 
Metropolitan Police in that year before the House :— 
A Return, for the like period, of the Number of Bur- 
glaries or Robberies reported to the several Divisions 
or Station Houses as having been committed, distin- 
guishing the Number of Cases in which the Offenders 
have been apprehended, and the alleged Value of the 
Property stolen :—A similar Return from the City of 
London Police :—The like from Birmingham :—The 
like from Manchester :—The like from Liverpool:— 
A Return, during the like period, of the Amount of 
Property found upon Persons charged as being 
drunk, and subsequently restored, for the Metropo- 
litan Police :—A similar Return for the City of Zon- 
don:—The like for Birmingham :—The like for 
Liverpool :—The like for Manchester :—A Return 
of the Gross Amount of the Superannuation Fund 
since the Establishment of the City of London Police 
Force, with the Deductions which have been made 
or charged thereon, as Pensions or otherwise :— 
And, a similar Return from the Metropolitan Police. 
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 showing the Total Quantities of Foreign 
and Colonial Grain and Flour ; distinguishing each 
sort entered for Home Consumption, at each Rate of 
Duty, since the passing of the Act 9 Geo, 4. c. 60, 
to the latest Date that the Returns can be made up. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 7th day of this instant May, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do 
now leave the Chair, (for the House to resolve itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means) ; and which 
Amendment was, to leave out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ considering the efforts and sacrifices which Par- 

liament and the country have made for the aboli- 
tion of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the ear- 
nest hope that their exertions and example might 
lead to the mitigation and final extinction of those 
evils in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of the 
supply of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt 
the measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment for the reduction of the duty on Foreign 
* Sugars,” 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, 19° die Maii, 1841: 
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Protective and 
Differential 
Duties, 


Sugar Duties, 


Ways and 
Means, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill, 


4. Vicroriz. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley,\ ,., 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker: | Seats 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 317 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: f ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 
considering the efforts and sacrifices which Par- 
liament and the country have made for the aboli- 
tion of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the ear- 
nest hope that their exertions and example might 
lead to the mitigation and final extinction of those 
evils in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of the supply 
of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
be added, instead thereof ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said proposed Amendment, by leaving out from the 
word “ considering ” to the end of the Amendment, 
in order to add the words “ that it is practicable to 
“‘ supply the present inadequacy of the revenue to 
meet the expenditure of the country, by a judicious 
alteration of protective and differential duties, 
without any material increase of the public bur- 
thens, such a course will, in the opinion of this 
House, promote the interests of Trade, afford 
relief to the industrious classes, and is best calcu- 
lated to provide for the maintenance of public faith 


and the general welfare of the people,” instead 
thereof. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the said proposed 
Amendment :~-It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
considering the efforts and sacrifices which Parlia- 
ment and the country have made for the abolition 
of the Slave Trade and Slavery, with the earnest 
hope that their exertions and example might lead 
to the mitigation and final extinction of those evils 
in other countries, this House is not prepared 
(especially with the present prospects of the supply 
of Sugar from British Possessions) to adopt the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
“ for the reduction of the duty on Foreign Sugars,” 
be added to the word “ That” in the original Ques- 
tion :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 


Resolved, That, considering the efforts and sacri- 
fices which Parliament and the country have made 
for the abolition of the Slave Trade and Slavery, 
with the earnest hope that their exertions and exam- 
ple might lead to the mitigation and final extinction 
of those evils in other countries, this House is not 
prepared (especially with the present prospects of 
the supply of Sugar from British Possessions) to 
adopt the measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Go- 


vernment for the reduction of duty on Foreign 
Sugars. 


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Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the Committee of Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands 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 
further consideration the Report on the Ordnance 
Survey Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Monday next. 
Vou. 96. 


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319 


The Entails (Scotland) Bill was, according to Entails (Scot- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a land) Bill. 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) (Law Proceed- 


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 Vaccination Bill ; 

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


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till To-morrow. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit this 
day, notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 


Stamp Duties 
ings) Bill. 


Vaccination 


Bill. 


Committees. 


Registration 


the Registration of Voters (Zreland) Bill, was read, of Voters 


and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 
the Parochial Assessments Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, Copyhold and 


this day, the Report on the Copyhold and Customary 
Tenure Bill, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself mto a 
Committee, this day, on the Putative Fathers Bill, 
was read, and discharged. 

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


The Order for reading a second time, this day, the 


Municipal Annuities Bill, was read, and discharged. Annuities Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 


Committee, this day, on the Court Houses (Jreland) (1reland) Bill, 


Bill, was read, and discharged. _ 
Resolved, 'That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 


Committee, this day, on the Enrolment of Burgesses Burgesses Bill. 


Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Turnpike-roads 


Committee, this day, on the Turnpike-roads Bill, 
was read, and discharged. 

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


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Evidence Bill. 


Committee, this day, on the Evidence Bill, was read, 
and discharged. 

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


The Order for reading a second time, this day, the 
Schools Sites Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into @ nanish Claims. 


Committee, this day, to consider of the following Ad- 
ss4 dress 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Customary 


Tenure Bill. 


Putative 


Fathers Bill. 


Municipal 


Court Huuses 


Enrolment of 


Bill. 


Schoo's Sites 
Bill. 


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Felony Explae 
nation Bill, 


Boroughs 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Drainage of 
Towns Bill. 


Buildings Re» 
gulation Bill. 


Supply. 


East India. 
No. 328, 


Corporal 
Punishments 


(Army.) 
Nv. 329. 


Corn Laws. 


Machinery. 


320 


dress to Her Majesty, that is to say, That an humble 
Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that 
Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take into 
consideration the Report, bearing date the 12th day 
of May 1840, made by the Commissioners to whom 
it was referred to examine and adjudicate upon the 
claims of certain British subjects, for losses sustained 
by the seizure and confiscation of their ships and 
cargoes by the Government of Denmark in the year 
1807, and that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to advance to such claimants the amount of 
their respective losses as ascertained by the said 
Commissioners, and to assure Her Majesty, that this 
House will make good the same, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

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


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 
the Felony Explanation Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 
the Boroughs Improvement Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 
the Drainage of Towns Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, 
the Buildings Regulation Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into the 
Committee of Supply, this day, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to East India, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Corporal 
Punishments (Army), which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before four of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
To-morrow. 





Jovis, 20° die Maiti; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


HE House being informed, that the Sheriffs 

of the City of London attended at the door, 
they were called in; and at the bar presented,—A 
Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
mons of the City of London, m Common Council 
assembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying the House to sub- 
stitute a moderate fixed duty for the existing gra- 
duated scale of duties on Corn, was read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of the Number of all Detentions and Seizures 


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A. 1841, 


of Machinery attempted to be exported, which have 
been made by the Officers of Her Majesty’s Customs 
in the Port of London, since the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1824; distinguishing the Number of Seizures 
from the Number of Detentions, and stating whether 
the Machinery has been confiscated and sold, or 
restored to the Shippers or Owners; and, if restored, 
under what Penalties :—And, a Similar Return for 
all the other Ports of the United Kingdom. 

Return to an Order dated the 8th day of March 
last, for Copies of the Form of License granted by 
the Treasury for the exportation of Machinery pro- 
hibited by ont and, of any Treasury Minute or 
Order of Council, under which Licenses for the ex- 
port of Machinery are granted. 

An Account of the Number of Depositors in 
Savings Banks, and the Number of Charitable In- 
stitutions and Friendly Societies, and of the Sums 
deposited in Savings Banks, divided into classes, at 
the close of the last quarter, on the 20th day of 
November 1840. 

A Return of the Amount of Money received from 
the Trustees of Savings Banks by the Commissioners 
for the Reduction of the National Debt, since the 
6th day of August 1817; the Amount of Money, 
Principal and Interest, due by the Commissioners 
to the Trustees of Savings Banks, on the 20th day 
of November 1840, and the Value of the Govern- 
ment Securities standing in the Names of the Com- 
missioners at the Price of that day (stating such 
Price), to answer the Amount due to the Depositors 
for Principal and Interest on that day. 

An Account showin 
Amount paid by the Publ 


and Friendly Societies, and the Amount received 
from Dividends on Stock or other Public Securities 
in which the said Sums have been invested by the 
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National 
Debt, from the 6th day of August 1817 to the 20th 
day of March 1840. 

A Return of the Produce of the additional Duty 
of 5 per cent. on each article subject to Excise Duty, 
for the year ending the 5th day of April 1841. 

A Return of the Produce of the additional Duty 
of 5 per cent. on all articles subject to Customs 
Duty, and specifying the Amount of such Duty re- 
ceived on each of the twenty principal articles sub- 
ject to Customs Duty for the year ending the 5th 


'day of April 1841. 


Return to an Order dated the 23d day of April last, 
for a Return of the Produce of the additional Duty 
of 10 per cent. on each article subject to Assessed 


Taxes, for the year ending the 5th day of April 
1841. 


imported into the Ports of Liverpool and Gloucester, 
from any Ports in Prussia; distinguishing what is 
imported in British, and what is imported in Foreign 


.| Ships, from the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th 


day of January 1841. 


the Ports of Liverpool and Gloucester to any Ports 
in Prussia; distinguishing what is exported in Bri- 
tish, and what is exported in Foreign Ships, from 
the 5th day of January 1840 to the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1841, 


granting a Compensation Allowance to John Barron 
as late Second Depute Clerk and Extractor of 
Decreets of the Teind Court of Scotland, years 
1839 and 1840. 

Copy, Warrant granting Compensation Allow- 
ances to Sylvester Reid, as late Depute Clerk of 
Teinds, and to James Wright, as late Clerk to the 
Extractor of Decreets in the Teind Court Scotland: 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


























Mr. 


Machinery, 


Savings Banks, 
&amp;e, 


Savings Banks, 


the difference between the savings Banks 
ic for Interest and Charges and Friendly 
on the Sums due to the Trustees of Savings Banks Seieties. 


Excise Duty 


Customs Duty, 


Assessed Taxes. 


A Return of the Number of Loads of Fir Timber Timber. 


A_ Return of the Quantity of Salt exported from galt. 


Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the Compensation 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, Warrant (Scotland-) 





Sewers. 


Clent Vicarage 
Bill, 


4 VicToRIZ. 


Mr. Lush, from the Commissioners of Sewers for 
the Holborn and Finsbury Divisions, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, — Further Returns to an 
Order dated the 26th day of April last, for an Ac- 
count of all Sums rated by the Commissioners of 
Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and 
part of the county of Middlesex, in each year, 
between the ist day of January 1831 and the 31st 
day of December 1840; distinguishing the Amount 
collected, at what Rate, and how the same has been 
expended, under distinct and separate heads of 
Works, Establishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c. 
in each year; stating the Titles of the several Acts 
of Parliament under which the Commissioners act : 
—A Similar Account from the Commissioners of 
the Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within Holborn 
Division, from the Ist day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840 :—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of the Holborn and Fins- 
bury Sewers, within the Finsbury Division, from the 
Ist day of January 1831 to the 31st day of De- 
cember 1840:—A similar Account from the Com- 
missioners of Sewers for the Tower Hamiets, from 
the 1st day of January 1831 to the 31st day of 
December 1840:—A simwWar Account from the 
Commissioners of Sewers within the District called 
the South Division and the East Division, for the 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to 
Ravensborne, in Kent, from the 1st day of January 
1831 to the 3ist day of December 1840 :—And, a 
similar Account from the Commissioners of Sewers 
for the Saint Catherine and Blackwall Marsh Di- 
vision or District of Sewers in each year, from the 
Ist day of January 1820 to the 31st day of De- 
cember 1840; distinguishing the Amount collected, 
at what rate, and how the same has been expended, 
under distinct and separate heads of Works, Esta- 
blishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c. in each year ; 
stating the Titles of the several Acts of Parliament 
under which the Commissioners act, (so far as relates 
to the Holborn and Finsbury Divisions):—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Clent Vicarage Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1.1.7. Leave out “ Robert James’’ and in- 
sert “ the.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 31. Leave out “ subjects” and insert 
“ subject.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 32. Leave out from “ Hopkins” to 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Yorke do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of F. Smythies, Agent and Attorney of Walton (Essex) 
Elizabeth Welch ;--Owners of Houses and Lands a 


situate in the parish of Walton-le-Soken,in the county 
of Essex ;—and, Philip Bennet, of Rougham Old 
Hall, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Walton (Essex) 
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 Thomas Hustler, of Acklam, in the Middiesbrough 


provement 
I, 


North Riding of the county of York, Esquire, Lord —_— 
of the manor of Acklam, aforesaid, and Owner of ~ 


lands within the parishes of Ack/am and Middles- 
brough, in the said manor, and of Ann Barker, of 
Stockton, in the county of Durham, Widow, Owner 
of lands in the said parishes, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Middlesbrough Improve- 
ment 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 Denham Norreys reported from the Committee Ipswich Docks 


on the (re-committed) Ipswich Docks Bill; That at 3" 


the expiration of one hour from the time fixed for 
the meeting of the Committee yesterday, only Two 
selected Members being present (Three being a 
Quorum of such selected Members) he had adjourned 
the Committee until twelve of the clock this day, and 
at the expiration of one hour from the time so fixed 
for the meeting of the Committee this day, only Two 
selected Members being present, he had further ad- 
journed the Committee until twelve of the clock of 
the day on which the House shall next meet. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, with One selected Member, and to 
make their Report upon Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for dividing, allotting and in~ ElsingInclosure 
closing Lands in the Parish of Elsing, in the County (N° 2.) Bill. 


of Norfolk, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Burroughes do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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Ordered, That the Committee on the Bradford Bradford 

“ most,” and insert “ doth.” (York) Waterworks Bill have leave to sit this day, inne eae 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, | till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. } 

were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. Petitions of Messrs. Deans and Dunlop, of Flud- ForthandClyce 


yer-street, Westminster, Agents for William Stuaré Navigation Bill. 








Private Bills, 


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Burwell Fen 
Drainage and 
Navigation Bill. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed 
Private Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
for draining certam Fen Lands and Low Grounds 
in the Parish of Burwell, in the County of Cam- 
bridge, and for improving the Navigation of the 
Lodes or Navigable Cuts passing through the same, 
be now read the third time ; 

Sir John Hobhouse, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
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 concerned, 
that the House may do therein, as they shall think 


fit. 


Then the Bill was read the third time. 
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Stirling Crawford, of Milton, Esquire ;—Company 
of Proprietors of the Monkland Navigation ;-—Pro- 
prietors and Occupiers of lands, heritages and houses 
and manufactories in the parishes in the barony and 
in the burgh of Glasgow, along and adjoining the line 
of canal, and also Merchantsin Glasgow ;— Moderator 
of the Kirk Session of the barony parish of Glasgow, 
Guardians of the Poor of the said parish ;-—and, 
George Crichton, Manager of the London, Leith, 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Shipping Company, and of 
Persons interested in the trade between Edinburgh 
and Glasgow ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill,—were 

presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
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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. 


Nottingham 


An ingrossed Bill for better lighting with Gas the 
Gas Bill. 


Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, and 


the Liberties and Precincts thereof, and Places ad-| 


jacent thereto, in the County of Nottingham, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rolleston do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions of George Augustus Chichester May, of 
Belfast, Esquire ;—Grand Jurors of the county of 
Antrim, and on a Committee appointed by the 
Grand Jury of such county, for protecting the public 
interests of the said county ;—Robert Thomson, of 
Tennymount, in thecounty of Antrim, Esquire ;-—and, 
Trustees of certain turnpike-roads leading from Bel- 
fast to Antrim, and from Belfast to the Copeland 
Water ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway 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. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for paving, cleansing, lighting, &amp;c., the East 
Division of the Town and Borough of Southwark, 
and certain Parts adjacent, 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 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. 


Church of Eng- 
land Assurance 


Company Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Church of Eng- 
land Life and Fire Assurance Trust and Annuity 
Company to sue and be sued in the name of the 
Managing Director or other Officer of the said 
Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Neeld do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Medina River Petitions of Morris Dear, of West Cowes, in the 

Navigation Bill. narish of Northwood, and county of Southampton ; 
—Henry Middleton Kernot, of West Cowes, in the 
parish ot Northwood, and county of Hants ;-—Charles 
Middleton Kernott, of West Cowes, in the parish of 
Northwood and county of Hants ;—Charles Noyce 
Kernot, of West Cowes, in the parish of Northwood, 
and county of Hants ;—and, John Hewitt, of West 
Cowes, in the parish of Northwood, and county of 
Hants; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Medina River Navigation Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
tc 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. 


South Western 
Railway 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Lord Viscount Duncan reported from the Com- 
mittee on the South Western Railway (No. 2.) Bill ; 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill was 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tion; and 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 ; 


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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; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Kingsnorton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of = Debts 
the Petition for the Kingsnorton Small Debts Bill,  ~* 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Jurisdiction of the Kingsnorton Court of 
Requests, and to amend the Act relating thereto: 

And that Mr. Barneby, Captain Winnington and 
Sir Eardley Wilmot do prepare, and bring it in, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Atherstone 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a Debis 
the Petition for the Atherstone Small 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 parish of Vuneaton, and township 
of Atherstone, and other parishes and places, in the 
counties of Warwick and Leicester: And that Mr. 
Dugdale, Sir Eardley Wilmot and Mr. Packe do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Burnley Small 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Debts Bill. 
the Petition for the Burnley Small 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 towns of Burnley and Colne, and 
places adjacent, in the county palatine of Lancaster : 

And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Lord Stanley and 
Colonel Scarlett do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Parishioners of the Deptford Pier 
parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the county Bill. 
of Kent, and also Owners and Occupiers of property 
within the said parish, and Commissioners for the 
Act for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the 
parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Deptford Pier 
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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Tinsley and Tinsley and 


Doncaster 


Doncaster Road Bill be revived:—And that they eed Bae 
va ° 


have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 

A. Petition of Owners or Occupiers of estates 
or Inhabitants of the parish of Conisbrough, in 
the West Riding of the county of York, 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 Burthwait ;— Bedminster ;—Bris- com Laws 
tol (four Petitions) ;—Gretna ;— Heads Nook ;— High 
and Low Hesket ;—Coventry (three Petitions) ;— 
Linwood ;—Preston Brook ;— Frome Selwood (nine 
Petitions) ;— Leeds ; — James Nelson ; — Golborne ; 
—Foleshill and Exhall;— Rastrick ;— Carlisle ;— 
Leigh (Lancaster) (two Petitions) ;—Heywood ;— 
Singleborough ; — Shipley ; —Salford; — Rochdale ; 
— Winslow ;—Lowton ;— Hurst Green ;— Piglestone ; 
— Litile Horwood ;— Stone (Bucks); — Mayfield 
(Stafford ) ;— Bierton-with- Broughton ;— Mursley ; 
—Sowerby Bridge (sixteen Petitions) ;—Dagnall ;— 
Drayton Parslow ;— Worcester ;-—and, Paisley (two 
Petitions); praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions 





Church of 
England. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Maynooth 
College. 


ford ;— Baylham; — Blakenham Magna; — Little 


4. VicTokiz. 


Petitions from Netherwitton ;—- Woodhorne ;— | 
Polstead ;—Ponteland ;-- Elsdon ; -- Northampton ; 
—Beding field and Kenton ;—Creeting All Saints; 
— Reigate ;—— Basley ; — Titchfield ;—- and, Marl- 
borough; praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed,—-were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Etruria ;—- Carlisle (Mayor) ; — 
St. Mary-le-bone (Chairman and Secretary of the 
Board of Directors and Guardians of the Poor) ;— 
and, Ward of Cripplegate Within, London; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sproughton ;— Washbrook ;—Tat- 
tingstone ;— Harkstead ;—Freston ;—Little Wenham ; 
— Copdock ; -— East Bergholt ;—Chelmondiston ;— 
Stratford St. Mary ; — Erwarton ;— Belstead ; — 
Wherstead ; — Caple St. Mary ; — Chattisham ; — 
Higham ; — Shottey ;— Stutton ;— Woolverstone ;— 
Raydon ;— Burstall ;—Great Wenham ; —Shelley ; 
— Bentley ;— Holbrook ;—Hintlesham ;— Holton ;— 
Wressle ; — Hemingbrough ; — Latham ; — Fogga- 
thorpe ; —Knedlington ; —Bubwith ;— Willitoft ; — 
Llllerton ; — Newsholme ;— Breighton ; —Asselby ; —- 
Needham Market ; — Aughton;— Spaldington; — 
Slonham Aspall ;—Akenham ;—Barham ;—Battis- 


Blakenham ;-—Bramford ;— Bricett ;—Coddenham ; 
—Claydon ; —Crowfteld ; —Flowton ; ~-Gosbeck ; — 
Helmingham ; —Hemingstone ; —Henley (Suffolk) ; 
— Mickfield ;—Nettlestead ;—Offton ;--Somersham ; 
—Ringshall ;— Earl Stonham ;— Boughton ;—Ston- 
ham Parva ;—Barking and Damesden ;—Creeting 
St. Mary’s ;—Oxburgh ;— Barton Bendish ;—Foul- 
den ;—Shouldham;—Marham ;— Feltwell St. Mary’s 
and Feltwell St. Nicholas ;— Fincham ;—~ Mount- 
nessing ;—and, Hatfield Broad Oak; praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws, — were also pre- 


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





Petitions from the Chancellor, Masters and 
Scholars of the University of Cambridge ; — Fel- 
sted ; — Leigh (Essex); — Tywardreath ; — Chelms- 
ford ;—St. Luke, Chelsea ;—Silkstone ;—Netteswell ; 
— Matching ; — Little Hallingbury ;— Sturmer ; — 
Eccleston ;—Hognaston ;—St. Helen’s (Lancaster) ; 
—Kirkland ;— Huntingdon ;—Sherbourne St. John; 
— Oare; — Hellingly ; — Preston (Lancaster) ; — 
Crainlington ;— Fakenham ; — Redenhall-with-Har- 
leston ; — Llandwrog ; — Finching field ;— Wymond- 
ham and Hethersett ;—Wilberfoss and Catton ;— 
Settrington ;—and, Burton Agnes; 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 Fenton ;— Hanley (two Petitions) ; 
— Bucknall ;—Shelton (five Petitions) ;—Burslem 
(two Petitions) ;—Stoke (Stafford) ;—Harpfield ;— 
Newcastle (Stafford);—and, Etruria; 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 Trustees of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 
stating that they have heard with alarm of the 
proposition for building the new Courts of Law 
and Equity in the garden of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 
and praying that the area of Lincoln’s Inn Fields 
may be preserved in its present state, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Courts of Law and Equity. 





Petitions from Wisbech ;— Bollington ;—Sandbach ; 
— Buckingham ;— Runcorn ;-—Tuchingmill ;— Bod- 
VoL. 96. 


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min ;— North Walsham Circuit ;—Ely ;—Shipley ; 
— Haworth and Oakworth ;—Doncaster ;— Yeadon ; 
— Halifax District ;— Keighley ;— Melksham ; — 
Bradford (Wilts) ;— Swindon ;— Birmingham ; — 
Lowestoft ;—Southwold and Sotterley ;— Walsall ;— 
Wolverhampton (three Petitions) ;— Kidsgrove ;~ 
Uttoxeter ; — Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; — Newcastle- 
under-Lyme ;— Hill Top ;—Leek Circuit of Bruns- 
wick and Flash ;-- West Bromwich ;— Bilston ;— 
Great Bridge ;—Longton;—Saint Austell;—Iliogan, 
&amp;e. ;—Perran Zabuloe ;—-Saint Agnes ;—Tyward- 
reath ;— Mevagissey ;—-Bakewell (two Petitions) ;— 
Measham ; — Doveridge ; — Axminster ;— Swanage ; 
— Kingswood ;-—— Newent ;— Dover ;— Barham ;— 
Margate ;— Buckland ;— Saint Helen’s (Lancaster) 
(two Petitions) ;—Wimeswould ;—Loughborough ;— 
Wainfleet ;— Heighington ;-— Lincoln ;— Harmston 
and Waddington ; — Horncastle ;— Huttoft and 
Hogsthorpe ;-- Tetford ; -— Metheringham ;-- Slea- 


ford ;--— Auborn and Bassingham ;—Reverend Wil- 


liam Cattle and others ;—Alford ;—Bunkhill, &amp;c. ; 
--Spalding ;—Chepstow ;— Wells (Norfolk) ;— Wal- 
singham ;— Higham Ferrers ;— Coal Pit Bank ;— 
Ketley ;— Dawley Parva ;— Madeley Wood ; — 
Bridgwater ; — Barnwell ; — Romsey ;— Leek (two 
Petitions) ;—— Wednesbury ;— Deanery of Arfon ;-- 
Eccles Hill ;—Sheffield ;-—-Darlaston;—Canterbury ; 
——Poole ;—and, Ipswich (two Petitions); praying 
the House not to sanction aay 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 Grindleton ;— Bingley ;—Broomie- Import Duties. 


law, Glasgow ;— Edward Broughton, and others, 
Framework Knitters ; -= Milton, Henthorn and 
Coldcoats ; —- Crich ;-—-Whalley ; — Pendlebury ; — 
Waddington ;-—-Draycott ;—- Darley ; — Breadsall ; 
—Clitheroe (two Petitions) ;— Twiston ;— Ferres ; 
— Godley ;—Wiswell ;— Normanton ;— Litchurch ; 
—Chatburn ;— Melbourne (Derby) ;—Ockbrook and 
Borowash ;—Kirk Langley ;--Chellaston;— Ticknal; 
— Alvaston ; — Chaddesden ; — Aston (Derby) ;— 
Pendleton ;— Werneth ;— Ayton ;— Faversham ;— 
William Booth ;—Saint Leonard, Shoreditch (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;—Litéle Eaton ;—-Hollingwood ; 
—and, Northampton ; praying the House to sanction 
the proposed measures for alteration of the Import 
Duties,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Crumpsall;--Manchester; Walsing- 
ham Union (Chairman) ; — Blofield Union (Chair- 
man) ;—-Depwade Union (Chairman) ;~and, Swaff- 
ham Union ; praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Cowpen ;--and, Chirton; praying 
the House not to sanction the introduction of any 
Clause in the said Bill, relative to the cost of relief 
and removal of casual poor,—were also presented, 
aud read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Chat. 
ham, praying that provision may be made in the said 
Bill, empowering Boards of Guardians to permit any 
lawful minister or preacher to give religious instruc- 
tion in union workhouses at stated times, in the 
manner of public worship; that no chaplain or 
other person giving such religious instruction shall, 
in consideration thereof, receive any payment out 
of the poor’s rates; and that inmates of work- 
houses may be permitted to attend Divine service 
on the Lord’s Day, in church or chapel, according 
to the religious persuasion of such inmate, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Thingoe Union, praying that the said 








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Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church 
Patronage 


(Scotland. ) 


Petitions from Sisslooney ;--Ardclach ;--Glasgow 
{two Petitions) ;— Riccarton ; -— Inverbrothock ; — 
Logie Port ;— Nairn ;-—Croy ;—— Montrose ;-- Bre- 
chin ;—Dublin ;—Arbroath ;-- Londonderry ;--Saint 
Cyrus ;—-Galston ;-—County of Ayr ;-- Tartaraghan ; 
—and, Drumbanagher ; praying for the abolition of 
the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 
—— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Education 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Province of Mun- 
(Ireland.) 


ster, praying the House to extend to every class of 
the community in Ireland the advantages of an edu- 
cation proportioned to its wants and station, and 
that the recommendation of the Committee on Edu- 
cation in Jreland may be carried into effect, by ap- 
pointing and establishing provincial colleges in Lre- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Criminal 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
Offenders. 


mand,—Tables, showing the Number of Criminal 
Offenders committed for Trial or bailed for appear- 
ance at the Assizes and Sessions in each County in 
England and Wales, in the year 1840, and the result 
of the proceedings. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—The County 
Totals extracted from Abstracts of Returns relative 
to the Expense of Maintenance of the Highways in 
England and Wales. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns of the Number 
of Persons confined for Debt, at this time, in the 
Prisons in London, Middleser and Surrey ; stating, 


Highways. 


Prisoners for 
Debt. 


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in Classes, the years in which they were imprisoned : 
—A similar Return from all other Prisons for Debt 
in England and Wales :—A similar Return for all 
other Prisons for Debt in Scotland :—And, a similar 
Return from all other Prisons for Debt in Ireland. 

An Abstract of the aggregate Number of Persons 
committed for Criminal Offences in England, Scot- 
land and Jreland, in each of the Three past years ; 
showing, in columns, under the several Offences or 
heads of Crime, as correctly as the same can be 
made out, the Number committed for Trial in each 
Country, the Number against whom Bills were not 
found, the Number acquitted, and the Number con- 
victed in each Kingdom. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return, by the several Officers of the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland, of the Gross Amount of Fees, 
Salaries and Emoluments of their Offices, or received 
upon any account for their use, or for or in their 
respective Offices, in each of the Three years pre- 
ceding the 20th day of January 1841 ; distinguishing 
how much has arisen from Fees or Salaries, or other 
Emoluments :—Accounts of all Disbursements made 
in the said respective Offices in each of the said 
years; distinguishing the’particulars thereof; distin- 
guishing the Amount paid for Salaries or otherwise 
in the said respective Offices, and the Amount paid 
to the credit of the Suitors’ Fee Fund by any of the 
said Officers, in each of the said years :—Of the 
Number of Clerks employed in each of the said Of- 
fices, with their Names, Salaries, Fees and Allow- 
ances, and of the Duties performed by such Clerks :-— 
Of all Fees received in the Court of the Commis- 
sioners of Bankrupt, in each of the Three years pre- 
ceding the Ist day of January 1841 ; specifying the 
Amount paid to the credit of the Bankrupt Fee Fund: 
—Of the Salaries of the Commissioners, and the Re- 
gistrars and other Officers, and of all other Expenses 
of the Court of Bankrapt, and out of what Funds 
the same are paid; and the Duties of such Regis- 
trars and other Officers :—Of all Compensations 
paid to any of the late and present Officers of the 


Criminal 
Offenders. 


Court of 
Chancery, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 











A. 1841. 


Court of Chancery, and late Commissioners or 
Messengers of Bankrupt, in each of the Three years 
ending 20th day of January 1841; specifying the 
Funds out of which the same were paid :—Of the 
unnual Amount of all Sums paid to the Fund of the 
Court of Chancery of Ireland for Stamp Duties, from 
the period in the year 1836 up to which the last Re- 
turn was made, to the present time :—And, of the Sur- 
plus Funds belonging to the Suitors of the Court of 
Chancery of Jreland, in each of the Three years end- 
ing the Ist day of January 1841, after payment of 
all Salaries of the Officers, and Expenses of the Of- 
fices:—A Return, showing the Receipts, Emolu- 
ments and Expenses of the Officers of the under- 
mentioned Offices, in the Three years preceding 
Michaelmas Term 1833, for whose use received, and 
how applied ; Registrar’s Office, Six Clerks’ Office, 
Usher’s Office, Office of Crown and Hanaper, and 
Cursitor’s Office :—And, a similar Return in respect 
of the under-mentioned Offices, for the Three years 
ending the 20th day of January 1841; Registrar’s 
Office, Crown and Hanaper, Clerks in Court, Writ 
Office, and Affidavit Office. 

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


Petitions from Aberbrothwick ;— Inverness (two Royal Burghs 
Petitions ;—and, Aberdeen (two Petitions) ; praying (Scotland) Bill 
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 the city of Brechin, 
praying that the said Bili may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Montrose ;—Arbroath ;—Ayr ;— Banking 
Forres ;—Aberdeen (four Petitions) ;—and, County of (Scotland.) 
Elgin; praying the House not to sanction any mea- 
sure for altering the present system of Banking in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of house property, Mer- Arrestment 
chants, Clothiers, Grocers, Shopkeepers, Workmen, of Wages _ 
and others, Inhabitants of Kirriemuir, praying that (Set!¢) Bill 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, and other Inhabi- tdolatry 
tants of the borough of Huntingdon and its imme- India.) 
diate neighbourhood, praying for the discontinuance 
of all protection and encouragement by the Govern- 
ment of India to the idolatrous ceremonies of the 
natives, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies at Law, resident in the County Courts 
city of Peterborough, praying that the County Courts Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lieupon the Table. 

A Petition of Peter Stafford Carey, John Locke, 
William Corrie, and William March Sowton, Es- 
quires, the Four Counsel of the ancient court of the 
Marshalsea of the Queen’s Household, and of the 
Court of Her Majesty’s Palace of Westminster, pray- 
ing that provision may be made in the said Bill to 
compensate them for the loss they will sustain should 
the said Bill pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shop-keepers and Inhabitants of Waterioo, &amp;+ 
and in the vicinity of Old-street-road, Finsbury, Bridges. 
praying the House to adopt measures for redeeming 
and extinguishing the tolls upon Waterloo, South- 
wark and Vaurhall Bridges, was presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Samuel Fox, of Morning-lane, in Church Rates. 
| the parish of Hackney, Builder, complaining of his 
nanie 


Vi 
Bi 


Omg 


Victoria Park 
Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Registration 

of Voters 
({reland) ; and, 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
Jand) Bills. 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Lord’s Day. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Timber Duties. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Mechanics* 
Institutions. 


Enrolment of 
Burgesses Bill, 


4. Vicroriz. 


name being attached to a Petition from Hackney 
for the abolition of Church Rates, without his con- 
sent, and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, 
praying that the Victoria Park Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Killi- 
mor and Teeranasora, 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. 


Petitions from Ballybrichken;—and, Cahirconlish ; 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) 
Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the Parlia- 
mentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of George Hinchliffe, one of the Coro- 
ners of the county of Salop, praying that the 
County Coroners Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Vorthampton ;— Wellingborough ; 
— Sheffield ; — Chatham ; —and, Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of William Baines, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Tabl . 


A Petition of the Reverend William Berry Shaw 
and others, praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing the due observance of the Lord’s Day, 


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


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Walsingham Union, praying that provi- 
sion may be made in the Parochial Assessments 
Bill for rating the owners of small tenements to paro- 
chial rates, instead of the occupiers, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others 
connected with the trade to the British American 
Colonies, of the port of Lancaster, praying the House 
not to sanction the proposed measure for a reduction 
of duty upon Foreign Timber, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
Arbroath ;—and, Presbytery of Langholm; praying 
for alteration of the law relating to Parochial 
Schoolinasters in Scotland,-- were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Committee of the Sheffield Me- 
chanics’ Institution, praying the House to adopt 
measures for encouraging and assisting Mechanics’ 
Institutions, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the Enrol- 
ment of Burgesses 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 Cooper Grocott and John 
Yates, the Younger, Attorneys and Solicitors at 
Liverpool, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill for payment of the Revising Asses- 


sors for the several Municipal Boroughs in England 
Vou. 96. 


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325 


and Wales, during the time they shall be employed 
in the revision of the Burgess Lists, was also pre- 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Emsworth, praying Dog Carts. 
the House to pass a general measure prohibiting the 
use of Dogs as beasts of burden, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. : 


A Petition of Directors and Guardians of the Sugar Duties. : 
Poor of Saint Mary-le-bone, praying the House to 
sanction the proposed measure for alteration of the 


duties on Sugar, was — and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Ripon, Rating of 
praying the House to adopt measures for exempting Ti" 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, was presented, and read ; : 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat. 
A Continuation of the Statement (No. 84, of Session 
1840), of the Number of Months in each year during 
which the monthly average prices of Wheat in Great 
Britain have been at the Rates therein mentioned, 
from the passing of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60 (July 
1828), to the present period. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Municipal 
nesday next, the Municipal Corporations Bill, was —_— 
read; and discharged. ” 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 2d day of June next. 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being Royal Marines. 
put, That this House will immediately resolve itself dq 
into a Committee, to take into consideration so 
much of the Report of the Naval and Military 
Commission as relates to the recommendations 


relative to the Royal Marines: —It passed in the 1 
Negative. | 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into Ways and 
the Committee of Ways and Means, To-morrow, Means. 
was read, and discharged. 

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


The Order for the House to resolve itself into the Supply. 
Committee of Supply, To-morrow, was read, and 
discharged. 

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


The House was moved, That the Petition of Register of 
Samuel Cousins, of Old Cross, in the parish of Saint a 4 
Andrew, Hertford, which was presented upon .” 
24th day of March last, stating that very great in- 
convenience and injustice arise from the Riciatee of 
Voters for the County of Hertford not being printed, 
and praying the House to take the same into consi- 
deration, might be read, and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Account of Lists of 
the Sums paid by the Treasurer of each County, or ecto™ 
Riding or Division thereof, in England, out of an 
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, 
which was presented, upon the 1st day of May in 
the last Session of Parliament, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 


TTS Resolved, 








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Resolved, That, under the provisions of the Act 
for amending the Representation of the People of 
England and Wales, it is incumbent on the Clerk of 
the Peace of every County to write or print the 
Register of Electors annually, and to furnish Copies 
of the same at the most reasonable price. 

Resolved, That the omission hitherto to print the 
Register of Electors for the County of Hertford, and 
to furnish Copies at a reasonable price, has been 
productive of great inconvenience, and is an infringe- 
ment on the rights of the Electors of the said County 
in the exercise of their Franchise to return Members 
to Parliament. 

Ordered, That a Copy of the Register of Electors 
for the County of Hertford, for the year 1840, end- 
ing 1841, be forthwith laid before this House. 


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 Inspectors ap- 
pointed under 2 &amp; 3 Will. 4, c. 75, commonly called 
“The Anatomy Act,” and the district under their 
separate inspection: —Of the Amount of Salary 
paid to each Inspector, and Allowance for travelling 
Expenses, in each year from 1836 to the 31st day 
of December 1840, inclusive :—Of the Number of 
Visits made by each Inspector to the several Schools 
of Anatomy within his district; specifying the name 
of the School, and Date of each Visit, from 1833 
to 1840, inclusive:—And, of the Number of Reports 
to the Home Office, of all contraventions of the 
Anatomy Act by Teachers or Students, from the 
year 1833 to 1840, inclusive ; and also, the Result 
of any Proceedings which have been taken 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. 


Anatomy Act. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


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 Barristers who 
were appointed, for the first time last year, by the 
Judges, to revise the List of Voters in England; 
and of the standing at the Bar of each such Bar- 
rister at the date of his Appointment. 

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. 


Houses of Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
Industry, &amp;c., j 


(Ireland) Bill provide for the payment of Debts, Charges and In 
" cumbrances affecting Houses of Industry and Work- 
houses, and of advances made, conformably with 
previous usage, for the lawful purposes of such 
Houses of Industry and Workhouses, in certain 
cases, in Jreland: And that Mr. Beamish and Mr. 
Barry do prepare, and bring it in. 


Registration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
of Voters 


(England) Bil mittee on the Registration of Voters (Hngland) 
" Bill ;sx 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Punishment The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
of Death Bill. mittee on the Punishment of Death Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law 
Amendment Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


Offences against The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
the Person Bill. mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
the 17th day of June next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 





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A. 1841, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parish Con, 


reading of the Parish Constables Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


stables Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Administration 
the Report on the Administration of Justice (No. 1.) of Justice 
Bill ; (No. 1.) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) of Justice 
Bill ; (No. 2.) Bill, 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Madhouses 
into a Committee upon the Madhouses (Scotland) (Scotland) Bill, 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 330, 
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 Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Charitable 
into a Committee upon the Charitable Trusts Bill ; Trusts Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed 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 Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Victoria Park 
a Committee upon the Victoria Park Bill; and, Biil. 
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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- qyade of 
mittee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad British Posses- 
Bill; sions Abroad 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Presentnen 
Bill ; (Dublin) Bill. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery \Jreland) Bill; (ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; —_ (Dublin) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Insolvent 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent (reland) Bill. 
Debtors (Zreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage 
mittee on the Drainage (Jreland) Bill ; 

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


(Ireland) Bill. 


The 


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4 Vicroriz. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Stamp Duties 


a mittee on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) Bill ; 
np) Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
: Vaccination The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Bill, into a Committee upon the Vaccination Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. John Parker oo That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and had 
» directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 
Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 
the third time upon Monday next. 
Registration The Order of the day being read, for the second 
of Voters 


reading of the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


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 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :— The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Tuesday next. 





Copyhold and 
Customary 


Tenure Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Copyhold 
and Customary Tenure 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. Pryme re- 
ge That the Committee had gone through the 

ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Putative 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Fathers Bill. 


mittee on the Putative Fathers Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 9th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


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327 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Evidence Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Evidence Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported, That the Commit- 
tee had gone through the Bill; and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Schools Sites 
reading of the Schools Sites Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Danish Claims. 
to resolve itself into a Commiites to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to take into consideration the Report, bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their ships and cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark, in the year 1807, and that Her 
Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance to 
such claimants the amount of their respective losses 
as ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to 
assure Her Majesty that this House will make good 
the same; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 2d day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Felony Explanation Bill was, according to Felony Expla- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a nation Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 


The Boroughs Improvement Bill was, according Boroughs 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Improvement 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Towns Bill ; Towns Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Buildings Regulation Bill was, according Buildings Ree 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a gulation Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Amendment made by the Arms (Ireland) 








Municipal 
Annuities Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Municipal Annuities Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Court Houses 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
(Ireland) Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Court Houses (Zreland) 
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 Mon- 
day next. 


Enrolment of 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Burgesses Bill. 


mittee on the Enrolment of Burgesses Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill, 


into a Committee upon the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 


the Committee had gone throu 
Amendments thereunto. 
Vou. 96. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported, That 
gh the Bill, and made 





Lords to the Arms (Jreland) Bill be taken into con- Bill. 
sideration upon Monday next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Royal Burghs 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill. 
(Scotland) Bill, was read; and discharged. 

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


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Parliamentary 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Parliamentary Aurel... 
Burghs (Scotland) Bill, was read; and discharged. iad 

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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Valuation Valuation 
(Ireland), which was presented upon the 10th day (Ireland. ) 
of this instant May, be printed. No, 331. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Mates(Royal Mates (Royal 


Navy) which was presented upon Tuesday last, be Navy-) 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 











TT4 





IT STS a 


SG Aas RPO Saat SN 
NOR Es 


aL ae TE EC 


Workhouses 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Giordano’s 
Nat. Bill, 


Selby and 
Leeds Road 
Bill, 


Gourdon Hare 
bour (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Olveston 
Inclesure Bill. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Ruilway 

(No, 2.) Bill. 


Totnes, &amp;c. 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


328 Q4° Mair. 


Lune, 24° die Maii ; 
Anno, 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar 
resented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return of every 
eckheave that has been contracted for in Jreland 
by the Poor Law Commissioners; naming the Union 
to which it belongs, the Sum contracted for the 
building and completion of each, the Costs of 
Fittings and Contingencies charged against each ; 
with a Statement of the precise Quantity of Land 
attached to each, and the full Cost thereof; and 
also, a Statement of the Number of Paupers which 
each Workhouse is intended to accommodate. 
Copies of all Instructions issued by the Poor Law 
Commissioners to the Valuators in Ireland, expla- 
natory of their Duties, and of the Poor Relief Act, 
in regard to the making of Valuations by virtue 
thereof; and of all Documents tending to show 
what steps have been taken by the Commissioners 
to secure uniformity of principle in conducting the 
Valuations throughout Jre/and:—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Giordazs’s Naturalization 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 directed him to report the same without Amend- 
ment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr, Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Selby and Leeds Road Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Gourdon Harbour (No. 2.) Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Olveston 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 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 
ngrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
a by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 

ar as the same relate to the present application ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tiors 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. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Totnes, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


A, 1841. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small 
Debts within the town of Totnes, in the county of 
Devon, and other places in the said county: And 
that Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Montagu Parker 
and Mr. Baldwin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Saint Helen's 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Small Debts 
the Petition for the Saint Helen’s Small 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 towns of Saint Helen’s and Prescot, 
and places adjacent, in the county palatine of Lan- 
caster: And that Mr. Bootle Wilbraham, Lord 
Francis Egerton and Mr. George William Wood do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Heritors of the parish of Falkirk, Forth and Clyde 
in the county of Stirling, and also of the Kirk Ses- Navigation Bil), 





sion of the said parish, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill, 
was presented, and reag. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- gginburgh and 
deration the Report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow Union 
Union Canal (Cobbinshawo Reservoir) Bill ; and the pr 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill, ae 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Tradesmen Gainsburgh 
and other Inhabitants of East Retford, in the county Small Debis 
of Nottingham, praying that they may be heard, by ®#!!- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Gainsburgh Small Debts 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. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have Power to receive 
and entertain the said Petition. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Coundon 
hamlet of Keresley, in the county of Warwick, and Inclosure Bill. 
county of the city of Coventry, or one of them, 





praying that the Coundon Inclosure 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 for repairing the Turnpike- Barnstaple 
road from Barnstaple to Braunton, in the County end Browtion 
of Devon, and for making certain new Lines of Road ®°*4s&gt;™. 
to communicate with the same, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Bruce Chichester do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to South Western 
the London and South Western Railway Company, ge Bill. 
was read the third time. oe 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the 
London and South Western Railway Company, and 
to authorize an Agreement between the said Com- 
pany, and certain Inhabitants of Wandsworth and 


Battersea, respecting an alleged Loss in their supply 
of Water. 


Ordered, 





Med 
Navi 


De 
Re 


aat OO On 


Medina River 
Navigation Bill. 


Deanhead 
Reservoir Bill. 


Bourn Drainage 
Bill, 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Burnley Small 
Debts Bill. 


Kingsnorton 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


4 Victoriz¢. 


Ordered, That Mr. William John Blake do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of James Corke, of West Cowes, in the 
a of Northwood, and in the Isle of Wight ;— 

illiam Drover, of West Cowes, in the said parish ; 
—Robert Henry Matthews, of West Cowes, in the 
said parish ;—James Webb, of West Cowes, in the 
said parish ;—James Moore, of West Cowes, in the 
said parish ;— Richard Dear, of Weston Farm, in the 
parish of Mitcheldever, and county of Southampton ; 
— Restell and Charles Ratsey, of West Cowes, in the 
said parish of Northwood ;—and, Warden and Scho- 
lars, Clerks of Saint Mary College of Winchester, 
near Winchester ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Medina River Navigation 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 coun- 
sel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the Deanhead Reservoir 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (No water to be taken from 
the south side of the Mew Hey Road):—And the 
said Clause was brought up; and twice read; and 
agreed to by the House, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bourn 
Drainage Bill be revived :—And that they have leave 
to sit, and preceed, To-morrow. 


Sir Denham Norreys reported from the Committee 
on the (re-committed) Ipswich Docks Bill; and to 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 
and who were empowered to make provision in the 
Bill pursuant to the prayer of the Petition of the 
General Steam Navigation Company, which was 
presented upon the 26th day of — last ; That 
they had made provision in the Bill accordingly ; 
and had made other Amendments thereunto; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Colonel Scarlett presented a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts, within the 
Towns of Burnley and Colne, and Places adjacent, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Barneby presented a Bill to extend the Juris- 
diction of the Kingsnorton Court of Requests, and 
to amend the Act relating thereto: And the same 


‘ was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


Shotts and 
Wilsontown 
Railway Bill. 


King’s Z nn 
Port Bile 


second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, to be 
called The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness 
Railway, in the Counties of Lanark and Linlithgow, 
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. 


Mr. Bethell reported from the Committee on the 
King’s Lynn Port Bill; and to whom several Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred ; That the Order 
of the House of the 19th day of February last had 
been complied with ; and that they had heard coun- 
sel in support of two of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 


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329 


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. Bethell reported from the Select Committee Sewers Bill. 
on the Sewers Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for To-morrow. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway Bill be revived :—And that they 
have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Mr. Plumptre reported from the Committee on Monkland 
the Monkland Canal Bill; and to whom a Petition Canal Bill. 
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 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. 


Smyth’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and Smyth’s | 
committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Hawkhurst 
Turnpike-road from Cripps’s Corner, in the Parish Junction Road 
of Ewhurst, in the County of Sussex, to Tubbs Lake, ~'* 
in the Parish of Hawkhurst, in the County of Kent, 
and for repairing a Branch therefrom, was read the 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making and maintaining a Turn- 
pike-road from Cripps’s Corner, in the Parish of 
Ewhurst, in the County of Susser, to Tubbs Lake, 
in the Parish of Hawkhurst, in the County of Kent. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented a Bill to amend Newark Court 
an Act of Her present Majesty, for the more easy — 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the “'* 
Borough of Newark, and other Places, in the Coun- 
ties of Nottingham and Lincoln : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Handley presented a Bill for the more easy Sleaford Small 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Debts Bill 
Town of New Sleaford, in the County of Lincoln, 
and other Places in the same County : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Southwark 
Committee on the Southwark Improvement (No. 2.) Improvement 
Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the said (N- s.) Bill. 
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 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. Baldwin presented a Bill for the more easy Atherstone 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the — Debis 
Parish of Nuneaton and Township of Atherstone, * 

uU and 





iaaccneaind PP IORI 


cepa 





Aa a ena A oA NTT 


ET SS SA 


TS 


Sth a a ORES cS hE 


aA BATONS 


Brimington 
Inclosure Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Boston 
Harbour. 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Woodside 
and Hoylake 
Road Bill. 


Dublin Wide 


330 
and other Parishes and Places in the Counties of 
Warwick and Leicester : And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing the Commons and 


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Waste Lands in the Township of Brimington, in the 
County of Derby, 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 the Commons and 
Waste Lands in the Township and Manor of Brim- 
ington, in the County of Derb 

Ordered, That Mr. William Evans do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth: 

Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the 
Boston Harbour Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
South Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) Bill to make their 
Report be enlarged till Friday the 11th day of June 


next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Woodside and Hoylake Road Billto make their Re- 


port be enlarged till Friday the 11th day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 


Streets (No. 1.) Dublin Wide Streets (No. 1.) Bill to make their 


Bill. 


Liverpool Local 


Acts Amend- 
ment Bill, 


Deptford Pier 
Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


Totnes, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Hatfield (York) 
Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Emigration 
(Scotland.) 
Second Report. 


No. 333. 


Saint Helen’s 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Report be enlarged till Friday the 11th day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Liverpool Local Acts Amendment Bill to make their 


Report be enlarged till Friday the 11th day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Deptford Pier Bill to make their Report be enlarged 
till Friday the 11th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
London and Greenwich Railway Bill to make their 


Report be enlarged till Friday the 11th day of June 
next. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for the 
more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Town of Totnes, in the County of Devon, 
and other Places in the said County: And the same 


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


The Hatfield (York) Court of Requests Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Henry Baillie reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the condition of the 
Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and into the 
practicability of affording the people relief by means 
of Emigration ; and who were empowered to report 
their Observations thereupon, from time to time, to the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them; That they had further 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. 


Mr. George William Wood presented a Bill for 
the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Towns of Saint Helen’s and Prescot, and 








A. 1841, 


Places adjacent, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Members of the Chapter of Durham, Newcastle. 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or + ast. 
agents, against certain parts of the Mewcastle-upon- pil. 
Tyne Improvement 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. 


Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on the Bristol and 

Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill; and to whom two Fstter Railway 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That ** 
no person uppeared in support of the said Petitions ; 
—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 ; 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. 


A Petition of Directors and Share-holders in the Deptford Pier 
Deptford Pier and Improvement Company, praying Bill. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Deptford Pier 
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. 


Petitions from Alexander M‘ Taggart ; —Droyls-tuport Duties. 
den (two Petitions) ;— Newcastle-upon-Tyne (two 
Petitions) ;— Keighley ;—Harden ;— Kingston-upon- 
Hull ;— Cambuslang ;— Openshaw ;—— Spondon ; — 
Austwich, kc. ;— Linlithgow; —Westminster (High 
Bailiff ) ;— Wick; — Hull ; — Dalton; — Downham ; 
——John Kelly Beard ;—Brompton near Northaller- 
ton ;——New Miils ;~— Bakewell ;-—Wardlow ;— Foo- 
low ;— Gratton ;— Birchover ;-—Stoney Middleton ; 
— Clitheroe ;— Galashiels ; — Kelso ; — Selkirk ; — . 
Kilsyth ;-- Cambusbarrow ;— Edwin Keet ;— and, 
Hellifield; praying the House to sanction the pro- 
posed measures for alteration of the Import Duties, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Man- 
chester, stating that a meeting was called for the 
purpose of enabling the inhabitants of Manchester 
to express their opinion upon the proposed measures 
for reduction of the Import Duties, at which meeting 
a Petition was adopted, but which the Petitioners 
allege cannot be justly described as emanating from 
the inhabitants of Manchester, parties being refused 
admittance to the room where the meeting was held, 
if unprovided with tickets, which they state were dis- 
tributed with exclusive regard to party influence ; 
and praying that they may be permitted to prove the 
above allegations at the bar of the House, was also 


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


Petitions from Bentham ;— Nantwich ;—-Grahams- Com Laws. 
ton and Bainsford ; — Renfrew; — Swyre ; -— Ems- 
worth ;— Whitchurch Canonicorum ;-—Cannon-street, 
Saint George’ s-in-the- East, Tower Hamlets ;— Bridg- 








water ;—Chideock ;— West Hackney ;— Wapping ;— 
Hackney ; — Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, and Saint 
Luke, Middlesex ;--Clerkenwell ;—Cheltenham-place, 
Westminster-road ;—.D. M. Kewan, and others ;— 
Commercial-road, Lambeth (two Petitions) ;—Bar- 





tholomew-close ;—Bunhill-row, Finsbury ;—Kilmar- 
nock 





4 Vicroriz. 


nock (two Petitions) ;— Wadsworth (two Petitions) ; 
— Stansfield ; — Pymore ;— Bridport ; — Allington 
(two Petitions) ;— Walton-le-Dale (two Petitions) ; 
— Heapey; — Lunibutts-in-Langfield (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Manchester (nineteen Petitions) ;—JVant- 
wich ;-— Warrington ;-—Heptonstall (two Petitions) ; 
— Withnell ; — Cerne Abbas; — Beaminster ;—Ab- 
botsbury ;--Portisham ;--Mosterton ;--Stohe Abbott ; 
— Bradpole; -— Loder; — Burton Bradstock; — 
Punchnole;—Salford;—W ork-people in the employ 
of Thomas Ward; -—- Lambeth ; — Cambridge-road, 
Tower Hamlets ;-—Petticoat-lane, Tower Hamlets ; 
— Hoxton House, Tower Hamlets; — Monmouth- 
street, Finsbury ;— Seven Dials, Westminster ;— Wed- 
nesfield Heath ;— Wednesfield;--_ Derby ;—Bridport ; 
——Cowes ;--Church Bank, near Accrington ;-—Gala- 
shiels ;-——-Hawick ;--Flixton ;-—Irlam;—-and, Melton- 
street ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Kennington, Willesborough, and 
other places ;—— Hessett ;-- Drinkston ;—— Thorndon 
All Saints ;---Bodenham and Hope-under-Dinmore ; 
— Stratton Saint Margaret ;—— Yoxrley ;-- Marlbo- 
rough and Swindon ;-—Hinton Waldrist ;--and, Han- 
nington; praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Birmingham ;---Barrow-upon-Soar 
(three Petitions) ; — Sheepshead ;—— Loughborough 
(two Petitions) ;—Mountsorrel;—Hathern ;—Sution 
( Leicester) ;—Adpar ;—and, Selkirk; praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measure for altera- 
tion of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Wispington ;— Bucknall ; — Hal- 
tham ;-- Thornton Curtis ;—Asgarby ;—Cawkwell ;— 
Messingham ; — Kirton-in-Lindsey ; — Somerby ;— 
Barnetby-le- Wold ;--Worlaby ;-- Brumby ;--Elsham ; 
— Broughton ; — Scawby-cum-Sturton ; — Barrow ; 
— Horkstow ;—Saxby ; —Bonby ; —Ferriby ; —The 
Ribston Halli Agricultural Association ;—Croxton ; 
—West Ashby ; — Hagworthingham ; —Fulletby ;— 
Martin ; —Kirkstead ;—Horsington ;— Winceby ;— 
Bag Enderby ;-— Hemingby ; — West Barkwith ;— 
High Tointon ;—Langton-by-Horncastle ;— Ranby ; 
—Ashby Puerorum ; — Waddingham ; — Bigby ; — 
Searby ;—Appleby ;-—Great Sturton;— Goulceby ;— 
Asterby ;—Melton Ross ;—Greetham ;— Thornton ; 
— Wootton ;—Wrawby ;— Kirmington ;—Mareham- 
le-Fen ;--Cadney- cum- Housham;—Claxby Pluckacre; 
—Badlesmere, and other places ;-—Faversham (two 
Petitions) ; Newnham and Kastling ;—Ospringe, 
and other places ; —Lynsted ;—Challock ;—Lower 
Hardres;—Isle of Thanet ;—-Minster ;—Nacking- 
ton;— Waltham ;——Chartham ;—Petham;-—Daving- 
ton ;—Otterden and Stalesfield;—Ickham, and other 
places ;—Upper Hardres ;—Selling and Sheldwich ; 
—Blean ; — Otley ;— Woodbridge ; —Charsfield ;— 
Dallingho ;—Bawdsey ;— Walton (Suffolk) ;—Frim- 
ley Saint Martin ;—Frimley Saint Mary ;—Ather- 
ton ;— Nacton ;— Levington ;— Kirton ;— Hemley ;— 
Falkenham ;—Felixtow ;— Witnesham ;——Waldring- 
field ; — Tuddenham ; —Rushmere ; —Newbourn ; — 
Martlesham ; —Kesgrave ; —Hasketon ; —Grundis- 
burgh ;--Culpho;—-Clopton;—Burgh ;—Brightwell ;—- 
Little Bealings;—Greut Bealings;--Ufford ;--Sutton 
(Suffolk) ;—Shottesham ;—-Ramsholt ;— Petistree ;— 
Melton ;— Hollerby ;—Debach ;—Capel St. Andrew ; 
— Bromswell ;—Bredfield ;— Boyton ;—Boulge ;— 
Ledbury ; — Ballingham ; — Pixley ; — Munsley ;— 
Stretton Grandison ;—Ashperton;—Little March ; 
— Yarkhill;— Donnington ;— Holme Lacy and Bol- 
stone ;—Swalecliffe ;—Aylton ;—Castle Froome ;— 
Putley ;—Rosbury ; — Coddington ;— Woolhope ;— 
Eastnor ;—Tarrington ;— Canon Frome ;— Ashbock- 
ing ;— Bythorn, &amp;c. ;—Morborn, &amp;c. ;—Fetton and 

Stanground ; — Bluntisham, &amp;c.; — Alwalton ; — 
Southoe, &amp;c.; — St. Neot’s; — Abbotsley, &amp;c.; — 


Brington, Old Weston and Shurning ;—Warboys ;— 
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331 


Fenstanton and Hilton; —Ramsay and Bury ;— 
Sibson and Stibbington ;— Great Catworth ;—Spald- 
wick, Stow and Woolley ;—Sawtry All Saints, &amp;c.; 
— Yelling ;— High Bickington;—Marwood;--Berry- 
narbor ; —Atherington ;— Braunton ;—Fremington ; 
—Heanton Punchardon ;— Morthoe ; —Instow ;— 
Alwrington ; — Littleham ; — Abbotsham ; — Wool- 
fardisworthy ; —Olovelly ; — Stone-next-Faversham, 
and other places ;— Teynham and Norton ;— Bough- 
ton-under-the-Blean ; — Somersham ; — Buckworth, 
&amp;e. ;— Great and Little Stukeley ;—Abbots Ripton ; 
—Holywell-cum-Needingworth ; — Orton Longville, 
Xe. ;—Broughton, &amp;c. ;—Saint Ives (Huntingdon) ; 
—-Eynesbury ;— Kimbolton, &amp;c. ;—Yexley ;—Ham- 
merton, &amp;c.;—Old Hurst, &amp;c.;—WStilton, &amp;c.;— 
Great Gransden ; — Brampton ; — Connington ; — 
Alconbury ;— Great Paxton, kc. ;— Toseland, &amp;c. ;— 
Hemingford Grey and Heming ford Abbots ;—God- 
manchester ;— Buckdex ;--Leighton ;--Easton ;-- Had- 
leigh ( Suffolk) ;—O fferd Darcy and Offerd Cluney ;-— 
Pinchingthorpe and Newton;—Whatfield ;—-Cradly ; 
— Great Gidding ;—Great Raveling ;—Sapling ;— 
Great Ayton ; — Danby Wiske ; — Waresley ; — 
Naughton ;—Aldham;—and, Much Cowarne; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction the proposed measure 
for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. * 


Petitions from Wick and Pulteney Town Chamber Bankin 
of Commerce (Chairman) ;-— Wick ;—and, Falkirk ; (Scotland.) 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
altering the present system of Banking in Scotland, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Chapel-street, Soho ;— Willenhall ; ciurch Rates, 
— Aylsham ;— Huddersfield (two Petitions) ;—Hig- &amp;c. 
field;— and, Lockwood; praying for the abolition 
of Church Rates, the release of William Baines, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,--were 


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


Petitions from Bangor ;—Jacob Goode ;—North- poor Law 
wich Union (Chairman) ;—and, Thomas Starmorn ; Amendment 
praying for repeal or alteration of the Poor Law Act. 
Amendment Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guiltcross Union, Poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not Amendment 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and _ 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Breck- 
nock Union, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill, restricting the Guardians of any Union 
from sending any person above sixty years of age 
to a workhouse, who up to that period shall have 
supported himself or herself and family without 
parochial relief, such restriction not to apply to 
parties consenting to be relieved within the work- 
house, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cheltenham ;--and, William Young; Potitical 
praying the House to address Her Majesty for the Offenders, 
release of all persons confined for Political Offences, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Boughton-under-the-Blean ; — Maynooth 
Builth ;—and, Corsham; praying the House not to es? 
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 Perth ;—County of Edinburgh ;—- Orduance 
and, Members of the Highland and Agricultural Survey Bill. 
Society of Scotland; praying that the Ordnance 





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Waterloo, &amp;c. 
Bridges. 


Church of 
England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill, 


Copyhoid and 
Customar 
Tenure Bill. 


Paper. 


Drainage of 
Towns Bill, 


Medicat 
Charities 


(freland. ) 


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Survey Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rupert-street, Soho ;—and, Ciren- 
cester-place, Mary-le-bone; praying the House to 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing the 
Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzxhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kingston and Thruxton ;—Creden- 
hill ;— Abbeydore ;—Sutton Saint Michael ;—Shob- 
don ;— Canon Frome ;— Newnham (Kent) ;— Wood- 
church and Bethersden; — Berhill;—Langar and 
Barnstone ;— Cambridge ;—Halam ;— Thurgaston ; 
— Wenday-cum-Shingay ;— Ashburnham-cum-Pen- 
hurst ;— Maplebeck ;— Widmerpool;— Thrumpton ;— 
Kinolton ;— Edingley ;—Clayworth ;—Sandgate ;— 
Glasbury ;—Wedworthy ;—Ashbury ;—~Llanthelly ; 
—Throwley :— Corsham ;— and, Colwich; 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. 

Petitions from Sheeps Head ;—Barrow-upon-Soar 
(three Petitions) ;— Long Whatton ;—Basford ;— 
Hathern ;—Loughborough (two Petitions) ;— Mount- 
sorrel ; — Woodthorpe ;—Quorndon (two Petitions) ; 
——Sutton Bonington ;-- Gouch Mills ;—Ibstock ;— 
Measham ;— and, Netherseal; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money for 
the purposes of Church Extension,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stranorlar ;-—— Bannockburn ; — 
and, Croghon Kilisandra ; praying for the abolition 
of the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the 
county of Brecon, praying that provision may be 
made in the County Coroners Bill for the more 
adequate remuneration of County Coroners, and an 
increased allowance for their travelling expenses, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the a of Kingston-upon-Hull, pray- 
ing that the Inland Warehousing Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 


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to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Leighton 
Buzzard, in the county of Bedford, praying that 
the Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Edwards, of Dorset-place, 
Clapham-road, Surrey, praying the House to insti- 
tute an inquiry as to the practicability of raising a 
revenue of sufficient importance by an increased 
duty on Paper, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


ti Petition of Commissioners for lighting, watch- 





ing, cleansing and otherwise improving and regulat- 
ing the hamlets or liberties of Duddeston and 
e 


praying that provision may be made in the Drainage 
of Towns Bill for vesting in the Petitioners the ne- 
cessary powers for carrying the same into operation, 
so far as respects the said hamlets, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


'the southern Ports of Europe or from Africa, before 
chells, in the parish of Aston near Birmingham, | 





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adopt some measure calculated to establish a system 

of Medical Relief to the families of the labouring 

classes in Jreland, under the inspection, manage- 

ment and control of a competent Medical Board, 

founded upon the Medical Charities of Ireland, was 

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


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, Citizen and Sugar Duties, 
Stationer of London, praying thé House to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Sugar 
Duties, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Vaccination 
Armagh and neighbourhood, praying for amend- “*t- 
ment of the Vaccination Act, by transferring the 
powers thereby given to the Poor Law Commission- 
ers to a competent Medical Board, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Princes Risborough ;—and, Sutton Oaths. 
Bonington; praying the House to pass a general 
measure substituting Affirmations in lieu of Oaths, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of house property, House Arrestment 
Factors, Merchants, Clothiers, Grocers, Provision of Wages _ 
Dealers, Shopkeepers, Workmen and others, Inha- eae. 
bitants of Kirkwall, praying that the Arrestment 
of Wages (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Ma- Timber Duties, 
nufactures of Greenock, praying the House not to 
sanction the proposed measure for a reduction of 
duty on Foreign Timber, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Chelten- Universal 
ham, praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Suffrage, &amp;c. 
and for the release of all persons confined for Po- 
litical Offences, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Launceston Small Debts Bill was read a Launceston 
second time ; and committed. ay Debis 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Ezeter Small Debts Bill was read a second Exeter Small 
time ; and committed. Debts Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn, &amp;c. 
Statements of the monthly Average Prices of Wheat 
in Great Britain from 1792 to 1804 inclusive, similar 
to that laid before Parliament this Session (No. 84.) 
from 1828 to 1839, under the operation of the present 
Law; showing also the extreme range of Price in 
each of the two periods :--Of the Highest Price of 
Wheat in Great Britain in 1795, and the Lowest 
Price of Wheat in 1796 :—Of the Total Amount of 
Bounty paid under the recommendation of the First 
Report on the High Price of Corn; viz. a Bounty of 
Twenty shillings per Quarter on Wheat, and a pro- 
portional Bounty per Barrel on Flour imported from 


the 31st day of August 1796, and of Fifteen shillings 
per quarter from the other Ports of Europe and from 
America, reported by the Right honourable Dudley 
Ryder, 16th November 1795 :——Of the Total Amount 
of Money paid under the extension of the Bounty to 
the Cargoes of all Ships which might then have been 





A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Armagh and neighbourhood, praying the House to 


in the Ports of Great Britain, or which might arrive 
here previous to the passing of the Act, as recom- 
mended by the Second Report from the Select Com- 
| mittee 





Wheat, 


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mittee on the present High Price of Corn, dated 8th 
December 1795, as far asthe same can be conveniently 
made up :—And, of the Articles which, by the First 
Report from the Committee on the Assize of Bread, 
&amp;c., were deemed expedient to be given as Relief to 
the Poor in lieu of Bread, Flour and Money; alleging 
“ that they had heard, with great concern, that from 
the mistaken application of the charity of individuals, 
flour and bread had been in some parts of the 
country delivered to the poor at a reduced price,” 
reported by Lord Hawkesbury, February 10th 1800: 
—A Copy of that part of the Examination of Mr. 
Claude Scott, Corn-merchant, before the same Com- 
mittee (Appendix, No.18.), in answer to the question, 
“ What prospect is there of a supply of wheat from 
foreign countries?—~A. The King of Prussia has 
already prohibited the export of all other grain but 
wheat ; and it is apprehended, that prohibition may 
be extended to wheat, .particularly in the event of a 
further advance in the policy of Great Britain, which 
might create an alarm in those countries. The ex- 
portation of corn is strictly prohibited from Holland, 
Flanders and France. With respect to America, by 
the last advices which came yesterday, dated Phil- 
adelphia, 25th December last, and by previous ad- 
vices, the produce of the crop in America exceeds 
that of any year for the last seven years, but far 
short of what has been the produce preceding that 
period ; the reason is the devastation committed b 
the Hessian fly, which has discouraged the ssoeth 
of wheat. The prices of flour, including all charges 
of freight, &amp;c., would stand in about 90s. per sack, 
and of wheat about 100s. per quarter:”—A State- 
ment of the Highest Price of Wheat, Lady-day 
Quarter in 1801, Midsummer-day Quarter 1801, 
with the Extract annexed, from the Cabinet of 
His Majesty the King of Prussia, signed “ Fre- 
deric Wilhelm, September 1801,” touching the 
expediency of imposing a graduated Duty on the 
Export of Wheat from the Prussian Dominions at 
that time; viz.a Duty graduated in proportion to 
the Prices of Wheat in Great Britain ; to be conti- 
nued at the full amount, if Prices continued high ; 
if lower, to be regulated accordingly :—A Cop 
of the Evidence given by his Grace the Duke of 
Bedford, in the Appendix (B.) to the Report of the 
Committee appointed to consider of the present High 
Price of Provisions, dated the 22d day of May 1801, 
relating to an Invention made for taking off the out- 
ward coat of the grain of wheat, and suggesting the 
great advantage that would result to the Country 
from the establishment of Public Mills in different 
parts for the purpose of Manufacturing Flour for the 
use of the Poor:—Accounts of the Total Amount 
of Wheat exported to Great Britain from the Ports 
of Prussia, Germany and Holland in the Eight conse- 
cutive years, commencing 1806 andending 1813, and 
the Total Amount imported into Great Britain from 
the same Ports in the Three consecutive years 1838, 
1839 and 1840; showing also the Annual Average 
of Quantity in each period, and the Average of Price 
in each period :—-Of the Total Amount of Foreign 
Wheat imported into Great Britain from 1793 to 
1814, from all the Ports of Europe and America, and 
the Total Amount of Foreign Wheat and Flour im- 
ported and brought into Home Consuption, from the 
passing of the Act of 1828 to 1840 inclusive ; show- 
ing also the Rate of Duty levied per quarter in the 
latter period:—And, of the Average Price of Wheat 
in Great Britain for Fifty years, commencing 1790 
and ending 1840; and the Average Price for Forty- 
six years, excluding from the calculation the years 
1794-1795, 1800-1801, as years of Famine. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Foreign and Colonial 
Wheat, distinguishing each, entered weekly for 
Home Consumption, with the Rate of Duty, and the 
Amount of Duty paid thereon in each week, in the 
years 1832, and so on, until the latest period that the 

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333 


Account can be made up; showing also the Total 
Quantity entered, and the Total Amount of Duty 
received in each year. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Schools Sites 

reading of the Schools Sites Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That the Bill be 

read a second time upon this day three months, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Poor Law 
further consideration the Report on the Poor Law Amendment 
Amendment Bill ; Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- Registration 
tee on the Registration of Voters (England) Bill ; » Sere : 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day (8!) Bill. 
three months, 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 Sugar Duties. 
granted to Her Majesty, the several Duties on 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. 





Mr. Bernal reported the Administration of Jus- Administration 


: r ill- f Justice 
tice (No. 1.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, (No.1 Bill 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the No. 334. 


Report of the said Bill be adjourned till Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Bernal reporied the Victoria Park Bill; and Victoria Park 
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 Order of the day being read, for taking Ordnance 
into further consideration the Report on the Ord- Survey Bill. 
nance Survey Bill :—The Bill was re-committed to No. 335, 
a Committee of the whole House :—And the House 
immediately resolved itself into the said Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernai 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 ordeced to be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next ; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Punishment of 
a Committee upon the Punishment of Death Bill. Death Bill. 
(In the Committee.) a 
Cuavses, N° 7, N° 8 and N° 9, disagreed to, 
Crause, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 11, agreed to. 
Curavusz, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 


Postponed Cuause, N° 1, amended, and agreed 
to. 


vuU3 Preamble 











Stamp Daties 
(Law Proceed- 
ings) Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Silk Factories 
Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Bankruptcy, 
Insoivency, 

and Lunacy 
Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Scotland) Bill 


Right of Voting 


Bill. 


Railways Bill. 


Tuland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Entails (Scot- 


land) Bill. 


Supply. 


Parish Con- 
stables Bill, 


. 


334 


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 the 3d day of June next ; 
and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Stamp Duties (Law 
Proceedings) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Factories Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Silk Factories Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the County 
Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday the 7th day of June 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


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 this day three months. 


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 Friday the 4th day of Ju ne 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 the 4th day of June next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Entails (Scotland) Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That 
th: 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 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. 


The Parish Constables Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


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A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 


mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) of Justice 


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


(No. 2.) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Madhouses 
further consideration the Report on the Madhouses (Sotland) Bil, 
(Scotland) 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. Bernal reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 

day next. 


Mr. James Stewart reported the Charitable Trusts Charitable 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 7s Bill 
to. No. 387, 
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 word “ Bill” to 

the end of the Question, in order to add the words 

* as amended, be printed,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 

—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 

the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 

next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Trade of British 
mittee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad Possessions 
Bill ; Abroad Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 

4th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Insolvent 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent Debtors 
Debtors (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) BS. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act to extend the Vaccination 
Practice of Vaccination was, according to Order, = 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. James Stewart reported the Copyhold and Copyhold and 
Customary Tenure Bill; and the Amendments were oa 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 10. After “ lands” insert “ and for 
“* improving such tenure.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 6. After “ Treasury” insert “ of the 
“ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 23. Leave out “ten” and insert “ five.” 

Pr, 4. 1. 28. Leave out “ ten” and insert “ five.” 

Pr. 4.1. 32. After “ cease” insert Clauses (A.) 
ana (B.) 

Cravuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the sa- 
laries of the Commissioners, the allowance to the 
Assistant Commissioners, and the salary of the 
secretary, assistant secretaries, clerks, messengers 
and other officers to be appointed under this Act, 
shall be from time to time regulated by the Lord 
High Treasurer, or the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury, or any three of them: Pro- 
vided always, That the salary of a Commissioner 
shall not exceed the sum of Two thousand pounds 
a year, including any salary to which he may be 
entitled under the said Act of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth; nor the allowance to 
an Assistant Commissioner the sum of Three 


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‘* pounds for every day that he shall be actually 
‘¢ employed or travelling in the performance of the 
“ duties of his office, including any allowance to 
“« which he may be entitled under the said Act; nor 
“ the salary of the secretary the sum of Eight 
“ hundred pounds a year; and that the salaries of 
“ of the assistant secretaries, clerks, messengers 
“ and other officers shall be in fit proportion: Pro- 
vided also, That the said Lord High Treasurer or 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury may 
allow to any Commissioner or Assistant Commis- 
sioner, secretary, assistant secretary, clerk, mes- 
senger or other officer, any such reasonable tra- 
velling or other expenses as may have been in- 
curred by him in the performance of his duties 
under this Act, in addition to his salary or al- 
lowance respectively.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the sa- 
laries, allowances and travelling and other ex- 
penses of the Commissioners, Assistant Commis- 
sioners, secretary, assistant secretaries, clerks, 
messengers and officers as aforesaid, and all other 
incidental expenses of carrying this Act into exe- 
cution not herein otherwise provided for, shall be 
paid by the Lord High Treasurer, or the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland.” 

Pr. 5.1. 7. Fill the blank with “ fourth.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 29, After “ commutation” insert “ or 
enfranchisement.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 7. After “ person” insert “ Provided 
always, That if any Lord, tenant or other person 
interested as aforesaid, shall be a Trustee for cha- 
ritable purposes, and the annual value of the 
Charity Estate, shall exceed Fifty pounds, such 
Trustee shall not sign any agreement or power of 
attorney, or join in any proceedings under this 
Act, without an order of Her Majesty’s High 
Court of Chancery, to be applied for by Petition, 
but on such order being obtained, or if the annual 
value of the Charity Estate shall not exceed Fifty 
pounds, such Trustee may sign any agreement or 
power of attorney, and otherwise join in any pro- 
ceedings under this Act, as if he had been bene- 
ficially interested in such Charity Estate.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 18. After “ hand” insert “ or in the 
case of a corporation aggregate under the com- 
mon seal of such corporation.” 

Pr. 8.1. 16. After “ writing” insert “ or under 
a common seal,” as the case may require. 

Pr. 8. 1. 34. Fill the blank with “ fourth.” 

Pr. 9.1. 1. After “ Lord” insert “ or Lords.” 

Pr. 9.1.6. Leave out from “ manor” to “may” 
in |. 11., and insert “ to the number of ten, or when 
“ there shall not be so many tenants as ten, then 
‘ one half of the tenants of such manor.” 

Pr. 9. 1.28. After “ newspapers” insert “ pub- 
lished in successive weeks.” 

Pr. 11. 1.10. Leave out “ the same” and insert 
like.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 5. Leave out “ for” and insert “ in 
respect of.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 21. Leave out “ for” and insert “ in 
respect of.” 

Pr. 12. 1.38. After “ may” insert “ fix a scale 
of fees to be payable to the steward, from and 
after the confirmation of the appointment, but so 
nevertheless as not to affect the interests of any 
steward in office at the time of the passing of 
this Act, who shall hold his office for life or 
during good behaviour, or of any steward of a 
manor so in office as aforesaid, where the usage 
shall have been such as in the opinion of the 
said Commissioners to lead to a just expectation 
that the steward will hold his office during his 
life or good behaviour, and such agreement may.” 

Pr. 13.1. 18. After “ alienation” insert ‘ or at 
any fixed period or periods to be agreed upon by 
the parties, every such fine.” 


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Pr. 18. l. 16. After “‘ agreement” insert “ or 
of any enfranchisement under this Act.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 34. After “ corporation” insert “ or 
body politic.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 35. Leave out “ or body politic.” 

Pr. 20.1.13. After “ politic” insert “ or patron 
of such living.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 36. After “ payable” insert “ and 
that the amount of such rent-charge shall be then 
increased in such proportions as the said Com- 
missioners or Assistant Commissioner shall think 
proper.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 3. After “agreement” insert “ such 
agreement not being an unperfected provisional 
— 

r. 25. 1. 31. After “ period” insert “ and in 
such manner,” 

Pr, 26.1.22. After “ thereof” insert “on being 
paid for the same as hereinafter provided.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 28. After “ valuers” insert “ and 
being paid as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 31. After “ them” insert “ and for 
preparing such statement the said steward shall 
receive from the person requiring the same such 
a remuneration as shall have been agreed upon, 
or in case of difference such a sum as the said 
Commissioners shall, under their hands and seals 
order and direct, and for copies or extracts there- 
of, the sum of Four-pence for every seventy-two 
words.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 10. After “ Act” insert “ and the 
said steward shall receive for the said Schedule 
and the expense of application as to ages and 
rates such sum as the said Commissioners shall 
think fit and proper to allow for the same, with 
the other costs of appointment.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 32. After “ awarded” insert “ or sum 
to be allowed.” . 

Pr. 33.1. 26. After “ that” insert “ unless upon 
cause shown to the satisfaction of the said Com- 
missioners.” 

Pr. 35.1. 11. After “ affidavit” insert “ or de- 
claration as the case may be,” and in the same 
line after “ sworn” insert “ or taken.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 33. Leave out from “ tenants” to 
but” in 1. 34., and insert “ included in the com- 
mutation, in rateable proportion to the sum 
charged on their land respectively, under and by 
virtue of this Act.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 36. Leave out from “ alienation” to 
and ” in Pr. 37. 1. 13. 

Pr. 39. 1. 27. After “ same” imsert “ and on 
payment of Two shillings and six-pence for each 
inspection, and after the rate of two-pence for 
every seventy-two words contained in such copy 
or extract.” 

Pr. 41.1. 39. Leave out from “money” to “ the” 
in 1. ult., and insert “ which shall be deemed to be 
“ of the value of such number of imperial bushels 
“ and decimal parts of an imperial bushel of wheat, 
“ barley and oats respectively, as such sum would 
“ have purchased, if equal third parts thereof had 
“ been invested in the purchase of those respective 
“ descriptions of grain at.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 1. Leave out from “ the” to “ ad- 
“ vertisement”’ in |. 2. 

Pr. 42. 1. 6. Leave out from “ Wales” to “ to” 
in 1. 10., and insert “ next preceding the passing of 
“ this Act, that is to say, at the price (for wheat) of 
“ six shillings and eleven pence three farthings per 
“‘ bushel, for barley of four shillings and one penny 
“ ner bushel, and for oats of two shillings and ten 
“ pence three farthings per bushel, such respective 
“ yearly sum.” 

Pr, 44.1. 32. Leave out “ quantity” and insert 
“ respective quantities.” 

Pr. 44. 1, 33. Leave out “ representing” and 
insert “ which equal third part of.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 34. Leave out from “time” to “such” 
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Pr, 44.1. 37. After “ advertisement” insert “so 
provided for.” 

Pr. 44. 1. ult. After “ Commissioners” insert 
or of any valuer appointed under or by virtue of 
this Act, shall die or become incapable of acting.” 

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Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That if any 
action or suit shall be depending touching the 
right to or amount of any fines or other manorial 
payments or incidents (except mines and mine- 
rals), or any question shall arise thereon, it shall 
be lawful for the said Commissioners or Assistant 
Commissioner to appoint a time and place in or 
near the manor for hearing and determining the 
same, and to inquire into, hear and determine 
such right or amount, or such question or ques- 
tions as aforesaid ; and the decision of the said 
Commissioners or Assistant Commissioner at such 
meeting, or any adjourned or renewed meeting, 
shall, subject to the provisions hereinafter con- 
tained, be binding and conclusive on all persons 
to whom Twenty days’ notice of the time, place 
and intent of such meeting shall have been given 
or left at their usual place of abode, or left with the 
occupying tenant of the lands to which such meet- 
ing shall relate, his, her and their heirs, executors, 
administrators and assigns, and the successors of 
any body politic or corporate; and such occupy- 
ing tenant shall forthwith send such notice by post 
or otherwise to the party for whom the same was 
left, and in default of so doing shall be liable to 
the penalty of not less than Five pounds and not 
more than Twenty pounds, to be recovered before 
Two of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, on 
summary application in manner hereinafter men- 
tioned, and shall also be liable to pay and make 
good to such party all damage which he may sus- 
tain by such default, to be recovered, with full 
costs of suit, in an action in any of Her Majesty’s 
Courts of Law at Westminster: Provided always, 
That if any such decision shall, directly or indi- 
rectly, affect any right to mines or minerals, such 
decision, so far as it relates to any such right, shall 
be null and void and of no effect whatever, either 
at law or in equity.” 

Crause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That any person claiming to be inter- 
ested in any lands, who shall be dissatisfied with 
any such decision of the said Commissioners or 
Assistant Commissioner, may, if the yearly value 
of the payment to be made or withholden accord- 
ing to such decision shall exceed the sum of 
Twenty P sme cause an action to be brought in 
any of Her Majesty’s Courts of Law at Westmin- 
ster against the person in whose favour such deci- 
sion shall have been made, within Three calendar 
months next after such decision shall have been 
notified in writing, in such manner as the said 
Commissioners or Assistant Commissioner shall 
direct, to the parties interested therein, or to their 
known agents, in which action the plaintiff shall 
deliver a feigned issue, whereby such disputed 
right may be tried, and shall proceed to a trial at 
law of such issue at the sittings after the Term, or 
et the assizes then next or next but one after such 
action shall have been commenced, to be holden 
fcr the county within which the lands, or the 
greater part thereof, are situated, with liberty, 
nevertheless, for the Court in which the same shall 
have been commenced, or any Judge of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Courts of Law at Westminster, to extend 
the time for going to trial therein, or to direct the 
trial to be in another county, if it shall seem fit to 
such Court or Judge so to do; and every de- 
fendant in any such action shall enter an appear- 
ance thereto and accept such issue ; but in case 
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or in case the defendant shall fail to enter such 
appearance or accept such issue, then the same 
shall be settled under the direction of the Court 
in which the action shall be brought, or by any 
Judge of Her Majesty’s Courts of Law at West- 
minster, and the plaintiff may proceed thereon in 
like manner as if the defendant had appeared and 
accepted such issue; and the parties in such 
action shall produce to each other 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 any such issue, 
all books, deeds, papers and writings, terriers, 
maps, plans and surveys relating to the matters 
in issue, in their respective custody or power ; and 
it shall be lawful for the Judge by whom any such 
action shall be tried, if he shall think fit, to direct 
the jury to find a verdict, subject to the opinion 
of the Court upon a special case ; and the verdict 
which shall be given in any such action, or the 
judgment of the Court upon the case subject to 
which the same may be given, shall be final and 
binding upon all parties thereto, unless the Court 
wherein such action shall be brought shall set 
aside such verdict, and order a new trial to be had 
therein, which it shall be lawful for the said Court 
to do, if it shall see fit: Provided also, That in 
case any such decision shall involve a question of 
law only, and the parties in difference shall be 
agreed upon the facts relating thereto, and whereon 
such decision shall have been founded, the said 
Commissioners or Assistant Commissioner, at the 
request of the person dissatisfied (such request to 
be made in writing within Three calendar months 
after such decision, and at least Fourteen days’ 
previous notice in writing of such request to be 
given in like manner to the other parties in dif- 
ference, or to their known agents), shall direct a 
case to be stated for the opinion of such one of 
Her Majesty's Courts of Law at Westminster as 
the said Commissioners or Assistant Commis- 
sioner shall think fit; which case shall be settled 
by them or him, or under their or his direction, in 
case the parties differ about the same, and may 
be set down for argument, and be brought before 
the Court in like manner as other cases are brought 
before the Court; and the decision of such Court 
upon every case so brought before it shall be bind- 
ing upon all parties concerned therein: Provided 
always, That after such verdict given, and not set 
aside by the Court, or after such decision of the 
Court, the said Commissioners or Assistant Com- 
missioner shall be bound by such verdict or deci- 
sion; and the costs of every action, or of stating 
such case, and obtaining a decision thereon, shall 
be in the discretion of the Court in or by which 
the same shall be decided, which may order the 
same to be taxed by the proper officer of the 
Court; and the like execution may be had for the 
same as if such Costs had been recovered upon a 
judgment of record of the said Court.” 

Cravuse (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That no pro- 
ceedings of or before the said Commissioners or 
Assistant Commissioner, or in any action, or in 
any case stated, or reference in pursuance of this 
Act, shall abate or cease by reason of the death of 
any person interested therein.” 

Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That if any 
person in whose favour any such decision of the said 
Commissioners or any Assistant Commissioner 
shall have been made shall die before any such 
action shall have been brought or case stated, and 
before the expiration of the time hereinbefore 
limited for that purpose, it shall be lawful for any 
person who might have brought such action or 
have had such case stated against the person so 
dying to bring or have the same, within the time 
so limited as aforesaid, nominally against such’ 
person as if living, and to serve the said Commis- 
sioners or Assistant Commissioner with process 
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and notices relating thereto, in the same manne 
as the person deceased might have been served 
therewith if living ; and it shall be lawful for every 
person entitled to the benefit of such decision as 
aforesaid, or in case of any such person being a 
minor, idiot, lunatic, feme covert, beyond the seas, 
or labouring under any other legal disability, the 
guardian, trustee, committee of the estate, hus- 
band, or attorney, respectively, or in default 
thereof, such person as may be nominated for that 
purpose by the said Commissioners, and whom 
they are hereby empowered to nominate, under 


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their hands and seal, to appear and defend such 
action or argue such case; and proceedings shall 
be had therein in the like manner, and the rights 
of all persons shall be equally bound and con- 
cluded by the event of alk action or the decision 
of such case, as if such person had been living or 
free from disability ; and the costs of every such 
action or case shall be in the discretion of the 
Court, as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 29. After “ aforesaid” insert “ or any 
expenses legally chargeable under this Act upon 
the land of which he shall be such tenant or oc- 
cupier.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 34. After “ accrued ” insert “ on or.” 

Pr. 51.1s. 34 and 35. Leave out “ commutation” 
“ confirmation of the appointment.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 5. After “ heriots” insert “ or of any 
such rights respectively.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 9. After “include” insert “ an,” and 
after “apportionment” insert “ of the rent-charge 
“ or other consideration for the commutation, and 
of the costs and expenses of and attending the 
same, and may fix a scale of fees to be payable 
to the steward from and after the confirmation 
of the agreements, but so nevertheless as not to 


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affect the interests of any steward in office at the 
time of the passing of this Act who shall hold 
his office for life, or during good behaviour, or of 
any steward of a manor so in office as aforesaid, 
where the usage shall have been such as in the 
opinion of the said Commissioners to lead to a 
just expectation that the steward will hold his 
office during his life or good behaviour.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 21. After “ possession” insert “ or by 
any agreement to be enrolled or entered on the 
court-rolls of the manor, a copy thereof delivered 
to the tenant, as in cases of admission to lands, 
copyhold of the manor,” and Clauses (G.), (H.) 
and (I.) 

Cuiavuss (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Lord 
of any manor shall in addition to other his reme- 
dies for enforcing admittances, and for recovery of 
the fine thereon, now possessed in respect of fines 
arbitrary, be entitled to adopt and take, in all 
cases of commutation fines, and the admittance 


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the admittance of infants, femes coverts and 
lunatics, and recovery of fines in such admittance, 
in and by an Act passed in the Session of the 
eleventh year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, and the first year of the 


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reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
intituled, ‘An Act for the consolidating and 
amending the Law relating to Property belonging 
to Infants, Femes Coverts, Idiots, Lunatics and 
Persons of Unsound Mind.’ ” 





Cuiause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and after any commutation to be effected under 
this Act, which shall not comprise all the manorial 
rights under which the lands, the subject thereof, 
shall be held, it shall and may be lawful for the 
Lord and tenants for the time being, and in like 
manner as aforesaid, from time to time, to com- 
mute any rights not previously commuted, and 
either in consideration of a rent-charge and fines 
limited as aforesaid, or of fines payable on death 





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337 


or alienation, and whether the original commuta- 
tion was in the one mode or the other, also to 
provide that such additional payments shall, if of 
the same class, be added to and increase the pay- 
ments under the original commutation, or be made 
separately payable; also that it shall be lawful, 
in like manner, and at any time after any such 
commutation, or supplemental commutation, to 
substitute a commutation at a rent-charge and 
fines limited in amount as aforesaid, for a commu- 
tation under this Act, at fines payable on death 
or alienation.” 

CuauseE (I.) “ And be it Enacted, That after 
any commutation apportionment shall have been 
effected under this Act, any apportionment of the 
commutation, rents or fines, whether on the sub- 
division of the lands subject thereto, or whenever 
otherwise required, shall and may be effected by 
an entry of apportionment on the court-rolls in 
like manner and with the like consent as is now 
used and adopted in apportionment of quit-rents, 
and which entry the steward for the time being 
is hereby directed to make whenever required 
and authorized so to do by a warrant or authority 
in writing, under the hands of the Lord and tenant 
for the time being; stating the terms of appor- 
tionment, and requiring the entry of apportion- 
ment on the court-rolls.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 15. After “ apportionment ” insert 
which shall have been specifically agreed upon 
between the Lord and tenants, and where none 
such shall have been agreed upon, then by a 
* schedule of apportionment.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 18. Leave out “ and” and insert “ such 
“ schedule,” and in the same line after “ be” in- 
sert “in either case.” 

Pr. 56. 1.7. After “ behaviour” insert “ or 
where in the absence of such patent or other in- 
strument, the usage shall have been such as in 
the opinion of the said Commissioners to lead to 
a just expectation that the steward will hold his 
office during life or good behaviour.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 22. Leave out from “ tenant” 
shall” in 1, 27. 

Pr. 60. 1. 30. After “ lands” insert “ or any 
portion thereof.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 8. After “manor” insert “ and for 
which entry the steward shall only charge Thir- 
teen shillings and four-pence, and which shall 
not be subject to any stamp duty.” 

Pr. 74. 1,24. After “shall” insert “in the whole.” 

Pr. 80. 1. 3. After “shall” insert “ beheld by 
copy of court-roll, and shall be conveyed ~ 4 
surrender and admittance in all the cases in whic 
the same shall have been previously so held and 
conveyed respectively, and in all other cases in 
which the same shall have been previously so held 
and conveyed respectively, and in all other cases 
shall be held and conveyed in such manner as 
the same are now by custom hold and conveyed, 
and shall continue parcel of the same manors, as 
such lands would have been held, if such com- 
mutation had not taken place, but the same lands 
shall henceforth.” 

Pr. 80. 1. 10. Leave out “ that.” 

Pr. 80. Is. 19. and 20. Leave out from “ com- 
mutation” to “ Provided ” in 1. 83. 

Pr. 80. 1. 38. Leave out “ also” and insert 
always.” 

Pr. 81. 1.13. After “ made” insert Clause (K.) 

Crause (K.) “ Provided always, and it is here- 
by expressly Enacted and Declared, That nothing 
m this Act contained shall extend, or be held, 
deemed or construed to extend in any respect to 
affect, alter or vary the custom of gavelkind, as 
the same now exists and prevails in the county of 
Kent, but the same custom shall in every respect 
“ prevail and continue to prevail and be exercised 
“ in the said county in the same manner and to the 
‘“* same extent in all respects and particulars after 
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‘ this Act shall have passed as it has prevailed and 
“ existed heretofore, any thing herein contained 
“ notwithstanding.” 

Pr.81. 1.31. Leave out “in fee” and insert “ of 
“ the freehold,” and in the same line after “ lands ” 
insert “ for a corresponding estate.” 

Pr. 81. 1. 35. Leave out “ in fee.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 22. Leave out “ nothing in” and in- 
sert “ no commutation under.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 23. Leave out “ contained.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 36. After “ minerals” insert “ or 
“ quarries.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 37. After “ hereditaments” insert “ or 
“ any other manorial rights whatever.” 

Pr. 83. |. 4. Leave out from “ any ” to “so” 
in 1. 5. and insert “ Lord of any manor.” 

Pr. 83. 1. 7. Leave out “in” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 84. 1. 33. Leave out “where” and insert 
“ but doubts are entertained whether.” 

Pr. 84. 1. 34. Leave out “cannot” and insert 
can.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 23. After “ roll” insert “ or according 
to the custom of the said manor.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 27. After “ roll’? insert “ or accord- 
ing to such custom.” 

Pr. 87. 1.7. After “roll” insert “ or according 
to the custom of such manor.” 

Pr. 87. 1. 10. Leave out from “ admitted ” to 
“ And” in 1. 15.” 

Pr. 87. 1.19. After “ surrender ” insert “ and 
deed of surrender,” and in the same line after 
which ” insert “ the Lord shall be compellable to 
accept, or shall accept.” 


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A, 1841. 


or the deputy of such steward ; and such parcel or 
parcels shall, except so far as the tenure or descent 
thereof shall be affected by this Act, be held of the 
Lord of the same manor in all respects, and shall be 
from time to time conveyed in such manner as any 
such original tenement has by custom been held 
and conveyed.” 

Criavuse(N.) “ And be it Enacted, That no agree- 
ment, award, schedule of apportionment or power 
of attorney, made or confirmed or used under this 
Act, shall be chargeable with any stamp duty.” 

_ Pr. 93.1.7. Leave out “and” and in the same 
line after “ Wales” insert “ and Ireland.” 
Pr. 93.1. 21. After “ be” insert “ or to such 
“ portion or portions of a manor as the said Com- 
“ missioners shall by any order in writing under 
their hands and seals, with the consent of the Lords 
of the manor, direct to be considered as a manor 
for the purpose of effecting any commutation or 
enfranchisement under this Act.” 

Pr. 94.1. 16. Leave out from “ years” to “and” 
in]. 17. 

Pr. 94. 1. 22. After “and” insert “ corporeal 
*¢ or incorporeal.” 
Rg 94.1. 24, Leave out from “ rights ” to “ for” 
in 1, 25. 

Pr. 94. 1. 26. After “ therein ” insert “ the word 
enfranchisement shall extend to and include the 
discharge of freehold lands from heriots and other 
manorial rights.” 

Pr. 94. 1. 28. Leave out from “ include” to 
the” in 1. 32. and insert “ money payments in lieu 
thereof the word ‘rents’ shall include ‘ reliefs’ 


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of surrender.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 26. After “ roll ” insert “ or according 
“ to the custom of such manor.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 33. After “ granted” insert Clauses 
(L.), (M.) and (N.) 

Criause (L.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That where, by the custom of any maner, 
the Lord of such manor is authorized, with the con- 
sent of the homage of such manor, to grant any 
common or waste lands of such manor, to be holden 
of the Lord by copy of court-roll, nothing in this 
Act contained shall operate to authorize or em- 
power the Lord to grant any such common or waste 
lands without the consent of the homage assembled 
at a customary court holden for such manor, nor 
shall any court holden for such manor be deemed 
or taken to be a good or sufficient customary court 
for such purpose, unless the same shall have been 
duly summoned and holden according to the cus- 
tom of such manor in such cases used and accus- 
tomed before the passing of this Act, and unless 
there shall be present at such court a sufficient 
number of persons holding lands of such manor 
by copy of court-roll to constitute, according to 
such custom, a homage assembled at such court.” 

Crauss (M.) “ And whereas by the custom of 
certain manors, the Lords are restrained from 
granting licenses to their tenants to aliene their 
ancient tenements otherwise than by entireties : 
Be it Enacted, That from and after the passing of 
this Act, it shall be lawful for any tenant of any 
such manor, by and with the license of the Lord 
of the manor, or the steward thereof (which license 
such Lord is hereby authorized to give, or to em- 
&lt;“ esis the steward to give, by any writing under 

is hand, to be afterwards entered upon the rolls 
of the manor), to dispose of his ancient tenement, 
or any part thereof, by devise, sale, exchange or 
mortgage, in such parcel or parcels as he shall 
think proper, but subject to the payment of such 
portion or portions of the yearly customary Lord’s 
rent payable for the whole of such ancient tene- 
ment as shall be set and apportioned upon such 
parcel or parcels by the Lord of the manor of which 


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Pr. 87. 1. 24. After “ surrender ” insert “ deed “ court, and.” 


_ The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were — to. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


Bill, in page 3.1. 36. of the second printed Bill, as 


amended, by leaving out from the beginning of the 
line to the end of the Clause. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
a per to be left out stand part of the Bill :— 

he said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 

the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


Sir Denham Norreys reported the Court Houses Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and (Ite!and) Bill. 


agreed to; and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. John Jervis reported the Turnpike-roads Turnpike-roads 


Bill; and the Amendments, as far as Clause (A.), Bill. 


were read, and agreed to. 

Clause (A.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Amendment:--It passed in the 
Negative. 

Clause (B.) the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Amendment :—-It passed in the 
Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Boroughs 


into a Committee upon the Boroughs Improvement — 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Attorney 
General for Ireland reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 


such ancient tenement is holden, or his steward, | thereunto. 


Ordered, 


No. 338. 











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Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Attorney General for Ireland reported the 
Bill accordingly ; and the Report was ordered to be 
taken into further consideration upon Monday the 
7th day of June next; and the Bill, as amended, to 


be printed. 
Drainage of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Towns Bill. yeading of the Drainage of Towns Bill; 
Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That the Bill be 
read a second time upon this day three months. 
Buildings Re- The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
gulation Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Buildings Regulation 
No. 339. Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Attorney 
eneral for Ireland reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Attorney General for Zreland reported the 
Bill accordingly ; and the Report was ordered to be 
taken into further consideration upon Monday the 


7th day of June next, and the Bill, as amended, to 
be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
Bill on take into consideration “the Pree se made by 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
and continue for One year, and to the end of the 
then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts | 
relating to the Importation and Keeping of Arms 
and Gunpowder in Jreland; and the same was read, 
as followeth : 


Pr. 2. 1. 33. Leave out the second “ or” and in- 





sert “ and.” 
The said Amendment being read a second time ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth agree with the, 
Lords in the said Amendment :—It passed in the) 
Negative. | 
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to draw | 


24° Mazz. 339 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to com- Clerk of the 
pensate the Clerk of the Paice of the County Pa- — x 
latine of Lancaster, for his Loss by the Incorporation No.3 41 
of the Borough of Manchester: And the same was “~°***"* 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Courts of Law 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to give “4 Bavity- 
leave to the Earl of Devon and Lord Abinger to 
attend, in order to their being examined as Wit- 
nesses, before the Select Committee appointed by 
this House to consider the expediency of erecting a 
Building in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court 
for the sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in 
lieu of the present Courts adjuining to Westminster 
Hall, with a view to the more speedy, convenient 
and effectual administration of ii usticé: And that 
Mr. Solicitor General do carry the said Message. 


A Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act for se- Clent Vicarage 
vering the Chapelry of Rowley Regis from the Vicar- Bill. 
age of Clent, in the County of Stafford, and for the 
Sale of certain Lands situate in the parish of Row- 
ley Regis, and belonging to the Vicarage of Clent, 
with the Chapelry of Rowley Regis annexed, and 
thereby providing a Residence and Maintenance for 
the Curate or officiating Minister of Rowley Regis, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene 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. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland presented a Bill Houses of 
to provide for the Payment of Debts, Charges and relent} oe 
Incumbrances affecting Houses of Industry and “"° oe 
Workhouses, and of Advances made, conformabl No. 347. 
with previous usage, for the lawful purposes of wow 4 


up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Confer-| Houses of Industry and Workhouses, in certain 


ence, for disagreeing to the said Amendment: And 
a Committee was appointed of Mr. Attorney Gene- 
ral for Ireland, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Wyse, 
Lord John Russell, Mr. Young, The Lord Advo- 
cate, Mr. Bernal, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Sheil, | 
Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Litton and Mr. Lucas; | 
and they are to withdraw immediately. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 





Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 


7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Parliamentary ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Burghs "mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
(Scotland) Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 


7th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


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

Supension Bill to suspend the making of Lists and the Ballots and 
Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom : 
And that Mr. For Maule and Mr. Macaulay do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Clerk of the Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
stn ag to compensate the Clerk of the Peace of the county 
casier) Bill. 


palatine of Lancaster for his loss by the Incorpora- 
tion of the borough of Manchester: And that Mr. 
Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor General do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Militia Ballots Mr. For Maule presented a Bill to suspend the 
Suspension Bill. making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments 





No.340. for the Militia of the United Kingdom: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 





Vor. 96. 


cases, in Jreland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Detentions Machinery. 
and Seizures of Machinery attempted to be exported, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be referred 
to the Select Committee on Machinery. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to the Form of 
License granted for the Exportation of Machinery, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be referred 
to the Select Committee on Machinery. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the num- Savings Banks, 
ber of Depositors in Savings Banks, &amp;c., which was &amp;c. 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 342. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the amount Savings Banks. 
of Money received from Trustees of Savings Banks, Wo. 342. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Savings Savings Banks 
Banks and Friendly Societies, which was presented i ee — 
upon Friday last, be printed. No. 342. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Excise Duty, Excise Duty. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. = No. 343. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Customs Duty, Customs Duty. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 343. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Assessed Assessed Taxes. 


Taxes, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 343. 

printed. ' 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Highways, Highways. 

which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 344. 


Ordered, That the Abstract of the Aggregate Criminal 
Number of Persons committed for Criminal Offences O“¢enders- 
in each of the last Three years, which was presented No. 345. 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


xx2 Ordered, 


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Ss 


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a 


Timber. 
No. 346. 


Salt. 
No. 346. 


Court of 
Chancery, &amp;c., 
(Trelaud.) 


No. 348. 


Imperial Life 
Insurance 
Company 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Ardrossan 
Harbour Bill. 


Private Bills. 


Southwark 
Improvement 
(No. 1.) Bil. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill, 





340 Q4°95° Mazz. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Timber, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Salt, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Court 
of Chancery &amp;c., (Ireland), which were presented 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 25° die Mai ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 

a Imperial Life Insurance Company (No. 2.) 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 same were read, as follow: 

Pr, 5. 1. 2. Leave out “ with” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 5. 1.3. Leave out from “ court” to “ of” 
in |. 5. 

Pr. 8. 1. 32. Leave out from “ the” to “ for” 
in 1. 33. and insert “ actuary.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 3. Leave out the whole of the line and 
insert “ actuary.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 28. Leave out “chairman or member” 
and insert “ actuary.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 11. Leave out “ chairman or any other 
““ member ’”’ and insert “ actuary.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 13. Leave out “chairman or any other 
“« member ” and insert “ actuary.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 8. Leave out “ chairman’ 
“ actuary.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 3. After “ whatsoever” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Criavuss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
herein contained shall be deemed or construed 
to exempt the said Company from the provisions 
of any general Act relating to companies for 
effecting assurances on lives, and for granting 
annuities, which may pass during the present 
Session of Parliament.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Ardrossan 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; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


’ 


and insert 


“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
iti 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Southwark Improvement (No. 1.) Bill; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had considered the said Pe- 
titions ; and had heard counsel in support of several 
of them; 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; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for extending, enlarging and 
amending some of the Provisions of the Act relating 
to the Great Leinster and Munster Railway was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 





A. 1841. 


Ordered, That Mr. Yates do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Pollen reported from the Committee Newcastle. 
on the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill; phew-Tyne 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill pip" 


were referred ; That they had considered two of 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. 

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 ; 

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 Friday next.” 

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 Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The said Amendments, as far as Clause (K.), were 
accordingly read a second time, and agreed to. 

Clause (K.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made thereunto 
in fo, 1. 1. 9. by inserting after the word ‘ made” 
the words “ and which said street, so far as the 
“* same shall bounden on the said tenements of the 
“ Society of Friends, or their trustees, shall be of 


|“ the width of fifty feet, and no more.” 


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 Clause, in fo. 2. 1. 12. by leaving out from the 
word “ tenements” to the end of the Clause. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Clause :—It 
passed in the Negative. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments, as far as Schedule (A.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Schedule (A.), the next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, in fo. 2. 1. 3. by leaving out “ for every sack 
“* of flour, meal, or bran 3d.” to the end of line 10. 

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

And the said Schedule was agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That, in the present Session of Parlia- small Debts 
ment, all Bills for the more easy —_— of Small Bills. 


Debts may proceed through their several stages in 
manner hereinafter mentioned, in lieu of that pre- 
scribed by the existing Standing Orders :— 

That there be one clear day between the First and 
Second Reading : 

That one clear day’s notice be given of the Second 
Reading, and that it shall be sufficient, if the Bre- 
viate shall have been laid on the Table of the House 
one clear day before the Second Reading, and shall 
have been printed. 

That there be two clear days between the Second 
Reading and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, 
and due notice given accordingly : 

That Petitioners against any such Bills may be 
heard before the Committee on the Bill, upon a Pe- 
tition presented at any time before the sitting of the 
Committee. 


Ordered, 





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4. VicTORIZ. 


Boum Drainage Ordered, That the Committee on the Bourn 
Bill. Drainage Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, with 
two selected Members. 


Wicklow Hare — Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 

tour (NO.3) Wicklow Harbour (No. 3.) Bill, to make their Re- 

a port, be enlarged till Wednesday the 2d day of June 
next. 


Deanhead An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of Her = 
Reservoir Bit cont Majesty, for making and maintaining a Re- 
servoir at Deanhead, in the Parish of Huddersfield, 
in the West Riding of the County of York, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Portbury Pier | The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
and Approaches deration the Report on the Portbury Pier and Ap- 
wi. proaches Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Medina River Petitions from Inhabitants of the towns of New- 

Navigation Bill. 5or¢ and Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, and of Owners | 
and Occupiers of Wharfs and Landing-places in the 
harbour of Cowes, and of Persons navigating the 
river hereinafter mentioned, and others ;—Michael 
Ratsey, of West Cowes ;—and, Edward Watts, of 
West Cowes ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Medina River 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. 


Exmouth An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Market Bill. ~~ Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the first 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
An Act for regulating the Market in the Town of 
Exmouth, 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. 


Monkland An ingrossed Bill to enable the Monkland Canal 
Canal Bill, Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 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. 


Bristol and An ingrossed Bill for extending and enlarging 
_ Railway some of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the 


Bristoland Exeter Railway, 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. 
a and Ordered, That the Committee on the Tinsley and 
Read Bill, Doncaster Road Bill be revived:—And that they 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next, 
with one selected Member; and to make their Report 
on Friday next. 
se - An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the 
ue ®™* Manor and Tithing of Olveston, within the Parish of 
Olveston, in the County of Gloucester, 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. 


al Ordered, That the Committee on Smyth’s Estate 
ite Bill. Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make 
their Report on Friday next. 
Vo. 96. 








25° Maiz. 341 


_The House proceeded to take into further con- Sedgley 
sideration the Report on the Sedgley Road Bill; *°#4 Bill. 
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- Dewsbury and 
sideration the san on the Dewsbury and Leeds teed Road 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and” 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Armoy ;— Ballymoney ;— Grange ; Church 
—Kilmuir Easter ;— and, Perth; praying for the —- 
abolition of the system of Church Patronage in a) 
Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashford-in-the-Water ;—Birming- Com Laws. 
ham (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Dundee (fifty Pe- 
titions) ;— Manchester (three Petitions) ;— Mains 
(two Petitions) ; —- Forebank ;— Chairman of the 
Westminster Reform Society ;— Carrie ; — Long- 
stone ;— Oadley ;— Cosby ;—Marwelltown ;— Hinckh- 
ley ; — Alyth;— Master and Operative Printers of 
the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser ;—Blair- 
gowrie ;— Read ;-—Huncoat ;— Rough-lee Booth ;— 
Rimington ; — Broughton Astley ;— Rattray ; — 
Knighton ;— Great Wigston ;—Salford ;—Altham ; 
—Sapcoate;— Oadby ;— Know ;— Leicester ;— Upper 
Mytholm ;—Old Laund Booth ;—Beveridge Well; 
—Padiham ;— Marsha Bridge ;—Turvin ;— Brier- 
cliffe ;— Simonstone ;—-Wheatley Carr ;— Higham 
Booth ;--Goldshaw Booth ;— Hapton;—-.Rudclough ; 
— Wray ;--Midge Hole ;— Hebden Bridge (two Pe. 
titions) ;— Dinting Vale ;— Golgate ;— Ightenhill 
Park ;— Reedley Hollows ;—and, Barley Booth; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Lenham ;— Wonersh ;—Crauley ; 
—and, Great Hallingbury ; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—-were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Horrabridge ;—Newcastle Emlyn ; 
—Calon ;— Windermere—and, Stow (Edinburgh) ; 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measure 





for alteration of the Corn Laws,— were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from East and West Langdon ;—Sea- 
salter ;— Barham and Kingstone ;—Eythorne and 
Little Mongeham ;—- Waldershaw and Tilmanstone ; 
—Isle of Sheppy ;— Wingham ;— Wickhambreux ;— 
Reculver ;— Chislett ;— Preston, Elmstone and Stour- 
mouth ;— Wittersham ;— West Cliffe and Saint Mar- 
garet’s ;— Lydd, Romney and Walland Marsh ;— 
Minster ;— Chartham ;~ Goodnestone ;-- Bapeston, 
&amp;c. ;—Deal and Walmer ;—Nonington ;—Stone and 
Eboney ; — Herne ; — Crundale ; — Moldash ; — 
Worplesdon ;— Wester Ross ;—.Blackmore ;—Ingate- 
stone and Fryerning ;—Doddinghurst ;— West Ward 
( Westmorland) ; — Humber ;— Muthil ;—Comrie ;— 
Writtle ; — Buttsbury ; — Hundred of Farnham 
(Surrey); —High Roding ;—Eulpham;— Fobbing ;— 
Dunton ;—Stanford-le- Hope ;— Laindon ;— Orsett ; 
Stifford;— West Tilbury ;— Corringham ;—Horndon- 
on-the-Hill ;— Grays ;--Muching ;— West Horndon 
and Ingrave ;— East Horndon; —Chadwell;—Vange; 
—Langdon Hills ;— East Tilbury ;—and, Hutton ; 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also 


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


Petitions from Canongate;— Edinburgh (Preses Import Duties. 
of a Meeting of Incorporated Society of Barbers) ; 
—Dundee (Provost) ;—Perth (two Petitions) ;— 
Hulme ;—Dalheith ;— Hawick ;— and, Topsham ; 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measures 
or alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





xx3 A Petition 










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Boe 


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agen Pree 


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wr renee PRT era 


BR SIO 





342 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 


25° Mai. 


' 


A. 1841. 


Church of 
England. 


nexion, Wymeswould, praying the House not to | bourhood of Dudley, praying the House not to sanc- 
sanction any measure for granting a further sum of | tion any further grant of public money to the Roman 
money for the purposes of Church extension, was , Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 


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


able. 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 

— to any proceedings upon the Brighton and Shore- | 
ham Road Bill, and to make Report thereof to the | 
House: And a Committee was appointed of Sir | 
Adolphus Dalrymple, the Earl of Surrey, Lord Fitz- | 
alan, Colonel Rushbrooke, and Mr. Freshfield:—And | 
they are to withdraw wgmegy 


Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of 
Limerick, praying the House to order a revision of | 
the Report made as to the expenditure of the grant 
of 584,807 /., for the improvement of the navigation 
of the River Shannon; and also, for alteration of the 
Shannon Navigation Act, by including therein the 
Port of Limerick, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Shannon Navi- 
gation Act. 





Royal Burghs 

(Scotland) Bilk Burghs (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Petitions from Bechkington;— Road ;—Frome (two 
Petitions) ;— Whitbourne ;—Reading ;—and, Laver- 
ton; praying that provision may be made in the Poor 
Law Amendment Bill, empowering the Board of 
Guardians of any union to permit any lawful minister 
or preacher to give religious instruction, at stated 
times, in the manner of public worship, at which all 
the inmates of the workhouse shall be allowed to be 
present ; that no chaplain or other person giving 
religious instruction in any union workhouse shall, 
in consideration thereof, receive any payment out of 
the poor’s rate, and that it shall not be lawful to pro- 
hibit any inmate of any workhouse from attending 
Divine service on the Lord’s Day, in church or chapel, 
according to the religious persuasion of such inmate, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Kendal Union, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Orduance 
Survey Bill, 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the 
city of Edinburgh, praying that the Ordnance Survey 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 


Two Petitions from Perth, praying that the Royal | 








Monmouth ;—Frimley ;—and, Raglan ; 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 Members and Friends of the Wes- Maynooth 
Protestant Dissenters of the General Baptist con- | leyan Methodist Society, in the town and neigh- College Bill, 


; , , Petitions from Willingale Doe - with- Shellow churen 
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inspect | wes g : , — 
the Journals of the House of Pade. with relation | Bowels ;— Llanfirst and Blaenafon ;— Gortrey ;— England. 


Petitions from Shirley-street ;—and, Alvechurch 3 Wiliam Baines, 


praying for the release of William Baines, confined 
in Leicester Gaol for non-payment of Church Rates, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


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


Returns of the Names and Titles of all the Public 
Bills that have been brought in during the last and 
resent Sessions of Parliament, the Date at which 
the Order for bringing in each Bill was made, also 
the Periods at which and for which each Bill was 
postponed, and also the Stages in which each Bill 
in the present Session stands :—And, of the Names 
and Titles of all the Public Bills that have passed 
through the House of Commons, and been returned 
from the other House of Parliament.—(These Re- 
turns to be made up to the latest period.) 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Charities. 


the 3d day of February last, that there be laid before 
this House, Returns of the Number of Informa- 
tions filed in the Courts of Equity by the Attorney 
General at the instance of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed to inquire concerning Charities in England 
and Wales, from the Date of the Return of the 8th 
day of March 1838 to the present time ; specifying 
the Names of the Defendants, the objects of each 
Proceeding, the result of each Cause terminated, 
the Costs incurred, and to whom paid, and the pre- 
sent state of the Causes in progress :—-Of the Num- 
ber of Petitions preferred by the Attorney General 
at the instance of the said Commissioners, subse- 
| quent to such Return :—Showing what further Pro- 


| ceedings 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 
lof each Cause in progress: —A statement of the 
| Amount of Money which since the Date of the last 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the | Return has been ‘advanced by the Treasury on ac- 
parish of Great Yarmouth, alleging the misappli-| count of the Costs of such Proceedings, and the 
cation of the funds of the said parish by the Poor | Amount which has been received since the last 
Law Commissioners, and praying for inquiry into the | Return from Parties, or out of the Charity Funds, 
same, and that the Petitioners may be allowed an in- | to reimburse such Costs; specifying whether such 
spection of the voting papers, statements, books and | Costs have been taxed, and, if so, by whom the dis- 
documents connected with the last election of guar- | allowed portion of Costs is paid, and the Amount 


Amendment 
Act. 





Medic 
Charit 
(Irela 


Educé 
(Irela 


Lunat 
Asylu 
(Irele 


Me: 
the 


Birl 
Ga: 
Bill 


Bre 
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dians, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie | of such disallowance :—And, a Return of all In- - 
upon the Table. | formations signed by the Attorney General at the 
South Australia. A Petition of Proprietors of Land, Agents for Pro- instance of Relators, and of ecg hover eed 
prietors, Shippers, and other Persons interested by “7% ney Na a of prahog one — : e Title s 
property or family connexions in the colony of Pac 7 &gt; et oe ae, ee Pa 
South Australia, residing in and near the town of "Onder a ies 6 Titans to Os cdl Ce We td Pa 
Monmouth, praying for the immediate repayment of bef a thi H ne r seal plaice Xs 
the sum of 56,0001., alleged to have been borrowed ure Cs Eiouse SewEn. “ 
om the, Tmiratign fund of the sid clony, v2] "ate. George William Wand reported from the Se- patents 
Table , , P lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had piney: ee t) W 
: examined the Petitions presented from the 17th to “ Hi 
Factories Bill, © A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Mills| the 20th day of this instant May, both a in- Ri 
and Factories in Dundee, praying that the Factories | clusive ; and had directed him to make a Report 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was | thereof to the House. Gi 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; of) 
Table. and be printed. 









Mr. 


—— 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland. ) 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Birkenhead 
Gasand Water 
Bill, 


Bradford 
(Wilts) Road 
Bill. 


Southampton 
Trust (Saint 
Pancras) 

Paving Bill. 


Bedingham 
luclosure Bill. 


— and 
lighbridge 
Road Bill 


Glasgow House 
of Refuge Bill, 


4, VicToRiz. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- | 
mand,—Copy Report of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners on Medical Charities, Ireland. 


Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Annual 
Report of the Commissioners of Education in Jre- 
land for the year 1840. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—RKeturns of the Expense of each District Lunatic 
Asylum for the year ending the 31st day of March 
1841; 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 
1840; 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 1841; 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, Workmen’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Ex- 
penditure in Clothing; the Expenditure per Head 
per annum in Clothing ; the Total 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 ; 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 Parti- 
culars of each Salary and Servant’s Wages, and the 
Total Amount of the same for the year :—Of the 


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Number admitted into each Asylum between the 
opening of the Asylum and the 31st day of March 
1841; the Number discharged as Recovered ; tke 
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 1841:— And, similar Returns from the 
Cork Lunatic Asylum. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
fable. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne 

and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for supplying Birken- 
head and other Townships in the Hundred of Wir- 
rall, in the County of Chester, with Gas, and for 
supplying Birkenhead aforesaid with Water : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- 
pairing and maintaining several Roads leading to 
and from the Town of Bradford, in the County of 
Wilts, and for maintaining a Bridge over the River 
Avon at Stokeford, in the said County: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter, amend and 
enlarge some of the Powers and Provisions of the 
Acts for paving and otherwise improving certain 
Streets in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
County of Middlesex : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Parish of Bedingham, in the County of Norfolk: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually 
widening and improving the Road from Wells to 
Highbridge, with a Road thereout to Cheddar, all 
in the County of Somerset : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for repressing Juvenile 
Delinquency in the City of Glasgow: 
Vou. 96. 


343 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Legal Hull Flax and 
Proceedings by or against “The Hull Flax and Cotton ee 
Cotton Mill Company :” — 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for further and more Roxburgh 
effectually repairing and maintaining certain Turn- and Dumfries 
pike-roads in the Counties of Roxburgh and Dum- ®o#4s Bill. 

ries : 
i A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending and en- Great North 
larging the Provisions of the several Acts relating to of England. 
the Great North of England Railway Company, and B*ilway Bill 
for other Purposes relating thereto: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Henley and 
Act for repairing the Roads leading from Henley- Dorchester 
upon-Thames to Culham Bridge, and to the Chan- 804 Bill. 
cellor’s Milestone, near Magdalen Bridge, in the 
County of Oxford, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Cheveley 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Cheveley, Inclosure Bill. 
in the County of Cambridge, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dean and 
Act to empower the Dean and Chapter of West- Chapter of 
minster to grant Building Leases in certain parts of Rete Bill 
the City of Westminster, and for other Purposes, 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 Kidderminster 
Act for better assessing and collecting the Poor Small Tere- 
Rates in the Borough of Kidderminster, in the™™°~"" 
County of Worcester, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Rhymney Iron 
Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or against Company Pill. 
the Rhymney Iron Company, and for granting 
certain Powers thereto, 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 Upper Heyford 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Upper Hey- '«losere Bill. 
ford, in the County of Oxford, with an Amendment; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lord have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Whittlesea 
Act to amend an Act of the last Session of Par- 1»&lt;losure Bill. 
liament for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Whit- 
tlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in 
the County of Cambridge, 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 Frivolous Suits 
to prevent Plaintiffs in certain frivolous Actions from Bill. 
obtaining their full Costs of Suit; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act wemyss’s 
for vesting the Lands and Barony of Lundin, and Estate Bill. 
the Lands of Aithernie, and certain other Heritages, 
in favour of James Erskine Wemyss, Esquire, and 
his Heirs and Assigns, in fee simple, on condition 
of certain Parts of the Lands and Barony of Methill 
and other Lands being settled in lieu thereof in fee 
tail; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Westwood’s 
for authorizing Leases to be granted of the Burross Estate Bill. 
Estate, inthe Parish of Kingswinford, in the County 
of Stafford, devised by the Will of Thomas West- 
wood, deceased, to Thomas Westwood during his 
Life, and after his Decease upon the Trusts of such 
Will, to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day for the Committee on Parochial 
the Parochial Assessments Bill, was read, and dis- — 
charged. " 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 











xx4 Petitions 































Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


William Carrier. 


Robert Peddie. 


Feargus 
O’Connor. 



































Political 
Offenders. 

















































































































































































































Political 
Ofienders. 






































344 


Newport Riots. 


Petitions from Fenwich ;— West Kilbride ;—John 
Lidster ;— William Whitehorn ;—John Plunkett ;— 
Edward John Cooke ;— William Pedley ;—National 
Charter Association in Kensington, Hammersmith and 
Chelsea (Assistant Secretary) ;—and, Colne (Lancas- 
ter) ; praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual ot Salt and Vote by Ballot,—were 


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


A Petition of the Assistant Secretary of the Na- 
tional Charter Association of Kensington, Chelsea, 
Hammersmith, and their vicinities, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to 
William Carrier, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Peddie, late Manufacturer 
and General Agent, West Richmond-street, Edin- 
burgh, a Prisoner in the house of correction, Bever- 
ley, praying the House to address Her Majesty, that 
She will be pleased to order his removal to some 


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A. 1841, 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 1 58 
Yeas, \ Mr. Hume: a 

Tellers for they Mr. Edward John Stanley, ,. 
Noes, Mr. John Parker: , 


And the numbers being equal, Mr. Speaker stated 
that he considered that the Vote, if carried, would 
interfere with the Prerogative of the Crown, and 
therefore declared himself with the Noes. 

So it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and other Inhabitants Burying 
of the parish of Frimley, praying the House to Grounds, 
adopt measures for relieving them from the heav 

fees demanded upon the consecration of lands added 

to ancient Burying Grounds, and from the necessity 

of having the required land formally conveyed, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





other place of confinement where the rules are less 
rigid, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Thomas Bayley ;—National Charter 
Association, Lambeth (Chairman) ;—John Gore ;— 
Edward Thompson Waddington ; — Edward John 
Cooke ; — Richard Ogden ;— Thomas Sparrow ;— 
William Whitehorn ;—John Brooks Wentworth ;— 
W. T. Strahan ;—and, Robert Thompson ; praying 
the House to address Her Majesty for the release of 
Mr. Feargus O’ Connor,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chorley ;—Great Malvern ;-—-Male 
and Female Operatives of England, Scotland and 
Wales ; — Fressingfield ;—- Mendham ; — Wingfield 
(three Petitions) ;—Brockdish ;—Hoxne (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Syleham (two Petitions) ;— Harleston(three 
Petitions) ;— Weybread (three Petitions) ;— Thorpe 
(seven Petitions) ;—John Roe;-- Tonbridge ;—Stock- 
ton ;— Cheltenham ;— Edward Thompson Wadding- 
ton ;—Working Classes of Great Britain (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Isham ;— Sheffield (two Petitions) ;— Wil- 
liam Russell and Joseph Leggett ;—Bristol ;— Derby; 
— Chester ;— Caerleon ;— Stroud ;—Manchester ;— 
Congleton ;— Montrose ;— Newport (Monmouth) ;— 
Bromsgrove (six Petitions) clan ;—Dublin ; 
— Cockermouth ; — Fenwick ;—Brompton (York) ;— 
Keighley ;— Tiverton; --Holt ( Wilts) ;—Strathmiglo; 
— Stockton ; — Blackwood ; — Daventry ; — James 
Newton ; — William Benson ;— Thomas Mills ; -- 
Richard Cameron ;—Robert Stephenson ;— Thomas 
Picks;—Thomas Mance ;— Thomas White ;— Ripon; 
— Newburgh ;—James and William Brumpton ;— 
Back Hill and Summer-street, Holborn ;— Pitlessie ; 
— Doncaster ;—and, Chester-le-street ; praying the 


the House to address Her Majesty for the release of 


all persons confined for Political Offences,— were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


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, humbly praying that Her Majesty will be gra- 
ciously pleased to take into Her merciful considera- 
tion the cases of all persons confined in England 


and Wales for Political Offences ; 


Petitions from Congleton ;—Nutional Charter As- 
sociation, Lambeth (Chairman) ;--Edward Thompson 
Waddington ;— Manchester ;—Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
‘Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Cardiff ;— Edward John 
‘Cooke ;—and, Stockport; praying the House to ad- 
dress Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to Frost, 
Williams and Jones,—were presented, and read; and 


Petitions from Alvechurch ; — Birmingham ;— Church Rates, 
Shirley-street ;— Halesowen (two Petitions) ;—Har- &amp;e. 
borne ; —Swalwell ;—Llanon ;—Llangendeirne, &amp;c. ; 
—Llanddarog, &amp;c. ;— Kingston-upon- Hull ;—Beth- 
nal-green ; — Oswestry ; — Chatteris ; — Honley ;— 
Isham; — New Broad-street, London; — Albion 
Chapel, Moorgate, London ;—AIbstock ;—Kirkbur- 
ton ; —Bechington ;—Golcar ;— West Hackney ;— 
Coalville ;— Kensington Gravelpits ;— Marsden ;-- 
Hampshire Association of Independent Ministers 
and Churches, Ringwood (Chairman) ;— Poplar ;— 
Saint John Hackney and South Hackney ;— Road ; 
— Ticknall ; —- Laverton ; — Hugglescote ; — Whit- 
bourne ;— Whitwick ;— Princes Risboro ;— Mirfield; 
— Rastrick ;—Saint Ives (Huntingdon) ;—Stepney 
(two Petitions) ;-— Frome (two Petitions) ;—Vether- 
field ;— Chiswick ;— Holmfirth ;— Burton Latimer ; 
—Lindley ;— Reverend John Lowry ;-- Hammer- 
smith ;— Ratcliff ;— Talyllyn ;—Dalston ;-— Towyn ; 
—Lancaster ;-— Camberwell;— Pole Moor ;—Charles 
Court, Middlesex ; —Brighton ;— Boston ;— Lind- 
field ;— Clapton ;—Stainland Parak Nook;—Bram- 
ley-lane ; — Spalding ;— Booth ; — Halifax (three 
Petitions) ; — London Association of Twenty-five 
Churches and Congregations of the Baptist Deno- 
mination (Treasurer and Secretaries);—John Childs; 
—Committee of the Baptist Union (Treasurer and 
Secretaries) ;—- Walworth (two Petitions) ;— Royston; 
—Castle Donnington ;— Commercial-road ;— Oven- 
den ; —- Warley ; — Elland ; —Sowerby ;— Sowerby 
Bridge ; — Mixenden ;—Therfield ;—Godalming ;— 
Farnham (Surrey) ;—and, Epsom (two Petitions) ; 
praving for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parish of Hack- Church Rates. 
ney, stating that the Petitioners set their names toa 
Petition for the abolition of Church Rates, which 
Petition was, by the Vestry Clerk of the said parish, 
taken from the agent to whom it was intrusted for 
the purpose of being subscribed by the Inhabitants 
of Hackney; that this person was subjected to a 
long examination, committed to writing, by the 
Vestry Clerk, in the house of a rate-payer, whose 
signature was alleged to have been forged to the 
Petition ; that the same person was afterwards taken 
by the said Vestry Clerk to the parish workhouse 
at Homerton, and still further questioned in the 
presence of certain guardians of the poor, and one 
of the churchwardens of the parish, and then sent 
away without the Petition, although it was more 
than once demanded back by him, the said Vestry 
Clerk informing him that it was impounded by the 
churchwardens ; and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Vicar and Curates of Brighton, 


praying 




















[a ol 


es... 


Church Rates 
Bil}. 


School Rate 
Bill. 


Post Office 
Communication 
with Ireland, 


Post Office 
Communication 
with Ireland. 


Schuols Sites 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Assessed Taxes 
Compositions 
Bill, 


Drainage of 


Towns (No, 2. 
Bill. siti 


4. VicToRIzZ. 


praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
the abolition of Church Rates, which would diminish 
the rights and privileges of the Church of these 
realms, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Churchwardens of Brighton, pray- 
ing that the Petition from Brighton for the abolition 
of Church Rates, which was presented this day, may 
be received with caution, and not considered as a 
test of the sentiments of the Inhabitants of Brighton, 
who for some years past have carried Church Rates 
in vestry by large majorities, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
abolish Church Rates, and to make other Provisions 
for the maintenance of Churches and Chapels in 
England and Wales: And that Mr. Easthope and 
Mr. Hume do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Rate- payers of any parish or Division 
of a parish, under certain circumstances, to make 
a School Rate, of limited Amount, for the Education 
of Children of the Poorer Classes: And that Mr. 
Slaney and Sir Harry Verney do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

A Petition of the President of the Bristol Cham- 
ber of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures, praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the expedienc 
of removing the Mail Packet Station for the sout 
of Ireland, from Hobbs’ Point near Pembroke to 
King-road, within the port of Bristol, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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


Mercurii, 26° die Mati, 1841: 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the Post Office Communication be- 
tween Great Britain and Ireland. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill to afford further facilities for the 
conveyance and endowment of Sites for Schools ; 

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, gives Her consent, as far as Her Ma- 
jesty’s interest is concerned, that the House may do 
therein as they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Sir George Grey and Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Vic. 
c. 38, to continue Compositions for Assessed Taxes 
until the 5th day of April One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-two, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue Compositions for Assessed Taxes: And 
that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. 
Robert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill for the better Drainage of Towns 
and Villages ; 

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, gives Her consent, as far as 
Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, that the House 
may do therein as they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Foa Maule and Mr. John Parker do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Vou. 96. 


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345 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Presentments 
Bill ; (Dublin) 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- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill ; eee | Bill 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill ; oy (Dublin) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, - 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage 
mittee on the Drainage (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


the 3d day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Felony Expla- 

into a Committee upon the Felony Explanation "ation Bill. 
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 directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sewers Bill, 
into a Committee upon the Sewers Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Darby reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee Ways and 
of Ways and Means, a ataien: which was read, Means. 
as followeth ; 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Sugar Duties. 
to Her Majesty, the several Duties on Sugar and 
Molasses now payable or to be imposed by any Act 
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. John Parker and Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

The ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty’s Com- Victoria Park 
missioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works Bill. 
and Buildings to complete the Contract for the Sale 
of York House, and to purchase certain Lands for 
a Royal Park, 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 enable Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners of Woods to complete the Contract for the 
Sale of York House, and to purchase certain Lands 
for a Royal Park. 

Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Stamp Duties 
the Report on the Stamp Duties (Law Proceedings) {1#w Proceed 
Bill ; ings) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Entails (Scot- 
amend an Act to grant certain Powers to Heirs of !n4) Bill. 
Entail in Scotland, and to authorize the Sale of 
Entailed Lands, for the Payment of certain Debts 
affecting the same, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fox Maule do carry the Bill 





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Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed 


Schools Sites 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No. 349. 


Drainage of 


Towns (No. 2.) 


Bill. 


No. 350. 


Assessed Taxes 


Compositions 
Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bi 


lll. 


Brighton and 


Shoreham 
Road Bill. 


346 


to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House | the said Journals accordingly, and had taken copies 


hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent 
Debtors (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 





The Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was, accord- 


to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Sir George Grey presented a Bill to afford further 
Facilities for the Conveyance and Endowment of 
Sites for Schools: 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 a Bill for the better 
Drainage of Towns and Villages: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday the 7th day of June next ; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to continue Compositions for Assessed Taxes: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Commit- 
tee appointed to draw up Reasons to be offered 
to the Lords at a Conference for disagreeing to 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend and continue for One 
year, and to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, the several Acts relating to the Import- 
ation and Keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Jre- 
land; That they had drawn up Reasons accordingly, 
which they had directed him to report to the House ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 


The Commons disagree to the Amendment made 
by the Lords, Pr. 2.1.33. for the following Reasons : 
ist. Because the substitution of the word “and” 
for the word “ or” would render it necessary 
for a person applying to register Arms to 
transmit his application, not only to the Clerk 
of the Peace, but also the Clerk of Petty 
Sessions, for the purpose of its being by him 
transmitted to the Clerk of the Peace; whereas 

it was intended by the Commons, that the 
party applying should have the option of 
transmitting his application direct to the 
Clerk of the Peace ten days prior to the 
quarter sessions, or of transmitting his appli- 
cation to that Officer, through the Clerk of 
the Petty Sessions, fourteen days prior to the 
quarter sessions at which the application 
shall be considered by the Magistrates. 
2d. Because, while the Clause as framed by the 
Commons must necessarily create additional 
trouble in the registering of Arms beyond 
that which the Law now requires, the Amend- 
ment of the Lords would, in the apprehension 
of the Commons, very greatly increase that 
trouble, and tend to diminish the registry of 
Arms by those possessing them, which it ap- 


25°—26° Mai. 

















pears to be the policy of the law to encourage, 
and not to impede. 

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 Amendment 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 
Mr. Attorney General for Ireland do go to the Lords, 
and desire the said Conference. 


Mr. Darby reported from the Committee ap- 
inted to inspect the Journals of the House of 
os with relation to ney Rabe oy. upon the 
Brighton and Shoreham Road Bill, and to make 


Report thereof to the House; That they had inspected 











A. 1841. 


of the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon ; and the 
same were read, as follow: 


Die Martis, 25° Maij, 1841. 


“The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the « Brighton 


“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as 


follow ; viz. 


“ Pr. 11. 1.23. After ‘ Shoreham’ insert ‘ or such 


‘ part thereof as such Trustees are by this Act au- 
‘ thorized to repair.’ 


“ Pr, 12. 1. 8. Leave out from ‘ therein’ to ‘ and’ 


in Pr. 18. 1. 13., and insert Clause (A.) 


“ CiauseE (A.) ‘ And whereas the London and 


‘ Brighton Railway Company have constructed their 
‘ Shoreham Branch Railway on the north side of 
‘ the said road, and they and other persons are pos- 
‘sessed of wharfs ond 

‘ Harbour, which is on the south side of the said 
‘road : And whereas the traffic upon the said Branch 
‘ Railway in goods and merchandize imported into 
‘and exported from the said wharfs will be very 
‘considerable, and will render necessary several 
‘ communications between the said wharfs and the 
‘said Shoreham Branch Railway, and it is therefore 
‘very desirable to prevent such traffic being taken 
‘ across the said road, upon the level thereof; Be it 
‘therefore Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the 


warehouses on Shoreham 


‘ said Company, at any time hereafter, to raise the 
‘said road by means of a bridge to be erected b 


‘them at any point on the said road which they 
‘may deem most convenient, and for ever thereafter 
‘ for the said Company, or the owners or occupiers 
‘ of the said wharfs, to have the full and free use of 
‘the arches to be made under such road, and to 
‘ alter, divert or stop up the said present road whilst 
‘ the said bridge is bemg erected: Provided, That 


‘ such bridge shall be formed of such a width as to 


‘leave a clear and open space between the parapet 


‘walls thereof of not less than Twenty-five feet, 
‘that the ascent of such bridge shall not be less 
‘ than one foot in thirty feet, and that the parapet 
‘ wall on the south side thereof shall not be less than 
‘four feet, and on the north side thereof not less 
‘ than four feet nor more than six feet (at the option 
‘ of the Trustees of the said turnpike-road) from the 
‘ surface of such bridge, and that the said Company 
‘ shall at all times after such bridge shall be erected, 
‘ keep the same in repair.’ 


“ In the Title of the Bill: 


“ L. 2. Leave out ‘ his late Majesty.’ 

“ L. 3. Leave out ‘ more effectually.’ 

“L. 5. Leave out from ‘ Shoreham ’ to ‘and’ in 
1. 6., and in 1.6. leave out from ‘ and’ to ‘ Lancing’ 
in |. penult., and in 1. penult. leave out from ‘Lancing’ 
to ‘in’ in 1. ultimo, and in |. uitimo, at the end of 
the Title, insert ‘ and for other purposes connected 
‘ therewith.’ 

“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into further consideration on this day six months,” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, ‘ An and Shoreham 
Act to amend an Act passed in the eleventh year 4 Bill 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth for more effectually repairing and improving 
the Road from Brighton to Shoreham, for building 
a Bridge over the River Adur at New Shoreham, 
and for making a Road to Lancing and a Branch 
Road therefrom, all in the County of Sussex,’ was 
committed ; That they had considered the said 
Bill, and examined the allegations thereof, which 
were found to be true; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made some Amend- 
ments thereto; 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Brighton and 


to the Petition for the Brighton and Shoreham Road Shore 


Bill, which upon the 11th day of February last was — (No, 2.) 


made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private 


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Wemyss’s 
Estate Bill. 


Westwood’s 
Estate Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 
No. 351. 


Brighton and 
Shoreham 
Road (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


Workhouses 
(Ireland.) 


No. 352. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, 


No. 353, 


Adjournment. 


Sewers, 


4 Vicroriz. 


Private Bills, might be read; and the same being | 


read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act passed in the eleventh year of the 
reign of King George the Fourth, for repairing and 
improving the Road from Brighton to Shoreham and 
Lancing, in the County of Susser, and for other 
purposes connected therewith: And that the Earl 
of Surrey, Lord George Lennox, and Lord Fitzalan, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Wemyss’s Estate Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Westwood’s Estate Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Frivolous Suits Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Darby presented a Bill to amend an Act 
assed in the eleventh year of the reign of King 
George the Fourth for repairing and improving the 
Road from Brighton to Shoreham and Lancing, in 
the County of Sussex, and for other Purposes con- 
nected therewith: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time this day. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Workhouses 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor 
Relief (Zreland) Act, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


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








Mercurii, 26° die Mazi ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. 

Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. Speaker 

took the Chair, and again counted the House ; and 

Forty Members not being present :—The House was 

adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 27° die Mai; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Unwin, Clerk to the Commissioners of Sew- 

ers for the Tower Hamlets, was called in; and 
at the bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, 
dated thé 26th day of April last, for an Account of all 
Sums rated by the Commissioners of Sewers for the 
City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the 
County of Middlesex, in each year, between the Ist 
day of January 1831 and the 31st day of December 
1840; distinguishing the Amount collected, at what 
Rate, and how the same has been expended, under 
distinct and separate heads of Works, Establishment, 
Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year ; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act:—A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbury 
Sewers, within Holborn Division, from the 1st day 
of January 1831 to the 31st day of December 1840: 
—A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within the Finsbury 
Division, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 


from the Commissioners of Sewers for the Tower 
Vor. 96. 


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347 


Hamlets, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
3lst day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of Sewers within the District 
called the South Division and the East Division, for 
the Limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, 
to Ravenshorne, in Kent, from the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1831 to the 31st day of December 1840 :—And, 
a similar Account from the Commissioners of Sewers 
for the Saint Catherine and Blackwall Marsh Di- 
vision or District of Sewers, in each year, from the 
1st day of January 1820 to the 31st day of December 
1840; distinguishing the Amount collected, at what 
Rate, and how the same has been expended, under 
distinct and separate heads of Works, Establishment, 
Contingent Expenses, &amp;v., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act (so far as relates to the Tower 
Hamlets) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Scrabster 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. 


Scrabster 
Harbour Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Wigan Small 
Wigan Small Debts Bill; That they had examined Debts 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Newry Naviga- 


-| Newry Navigation Bill; That they had examined tion 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the Ardrossan 
Votes of the Proceedings of the House of yesterday, Harbour Bill. 
in respect of the Report on the Ardrossan Harbour 
Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And Notice being taken that the Bill was a Bill 
of the second class ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
of the said Bill be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order made upon Tuesday last, for reading Wemyss’s 
a second time Wemyss’s Estate Bill, was read, and Estate Bill. 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order made upon Tuesday last, for reading Westwood’s 
a second time Westwood’s Estate Bill, was read, and Estate Bill. 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Brighton and Shoreham Road (No. 2.) Bill, Brighton and 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and Road (No. “6 
committed. Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of houses, Medina River 
wharfs, or other property © sea frontages to the Navigation Bill, 
River Medina or Cowes Harbour, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Medina River Navigation 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Y_¥2 


Ordered, 





Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Drogheda 
Harbour Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-T'yne 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Middlesbrough 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Saint Helen’s 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Dewsbury 
and Leeds 
Road Bill. 


Burnley Small 
Debts Bill. 


W hiulesea 
luclosure Bill. 


348 


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 fa- | 


vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, and other 
Inhabitants of the towns of orth and South Shields, 


raying that the Newcastle-upon-Tyne improvement | 


ill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and extend an Act 
assed in the First year of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, An Act for regulating and improv- 
ing the Borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ord do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir William Somerville reported from the Commit- 
tee on the Drogheda Harbour Bill; and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had considered the said Petition ; and 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. 


Mr. Rundle reported from the Committee on the 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne and Carlisle Railway Bill ; and 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 
That no person appeared in support of the said Pe- 
tition; 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; 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Middles- 
brough Improvement Bill be revived :—And that they 
have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


The Saint Helen’s Small Debts Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from 
Dewsbury to Leeds, in the West Riding of the 
County of York ; and for making and repairing a 
Branch Road therefrom, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for repairing the Road from Dews- 
bury to Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of 
York, and for making and repairing a new line of 
Road leading therefrom. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lowther do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Burnley Small Debts Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend an Act of the last Session 
of Parliament for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of 
Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint An- 
drew, in the County of Cambridge; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 2. 1. 38. Leave out “ January” and insert 
“ February.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 


to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 





27° Marz. 


A, 1841, 


| hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
' ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cheveley 
_the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Inclosure Bin, 
intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
| of Cheveley, in the County of Cambridge; and the 
| same were read, as follow : 
__ Pr. 7. 1. penult. Leave out from “ that” to “ there”’ 
in Pr. 8. 1.1. 

Pr. 8. 1. 36. Leave out from 
“ and” in Pr. 9. 1. 31. 

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. 


“decided” to 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving the Sedgley 
Roads, commonly called the Sedgley Roads, in the Read Bill. 
County of Stafford, and for making a new Line of 
Road connected therewith, in the said County, 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. 


ee oo 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Upper Heyford 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Iuclosure Bill 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Upper Heyford, in the County of Ozford; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 90. 1. penult. Leave out from “ inclosed” to 
“ saving” in Pr. 91. 1. 6. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Grimsditch do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the several Acts Edinburgh and 
relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal ; Glasgow Union 1 
and for enlarging the Cobbinshaw Reservoir, was ton tomas 
read the third time ; and an Amendment was made Bill. 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hutton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Rhymney Iron 


the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings 
by or against the Rhymney Iron Company, and for 
granting certain Powers thereto; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 5. 1. 26. Leave out from “ proceedings” to 
“ and” in Pr. 7. 1. 10. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Company Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend an Act King’s Lynn 
passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Port Bill. 
George the Third, for the better Regulation of Pilots 
/and Bridgemen, and for laying down Moorings and 
| preventing Mischief by Fire in the Port of King’s 
Lynn, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord George Bentinck do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 











| 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kidderminster 








the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, S~™a!l og 
intituled, An Act for better assessing and collecting ""* “"~ 
| the Poor Rates in the Borough of Kidderminster, 


in 


er 





4 VicToRiz. 


in the County of Worcester; and the same were | 
read, as follow: 
Pr. 5. 1.19. Leave out “ or collector.” 
Pr. 5. 1. 22. Leave out “ or” and in the same line 
after “ occupancy” insert “ or liability.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 19. Leave out from “ manner” to “ with” 
in 1. 20., and insert “as by this Act is provided.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 39. Leave out from “ them” to “ shall” 
in 1. 40. 
Pr. 7. 1. 4. Leave out “ known” and insert “ re- 
* puted.” 
Pr. 8. 1.10. Leave out “ such” and insert “the.” 
Pr. 8. 1.19. Leave out from “ summons” to “ to” 
in |, 20. 
Pr. 9. 1. 13. Leave out from “ debt” to “ in” in 
1, 14. 
Pr. 10. 1. 31. Leave out “ justice” and insert 
“« justices.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Godson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


Lordships. 
Henley and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
&lt;n the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
Road i . rs 


tituled, An Act for repairing the Roads leading 
from Henley-upon-Thames to Culham Bridge, and 
to the Chancellor’s Milestone, near Magdalen Bridge, 
in the County of Oxford; and the same were read, 
as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 31. Fill up the blank with “ Francis 
“ Knyvett.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 16. Leave out “ eleventh” and insert 
“ twelfth.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


27° Mair. 





Ordered, That Lord Norreys do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that’ this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Portbury Pier An ingrossed Bill for making a Pier in the Parish 
and Approaches of Portbury, in the County of Somerset, with Works 
- and Approaches connected therewith was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Philip Miles do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bradford Mr. Collier reported from the Committee on the 

(York) Water- Bradford (York) Waterworks Bill; and to whom 

works Bill. several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 

That they had considered several of the said Peti- 

tions, 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 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. 








Southwark A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 

Improvement Saviour, in the borough of Southwark, praying that 

(No, 1.) Bil. they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Southwark Im- 
provement (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read, 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Southwark An ingrossed Bill for forming and maintaining a 

&lt;u New Street from and out of the High-street, in the 


Parish of Saint Saviour, Southwark, in the County 
of Surrey, to or into Great Surrey-street, otherwise 
Blackfriars-road, in the Parish of Christchurch, in 
the same County, 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. 





Vot. 96. 


349 


An ingrossed Bill for making a New Street from gouthwark 
Blackman-street, in the Parish of Saint George-the- Improvement 
Martyr, Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to CN 2) Bill 
Blackfriars-road, in the Parish of Christchurch, in 
the said County, and for improving the District 
called the Mint, in the said Parish of Saint George- 
the-Martyr, Southwark, 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. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Hob- Salisbury 
house, of a House, in the county of Somerset, = Debts 
3 a : “ ill. 
one of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, praying that 
the Salisbury Small Debts Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Dean and 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, ee a ved 
intituled, An Act to empower the Dean and Chapter aman 
of Westminster to grant Building Leases in certain 
Parts of the City of Westminster, and for other Pur- 
poses ; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 1. 1.9. After “ Westminster” insert “ and 
“ which are specified in Schedule (B.) to this Act 
“ annexed.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir De Lacy Evans do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Petitions from Church ;— Huntingdon ;--West- Cor Laws. 
street, Smithfield ; — Maybole; — Malmesbury ; — 
Queensferry ;— Wardour-street, Tower Hamlets ;— 
Soumerset-street, Whitechapel ;— Brown-street, Saint 
Mary-le-bone ;— Merton (Surrey) ; — Old-street ;— 
Hereford-street, Commercial-road, East ;--Clerkenwell 
(two Petitions) ;-—Jslington ;--Dalrymple;—- Walling- 
ton;—— Wendover ;-- Yetholm ; — Hartwell ;— Great 
Missenden ;— Dinton ;— Aston Clinton ;— Hanley 
and Shelton ; —Ivinghoe ;— Walsall ;— Wingrave ;— 
Little Kimble ; —Soulbury ;— Cublington ;—Pitch- 
cott ;— Montagu-street, Spitalfields ;— Warrington 
(two Petitions) ;— Dover ;—- Sutton-in-Ashfield ; — 
Errol ;—Arbroath ;— Whalley, &amp;c. ;— Hawridge ;— 
Leslie ; — Lochgelly ; — Elie ; —Beeston ; — Girvan 
(three Petitions) ;—Hucknall-under-Huthwaite ;— 
Shegby ;—Dunfermline ;—Pitcairns ;— Ringwood ; 
— Dunstable ;— Maidstone (five Petitions) ;— Kings- 
land-road ; — Halifax (two Petitions); — Sutton 
Forest-side ; — Ecclefechan ; —Malt Kiln ;—Stans- 


field (three Petitions); — Richmond-street, Saint 


James’s ;—-Paternoster-row, London ;--Bunhill-row ; 
-- Theobald s-road, Gray’s-inn-lane ;-— Warwich-lane ; 
-—Palnakie ;— Newton (Lancaster) (three Petitions) ; 
—- Winwich ;—Saint Mary Abbott’s, Kensington ;— 
Hogston ;— Baxenden ;— Accrington (two Petitions); 
—Ludlow ;-—-Addington (Buckingham) ;—Kirkaldy ; 
—-Worcester ; — New Cumnock ;—Waterburn and 
Tunstead ; — Clunie; — Scoonie; — Princes Ris- 
borough ;— Weston Turville ; —Cholesbury ;—Hythe ; 
— Nash ;—Steeple Claydon;—Long Preston;— Ched- 
dington ; — Edleshorough ; — Drayton Beauchamp ; 
—WNorth Marston ; — Hurst (Lancaster) ; — Amers- 
ham ;— Aylesbury ;—Lumb ;— Largs ;-- Carshalton; 
—-Tarling-street, Saint George’s-in-the-East ; — Al- 
bemarle-street, Piccadilly ;—Oxford-street ;—Saint 
Mary, Newington ;— Charlotte-street, New-cut, Lam- 
beth; — John-street, Blackfriars-road ; — Seymour- 
place and Adam-street, Portman-square ;— Hoxton ; 
—Broad-wall, Lambeth ;—New Churchestreet and 
vicinity, Portman-market ;—Carnaby-street and vi- 
cinity, Saint James, Westminster ;—- Hinckley (two 
Petitions) ; — Rothley;— and, Manchester (eleven 
Petitions) ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
——were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


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350 


Petitions from Cubbington ;— Weston-under-We- 
therley ;—Shotteswell ;— Ufton ;—Avon Dassett 3— 
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore ; — ns ; —Lilling- 
ton ; — Charlecote; — Warwick (two Petitions) ; — 
Beaudesert ;— Barton-on-the-Heath ;— Burmington ; 
— Wellesbourne Mountford ;— Stourton ;—Chering- 
ton ;—Long Compton;— Barford ;—-Little Wolford ; 
— Newbold Pacey and Ashorne ;—Birdingbury ;— 
Norton Lindsey ;— Wellesbourne Hastings and Wal- 
ton ; —Marton ; —Fulbrook ; — Bishops Itchington ; 
—Claverdon and Langley ;— Harbury ;— Wichford 
and Ascote;—Hampton Lacy ;—Leek Wootton ;— 
Stretton-upon-Fosse and Ditchford ; Leamington 
Hastings ;-- Bearley ;-- Wolverton ;--Grandborough ; 
-- Honily and Wraxhall ;-—-Hodnell and Ladbrook ;— 
Long Itchington ; —Stockton ; —Whatcote ; —Bar- 
cheston and Willington ;—Great Wolford ;--Rudg- 
wich ;—Crowle;— Moulton ;— Donhead Saint Mary ; 
—East Stower and West Stower ;—Alvesdistone ;— 
Chesterton and Kingston ;— Brailes ;— Honnington ; 
—Pillerton Priors ;—Compton Wyniates ;—Rudby, 
&amp;e. ;—Elendon ;—Maztoke ; — Shelton ; —Solihull ; 
— Sheldon ; —Princethorpe ;—Stretton-upon-Duns- 
more; — Willenhall ; — Berkswell; — Frankton ; — 
Bierley ;— Wolston and Marston ;—Great Packing- 
ton ;—Shustohe ;—Wyken ; —Combfields ; Wishaw 
and Moxrhull ;-—Bichenhill ;—-Lea Marston ;-—Over 
Whitacre ; — Water Orton ;—Coleshill; — Pillerton 
Hersey ; — Idlicote ;— Preston Baggott ; —North- 
chapel ;— Aspley, Henley-in-Arden and Ullenhall ;— 
Salehurst ;—Faisley, Beaulieu, Exbury and Dibden ; 
—Sherbourne ;—and, Eathorpe; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Beverley; — Saint George-the- 
Martyr, Southwark (Chairman of the Vestry) ;— 
Ward of Bishopsgate (London); — Bedworth ; — 
Leicester ; — Stirling; — and, Dublin; praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measure for altera- 
tion of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the county of Rutland (High Sheriff 
and Chairman of a Meeting) ;--Manton (Lincoln) ; 
—-Whittington ;— Redmarley and Arbiton ;— Sal- 
warp ;— Bromsgrove ;— Broadway ; — Peusax ;— 
Hillhampton ;—Shilsley Beauchamp ; — Hartbury; 
— Ribbesford; -- Claines ;-- Crowle ;— Kyne;—- Bes- 
ford ;-- Offenham ;— Pensham ;— Wick ; — Lulsley ; 
Shrawley ;— Great Malvern ;— Stockton ; -—— New- 
land ;—Wolverley ; —Hanbury ;— Upton Warren;— 
Ripple;—Martley;— Broadwas ;— Hanley William ; 
— Tenbury ; — Rochford ; — Staunton ; — Holt ; — 
Pinvin ;—- Little Witley ;--Harvington ;-—-Rock ;— 
Naunton Beauchamp ;— Oddingley ;-—Earls Croome ; 
—Saint Peter-the-Great, (Worcester) ;--Abberton ; 
——Winckenford ;— Norton-juxta-Kempsey ;-- Mad- 
dresfield ;--Hallow ;—Upton Snodsbury ; —Norton 
and Lenchwick ;—- Bucklehampton ; — Great Com- 
berton; —Pirton;—White Lady Aston; -- Walcot 
and Wadborough ;—Areley King’s ;-- Holdfast ; — 
Longdon ; -- Clifton and Lower Lapey ; — Church 
Lench, &amp;e.;---Bushley ;— Eastham ; -— Grimley ; — 
Mathon ;-—Leigh (Worcester) ;—— Kempsey ;— Graf- 
ton ;—Flyford ;—Strensham ;—— Knightwick ;— Co- 
thoridge ;-—Birlingham ; — Great Witley ; — Elm/ey 
Lovett ;—Ombersley ;—Stoulton ;--Hambey Castle ; 
—— Peopleton;-— South Littleton and Northern ;—- 
Pershore ;-—Defford ;-—Little Comberton ;-—Badsey 
aid Aldington ;--Bredon ;— Wickhamford ;-—- Him- 
bieton ;—- Stamford and Orleton ;--Saltmarsh ;—Ca- 
vill-cum-Portington; -— Brind ; — Laxton ; — Hive, 
Sandholme and Gilberdike ;—Kirkby Overton ;—- 
Moor Monkton;—-Rufforth ;— Mablethorpe ;—Grib- 
thorpe ;-- Taxfleet ;—Holme;—-Blacktoft ;--Skelton; 
— Southampton (three Petitions) ; — Balkholme ;-- 


Beesby ; -- Menthorp ;—-Hibaldstowe ;— Thorpe ;-- 
Redbourne ;— Little Ribston ;— Dalby ;—- Toynton, 
Saint Peter’s;-— Scrivelshy; — Withern; —— Boling- 
broke ;-——South Thoresby ;-—Stickford ;— Mavis En- 
derbu ;--Well-with-Claxby ;— -Maliby-le- March ;— 





27° Mai. 


A. 1841. 


Farlsthorpe ;— Mumby-cum-Chapel;-—Halton Hole- 
gate ;—— Langton ; -— Cumberworth ; — Spilsby ; — 
Salesby-with-Thoresthorpe ; — Irby Braytoft and 
Gunby ;— Witheby ;— Thimbleby ;— Walton-in-the- 
Marsh ; — Trusthorpe ; — Anderby ; — Huttoft ; — 
Baumber ;--Eastrington ;-Stirwould;—East Ville ; 
—-West Keal;—- Huniby, Rhynie, Kinnethmont, Gart- 
by, Drumblade and Cairnie ;—Croft ;— Georgeham ; 
— Bishampton; — Cropthorne;—Kilmoyler (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Highampton; — Breadon Norton; — 
Glairge; — Ardfinan ; — Newcastle ( Tipperary) ;— 
Bansha ; — Golden; — Suchley ; — Charlton ( Wor- 
cester), five Petitions ;—Sedgberrow ; — Landhey ;— 
Bishopstawton ;—Cahir ;— Waiton (York) ;— Guis- 
brough; — Belleau-with-Claythorpe ; — Wadding- 
worth ; — Hogsthorpe ; — Bilton and Bickerton ;— 
East Barkwith ;— Woodhall ;—Ulceby-with-Forth- 
ington; — Belby ; — Barmby-upon-the-Marsh; — 
A by-with-Greefield;—- Tipperary ;—Isle of Wight ;—- 
Moorby ;— Rigsby ; —Willoughby-with-Stoothby ;— 
Strubby ;— Alford ; — Leasingham ; — Withcall ;— 
Sutton (Lincoln) ; — Hatton (Lincoln) ; — Belch- 
ford ; — Miniing ; — Dalderby ; — Sotby ; -— Kirk- 
by - super - Bain; — Gautby ; — Lusby; — Wood 
Enderby ;—Low Tointon;— Revesby ;—Somersby ;— 
Tumby ;—Hameringham ;— Scrafield ;— West Tor- 
rington;-—Salmonby ;— Market Stainton;— Howden ; 
— William Hodson ;— Yokefleet ;—Linton (York) ;— 
Clifford ;— Bardsey ;—Green Hammerton ;— Ing- 
manthorpe ;~— Screnby-with-Grebby ;—Spofforth ;— 
Bramham ;— Kirk Hammerton ;— Wighill;— Whiz- 
ley ;—and, Boxton; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn 
Laws—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Lyth;— ree ;— Wellesbourne ;— Burton Dassett ;-- 
Claxby-with-Normanby-on-the-Wold ;—Grinton ;— 
Greenalgh-with-Thistleton ;— Ebrington ; — Hutton 
Buscel ; — Linton-in-Craven ;— Chipping Campden 
— Milwich ;—Ashelworth ;— Sandon ;-——-Shobdon ;— 
Wallasey ;— Madeley ;—Spofforth;— Baverstock and 
Compton Chamberlaine;—- William Pratt and others ; 
— Tachbrook ;— Cubbington ; — Somerby (Lincoln) ; 
Honyngham ; — Bagginton ; — Kineton ;—Ash and 
Ridley ;— Middlewich ; — Burrow and Somerby ;— 
Branstone;— Tonbridge Wells ;-- Whitnash ;— Kirk- 
ham ;— Ribby ;-- Treales, &amp;c. ;—-Chester ;— Yarmouth 
(Hants) ;— West Cowes ;—Fotherby ;— West Kirby; 
--Messingham;—Deanery of Bristol ;--and, Barton 
(Lincoln); 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. 

A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Chapel in 
the parish of Uppingham, praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money for the 
purposes of Church extensiun, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glenluce ;—Ramelton ;—Millisle ; 
—Presbytery of Linlithgow ;—Dalhbeattie ; — and, 
Convoy; praying for the abolition of the system of 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mortgagees of the Tolls of the 


that the Lime Toll Exemption Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


gaged at the Olympic Theatre, Wych-street, Strand ; 
— Palace-street, Pimlico ;— and, Liverpool-road, 
Islington ; praying the House to adopt measures for 





redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon Water- 
loo, 


Petitions from East Lavant and Mid Lavant ;— Chureh of 
Gainsborough ;— Biddenden ;— Brompton (York) ;— England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Lime Toll 


Maidstone and Biddenden Turnpike-road, praying Exemption Bill 


Petitions from Performers and other Persons en- Waterloo, &amp;c.; 


Bridges. 





Impo 


He 


-~ 


Bill. 


[mport Duties. 


Her Majesty’s 
Ministers. 


Banking 
(Scotland) 


Church of 
Treland, 


Medical 
Profession. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Medical 
Witnesses. 


Vaccination 
Act. 


4 VicToRiz. 


loo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges,—were pre- | 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


Petitions from Saint Saviour’s, Southwark ; — 
Dunfermline ;— Newton Kennedy ;— Saint Paul, 
Deptford (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Dumfries ;— 
Eastwood ; — Glenn ; — Kibworth ; — Shearsby ; — 
Burbage ;— Oadby ;—Ratby ;— Wakefield ;— Bail- 
don ;— Narborough ;--Market Bosworth ;--Leicester 
(nine Petitions) ;--Hinckley ;—- Glenfield ;-Enderby ; 
— Knighton ;—Stoke Golding ;—Sileby ;— Blaby ;-- 
Wigston ;— Countesthorpe ;— Earl Shilton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Barwell;— Ansty ;--Hyson Green;—- Saint 
Ninian’s ;--Greenlaw ;—Castle Douglas ;-- Linktown 


27° Maire. 





of Kirkaldy ;—Clewer ;—Stirling ;--Kensington and 

rompton ;-~ Beith ; — Sanquhar ;--Kilwinning ;— 
Ayr, Newton and Wallacetown ;— Milngavie ;—Kil- 
syth;—-Catrine;—and, Maybole ; praying the House 
to sanction the proposed measures for alteration of 
the Import Duties,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sheldon; —Fairfield ;—Stanton ; 
—-Castleton ; —Beeley ;—-Over Haddon ;—Hather- 
sage ;-—Rowsley ;—Great Longstone ;— Buxton ;— 
Little Longstone ; — Winster ;— and, Stourbridge 
Poor Law Union ; praying for a revision and modi- 
fication of the Import Duties,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;— and, Deal and 
Walmer ; praying the House to support the motion 
relative to the want of confidence in Her Majesty’s 
Ministers,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Stirling ; — and, Burniisland ; 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
altering the present system of Banking in Scotland, 


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








A Petition of Gentlemen, Clergymen and other 
Protestants of the parish of Quin, praying the House 
to pass an Act sanctioning the restoration of the ten 
suppressed Sees in Ireland to their former separate 
jurisdiction, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of the 
county of Cork, Members of the Western Medical 








Society, praying for reform of the Medical Pro- 
fession, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons, Members 
of the Western Medical Society of the county of 
Cork, praying the House to make such alteration 
in the law as may render the Medical Charities of 
freland efficient, and regulate their administration, 
and that they shall not be subjected to the control 
or government of the Poor Law Commissioners, 


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


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons, Members 
of the Western Medical Society of the county of 
Cork, praying the House to cause provision to be 
made for the payment of Medical Practitioners em- 
ployed to give medical evidence or opinions on co- 
roners’ inquests or in courts of justice, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons, Members 
of the Western Medical Society of the county of 
Cork, praying the House to make such amendments 
in the Act passed last Session for the promotion of 
Vaccination as will enable Grand Juries to remu- 





nerate medical practitioners by an annual salary, 
and not bya small sum for each case, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Von. 96. 


351 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish and imme- Lord’s Day, 


diate neighbourhood of Sandon, praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing the better observance 
of the Lord’s Day on canals and railways, was 


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


Two Petitions from Liverpool, praying that the Coanty Courts 
County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, as it Bill. 


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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Buildings Re- 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the Buil- gulation Bill. 


dings Regulation 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 Commissioners for lighting, watch- 
ing, cleansing and otherwise improving and regu- 
lating the hamlets or liberties of Duddeston and 
Nechells, in the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for vesting in the Petitioners the necessary powers 
for carrying the said Bill into operation, so far as 
respects the said hamlets, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Boroughs 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the Bo- Improvement 


roughs Improvement 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 Commissioners for lighting, watch- 
ing, cleansing and otherwise improving and regu- 
lating the hamlets or liberties of Duddeston and 
Nechells, in the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for vesting in the Petitioners the necessary powers 
for carrying the said Bill into operation, so far as 
respects the said hamlets, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Liverpool Royal 
Institution, praying the House to adopt measures 
for exempting Literary and Scientific Institutions 
from rates and taxes, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Literary and 
Scientific 
Institutions. 


Petitions of Deputies from the several Congre- opurch Rates. 


gations of Protestant Dissenters of the three deno- 
minations, Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist, 
in and within twelve miles of London, appointed to 
protect their civil rights;—and, Chairman of the 
Durham and Northumberland Association of the 
Independent or Congregational denomination; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Rawmarsh, praying 
the House not to sanction any measure for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, Bur- 
gesses and other Inhabitants of the city of Bristol, 
praying that provision may be made in the Chari- 
table Trusts Bill for the better administration of 
the funds of the Municipal Public Charities of 
England, and for placing the election of the Trustees 
in the hands of the burgesses of cities and towns, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Charitable 
Trusts Bill, 


Petitions from Fenwick ;—and, Workmen in the ypiversal 
employ of Mr. Andrew Lawson, Forfurshire, pray- Suftrage, &amp;c. 


ing 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 the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Inland Ware- 
of the = of King’s Lynn, praying that the housing Bill. 


Inland Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, 
was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the 


able. 


yy4 A Petition 





PN Sn Ne Re sa 


Maynooth 
College. 


Rating of 
Tithes, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Rowland 
Milner. 


Church and 
State. 


Turnpike-roads. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland.) 


Imperial Life 
Insurance 
Company 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Wieat and 
Wheat Flour. 


352 27° Mai. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ennis | 
hillen, praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic Col- 
lege of Maynooth, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy within the Archdeaconry of 
Cleveland, in the diocese of York, praying the House 
to adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charge from being rated to parochial and other 
rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Huddersfield Union, praying for alteration of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act, with relation to cases of | 
Bastardy, was presented, and read ; and ordered to , 
lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Huddersfield Union ; — Whitby 
Union (Vice Chairman); — and, Littlehampton ; 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment 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 Rowland Milner, late a Lieutenant | 
of the Royal Navy, complaining of having been de- | 
prived of his rank and half pay, in the year 1821, | 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Brentford Re- 
ligious Freedom Society, praying the House to adopt 
measures for separating the Church from the State, 


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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, 
and others, residing in the parishes of Worlaby, 
Bonby and Barton, praying that the present system 
of management of Turnpike-roads may be abolished, 
and that a better system, calculated to secure a 
proper and economical application of the tolls may 
be adopted ; and that they may be charged to the 
support of Turnpike-roads only in common with 
other persons using the same, was presented, and 
read and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Parochial Schoolmasters within the | 
bounds of the Presbytery of Dumfries, praying | 
he House to revise and amend the laws relating | 
to the Scottish School Establishment, and fix such 
a rate of salary to be allocated to the school or 
schools of every parish, as shall not be subject to 
the fluctuations of temporary increase and diminution, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








A. 1841. 


price for each week, and the rate of Duty chargeable 
on the Quantity entered for Home Consumption. 


Ordered, Vhat there be laid before this House, Wheat ang 
an Account of the Quantities of Foreign Wheat and Wheat Flour, 
Wheat Flour, stated in Quarters, and of all other ™ 
kinds of Foreign Grain and Pulse respectively that 
were imported ; and, also, the Quantities of each 
which were taken for Home Consumption, in each 
month, since the passing of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60; 
showing, also, the Quantities of each remaining in 
warehouse at the end of each month, up to the 
latest period to which the same can be made out. 


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

a Return of the Quantities of Wheat as purchased 
in the Market of London, with the Average Price 
thereof, in each week, during the months of July, 
August and September, in the years 1820, 1830 and 
1840, as returned to the Inspector of Corn Returns: 
—Also, the general Average of the Kingdom for the 
like period; and the six weeks’ Average ending the 
28th day of August 1840, exclusive of the London 
Market, with the rate of Duty chargeable thereon, 
inclusive and exclusive of the said Market. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne Message from 

and Sir George Rose : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker : 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to incorporate the Pro- Meerbrook 
prietors of the Meerbrook Sough, and to enable Sough Drain. 
them to levy and raise certain Royalties, Dues and ®8* &amp;¢-, Bill 
Tolls, for the Continuation and Maintenance thereof: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Patent Patent Rolling 


Rolling and Compressing Iron Company to pur- and Compress. 

chase certain Letters Patent, and to sue and be i dag 

sued: And also, Bill. ste 
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made cient Vicarage 

by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Bill. 

severing the Chapelry of Rowley Regis from the 

Vicarage of Clent, in the County of Stafford; and 

for the Sale of certain Lands situate in the Parish of 

Rowley Regis, and belonging to the Vicarage of 

Clent, with the Chapelry of Rowley Regis annexed, 

and thereby providing a Residence and Maintenance 

for the Curate or officiating Minister of Rowley 

Regis, and for other Purposes, without any Amend- 

ment: And also, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act shawe’s 

to dissolve the Marriage of Nathaniel Bogle French Divorce Bill. 
awe, Esquire, with Charlotte Shawe his now wife, 

and to enable him to marry again; and for other 

Purposes therein mentioned; to which the Lords 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Hay Newton's 


for selling a Part of the entailed Estate of Mewton, Estate Bill. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for | in the County of Haddington, and applying the 


enabling the Imperial Life Insurance Company to | Price towards discharging part of the De 


alter the mode of Appropriation of Profits directed | 
by their Deed of Settlement, and for regulating | 
Legal Proceedings by or against the Company, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 
pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pattison do carry the Bill to 
“he 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. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account showing the Quantity of Foreign Wheat | 
and Wheat Flour imported into the principal Ports | 
of Great Britain; together with the Quantity entered 
for Home Consumption in the same ports, and the | 
Amount of Duty received thereon in each week, 
from the 5th day of January 1841, to the date of | 


the latest Return; specifying also, the average | 


ts incurred 
in improving the said Entailed Estate ; and also for 
exchanging certain Parts of the Entailed Estate for 

ands held in fee simple ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Jackson’s 
for extending the Powers of the Trustees under the Estate Bill. 
Settlement on the Marriage of the Reverend James 
Jackson with Miss Eliza Houlton; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Shawe’s Divorce: Bill was read the first time ; Shawe's Bill 
and ordered to be read a second time. Divorce Bill. 


Hay Newton’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Hay oe 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ®*'* °" 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Jackson’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Jackson’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ®t" ae. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
A Motion 





He 
Mi 


Her Majesty’s 
Ministers. 


Bribery at — 
Elections Bill. 


Railways. 
No. 354. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Aunuities Bill. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


Madhouses 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 


Tenure Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Peace (Lan- 
caster) Bill, 


Post Office 
Communication 
with Ireland, 


Felony Expla- 
nation Bill, 


4. Vicroriz. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Her Majesty’s Ministers do not suffi- 
ciently possess the Confidence of the House of 
Commons, to enable them to carry through the 
House measures which they deem of essential im- 
portance to the public welfare ; and that their conti- 
nuance in Office, under such circumstances, is at 
variance with the Spirit of the Constitution :—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 


continued to sit till after 


And the House — 
riday morning ; 


twelve of the clock on 
Veneris, 28° die Maii, 1841: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Prevention of Bribery at Elections : And that 
Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Morpeth and Mr. 
Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider whether it is desirable for the public safety 
to vest a discretionary power of issuing Regulations 
for the prevention of Accidents upon Railways in 
the Board of Trade, and, if so, under what conditions 
and limitations, have Power to report the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Lord Seymour 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 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 Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Municipal Annuities Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


-further consideration the Report on the Ordnance 


Survey Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Madhouses (Scot- 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Copyhuld and Customary Tenure Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Clerk of the Peace (Zancaster) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on Post Office Communication 
with Ireland ; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
remove Doubts as to the Liability of Lords and Peers 
of Parliament to Punishment, in certain cases of 


Felony, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 


Vo. 96, 


Q7°—28° Mair. 


353 
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. 


Mr. Bethell reported the Sewers Bill; and the Sewers Bill, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Attorney General reported the Stamp Duties Stamp Duties 
(Law Proceedings) Bill; and the Amendments were (L4w — 
read, and agreed to. i 

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 Insolvent 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent (Irelond) Bill 
Debtors (Ireland) Bill; ‘ 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday the 4th day of June next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Militia Ballots 
into a Committee upon the Militia Ballots Suspen- Sespension Bill. 
sion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Attorney 
General reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Schools Sites (No. 2.) Bill was, according to Schools Sites 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (N® 2) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday the 4th 
day of June next. 


The Assessed Taxes Compositions Bill was, ac- Assessed Taxes 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- — 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this “"” 
day. 


The Frivolous Suits Bill was, according to Order, Frivolous Suits 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for this day. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday poy Carts, &amp;e. 
the 9th day of June next, resolve itself into a Com- Bill. 
mittee upon the Dog Carts, &amp;c. Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Designs Copy- 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the De- = (No. 2.) 
signs Copyright (No. 2.) Bill. a 


Ordered, That the Lime Toll Exemption Bill be Lime Tull 
read a second time upon Wednesday next. Exemption Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve Ways and 
itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve guppiy. 
itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill sugar Duties 
for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Sugar Bill. 
imported into the United Kingdom, for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland reported, That Arms (Ireland) 

having been with the Lords to desire a Conference Bill. 

on the subject-matter of the Amendment made by 

their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 

amend and continue for one year, and to the end of 

the then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts 

relating to the Importation and keeping of Arms 

and Gunpowder in Jreland, the Lords do agree to a 

Conference, and appoint the same, this day, at five 

of the clock, in the Committee-room, No. 2. 





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Mr. 





Tithe Composie« 


No, 355. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


No. 356. 


Foreign Wine, 


Spirits. 


Chelsea 
Hospital. 


Paymaster 
General’s Office, 


&amp;e. 


Post Office. 


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A. 1841. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland presented a| And, a Copy of Captain Chappell’s Report to the 
ps (Ireland) Bill for the more easy Recovery of Arrears of Com-| Postmaster General in 1829, on the subject of a 


positions for Tithes from Persons of the Persuasion of 
the People called Quakers, in Ireland: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report of the Commissioners 
of Education in Jreland, which was presented upon 
Tuesday last, be printed. 


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











Veneris, 28° die Mai; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M®* Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
and at the bar 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, and the 
Quantities exported ; also, the Quantities retained 
for Home Consumption after deducting the Amount 
exported subsequently to the payment of Duty, for 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1841; dis- 
tinguishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spanish, Ma- 
deira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian, and other 
sorts; together with the Quantities of each sort 
remaining in bond on the 5th mt , of January 1841, 
distinguishing London from the Country. 

An Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 
Rum, distinguishing West India, East India and 





Foreign; also, of Brandy, Geneva, and other Foreign, 
Colonial or Jersey Spirits imported ; of the Quan- 
tities 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 1841 ;| 
together with the Quantities of each sort remaining 
in Bond on the 5th day of January 1841, distinguish- 
London from the Country. 

A Return showing what Reduction has been made 
in the Number of Persons employed in the Depart- 
ments of Chelsea Hospital since 1st April 1835, and | 
what has been the a em of Expense consequent | 
thereupon ; also, showing what Alterations or Re- 
ductions have been made in the Appointments of 
Officers and Under-Officers of the Hospital since 
the same Date. 

Returns showing the Number of Personsemployed 
in the Department of the Paymaster General, and of 
the Salaries of the said Persons :—Showing the 
Reductions that have been made in the Number of 
Persons employed in consequence of the consolida- 
tion of the Offices of Paymaster of the Forces, Trea- | 
surer of the Navy, Treasurer of the Ordnance and | 
Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital; also, showing the 
saving of Expense which has been effected by the 
consolidation of these Offices: —And, setting forth all 
Rules, Orders and Regulations which have been 
issued and prescribed by the Commissioners of the 
Treasury, and by the Paymaster General, for the 
government of the Office of the Paymaster General. 

Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of this 
insiant May, for Returns of the Annual Cost of| 
the Post Office Establishment at Milford Haven, | 
including the Expenses of the Packets, and the | 
Salaries of all Persons employed Afloat or on Shore : | 
—-Also (so far as it can be made out), of the Annzal 
Number of Letters passing to and from Milford and 
Waterford ; distinguishing each Year since the 
Mails have gone from Hobbs’ Point, stating the 
Annual Revenue afforded thereby, and an Estimate 
of the same since the establishment of the Penny 
Post :--And, of the Number of Passengers during the 
same period, and Average Duration of Passage :— 














Station for Her Majesty’s Packets. 


A Return of the Grain exported from Jreland in Grain (Ireland,) 


1840, distinguishing the different species of Grain, 
and the Countries to which it has been exported. 


An Account of the Amount of Stock transferred Transfer of 
from England to Ireland and from Ireland to Eng- St°ck- 


land, from January 1831 up to the latest period it 
can be made up; distinguishing the Amount trans- 
ferred in each year, and the different kinds of Stock. 


Copies of the Account relating to French Claims French Claims, 


presented to the Treasury on the 9th day of February 
1839, as stated in the Treasury Minute of the 9th 
day of July 1839, from which it appears that the sum 
then unappropriated was £.150,379. 15s. 8d.:—And, 
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: — 
A Return stating in what Fund or in what Securities 
the surplus of the French Indemnity Fund has been 
and is still invested, with an Account of the interest 
which has accrued thereon :—And, a Return stating 
the application of the several Sums of £. 9,832. 6s., 
£.3,906. 5s. 2d., £.1,545. 8s. 8d., and £. 323. 14s., 
transferred by the late Board of Commissioners for 
Claims on France, on the 7th day of July 1828, to 
the Account and in the Names of the Honourable 
James Stewart and James Bandinel, Esquire :— And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Scott, from the Office cf the Chamberlain London 
of the City of London, was called in ; and at the Corporation, 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several fondon Bridge, 
Acts of Parliament,—An Account of Monies received &amp;c. 


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 
December 1839 to the 31st December 1840. 

An Account of the Surplus of the Fund created 
and continued by the Acts of the 10th Geo. 4, c. 136, 
and the 11th Geo. 4, c. 64. for making and im- 
proving the Approaches to London Bridge, &amp;c., for 
the year ending 5th January 1841, 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 
Chamberlain of the City of London between the 6th 
January 1840 and the 28th January 1841, being the 
Produce and Application of the several Duties and 
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 
Expenses of making the Approaches to London 
Bridge, and the removal of Fleet Market, and also 
of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic., c. 100, for improving the 
Site of the Royal Exchange, in the City of London, 
and the Avenues adjoining thereto, in respect of the 
year ending the 5th January 1841. 


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 1839 to the 14th August 1840. 


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 1840. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the Black/riars 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, for lighting, Bride 


watching, cleansing and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, 
for the year ending the 14th August 1840. 
An 





aa oe ba 


Mooring 
Chains, &amp;c., 
(River 
Thames, ) 


Coal Market. 


Royal 
Exchange. 


Paving, Cleans- 
ing and Light- 
ing. 


Thames Navi- 
gation. 


London City 
Police, 


Sewers, 


4, VicToRIZ. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, 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 1839 to the 14th of August 1840. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London for defraying 
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 account 
of the year ending the 25th of July 1840. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in relation to the 
Market established for the sale of Coals, &amp;c., within 
the Cities of London and Westminster, and in certain 
parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, 
&amp;c., for one year, ending on the 31st of December 
1840. 

An Account of Monies received by the Chamber- 
lain of the City of London, in pursuance of the Act 
Vic.,1 &amp; 2c. 100, “ for improving the site of the 
Royal Exchange, in the City of London, and the 
Avenues adjoining thereto,” from the 31st day of 
December 1839 to the 31st day of December 1840. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for paving, 
cleansing and lighting the said City and Liberties, 
for one year, ending the 29th day of September 
1840. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance of 
an Act of 54 Geo. 3, for altering, amending and 
enlarging the Powers of three Acts for improving the 
Navigation of the River Thames, westward of Lon- 
don Bridge, within the Liberties of the said City, 
and for further improving the said Navigation, for 
One year, ending 29th September 1840. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance of 
the Act of the 2d and 3d Vic. c. 94, for regulating the 
Police of the City of London, in respect of the year 
ending the 31st December 1840. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, pursuant to the 
Act of the 2d and 3d Vic. c. 94, for regulating the 
Police of the City of London (sec. 11.), for establish- 
ing a Fund for the Payment of Superannuated or Re- 
tired Allowances, called the City Police Superannu- 
ation Fund, for the year ending 31st December 1840 : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Drew, from the Office of the Commissioners 
of Sewers for Surrey and Kent, was called in; and 
at the bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, 
dated the 26th day of April last, for an Account of 
all Sums rated by the Commissioners of Sewers for 
the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the 
County of Middlesex, in each year, between the 1st 
day of January 1831 and the 31st day of December 
1840; distinguishing the Amount collected, at what 
Rate, and how the same has been expended, under 
distinct and separate heads of Works, Reteblichment, 
Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act:—A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbury 
Sewers, within Holborn Division, from the 1st day 
of January 1831 to the 31st day of December 1840: 
—A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within the Finsbury 
Division, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of Sewers for the Tower 
Hamlets, from the 1st day of January 1831 to the 
31st day of December 1840:—-A similar Account 


from the Commissioners of Sewers within the District 
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called the South Division and the East Division, for 
the Limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, 
to Ravensborne, in Kent, from the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1831 to the 3ist day of December 1840 :—And, 
a similar Account from the Commissioners of Sewers 
for the Saint Catherine and Blackwall Marsh Divi- 
sion or District of Sewers, in each year, from the 1st 
day of January 1820 to the 31st day of December 
1840; distinguishing the Amount collected, at what 
Rate, and how the same has been expended, under 
distinct and separate heads of Works, Establishment, 
Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act (so far as relates to the Sew- 
ers from East Mouldsey in Surrey to Ravensborne in 
Kent) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Hodgson, the Registrar of Meetings of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 
Meetings of Commissioners of Bankrupt in London, 
since the 1st day of January last ; the Name of the 
Bankrupt for each Meeting ; the Name of the Com- 
missioners who attended each Meeting ; the respec- 
tive Days, Hours, and Purposes of each Meeting, 
distinguishing which of such Meetings were adver- 
tized in the Gazette :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Parkinson, Chief Clerk of the Accountant 
General of the High Court of Chancery, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,—Returns to an Order, 
dated the 7th day of this instant May, for Accounts of 
the Amount of the Fund denominated the “ Suitors’ 
Fund ” in Chancery on the tst day of January 1833, 
stating how the same was at that time invested ; the 
Amount of Dividends received, of Payments made, 
and of Surplus at the same Date in each year, up to 
the 1st day of January 1841; stating the Payments 
under the heads of Salaries, Surveyor of Buildings, 
Legal Expenses, and Miscellaneous :—In detail, of 
the manner in which the Sum paid from the “ Suitors’ 
Fund,” in Chancery, in the year 1840 was applied ; 
stating the Name of each Person to whom any Sa- 
lary or Payment was made, and the Amount of such 
Salary or Payment; also, the Sums paid for other 
purposes than Salaries or Fees, to whom and for 
what purposes paid :—In detail, of the manner in 
which the Sum for Miscellaneous Services was ex- 
pended in 1840 :—And, of the Amount received by 
the Accountant General for Brokerage, in each year, 
from the 1st day of January 1833 to the ist day of 
January 1841 :-—And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, Thata 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 
Evidence taken before their Lsddliies on Shawe’s 
Divorce Bill:—And that Mr. Freshfield do carry 
the said Message. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Report on the Stoke-upon-Trent &amp;c., Small 
Debts Bill be now brought up :—It passed in the 
Negative. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Blackburn Improvement and Market Bill; and who 
were empowered to divide the said Bill into two 
Bills; That they had divided the said Bill into two 
Bills accordingly ; and had examined the allegations 
of the first of the said Bills “ for improving the Streets 
and Public Places, and erecting a Town Hall and 
improving the Markets, in the Township of Black- 
burn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster,” and 

zz2 found 


Bankruptcy 
Commissioners. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Shawe’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Stoke: upon- 
Trent, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Blackburn 
Improvement 
and Market 
Bill. 











356 


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. Bernal also reported from the Committee on 
the other of the said Bills “ for vesting in the Over- 
seers of the Poor of the Township of Blackburn, in 
the County Palatine of Tcaonten Pathe of the Town’s 
Moor for Sale, or other Disposal thereof ;” That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Biil, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Blackburn 
Town’s Moor 
Bill. 


Nuffield, 
Wallingford, 
Wantage and 
Faringdon 
Road Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Nuffield, Wallingford, Wantage and Faringdon 
Road Bill; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Wakefield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Wakefield Waterworks 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. 

Ordered, That the Repor do lie upon the Table. 


Coundon 


Mr. Bernal reported fiom the Committee on the 
Inclosure Bill. 


Coundon 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 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. 











Smyth’s 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Estate Bill. 


Smyth’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their con- 
sent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee; 


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A, 1841, 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Forth andClyde 
Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill to make their NavigationBil, 
Report be enlarged till Friday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Scottish Marine 
Scottish Marine Insurance Company Bill to make ee , 

: , -ompaiy Bill, 
their Report he enlarged till Thursday next. 


The Kingsnorton Small Debts Bill was read a Kingsnorton 
second time; and committed. Small Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- =. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Marquis of Granby reported from the Com- Stamford 
mittee on the Stamford Improvement Bill; and to cree 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred; * 
That no person appeared in support of the said Pe- 
tition; 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 Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, East Retford 
Traders and others of the town and port of Gains- Court gs 
burgh ;-—and, Francis Otter, an Inhabitant of the ne 
town of Gainsburgh, and also Solicitor for the 
Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the East Retford Court of 
Requests 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 Totnes, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill was read a Totnes, &amp;c., 
second time ; and committed. Small Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2" 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Committee Belfast and 





and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Abingdon 


: Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Road Bill. 


Abingdon Road Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Tinsley and 
Doncaster 
Road Bill. 


Sir George Strickland reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Tinsley and Doncaster 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 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. 


Medina River _ Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Navigation Bill. Medina River Navigation Bill to make their Report 
be enlarged till Thursday next. 


Newcastle- Ordered, That the Report on the Newcastle-upon- 
pay or Tyne and Carlisle Railway Bill be taken into fur- 
an ris 


Railway Bill ther consideration upon Thursday next. 


Walton (Essex) 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Walton (Essex) Improvement Bill to make their 
Report be enlarged till Monday the 7th day of 
June next. 





on the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill; and to Cavett Ra 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were” 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of some of the said Petitions ; and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee Whitmore 
on the Whitmore Inclosure Bill; and to whom a Pe- !elosure Bill 
tition against the said Bill was referred ; That they 
had considered the said Petition, and had 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 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 made Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Zpswich Dock Ipswich Docks 
Commissioners to raise a further Sum of Money, Bill 
was read the third time. 
An ingrossed Clause was offered (Portion of Rates 
to be received of Vessels unable to enter the Dock) : 
—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 

















4. Vicroriz. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Wolverley Attwood, | 


Yeas, Mr. Ingham: f - 
Tellers for the { Sir Denham Norreys, 1 99 
Noes, Mr. Kelly : | ee, 


So it passed in the Negative. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 4, 1. 17., by leaving out from the word 
“ after’ to the word “ this” m 1. 19. 

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 f Mr. Kelly, 1L 96 

Yeas, Sir Denham Norreys: f ~~ 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Wolverley Attwood, \ 39 

Noes, \ Mr. Richard Hodgson: | : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kelly do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Middlesbrough = Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 


Improvement Middlesbrough Improvement Bill to make their 
” Report be enlarged till Monday the 7th day of 
June next. 
Wemyss’s Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Fstate Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Wemyss’s Estate Bill, the application did not come 
within the Standing Orders of the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Newry Navi- § An ingrossed Bill to extend and amend the Acts 
gation Bill. relating to the Newry Navigation, was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Colonel Rawdon do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Salisbury The Salisbury Small Debts Bill was read a second 
oy Debts time; and committed. 
™" Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Boum Drainage Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
™ Bourn Drainage Bill to make their Report be en- 
larged till Friday next. 
Shawe’s Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to the 
Divorce Bill. 


Lords the Message of this House of this day, 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 Shawe’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. 


Severn Naviga- 


“me Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
tion Bill. 


Severn Navigation Bill to make their Report be 
enlarged till Monday the 7th day of June next. 
Private Bills. | Ordered, That the Committees on such Unopposed 
Private Bills as shall have been referred to them on 
or previous to this day, have leave to report thereon 
on the 11th day of June next, or on any day pre- 
vious thereto. 


Sleaford Small The Sleaford Small Debts Bill was read a se- 


Debts Bill, cond time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
sk ag Seu An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 


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357 


Borough of Wigan, and the Towns of Chorley and 
Ormskirk, and other places therein mentioned, in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Praed reported from the Committee on the Saint Ives 
Saint Ives Fishery Bill; That they had examined Fishery 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. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Clay reported from the Committee on the London and 
London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery Bill; and to sem a 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; sea aiaaaies 
That no person appeared in support of the said Pe- 
tition; 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne Message from 

and Sir George Rose: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Marsh Gibbon 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Marsh lclosure Bill. 
Gibbon, in the County of Buckingham, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An County Bridges 
Act for repairing, improving and re-building County #". 
Bridges, and the Approaches 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 Whitehouse’s 
for empowering the Trustees of Henry Bickerton (ct Williams's) 
Whitehouse and Mary his Wife, and of the Chil- *** i 
dren of the said Mary Whitehouse, to lease or sell 
the Mines and Minerals in and under, and to lease 
part of the surface of a certain Freehold Estate 
called the Hill Top Farm, situate in the Parish of 
West Bromwich, in the County of Stafford, and also 
to sell the said Estate; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Whitiaker’s 
for vesting certain Real Estate devised by the Will Estate Bill. 
of Thomas Whittaker, Esquire, deceased, in Trus- 
tees, upon Trust, to be sold, and for laying 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 give leave to the Earl of Devon, to Courts of Law 
come to the Select Committee appointed by this and Equity. 
House to consider the expediency of erecting a 
building in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, 
for the sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in 
lieu of the present Courts adjoining to Westminster 
Hall, with a view to the more speedy, convenient and 
effectual administration of justice, if his Lordship 
think fit :—-And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Whittaker’s Estate Bill was read the first time. wWhittaker's 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Whitehouse’s (or Williams’s) Estate Bill was read wWhitehouse’s 
the first time. (or Williams's) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Pst'« Bil 





Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Ballymoodan 


Recovery of Small Debts within the Town and | Copies of all Correspondence between the Reverend Church. 


ZZ 3 Henry 





Refugees. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland.) 


[No. 384.] 


Arms (Ireland 
Bill, ¢ ) 


Stamp Duties 


(Law Proceed- 


ings) Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Drainage of 
Towns Bill, 


Corn Laws. 


358 





Henry F’. M‘Clintock, Vicar of Ballymoodan, in the 
Parish of Bandon, and the Ecclesiastical) Commis- 
sioners of Jre/and, relative to the enlargement of the 
Parish Church, between Easter 1840 and Easter 
1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the annual Sums of Money issued towards 
the relief of Italian, Spanish, Polish or Portuguese 
Refugees emigrating to this country, in consequence 
of internal insurrections in their own countries, from 
the year 1815 to the present period. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relating 
to District Lunatic Asylums in Jreland, being No. 
304 of Session 1840, be printed with the similar 
Return laid before this House for the year 1840-41, 
upon Tuesday last. 


The time being come for the Conference with 
the Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amend- 
ment made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to amend and continue for One year and to | 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament the 





28°—929° Marz. 





A. 1841. 


Petitions from Helmdon and Radstone ; —and, Church of 
Northampton; stating that the population of the England, 
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. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address west, 
to Her Seietn-—tieeeen, a detail, of all Orders — 
made by the Commissioners of Sewers for the Cit 
and Liberty of Westminster, and Parts of Middlesex, 
since the 1st day of January 1840, in respect of 
rating to Sewers Rates, any classes of property not 
theretofore rated :—Of the Number of such Orders 
resisted by the Parties so rated, and the Number of 
those enforced by the Commissioners :—And, of the 
Cost of Surveys, and of all other Expenses incurred 
by the Commissioners thereby. 

. — That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming j4,. gpa: 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Minister. 
yesterday, That Her Majesty’s Ministers do not 


several Acts relating to the Importation and Keeping | sufficiently possess the Confidence of the House of 


of Arms and Gunpowder in Ireland ; 

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. 
Serjeant Stock, Mr. Pryme, Sir Denham Norreys, 
Mr. Beamish, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Greene, Mr. Ri- | 
chard Hodgson, Mr. Pinney, Lord Brabazon, Mr. | 
Barry and Colonel Rawdon, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called | 
over; and they went to the Conference :—-And_ 
being returned ; 

Mr. Attorney General for Zreland reported, That | 
the Managers had been at the Conference, which 
was managed on the part of the Lords by the Earl 
of Devon, and that they had delivered the Reasons 
for disagreeing to the said Amendment, and had left 
the Bill and Amendment, with their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to explain and amend the Act 
of the fifth of George the Fourth, intituled, An Act | 
to repeal certain Duties on Law Proceedings in the 
Courts in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, 
and for better collecting the Duties payable upon | 
Stamped Vellum, Parchment or Paper, was, accord- | 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the, 
Title be, An Act to explain and amend an Act of 
the fifth year of King George the Fourth, for repeal- | 
ing certain Duties on Law Proceedings in the Courts | 
in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, and for | 
better protecting the Duties payable upon Stamped 
Vellum, Parchment or Paper. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the borough of Preston, in the county of Lan- 
caster, praying that provision may be made in the 
Drainage of Towns Bill for appointing them Commis- 
sioners forcarrying the same into execution, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Labourers 
and Inhabitants of the parish of Carno, praying 
the House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Newark, praying the House 
not to sanction any alteration in the present Corn 
Laws, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








|Commons, to enable them to carry through the 


House measures which they deem of essential im- 
portance to the public welfare ; and that their con- 
tinuance in Office, under such circumstances, is at 
variance with the Spirit of the Constitution :—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, 29° die Maiti, 1841: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resumin oo 
the further Proceeding he the Report of the Ad. — 
ministration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill ; (No. 1.) Bill, 

| Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
Report of the said Bill be further adjourned till 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parish Con- 
mittee on the Parish Constables Bill ; stables 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- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) of Justice 
Bill ; (No. 2.) 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 Charitable 
reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; Trusts Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Surrender Court Houses 
of Premises formerly used for Court Houses, but no (Ireland) Bill. 
longer used for that purpose, in Ireland, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beamish do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for regu- Turmpike-roads 
lating Turnpike-roads in England, so far as they Bill. 
relate to certain Exemptions from Toll, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Roads men- 
tioned in this Act to be exempt from the provisions 
thereof): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
thrice read ; and agreed to by the House, to be made 
part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Jervis do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








The 


Hot 
Ind 
(Ir 


Pre 
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Ps 
ill. 


ads 


Houses of 
Industry, &amp;c. 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Collection of 
Rates (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


Madhouses 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Post Office 
Communication 
with [reland. 


Sewers Bill, 


Militia Ballots 


Suspension Bill. 


Assessed Taxes 
Compositions 
Bill, 


4 VicToRiz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Houses of Industry, &amp;c. (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 on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 
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 Court of Chancery (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 Com- 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House wiil, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report on the Ordnance 
Survey 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 upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


’ The ingrossed Bill to alter and amend certain 

Acts regulating Madhouses in Scotland, and to pro- 
vide for the Custody of dangerous Lunatics, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Expenses how 
to be defrayed): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and thrice read ; and agreed to by the House, 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 was moved, That the Order made 
upon Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed to inquire into the Post Office Communica- 
tion between Great Britain and Ireland, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Lord Viscount 
Ingestre, Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. William Owen 
Stanley, Mr. Lucas, Sir Robert Ferguson, Sir Den- 
ham Norreys, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Captain Winning- 
ton, Mr. Winston Barron, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Corry, 
Mr. Blair, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Dunbar and 
Mr. Philip Miles, with Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act passed in the 
third and fourth years of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 
to amend the Laws relating to Sewers,” was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bethell do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Attorney General reported the Militia Ballots 


Suspension 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 House, according to Order, resolved itself 

into a Committee upon the Assessed Taxes Com- 

positions Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Clay re- 

ep the Committee had gone through the 
i 


ll, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Vou. 96. 


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359 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Frivolous Suits 
mittee on the Frivolous Suits Bill ; 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~ ways end 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Means. 


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. 


Supply. 


The Sugar Duties Bill was, according to Order, . put 
: ° ugar Duties 
read a second time ; and committed to a Com- gil, 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by yyiscetlaneous 
Her Majesty's Command,—An Estimate of the Services. 
Sum required to be voted in the year1841,toenable ‘VI. 
Her Majesty to issue Money in aid of Local Sub- No. 357. 
scriptions, towards defraying the Expense of forming Public Walks. 
Public Walks in the neighbourhood of large Towns. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in gehools of 
the year 1841, towards defraying the Expense of Design. 
the Establishment of Schools of Design in Pro- 
vincial Towns, in aid of Local Subscriptions for 
that purpose. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in National 
the year 1841, for the purchase of Pictures for the Gallery. 
National Gallery. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, rishthouses 
towards defraying the Expense of a Lighthouse to be (Jamaica and 
erected on Morant Point, Jamaica; also, on account Bermuda.) 
of a Lighthouse to be erected at Bermuda. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in population 
the year 1841, towards defraying the Expenses to be (Ireland.) 
incurred for the Census of the Population of Ireland, 
pursuant to the Act 4 Vic. c. 100. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer also presented, Canada. 
by Her Majesty’s Command,—An Estimate of the 
further Amount that will probably be required to 
defray the Expenses of the Service in Canada, con- 
sequent upon the late Insurrection in that Colony. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in China. 
the year 1841, on account of the Expenses of the 
Expedition to China. 

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


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported from the p,jji, 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they Petitions 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 24th (Twenty-eighth 
and 25th days of this instant May, and had directed ®¢P™? 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Wednesday next. 








Mercurii, 2° die Junii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M* Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Raja of Sattara, 
the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies ofa 
Letter from the Vakeels of the Raja of Sattara, to 
the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company and President of the Board of Con- 
trol, dated London, the 8th day of February 1841:— 
Of a Letter from Major-General Lodwick, to the 





ZZ4 Court 








Blackburn 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Wicklow Har- 
bour (No. 3.) 
Bill. 


Smyth’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gourdon Har- 
bour (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Whaddon 
Chace Incloe 
sure Bill, 





360 


Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 
the 9th day of October 1840:—Of a Petition from 
Meer Afzal Ali, Vakeel of the Ex-Raja of Sattara, 
to the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, dated the 14th day of September 
1840; with the Court’s Reply: —Of all Communica- 
tions from the Bombay Government to the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company, transmitting 
Communications from the Resident of Sattara, re- 
lative to the grant of certain Jagheers to Ballajee 
Punt, and others, since the accession of the present 
Raja of Sattara (Appa Sahib) to the Gadee.—Of all 
Communications fromthe Governments of India, and 
their Officers, appertaining to the circumstances of 
the Death of Balla Sahib (Senaputtee), whilst on his 
journey with the deposed Raja of Sattara to exile at 
Benares ; and all Communications from the Court of 
Directors to the Jndian Governments on the same 
subject ; also, of all Instructions given to Lieutenant 
Cristall, the Officer who commanded the Escort of 
the deposed Raja of Sattara, on his route to Benares: 
—And, of all Communications from the deposed 
Raja of Sattara to the Governor-General, or Su- 
preme Government of India, claiming certain trea- 
sures, jewels, &amp;c., as his private property; with 
Copies of all Correspondence from the Authorities in 
India, and Court of Directors of the East India Com- 
pany, on the same subject :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Blackburn Small Debts 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Stoke-upon- Trent, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Wicklow Harbour (No. 3.) 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to confirm 
to Sir Edward Bowyer Smyth, Baronet, the ad- 
vowson of District Churches within the Parish of 
Saint Giles, Camberwell, in the County of Surrey, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That. the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble 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 further con- 
s‘deration the Report on the Gourdon Harbour 
(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sir William Young reported from the Committee 
on the Whaddon Chace 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 the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill,and found the same to be true; 


2° Juniz. 


A. 1841. 


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 made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for na- Giordano’, 
turalizng Marzio Francois Giordano, was read the Nat. Bill, 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Molesworth do carry 

the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 

House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 

ment. 


Mr. William John Blake reported from the Com- Medina River 
mittee on the Medina River Navigation Bill; and to Navigation Bill, 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 

referred ; That on the Committee being formed, the 

Parties promoting the Bill stated that they were not 

prepared to proceed further with the measure during 

the present Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend, explain and Saint Ives 
enlarge the powers of an Act passed in the sixteenth Fishery Bill, 
year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 

Third, for the encouragement and improvement of 

the Pilchard Fishery carried on within the Bay of 

Saint Ives, in the County of Cornwall, was read the 

third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 

Title be, An Act to repeal an Act passed in the six- 

teenth year of the reign of his Majesty King George 

the Third, for the encouragement and improvement 

of the Pilchard Fishery carried on within the Bay 

of Saint Ives, in the County of Cornwall, and to 

make other Provisions in lieu thereof. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fraed do carry the Bill to the 

Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to establish a general Cemetery London and 
for the Interment of the Dead, in the Parishes of Tower ~_— 
Saint Dunstan, Stepney,and Saint Leonard, Bromley, —e 
in the County of Middlesex, was 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 House proceeded to take into further consider- Selby and 

ation the Report on the Selby and Leeds Road Bill ; — Cat 

and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ti 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Shawe’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; Shawe's _ 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce Divorce Bil. 
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 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 Friday last, be referred to the said Select Com- 
mittee. 


Wemyss’s 


Wemyss’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and pag 
Estate . 


committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Strathmiglo ; — Ferry-Port-on- Corn Laws. 
Craig ;—Earlsferry ;—Kennoway ;—Lancaster (five 





Petitions) ;— Leslie; — Bermondsey ; — Coseley i 
Great 














4. VicroriZ. 2° Junie. 361 


Great Kimble ;—Haggate Britcliffe ;-- Honiton (two 
Petitions) ; — Wolverhampton (three Petitions) ; — 
Dudley ;—Halshaw Moor ;— Wheatley ;—Sligo ;— 
Devonport ;—Church-lane, Whitechapel ;—Lambeth 
(three Petitions) ;—Heptonstall Slack ;— Wainsgate- 
in- Wadsworth ;— Crieff ;—Hebden Bridge ;— Wood- 
side and Burrleton;—Nut Clough ;-- Wadsworth ;-- 
Mytholmroyd ;— Todmorden ;— Winters ;-— Caton ;-- 
Somers Town ;—Commercial-road East (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Cannon-street, Saint George's East ;— 
Wirksworth ;--Brompton-row ;— Bethnal-green (four 
Petitions) ;—Bethnal-green-road ; — Passengers on 
Blackfriars Bridge; — Hall Park, Paddington ;— 
Bagnigge-wells-road ;-- Hetton-le- Hole ;--W est Divi- 
sion of Saint Pancras (Middlesex) ;—Belper(two Pe- 
titions) ;— Heptonstall ;— Blackwall ; — Fore-street, 
City ; — Little Queen-street, Lincoln’s-Inn Fields ; 
— Bow-road, Southwark; — Stonefold and Clough 
End;-- East India-road ;--Gray’s Inn-road ;—-Heed 
Rake ;—Haslingden ;— Sunderland ; — Lob Mill-in- 
Stansfield ; — Derby; — Galgate ; — Saint Luke’s 
(Middlesex) ;—Passengers on Westminster Bridge ; 
— Hammersmith ; —Kirkcaldy (three Petitions) ;— 
Campsall and Norton ;—Kilnhurst ; —Whalley and 
Edge Side ;—Conlegg;— Welchpool ; —Everton ;— 
Sawley ;—-Stapleford ; — Beeston ; — Kimberly ; — 
Carlton ;— Hucknall Torkard ;--Lenton ;-- Radford ; 
— Burton Joyce ; — Nottingham (two Petitions) ;—- 
Camden Town ;— Spitalfields (three Petitions) ;— 
Doncaster ;-— Rawmarsh ;--Swinton ;-- Crowle ;-—Hat- 
field and Hatfield Woodhouse ;— Wath and Newhile; 
—Calverton;—Whally and Bamp ;— Newthorpe ;— 
Lambey ;—Rateliffe-on-Trent ;—Sandiacre ;— Park 
Ward, Bulwell ;— Chilwell ;-- Carmarthen ;—Swaff- 
ham;— Woodborough ;— Alloa ;--Langholme ;— New 
Church ;—Bramcott ;--Coventry ;--Dysart ;-- Whal- 
ley Spotland ;— Whalley Melksham ;— Alva ;—Cas- 
tleacre ;—East Dereham ;—Spotland ;—Carnarvon ; 
—Lymehouse ; — Merbro; — and, Gretna; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Bassingthorpe ;—Hundred of Cas- 
tlemartin ( Pembroke) ;—- Scole ;-- Norton ;— Felsham 
Saint Peter ;— Carlton Scroope ;—East Retford ;— 
Aunsby ;—Misterton ;--Blyth ;— Lound ;---Dunham; 
—Aswarby ; — Beckingham ; — Metheringham; — 
Londonthorpe ; — Blankney, Scopwick and Kirkby 
Green ;— Everton ;— Cottam ; — Askham ;—Amber- 
ley ;—Buzxhall ;—South Leverton ;—Hurstperpoint ; 
— West Retford ;— Cuchfield;— North Wheatley ;— 
Walkeringham;— Grove ;— Tuxford ;—Gringley ;— 
Treswell ;—Harrowby ;— Bitchfield ;—Spittlegate ; 
— Dorrington and Rowston :—Digby ;—Misson ;— 
Elksley ;— Bloxholm ; — Wellingore;— Saundby;— 
Clayworth ;— Bothamsell ; — Brandeston ;—Alling- 
ton ;— Normanton ;— Tickencote ; —Threchingham- 
with-Stow ;—Stretton ;—Sapperton ;— Bole ;--Stur- 
ton ;— Hayton;—Gamston ; — Kesteven ;—-.Dinning- 
ton;--East Markham;--North Leverton ;-- Ordsall; 
— Ragnall ;—Swarland; — Stamfordham ;—Simon- 
burn ; — Rampton; — Easton ; — Woolsthorpe ;— 
Welby ;— Sedgebrook ;—Parham and Hacheston ;— 
Clarborough; -— Rudgwick ; — Eastern Division of 
Cumberland ;— Oncaster ;— Creeting Saint Peter’s ; 
— Combs ; — Shelland and Harleston ;—Haughley ; 
— Hundred of Hartsmere (Suffolk) ; — Tostock ; — 
Great and Little Fairborough ;— Old Newton ;— 
Felsham Saint Peter ;-—Stowmarket ; — Chichester ; 
— Newarh-upon-Trent;— Wark ; — Stowupland ;— 
Foston;--Mancetter ;--Sechington;—- Weddington and 
Kilnecote ;—Caldecote ;-- Barston ;--Dorton ;-—Bal- 
sall ;— Fillongley ;— Little Packington ;—Newbold- 
upon-Avon ;—Freasley, Hall End and Wharton ;— 
Stoke( Warwick) ;--Sowe ;--Minworth ;-- Curdworth; 
— Witton ; —Middleton (Warwick) ;— Little Brom- 
wich ;— Nether Whitacre ;--Aston Manor ;—Corley ; 
—-Shuttington;— Little Lawford and Long Lawford ; 
— Castle Demented ;—Saltley and Washwood;—Ry- 
ton-upon- Dunsmore ;— Sebergham ;—Honningham; 
a ;—Eatington ;— Wappenbury ;— Bud- 
OL. 96. 


brook ;—Ashow ;--Wasperton ;-- Radford Semele ;— 
Loxley ;— Milverton ;— Bishops Tachbrook; —- Wit- 
nash ;-- Offchurch ;—- Bidford ;--Bagington ;-- Light- 
horne ; — Whitchurch (Warwick); — Priors Hard- 
wick ; — Kington ; — Ratley and Upton; — Priors 
Marston ;—Farnborough (Warwick) ;— Warmington 
and Arlescote ;—Mollington ;— Burton Dassett ;— 
Fenny Compton ;— Chapel Ascote ;—Upper Shuch- 
burgh ;—Ilmington and Compton Scorpion ;— Rad- 
way and Oxhill ;— Halford ;—Napton-on-the-Hill; 
—Stoneleigh ; — Bubbenhall ;— Gaydon and Chads- 
hunt ;— Wolfhampcote ; — Butler’s Marston ;—Com- 
brook ;— Helpringham ; — Littlehampton ; —- Little 
Humby ;—Pichworth ;—Albourne ;— Hough-on-the- 
Hill ;—Ashurst ; — Tarring Neville ;— Belton ;— 
Bennington ;—Lindfield ;— Gumby ;— Rustington ;-— 
Haceby and Newton ;— Lenton ; — Stainby ;—Ayn- 
hoe ;—Kingsutton ;-- Thorpe Mandeville ;-- Bodding- 
ton;— Brackley ;—Marston Saint Lawrence ;—Far- 
thinghoe ;—Culworth ; — Chipping Warden; — As- 
trop ;—Edgcott ;-~-Eydon ;--Chacombe ;— Charlton ; 
— Middleton Cheney ; — Hinton-in-the-Hedges ; — 
Greatworth ; — Sulgrave; — Eaton; — Swarby ;— 
Ashwell ;—and, Leominster ; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Anne, Limehouse ;— Wigton; 
— Nottingham ;—Newton of Falkland ;— Leven ;— 
Falkland ; — Devonport ;—— and, Lyme Regis and 
Charmouth; praying the House to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Carlton-in-Lindric ;—Laneham ;— 
Torquay ;— Higher Tatham ;— Ackholme-with-Sa- 
wood ;— Tatham and Wennington ;— Slyme-with- 
Hest ;— Slaughton and Farleton ;—Cockerham ;—— 
Ellel;—Thurnham ;-— Whittington and Newton-with- 
Docker ;-- Tunstall Burrow and Cautsfield ;--Over 
Wyersdale ;-- Bolton-by-the-Sands ;--Hornby, Melling 
and Wrapton ;— Lancaster ;— Halton ;-— Wray-with- 
Bolton ;—— Spalding ;— Kirkby Lonsdale ;—- Sutton 
Saint Edmunds ;— West Teignmouth ;—Cockington ; 
— Kingherswell;— Weston ;---Bovey Tracey ;—Stohe 
Gabriel ;—_Dunchideock ;—Spreyton ;— Tedburne ;— 
Yealmpton;—- Bridgewater ;—Stowe Maries ;—-Selsey; 
— Barnham ;— Danbury ;-—Pinchbeck ;--Eartham; 
—— Felpham;—-Garnley ;— Yapton;-—Northmundham; 
—-Eastwittering ;--Birdham ;-- Middleton (Warwick) ; 
—Appledram ;—Itchenor ;—Hunsiton ;— Midlavant ; 
— Westwittering ;—Pagham ;—Binsted ;—Merston; 
— Madehurst ;— Eastergate ;—Alburgh ;— Donning- 
ton ;— Deeping Fen ;— Tolleshunt Darcy ;— Steyning 
Union ;— Thorpe Abbotts ;—Mendham ;—Homers- 
field ;— Bushill ;—Tulham Saint Mary-the-Virgin ; 
— Brockdish ;-- Met field ;— Thaltow ;—Hardwick- 
with-Shelton ;-—Falkirk ;-—Starston (two Petitions) ; 
— Weybread;— Eastern District of Stirlingshire ;— 
Denton ;— Needham;—Dichleburgh ;— Tivetshall ;— 
Speymouth ;-- Redenhall-with-Charleston;—Ranshill ; 
— Manton (Rutland) ; —Whaplode ; — Surfleet ; — 
Chapel Hill ;— Pelham Land ;— Langriville ;—Sut- 
terton ;— Westville ; — Butterwick ;— Boston ;—Bro- 
thertoff ;—Shirbeck ;— Bicker ;-- Thornton-le-Fen ;-- 
Carrington ;— Cowbit ;— Wigtoff ;--Freiston;-—Ben- 
nington ;— Wrangle ;—Kirton ;— Leverton ;—Mid- 
ville ; — Donington ; — Quadring ; — Frampton ;— 
Market Overton ;—Falkingham ;— Libsey ;—- Leake ; 
—Algarhirk ;—Friskville ;— Fosdike ;—Fishtoft ;-— 
Lutton ;— Swineshead ; —Gosberton ;-- and, Sutton 
Saint James; praying the House not to sanction the 
proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mattersea; — Syresham ; — Scul- Church of 
coates (two Petitions) ; —- Drypool ; — Thorley ;— ®»s!an4. 


Kingston-upon-Hull (two Petitions); — Brackley ; 
— Crosby Garrett ; -- Creaton ; — Eydon;-- Ug- 
borough ;—South Shields ;— and, Winwick ; stating 





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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Her Majesty’s 
Ministers. 


Timber Duties. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Whitehouse’s 
(or Williams’s) 
Estate Bill, 


Hay Newton’s 
Estate Bill. 


Westwood’s 
Estate Bill. 


Whittaker’s 
Estate Bill. 





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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 Board of Guardians of the Union 
of Hardingstone, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures to support the Poor Law Commissioners in 
completing their measures as sketched out and laid 
before the House, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the South Shields Union, complaining of 
the instructions issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners for taking the votes at elections by the clerks 
and officers of the union, instead of by the church- 
wardens and overseers; and praying the House to 
adopt such measures as may remedy the evil com- 
plained of, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guardians of the Poor of the [ps- 
wich Union ;—and, Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Ticehurst Union,; praying that the 
Poor Law Amendment 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 the borough and 
neighbourhood of Tamworth, praying the House to 
support the motion relative to want of confidence in 
Her Majesty’s Ministers, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from North Shields ;— Hull ;—Limerick ; 
—and, Henry Bliss, Agent for the Province of New 
Brunswick ; praying the House not to sanction the 
proposed measure for alteration of the Timber Duties, 


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


Petitions from Drumlough ; — Hillsborough ; — 
Downpatrick ; — Donaghmore ; — Ballynahinch ; — 
Donagheady ;— Kirkintilloch ;— Airdrie ;— Letter- 
henny ;—Ballylennon ;-- Alt ;-- Turlough ;— Cawdor ; 
— Errol ;—Killchrenan and Dalavich;—Muchavin ; 
—Alyth ; — Glenisla ;-— Hawick ;-—Knochando ;— 
Kinclaven ;—and, Nigg ; praying for the abolition of 
the system of Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the Equity Side of the 
Court of Exchequer, praying that the Administration 
of Justice (No. 1.) Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Whitehouse’s (or Williams’s) Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Hay Newton’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Westwood’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Whittaker’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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A, 1841. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Jackson’s 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ©state Bill, 
Jackson’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were ap- 
plicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address Prisoners for 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number of Pri- Debt. 
soners for Debt confined in Whitecross-sireet, the 
Fleet, the Queen’s Bench, the Marshalsea, Horse- 
monger-lane, and any other Prison for Debtors within 
the Bills of Mortality, with the respective Amounts 
of their Debts, and Dates of Commitment, according 
to the following heads; Name of Debtor; Amount 
of Debt; and Date of Commitment. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Tabie. 


The Newark Court of Requests Bill was read a Newark Court 
second time ; and committed. of Requests 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2! 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Ardrossan 
deration the Report on the Ardrossan Harbour Bill; Hatbour Bill. 
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 Whitmore 
of Whitmore, in the County of Stafford, was read Inclosure Bill. 
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. 


Petitions from Denbigh ; — and, Llangadock ; Church Rates, 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the release © 
of William Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, the Trustee Liverpool Local 
and Superintendent of the Estates devised by the Acts dmend- 
Will of the late Duke of Bridgwater, praying that "™™ °"" 
he may be heard, by himself his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Local Acts 
Amendment 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. 


Petitions from Butterley ; — Tower Hamlets ;— Import Duties. 
Kinross ;—Shirland ;— Matlock Bath ;— Tillicoul- 
try ;—Lea and Holloway;—Pinxton;—South Wing- 
field ;—-Milford( Derby) ;--Market-street ;-- Duffield ; 
— Holbrook ; — Annan; -— Greenhill-lane and Rid- 
dings ; — Ripley; — Matlock (two Petitions) ; — 
Alfreton ;~-Tansley ; —Heanor ;— Belper (five Pe- 
titions) ;--Codnor Park ;--Penny Bridge ;--Smalley ; 
— Hereford ;—Swanwich ;— Kilburne;— Denby (two 
Petitions) ; -—-Sneinton ;—Kincardine ;—— Whithorn ; 
— Westcalder ;— Kinghorn ;— Kenilworth ;—Bonsal ; 
— Tormoham ; --Chester ; -- Deal ; — Nottingham 
(three Petitions); — Machynllaeth ; —Markwick ;— 
Falkland ;—Bishop’s Stortford ;——Auchtermuchty ; 
—Satterthwaite and Barrow;—Newburgh ;—Cair- 
neyhill;— Monkwearmouth ;— Derby (two Petitions) ; 
— Tibshelf ;—South Normanton ;— Stanley ;—Crom- 

ford;— Mapperley ;--Shipley ;—Marhinch ; — Saint 
Faleacet tataans (Churchwardens) ; — Heage; — 
— Chapel-en-le-Frith; —- Coduor; — Coxbeach ; — 
Pentrich ; —- Wessington ;--Wirksworth (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Horsley Woodhouse ; —Somercotes ;— Hors- 
ley ;~-_Balmerino ;—Loscoe ;—and, Cleaton; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 








4. VicToriz. 


the burgh of Saint Monance, praying for a revi- 
sion and modification of the Import Duties, was 


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


A Petition of Working Classes of Kilmarnock, 
praying the House to address Her Majesty for the 
release 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 Chamber of 
Commerce of Kirkcaldy, praying the House not to 
sanction any measure for altering the present sys- 


2°—3° Junie. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of | 





tem of Banking in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, 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 Members of the Liverpool Under- 
writers-rooms ; —- and, Grand Junction Railway 
Company; praying that the Port of Liverpool may 
be selected as the West India Mail Packet Station, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on West India Mails. 


Petitions from Kilbride ;—and, Old Connaught ; 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Zreland) 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cabinteely ; — Glancullen and 
Landyford ;— Rathmines ;— Milltown ;—and, Kings- 
town ; praying that the Registration of Voters (Lre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the 
Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the city and borough of Ezeter, praying 
that the Municipal Corporations Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








363 


The House was moved, That the Order made Register 
upon the 20th day of May last, That a Copy of the pater 
Register of Electors for the County of Hertford, — 
the year 1840, ending 1841, be forthwith laid before 
this House, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And Notice being taken, that no Return had been 
made to the said Order ; 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Hertford do attend this House upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Her Majesty's 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Ministers. 
upon Thursday last, That Her Majesty’s Ministers 
do not sufficiently possess the Confidence of the 
House of Commons, to enable them to carry through 
the House measures which they deem of essential 
importance to the public welfare, and that their con- 
tinuance in Office, under such circumstances, is at 
variance with the Spirit of the Constitution ; 

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, 3° die Junii, 1841: 


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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Drainage of 
further consideration the Report on the Drainage Lands Bill. 
of Lands Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; cra 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being ons 
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 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 John Yarde Buller, 

Yeas, \Mr. Grimsditch: 


\ 0a, 


Tellers for the { Mr. Divett, 


Registration A Petition of registered Electors in the election Noes, \ Sir William Follett: } 20. 
(England) on of Knights of the Shire for the Western Division of | So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
glan ill, 


the county of Norfolk, praying that the Registration 
of Voters (England) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Samuel Doubleday ;—and, Edward 
Pillbeam Cox ; complaining of bribery an _ corrup- 
tion at the late election for the town of Nottingham, 
and praying for inquiry,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Moore Griffiths, of Birming- 
ham, Gentleman, Clerk to the Justices of the Peace 
for the county of Warwick, acting for the Birming- 
ham division of the hundred of Hemlingford, praying 
that provision may be made in the Criminal Justice 
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. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That the 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 7th 
and 28th days of May last; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 


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


VoL. 96. 





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 next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- panish Claims. 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, That 
an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
praying that Her Majesty willbe graciously pleased to 
take into consideration the Report, bearing date the 
12th day of May 1840, made by the Commissioners 
to whom it was referred to examine and adjudicate 
upon the claims of certain British subjects, for 
losses sustained by the seizure and confiscation of 
their ships and cargoes by the Government of Den- 
mark in the year 1807, and that Her Majesty will 
be graciously pleased to advance to such claimants 
the amount of their respective losses as ascertained 
by the said Commissioners, and to assure Her Ma- 
jesty, that this House will make good the same ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Annuities Bill; Annuities Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An 
Act for the Commutation of certain Manorial Rights, 
in respect of Lands of Copyhold and Customary 
Tenure, and in respect of other Lands subject to 
such Rights, and for facilitating the Enfranchisement 
of such Lands ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

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 thef Mr. Goulburn, 17 

Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : ; 

Tellers for the tie George William cad 72 

Noes, Mr. James Stewart : sa 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again 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. William Mackenzie, 8 

Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : ‘ 

Tellers for the ing George William Hope,) 57 

Noes, Mr. James Stewart : | ioe 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bill. 





Clerk of the The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 

a oy on the Clerk of the Peace (Zancaster) Bill ; 

—— Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 

Designs Copye The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

oy (No.2) mittee on the Designs Copyright (No. 2.) Bill; 

, Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Lime Toll 


ol ss The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Exemption Bill. reading of the Lime Toll Exemption Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Tithe Composi- The Tithe Composition (Zreland) Bill was, ac- 
Bill (Ireland) cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
’ mitted toa Committee of the whole House, for this 
day. 
ee The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
(No. 1.) Bil, the further Proceeding = the Report of the 
Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
Report of the said Bill be further adjourned till 
To-morrow. 
Adwinistration ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(No. 2.) Bill, Mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2. 
Ul ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


™ mn ‘ ° 
nag “he Houses of Industry, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill was, 


(Ireland) Bill. according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this 


day. 


Ordnance 
Survey Bill. 


Juniz. A. 1841. 

The ingrossed Bill to authorize and facilitate the Ordnance 
Completion of a Survey of Great Britain and the S™vey Bill 
Isle of Man, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize and facilitate the 
Completion of a Survey of Great Britain, Berwick- 
upon- Tweed and the Isle of Man. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to suspend the making of Lists Militia Ballots 
and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of Suspension Bill, 
the United Kingdom, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to suspend until the Thirty-first 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-two, 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. 


Mr. John Parker reported the Assessed Taxes Assessed Taxes 
Compositions Bill ; and the Amendments were read, alae 
and agreed to. iad 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Frivolous Suits 
into a Committee upon the Frivolous Suits Bill; Bil 
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 directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third 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- Supply. 
mittee of Supply; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sugar Duties 
into a Committee upon the Sugar Duties Bill; and, 8" 

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 House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, New South 
c. 83, to provide for the Administration of Justice Wales, &amp;c., Bill 
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 was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 46, to continue until the Thirty-first day 
of December, One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-seven, and from thence to the End of the then 
next Session of Parliament, an Act of the ninth 
year of his late Majesty for the Administration of 
Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, 

















might be read ; and the same was read. 

| The House was also moved, That the Act 1 Vic. 
|, 42, to continue until the Thirty-first day of De- 
lcember One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 


A Petition of the President, Vice-presidents, | eight, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Secretaries and others, Members of the council of| Session of Parliament, an Act of the ninth year of 


the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, | the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, 
praying that the Ordnance Survey Bill may pass| for the Administration of Justice in New South 
mto a law, was presented, and read; and ordered | Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, might be read ; 


to lie upon the Table. 


| and the same was read. 
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Western 
Australia Bill. 


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The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 
Vic. c. 50, to continue until the Thirty-first day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
nine, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Session of Parliament, an Act of the ninth year of 
his Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Ad- 
ministration of Justice in Mew South Wales and 
Van Diemen’s Land, might be read ; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 
Vic. c. 70, to amend an Act of the ninth year of 
King George the Fourth, to provide for the Adminis- 
tration of Justice in Mew South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual Govern- 
ment thereof, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
and to continue the same until the Thirty-first day 
of December One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty, and thenceforward to the End of the then 
next Session of Parliament, might be read; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 
Vic., c. 62, to continue until the Thirty-first day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and to the End of the then next Session of 
Parliament, 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, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue certain Acts for providing for the Adminis- 
tration of Justice in Mew South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual Govern- 
ment thereof: And that Lord John Russell and Mr. 
Vernon Smith do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 10 Geo. 4, 
c. 22, to provide until the Thirty-first day of De- 
cember One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
four, for the Government of Her Majesty’s Settle- 
ments in Western Australia, on the Western Coast 
of New Holland, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Will. 4, c. 14, to continue to the Thirty-first day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Thirty- 
six, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Session of Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of 
his late Majesty’s reign for providing for the Go- 
vernment of his Majesty’s Settlements in Western 
Australia, on the Western Coast of New Holland, 
might be read; and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 68, to continue until the Thirty-first day 
of December One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-eight, and from thence to the End of the 
then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the 
tenth year of his late Majesty for providing for the 
Government of his Majesty’s Settlements in Western 
Australia, on the Western Coast of New Holland, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 
Vic. c. 46, to continue until the Thirty-first day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Session of Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for pro- 
viding for the Government of his Majesty’s Settle- 
ments in Western Australia, on the Western Coast 
of New Holland, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue an Act of the tenth year of King George 
the Fourth, for providing for the Government of 
his Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia, on 
the Western Coast of New Holland: And that Lord 


John Russell and Mr. Vernon Smith, do prepare, 
aud bring it in. 


Vou. 96. 


go 3° Junie. 


365 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreign Wine. 
Wine, which was presented upon Friday last, be No.358. 
printed, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Spirits, Spirits. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 358. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Chelsea Chelsea 
Hospital, which was presented upon Friday last, be Hospital. 
printed. No. 359. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Pay- Paymaster 
master General’s Office, &amp;c., which was presented General's 
upon Friday last, be printed —o 

P a eee No. 359. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Grain (Zre- Grain 
land), which was presented upon Friday last, be (Ireland.) 
printed. No. 360. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Transfer of Transfer of 


Stock, which was presented upon Friday last, be Sec 
printed. No. 361. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to French French Claims. 
Claims, which were presented upon Friday last, be No. 362. 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to the Court Court of 
of Chancery, which was presented upon Friday last, Chancery. 
be printed. No. 363. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post Post Office. 





Office, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Post Office 
Communication with Jreland. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before two of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 3° die Junii ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


a 





PRAYERS. 


M*. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called Lighthouses. 
in; 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 1839, by the Corporation of Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Exeter Small 
Exeter Small Debts Bill; That they had examined Debts 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- private Bills. 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Stead’s Pateat 
Stead’s Patent Wooden Paving Company Bill; That ao Paving 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and ©™?"9 Bil 
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. Bernal reported from the Committee on the scottish Ma- 
Scottish Marine Insurance Company Bill; That rine Insurance 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and Co™PY Bil. 
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 Ainendments, be 





ingrossed. 


3A3 Mr, 











566 3° Junie. A. 1841. 


Abingdon Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 

Tuclosure Bille 4 bingdon 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 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 further Proceeding upon the 

Report of the said Bill be adjourned till To-morrow. 


Stoke-upon- An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
aon Recovery of Small Debts within and adjoining to the 
Bil, District called The Staffordshire Potteries, was read 
the third time ; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Copeland do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
South Metro- A Petition of Inhabitants and Parishioners of the 


politan Gas Te 


(No. 2.) Bill parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, and also Owners 
‘"*"" and Occupiers of property within the parish, and 
Commissioners for executing the Act for paving, 
cleansing, lighting and watching the said parish, 
praying that may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) 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. 


Shawe’s Ordered, That the Select Committee on Divorce 

Divorce Bill. Bills have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make 
their Report on Shawe’s Divorce Bill, upon Monday 
next. 


Jackson’s Jackson’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
Estate Bill, = and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Coundon Ordered, That the Coundon Inclosure Bill be read 

Inclosure Bill. the third time To-morrow. 

+ eee Senrgag Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 

Bill, ~~ on the Walton (Essex) Improvement 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 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. 

Middlesbrough Mr. William Duncombe reported from the Com- 

— mittee on the Middlesbrough Improvement Bill ; 

sai 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; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to; and an Amendment 
wis made made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Whaddon An ingrossed Bill for setting out and allotting cer- 
po &gt;a ’ tain portions of the Lands in Whaddon Chace, in the 


County of Buckingham, in lieu of the Common 
Rights upon the said Chace, and for extinguishing 
such Common Rights, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 











An ingrossed Bill for paving, cleansing, and other- Stamtord 
wise improving the Town and Borough of Stamford, Hprovement 
in the Counties of Lincoln and Northampton, was ~ 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do _ 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Lincoln Roads 
deration the Report on the Lincoln Roads Bill; Bill 
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 
Monday next. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Tralee Naviga- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the tion and Har. 
case of the T'ralee Navigation and Harbour Bill, °™ Bilt 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills of the third 
Class had not been complied with, inasmuch as no 
Notices whatever had been given. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered That the Blackburn Small Debts Bill be piackburn 
read the third time To-morrow. — Debts 
ill, 
Whittaker’s Estate Bill was read a second time 3 wristaker's 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. ‘ 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Wakefield 
deration the Report on the Wakefield Waterworks Waterworks 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed” 
to; and several Clauses were brought up, and read 
a first and second time, and agreed to by the House, 
to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (imposing a penaliy for 
the Company refusing to supply account of receipt and 
expenditure) :—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read witha blank; and committed toa 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. Mark Philips reported, That the Commit- 
tee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Mark Philips accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was agreed to by the House, to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Then several other Clauses were brought up, and 
read a first and second time, and agreed to by the 
House, to be made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving the Selby and 
Road from Selby to Leeds, in the West Riding of Leeds Road 
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. 


Whitehouse’s (or Williams’s) Estate Bill was read Whitehouse’s 
a second time; and committed. (or a s) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- oo 
mittee of Selection. 


, j , Brighton and 
Ordered, That the Committee on the Brighton te 


and Shoreham Road (No. 2.) Bill have leave to make Roaq (No. 2.) 
their Report To-morrow. * ‘Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act for erecting Ardrossan 
a Harbour at Ardrossan, in the County of Ayr, and Harbour Bil. 
for the Improvement of the said Harbour, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend an Act for erecting a 
Harbour 








Wewyss’s 
Estate Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


4 Vicroriz. 


Harbour at Ardrossan, in the County of Ayr, and to 
provide for the Improvement of the said Harbour. 

Ordered, That Lord James Stuart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Wemyss’s Estate 
Bill, have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make 
their Report upon Monday next. 


Petitions from Balunie;---Dundee (twenty Peti- 
tions) ;— Bullion Bleachfield ;— Baldovain ; — Pan- 
mure Bleachfield ; — Sea Braes ;— Friockheim; — 
Baldovie ; — Longforgan; — Epsom; — Zouch ; — 
Sedgley;—Regent-street, Saint James, Westminster ; 
— Edale;— Thorpe Acre ;—Newton-on-Ayr ;—Ban- 
bridge ;— Lower Tooting ;—Bledlow ;— Monks Ris- 
borough ;—East Cowes, Isle of Wight ;— Collace ;— 
Bradenham ;— Petersfield ;— Gornal;—Saunderton ; 
— Thames Bank, Westminster ; — Fleet-street ; — 
Houndsditch ;— Durham-street, Strand ;— Bethnal 
Green (two Petitions) ;—Tower Hamlets ;—Milton- 
street, London ; — Jewin-crescent, Cripplegate ; — 
Watling-street ;— Brick-lane, Spitalfields ;—James- 
street, Covent Garden;—Sunday Times Office, Fleet- 
street ;--Baldwin-street, City-road ;--Saint Martin’ s- 
lane ;-- Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;--Llandilofawr ;-— Bir- 
mingham ;— Waddeston ;—Diseworth ;—Hartshorne 
and Woodenbox ;—Mary-le-bone-street, Saint James, 
Westminster ;— Gilford ;—Clifton Dartmouth Hard- 
ness ;—Long Whatton ;—Deritend and Bordesley ;—- 
Whitstable and Seasalter (two Petitions) ;—Poland- 
street, Saint James, Westminster ; — Goodman’s 
Fields, Tower Hamlets ;— Buckland ;—Markfield ;— 
Cumnockh ;— Banbridge ;——- Mentmore ; — Folkestone 
and Sandgate ;—Church Gresly and Swadlincote ;— 
Ilkeston ;— Wymeswold ;—Ayr ;—Stepney ;— North 
Crawley ;— Kirkoswald ;—Mitre-street, Aldgate ;— 
Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ;— Desford ; —Mel- 
rose ; — Kirkmichael ; — Radnage ; — Quorndon ; — 
Sheepshead ;—Lochee (two Petitions) ; —Blackness 
Rood ;—Coldstream ; — Prestonpans ;— North Ber- 
wick ; —Sedgeley ;—High-street, Poplar ; — Eagle- 
street, Hoxton;— Battle Bridge ;— Limehouse Cause- 
way ;— New Ivy-street, Hoxton ;—Shoe-lane, London 
(two Petitions) ;—Chichester-place, Gray’s Inn-road ; 
— Wapping ;— Hoxton ;-- Nassau-place, Commercial- 
road Kast, Tower Hamlets ;—Weston-place, Somers 
Town ;— Saint George’s-in-the-East, Tower Ham- 
lets ;—Ratcliff Highway, Tower Hamlets ;—King's 
Cross ; — Rotherfield-street, Islington ; — Bridge- 
road, Lambeth ; — Clerkenwell Close; — Mile End, 
New Town, Tower Hamlets ;—Saint Mary-le-bone ; 
— Lower Marsh, Lambeth; — Gilmerton ; — Tat- 
tenhoe ; — Wavendon ; — Laurencehirk ; —- Bethnal 
Green-road ;— Abingdon ;— Wolverhampton ; — Ar- 
broath (six Petitions) ;—Forfar ;—-- David M‘ Gaugh- 
ton and others ;— Wotton Underedge ;—Colchester ; 
—-Bathgate ; -- Wellington (Salop) ; — Earlston ; — 
Girvan ;— Montrose ;--Smithyhaugh ;-Handsworth ; 
— Wigtown ;—Doune Park, Girvan ;—New Town, 
Girvan;— Whaddon ;— Dunning ; —Johnshaven ;— 
Frithelstock ;— Great Torrington ; — Shebbear ;— 
Holsworthy ; —Thornbury ; —Milton Damerall ; — 
Ringsash;—Wear Gifford ; — Taddiport ;— Brad- 
woodhelly ;-- Winkley;--Great Torrington ;— Kirrie- 
muir ;— Pakefield and Kirkley ; — Nuneaton; — 
Charles-street, Covent Garden ;— Elton ;—Flucot ;— 
Bury, Lancaster (two Petitions) ;-- Heap Bridge 
Mills;— Argyle-street, Saint James, Westminster ; 
—- King William-street, London ; — Thringstone ; 
— Spitalfields ; — Esher-street, Westminster ; — 
South Normanton; — Hathorn ; — West Ham ; — 
Edenbridge ;—Chiddingstone ;— Ticknal ;— Ashton- 
under-Lyne (five Petitions) ; — Whitchurch (Buck- 
ingham);— Droylsden ; — Hooley Hill ;— Stockport 
(two Petitions); — Dukinfield;— Dukinfield Hall; 
—Marsworth ;—Broughton ;—Stoke Goldington ;— 
Weston Underwood ;— Fleet Merstone ; — Cudding- 
ton ;—Ilkeston; —West Division of Saint Pancras 
(two Petitions) ;— Saint Luke’s, Middlesex (three 
on Spitalfields ;--Severn- 

ou. 96. 


3° Juniz. 


307 
street, Whitechapel ; — Brick-lune, Spitalfields ; ~ 
Tooley-street, Southwark ; — Ratcliff Highway ; — 
Spitalfields ;—Pentonville ; — Low Leyton ; — Wal- 
thamstow ;—Canterbury ;— Denny ;— Haversham ;— 
Walton (Buckingham) ;— Kilsyth ;— Hambledon ; — 
Camelon ;—and, Bannockburn; praying for the re- 
peal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Withybrooke and Hopsford ; — 
Bordesley ;—Stretton-under-Fosse and Newbold Re- 
vel ;— Wolvey ;—_Beausall ;— Monks Kirby and other 
places ;—Upper Radbourne and Lower Radbourne ; 
—Deritend ;— Duddeston and Nechells ;—Pailton; 
—Copson ;—Easenhall ;— Wibtoft ;— Nuneaton ;— 
Nether Kellet ;— Borwick ; —-Warton ;—Carnforth ; 
— Over Kellet;—Scotforth ;—Caton ;— Yealand ;— 
Overton and Middleton ;—Bulk;— Heysham ;—Sil- 
verdale and Lindeth ; — Dalton; — Gressingham;— 
Yealand Conyers ;—Flimby ;—Little Broughton ;— 
Great Broughton ;—Drigg ;— Haile ;— Egremont ; 
— Hensingham ;— Gosforth ;— Cleator ;-- Tuallentire, 
— Camerton ;—Arlecdon; — Lamplugh ; — Lowside 
Quarter ;— Ribton ;--Saint Bees ;--Saint John’s (Cum- 
berland) ;-- Rottington;--Irton ;--Seaton;--Stainburn; 
—Sandwith ;— Weddicar ;— Haseley ;— Hatton and 
Shrewley ; —Atherstone-upon-Stour ;—Alveston ; ~ 
Oversley ;— Wixford ;—Ipsley ;— Arley ;— Meriden; 
— Bulkington and other places ;— Astley ;— Ansty ;— 
Coundon; — Chilvers Coton ;— Stretton Basherville; 
—Kinwalsey and other places :—Atterley ;— Foles- 
hill; — Grafton ;— Exhall; — Burton Hastings ;-- 
Billesley; — Kingswood ; — Leamington Priors ; — 
Moreton Morrell;—— Stratford-on-Avon ; — Snitter- 
field; —- Powington, &amp;c.;— Baddesley Clinton ; — 
Grafton and Stanion ; —Gretton ;—Great and Little 
Weldon ;— Hutton ;— Thorpe Malsor ;-- Fonthill Gif- 
ford; — Ebbesborne Wake ; — Teffont Magna; — 
Froxfield ;--W ardover ;—Fovant ;--West Wellow ;-- 
Bulford;—- Wiley ;--Orcheston Saint Mary ;--Farly ; 
—-Winterbourne Stoke; -— South Newton; —Enford ; 
——Stapleford ;--Imber ; —— Stratford-sub-Castle ; — 
Dinton ;—Berwick Saint John ;—Alderbury;—Da- 
merham ;— Little Langford ;— Figheldean ;—Chick- 
lade ;~-Sedghill ;— Pewsey ;—-Ham ;— Boscombe ;— 
Woodford ;—Barford Saint Martin ;— Hungerford; 
—Anstey ; — Tilshead ; — Fiddleton ; — Darley ;— 
Chilworth ;—Elsing ;— North Elmham ;— Wilby ;— 
Boyle (two Petitions); -- Kettleburgh and Hoo ;— 
New Buckhenham, &amp;c.;—Resington ;— Rushton and 
Glendon ;— Thorpe, Loddington and Orton; — Wal- 
tham ;—Upton Magna;— Grantham ;— York ;-— Na- 
zing ;— Netteswell;— Salton ;— Rothwell ;— Ketter- 
ing ;—Cranford and Barton;—Burton Latimer and 
Pytchley ;—Corby, Great Oakley and Little Oakley; 
— Weekly and Warkton ;— Broughton and Cransley; 
— Geddington and Newton ; — Carlton, Cottingham 
and Middleton ; — Desborough and Harrington ;— 
Swaton ;— Letwell ;— G'eldingwells ; — King’s Nor- 
ton;— Wickford ;-- Firbech ;-- Woodsetts ;-- Oldcoats; 
— Uffington ;—Kilronan;—-Fulford ;-- Hound, Ham- 
ble and Bursledon ;— Houston; — Bungay ;— Ard- 
carna and Kilbryan;—and, Boyle; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Swaffham Bulbeck ; — Croydon 
(Cambridge) ;— East Hatley ;— Castle Camps ; — 
Guilden Morden ;— Hardwicke ;— Longstanton All 
Saints ; — Sutton (Cambridge) ; —Whittlesford ; — 
Teversham ;—Little Shelford ;— Fulbourn ;—Great 
Shelford; — Heston; — Ely Saint Mary; — Long 
Stanton Saint Michael ;— Duxford ;—Stapleford;— 
Thetford ;— Wentworth ;—Ely Trinity ;— Witcham; 
—-Doddington and Witchling ;--Isleham;--Snailwell ; 
— Wicken;— Fordham ;-—-Chippenham (Cambridge) ; 
— Chesterton Union ; — Bottisham ; — Eastburn ; 
— Bainton ; -- Holme-on-the-Wolds ;—Kilnwick ;— 
Watton ;— Hutton Cranswick ;—Lochington ;—Tib- 
thorpe ;— Lund ;—North Dalton ;—Little Driffield; 
—Southburn ; — Emswell ;—Middleton (York) ;-- 
Aldborough, &amp;c. ;-—- Benningholme;— Burton Pidsea; 

















344 — Danthorpe; 











368 


— Danthorpe ;--Elstronwick ;—-Ganstead ;—-Hedon ; 
Humbleton;— Marfleet ;—South Shirlaugh;—Sutton 
(York) ;—Swine ; —Thirtleby ; — Tunstall ; —Was- 
holme; — Halsham; — Hollym; — Holmpton; — 
Owthorne ;— Runswell ;—Ryhill and Camerton ;— 
Burstwici: ; —Withernsea ; — Huggate ; — Arnold, 
North Skirlaugh and Rowton ;--Warter ;— Yapham ; 
Atwick ;— Barmston ; —Wapentake of Holderness; 
—Aberford, &amp;c. ;— Beeford ;— Bewholme ; — Bon- 
wick ;—Brandesburton ;—-Catfoss ; — Dunnington ; 
—Gochill;-— Great Hatfield ;--Little Hatfield ;— 
Hempholme ;—Hornsea ;—Leven ;—Mappleton and 
Rowlston ;— Moortown ;— Rise ;— Routh ;— Seggles- 
thorne; — Ulram; — Patrington ; — Wansford ; — 
Reighton ;—Muston ;-- Kilham ;— Grindall;—Gan- 
ton ;—Foxholes;—Folkton;—-Flixton ;—- Butterwick ; 
— Burton Agnes ;—.Brigham ;— Boynton ;— Reston ; 
— Ross (Hereford) ; — Allensmore; — Goodrich ;— 
Colwall ;— Much Marcle ;—Marstow ;—Tretire and 
Michael Church ;—Pencoyd ;— Llangarren ;—Gar- 
way ;—Saint Weonard’s ;--Whitchurch (Hereford) ; 
——Welsh Newton ; —Wacton ; —Thornbury ;--Sad- 
berge ;-— Ampthill ;-—Limerick ;—Bredgar ;—Hard- 
ingham ;— King’s Lynn ; —— Tunstall ;—Kidsgrove ; 
——Iver ;--Morton;--Aslachby;--Reculver ;-—Stroud ; 
—Lee Brockhurst ;-—Hodnet ;—Arrington ;-—Mad- 
ingley;— Eastry and Ham ;— Luton ; —Weston- 
under-Redcastleand Wixhill;— Ash (Kent) ;--Bourn; 
— Belstead, &amp;c.;—Brisley ; — Billingboro;—Chob- 
ham;— Woodnesborough ;— Goodnestone-next- Faver- 
sham, Graveney, and Hernhill ;—Treddington ;— 
Forthampton ;—Ashchurch ;— Tetbury ;—Twyning ; 
—Hazeleigh; — Woodham Ferris ;— Mayland ;— 
Queen’s County ;— Gressenhall ;—Kemerton ;— Har- 
lington ;—Ludgershall ; — Word ;— Horsmonden ;—- 
Gillingham ;—Cliffe ;——Strood ;—Egg Buckland ; 


3° Juni. 


A. 1841. 


Murston;--Dawley and Stirchley;— Long Benton ; 
~— Wallsend ;-—Peterborough ; — Modbury ;-— Kings- 
bridge ;—- Westalvington;-— Thurlstone ;-— Dodbrook; 
—South Brent ;--Charleton;— Bigbury and Ring- 
more ;~—-Malborough ;--Chivelstone ;-- Milton South 
and Huish South ;— Stokenham; — South Pool ; — 
Cornworthy ;-- Kingston (Devon) — Morley ;--Port- 
le-mouth ;—Halwell;—-Churchstow ;— Diptford ;— 
and, Rippingale ; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—-were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Falmouth ;— Totnes ;— Birmingham 
(three Petitions) ;—Darlington ;—New Windsor and 
Eton ;— Wellingborough ;—and, Rugeley ; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— Redrock ;—Knappagh;—Tullylish ;— Markethill; 
—Creggan;—Newtownhamilton (two Petitions); — 
Dernock ;—Keady ;—and, New Ross; praying for 
the abolition of the system of Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


ton-end ; —Riseley ;— and, Birmingham; praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
William Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesias- 
tical Courts,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








— Cooling ;—Stoke ( Kent);—-Chalk ;— Saint Mary’s 





(Kent) ;—- Stratton ;—Tywardreath ;—Poughill ; — 
Whitstone ;—Launcells ; — Marhamchurch ; —Week 
Saint Mary ; — Pound Stock; — Moorwinstow; — 
Purleigh ;—Woodham Mortimer ;—- Steeple ; —Witl- 
lingale Doe; -~ Little Baddow; — Exminster ; -— 
Wembury ;--Collaton Rawleigh ;— Topsham ;—Lup- 
pitt ;—Awliscombe;— Tallaton ;—Sidbury ;—Stock- 
land ; — Dalwood ; — Sidmouth ; — Buckerell ; — 
Monkton ;—Cotleigh ; —Yarcombe ; —Clyst Hydon; 
—Farway;-- Newton Ferrers ;—Combinteignhead ;— 
Lamerton ;—Littlehamand Exmouth ;—-Stoke Fleming ; 
— Brampford Speke; — Gedleigh ;—Throwleigh ;— 
Ide;—Clyst Honiton ;—Rockbeare ;— Lustleigh ; — 
Marldon ; —Munden ; -— Scrooby; — Ramsden Bell 
House ;—Sandon ;-—Adwich-on-Dearne ;— Hoo ; — 
Worksop ;— Little Waltham ; — Pitsea ; — Runwell 
(two Petitions) ;— Markham Clinton; -- Rettendon 
(two Petitions); —High Easter; — Chignal Saint 
James ;—Harworth ;— High Roding ; — Eqmanton ; 
—Perlethorpe;—Cold Norton ;-—Bilsthorpe ;—-Wel- 
low ;— Ollerton ;— K neesal ; —Boughton;—-Beighton ; 
— Great Hallingbury ;— North Fambridge;—Chelms- 
ford ;—Stebbing ;— Kilkhampton ;— Woodham Wal- 
ter ;— Margaretting ;--Little Waltham ;-- Navestock; 
— Bassildon ;-— Bredhurst and Lidsing ;—Mamhead; 
— Holcombe Burnell ;— Kenn ;— Powderham ;--Ash- 
combe ;— Whimple ;— Dean Prior ; — Buchland-in- 
the-Moor ;-- Farringdon (Devon); — Germansweek ; 
~--Revelstock ; — Stoke Cannon; — Dartington ; — 
Plympton Maurice ;—Drewsteignton;— Zeal Mona- 
chorum ;—Clyst Suint George ;—Membury ;— Sow- 
ton; —Cheriton Bishop; — Gittisham ; — Brixton 
( Devon) ;— Heavitree; — Saint Thomas-the-A postle, 
Devon ;-— Okehampton ;—-Stoheinteignhead ;--Virgin- 
stow ;—-Highweek ;— Chagford ;—Combrawleigh ;— 
Weston Peverell ;—Aylesbeare ;—Exeter ;— Staver- 
ton ;—Saint Leonard’s (Devon) ;—Seatonand Beer; 
— Southampton;— Carlby ;— Hacconby;—Little By- 
tham ;—Langtoft ;—Ludlow ; — Castle Bytham;—— 
Staple; — Swaffham Prior and Reach ;— Coton; 
——Soham (two Petitions); — Borden; — Harble- 
down ;—Rodmersham; --- Milton-next-Sittingborne ; 
-»Fen Ditton ;— Wisbech ;~ Wimpole ;-— Tadlow ;— 





Petitions from Rowland ;-- Brushfield;—Tadding- 
ton and Priestcliffe ;—Calver ;-— Hassop ;—Studley ; 
Dronfield ;—Ashover ;—Shepton Mallet (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Darley ;— Baslow and Bubnell ;—Middle- 
ton-by-Youlgreave ; — Litton and Cressbrook ;— 
Eyam ; -- Ilkeston ; — Quorndon ; — Lichfield ; — 
Swarkestone ;—Stanton-by-Dale ;—Dale Abbey ;— 
Risley ;—Brailsford ;— Mackworth ;— Stanton and 
King’s Newton ;—Killiam ;—Balfron ;—Airth ;— 
Chartershall ; — Daventry ; — Upper Darshill ;— 
Kippen (two Petitions) ;—Crewkerne ;— Kilsyth ;— 
Pilton ;—Archibald Jarvie, and others ;—Denny ; 
—Clifton Dartmouth Hardness ;— Hythe ;—Stock- 
ton-on-Tees ; — Barnard Castle (four Petitions) ; 
Stockport ;—Luthermuir ;—Inverary ; —St. James, 
Clerkenwell;--Arbroath (two Petitions);—Slateford; 
— Great Yarmouth ;-—Dunning ;-— Richmond( York); 
—Auchtermuchty ;—Kidderminster ; — Sudbury ; — 
Haddington (two Petitions) ;— Camborne ;—.Dun- 
bar ;—Dunse ;— Merthyr Tydfil ;— Ochiltree ;— 
Irvin and Sullarton ;— Ballantrae ;—Clara ;— Tit- 
holm ;— Monkton ;-- Bervie ;—-and, Clonuff ; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Persons interested in the cultivation 
of land, and others, in the parish of Cranbrook, 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Import Duties, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Magistrates and other Rate- 
payers and Inhabitants of the parish of Trowbridge, 
praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, was presented, and read and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Guardians of the Honiton Union, praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the Poor a Amendment 
Bill for exempting union workhouses from Parlia- 
mentary and parochial taxes, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 





Petitions from Mountnorris ;—Kingsmill ;—Ca- Church 
trine ;—Larne and Inver ;—-Grangemouth ;—Had- Patronage 
dington ;—Cockburnspath ;— Tullyallen ;— Tassagh ; °°") 


Petitions from Fetter-lane, Middlesex :—Southill ; Church Rates, 
—Thurleigh ;—Bedford (three Petitions) ; —~Cot- &amp;* 


Import Duties, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Law 


Amendment 
Bill. 











o he 


- tw 


4, VictoRiz. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hanley and Shelton, 
praying that the Buildings Regulation ; and, Drain- 
age of Towns Bills may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Buildings Re- 
Jation ; and, 

Drainage of 

Towns Bills. 


Buildings Re- 


a Petitions from William Inge ;—and, Birmingham 
gulation Bill. 


(three Petitions); praying that the Buildings Re- 
gulation Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Petitions from Mansfield ;—Kettering ;—Rock- 
England. 


bourne ;—Edgware ;— Alphamstone ;—Harbridge ; 
—Princes Risborough; — Exeter ; -- Wimbish ; -- 
Broxted ; -— Berkeley ; — Kingsey ; -- Horsendon ; 
—— Brampton-by-Dingley ; — Marston Trussell; —- 
Aldham ;-—Halton Gill;—-Cleeve Prior ;——Blather- 
wick ;—Pebmarsh and Twinsted;—and, Rothwell ; 
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 Dissenters of the Independent de- 
nomination of Union Chapel in the parish of Hands- 
worth, praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Boroughs 


Tmprovement 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Com- 
missioners for cleansing, lighting and watching the 
hamlets of Deritend and Bordesley, praying that 
the powers conferred by the Boroughs Improvement 
Bill may, as respects the said hamlets of Deritend 
and Bordesley, be vested in the Petitioners, and 
not in the Commissioners of the parish of Birming- 
ham, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Derby, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, and that the Town Council 
may be secured the power of carrying the same into 
execution in the said borough, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Richard 


A Petition of Richard M‘Cormack, formerly a 
M‘Cormack, 


private soldier in the 17th Lancers, alleging certain 
abuses in the Army, and praying for inquiry, was 


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


Maynooth 


a Petitions from Exeter ;—and, Marston Trussell ; 
ollege. 


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. 


— &amp;e» Petitions of Performers and others, engaged at 
— the Royal Victoria Theatre, Waterloo-road ;—and, 
Performers and other Persons engaged at the Royal 
Adelphi Theatre, of the Strand, praying the House 
to adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
o lie upon the Table. 


Roman Catholic 


; A Petition of Inhabitants of Marston Trussell, 
Relief Act. 


praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Parliamentar 
Voters (Ire- , 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 


land) Bill, Political Institute held at their Hall of Meeting in 
Holborn, praying that the Parliamentary Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Political o.2 2 a oes '. 

sl Petitions from Bussage ;— Dundee (two Petitions) ; 


—and, Tavistock; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty for the release of all persons confined 
for Political Offences,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vot. 96. 


3° Junie. 

















369 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Banking 
the royal burgh of North Berwick, praying the (Scvtland.) 
House not to sanction any measire for altering the 
present system of Banking in Scotland, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Deacon of the Incorporation of Royal Burghs 
Bakers of the roval burgh of Linlithgow, praying (Scotland) Bill. 
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 ofthe Provost of Haddington, praying 
that the said Bill may pass intoa law, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost of Haddington, praying Arrestment 
that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may a ‘i 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and SU" inane 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dublin, praying the Slavery (East 
House to adopt measures for abolishing Slavery in Jndiesand 
British India and Ceylon, was presented, and read ; “°°” 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Paisley; — West Kilbride ; -— Universal 
Edward Thompson Waddington; -- and, Crieff ; S»*s* &amp;e. 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 

Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, —— were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of Edward Thompson Waddington, of Arms, &amp;c. 
Cardiff, praying the House to pass an Act that all 
persons capable of bearing Arms be immediately 
supplied from the national stores, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Simms, Bookbinder, of Feargus 
Waterloo-road, praying the House to address Her O'Conner. 
Majesty to grant a free pardon to Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chatteris;—Ely ;—and, March ; County Courts 
praying that the County Courts Bill may pass into Bill. 
a law, and that a clause may be inserted therein to f 
include the Isle of Ely within the operation of the 
said Bill,--were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Salisbury Salisbury Small 
Small Debts Bill be revived :—And that they have Vebts Bill, 
leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Neweast'e- \ 
sideration the Report on the Newcastle-upon- Tyne “por-Tyne 
and Carlisle Railway Bill; and the Amendments alloay Bilt 
were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat. 
Returns of the Difference in the Price of Wheat in 
Great Britain in the years 1812 and 1813, as com- 
= with that of 1814 and 1815; and a like 

eturn of the Prices of Provisions in the same years, 
as shown by the Contract Prices at the Royal Hos- 
pital at Greenwich, in which two latter years, viz. i 
1814 and 1815, according to the Report presented | 
to Parliament by H. S. Chapman, Esquire, Hand- 
loom Commissioner appointed to the West Riding 
of Yorkshire in 1838, “it happened that Wheat was 
rather less dear, and that every other article was at 
its height :”— And, of the Difference in the Average 
Price of Wheat in the years 1816, 1817, 1818 and 
1819, as compared with the Highest Price stated, 
upon the same authority, by Mr. Zouke, viz. 134s. 
as compared with 76s. 2d. 1816; 135s. compared 

3B with 





Nottingham 
Election. 


Postage. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Leverington, 


&amp;c., Iuclosure 


Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 


Commissioners 


Bill. 


Clay’s Estate 
Bill, 


Wyatt's 
Divorce Bill. 


Larkins’s 
Divorce Biil. 


Criminal 
Offenders 
(Scotland.) 


Her Majesty’s 


Ministers, 


3°—~4° 


with 94s. 1817; 83s. 8d. as compared with 100s. 
1818 ; and 80s. as compared with 72s. 3d. 1819. 


370 


Ordered, That the Petition of Edward Pillbeam 
Cox, complaining of bribery and corruption at the 
late election for the town of Nottingham, and pray- 
ing for inquiry, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed with the Votes. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Sums paid to and received from each 
Foreign Country, on account of Postage, in the years 
ending the 5th day of January 1840 and 1841 
respectively :—Of the Expense incurred in each of 
the said years, in the preparation, issue or distribu- 
tion of Stamps or Stamped Covers, and of any In- 
crease of Establishment resulting therefrom :—Of 
the Expense of the several Lines of Packet Convey- 
ance ; distinguishing the several Lines; and whe- 
ther Steam or Sailing Vessels are employed in the 
same, and of the gross Revenue derived from each 
Line; distinguishing that arising from Postage of 
Letters and that from Passengers or Freight, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1841 :—And, of 
all Expenses incurred in the building, providing or 
maintaining Packets or other Vessels employed in the 
Conveyance of Letters defrayed out of any other 
Funds than those derived from Post Office Revenue, 
in each of the years 1839 and 1840. 








A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Mr. Wingfield: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing the Commons, Droves, Banks and 
Waste Lands in the Parishes of Leverington, Tid 
Saint Giles and Outwell, in the Isle of Ely, in the 
County of Cambridge, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to explain and amend two several Acts relating to 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | 


to authorize the granting of Leases and Convey- 
ances for Mining Purposes of Estates at Vorthwing- 
Jield, in the County of Derby, the Property of Frede- 
rick Lord Clay and his Infant Son Richard Clay; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House : And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Wyatt, Esquire, 
with Elizabeth Grey, his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other Purposes therein 
mentioned ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of John Pascal Larkins, 
Attorney at Law, with Eliza Bird, 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 then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy, Tables of Criminal Offenders (Scot- 
lend) for the year 1840. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Thursday last, That Her Majesty’s Ministers do not 
sufficiently possess the Confidence of the House of 
Commons, to enable them to carry through the 
House measures which they deem of essential im- 
portance to the public welfare; and that their con- 
tinuance in Office, under such circumstances, is at 
variance with the Spirit of the Constitution. 











Juniz. 
And the Question being again 
House resumed the said Adjourned 





A. 1841. 


roposed :——The 
ebate. 


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


Veneris, 4° die Junii, 1841: 


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


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Punishment of 
into further consideration the Report on the Punish- Death Bill, 
ment of Death Bill; 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, and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage 
mittee on the Drainage ( Zreland) 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 third Charitable 
reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill; Trusts Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 

mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Presentments 

Bill; (Dublin) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill; = Chancery 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve sateen 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; Rates (Dublin) 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve B! 
itself into the said Committee, 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Copyhold and 
Commutation of certain Manorial Rights, in respect Customary 
of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and Te Bi» 
|in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, 
and for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such 
Lands, was, according to Order, read the third time; 
and the Amendment following was made in the Title 
of the Bill; 

At the end of the Title, add “ and for the im- 
“« provement of such tenure.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George William Hope do carry 
the Bill tc 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- Tithe Composi- 
mittee on the Tithe Composition (Ireland) Bill; Bill (Ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve “" 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read for the Com- Houses of 
mittee on the Houses of Industry, &amp;c. (Zreland) innate 
Bill ; (lrelan ) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 








The ingrossed Bill to continue Compositions for Assessed Taxes 
Assessed Taxes was, according to Order, read the Compositions 
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 thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-three. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 














Mr. 








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lle 


xcs 


Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners 
Bill. 

No. 364. 


Clay’s Estate 
Bill. 


Wyatt’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Larkins’s 
Divorce Bill, 


County 
Bridges Bill. 


Kingsnorton 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Brighton and 
sation 

oad (No, 2. 
Bill, ( ) 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle 


Railway Bill. 


4. VicToRiz. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported the 
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 this day. 


The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Clay's Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Wyatt’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Larkins’s Divorce Bill was read the first time 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for repairing, improving and re- 
building County Bridges, and the Approaches there- 
to; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 29. After “thereto” insert “or the 

“* land arches connected therewith.” 

Pr. 5.1. 17. After “ interest” insert Clause (A). 

Craust (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That the justices shall not make any 
order for the borrowing money upon mortgage of 
the rate for any of the purposes aforesaid, unless 
a notice in writing of the intention to make the 
application, signed by two at least of the justices 
usually acting in and for the division within which 
the bridge in question is situated, shall have been 
given to the clerk of the peace four weeks previous 
to the holding of the sessions at which such ap- 
plication is intended to be made, and shall also 
have been published in the newspaper or news- 
papers in which notice of holding the Quarter Ses- 
sions is usually published, together with such last- 
mentioned notice.” 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken into 
further consideration upon this day three months. 


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. 


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Veneris, 4° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Bernal reported from the Committee on 
the Kingsnorton Small Debts Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Brighton and Shoreham Road (No. 2.) 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.- 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend, and enlarge the 
Powers granted to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 
Carlisle Railway Company, to authorize Alterations 


in the Line of the Railway, and for other Purposes, 
Vou. 96. 


3°— 4° Juniz. 





371 


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 alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers granted to the Newcastle-upon-T'yne and 
Carlisle Railway Company ; and to authorize Alter- 
ations in the Line of the Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for maintaining Gourdon Har- Gourdon Har- 
bour, in the County of Kincardine, was read the port (No, 2.) 
third time. sa 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That General Arbuthnott do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Blackburn 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Black- — saci 
burn, and other Places, in the County of Lancaster, * 
was, according to Order, read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Turner do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Bradford 
deration the Report on the Bradford (York) Water- ears, gua 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That during the present Session of Par- Divorce Bills. 
liament, all Divorce Bills may proceed through their 
several stages in manner hereinafter mentioned, in 
lieu of that prescribed by the Standing Orders : 

That there be One clear day between the first and 
the second reading. 

That One clear day’s notice be given of the second 
reading. 

That there be Two clear days between the second 
reading and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, 
and due notice given accordingly : 

That Petitioners against any such Bills may be 
heard before the Committee on the Bill, upon a Pe- 
tition presented at any time before the sitting of the 
Committee : 

That the Committee may report to the House on 


the same day en which they sit and proceed on the 
Bill. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Wyatt’s 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- Divore Bill. 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before their Lordships on the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas 
Wyatt, Esquire, with Elizabeth Grey his now Wife, 
and to enable him to marry again; and for other 
Purposes therein mentioned :—And that Mr. Fresh- 


field do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Larkins’s — 

request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- Divorce Bill. 
municate to this House, the Depositions transmitted 
from India relating to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of John Pascal Larkins, 
Attorney at Law, with Eliza Bird, his now Wife, and 
to enable himto marry again; and for other Pur- 
poses therein mentioned :—And that Mr. Freshfield 
do carry the said Message. 


Resolved, That, in the present Session of Parlia- Estate Bills. 
ment, all Estate Bills may proceed through their se- 
veral stages in manner hereinafter mentioned, in lieu 
of that prescribed by the existing Standing Orders : 
That there be One clear day between the first and 
second reading : 
That One clear day’s notice be given of the second 
reading : 
That there be Two clear days between the second 
reading and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, 





3B2 due 





Leverington, 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill. 


Coundon 
luclosure Bill, 


372 


due notice being given accordingly ; and that such 
Committee have leave to report forthwith, without 
further notice. 

That Petitioners against any such Bills may be 
heard before the Committee on the Bill, on a Peti- 
tion presented at any time before the sitting of the 
Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing the Commons, Droves, 
Banks and Waste Lands in the Parishes of Lever- 
ington, Tid Saint Giles and Outwell, in the Isle of 
Ely, in the County of Cambridge ; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 23. 1. 24. Leave out “ account ” and insert 

accounts.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 18. Leave out “ surveyor’ 
“ surveyors.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 16. Leave out “ hereinbefore ” and in- 
*¢ sert “ herein.” 

Pr. 79. 1.25. Leave out “ in” and insert “and.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eaton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


and insert 


The ingrossed Bill for dividing, allotting and in- 
closing the Commons and Waste Lands lying within 
the Hamlet of Coundon, in the County of Warwick, 
and the Hamlet of Keresley, in the County of War- 
wick and County of the City of Coventry, or one of 
them, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bourn Drainage QOydered, That the time for the Committee on the 


Bill. 


Canterbury 


Bourn Drainage Bill to make their Report be further 
enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inspect 


Pavement Bille the Journals of the House of Lords, with relation to 


Scrabster 
Harbour Bil, 


Hay Newton’s 
Estate Bill. 


Wakefield 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Middlesbrough 


Improvement 


Bill, 


Whittaker’s 
Estate Bill, 


any Proceedings upon the Canterbury Pavement Bill, 
and to make Report thereof to the House :—And a 
Committee was appointed of Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. 
Smythe, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Mr. Plumptre and 
Mr. Freshfield :--And they are to withdraw imme- 
diately. ‘ 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the Scrabster Harbour Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Hay Newton’s Estate Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Wakefield Water- 
works Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
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. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting, watching, 


4° Juniz. 





A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Abingdon 
further Proceeding upon the Report of the A bing- !closare Bill 
don Inclosure Bill :—The House resumed the said 
further Proceeding; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing, improving and Nuffield, 
maintaining the Road from a Place in the Parish of ee, 
Nuffield, in the County of Ozford, through Walling- Farington 
ford and Wantage to Faringdon, in the County of Road Bill, 
Berks, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Blackstone do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Exeter Small 
Recovery of Small Debts within the City and County Debts Bill. 
of the City of Exeter, 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. 


Petitions from Gentlemen, Merchants, Tradesmen East Retford 
and other Inhabitants of Everton ;—Gringley-on- Court of Re- 
the-Hill;—and, Clayworth ; praying that the Ease uss a" 

‘ 4 ° gh 
Retford Court of Requests Bill may not pass into a small Debis 
law ; and, that the Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill may Bills. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the East Retford Court 
of Requests Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Hatfield Hatfield (York) 
( York) Court of Requests Bill be revived :—And that per —" 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, and to — 
their Report upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Jackson’s Estate Jackson's 
Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make ™**t Bil. 
their Report upon Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for forming and establishing Stead’s Patent 
Stead’s Patent Wooden Paving Company, and to Wooden Paving 
enable the said Company to purchase certain Let-“°™P™ 
ters Patent, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for forming and establishing Stead’s 
Patent Wooden Paving Company, and to enable 
the said Company to purchase certain Letters Pa- 
tent, and for confirming the same. 

Ordered, That Mr. Warburton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Villiers Stuart reported from the Committee Forth and Clyde 
on the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill; and to Navigation Bill. 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tions; 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 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, with an Amendment to one of them, 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Saughton; — Hails Quarry ; — Com Laws. 











Grays Mill, Colinton ;—Rakewood ;— Crimsworth ; 


cleansing and otherwise improving the Town of |—Bircheliffe;—Hebden Bridge Lanes ;—Stepney ; 
Middlesbrough and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the | —Hebden Bridge ;—Heptonstall ;—Small Bridge ; 
North Riding of the County of York, and for esta- | —Hackney-road ;— Shadwell ;— Beverley (two Pe- 


blishing a Market therein, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. William Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Whittaker’s 
Estate Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, and to 
make their Report upon Monday next. 





titions) ; -— Markinholes-in-Langfield ; -- Hayfield- 
place;—~ Market Weighton;—-Corn Holme ;-- Fixby ;— 
Chard ;— Red Lion Market ;-- Ashley-lane;--Clough- 
foot ;—Backbarrow (two Petitions) ;—White Lion- 
yard, White Cross-street ;— Holt (Lancaster) ;— Sut- 
ton, Bold, &amp;c. ;—Stalybridge ; —Eccleston and Saint 
Helen’s ;— Shawclough ;— Reediford ;— Bacup ;— 
Worship-street, Tower Hamlets;—Moulsoe ;--Fccles ; 
— Kingsgate-street ; 





4 VicroRiz. 


— Kingsgate-street, Holborn ; — Passengers over 
Blackfriars Bridge (two Petitions) ;— Whitewellbot- 
tom ;-- Newtownards ;--Fleet-street, London ;—Spot- 
land ;— Healy ;— Egremont ;—Campsie ;— Barton ; 
— Bradwell ;— Levenshulme ;— Wardle ; — Glossop 
Dale (two Petitions) ;—Glossop (four Petitions) ;— 
Hurst ;-— Hadfield ;-- Woolley Bridge ;— Lower Dar- 
wen;— Yate and Pickup Bank ; — Oakley-street, 
Lambeth ;— Church ;— Accrington ;— Dundrum ;— 
Stanton and Newhal! ;—Milnrow ;— Clonakilty ;— 
Maryborough ;— Manchester (seven Petitions) ; -~ 
Patricroft (two Petitions) ;—Crompton ;— Preston 
Brook ;—Rhos Llanerchragog ;— New Hall Hey ;— 
Whittle-le- Woods ; — Newton (Lancaster) ;— Fails- 
worth ;— Stretford ;—Crossons ;—West Bradford ; 
— Gorton ;—Lower-place, Rochdale ;— Whitworth ; 
— Ogden ;—Prescot (two Petitions) ;—Birtle-cum- 
Bamford ;—West Division of Saint Pancras (Mid- 
dlesex) ; —Stanton Bury;— Messrs. Rawlins and 
Son ;— Sutton (Lancaster) ;— Littleboro ;— Tower 
Hamlets ;— Sherrington ;— Mile End-road ;—Cam- 
bridge-road, Tower Hamlets ;—Bow (Middlesex) ;— 
Pell-street, Saint George’s-in-the-East ; — Persons 
employed in the West India Docks ; — City-road 
(two Petitions) ;—Denmark-street, Saint George’ s-in- 
the-East ; -- Leather-lane, Holborn ;-- Poplar ; — 
Whalley (three Petitions) ;-—Sunnyside (four Peti- 
tions) ;-- Wheeton;—- Wheelton ;—- Ardwich ;--Church- 
town ;-—Clifton Keynes ;-— Dunblane ;—-Monfritt (two 
Petitions) ;—- Cold Brafield ;--Cupar Angus ;—Kil- 
madock ;— Hanslope ; — Dalbeate ;-- Lavendon ; -- 
and, Sear Green; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Elmdon ;—Kempsford ;— Dalton ; 
—Great and Little Henny ;—Bulmer ;— Debden ; 
— Broxted; — Streethall ; — Wimbish ; -- Wenden 
Ambo ;—Seagrave ;—Gotham ;— Hayling North ;— 
Romsey Infra and Romsey Extra ;--Patching ;— 
South Stoke ;— — (Sussex); — Goring ;— 
Hayling South;—- Kirkby Hill; — Clavering ; — 
Langley ;— Chrishall ;-— Henham ;— Quendon ; — 
Chickney ;— Birchanger ;—Cullompton ;—Chard ;— 
Acle, &amp;c.; — Asenby ; — Saffron Walden ;— Little 
Chesterford ; — Great Chesterford ; — Takeley ;—- 
Toft and Newton ;— Reedham, &amp;c.;—Scruton ;— 
Linwood ;— Woodbastwick, &amp;c. ; —Crakehall ;— Blo- 
field, &amp;c.; — Topcliffe ; — Morebath ;— Reeth ; — 
Skipton and Catton ;—Marton-le- Moor ;— Mayfield; 
—Great Saling ;— Hadnal ;— Lawford ;—Kirby ; 
—Frinton ;— Little Bentley ;— Elmstead ;— Man- 
ningtree ; — Holland ; — Weeley ; — Wrabness ; — 
Tendring ; — Ramsey ; — Little Oakley ;— Great 
Oakley ;—~ Walton (Essex) ;— Wiz ;— Thorrington ; 
— Great Bentley ;— Little Clacton ;—Frating ;— 
Great Clacton ;—Saint Osyth ;—Beaumont ;—-Ard- 
leigh;— Radwinter ;— Great Chishall;— Ballingdon- 
cum-Brunden ; — Little Chishall ;-— Littlebury ;— 
Great Sampford ;—Heydon ;-—_Berden ;—Arkesden; 
— Walter Belchamp ;— Little Yeldham ;—Ashdon ; 
—Loughborough;--Market Rasen ;— Helion’s Bump- 
stead ;—Thornton, Watlass, Clifton and Thirne ;— 
Hundred of Tunstead (Norfolk) ;—-Little Sampford ; 
—Elsenham ;—Wendon Lofts ;— Newton-with-Rus- 
wich ;--Langthorne ;—Kirkby Fleetham ;— Bedale ; 
— Ravensworth ;— Wickham Saint Paul’s :;—Borley 
and Liston ;—Hadstock ;--Gayles ;---Dishforth ;— 
Horsley ;-- Middleton (Essex) ;— Findern ;--Chad- 
desden ;—Snelston ;— Biggin ;—Bishop’s Stortford ; 
— Cricklade ; — Hartington; — Middle Rasen ;— 
Northallerton ;— Cubley ;— Kilronan ;—Michleover ; 
—Pentrich ;—Stapenhill ;— Winshill ;— Willington; 
— Church Broughton ; — Walton-upon-Trent ; -- 
Drakelow ;— Edlaston and Wyaston ;—Sandiacre ; 
— Eling ;— Lyneham ;— Radborne ;— Crudwell ;— 
Mackworth ; — Bosham ; -- Etwall ;-- Shottle and 
Postern ;-- Hognaston ; -— Cullow ; —- Greatham 
(Sussex) ;-—-Hazzlewood ;—Quarndon ;— Ashleyhay ; 
— Alderwarsley ;— Smalley ; -- Coton-in-the-Elms ; 
—Stantonand Newhall; —Doveridge ;--Long Eaton; 

Vou. 96. 


4° Junzz. 





373 
—Ivenbrook Grange ;— Tealby ;— Boulton ;—Alvas- 
ton ; — Risley ; — Clifton (Derby); — Barrow-on- 
Trent ;-- Caldwell ;-— Lydiard Tregoz aaa 
(Essex) ;— Heage ;—-Rosliston.;--Kilburne ;—Rain- 
ton-with- Newby ;— Armagh ;— Middleton, Aislaby, 
&amp;e. ;-— Stanton-by- Bridge; — Hungry Bentley ;— 
Catton; —Swarkeston ;—Sutton-on-the- Hill ;—Chel- 
laston ;— Gresley ;— Hillmarton ;—- Torkenham ;— 
Aiskew ; — Bradley ; — Stansted Mountfitchet ; — 
Hundred of Happing (Norfolk) ;—Morley ;--Hun- 
dred of West Flegg (Norfolk);-- West Rasen ;— 
Baldersby ;—Buckenham, &amp;c.;—North Willinghm; 
—Hundred of East Flegg (Norfolk) ;— Theakston, 
Burneston and Carthorpe ;--Lullington ;—Thorpe- 
next-Norwich and Postwick ;—Gainsburgh ;—Den- 
by ; — Foxearth ; — Scarborough ; — Wykeham ;— 
Trousdale ;-- Throxenby ;—Silpho ;—Suffield-cum- 
Everley ;—Snainton ;—Staintondale ;—A llerston ;— 
Seamer ;— Lawdon ;—Scalby ;-- Osgodby ;-—Newby ; 
— Lebberston ;— Orton ;—Hutton Bushell ;—Har- 
wooddale ;— Hackness ;— Gristhorpe ;-—Ebberston ; 
— Cloughton ;-- Cayton ;—- Broxa ;—-Burniston ;— 
Brompton (York) ;— West Ayton;—and, East Ayton; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not he repealed,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Teignmouth ;--Aylon ;—Rudby ;-- 
Islington ;--Kingston-upon-Hull ;--and, Saint Aus- 
tell; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Kirtling ;—Hatley Saint George ; 
—March ;— Litlington ; — Croxton; — Burwell;— 
Little Gransden ; —Littleport ;—Ellisley ;— Lyham; 
— Guizance ;— Huiston ; — Lesbury ; — Bilton ; — 
Loughinghton ;—- Boulmer ;— Rimington ;-- Alnwick ; 
—Arblington ;—Chatton ;— Warkworth ;—Dibdon; 
— Denwick ;— Hesleyhurst ; — Hollinghill ;— Mount 
Heally ; — Newtown; — Pauperhaugh ;— Raw ;— 
Rothbury ;—Thropton ;— Tughail ;— South Charl- 
ton ;—Lacher and Wurnford ; — Newham ; — New- 
stead ;—Dilston, &amp;c. ;— Birtley Catreen ;—Barras- 
ford, Gunnerton, &amp;c. ;—Kirkwhelpington and Cold- 
well ;— Walwich, &amp;c.;—Earsdon (three Petitions) ; 
— Tynemouth (four Petitions) ; —Stamfordham ;— 
Butterlaw ;—East Denton;— Newbiggen ;— Throck- 
ley ;— East and West Whorlton ; — Callerton ;— 

Walbottle ;-—Walsington;-— Dalton ;— North and 
South Dissington ;—Newburn Hall ;—Newburn ;— 
Eachwich ;— Houghton; —High Seat, Whitchester 
and Landside ;—Heddon-on-the-Wall ;—East Hed- 
don ;— Heddon ;— Newton ‘and Stelling ;—Harlaw- 
hill and Horsley; — Walton-on-the-Woulds; — 
Kettleby, Holwell and Wartnaby ;—Long Clawson; 
—Thorpe Arnold ;— Brentingby and Wyverby ;— 
North and South Stokeand Easton;— Thistleton and 
North and South Witham;—Denton, Harston and 
Belvoir ;—Coston and Gurthorpe ;—Colston Basset 
and Cropwell Bishop; — Whissendine; — Melton 
Mowbray ;—Eatonand Branstone;— Elton, Granby, 
Sutton and Muston;— Wymondham ;—Colsterworth 
and Woolsthorpe ;-—Somerby ;—-Kirby and Frisby ;-- 
Bottesford ;—Easthorpe and Normanton ;— Goadby, 
Chadwell and Wykeham ;—Plungar, Barkstone and 
Redmill ;— Arfordby ;—Great Ponton and Little 
Ponton ;—Croxton Kerrial;— Burton Lazars ;— 
Great Dalby ;—Gunby and Stainby ;—Teigh and 
Edmonthorpe ;—Harly and Hose; — Whatton and 
Tittby ; — Hicklin and Kinoulton ; —Woolsthorpe 
and Knipton ;—Sattby and Sproxton teenie, 
Becaby and Croxton Park ;—Knossington ;—Litile 
Dalby :—Stisted (two Petitions) ;— Black Notley; 
--Hundred of North Erpingham (Norfolk) ;--Riven- 
hall; — Drayton and Hellesden ; — Tollesbury ;— 
Bocking ;--Boreham;--Long Stratton ;-- Goldhanger 
(two Petitions) ;— Linlithgow ; — Pleshey (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Wethersfield; — Fritton; — Snareston; 
—Bretby ; — Overseal ; — Donisthorpe and Oak- 
thorpe; — Hartshorne; — Swepstone; — Nether- 
3B3 seale ;— 





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Cais eA ERECT IE RIS AE, TERE SITS! STS TS TER TON ene, hee 


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374 4° Juniz. A. 1841. 


seale ; — Swannington ; — Measham ; — Norton ; — 
Thringstone ;~- Newbold and Worthington ;—- Newton; 
—Packington ;— Gayton-le-March ; — Alkborough ; 
— Scotter ;—Wragby ;—Little Grimsby and Brack- 
enborough ;—Mucktow ;— Coleorton ;—North Cock- 
erington ;-- Saltfleet-with-Shidbrooke;-- North Hores- 
by ; — Hainton ; -- Conisholme ; — Roughton ; — 
Ovington ;— Colne Engaine; — Burston ; --- Stan- 
ton-upon-Hine Heath; — Fressingfield ; — Shimp- 
ling; — Wroxeton ; — Tothill; — Winteringham ; 
— Burwell ; — Stenigot ;—— Buckland, Farford and 
Worlaby ;—Potterby ;—Fulston;—Great Bentley ; 
-—Luddington ;—- Eastoft ;-- Drax ;--Heck ;-—-Armin ; 
— Rawcliffe ; — Pollington ; —Balne ; — Hook ; — 
Hensall ; — Gowdall ; — Carlton ; — Swinefleet ; — 
Garthorpe ; — Goole ; —Reedness ; — Whitgift ; — 
Ousefleet ;— Adlingfleet ;-—Fockerby ;-—Rossingto ; 
—Blaxton ;—Shidby ;-— Welton ;—North Fenby ;— 
Melton ;— North and South Newbald;-——- New Viil- 
lage ;—Cherry Burton;—Little Weighton ;-—North 
and South Cliffe ;--Goodmanham ;-—Suitons Ambo ; 
—Everingham ;—Wetwang ;—Harswell ;--Shipton ; 
—Storwood ;—Market Weighton ;—-Aike ;-— South 
Dalton ;-- Eske ;-—Etton ; —Meaux ;—Scorbrough ; 
-~Storkhill;—- Thearne;—- Ticktonand Hull Bridge ;-— 
Walkington ;-- Wawn ;-- Weel ;-— Aberdeen ;—N orth- 
ern Division of the county of Lincoln ;—Old Cleene; 
—Spaxton ;--Carhampton ;--Nettlecombe ;—Liton ; 
—Moorlinch ;—Elworthy ;— Brompton Ralph ;— 
Monksilver ;—Netherexe Michael ;——Cossington ;— 
Richmoller ; ---Chedzoy ; —Huntspill ; —Stawell ;— 
Stogursey ;—Stogumber ; —Sheldon ;—Treborough ; 
— Martoch ;— Saint Decuman’s;—Ashill ;—Kitton; 
—West Bayborough ;— Withycombe ;— West Quan- 
toxhead ;— Thurlaxton ;-- Woolavington ;—- Bawdrip ; 
—Weston Zoyland ; — Catcott ; — Crewkerne ; — 
Stohe-under-Hamdon ;—-Porlock;--Sampford Brett; 
— Wootton Courtney ;—-Dunster ;—Crowcumber ;— 
Exton ;—- Timberscombe ;— Selworthy ;— Kiloe ;— 
Luxborough ;—East Quantoxhead ;—Chilton-super- 
Polden ; — Somerton ;— Minehead ;—Cutcombe ; — 
Luscombe ; — Higham; — Grain; — Curstone ; — 
Hoxne Union ;—Layer Bretton ;— Walton-le-Soken; 
—East Donyland ;— Wixoe ; —Kedington ;— Ald- 
ham ;— Dedham ; — Abberton ;— Wormingford ;— 
Great Tey ;— Terling ;-— Peldon;— Boxtead ;— 
White Notley ;— Nairn ; —Roloo ;—Little Tey ;— 
Island Magee ;--Kirkleavington ;—-.Barnby Dunn;— 
Great Canfield ; — Castlemorton ;— Tibberton ; — 
Brockleton ;— Severn Stoke ;-- Tottesbury ;— Hal- 
stead ;— Cowesby ;—Inglely Greenhow ;— Tolleshunt 
Darcy, Xe. ; —Langenhoe ;— Hedleigh ; — Bally- 
lenny ;—-East Mersea ;—Great Holland ;— Mount 
Bures ;— West Bergholt ;—Follifoot ;—Great Wal- 
tham;— Thorpe;— Wivenhoe;— Brough-cum-Gersby ; 
— Marks Tey ;—Great Horkesley ;—Little Horkes- 
ley ;—Collingham ;— Margaret Roding ;— Hatfield 
Peverel ; — Winterton ;—Roxwell ;— Burton-upon- 
Stather ;—Barmby Man ;—North Somercotes ;— 
Rampton ;— Witchford ;—Stretham;-- Trumpington; 
—— Coveney ;-- Over Selton;—-Langham ;~- Moneyrea, 
&amp;e. ;— Easingwold ;— Muiravonside ;—Whitwell ;— 
Great Leighs ;—Tolleshunt ;—Belchamp Otten ;— 
Grainsby ;--Choppet ;— Fordham ;-— Birch ;—-Lexden 
(two Petitions);— Partney;—- West Mersea;— Eding- 
ton ;--Smisby ;- Pickwelland Somerby ;- Ludborcugh; 
— Brightlingsea;— Fockwith ;—South Cockerington ; 
—South Ethington ;—Terling ;—Stapleford, Freeby 
and Saxby ;— Wark ; —Wetton-le-Wold ; — Layer- 
de-la- Hay ; —Selby ;— Heybridge ;—Stretchworth : 
— Beauchamp Rooding ;—Aslacton;— Eastwell and 
Stathern ; — Ovingham ;— Calcethorpe ; — Berners 
Roothing ;—Fingringhoe ;— Tendring ;—Cranham ; 
—Nafferton, Welton and Whittle ;— Haddenham ;— 
Starston ; — Sandbeach ; — Cherryhinton ; — Wood- 
ditton ;—Little Welbraham ;—Willingale ;—Hedley 
Woodside ; — Ovingham (two Petitions) ; — Saint 
Lawrence ;— White Roothing ;-Downham ;—Burn- 
ingham and Gunhouse;— Thorp Arch ;—Little Hol- 
land ;—Stock ;—Raithby ;—Miningsby ; — Ackling- 





ton Park ;—Birling ;— Brotherwick Hugh ;—Bres- 
ton ;—Alnham;—.Beanby ;—Fawdonand Clinch ;— 
Pridhoe ;— Corbridge ;--Berechurch ;~Monkseaton; 
—Leverington ;— Wisbech ; — Horningsea ; — Mel- 
dreth;— Grantchester ;— Over ;— Dry Drayton ;— 
Waterbeach ;—- Wilburton ;— Moffat ;— Whittlesey ; 
— Welney ;— Outwell ;—Upwell ;— Elm ;— Newton; 
— Manca;— Wisbech ; — Wisbech Saint Mary ; — 
Milton ;— Stow-cum-Quy ;-- Wilburton ;--Harewood ; 
—South Weald;—Fairsted ;— Hoo Union ;— Great 
Wigborough;-—Doddington;— Little Wigborough ;— 
Great Easton ;— Willingale Doe ;-—Seamen ;— Wil- 
lingham;—Comberton ;— Bellingham ;—Cottenham ; 
——Litile Leighs ;--Kitmore and Seagoe ;—~ Ridling- 
ton ;-—Feering ;—Evesham ;— Exton (Rutland); — 
Domara ;— Barton ;— Broomfield ;—Falstone, Will- 
naughand Plashetts;—W ard of Elsdon ;—- Coningsby ; 
——Pannat ; — Loversall ; — Broxted ;— Leigh ; — 
Quainton ;-- Wetherby ; — Kirk Deighton ; —-Gate- 
forth ;—Tattershall ;-- Stecton, Colton, Bilbrough 
and Askham Richard ;— South Benfleet ;—North 
Deighton; — Kirkleatham; — Swaby ;—Claythorpe 
and Authorpe ;--Eastthorpe ;—Cressing ;-—-Chignal 
Saint James ;—-Rawnett ;---Bothall;—-East Horndon; 
—Litile Burstead;— Barnston; — Nether Silton ;— 
Silbottle ;—-Covenham Saint Mary ;-—Aberdeen ;-—- 
Moulton ;— Brayton ; — Armthorpe ; — Wadworth; 
— Thornlebeans ;—Stokesley ;—- Austerfield ;--Prees ; 
--Little Dunmow ;--Hempnall; — Shelton Bowells ; 
— Wacton ;—and, Thorner ; praying the House not 
to sanction the proposed measure for alteration of 
the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the town of Belfast, Timber Duties. 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Duties upon Foreign 
Timber, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for the Preven- Bribery at 
tion of Bribery at Elections: And the same was Elections Bill 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second No. 365. 
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Romney-street, Westminster ;--and, Church Rates, 
Livery-street, Birmingham; praying for the aboli- © 
tion of Church Rates and Ecclesiastical Courts,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 




















A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Annan, praying the House to provide (Scotland.) 
more adequate remuneration for Parochial School- 
masters in Scotland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killead ;—Dreghorn ;— Glasgow ; Church 
— Kirkcaldy ; — Manchester ; — and, Kirkpatrick ro atrin 
Durham ; praying for the abolition of the system of (S°!" 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Worcester ; — Rastrick ; — and, Import Duties 
Provost of Peterhead; praying for a revision and 
modification of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Otterden; — Allington; — Bid- 
borough ;—Wormshill ;— Wickling ; — Frinstead ; — 
Bicknor ;— Hucking ;— Barming ;—Leeds (Kent) ;—- 
Nettlestead ; —East Sutton; — Bredhurst ;— Charl 
Sutton ;—Stockbury ;— Ashhurst ;—Linton ;—Debt- 
ling ;— Tonbridge ;— Snodland ; — Leigh ; — Ship- 
bourne ;— Horsemonden ;— Ditton ( Kent) ;---Brough- 
ton Monchelsea ;— Brenchley; — Langley (Kent) ;— 
Appledore ; — Tudeley and Capel; — Penshurst; — 
Stanstead ;— Kenardington ;--Goudhurst ;—Ryarsh; 
—Wouldham;—Sandhurst ; —Hawkhurst ;-- Newen- 
den ;— Marden ;— Burham ;— Trotterscliffe;— East 
Malling ;— Birling ;—Bearsted ; —Hunton ;— High 


Halden ;—Offham ;— Addington; — Biddenden ; — 


Frittenden ;—Sutton Valence ; — West Farleigh ; — 
Speldhurst ;—Mereworth ;—Ulcombe ; — East Far- 
leigh ;— 





4, VicTORI&amp;. 


leigh ;— Hollingbourne ;— Loose ;—Lenham;— Yald- 
ing ;—Staplehurst ;—Headcorn ;—and, East Peck- 
ham; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measures for alteration of the Import Duties, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Petitions from Frindsbury ;— Ozford ; — Water- 
ford ;— New Ross ;— Kirkmabreck ; — Wolverhamp- 
ton ;—Saint Luke, Chelsea ;— Youghal ; — Gorpley 
Mill ;—Chatham ;— Lecropt and Logie ;—Roches- 
ter ;—Hastings and Saint Leonard’s ;— Strood ; — 
Barnard Castle ;— Denton and Haughton ; — Saint 
Margaret's (Kent) ;— Bristol ;— Callender ;— Dun- 
held ;— Methven ;— Whitby; — Saint Stephen’s and 
Saint Dennis (Cornwall); — and Chorley; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Metro- A Petition of the Chairman of the Zondon Gas 
litan Gas 


Pre. 3) Bill Light Company, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
South Metropolitan Gas (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. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 


A Petition of Householders, Traders, and Inhabi- 
Bridges. 


tants of the Hackney-road, and its vicinity, praying 
the House to adopt measures for redeeming and ex- 
tinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Swepston and Newton ;—Loughbo- 
rough ;—Margaret Roding ; — Snareston ; — Bude 
Haven ;—Mamhilad :— Mougthusloyne ;— Newport 
(Monmouth) ;—Ridqwell ;— Belper ;—Pyworthy ;— 
Great Walton ;—Saint Julian’s, Shrewsbury ;—Holy 
Trinity, Colchester ;--Great Maplestead ;--Bolton- 
le- Moors ;-- Castle Donington ;— Brightling ; — 
Rodborough ;—Reverend H. K.{ Bonney ;—Rye and 
Udimore ;—Ickham ;— Postling ;— Sturry ;—Ash- 
ford ;--Leighton Bromswold ;—Catsfield ;— Loose ; 
~—-Attercliffe;— Barham ;—-Almondbury ;—Brenzett; 
— Eastwick ;— Patcham ;—Withyham ;— Wellesbo- 
rough ; -- Highgate ; -— Dallington ; — Little Dun- 
ham ;— Hurstmonceaux ;—Hartburn ;---Brading ;— 
Swavesey ;—Ewhurst ;-—Longstanton All Saints ;--- 
Longstanton Saint Michael’s;-- and, [field and 
Crawley; stating that the population of the country 


Church of 
England, 


4° Junis. 





has outgrown the resources of the national Church ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for increas- 
ing its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Anti- 
slavery Society of Leeds, praying for the abolition of 
Slavery and the Slave Trade in the East Indies, and 
throughout all the foreign possessions of Great Bri- 


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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others, residing in the parishes of Wadingham and 
Redbourne, praying for alteration of the Law relative 
to the repair and management of Turnpike-roads, 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Maplestead, 


Slavery (East 
Indies.) 


Tumpike-roads, 


Roman Catholic 


Relief Act. praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Maynooth Petitions from the Deanery of Eifionydd ;--Great 


‘College, Maplestead ;--and, Shalford; praying the House 


not to sanction any further grant of public money to 


the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 
Vor. 96, 


375 


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


A Petition of the Council of the borough of Pem- municipal 
broke, praying that the Municipal Corporations Bill Corporations 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vice President and Secretary of West India 
the Chamber of Commerce of Belfast, praying that Mails. 
Liverpool may be appointed the West India Mail 

Packet Station, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on West India Mails. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;--Aston-on- Trent ;—and, Lord’s Day. 
Shardlow ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing the due observance of the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Legacy Duty. 
Returns, showing the Method pursued by the Legacy 
Duty Department in making Application to Execu- 
tors and Administrators to render an Account of their 
Testator’s or Intestate’s Personal Estate, and for 
the Payment of the Legacy Duty, and in collect 
ing the same :—Also, giving a Copy of each printed 
Circular used by the Legacy Duty Department in 
making such Applications:— Also, showing the 
Practice of the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes in en- 
forcing Payment of the Legacy Duty, by Application 
and by Legal Process :—Also, giving a Copy of each 
printed Circular used by the Solicitor of Stamps and 
Taxes in making such Applications :—And, also, 
showing the Expense of the Legacy Duty Depart- 
ment in England; and an Estimate of all other Ex- 
penses, if any, in collecting the Legacy Duty. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Banks of Issue. 
to inquire into the effects produced on the circulation No.366. 
of the country by the various Banking Establish- 
ments issuing Notes payable on demand, have Power 
to report their Opinion thereupon, from time to time, 
to the House. 

Mr. Charles Wood reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had made Progress in 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, Court of 
Returns of the Number of Holidays kept in the year Chancery, &amp;c. 
at the under-mentioned Offices, and the Hours of O° 
Attendance on Days of Business at the same respec- 
tively; stating the Hour of opening and of closing 
each Office, and the Number of Hours during which 
the Personal Attendance of the Principals of the 
several Offices, and of their Deputies or Clerks re- 
spectively, is given: Affidavit Office; Accountant 
General’s Office; Bankruptcy Office; Chancery 
Public Office, Southampton Buildings; Master’s Of- 
fices ; Chancery Clerk of the Crown Office ; Custody 
Lunatics Office ; Crown Office in Chancery ; Inrol- 
ment Office; Patent Office; Petty Bag Office ; 
Record Office (Rolls); Record Office (Tower) ; 
Register Office; Report Office ; and Six Clerks’ Of- 
fice. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Liverpool and 
Returns for three months, ending on the 31st day Kingstown, &amp;c. 
of May last, similar to and in continuation of the Mails, 
Returns presented to this House on the 5th day of 
May 1841, by Augustus Godby, Esquire, Secretary 
to the General Post Office in Dublin, and ordered 
by this House to be printed on the 6th day of May 
1841, intituled, “ Returns relating to the Mail Steam 
Packets on the several Stations for Communication 
with Ireland.” 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill to continue New South 
certain Acts for providing for the Administration of — &amp;e. 
Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land,”~ .* 




















3B4 and No.367, 





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Se, CLIO ES GORILLA. PEE TIO Aes 


NIRS LO GION I IS A NS 


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ny =e 2 A A 


Western 
Australia Bill, 


No. 368. 


Electors 
(Hertford.) 


No. 371. 


Houses of 
Industry, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Nottingham 
Election, 


Nottingham 
Election. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirtieth 
Report.) 


Foreign Corn. 


Constabulary 
(Treland.) 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Victoria Park 
Bill. 


Goring’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Heathcete’s 
Estate Bill 


376 


read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill to continue an 
Act of the Tenth year of King George the Fourth, 
for providing for the Government of his Majesty’s 
Settlements in Western Australia, on the Western 
Coast of New Holland: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Electors 
(Hertford), which was presented upon the 29th day 
of April last, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read for the Com- 
mittee on the Houses of Industry, &amp;c. (Zreland) Bill ; 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Samuel Doubleday, 
alleging bribery and corruption at the late Election 
for the town of Nottingham, which was presented 
upon Wednesday last, be printed with the Votes. 


A Petition of William Bilbie, Mansfield-road, 
Joiner, of the town of Nottingham, taking notice of 
the Petition of Edward Pillbeam Coz, alleging bri- 
bery at the late election for the town of Wottingham, 
which was presented upon Wednesday last, and 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
conduct of the said Edward Pillbeam Cox during the 
said Election, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Electors of the borough of Wotting- 
ham, complaing of bribery and intimidation at the 
late election for the said borough, and praying for 
inquiry, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 2d day 
of this instant June; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Mr. Labouchere presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Returns of all Accounts that have been received at 
the Foreign Office from Her Majesty’s Consuls 
abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign Corn, as 
far as the same can be made up. 


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


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Statement of the 
Amount of Constabulary Foree employed in each 
County, County of a City and County of a Town 
in Ireland, on the 1st January 1841. 

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


AA Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Mr. Wingfield : 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of 
Woods to complete the Contract for the Sale of 
York House, and to purchase certain Lands for a 
Royal Park, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Harry Dent Goring, 
Esquire, with Augusta, his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other purposes therein 
mentioned ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for vesting certain Estates situate in the County of 
Leicester, devised by the Will of Catherine Moyer, 
Spinster, in Trustees upon Trust, to convey the same 
in exchange for certain other Estates situate in the 


4° Junit. 
and for the more effectual Government thereof: And | 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be | 


























A. 1841. 


same County; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend an Act for vesting Estates, of which 
Gifford Warriner, Esquire, a Lunatic, is Tenant in 
tail, in Trustees, for Sale, and also for effecting a 
Partition of certain Parts thereof, and for granting 
Leases, and to enable the said Trustees to make 
Conveyances in Fee subject to Rent-charges and 
Leases for long Terms of Years at reserved Rents of 
the unsold Portions of the said Estates, and to make 
Sale of the Rent-charges, and of the Reversions in 
Fee expectant on the Leases; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords do not insist upon the Amendment Arms (Ireland) 


made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled “ An 
Act to amend and continue for One year, and to the 
end of the then next Session of Parliament,the several 
Acts relating to the Importation and Keeping of 
Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland,” to which this 
House hath disagreed :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Goring’s Divorce Bill was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Heathcote’s Estate Bill was read the first time; 


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


Warriner’s Estate Bill was read the first time; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to 
the Lords the Message of this House, of this day, 
requesting that their.Lordships would be pleased 
to communicate to this House the Depositions 
transmitted from India relating to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John Pascal 
Larkins, Attorney-at-Law, with Eliza Bird, his 
now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and 
for other Purposes therem mentioned; and that 
their Lordships had been pleased to communicate 
the said Depositions, as desired by this House, and 
request that the same may be returned to them :— 
And he delivered the same in at the Table. 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to 


the Lords the Message of this House, of this day, Divorce Bill. 


requesting 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 Wyatt’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. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, South Australia. 


—Accounts of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
cleared outwards from the United Kingdom to South 
Australia, and, of the Number of Emigrants in 
each year, from 1836 to 1840 :—And, of the Value 
of the Exports from the United Kmgdom to South 
Australia m each year, from 1836 to 1840 inclusive, 
distinguishing the Produce and Manufactures of the 


United Kingdom from Foreign or Colonial Mer- 
chandize. 


A Return showing the Names of the Mail or other Mail Coaches. 


Coaches carrying Letters in England and Wales, 
for the Five years ending the 1st day of March 
1841; showing the number of Horses by which 
drawn; the Number of Outside Passengers, and the 
Price paid per double Mile to the Horsing Con- 
tractors in each year respectively. 

A Return of the Amount of Post Horse Duty 
paid in each of the years, and in each of the periods 


of Three months respectively, ended the 5th day of 
January 1839, 1840 and 1841. 


_A Return of the Amount of Mileage and Compo- Railway and 
sition for Duties on Railway and Stage Carriages Stage Carriage 


respectively, 


Warriner’s 
Estate Bill, 


Bill. 


Goring’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Heathcote’s 
Estate Bill, 


Warriner’s 
Estate Bill. 


Larkins’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Wyatt’s 


Post Horse 
Duty. 





Whi 


Co 


1eSe 





Wheat. 


Corn, &amp;ce 


4 Vicroriz. 


respectively, in the years ended the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1839, 1840 and 1841. 

An Account showing the Quantities of Foreign 
and Colonial Wheat, and Wheat Flour, stated in 
Quarters at the rate of of 392lbs. of Flour to each 
Quarter, that were imported and taken for Con- 
sumption in each month, from the last day of De- 
cember 1839, to the last day of April 1841, 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 Aver- 
age Rate of Duty per Quarter on Foreign and Co- 
lonial Wheat respectively, and the Amount received 
in each month. 

Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of May 
last, for Statements of the monthly Average Prices of 
Wheat in Great Britain from 1792 to 1804 inclusive, 
similar to that laid before Parliament this Session 
{No. 84.) from 1828 to 1839, under the operation of 
the present Law; showing also the extreme range of 
Price in each of the two periods :—Of the Highest 
Price of Wheat in Great Britain in 1795, and the 
Lowest Price of Wheatin 1796 :--Of the Total Amount 
of Bounty paid under the recommendation of the First 
Report on the High Price of Corn; viz. a Bounty of 
Twenty shillings per Quarter on Wheat, and a pro- 
portional Bounty per Barrel on Flour imported from 
the southern Ports of Europe or from Africa, before 
the 31st day of August 1796, and of Fifteen shillings 
per quarter from the other Ports of Europe and from 
America, reported by the Right honourable Dudley 
Ryder, 16th November 1795 :—Of the Total Amount 
of Money paid under the extension of the Bounty to 
the Cargoes of all Ships which might then have been 
in the Ports of Great Britain, or which might arrive 
here previous to the passing of the Act, as recom- 
mended by the Second Report from the Select Com- 
mittee on the present High Price of Corn, dated sth 
December 1795, as far as the same can be conveni- 
ently made up:—Of the Articles which, by the First 
Report from the Committee on the Assize of Bread, 
&amp;c., were deemed expedient to be given as Relief to 
the Poor in lieu of Bread, Flour and Money: alleging 
“ that they had heard, with great concern, that from 
the mistaken application of the charity of individuals, 
flour and bread had been in some parts of the 
country delivered to the poor at a reduced price,” 
reported by Lord Hawkesbury, February 10th 1800: 
— Copy of that part of the Examination of Mr. 
Claude Scott, Corn-merchant, before the same Com- 
mittee (Appendix, No. 18.), in answer to the question, 
* What prospect is there of a supply of wheat from 
foreign countries ?—A. The King of Prussia has 
already prohibited the export of all other grain but 
wheat ; and it is apprehended, that prohibition may 
be extended to wheat, particularly in the event of a 
further advance in the policy of Great Britain, which 
might create an alarm in those countries. The ex- 
portation of corn is strictly prohibited from Holland, 
Flanders and France. With respect to America, by 
the last advices which came yesterday, dated. Phil- 
adelphia, 25th December last, and by previous ad- 
vices, the produce of the crop in America exceeds 
that of any year for the last seven years, but far 
short of what has been the produce preceding that 
period ; the reason is the devastation committed b 
the Hessian fly, which has discouraged the savell 
of wheat. The prices of flour, including all charges 
of freight, &amp;c., would stand in about 90s. per sack, 
and of wheat about 100s. per quarter :”’—A State- 
ment of the Highest Price of Wheat, Lady-day 
Quarter in 1801, Midsummer-day Quarter 1801, 
with the Extract annexed, from the Cabinet of 
His Majesty the King of Prussia, signed “ Fre- 
derick Wilhelm, September 1801,” touching the 
expediency of imposing a graduated Duty on the 
Export of Wheat from the Prussian Dominions at 
that time; viz. a Duty graduated in proportion to 
the Prices of Wheat in Great Britain; to be conti- 


nued at the full amount, if Prices continued high ; 
Vor. 96, 


4°—5° Junie. 





377 


if lower, to be regulated accordingly :—A Copy of 
the Evidence given by his Grace the Duke of 
Bedford, in the Appendix (B.) to the Report of the 
Committee appointed to consider of the present High 
Price of Provisions, dated the 22d day of May 1801, 
relating to an Invention made for taking off the out- 
ward coat of the grain of wheat, and suggesting the 
eat advantage that would result to the Country 
rom the establishment of Public Mills in different 
parts for the purpose of Manufacturing Flour for 
the use of the Poor : — The Total Amount of 
Wheat exported to Great Britain from the Ports of 
Prussia, Germany and Holland in the Eight conse- 
cutive years, commencing 1806 and ending 1813, 
and the Total Amount imported into Great Britain 
from the same Ports in the Three consecutive years 
1838, 1839 and 1840; showing also the Annual Ave- 
rage of Quantity in each period, and the Average of 
Price in each period :—The Total Amount of Foreign 
Wheat imported into Great Britain from 1793 to 
1814, from all the Ports of Europe and America; and 
the Total Amount of Foreign Wheat and Flour im- 
ported and brought into Home Consumption, from 
the passing of the Act of 1828 to 1840 inclusive ; 
showing also the Rate of Duty levied per quarter in 
the latter period: —And, the Average Price of Wheat 
in Great Britain for Fifty years, commencing 1790 
and ending 1840; and the Average Price for Forty- 
six years, excluding from the calculation the years 
1794-1795, and, 1800-1801, as years of Famine. 


An Account showing the Quantity of Foreign wheat ana 
Wheat and Wheat Flour imported into the principal Wheat Flour, 


Ports of Great Britain; together with the Quantity 
entered for Home Consumption in the same Ports, 
and the Amount of Duty received thereon in each 
week, from the 5th day of January 1841 to the 
date of the latest Return; specifying, also, the 
Average Price for each Week, and the Rate of Duty 
chargeable on the Quantity entered for Home Con- 


=o 
r. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A State- 
ment of the Expenses incurred under the Acts for 
the Redemption and Sale of the Land Tax, and for 
discharging the Incidental Expenses attending the 
execution of those Acts, from the 5th April 1840 to 
the 5th April 1841. 

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


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of Dundee, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to immediately dismiss Her present 
Ministers, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resumin 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question propose 
upon the 27th day of May last, That Her Majesty’s 
Ministers do not sufficiently possess the Confidence 
of the House of Commons to enable them to carry 
through the House measures which they deem of 
essential importance to the public welfare ; and that 
their continuance in Office, under such circum- 
stances, is at variance with the Spirit of the Consti+ 
tution ; 

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, 5° die Junii, 1841: 
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, 
Yeas, _ Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for thej Mr. Fox Maule, \ ote 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley :) °° "* 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
3c Resolved, 


} aie. 


Land Tax. 


Her Majesty's 


Ministers, 


Her Majesty's 
Ministers. 











378 


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


Adjournment. 


Railwoys Bill. |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 Friday the 18th day of this 
instant June. 


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 the 18th day of this instant June. 

Tradeof British The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Possessions, mittee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
Abroad Bill, Bill - 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
18th day of this instant June, resolve itself into the | 
said Committee. 

Insolvent The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
Debtors further consideration the Report on the Insolvent 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Debtors (Jreland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Monday next. 


Schools Sites 


(No. 2.) Bill. tee on the Schools Sites (No. 2.) Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Clerk of the : ) 
Peace (Lane mittee on the Clerk of the Peace ( Lancaster) Bill ; 
caster) Bill. 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 1.) Bill. istration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the Re- 
port of the said Bill be further adjourned till Mon- 


day next. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2. 
Bill; 


’ 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 


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. 


Ways and 


Means. mittee of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. ; r 
mittee of Supply ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Punishment of 
Death Bill. 
other Punishments in lieu thereof, was, accordin 
to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Kelly do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Drainage 


(ireland) Bill. 


mittee on the Drainage (Jreland) Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


495° Juniz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding on the Report of the Admi- 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to prevent 
Plaintiffs in certain Frivolous Actions from obtaining 
their full Costs of Suit, was, according to Order, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


The ingrossed Bill for taking away the Punish- 


ment of Death, in certain cases, and substituting 


oe 
bo] 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 





A. 1841. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 


Presentments 


mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) (Dublin) Bil, 


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- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill ; oe : 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Collection of 
mittee on the Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill; Rates (Dublin) 

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





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Tithe Composi- 
into a Committee upon the Tithe Composition (Ire- Bal (Ireland) 
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 had directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read 
the third time upon Monday next. 


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The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty Sugar Daties 
certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Bill. 
Kingdom, for the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-one, 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-two, certain Duties on Sugar imported 
into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one. 

Ordered, Tnat Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Parish Con- 
into a Committee upon the Parish Constables Bill ; *#&gt;!** Bi! 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- No.369 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Shaw reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Shaw reported the Bill accordingly ; and the 
Report was ordered to be taken into further consi- 
deration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


) 


Ordered, That the Dean Forest Bill be read a Dean Forest 
second time upon Monday next. a. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, Metropolis 
upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, — 
to consider of empowering the Commissioners of enn 
Her Majesty’s Woods to raise Money for certain 
Improvements in the Metropolis, on the security of 
ithe Land Revenues of the Teme in Middlesex and 
| London; 

Lord John Russell, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit; and recommends the same to the 
consideration of the House. 

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








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Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighthouses, Lighthouses. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 370. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after three of the clock 
on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 

















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Public Bills. 
No. 373- 


Court of 
Chancery, &amp;e., 
Offices. 


Court of 
Chancery, &amp;c., 
Offices. 


Whittaker’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sleaford Small 
Debts Bill. 


Lincoln Roads 
Bill. 


Wemyss’s 
Estate Bill. 


4, VicroriZ. 7° Junie. 379 


’ ba Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
Tune, 7° die Juni ; through the Bill, and directed him to report the 

° Victorie Regine, 1841. same, without Amendment. . 
Pr Fences a Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


HE Clerk laid the Table, pursuant to} _ Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on whitehouse’s 
‘i a egga eceltng &gt; the Ferg i Titles of| Whitehouse’s (or Williams’s) Estate Bill; That they i Wiens) 
all the Public Bills that have been brought in during | had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found a 
the last and present Sessions of Parliament, the date | the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
at which the Order for bringing in each Bill was| had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
made, also the periods at which and for which each | ton of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
Bill was postponed, and also the, stages in which had gone {through the Bill, and directed him to 
each Bill in the present Session stands :—And, of| report the same, without Amendment. 
the Names and Titles of all the Public Bills that} Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
have passed through the House of Commons, and) Myr, Bernal reported from the Committee on Jackson’s 
been returned from the other House of Parliament,| Jackson's Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill. 
made up to the latest period. : allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 

Ordered, That the said Returns be printed. true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
: their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 

Mr. Thomas, Secretary to the Public Record De- Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
este was called in ; and at the bar presented,— through the Bill, and directed him to report the 

eturn to an Order dated the 4th day of this instant same, without Amendment. 
June, for Returns of the Number of Holidays kept} Qydered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
in the year at the under-mentioned Offices, and the 


Hours of Attendance on Days of Business at the} _ Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Burnley Small 
same respectively ; stating ou Tver of opening and Burnley Small Debts Bill; That they had exa- Debts Bil. 
of closing each Office, and the Number of Hours| mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 

during which the personal attendance of the Prin-| Same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 

cipals of the several Offices, and of their Deputies| 2d made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 

or Clerks respectively, is given :—Affidavit Office ; | ments were r ead, and agreed to. 

Accountant General’s Office; Bankruptcy Office;}, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

Chancery Public Office, Southampton-buildings ; be ingrossed. 
Masters’ Offices; Chancery Clerk of the Crown) Mr, Bernal reported from the Committee on the Saint Helen’s 
Office ; Custody Lunatics Office ; Crown Office in| Soint Helen’s Small Debts Bill; That they had Small Debts 
Chancery ; Inrolment Office ; Patent Office ; Petty | examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the _ 

Bag Office; Record Office (Rolls); Record Office | came ¢ 


| 2 : o be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
(Tower); Register Office; Report Office and Six} and m 


ade Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
Clerks’ Office, (so far as relates to the Rolls Chapel} ments were read, and agreed to. 


and Tower):—And then he withdrew. 


: ; Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the} pe ingrossed. 
Table. 














Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Launceston 
Mr. Anderson, from the Chancery Affidavit Office, Launceston Small Debts Bill; That they had exa- Small Debts 


was called in; and at the bar also presented,— | mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Bill. 
Further Return to the above-mentioned Order, (so| Same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
far as relates to the Chancery Affidavit Office) :— and made Amendments thereunto ; and the Amend- 


And then he withdrew. ments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the}, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
Table. ingrossed. 


; . Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the patfield (York 
Wha gdornal reported fram the Committee on) ra#field (York) Court of Requests Bill; That they Cour of Ren 
th ~ ilk woh ” “pn Bill - q ri a amen had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found %* Bill. 
pretita, jyottas yp ae 0 tecagn ances © same ‘| the same to be true; and had gone through the 
be true ; and that the Parties concerned had given Win ek cee Aumann Geeiiiins aol he 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Anning were read, and agreed to . 
: : : : ; 
Committee ; and that the Committee had gone Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
through the Bill; and directed him to report the seman 
same, without Amendment. - ; 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table.| Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the salisbury Small 


; Salisbury Small Debts Bill; That they had exa- Debts Bill. 
Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the| mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
Sleaford Small Debts Bill; That they had examined | same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be | and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made] ments were read, and agreed to; and Amendments 
Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments were| were made to the Bill. 
read, and agreed to. 


g — Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | ingvossed. 
ingrossed. «i 





Mr. Handley reported from the Committee on the Bourn Drainage 
Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Bourn Drainage Bill ; and to whom several Petitions Bi!l. 


(re-committed) Lincoln Roads Bill; That they had | against the said Bill were referred ; That no person 
made other Amendmentsthereunto; and the Amend-| appeared on behalf of three of the said Petitions ; 
ments were read, and agreed to. and that they had heard counsel in support of the 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | other Petition ; and had also heard counsel in favour 
be inerossed. of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
uy the ailegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
Wemyss’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the | consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be | mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 


true; and that the Parties concerned had given | the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


~~ — to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
OL. . 


38c2 The 





Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 


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Boston Harbour 


Bill, 


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380 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Boston Harbour Bill, 
which, upon the 24th day of May last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for — better provision for effecting Improve- 
ments in the River Welland, and the Port and Har- 
bour of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, and 
amending the several Acts relating to the same: 
And that Mr. Handley, Mr. Gilbert Heathcote and 
Mr. Childers do prepare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill to consolidate, amend and en- 


Navigation Bill. Jarge the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts 


Scrabster 
Harbour Bill. 


Goring’s 
Divorce Bill. 


W yatt’s 
Vivorce Bill. 


Larkins’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Shawe’s 


Divorce Bill, 


relating to the Forth and Clyde Navigation, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Loch do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for 
making and maintaining a Harbour at Scrabster 
Roads, in the Bay of Thurso and County of Caith- 
ness, and Road thereto, 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 the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein, as theyshall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Loch do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Goring’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 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. 


Wyatt’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 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 Friday last, be referred to the said Select Com- 
mittee. 


Larkins’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- | 


mit.ee, 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 com- 
municated from the Lords upon Friday last, be re- 
ferred to the said Select Committee. 


7° Juniz. 














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A. 1841. 


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 Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


a ee 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act passed in the Brighton and 
eleventh year of the reign of King George the Fourth, ae | 
for repairing and improving the Road from Brighton pin, wee , 
to Shoreham and Lancing, in the County of Sussez, 
and for other Purposes connected therewith, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Surrey do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Drogheda 
deration the Report on the Drogheda Harbour Bill ; Harbour Bill, 
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 Gentlemen, Merchants, Tradesmen, Hatfield (York) 
and other Inhabitants of Bawtry, in the county of Court of Re- 
York, praying that the East Retford Court of Re- 1° Bill 
quests Bill may pass into a law; and that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Hatfield (York) Court 
of Requests; and, the Gainsburgh Small Debts Bills, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves their coun- 
sel 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 authorize and provide for Walton (Essex) 
certain Improvements in the Town and Parish of Improvement 
Walton-le-Soken, otherwise Walton-on-the-Naze, in~'* 
the County of Essex, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Provision for 
deficiency in Land Tax): And the said Clause was 
brought up ; and thrice read ; and agreed to by the 
House, 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. John Round do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, Medina River 
upon Wednesday last, was made from the Committee Navigation Bill 
on the Medina River Navigation Bill, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Clay’s Estate 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Bil. 
Clay’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were appli- 
cable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Heathcote’s 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Estate Bill. 
Heathcote’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Warriner’s 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Estete Bill. 
Warriner’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on | applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
An 


Shawe’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined the 





Kingsnorton 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Bradford 
(York) Water- 
works Bill. 


Totnes, &amp;c.» 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Blackburn 
Improvement, 
Market, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Tralee Naviga- 
tion and Har- 
bour Bill. 


Gainsburgh 
Small Debts ; 
and, East Ret- 
ford Court of 
Requests Bills. 


Liverpool Local 
Acts Amend. 
ment Bill, 


Tinsley and 
Doncaster 
Road Bill, 


Goring’s 
Divorce Bill. 


4, VicToRIz. 7° Junie. 381 


An ingrossed Bill to extend the Jurisdiction of the 
Kingsnorton Court of Requests, and to amend the 
Act relating thereto, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Repealing power 
of Commitment to any House of Correction): And 
the said Clause was brought up; and thrice read; 
and agreed to by the House, 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. Barneby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water 
the Town and Neighbourhood of Bradford, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Collier do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Dart- 
mouth, in the county of Devon, and others, praying 
that the Totnes &amp;c., Small Debts 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- 
deration the Report on the Blackburn Improvement, 
Market, &amp;c., Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
= agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the Tralee Naviga- 
tion and Harbour Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, that they have power to refer the 
Gainsburgh Small Debts; and, the East Retford 
Court of Requests Bills to Mr. Speaker’s List for 
the counties of Lincoln and Nottingham, and such 
Selected Members as they shall deem fit. 


Sir Thomas Acland reported from the Committee 
on the Liverpool Local Acts Amendment Bill; and 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 
That the Committee having met this day, and being 
duly constituted, and having waited for half an hour 
after the time fixed for the meeting of the Committee, 
and no agents or parties appearing in support of the 
Bill, or of the Petition against the Bill, they had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report on the Tinsley and Doncaster 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (No Toll to be taken on the 
Mexbrough Road until the same is completed) : And 
the said Clause was brought up; and twice read; 
and agreed to by the House, to be made part of the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House, of this day, 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 Goring’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lord- 
ships had been pleased to communicate the said 
Minutes of Evidence, as desired by this House, and 
request that the same may be returned to them :— 


Ordered, That the said Minutes of Evidence be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Belfast and_ 
That the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill be re-Cavehill Rail- 
committed ; re 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. O’ Connell, 1 69 
Yeas, Colonel Verner : ee 

Tellers for the { Colonel Conolly, } 201 
Noes, Sir Robert Bateson : P 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Bradshaw reported from the Committee ap- Canterbury _ 
pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords Pavement Bill. 
with relation to any ae pgm, 2 upon the Canter- 
bury Pavement Bill, and to make Report thereof to 
the House; That they had inspected the said Jour- 
nals accordingly, and had taken copies of the pro- 
ceedings of the Lords thereupon; and the same 
were read, as follow : 


“ Die Lune, 7° Junij, 1841. 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the “Canterbury 
Lords’ Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Pevive Bill 
Act to alter and amend an Act for Paving and Light- 
ing the Streets, Lanes and other public Passages 
and Places within the City of Canterbury and the 
Liberties thereof, and also several Streets and other 
Places near or adjoining to the said City,’ was com- 
mitted ; That they had considered the said Bill ; and 
examined the allegations thereof, which were found to 
be true ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto: 

“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as 
follow; viz. 

“ Pr. 5. 1. ult. Leave out ‘ by ballot.’ 

“ Pr. 12. 1. 25. After ‘ same’ insert ‘ except as 
‘ herein otherwise provided.’ 

“ Pr. 12. 1. 32. After ‘ Act’ insert ‘ upon such 
* value.’ 

“ Pr. 14, 1. 12. After ‘ Whitefriars’ insert ‘ to 
‘ East Bridge Hospital.’ 

“ Pr. 15.1.9. After ‘ Whitefriars’ insert ‘ and 
‘ to East Bridge Hospital.’ 

“ Pr. 16. 1. 5. Leave out from ‘ Act’ to the 
first ‘ the’ in 1. 7. 


“ Pr. 16. 1,12. Leave out from ‘ Canterbury’ 
to ‘ were’ in |. 14. 

“ Pr. 16. 1.31. Leave out from ‘ Act’ to the 
first ‘ the’ in 1. 33. 

“ Pr. 16.1. 34. After ‘ Andrew’ insert ‘ and.’ 

“ Pr. 16. 1. 36. Leave out from ‘ chapter’ to 
‘ shall’ in 1. 38. 
“ Pr. 17. 1.17. Leave out from ‘ say’ to ‘ the’ 
in ], 24, 
“ Pr. 17. 1. 37. After the second ‘ of’ insert 
© Saint Mary.’ 
“ Pr. 17.1. penult. Leave out from ‘ measure’ to 
‘ such’ in Pr. 18.1. 6. 
“ Pr. 19. 1.9. Leave out from ‘respective ’ to 
‘ buildings’ in 1. 10. 
“ Pr. 19. 1. 24, Leave out from ‘ Act’ to ‘the’ 
in 1]. 26. 
“ Pr. 19. 1. 31. Leave out from ‘ Canterbury’ 
to the first ‘ had’ in 1. 33., and inl. 33. after the 
first ‘ had’ insert ‘ paved, repaired and.’ 

“ Pr. 19. 1. ult. After ‘rate’ insert ‘ respec- 
* tively.” 
“ Pr, 32.1. 18. Leave out from ‘city’ to ‘ pro- 
‘ vided’ in 1. penult. 
“ Pr. 36. 1. 4. Leave out ‘ duty and tolls,’ 
“ Pr. 40.1. ult. Leave out from ‘ Canterbury’ 
to ‘and’ in Pr. 42. 1. 4. and insert Clause (A.) 

“ Cuause (A.) Whereas a considerable portion 
of the revenue of the said Commissioners for the 
purposes of the said recited Act arises in respect of 
duty upon coal, coke or cinder, and it is considered 








And he delivered the same in at the Table. 
Vor. 96. 


just and expedient that the duty hereafter to be 





3c3 received 


ALERT PS 





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re ies eee ee pose 


9 BERTIE 


Seep Se EEO SL Fo STR 


Canterbury 
Pavement 


(No. 2.) Bill, 


Abingdon 
Inclosure Bill. 





382 7° Juni. A. 1841, 


received upon or in respect of coal, coke or cinder, in 
pursuance of the said recited Act or this Act, should 
be made applicable solely to the payment of the 
sum of Four thousand pounds, part of the said sum 
of Ten thousand pounds, borrowed by the said Com- 
missioners upon the security of the rates, tolls and 
duties, in pursuance of the powers and provisions of 
the said recited Act, together with interest upon the 
said sum of Four thousand pounds ; Be it therefore 
Enacted, that, from and after the passing of this Act, 
it shall not be lawful for the said Commissioners to 
Jay out and expend any portion of the duty receivable 
by them upon or in respect of coal, coke or cinder, 
in paving, repairing, improving, cleansing or lighting 
any of the streets or places within the said city and 
borough of Canterbury, but the same shall be ap- 
plied in defraying the expenses of the collection 
thereof, in paying the interest on the sum of Four 
thousand pounds, part of the said sum of ‘len 
thousand pounds, or of so much of the said sum of 
Four thousand pounds as shall not have been paid 
off, as hereinafter mentioned, and from time to time 
in paying off the principal of the said sum_ of Four 
thousand pounds, whenever a balance of One hun- 
dred pounds of the monies arising from the said duty 
shall be in the hands of the treasurer to the said 
Commissioners, and for no other purpose whatso- 
ever; and when and as soon as the said sum of Four 
thousand pounds, with the interest thereof as afore- 
said, shall have been fully paid off and satisfied, the 
said duty granted upon or in respect of coal, coke or 
cinder shall cease and determine, and be no longer 
payable.’ 

“ Pr, 44, 1. 24, After ‘clerk ’ insert ‘ or treasurer 
having the custody of any such documents, bills, 
receipts or vouchers.’ 

“ Pr, 44.1. 26. Leave out ‘ the said’ and insert 
such.’ 


. 
‘ 


“ Tn the Schedule to the Bill : 


“« Pr, 54. 1.17. Leave out from ‘ Canterbury’ to 
‘the’ inl. 19. 

“ Pr, 54.1. 25. Leave out from ‘ Canterbury’ to 
‘had’ in |. 26. 

« Pr. 54.1. 27. Leave out the first ‘ and.’ 

“« Pr. 55. Is. 1. 2. 3. 4. and 5. Leave out 


£. 8 d, 
* Pavement on the King’s}-- The Treasu-| 22} 1 2 -’ 
Bridge, within the] rer of the said | 
walls of the said City | Cityand Borough. | 

of Canterbury. 


“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into further consideration on this day six months.” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Canterbury Pavement 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 ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending an Act passed in the twenty-seventh 
year of the reign of King George the Third, for 
paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the Streets, 
and other public Passages and Places, within the 
Walls of the City of Canterbury, and the Liberties 
thereof, and other Places near the said City: And 
that Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Smythe and Sir Edward 
4&lt;natchbull do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for 
inclosing and improving Lends in the Parishes of 
Saint Helen and Saint Nicholas, Abingdon, in the 
County of Berks, 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 the Bill, gives Her con- 
sent, 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 Mr Robert Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bradshaw presented a Bill for amending an Canterbury 
Act passed in the sesamin year of the reign Pavement 
of King George the Third, for paving, cleansing, (N° 2.) Bill. 
lighting and watching the Streets, and other public 
Passages and Places, within the Walls of the City 

of Canterbury, and the Liberties thereof, and other 

Places near the said City: And the same was read 

the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the gevern Navige- 
Severn Navigation Bill to make their Report be fur- tion Bill. 
ther enlarged till Monday next. 


Mr. Labouchere presented,—Further Return to an Foreign Corn, 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of May 
last, for Returns of all Accounts that have been re- 
ceived at the Foreign Office from Her Majesty’s 
Consuls abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign 
Corn, as far as the same can be made up. 

Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of this in- Wheat. 
stant June, for Returns of the Difference in the Price 
of Wheat in Great Britain in the years 1812 and 
1813, as compared with that of 1814 and 1815 ; and 
alike Return of the Prices of Provisions in the same 
years, as shown by the Contract Prices at the Royal 
Hospital at Greenwich, in which two latter years, 
viz. 1814 and 1815, according to the Report pre- 
sented to Parliament by H. S. Chapman, Esquire, 
Hand-loom Commissioner, appointed to the West 
Riding of Yorkshire in 1838, “it happened that 
Wheat was rather less dear, and that every other 
article was at its height :’—And, of the Ditterence 
in the Average Price of Wheat in the years 1816, 
1817, 1818 and 1819, as compared with the highest 
Price stated, upon the same authority, by Mr. Zooke, 
viz. 134 s.as compared with 76 s. 2d. 1816 ; 135s. as 
compared with 94s. 1817; 83s. 8d. as compared 
with 100s. 1818; and 80s. as compared with 72s. 
3 d.1819. 

A Return of the Quantities of Wheat, as purchased Wheat. 
in the Market of London, with the Average Price 
thereof, in each week, during the months of July, 
August and September, in the years 1820, 1830 and 
1840, as returned to the Inspector of Corn Returns: 
—Also, the General Average of the Kingdom for the 
like period ; and the Six weeks’ Average ending the 
28th day of August 1840, exclusive of the London 
Market, with the Rate of Duty chargeable- thereon, 
inclusive and exclusive of the said Market. 


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


Ordered, That the Petition of William Bilbie, Nottingham 
which was presented upon Friday last, taking notice Election. 
of a Petition of Edward Pillbeam Cox, alleging bri- 
bery at the late Election for the town of Nottingham, 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 
the conduct of the said Edward Pillbeam Cox during 
the said Election, be printed with the Votes. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, County 
a Return of the Amount paid to the Fee Fund by fed) 
each County, for the year ending 25th March 1841 ; 6 ~~ 
also, of the Amount of Expenditure out of it for 
the year ending 25th March 1841, in which the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Office are distinguished 
from Extraordinary Expenses :—And, 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 Appropriation thereof. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Fines 
an Account in Charge and Discharge of all Fines (Ireland.) 
received under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 99, and of the 
Appropriation thereof, to the latest period : —And, a 
Return of the Amount paid to the Fund from each 
County, and of the Expenditure out of it, in which 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Office are distin- 
guished from Extraordinary Expenses. 


Resolved, 





Secondary 
Punishment. 


Register 
of Voters 


(Hertford.) 


Corn Laws. 


Import Duties. 


Church of 
England. 


Supply. 


British 
Museum, 


Civil Contin. 
gencies, 


Miscellaneous 


4. VicToRiz. 


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 and the Governors of New 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, on the subject 
of Secondary Punishment. 

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 attend- 
ance of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Hertford ; 

And the House being informed, that James Samuel 
Storey, the Clerk of the Peace for the said county, 
attended at the door, he was called in; and at the 
bar examined in relation to the Register of Electors 
for the said county :—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Peace of the 
county of Hertford do attend this House To-morrow, 
and bring with him a Copy of the Register of 
Electors for the county of Hertford, for the year 
1840, ending 1841. 


Petitions from Shapwick ;— Wimborne Minster ; 
—and, Wareham; praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,-—-were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Holycross;— Thurles ;—and, Borris 
Leigh; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,-= 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Okekampton ;—Crediton (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Kirkcudbright ;-—— Limerick ;— and, Port- 
patrick; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measures for alteration of the Import Duties,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Wareham-cum-Arne, 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the national Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increas- 
ing its efficiency, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


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

Ordered, That the Account of the Income and 
Expenditure of the British Museum for the year 
1840; of the estimated Charges and Expenses for 
the year ending the 25th day of March 1842, and 
of the Sums necessary to discharge the same ; also, 
the Account of the Number of Persons admitted to 
visit the Museum from Christmas 1834 to Christ- 
mas 1840; together with the Statement of Progress 
in the arrangement of the Collections subsequently 
to the 29th day of February 1840; and the Account 
of Objects added to the several departments in the 
year 1840, which was presented upon the 5th day of 
March last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended 
under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 
1840; and the Estimate of the Amount that will 
probably be required to defray the Expense under 


the head of Civil Contingencies, for the year 1842, | 


which was presented upon the 5th day of April 
last, be referred to the Committee. 
Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- 








7° Junie. 383 


Ordered, That the Estimate of the Amount that Miscellaneon 
will probably be required to defray Law Expenses, Charges 
Grants to Scottish Universities, and other Charges eed 
formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues, 
and not provided for on Her Majesty’s Civil List, 
nor on the Consolidated Fund, from 1st April 1841 
to 31st March 1842, which was presented upon the 
5th day of April last, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Estimate of Sums required for Commissariat. 
the Pay, Allowances 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 1842, with a Statement of the 
Amount required for similar Services in the year 
ending the 31st March 1841:—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 Pen- 
sions of Widows of Commissariat Officers, and 
Compassionate Allowances to their Children, for 
one year, from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st March 
1842, which were presented upon the 5th day of 
April last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the further Amount Canada. 
that will probably be required to defray the Expenses 
of the Service in Canada, consequent upon the late 
Insurrection in that Colony, which was presented 
upon the 28th day of May last, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Sum required China. 
to be voted in the year 1841, on account of the 
Expenses of the Expedition to China, which was 


presented upon the 28th day of May last, be referred 
to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- British 
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six pounds, Museum. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the British Museum, for the year ending on the 25th 
day of March 1842. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four China. 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account of the Expenses of the Expedition 
to China. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- Commissariat, 
lion six hundred and thirty-four thousand seven Canada, Civil 


: Conti i 
hundred and ninety-one pounds, be granted to Her per cer 


Majesty, for or towards defraying the Charges of neous Services. 


the Commissariat, Services in Canada, Civil Con- 
tingencies and Miscellaneous Services in England, 
Scotland and Ireland, being the Sum required for 
the above-mentioned Services, for Six months of the 
year 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 Wecnesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Factories Bill. 
mittee on the Factories Bill; 


Services, laneous Services, for the year 1841-42, which were Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
presented upon the 5th day of April and the 28th solve itself into the said Committee. 
day of May last, be referred to the Committee. 

Charitable Ordered, That the several Estimates for Charitable 


Institutions and 


Miscellaneous 
Services 


(Treland.) 


Institutions and Miscellaneous Services in Ireland, | mittee on the Silk Factories Bill ; 


for 1841-42, which were presented upon the 5th day 
of April last, be referred to the Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-sitk Factories 
Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


a 


San Bee a hodentes none Ssee SEL 


— =— 
phi en ee 


ti 








eee 


TPE PEINGLNAI TL ELLE IER 


| solve itself into the said Commiitee. 
Vo. 96. | 3c4 The 





384, 7°—8° 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the County 
Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


County Courts 
Bil. 


Bavkruptey, The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
— oon tee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Bill; 
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 Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill ; 

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


Registration 
of Voters 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Boroughs The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
_— further consideration the Report on the Boroughs 
‘ Improvement Bill; 
Drdened, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 
Buildings === The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
Regulation Bill. further consideration the Report on the Buildings 
Regulation Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 
Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Royal Burghs (Scotland) 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- 


Parliamentary 





Juniz. A. 1841. 

The New South Wales, &amp;c., Bill, was, according New South 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a #les c.,Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Western Australia Bill was, according to Western 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Avstralia Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Houses of 
into a Committee upon the Houses of Industry, &amp;c., Industry, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. (Ireland) Bill, 


(In the Committee). 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Question, That the Chairman do report Progress, 
and ask leave to sit again-—put, and agreed to. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme 
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, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Insolvent 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent Debtors 
Debtors (Ireland) Bill; (ireland) Ba. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Schools Sites 
into a Committee upon the Schools Sites (No. 2.) (N% 2» Bill 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker No.375. 
resumed the Chair; and, Mr. Bernal reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 





od mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Baton of . The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. (No. 2.) reading of the Drainage of Towns (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 
Municipal The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee on the Municipal Corporations Bill; 
No. 374. And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Sir John Yarde Buller, es 
Yeas, Mr. Buck: J = 
Tellers for the {Sir Charles Douglas, 
Noes, Mr. Divett: } ina 


So 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- 


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 To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


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


Martis, 8° die Junii, 1841: 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Clerk of the 
mittee on the Clerk ofthe Peace (Lancaster) Bill; Peace (Lan- 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being ®*"*?) Bill 
put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have power to make provision therein for 
compensation for losses sustained by Officers by 
reason of Charters granted to certain towns and bo- 
roughs, pursuant to the Act of the sixth year of his 





raph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crausr N° 1, and N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, offered, (Limitation of Rating as to 
Canal Property). 


Question, That the Clause be brought up 
and Negatived. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





put, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Wilson 
Patten reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Wilson Patten reported the Bill accordingly ; 
ana the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


Ecclesiastical 


jas The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill was, ac- 
Commissioners 


cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


Bill. 3 ‘ 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 
Bribery at_ The Bribery at Elections Bill was, according to 
Elections Bill. 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


late Majesty ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


‘ Sir Charles Douglas 
Lellers for the Yeas,{ Sir Eardley Wilmo “6 } 2 

Tellers for the N , sMr. Fox Maule, 
eters torthe NOes) Mr. Brotherton: 


} 46. 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House will, this day, resolve itselfinto the 
said Committee :—It passed in the Negative. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


9 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuavusg, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Clause offered (Act not to apply to Bolton)-— 
brought up; and read 1°. 

Question put, That the said Clause be now read 
a second time ; 





~ The 








Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Dublin) Bill, 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Collection of 


Rates (Dublin) 


Bill. 


Tithe Composi- 
tion (Ireland ) 
Bill. 


Parish Con- 
stables Bill. 


Dean Forest 
Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvements 
[Raising 
Money.] 


Tralee Naviga- 
tion and Har- 
bour Bill, 


4 VictToriz. 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, ag ee , \ 9. 
Tellers for the Noes, = Fg ee 4 } 52. 


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 resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the Report of the 
Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Re- 
port of the said Bill be further adjourned till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) 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 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 Committee 
on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 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 on the Court of Chancery (/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 Collection of Rates (Dublin) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for the more easy Recovery of 
Arrears of Compositions for Tithes from Persons of 
the Persuasion of the People called Quakers, 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 taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Parish 
Constables Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Dean Forest Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed toa Committee 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of empowering the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to raise 
Money for certain Improvements in the Metropolis, 
on the security of the Land Revenues of the Crown 
in Middlesex and London. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods be empowered to raise the Money 
necessary for effecting the Improvements in the 
Metropolis authorized to be made by the said Com- 
missioners, under the powers of two Acts of the last 
and present Sessions of Parliament, on the security 
of the Land Revenues of the Crown in Middlesex 
and London. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox 
Maule reported, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That the Tralee Navigation and Harbour 
Bill be read a second time this day. 
Vor. 96. 








7°—8° Juniz. 385 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Banks of Issue 


Will. 4, c. 83, to compel Banks issuing Promissory 3#!!. 


Notes payable to bearer on demand, to make Re- 
turns of their Notes in Circulation, and to authorize 
Banks to issue Notes payable in London for less 
than Fifty pounds, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to make further Provisions relative to the Returns 
to be made by Banks of the Amount of their Notes 
in Circulation: And that Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Robert Peel 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Vic. Debts of 


c. 25, to explain and amend an Act of the Seventh Parishes Bill. 


year of his late Majesty, for extending the Period for 
the Re-payment of Loans made under an Act passed 
in the fourth and fifth year of his said late Majesty, 
for the Amendment and better Administration of the 
Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further provision for the discharge of Debts, 
Liabilities and Engagements incurred on behalf of 
Parishes: And that Sir Edward Knatchbull and 
Mr. Darby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Militia. 


to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the Disembo- 
died Militia of Great Britain and Ireland for a year, 
to the 31st day of March 1842 :—And a Committee 
was appointed of Mr. Macaulay, Lord Viscount 
Morpeth, Lord Viscount Howick, Sir Henry Har- 
dinge, Sir Henry Parnell, Sir George Grey, Mr. 
Fox Maule, Colonel Gore Langton, Mr. Hume, Co- 
lonel Perceval, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Robert Gordon, 
Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Hawes, Mr. John Parker, 
and all Colonels of Militia. 
Ordered, Vhat Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented a Bill to make fur- Banks of Issue 


ther Provisions relative to the Returns to be made Bill. 


by Banks of the Amount of their Notes in Circula- 
tion: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day; and to 
be printed. 


No. 372. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill to make Debts of 


further Provision for the Discharge of Debts, Liabi- Parishes Bill. 


lities and Engagements, incurred on behalf of Pa- 
rishes : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day ; and to 
be printed. 


Ne. 376. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Improvements in Metropolis 


the borough and parish of Lambeth, and also Inha- Improvements. 


bitants of the said borough and parish, praying that 
the plan for a certain new line of street or road 
extending from Vauxhall Bridge to the York-road, 
near the foot of Westminster Bridge, may be taken 
into consideration, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Post Office 
to the Post Office Revenue, which was presented Revenue. 


upon the 7th day of May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Foreign Foreign Cora. 


No. 377. 


Corn, which were presented upon Friday last, be Np, 378. 


printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Consta- Constabulary 
bulary (Zreland), which was presented upon Friday (Ireland. 


last, be printed. 


No. 379. 
Ordered, That the Accounts relative to South South Australia, 


Australia, which were presented upon Friday last, No. 380. 


be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mail Coaches, Mail Coaches 


&amp;e., which was presented upon Friday last, be ** 


printed. 
3D Ordered, 


No. 381, 


i 
: 
4 
: 


We eas 





386 —7°—8° Juniz. 


Post Horse Ordered, That the Accounts relative to tue Post 
o- Horse Duty, which were presented upon Friday last, 
No. 382. be printed. 
Railway and Ordered, That the Return relative to parca Fee 
“a eg. Stage Carriages, which was presented upon Friday 
0. 382. last, be printed. 

Wheat. Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, 
No. 383. which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 
Corn, &amp;c. Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn, &amp;c., 
No. 383. which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 
Wheat and Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat and 
io mag Wheat Flour, which was presented upon Friday last, 


be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Martis, 8° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
Newark Court M* Bernal reported from the Committee on 
—- the Newark Court of Requests Bill; That 
‘aa 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. 


Drogheda Sir William Somerville reported from the Com- 
Harbour Bill. mittee on the (re-committed) Drogheda Harbour 
Bill; That they had made other Amendments there- 
unto ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sleaford Small An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Debts Bill. Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Vew 
Sleaford, in the County of Lincoln, and other Places 
in the same County, 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. 


BournDrainage Ordered, That the Report on the Bourn Drainage 


i. Bill be taken into further consideration To-morrow. 
Canterbury The Canterbury Pavement (No. 2.) Bill was, 
(Non) Bill according to Order, read a second time; and com- 


mitted. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bumley Small An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Debts Bill. Recovery of Small Debts within the Towns of 
Burnley and Colne, and Places adjacent, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Saint Helen’s An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 


— Debts Recovery of Small Debts within the Towns of Saint 
” Helen’s and Prescot, and Places adjacent, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Blackburn The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
— Moor eration the Report on the Blackburn Town’s Moor 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 











A, 1841. 


A Clause was offered (Workhouse to be held by 
the Overseers): And the said Clause was brought 
up; and twice read, and agreed to by the House, to 
be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Warriner’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Warriner’s 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House being informed, That the Committee south Metro. 
on the South Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) Bill, ap- politan Gas 
pointed by the Committee of Selection, had dropped, (N® 2-) Bill 
in consequence of the non-attendance of the Mem- 
bers, and that the opposition to the Bill had been 
withdrawn ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. 

Bernal, Mr. Pattison and Sir John Seale. 


An ingrossed Bill for extending the Jurisdiction Hatfield (York) 
of the Hatfield Court of Requests to certain Places Court of Re- 
in the West Riding of the County of York, and in “** °™ 
the Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rolleston do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing, Lincoln Roads 
maintaining and improving certain Roads leading Bill. 
toand from the City of Lincoln, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Christopher do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to in- Hawkhurst 

spect the Journals of the House of Lords with rela- Junction Road 
tion to any Proceedings upon the Hawkhurst Junc- Bi! 
tion Road Bill, and to make Report thereof to the 
House :—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Darby, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Kemble, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull and Sir Edmund Filmer:—And they are 
to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That Shawe’s Divorce Bill be read the Shawe’s 
third time To-morrow. Divorce Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Salisbury 
Recovery of Small Debts within the City and Bo- Small Debts 
rough of New Sarum, and other Places, in the’ 
Counties of Wilts, Hants, Dorset and Somerset, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brodie do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Jacksou’s 
extending the Powers of the Trustees under the Este Bill 
Settlement on the Marriage of the Reverend James 
Jackson with Miss Eliza Houlton, 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 acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting whittaker’s 
certain Real Estate devised by the Will of Thomas Estute Bill. 
Whittaker, Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, upon 
Trust, to be sold, and for laying out the Money 
arising therefrom in the purchase of other Estates, 
to be settled to the same Uses, was read the third 
time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, 





Corn Laws. 


4, VicToRiIfz. 


Ordered, That Mr. Hodges do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Petitions from Carlton-le-Moorland ;—Canwich ; 
=-Navenby ;--Saxilby-cum- Ingleby ;—Leadenham;-- 
Bassingham ;--Bardney ;-- Washingborough ;--Soap- 
wick and Kirkby Green ;—Scampton ;— Brattleby ; 
—Sturton and Bransby ;—Bramshott ;—Medstead ; 
— Hartley Mauditt ;—Kingsley ;-- Headley ;—-Shai- 
den ;—Chawton ;— East Worldham ;— Holybourn ; 
—Newton Valence ;—Alton ; —West Worldham;— 
Farringdon ; — Bentworth ; — Bentley ;— Wield ;— 
Binsted ;— East Tisted ; —Lasham ;— Hawhley ; — 
Selborne ;-- Bradley ;-- Farnborough ;-- Aldershott ;-- 
Froyle;—Colemore;—Barton Stacy ;—Cranborne ;-- 
Poole ;—Dunbarney ;—Logierait ;-— Wimborne and 
Cranborne Union ; — Callander; — Dunblane ; — 
Kinnaird ;— Trinity Gask ; —Methven ;— Dowally 
and Dunkeld; — Dunning ; — Arngask; — Forgan- 
denny ;— Blackford ; — Saint Martin’s, county of 
Perth ;— Abernyte; — Errol; — Caputh; — Blair- 
gowrie ;—Muthill;—Saint Madoes, county of Perth; 
—Longforgan ;—Auchterarder ;—Port of Monteith; 
— Blair ;—Athole ;—Kincardine ; —Balquidder ;~— 
Kinclaven; — Kinfauns ; — Fowlis Wester ; — For- 
teviot ;— Weem ;—Fowlis Easter ;— Monzie ; -— Le- 
cropt ;—Fortingall and Dull ;—Lethendy ;—Findo- 
gask ; — Scone ; — Tippermuir ; —- Couper Angus ; — 
Dron ; — Crieff ; — Trefriw ; — Bettwys-y-Coed ; — 
Rosemarkie ; — Llanymynech ; — Cargyll; — Llan- 
decwyn; Llanfihangelytraethaw and ( » 0h on i 
Llanrhychwyn ;—County of Limerich;—Gwydyr ;~ 
Eaglesfield ; -— Bradfield (Essex) ; — Alresford ; — 
Thorpe-le-Soken ;—Great Bromley ;-—-Drumholm ;-- 
Ballyshannon ;—Kilbarron ;— Corney ;-- Dearham ; 
—Ellenborough and Unerigg ;— Ellesmere ;— Drax 
and Newland ;— Preston Quarter ;-—.Bootle ;—Cam- 
blesforth ;-—-Cross Cannonby ;-— Manewden ;— Steeple 
Bumpstead;— Richting ;—Thorley ;—Ugley ;—Farn- 
ham ( Essex); --Weddington ; — Newport (Essex) ;— 
Manfield ;-- Compton Chamberlayne ;— Melsonby ;— 
Amotherby ;— Snaith;— Mistley;— Brixton Deverill ; 
— Fuggleston Saint Peter ; —Mere ; — Norton Ba- 
vant ;—Swallowclift ;— Westbury ;--Chilton Foliat ; 
— Melbury Abbas; — Corsley; — Members of the 
South Derbyshire Agricultural Society ;—— Bishops 
Fonthill ; — Boytun ; —Kingston Deverill ; —Great 
Wishford ;—Stourton ;— Clarendon ;— Bramshaw ;— 
Easton; —Chitterne All Saints ;—Whiteparish ;— 
Bower Chalk ;—Collingbourne Ducis ;— Whitchurch 
(Salop);— Rayleigh ;— Middleton ;— Eyer ;—Marsh- 
field ;— Wapley and Codrington;— Dodington;— Ba- 
verstock ;—Semley ;— Martin ;— Milton ;—Idmiston; 
— Monckton Deverill; — Heytesbury; — Wootton 
Rivers ;—Sherrington ;— Orcheston, Saint George ;— 
Donhead Saint Andrew’s; —Longbridge Deverill ;— 
Newton Toney ;—Hornington ;—— Combe Bissett ; — 
Steeple Langford;—Pitton;—Laverstock and Ford; 
— Winterbourne Dauntsey and Earls ;— Bishopstone; 
—Amesbury ;— Wilton; —Durnford ;-- North Tid- 
worth ;-— Durrington ; -- Markeaton ;--Urswick ;-- 
Aldingham ; —Aldwark ;— Draycott ; —Turnditch ; 
— Broughton and Northnewington ; — Barford ; — 
Boddicott ;— Bloxham ;— Hanwell (Oxzford);— Dub- 
lin ;—Shennington ;— Wardington ; —Brailsford ; — 
Little Malton ; — Liverford ; — Swalcliffe ;— Cro- 
predy ;— Doddington ;— Claydon ;—Tadmarton ;— 

William Scott ;—Sibford;—Horley (Oxford) (two 
Petitions) ;—Little Tew ;—Great and Little Tew; 
— Hornton ;—Alkerton ;-- Adderbury ;— Rotherfield 
Peppard, Harpsden and Bolney;— Shiplake ; — 
Witney Union ; — Rotherfield Grays ; —Witney ;— 
Wroxton ;— Little Chester ;—Hawton ;—Spanby ;— 
Welbourn ; —Ewerby ; —Haydor ; —Osbournby ;— 
Threckingham ;—Braceby Barkston;—Ingoldsby ;— 
Manthorpe-cum-Littie Gonerby ;--Stroxton ;--Great 
Gonerby ;—_Denton:—Osgodby ;— Boothby Pagnell; 
— Skillington ;—Keisby ; —Hougham ;—South Wi- 
tham : — Marstor ;—- North Witham ; —Syston; — 
Vou. 96. 


8° Junie. 387 


Wyville ;— Harlaxton; — Barrowby ;— North and 
South Rauceby ;—Ruskington;—Southern Division 
of Lincoln ;— Kirkby Laythorpe and Asgarby ;— 
Holdingham ; — Gedney ; — Heckhington ;— Burton 
Pedwardine ; — Scrubeby ;— Binton ; — Sipdley ;— 


Alne ;—Salford ;—Sambourn ;—Spernal ;—Exhal ; 
—Alcester and Kinwarton ;—Bentley and Merevale ; 
— Baxterley ;-- Anesley ;— Hartshill ;—Arrow; — 
Tutnall and Cobley; — Coughton; — Clanfield ; — 
Wortham ; — Saint Andrew’s ;— Rickingham Supe- 
rior ; — Palgrave ; — Stuston ; — Mendlesham ; — 
Thwaite ;— Wyverstone ; — Thorndon ; —Mellis ; — 
Thrandeston ;—Botesdale ;--Tinningham ;— Bacton; 
— Occold ;—- Bedling field;--Riskangles ;-- Westhorpe; 
—Wetheringsett ;— Burgate ;— Braisworth ;— Red- 
grave ;— Stoke Ash; — Hungerford ; — Chalton ;— 
Waberthwaite ;—Ludham and Potter Heigham ;— 
Clara ;—--Cantreff and Llanhamlach;—Great Thorn- 
ham ;—Catherington ;— Badwell Ash ;--Hunston;— 
Cavendish ;— Cavenham ;— Elden ;—Great Cornard; 
— Cotton ;—-Elmswell ;— Bath ;— Harmston ;—Fin- 
ningham ;--Gislingham ;—- Norton ;--Ashfield Magna; 
— Last Grinstead;—Hundared of Merthyr (Brecon); 
— Marbury ;— Wrinbury ;— Oldbury ;— Croghan ;— 
Whitbeck ;— Whicham ;— Saint Bridget’s, Cumber- 
land ;— Plumbland ;-—Oughterside ;-—-Muncaster ;— 
Moresby ; — Millom Below; — Chapel Sucken; — 
Millom Above ; — Thwaites ;—Greysouthen ;—En- 
nerdale ;— Distington; —Brigham;—Uldale ;—Bol- 
ton Quarry Hill ;— High Ireby ;— Bolton-gate ;— 
Caldbeck ;— Westward ;—Allonby and West Newton; 
—-Aspatria ;-—Torpenhoe ;— Broomfield ;--Crookdake 
and Scales ;—Holme East Waver ;--Abby Holme;— 
Holm Low ;— Low Ireby ;—Coltishall and Belaugh 
and Hautbois;—Kenry ;—Earl Soham and Ash- 
jield;— Warning Camp ;— Herring fleet and Fritton; 
—East Preston;-—Horning, Ashmanhaugh and other 
places ;—Tullamoore ;— Rotherfield ;— Kilmood ;— 
Idsworth ;—Members of the Borders of Kent and 
Sussex Agricultural Association ;— Uffington, Comp- 
ton Beauchamp and Ashbury ; —Members of the 
Banbury Agricultural Association; — Wickham 
Skeith ; — Little Thornham ; —Great Faringdon ;— 
Aspall ;— Parsonstown ; — and, Lynally; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,-—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Eaglesham ;— Westminster ;— Red 
Cross-street, Southwark ;— York-street, Westminster ; 





— Cornwall-street, Tower Hamlets; — Andrew’s- 
street, Bloomsbury; — Shadwell; — Aston Abbots ; 
— Wing ; — Shoreditch ; — Cannon-street, Tower 
Hamlets ; — New-road, Tower Hamlets ;— Tufton- 
street, Westminster ;—Chappell-street, Mary-le-bone ; 
— Earl Shelton; — Crown-street, Soho, Westmin- 
ster; —- Saint George, Southwark ; -- Ashton-under- 
Lyne (two Petitions) ;—Saint Columb ;—Blackburn 
(four Petitions) ;— Tockholes ;—Leicester (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Marsham-street, Westminster ;— Newing- 
ton Butts ;—Stratford (Essex) ;—~ Banville ;—Lins- 
dale ;— Haggerston ;—Stockport ;— High-street, &amp;c., 
Shadwell, Tower Hamlets ;— Garmond ;— Bow ;— 
Spital-fields, Tower Hamlets ;—Audenshaw ;—Hea- 
ton Norris;—New Blyth ;—William Grierson and 
others ;—Belthorn, Bowling Bay and Milton ;— 
Christchurch-street, Mary-le- bone;— Park-street, &amp;c., 
Mary-le-bone ;—Blackfriars-road ;—Her Majesty’s 
Dock-yard, Woolwich;-—-Red Cross-street, Cripple- 
gate;— Alfred-street, Stepney, Tower Hamlets ;— 
Crown-street, Soho ;—Green-street, Bethnal Green; — 
Tooley-street, Southwark ;-—Great Wild-street, &amp;c., 
Holborn ; —Oxford-street, Tower Hamlets ;-- Fre- 
derick-place, Tower Hamlets; — New Park-street, 
Southwark ;—Finsbury (two Petitions) ;-—Moneyer’s- 
street, Tower Hamlets (two Petitions); - Church- 























street, Mile Exd ;— Devonshire-street, Mary le-bone; 
—Salmon’s-lane, Limehouse ;—Lloyer’s-row, Clerhen- 





well ;—-- Woolwich (two Petitions) ;—~Crescent, Hack- 
ney-road, Tower Hamlets ;— Bethnal Green-road, 
3 D2 Tower 


Aston Cantlow ;— Weethley ;— Haselor ;— Great 


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388 8° Juni. A. 1841, 


Tower Hamlets ;— Paddington ;— Goose-green (Lan- 
caster) ;—Sanquhar ;—Liverpool ;— Farnham Royal; 
— Coleshill ;—- Wolverhampton ;— Chesham ;— Great 
Brickhill ;—Hindley (five Petitions); — Astley ;— 
Oving ;—Berners-street, Tower Hamlets ;—Chequer- 
alley, Saint Luke’s ; — Tabernacle-square, Tower 
Hamlets ;— Knightsbridge ;—Gargrave ;-— New Cut, 
Lambeth (three Petitions) ;—Drury-lane, Westmin- 
ster ;—Brewer-street, Westminster;—Passengers on 
Westminster Bridge ;—Belt-street, Tower Hamlets ; 
—Granby-street, Lambeth ;— Warrington ;— Nelson- 
street, Bethnal Green; — Tiverton ;—— Nelson-street, 
Stepney, Tower Hamlets; — Anglesea-place, Tower 
Hamlets; — Dalserf ; — Wigan (twenty-three Peti- 
tions) ;—James Fanclough, and others ;—Pilkington ; 
— Holywell and Greenfield ;—Standish ;— Ashton-in- 
the- Willows ; —Upholland ;— Ashton-in-Macherfield ; 
— Edward Leadbetter, and others ; — Haigh ;— 
Pemberton Colliery near Wigan ;-—Ashton ;—Pem- 
berton ; —- Wrightington ;—Wigan and West Leigh ; 
— Chippenham ; — West Leigh ; — Cheltenham (two 
Petitions) ;— Box ; — Lymm;— Hoxton (four Peti- 
tions) ; — Bolton (twenty-six Petitions) ; — Little 
Bolton (three Petitions) ;—Ha/liwell (four Petitions); 
— Littleton Hulton (four Petitions) ;— Bolton-le- 
Moors (two Petitions) ;—Turton (three Petitions) ; 
— Ainsworth ;—Quarrymen in the employ of Peter 
Ainsworth, Esquire, M. P.; — Breighmet ; -— Bele- 
mont ;— Walmsley, &amp;c. ;---Belmont ;-- Westhoughton 
(three Petitions) ;—J/iddle Hution (three Petitions); 
— Horwich (five Petitions); — Great Bolton; — 
Sharples ;—Tonge (two Petitions) ;— Flint ;—Lla- 
nerchymedd ; — Aberdovey ; — Bagillt ;— P rince’s- 
street, Saint Mary-le-bone ;- Back-lane, Saint George- 
in-the-East ; — Holland-street, Blackfriars-road ; — 
Backchurch-lane, Tower Hamlets; — Castle-street, 
Bethnal Green ;— Southwark ;—Saint James, West- 
minster ; —- Hackney-road ; — Archer-street, Saint 
James, Westminster; — Whitechapel-road, ‘Tower 
Hamlets ;-—Saint Pancras (Middlesex) ;—Saint John, 
Hampstead (two Petitions); — Essex-street, Tower 
Hamlets;--Shadwell Dock, Tower Hamlets ;--Church- 
street, Blackfriars-road ;—Union-street, Bishopsgate- 
street ;— Artillery-street, Spitalfields, Tower Ham- 
lets ;—Finsbury-place ;— York-street, Stepney, Tower 
Hamlets ;—Saint George’s-in-the-East, Tower Ham- 
lets ;— Rupert-street, Saint James, Westminster ;— 
Popham-street, Islington ;— Mount-terrace, White- 
chapel ;— Park-street, Mary-le-bone ; — Essex-place, 
&amp;e., Tower Hamlets ;—Caroline-street, Tower Ham- 
lets; — West Smithjield, London ; — Brewer-street, 
Soho, Westminster ; — Snow-fields, Bermondsey ; — 
Dean-street, Soho, Westminster ; —- Bedfordbury, 
Westminster ; — Chester-place, Bethnal Green; -- 
Galasmith’s-row, London ;— Bideford (six Petitions); 
— Whalley (three Petitions); — Great Torrington 


(four Petitions) ;— Stockton-on-Tees ;— Barrowford ; 
— Dorchester ;— Habergham Eaves ;—Macroom ;— | 


Greenwich ;— Rowley ;— Wolverhampton ;— York ;— 
Stockport ;—Cowglen ;—Strathbungo ;— Potterfield; 
— Clarkston;—Langside ;— Nitshill ;-- Auldfield ;— 
Grey Abbey ; -— Netherbury ;-- Little Torrington; 
~-Burnley ; — Stafford ;-—Johnstone ; — Bridge of 
Weir;— Paisley (five Petitions) ;—Kerriemuir (two 























—Sprongfield ; —Frenchie ;— Wandsworth ;—Well- 
street, Tower Hamlets ;—Penn ;—Flisk ;—Lancas- 
ter ;— Colne ;— Tewhesbury (five Petitions) ;— Ceres; 
—Leuchars ;— Tranent ;— Nantwich (two Petitions); 
—Edinburgh ;— Crawford-street, St. Mary-le-bone; 
— Ormiston ;— Crossmyloof ;—New Cathcart ;—G. 
Heath and others ;—Albany-street ;—Longton ;— 
Richmond-pluce ;—Bristo-street :—Leckhampton ;— 
Folly Clough ;— Newton Moor ;—Corsham;—W o00ol- 
staplers of London ;—AHolland-street, Blackfriars- 
road ; — Astley ; — Little Marlow ;— Spitalfields, 
Tower Hamlets ;—Stockport ;—Hedgerley ;—Ever- 
shot ;—- Lauder ;—Kirkland ;— Eastwood or Pollok ; 
—St. Mary-le-bone ;— Henly-in-Arden ;—-Bannock- 
burn ;— Colnbrook ;— Wraysbury ;—St. Luke's (Mid- 
dlesex) ;—Borough-road, Lambeth ;—Ward of Port- 
soken, London ;—Southwark ;—New Quebec-street, 
St. Mary-le-bone ;—Stewhley;—Farnworth ;—Beth- 
esda;— Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;— North-place,Gray’s 
Inn-road ;—West Division, St. Pancras, Middlesex 
(three Petitions); — Hardwick ;— Lee ;—Islington- 
green ;— Calton (Glasgow) ; —Eastwood ; —Vauz- 
hall ; — Whetstone ; — Winchester-street, Bethnal 
Green ;— West Middle, &amp;c. ;—Leven ;— Walton-on- 
Thames ;—Carnwath ; — Lower-road, Islington ;— 
Stepney-green, Tower Hamlets ;—Staley Wood ;— 
Greenock ;—Upper Winchendon ;—M. A. Burrows 
and family ;— Carnoustie ;— Blackburn ;—Nicolson- 
street ;— Pollockshaws ;—.Damerham, South;— Dur- 
ham ;—Auchinleck ; — Mallow ; — Kirkubin ;— Is- 
lington ;—High-street, St. Giles (Middlesex) ;—and, 
Hedsor ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Louth ;—Legbourn and Cawthorpe; 
— Gayton-le-Wold;—Orby ;—South Willingham ;— 
Benniworth ;— Ormsby, Driby, Calceby and Sut- 
terby ;-—Saltfleetby St. Clement’s ;—Great Carlton, 
Little Carlton and Castle Carlton ;—Hallington ;— 
Grainthorpe-with-Ludney and Wrayholme ;— Bis- 
cathorpe;— Theddlethorpe St. Helen’s;—Grimoldby, 
— Markby ; — Edlington ; — Langton ; — Braunce- 
well ;— Maidenwell ;—Scothorne ;—Ludford Magna 
and Parva ;—Manby ;— Timberland ;—Martin ;— 
Walcot ;—Utterby ;—-Keddington and South Park; 
—Saltfleetby All Saints ;— Kelstern-with-Lamb- 
croft ;—North Elkington ;—Stewton ;—Alvingham; 
—Marsh Chapel ;—AIbstock ;—Ravenstone ;—Con- 
gerstone and Bilstone ;—Appleby ;—.Bosworth ;— 
Shackerstone ; — Sutton Cheney ; — Bagworth; — 
Normanton ;-- Heather ;-- Tathwell;—-Llanvihangel ; 
— Torymynydd ;-—— Panton ;— Yarborough ; —Thed- 
dlethorpe All Saints ;—.Blackford, &amp;c.;—Tetney ; 
— Raithby-with-Maltby ; — North Coates ;— Ful- 
beck ; — Hangham;— North Ormsby; — Saint 
Maughan’s ;—Saltfleetby Saint Peter’s ;—Walms- 
gate ;— Kingsland ;— Orton-on-the-hill ;—Lanishen ; 
—Trelleck Grange ;—North and South Reston ;— 
Rochfield ;—Westhide ; — Nailstone ;—Odstone ;— 
Hugglescote ;—Shenton ;—Norton Canon ;—Sups- 
ley ;—Llanrothall ;—Mansell Gamage and Ryford ; 
— Staunton-on-Wye ; — Leysters ; — Oswestry ; — 
Llanabar, &amp;c.; —Llandysilio ;—Atcham ; —Great 
Coggleshall ; — Whittington ; — Llandrinio ;—Pen- 


Petitions) ;— Bulkington ;--Longton (Stafford) (fif-| morfa, &amp;c. ;—Llangollen ;—Little Coggleshall ;— 
teen Petitions) ;—Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets ; | Bradwell ; —Kelvedon ; —Selattyn ;—Helvedon ;— 
— High-street, Islington; — Wapping ; — Covent | Pattiswick ; —Wressing ;—Dolwyddelin ;— Cubber- 
Garden Market, Westminster ;—Love-lane, Shad- | ley ;—Orchard ;—Southam ;—Elkstone ;—Brimps- 
welt, Tower Hamlets ; —Clayton-square ; — Hanley | field ; — Bishops Cleeve ; — Cowley ; — Penalt ;— 
and Shelton ;— Great Marlow-street, Mary-le-bone ; | Miserdine ;-—Addington, &amp;c. ;—Milby, &amp;c. ;— Cop- 
— Pollokshawe ;— Carrington ;—Essex-street, Beth-| grove, &amp;c. ;—Boroughbridge;—Langthorpe ;—Little 
nal Green ;— Butcher-row, Ratcliffe; — Chappel- | Ouseburn, &amp;c. ;-—Great Ouseburn, &amp;c. ;--Melbourne; 
street, Mary-le-bone ; --Wentock-road, City Basin ;|—Sledmere and Croom ;— Conlam ;—Cottam ;— 
—Lambeth-street, Tower Hamlets ;— Canal-road, | Easton ;— Garton ;—Lowthorpe ;— Sherne ;—Sun- 
Tower Hamlets ;— Walbrook, London ;—Finsbury | derlandwick ;— Wyton ;—Dringhoe, &amp;c. ;— Welwick, 
(three Petitions) ;—Ball’s Pond ;—Lambeth-road, | &amp;c.;—Beilby ;— Thorpe-le-Street ;— —— i 
Southwark ;—Dairsie Muir ; —Elderslie ;—Brier- | Molescroft ; — Cottingham ; — Hessle ; — Heming- 
field Mill, near Burnley ;—James Place ;—Spot- | brough ; — Grimston ; — Naburn ;—Wheldrake ;— 
land ; — Braunston ; — Argyle-square ; — Krikgate | Osgodby ; —Skipwith ; —Thornton ; — Newton-on- 
Drybriggs ;—Dunshalt ;— Cupar (three Petitions) ; | Derwent ;— Kilnwick Percy ;— Fi mare ;—High 

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Catton;—Low Catton ;— Wilberfoss ;—-Burnby ;— 
Cowick ;—Aldborough, &amp;c. ;—Layer-de-la-Hay ;— 
Finchingfield ; —Hinckford ;—Tollard Royal ;— 
Marton, &amp;c. ;—Llanarmon-yn- Yale ;—-Chilmark ;— 
Stockton ;--County of Kincardine (fifteen Petitions); 
—Horndon;— Good Easter ;—Saindon ;—Mash- 
bury ;—Doddinghurst ;—Bullsbury ;— Odderton ;— 
Tashet ; — Loggie Easter ; — Kincardine ;— West 
Hanningfield ;-—-Reading ;—Bleasby ;-- Thurgarton, 
&amp;c. ;—Balderton ;—Averham,;—Kelham ;—Rolles- 
ton ;—East Drayton ;—North and South Clifton; 
— Nottinghamshire ; — Normanton ; —Norwell ;— 
Morton ;—Beckingham ;— Fenton, &amp;c. ;—-Codding- 
ton ;—Farmfield, &amp;c. ;—South Scarle, &amp;c.;—Farn- 
don ;—Marnham;—North Collingham and South 
Collingham ;— Winthorpe ;— Winkburn ;—Syerston, 
&amp;e. ;—Sutton ;—Southwell ;— South Muskham ;— 
Thorney ;—Flintham ;— Saint Stephen’s ;— Saint 
Austell ;— Mevagissey, kc. ;— Lantegloss, &amp;e. ;— 
Cromwell ; — Maplebeck ; — Weston ; — Carlow ;— 
Holme Pierrepoint ;—- Holme Muskham, &amp;ec.;— 
Market Deeping ;—Irnham;— Wytham-on-the-Hill ; 
— Preston; —Spalding ;—Horbling ; — Kirkby ;— 
Pointon;— Burton Coggles; — Dowsby ;—Sway- 


— Cadbary ;— Culmstock ; — Crediton ;-— Cheriton 
Fitzpayne ;—Kentisbeare ; — Morchard Bishop ; — 
Showerton ; — Puddington ; — Holcombe Rogus ;— 
Plymptree ;—Hochworthy ;-- Trelleck ;—Saint Bria- 
vel’s ;—Groton ;—Llandogo ; — Monkswood ; — Bi- 
shops Lydeard ;—Brantingham and Thorpe Brant- 
ingham ;—-Worksop’;—Hunmanby ;—Semer ;— Lau- 
soy ;—Giascoed ;— Wassand and Seaton ;— Moulton; 
—-and, North Frodingham ; praying tne House not 
to sanction the proposed measure for alteration of 
the Corn Laws,—were also presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Blockley ;--Woodhouse Eaves ;— 
Llanidloes ;—Kettering ;—-Alton ;—Peebles ;—Mo- 
niston ;— Anderton’s Hotel, Fleet-street ;— Birming- 
ham ;—Mountmelich ;—Carluke ;— Neath ;— Rich- 
mond ;— Burton ;—Stone ; —Newcastle-under- Lyme ; 
Tipperary ;—Horton, &amp;c. ;—Stonehaven ;—Linlith- 
gow ;— Prettlewell ;— Wiveliscombe ;—- and, Stour- 
port; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also 


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


. ' eee _| A Petition of Inhabitants of Cambuslang, praying Corn Laws, and i 

fe ya vga na _——- raga 8 ?| for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and for the adoption oe 

bury i — Talgarth ile Bishop Wilton - | of Universal Suffrage, was presented, and read ; and *"""*8* 
? ? ? ‘a 


Bishop Burton ;—Beverley ; —- Birdsall ;—Friday- 
thorpe ;—Kirbyunderdale ;—Settrington ;— Bolton ; 
— Allerthorpe ;— Gwendale and Grenthorpe; — 
Nunburnholm ; — Pocklington ; — Waplington ;— 
Youlthorpe and Gowthorpe ;—Barlby ;— Cliff-cum- 
Land ;—Elwvington ;—Kexby ;—Beswich ;— Cottes- 
more ;—Wrotham ; — Butley ;—Syleham ;—Strad- 
brook ;—Campsey Ash; — Wantisden ; — Eyhe ;— 
Woodmansey and Beverley Parks ;-—Rendlesham ; 
—Llanigon ;— Tullowcreen ;—Craan ;— Clochristie ; 
— Clonmulsk ; — Ballinahanagh ; — Cloydah ; — 
Tomard ; —Saint Boswell ;—Wheathill ;—Lough- 
ton ;— Selkirk ;—Aldermaston and Padworth ;-- 
Tidmarsh ;—A shampstead ;--Maidenhead ,—- Thrush- 
elton ;—--Doddiscombesleigh ;—Ven Ottery ;—Slap- 
ton ;—Erinington ;—Sherford ;-—Dittisham ;—-Clyst 
Saint Lawrence ;—- Ottery Saint Mary;--Wyborough ; 
— Woodley ;—North Hurst;—Lidford ;—Ashpring- 
ton; — Ashton ; — Eastallington ; — Audlem ; — 
Wasing, &amp;c. ;— Tamerton Folliott ;—Rathsilley ;— 
Aghade ;— Tullow ; — Nurney ; — Clonagoose and 
Saint Mullins ;—County of Carlow (two Petitions) ; 
—Lorum, &amp;c. ;—Hachettestown ;— Tomnagirna ;— 
Old Leighlin; -- Moycomb; — Haroldstown ; — 
Kittennel ; — Clonmore ; — Groohellog ; — Mon- 
mouth; — Wroxham ; —Dingeston ;— Dixton Had- 
nock, &amp;c.; — Usk; — Tintern Parva; — Tregare ; 
—Cwmcarvan ;— Woolvesnewton ; — Langurn, Isha 
and Ulcha;— Penrose ;— Raglan ;— Mitchel Troy ; 
— Foston;—Gembling ;—Haisthorpe ;— Harpham; 
— Kelk, Little ;— Hildersthorpe ;— Kelk, Great ;— 
Langloft ;—Nafferton;— North Burton ;--Buckton ; 
— Bridlington ;— Bessingby ;—Bempton ;—Anlaby; 
—Argam ;—- Ellerker ;--Colrorch ;--Cowdens Ambo; 
— Swanland ;—Sancten and Houghton ;--Filling ;-- 
Preston; — Hilston; — Garton and Grimston ; — 
Owstwich ;—Lelley ; — Roos ;—West Newton, &amp;c. ; 
— Kilnsea ;— Bilton;— Easington ; — Sproatley ;— 
Ellerby;— Marton ;— Coniston ;—Paull ;--Flinton; 
— Winestead ;—Shkeffing ;—Sunk Island ;— Keying- 
ham ;— Thorngumbald ;—Ottringham ;— East New- 
ton ;—North Cave ;—Great Pruffield ;— Burley ;— 
Skhenfrith ;—Baddon;—Great Wakering; —Preston 
Parva; — Sowerby and Marton; — Radston; — 
Thornholme ;-— Thwing ;—Speeton ;— Withernwick ; 
~~ Hewelsfield ;— Chawleigh ; — Washford Pine ; — 
Landcross ;—Alverdiscott ;—Stockleigh English ;— 
Westleigh ;— Tiverton ;—Silverton ; — Packham ; — 
Kennerleigh ;—Hartland;— Payhembury ; — Cade- 
leigh; — Newton Saint Cyrus ; — Bradworthy ; — 
Laing ass tg, ;—Feniton ;— Horwood ; — Stock- 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester ;— Leicester (eleven Pe- Import Duties. 


titions) ;— Belgrave ; —Dutton Basset ;—Western 
half of the Hundred of Brixton, Surrey ;--Edin- 
burgh ;—-Kerriemuir (two Petitions) ;—Salford ;— 
Cumbernauld ;— Lansamlet ;— Kirkwall ;—Barr ;— 
Dundee ; — Busby ; — Brecon ; — Tarbolton ; —Fin- 
try; —Glasgow (eighteen Petitions) ; — Hawkhead 
Mills ; — Tintwisle ; — Belper (two Petitions) ; — 
Wishawtown ;— Greenock ;— Leith ;—- Lutterworth ; 
— Porto Bello ;—Cuid Ashby ;-—Great Yarmouth ;-- 
Arnsby ;-—Ibstoch ;-—Coalville ;---Broughton Astly ; 
~- Lancaster ;—Stoke-upon-Trent ;--Lyston ;—Ulles- 
thorpe ; -— Alrewas ; —Cosby ; — Whetstone ;— Sap- 
cote ;—Newton Harcourt ;--Dalry ;— Auchinleck ; 
— Dundee ;—John Arthur, and others ; — Newton 
Stewart ;—Beverley ;-—Brimington ;— Alfreton and 
Ripley ;—Port Eglinton ;-— Mauchline ;— Huggles- 
cote ;—Achinblae ;— Wisbech ; —- Arbroath ;— Wake- 
Jield ;— Pilsley ;—Dore ;—— Totley ;— Woodseats and 
Greenhill ; — Whaley ; — Blackwall ; — Tottenham 
High Cross ;-—Buzxton ;-- Beighton ;---Bugsworth ; 
-- Swanwick ;-—Killermarsh ;—Coal Aston and Am- 
ber ;—Upper and Lower Hariinton ;-—Kilconquhar ; 
—-Colinsburgh ;-- Martlake ;-- Bridport ;--— Gains- 
bro’ ;— Kilbarchan ;-—Christchurch ;— Thurcaston ; 
—— Peak Forest Sparrow Pitt ;-— Norton; -- New 
Mills ; — Grindlow ; -— Fairfield ; -- Eckington ; —— 
Dronfield ;-- Stourport ;— Eastwood ;--Auldhouse- 
field ;-—Paddington ;--Old Cathcart ;—Newburgh ; 
—Chacewater ;-—Newlandsfield ;— Members of the 
Pollockshaws Anti-corn Law Association ;——A lvers- 
ton ;—- Dingwall ;-— Northampton ;— Oxton ;-—-Kettle ; 
——Russell Mill and Hospital Mill (Fife) ;--and, 
Deal; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measures for alteration of the Import Duties,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from South Holland ;— and, Limerick ; 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measures for alteration of the Import Duties,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the Royal Burgh of Pittenweem, praying for a revi- 
sion and modification of the Import Duties, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Peckham, and its Parliamentary 


vicinity, in the county of Surrey, praying that the ha a) Daly en a 


Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass 


ee 


Sarees 


SRE ERE &amp; 10 ee Be 


ee Sees 


2 RTO AR aE 


poMaSts hase Reb a RS 


ley Pomeroy ; — Shobrooke ; — Poughill; — Down Registration 


Saint Mary ;— Bideford ;— Sandford ; — Northam ; | into a law; and, that the Registration of Voters (Ire- of Voters __ 
Vot. 96. 3D3 land) (Ireland) Bill, 














nn a en 


aca SO 5 sores 


Church of 
Treland, 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Post Office 
Communication 
with Ireland, 


Brewers’ Casks, 


Tralee Naviga- 
tion and Har- 
bour Bili. 


Launceston 
Small Debts 
Bill. 





390 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and | 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Deven- 
ish, Garrison Division, praying the House to pass an 
Act for the restoration of the Ten suppressed Sees in 
Ireland to their former separate jurisdiction, was pre- | 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Justices of the Peace of Lanark- 
shire ;—Duntocher ;— and, Glasgow ; praying that 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the Burgh of Musselburgh, 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. 


Petitions from New Basford ;— Little Wild-street, 
Lincoln’s Inn Fields ;—Wymondham ;— Woodhouse 
Eaves ;—East Leake ;—Coalville ;— Phillip’ s-street, 
Kingsland-road ; — Accrington ; — Edinburgh ; — 
Martock ;— Wellington (Somerset) ;—Rochdale (six 
Petitions) ;— Henrietta-street, Brunswich-square ;— 
and, Brithdir and Rhydymain; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, the release of William Baines, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 


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


A Petition of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Mer- 
chants, Traders, Owners and Masters of vessels, and 
other Inhabitants of the county of Carnarvon, in- 
terested in the improvement of the line of communi- 
cation between London and Dublin, praying for 
further inquiry into the merits of the Harbour of Port 
Dynllaen over those of Holyhead and Ormes Bay, 
as the Port for the best line of communication between 
London and Dublin, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Post Office Com- 
munication with Ireland. 








A Petition of Licensed Common Brewers, Licensed 
Victuallers, and Licensed Dealers in Ale and Porter, 
carrying on business in the towns of Manchester, 
Salford, and other places, praying the House to in- 
troduce a Bill declaring the law to be, that Brewers’ 
Casks are not distrainable for the rent of their cus- | 
tomers, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. 


The Tralee Navigation and Harbour Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time, and committed 
to Mr. John Parker, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Major 
Macnamara, Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien, Mr. Sheil, Mr. 


8° Junii. 


| powering the Trustees of Henry Bickerton White- (or Williams; 





Otway Cave, Colonel Fitzgibbon, Mr. William Smith 
O’ Brien, Mr Morgan John O’ Connell, Mr. Blenner- | 
hassett, Mr. Barry, Mr. Edmond Roche, Mr. Villiers | 
Stuart, Mr. Carew, Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Serjeant | 
Stock, Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Mr. Wit- 
liam Roche, Sir David Roche, Mr. Beamish, Mr. | 
Callaghan, Mr. Maurice O’ Connell, Mr. Serjeant | 
Jackson, Colonel Thomas, Sir Denham Norreys, Mr. | 
Frederick Howard, Mr. O’ Callaghan, Mr. Wyse and | 
Mr. Barron. | 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. | 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, | 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy | 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town and Bo-| 
rough of Launceston, and other Places in the Coun- | 
ties of Cornwall and Devon, was read the third time. | 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (For enforcing | 
Payment of Subscriptions): And the said Clause | 
was brought up; and thrice read; and agreed to 
by the House, to be made part of the Bill, by way of | 
rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Hardinge do carry the | 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


| 


| upon the Table. 


A. 1841, 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for em- Whitehouse, 


~~r oO 


house and Mary his Wife, and of the Children of the =st#te Bill, 
said Mary Whitehouse, to lease or sell the Mines 
and Minerals in and under, and to lease part of the 


| Surface of a certain Freehold Estate called The Hill 


Top Farm, situate in the Parish of West Bromwich, 
in the County of Stafford, and also to sell the said 
Estate, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barneby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


tet eed eet 


A Petition of Land-owners, Farmers and Rate- County Con. 
payers of the parish of Aldingham, praying for the S&gt;ulary Act 
repeal of the County Constabulary Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bermondsey-street, Southwark ;— Waterloo, &amp;c,, 
Trelleck-terrace, Vauxhall Bridge ;—Battersea and Bridges. 
Putney ;—and, Performers, and other persons, en- 
gaged at the Strand Theatre, praying the House 
to adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing 
the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark, and Vauxhall 
Bridges,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Samblesbury ;—Peckham (Surrey) ; Church of 

—Clifford Chambers ;—Sturminster ;—Woodsford ; 84. 
—Sturminster Marshall; — Tincleton; — Denmark 
Hill; — Great Tew ;— Coventry ; — Saint Alban’s ; 
— Shrivenham, &amp;c. ; — Shennington ;—Freshwater ; 
— Saint Mary-le-Strand ;-- Bosham;— Kirkby Over- 
blow; -- Lavington and Graffham; -— Addle ;—- 
Whitkirk ;--and, Carlinghow; 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 Smallthorn ;— Lane End, Stafford- 
shire Potteries ;—and, Stoke Newington; praying 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- 
lic money for the purposes of Church extension,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on public Petitions 


| Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- (Thirty-first 


titions presented on the 3d and 4th days of this in- Beport.) 
stant 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. 


A Petition of Members of the National Charter Manchester 


| Association, residing in the borough of Mary-le-bone Meeting. 


and Paddington, in public meeting assembled, 
complaining of the conduct of the magistrates and 
police of Manchester on the occasion of a public meet- 


| ing in that town, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bannockburn, praying Political 
the House to address Her Majesty for the release of Offenders 
all persons confined for Political Offences ; and, that 
a free pardon may be granted to Frost, Williams 
and Jones, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgeton, near Glasgow ;-- Ban- Universal 
nockburn ;— Dunshalt ;—and, Lasswade; praying Suffrage, &amp;¢- 
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 Levi Honeyborne, of Weymouth and Clerical 
Melcombe Regis, Retail Beer Seller, praying the Mss‘ 
House to take into consideration the expediency of 
striking out of the Commission of the Peace all Cler- 
gymen, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


Petitions 








ns 


4. Vicroriz. 


Chureb Petitions from Fearn ;—~Carrigallen ;-—Comber ; 
Patronsge — Carryduff ;—and, Anaghlone; praying for the 
(Scotland.) abolition of the system of Church Patronage in Scot- 
' land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


8° Juni. 391 


ton Turnpike-roads; praying that the Lime Toll 


Exemption 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 Members of the Paisley and Ren- Emigration. 


Boroughs A Petition of Commissioners acting under the | frewshire Agricultural and Mechanic Emigration 


Improvement Derby Improvement Act, praying that the powers 

” proposed to be given to councils of boroughs by the 
Boroughs Improvement Bill, shall, so far as regards 
the borough of Derby, be vested in the Commission- 
ers for the improvement of the said borough, in like 
manner as by the said Bill is done in respect to the 
boroughs of Oxford and Birmingham, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Buildings A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Regulations; + Commissioners for better regulating, paving, improv- 
ene: ing and managing the town of Briyhthelmston and 
and, Drainage the poor thereof, praying that provision may be made 
ofTowns in the Buildings Regulation; Boroughs Improve- 
(No.2.) Bills ent; and, Drainage of Towns (No. 2.) Bills, that 
the powers, privileges and authorities of the said Bills 
shall be carried into execution and effect, so far as 
relates to that town, by the said Commissioners, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 





Buildings Ree Petitions of Lord Calthorpe;—and, Earl Howe ; 

gulation Bill. praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 
agents and witnesses, against such of the clauses, 
powers and provisions of the Buildings Regulation 
Bill, as they may consider detrimental to their pro- 
perties, rights and interests, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dog Carts, &amp;c. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Bill. Commissioners for better regulating, paving, im- 
proving and managing the town of Brighthelmston 
and the poor thereof, praying that the Dog Carts, 
&amp;ec., Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Births, Deaths A Petition of the Provost of Saint Andrew’s, pray- 

and Marriages. ing the House to take into consideration the propri- 

(Gostnant. ety of extending to Scotland the Act 6 and 7 Will. 
4, for registering Births, Deaths and Marriages in 
England, was presented and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Births, Deaths A Petition of the Faculty of Physicians and Sur- 

aud Marriages geons of Glasgow, praying that the provisicns of the 

ey sll Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, for registering Births, Deaths 

of Towns and Marriages in England ; and also, the provisions 

(No.2) Bill. of the Drainage of Towns (No. 2.) Bill, may be ex- 
tended to Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Drainage of Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ;--and, Mem- 
owns(No.2-); hers and Friends of the Pottery Mechanics Institu- 
and, Buildings 


Regulation tion; praying that the Drainage of Towns (No. 2.); 


Bills. and, Buildings Regulation Bills may pass into law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Drainage of A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 


nu 2) Council of the City of Edinburgh, praying that the 
Drainage of Towns (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ India A Petition of the Southampton Dock Company, 
— praying that the Port of Southampton may be se- 
lected as the Packet Station for the arrival and de- 
parture of the West India Mails, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

West India Mails. 
a Tol Petitions from Trustees of the Tiverton Turnpike- 
smption Bill. roads ;—and, Creditors upon the Tolls of the Ziver- 


Vou. 96. 








Society, praying that persons being desirous of emi- 
grating to any of the Canadian Provinces, may be 
furnished with rations and implements necessary to 
enable them to commence their settlement, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun= Banking 
cil of the burgh of Musselburgh, praying the House (Scotlaud.) 
not to sanction any measure for altering the present 
system of Banking in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Loyal Protestant Maynooth 
Association established in Barnsley, praying that College Bill. 
the Maynooth College Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Rating of 
Chichester, praying the House to adopt measures Tithes. 
for exempting Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from 
being rated to parochial and other rates, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Select Committee Militi: 
appointed to prepare Estimates of the Charge of Estimates. 
the Disembodied Militia of Great Britain and Ire- No. 386. 
land, for a year, to the 31st day of March 1842 ; 

That they had prepared the said Estimates accord- 
ingly; 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. Easthope presented a Bill to abolish Church Church Rites 
Rates, and make other Provisions for the Mainte- Bill. 
nance of Churches and Chapels in England and No.387. 
Wales: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
and to be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon sheriff Courts 
the 11th day of May last, for presenting to Her Ma- (Scotland.) 
jesty an humble Address, that She would be gra- 
ciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid 
before this House, Returns, in columns, to show the 
Number of Days which each Sheriff Principal has 
officiated as Judge within his County ineach year since 
January 1839, being the commencementof the present 
Act for the better regulating County Courts in Scot- 
land; to state whether he has held, at least, eight 
ordinary Courts in each year, and portion thereof, up 
to the present time, for the exercise of his ordinary 
civil or criminal jurisdiction, and how many of such 
Courts respectively; stating, whether the Courts 
which were holden were regular open business Courts 
during the regular Session time, or whether they 
were Courts held during Vacation, or during the 
Circuit of the Justiciary Court, or at the time of 
holding the Registration and Appeal Courts for 
Parliamentary Voters :—To show whether the She- 
riffs Substitute regularly reside within the County 
Town, or the Chief 'Town of the District to which 
they are appointed, when more than one of these 
Judges belong to a County ; also the Number and 
Names of Persons to whom the duties of Sheriffs 
Substitute have been delegated in each County, if 
any, since the 1st day of January 1839, and whether 
the delegation of these duties has been transferred 
to other Judges, or only to Solicitors, Attornies, or 
other Professional Practitioners in the Sheriff Court ; 
and whether such delegation has emanated from the 
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Sheriff Courts 
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Message from 
the Lords. 


Burwell Fen 
Drainage and 
Navigation Bill. 


Sedgley Road 
Bill. 


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Sheriffs Depute or their Substitutes, with the Amount 
of Salary and Emoluments during the period they 
act for the absent Judge; and whether the said 
Persons, by themselves or their Partners, continue 
their Professional Business during the period of their 
temporary employment as Judges :— And, in co- 
lums, giving a correct Statement from the Trans- 
mission Book of Processes, as ordered under the 
Act 2 Vic. c. 119, showing the date of transmission 
of each Process to the Sheriff or his Substitute, and 
the date of its return; to show also the Proroga- 
tions granted in each Process where a proof was to 
be led and reported; the said Return to be made 
by the Sheriff Clerk of each County, and to be signed 
by the Sheriff and Sheriff Substitute, 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, 
Returns, in columns, to show the Number of Days 
which each Sheriff Principal has officiated as Judge 
within his County in each year since January 1839, 
being the commencement of the present Act for 
the better regulating County Courts in Scotland ; 
to state whether he has held at least eight ordinary 
Courts in each year, and portion thereof, up to 
the present time, for the exercise of his ordinary 
civil or criminal jurisdiction, and how many of such 
Courts respectively; stating, whether the Courts 
which were holden were regular open business Courts 
during the regular Session time, or whether they 
were Courts held during Vacation, or during the 
Circuit of the Justiciary Court, or at the time of 
holding the Registration and Appeal Courts for 
Parliamentary Voters :—To show whether the She- 
riffs Substitute regularly reside within the County 
Town, or the Chief Town of the District, to which 
they are appointed, when more than one of these 
Judges belong to a County; also the Number and 
Names of Persons to whom the duties of Sheriffs 
Substitute have been delegated in each County, if 
any, since the 1st day of January 1839, and whether 
the delegation of these duties has been transferred 
to other Judges, or only to Solicitors, Attornies or 
other Professional Practitioners in the Sheriff Court; 
and whether such delegation has emanated from the 
Sheriffs Depute, or their Substitutes, with the Amount 
of Salary and Emoluments during the period they 
act for the absent Judge ; and whether the said Per- 
sons, by themselves or their Partners, continue their 
Professional Business during the period of their 
temporary employment as Judges:——And,a Tabular 
Return, showing how many cases had been trans- 
mitted and returned in which delay was granted by 
each Sheriff and each Sheriff Substitute, as directed 
by the Act 2 Vic. c. 119; showing, further, how 
many were returned on the same day, and how many 
on each within the ten days ; also how many were 
delayed beyond that time, with the several dates of 
the Return, and the reasons assigned in the Trans- 
mission Book for the delay. 

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 
Sir Giffin Wilson: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment, viz. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for draining certain Fen 
Lands and Low Grounds in the Parish of Burwell, 
in the County of Cambridge, and for improving the 
Navigation of the Lodes or Navigable Cuts passing 
through the same : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and improv- 
ing the Roads commonly called the. Sedgley Roads, 


8° Junzz. 





A. 1841. 


in the County of Stafford, and for making a new Line 
of Road connected therewith in the said County : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts rela- south Western 
ting to the London and South Western Railway Railway 
Company, and to authorize an Agreement between (N% 2) Bill, 
the said Company and certain Inhabitants of Wands- 
worth and Battersea, respecting an alleged Loss in 
their Supply of Water: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Road Birmingham 
from Blakedown Pool, in the Parish of Hagley, in 24 Hagley 
the County of Worcester, into the Borough of Bir- 4 Bul. 
mingham, in the County of Warwick : , 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend an King’s Lynn 
Act passed in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of Port Bill. 
King George the Third for the better Regulation of 
Pilots and Bridgemen, and for laying down Moor- 
ings, and preventing Mischief by Fire, in the Port 
of King’s Lynn: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of Her Deanhead 
present Majesty for making and maintaining a Reservoir Bill, 
Reservoir at Deanhead, in the Parish of Hudders- 
field, in the West Riding of the County of York: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairmg the Road Dewsbury and 
from Dewsbury to Leeds, in the West Riding of the Leeds Road 
County of York, and for making and repairing _ 
new Line of Road leading therefrom : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for completing and Birkenhead 
maintaining a new Church at Birkenhead, in the Church Bill, 
County of Chester : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving and re- Wells (Somer. 
gulating the Markets within the City and Borough set) Market 
of Wells, in the County of Somerset : _ 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act for the Belfast Harbour 
formation of a new Cut or Channel, and for other- Bill. 
wise more effectually improving the Port and Har- 
bour of Belfast : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Turn- Barnstaple 
pike-road from Barnstaple to Braunton, in the 2d Braunton 
County of Devon, and for making certain new Lines 84s Bill 
of Road to communicate with the same: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter, amend and en- Fxmouth 
large the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in Market Bill. 
the First year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, 
intituled, An Act for regulating the Market in the 
Town of Exmouth,in the County of Devon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for dividing, allotting Elsing Inclo- 
and inclosing Lands in the Parish of Elsing, in the sure (No. 2.) 
County of Norfolk : — 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in olveston 
the Manor and Tithing of Olveston, within the Parish Inclosure Bill. 
of Olveston, in the County of Gloucester : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing the Com- Brimington 
mons and Waste Lands in the Township and Manor Inclosure Kill. 
of Brimington, in the County of Derby: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bristol and 
Act for extending and enlarging some of the Provi- ExeterRailway 
sions of the Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter _ 
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 Monkland 
Act to enable the Monkland Canal Company to raise Canal Bill. 

a further Sum of Money, 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 stone’s 
for carrying into effect a Contract between Edward Estate Bill. 
Gresley Stone and John Attwood, Esquires, for the 
Sale of the Coptfold Hall Estate, in the County of 
Essex, to the said John Attwood, and for investing 
the Purchase Money in other Estates to be settled 
to the same Uses ; and also, for authorizing the Ex- 
change of certain Lands and Hereditaments in the 
Counties of Worcester and Gloucester, devised by 
the Will of John Stone, Esquire, deceased ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Winterbourne 
to remove Doubts as to the Division of the Parish of Parish a 
Winterbourne, in the County of Gloucester, into two Division Bil 


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Parishes ; 





Saint John’s 
Hospital 
(Winchester) 
Estate Bill. 


Passavants’ 
Nat. Bil l. 


Stone’s 
Estate Bill. 


Winterbourne 
Parish Division 
Bill. 

No. 388. 


Passavants’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Saint John’s 
Hospital 
(Winchester) 
Estate Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Inspectors 
of Schools 
(Scotland. ) 


Newspaper 
Stamps, 


County 
Coroners Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


_ Factories 


4, VicTORI&amp;. 


Parishes ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Trustees of the Hospital of Saint John 
the Baptist, in the City of Winchester, to effect an 
Exchange with Sir Edmund Antrobus, Baronet, un- 
der the authority of the Court of Chancery ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Philipp Jacob Passavant and Phi- 
lipp Johann Passavant, Theodor Passavant, Mary 
Magdalen Johanna Passavant, Jacob Rudolph 
Passavant and Henrietta Maryane Laura Loutsa 
Augusta Passavant, his Children; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Stone’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


The Winterbourne Parish Division Bill was read the 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Passavants’ Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Saint John’s Hospital (Winchester) Estate Bill 
was read the first time ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of fhe 12th, 13th, 18th and 
20th days of May last, and of yesterday (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. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of Copies of any Cor- 
respondence between any Members of Her Majesty’s 
Government and the General Assembly of the 
Church of Scotland, or any Commission or Commit- 
tee of that body, or any Individual acting on their 
behalf, relative to the Appointment, Powers, Duties, 
Instructions and Emoluments of any Inspector or 
Inspectors of Schools for Scotland ; and also, Copies 
of any Commissions or Minutes appointing such 
Inspectors, of any Instructions issued for their 
guidance, and of any Correspondence with, or Re- 
ports received from, such Inspectors, since their 
appointment. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Newspaper Stamps 
issued from the 5th day of January to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the County Coroners 
Bill was read, and discharged. 

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 on the Factories 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 on the Silk Factories Bill ; 
Vou. 96. 





8° Junie. 393 


Resoived, 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 County Courts 
further consideration the Report on the County Bill. 
Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bankruptcy, 
mittee on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Lunacy Insolvency and 
Bill ; Lunacy 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- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Scotland) Bill; of Voters _ 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day (Scotland) Bill, 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Boroughs 
further consideration the Report on the Boroughs Improvement 
Improvement Bill; _ 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Buildings Re- 
further consideration the Report on the Buildings gulation Bill, 
Regulation Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Royal Burghs 
mittee on the Royal Burghs (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 the Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; Burghs (Scot- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day a 

three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Towns (No. 2.) Bill; — (No. 2.) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon“ 
this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Municipal 
further consideration the Report on the Municipal — 
Corporations Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bribery at_ 
mittee on the Bribery at Elections Bill ; Elections Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Schools Sites 
further consideration the Report on the Schools (N® 2-) Bill 
Sites (No. 2.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideratiou To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the atten- Register 
dance of the Clerk of the Peace for the County of of Voters 
Hertford ; (Hertford. ) 

And the House being informed, that James Samuel 
Storey, the Clerk of the Peace for the said County, 
attended at the door, he was called in, and produced 
a Copy of the Register of the Electors of the County 
of Hertford for the year 1840, ending 1841 :—And 
then he was directed to withdraw. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Register of the Electors 
of the County of Hertford, in the possession of the 
Clerk of the Peace of the said County, be laid upon 
the Table 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 

3 E “ Mr. 


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394. 8°—9° 


“ of Hertford, do forthwith cause a Copy of the 


A, 1841. 


Junit. 
“« Mr. Storey, the Clerk of the Peace for the County | tingencies and Miscellaneous Services in England, 


Scotland and Ireland, being the sum required for 


“ Register of the Electors of the said County to be | the above-mentioned Services for six months of the 


“ made, and present the same to this House upon 


“ Thursday next,” 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. 

Ordered, That Mr. Storey, the Clerk of the Peace 
for the County of Hertford, do forthwith cause a 
Copy of the Register of the Electors of the said 
County to be made, and present the same to this 
House upon Thursday next. 


Saint Alban’s 
Election. 


The House was moved, That the Minutes of 
the Proceedings and the Evidence taken before the 
Select Committee appointed to try the merits of the 
late Election for the Borough of Saint Alban, 
which were presented upon the 5th day of April last, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General be directed 
to prosecute Mr. Richard Webster, for bribery at 
the last Election for the Town of Saint Alban’s. 
Labrador. A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That a Select Committee be appointed, to take into 
consideration the fitness of Her Majesty’s territory 
of Labrador for the purpose of a Penal Settlement : 
—It passed in the Reatiee. 





Railways 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Bankers, Mer- 
(Ireland. ) 


chants and others of Londonderry, praying the House 
to pass an Act providing for the simultaneous com- 
mencement of a general and comprehensive system 
of Railways in Ireland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railways 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
(ireland) Bit, 


for the making and maintaining of Public Railways 
in Jreland: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 
Attorney General for Ireland and Mr. Alderman 
Thompson do prepare and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Clerk who attended the Select 
Committee on Designs Copyright, in the last Session 
of Parliament, have leave to attend at the next Sum- 
mer Assizes at Liverpool and give evidence in a cer- 
tain Action now pending between William Ross, 
Plaintiff, and Edward Worthington, Defendant, and 
to take with him and produce to the court and jury 
the Minutes of Evidence, and all other proceedings 
and documents whatsoever, had and taken under 
and pertaining to the said Select Committee. 


Designs 
Copyright. 


West India 
Mails Com- 


mittee, 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
mittee on West India Mails, to send for and examine 
the Committee appointed to inquire respecting 
the Port to be selected for the arrival and depar- 
ture of Steam Vessels conveying the Mails to the 
West Indies :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 
Supply ; Mr. Wyse reported from the Committee of Supply, 
several Resolutions; which were read, as follow: 
British 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
Museum. one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six 

pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of the British Museum, for the year ending 
on the 25th day of March 1842. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account of the Expenses of the Expedition 
to China. 

3. Resvived, That a sum, not exceeding One 
million six hundred and thirty-four thousand seven 
hundred and ninety-one pounds, be granted to Her 


China. 


Commissarist ; 
Canada ; Civil 
Contingencies ; 
and, Miscella- 


ueous Services. Majesty, for or towards defraying the Charges of 
the Commissariat, Services in Canada, Civil Con- 


year 1841. 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


And the House havine continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 9° die Junii, 1841: 


A Petition of the Reverend R. C. Packman, Ecclesiastical 
Minor Canon of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, praying + emma 
that the compensation clause as recommended by ~~ 

the Ecclesiastical Commissoners, and confirmed by 

the House, may be restored in the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners Bill; and that, upon any benefice 
becoming vacant in the patronage of their cathedrals, 

or house of residence unoccupied, the Dean and 

Chapter shall present thereto either a Member of 

their own body or one of the present Minor Canons, 
according to seniority of standing, in preference to 

others, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill; — Commissioners 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve — 

itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into New South 

a Committee upon the Vew South Wales, &amp;c., Bill ; Wales,&amp;c.Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 

sumed 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 House, according to Order, resolved itself Westem 
into a Committee upon the Western Australia Bill ; Australia Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 

sumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported, That 

the Committee had gone through the Bull, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Houses of 
a Committee upon the Houses of Industry, &amp;c. (Lre- were 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, ee 
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 received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Insolvent 
further consideration the Report on the Insolvent Debtors Bil 
Debtors (Jreland) Bill:—The Bill was re-committed (Ireland) Bis. 
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. Pryme re- 
ported, 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 Clerk of the 
the Report on the Clerk of the Peace (Lancaster) Peace — 
Bill; caster) le 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Administration 
the further Proceeding on the Report of the Admi- of Justice 
nistration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill; (No. 1) 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the Re- 
port of the said Bill be further adjourned till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) hie. 2.) Bill. 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 























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Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland Bill. 


Dean Forest 
Bil. 


Metropolis 
Improvements 
[Raising 
Money.} 


Banks of Issue 
Bill. 


Debts of 
Parishes Bill, 


Metropolis 
Improvements 


(No. 2.) Bill. 
No, 385. 


Foreign Corn, 


No.378, 


Wheat. 
No. 383. 


Wheat. 
No. 383. 


South Australia. 


Shawe’s 


Divorce Bill. 


4, VicTroriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Chancery (Zreland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Dean Forest Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Pryme reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Pryme reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referrred to consider of empowering the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to raise Money 
for certain Improvements in the Metropolis, on the 
security of the Land Revenues of the Crown in 
Middlesex and London, a Resolution; which was 
read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods be empowered to raise the Money 
necessary for effecting the Improvements in the Me- 
tropolis authorized to be made by the said Commis- 
missioners, under the powers of two Acts of the 
last and present Sessions of Parliament, on the 


‘security of the Land Revenues of the Crown in 


Middlesex and London. 

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. Pryme, Mr. Edward 
John Stanley and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Banks of Issue Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Debts of Parishes Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
empower the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods to raise Money for certain Improvements in 
the Metropolis, on the security of the Land Revenues 
of the Crown within the County of Middlesex and 
City of London: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time this day ; 
and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign 
Corn, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return of the Difference in the 
Price of Wheat in Great Britain in 1812 and 1813, 
as compared with 1814 and 1815, &amp;c., which was 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return of Wheat purchased 
in the Market of London, with the Average Price 
in certain periods of 1820, 1880 and 1840, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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


Mercurii, 9° die Juni ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on 
South Australia have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Nathaniel Bogle French 


Shawe, Esquire, with Charlotte Shawe, his now 
Vet, 96. 


8°—9° Junii. 395 


Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned, was, according 
to Order, 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 Minutes of the Evidence re- 
lating to the said Bill be returned to the Lords: 
And that Mr. Freshfield do carry the same. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the East Ret- East Retford 
ford Court of Requests Bill be revived :—And that Court of Re- 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, with One selected * : 
Member, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Gainsburgh Gainsburgh 
Small Debts Bill be revived :—And that they have Smal! Debts 
leave to sit, and proceed, with One selected Member, " ” 
and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Mr. Handley presented a Bill for making better Boston Harbour 
Provision for effecting Improvements in the River Bill. 
Welland and the Port and Harbour of Boston, in 
the County of Lincoln, and amending the several 
Acts relating to the same: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Bourn Drainage 
into further consideration the Report on the Bourn Bill. 
Drainage Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingressed, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Stone’s _ 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Estate Bill. 
Stone’s Estate Bill no Standing Orders were appli- 
cable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee saint Joun’s 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Hospital 
Saint John’s Hospital (Winchester) Estate Bill, the oe 
Standing Orders had been complied with. ; 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 


Clay’s Estate Biil was read a second time; and Clay's 
committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill have 
leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their Report 
To-morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for the Improvement of the proghe:a 
Port and Harbour of Drogheda, was read the third Harbour Bill. 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Yates do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Canterbury Canterbury 
Pavement (No. 2.) Bill have leave to sit, and pro- Pavement 
ceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. (No, 2.) Bill. 


Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee ap- Hawkhurst 
pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Junction Road 
Lords, with relation to any Proceedings upon the ®!!+ 
Hawkhurst Junction Road Bill, and to ake Report 
thereof to the House ; That they had inspected the 
said Journals accordingly; and had taken copies of 
the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon: And the 
same were read, as follow: 


“ Die Martis, 8° Junij, 1841: 

“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords’ « Hawkhurst” 
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, ‘ An Act for Road Bill. 
making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from 
Cripp’s Corner, in the Parish of Ewhurst, in the 





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396 9° Juniz. A, 1841. 


County of Susser, to Tubb’s Lake, in the Parish of 
Hawkhurst, in the County of Kent,’ was committed ; 
That thev had considered the said Bill, and exam- 
ined the allegations thereof, which were found to be 
true ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto ; 

“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as 
follow; viz.: 

“ Pr. 1.1.14. Leave out‘ Tubb’s Lake’ and insert 
* Gill's Green, 

“ Pr, 1.1 16. Leave out from ‘ Kent’ to ‘and’ 
in . 20. 

“ Pr, 4.1.16, Leave out from the first ‘ Ayerst’ 
to ‘ George’ in 1.18, 

“ Pr. 4, 1.20. Leave out ‘ Robert Anderson.’ 

“ Pr. 4. 1. 25. Leave out from ‘ Burton’ to 
‘ William’ in 1, 27. 

“ Pr. 4, 1,35. After ‘ divinity’ imsert ‘ John 
© Collins.’ 

“ Pr, 4. 1, 37. Leave out from ‘ Dozal’ to 
‘ George’ ir: 1. penult. . 

“ Pr. 5.1.5. Leave out from ‘ junior’ to‘ Joh ’ 
in 1.6. 

“ Pr, 5.1. 7. Leave out ‘ Greenough Grant.’ 

“ Pr. 5.1.8, Leave out ‘ William’ and insert 
¢ Waldron.’ 

“ Pr. 5. 1.10. After ‘ Hartnell’ insert ‘ Edward 
© Hartnell.’ 

“« Pr. 5. 1. 11, Leave out from ‘ divinity’ to 
* James’ in |. 14. 

“ Pr. 5. 1.19. After ‘ Henley’ insert ‘ Alexan- 
‘ der James Beresford Hope.’ 

“ Pr. 5, 1.28. Leave out from ‘ divinity’ to ‘ Wil- 
* liam’ in 1. 29. 

“ Pr. 5.1.30. Leave out from ‘ Lamb’ to ‘ John’ 
in 1. 32. ; 

“ Pr. 5.1.54. Leave out ‘ John Mannington.’ 

« Pr. 5. 1.36, Leave out ‘ Robert Morrell.’ 

“ Pr. 5.1.38. After ‘ Gillett’ insert ‘ Jonathan.’ 

“ Pr. 5. 1. penult. After ‘ William’ insert 
© Nash. 

“ Pr.6. 1. 3. Leave out from ‘ Reed’ to ‘ John’ 
in 1. 4, 

“ Pr. 6. 1. 5. Leave out from ‘ Reeves’ to 
* Thomas’ in|. 6. 

“ Pr. 6. 1.12, Leave out from ‘ Springett’ to 
‘ William’ in 1. 13. 

« Pr. 6. 1. 18. Leave out from ‘ Seddlescomb’ 
to ‘ Robert’ in 1.19. 

“ Pr. 6. 1. 20, Leave out ‘ John Godfrey ’ and 
insert ‘ Edmund.’ 

“ Pr. 6. 1.21. Leave out ‘ Edmund Thomas.’ 

“ Pr. 8.1.27. Leave out ‘ Tubb’s Lake both’ 
and insert ‘a place near Gill's Green.’ 

“ Pr. 8. 1.28, Leave out from ‘ Hawkhurst’ to 
* and’ in |. ult. 

“ Pr. 9. 1.3. Leave out from ‘ road’ to ‘ and’ 
in 1. 4, 

“ Pr. 10. 1.11. Leave out from ‘ to’ to ‘ in’ 
in 1.12., and insert ‘a place near Gill's Green, 
‘ where the said road terminates in and joins the 
* parish road.’ 

“ Pr. 11. 1.13. Leave out from ‘ road’ to ‘ to’ 
in 1]. 15. 

} Ry Pr, 12. 1. 2. Leave out from ‘ road ’ to ‘ with’ 
in 13. 


“ P.13. 1.8. Leave out from ‘ road’ to ‘the’ 
in |. 10. 


“ Pr. 20.1. 7. Leave out from ‘ road’ to ‘ and’ 
in I. 10, 

“ Pr. 23. 1.22. Leave out from ‘ of’ to ‘ the’ 
in ], 23., and insert ‘ double.’ 

“ Pr, 23. 1. 27. Leave out from ‘ carriage ° to 
“ and” in Pr. 24. 1.3. 

“ Pr. 35. 1. 18. Leave out ‘ aforesaid’ and in- 
sert ‘ in the county of Kent.’ 

“ Pr. 37. 1. penult. After ‘ aforesaid’ insert 
‘ Provided also, that a separate account shall be 
‘ kept of the income and expenditure of the said 
* distinct line of road, and that no part of the Tolls 


‘ to be taken thereon shall be applied in aid of the 
‘ funds of the said road, leading from Cripp’s Cor- 
‘ ner to Gill’s Green.’ 


In the Title of the Bill: 


« Pr. 37.1.4. Leave out ‘ Tubb’s Lake’ and in- 
sert ‘ Gill’s Green.’ 

““ 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 fawkhurst 
of the Petition for the Hawkhurst Junction Road Junction Road 
Bill, which, upon the 15th day of February last, (N% 2) Bill, 
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 Turnpike-road from 
Cripp’s Corner, in the parish of Ewhurst, in the 
county of Sussex, to Gill’s Green, in the parish of 
Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent: And that Mr. 

Darby, Mr. Hodges and Mr. Kemble do prepare, 
and bring it in. 





Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- Totnes, &amp;e. 
mittee on the Totnes, &amp;c. Small Debts Bill; That ng Debts 
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 Bristol aud 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill in- Exeter Rail. 
tituled, An Act for extending and enlarging some of “*Y Bi! 
the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. !. 35. After “enlarged” insert “ from 
“ the expiration thereof respectively.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 7. After “ situate” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Crause (A,) “ And whereas the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway Company are, by the said last 
recited Act, empowered to contract or agree for, 
and to grant a lease or leases to the Great 
Western Railway Company of their line of Rail- 
way, or of any part or parts thereof; and the said 
Great Western Railway Company are enabled to 
contract or agree for, and to take and hold, such 
lease or leases. And the said Bristol and Exeter 
Railway Company have accordingly leased, cr 
agreed to lease, their said Railway to the said 
Great Western Railway Company: Be it Enacted, 
That the said Bristol and Exeter Railway, or so 
much thereof as shall at any time be under lease 
to the Great Western Railway Company shall, 
during the period of such lease, be subject to all 
such and the same powers and provisions with 
regard to the management of the traffic, and the 
working and protection thereof as are contained 
in the several Acts relating to the Great Western 
Railway, with regard to the management of the 
traffic, working and protection of such last men- 
tioned Railway; and the said Great Western 
Railway Company may from time to time dele- 
gate to their directors, or any particular number 
of them, all or any of such powers ; and the said 
directors, to whom such powers may be so dele- 
gated, may lawfully exercise the same, in like 
manner as they might do if the said Bristol and 
“ Exeter Railway were part of the said Great 





Western Railway, and had been originally made 
subject to such powers and provisions: Provided 
always, that nothing in this Act contained shall 
impeach or prejudice any or either of the clauses, 
provisions and agreements contained in the lease 
granted by the said Bristol and Exeter Railway 
“ Company to the said Great Western Railway 


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Company, under the provisions of the said last 
‘ 


recited Act.” 

Cuavsz (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Bristol and Exeter and 
Great Western Railway Companies respectively, 
at any general or special meeting of the said 
Companies respectively, to alter from time to 
time the number of their respective directors, 
and the places where such directors or any of 
them are now required to reside, and the places 
at which, and the periods when, meetings of the 
said directors, or of any committees thereof, are 
now required to be held, and the number of direc- 
tors required to form a quorum at any meetings 
of their respective bodies or committees, and the 
order and rotation in which such directors, or any 
of them, are required to go out of office, and the 
number who are required annually to go out of 
office, or to be elected at any meeting of the said 
Companies respectively: Provided always, that 
at no time shall the whole number of directors in 
either Company be reduced, under the provisions 
herein contained, to a less number than twelve, 
nor the quorum thereof respectively to a less 
number than five at any meetings of the respective 
boards of directors; nor shall the proportion of 
directors retiring annually be less than three in 
each year. And the said respective directors are 
authorized and empowered to make such rules and 
regulations, from time to time, with regard to the 
objects aforesaid (subject nevertheless as afore- 
said) as may appear to them respectively expe- 
dient, and allacts of the directors of either of the 
said Companies respectively, or of a quorum 
thereof or of any committees thereof respectively, 
shall, after any such alterations as aforesaid may 
have been carried into effect, be as valid as if no 
such alterations had been made.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller 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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London and Mr. Thornhill reported from the Committee on 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill, the London and Greenwich Railway Bill; and to 
whom a Petition 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; 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 appli- 
cation ; 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. 


ae ba Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
me N@1) Dublin Wide Streets (No. 1.) 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. 


Woodside Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
and Hoylake 


Road Bill, Woodside and Hoylake Road Bill; That the Order 
of the House of the 12th day of May 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. 
Ordered, ‘That there be Three clear days, instead 
of Seven, between the Report and the further consi- 


deration of the Report on the said Bill. 
Vox. 96. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for making and Hawkhurst 
maintaining a Turnpike-road from Cripp’s Corner, in (Nes) og 
the Parish of Ewhurst, in the County of Sussex, to * " * 


Gill’s Green, in the Parish of Hawkhurst, in the 
County of Kent: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Monkland 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ©" Bill 


tituled, An Act to enable the Monkland Canal Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money; and the 
same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 16.1. 28. Leave out from “ the” to “ Com- 
“ pany” in |. 24., and after “ Company” in 1. 24. 
insert “ of Proprietors of the Monkland Navigation.” 
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. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Select Com- Tralee Naviga 


mittee on the Tralee Navigation and 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 ; 
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. 


Petitions from Cradley ;— Bethnal Green (three Corn Laws. 


Petitions); —Crayford (four Petitions) ; — Back- 
barrow (two Petitions) ;—Patney ;— Grangemouth ; 
—Smallbridge (three Petitions) ;— Littleborough ;— 
Langwith ; — Kidderminster ; — Redding ; —Shore- 
ditch (two Petitions) ;— Bexley New Town ;—Bex- 





ley ;—Dartford ;— Great Cheverell ;-—Hasbury ;— 
Wednesbury ;—Ward of Farringdon Within, Lon- 
don; —Brettel-lane ;— Boddam and Burnhaven ;— 
Great Berkhampstead ;— Aldbury ;—Finsbury (two 
Petitions) ;—Stepney (three Petitions); — Slaman- 
nan and Muravonside;— New Basford ; —-Milna- 
thort ;—Littleborough ;—Epsom ;—Heaton Norris ; 
— Moffat ; —Kingoodie ; —Spitalfields (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Halesowen; — Hammersmith ;— Manchester ; 
— Lapal, Lley and Lutley ;— Hawn; — Coalpit 
Bank, Oaken Gates, Wombridge and vicinity ;— 
Southwark ;— Devizes ;—Madeley and Broseley ;-- 
Wordsley ;— Bangor ;— Darlaston ;—Amblecote ;— 
Bathgate (four Petitions);—Bridgnorth;— Brierley 
Hill (two Petitions) ; — Bantaskine ;— Carron ;— 
Biggar (two Petitions) ;—Brettle-lane ;-- Torphichen 
Ribbwinning Lodge, Bathgate (Master and Secre- 
tary) ;--Peterhead ;— Lanark (Chairman of the First 
Congregation of Relief Protestant Dissenters ;— 
Falkirk (two Petitions) ;— Polmont ;— Lauriestown ; 
— Larbert ; — Whitechapel ; — Mill Hill ; —Saint 
James, Westminster ; —Mile End-road ; — Twisters 
Alley, Saint Luke’s Middlesex; — Crown-street, 
Soho ;—Bethnal Green-road ;-—Teale-street, Hack- 
ney-road ;— Annan and Carlisle Presbytery (Mode- 
rator and Clerk) ;— Darlaston ;— Pleasley Works ;— 
Pleasley ;—Darlaston ;—and, Rowley fegis; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Sturston ;-—.Breaston ;—Scropton ; 
--Yeldersley ; — Mapperley ;— Barton Blount ; -- 
Twyford and Stenson;—Stanwich Saint John and 
Aldbrough ; — Spondon ;—Sutton (Nottingham) ;-- 
Habblesthorpe;-— Barnby Moor; — Torworth ; — 
Babworth ;—Geltho ;--County of Anglesey (seven 
Petitions) ; — Ashbourne ; — Barton (York) ; -- 
Heanor ;-—Evedon ;-- Branston ;—Bonsall ;— Dun- 
ston; — Shellingthorp ; — Waddington ; — Seal; — 
Paul’s Cray ;--Potter Hanworth ;--Stokeham ;— 
Serlby ;—Heighington ; — Kettlethorpe ;— Hursley ; 
—John Asser ;—Offcote and Underwood ;— Bell- 
broughton;-—-Croxall ;-—Llandilofawr ;— Boultham ; 
— Kiffig ; — Laugharne ;—Repton ;—Saint Mary’s, 
Lincoln ;—Apley ; —Stainjield ;— Holton Bechering ; 








—Llandovery Union, &amp;c.;—West Hallam ;—Stan- 
3ES+ ley ;— 








398 


ley ;—Stoke Dry ;— Fenton ;—and, Marros; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Covington ;— James Jackson ;— 
Huntingdon ; — Exeter ;— Bridgnorth ;— Ryde ;— 
and, Airdrie; praying the House to sanction the 
proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sturry, Fordwick, and Westbere ; 
—Sittingborne ;— Rainnam, Hartlip and Newing- 
ton ;— Saint Lawrence, Isle of Thanet ;—High Hal- 
stow ;— Iwade ;—Tong ;—Dymchurch and Romney 
Marsh ; — Upchurch ;— Denton, &amp;c.;—Chillenden 
and Knowlton ;— Breakbourne and Patrixbourne ; 
— Eltham ;— Chilham ;— Allhallows (Kent) ;— Mar- 
gate ;— Cobham (Kent) ;— Aldington ;— Lydd ;— 
Isie of Thanet Union ;—Lydden, Sibertswold and 
Coldred ;—Hougham, &amp;c. ;—Saint Nicholas Monk- 
ton and Sarr ;--Seasalter ;— Whitfield, Guston and 
it Sutton ;-—Dovor, River and Ewell ;—Saint Leonard 

Hythe, &amp;c.;—Folhestone, &amp;c. ;~— Bobbing ;— Kings- 
i down and Milstead ;—Adisham ;-—Acrise and Pad- 
dlesworth ;—- Sanhaddock ;-— Eglwysfair-a-Cherrig, 
&amp;e.; — Jacobstow ;— Galway ;-- Northfleet ;--Ed- 
lingham ;-— Kirk Bramwith ;-- Abergwilly ;—Llan- 
geview ; — Landenny ;—— Lantillio Cressenny ; — 
Guwernesney ;—- Newchurch West ;— Newnham ; — 
Burpham ;—and, Laindon; praying the House not 

























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











Iwport Duties. Petitions from Hamilton ;— Perth (two Petitions); 
— Edinburgh ; — Oban ;— Carronshore ;— Ruthven- 
Sield;— Fraserburgh ;— Banff ;— Mansfield;— Peter- 
head ; — Shepton Mallet ;— Whitehaven ;—Almond 
Bank ;— Mary Port ;—Swansea ;— Wednesbury ;— 
Flagg ;— Hope ;— Dundee ;—Alport ;— Pilsley ;— 
Great Huchiow ;— Little Hucklow ;— Lanark ;— 
Chapelton ;— Saint Botolph Withoui, Aldersgate, 
London ;— Chelmorton ;— Youlgreave ;—Monyash ; 
— Edensor ;— Tideswell ;--Cromwell Park Field ;— 
Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing); — Bisley ;—and, Tullochfield; praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measures for al- 
teration of the Import Duties,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 




































































Church 
Patronage 


(Scotland.) 


Petitions from Petty ;— Lecumpher ;--Moneydig ; 
— Londonderry ;— Donegore ;— Stewarton ;— Moy 
and Dalarrosie;—Dromore;--and, Lyle Hill; pray- 
ing for the abolition of the system of Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland, — were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 



































Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 








Llangyrog ;-—Ashley (Stafford) ;—Ippilepen ;— Tam- 


























tant Operative Association; praying for the repeal 

















and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 














; Lord's Day. 




















upon the Table. 








Police, &amp;c., 
(Irelend.) 








































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6° Juniz. 





A. 1841. 


the pressure of the poor rate,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Individuals formerly Constables in Deblin Police, 
the late Police Force of Dublin Metropolis, stating 
their claims to a Pension for their services, and pray- 
ing for relief, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Isle-of- Thanet Poor Law 
Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bil] Amendment 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 2" 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Catholics resident in and near West- 
bromwich, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill for securing to Roman catholic in- 
mates of union and parish workhouses their right 
to attend at their respective places of worship, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











to sanction the proposed measure for alteration of 


Petitions from Glastonbury ;-- Tar- Langton ;-— 


laghtand ;--Members and Friends of the Protestant 
Association, Ereter Hall, Strand ;—Llanfihangel;— | 
Margate ;-- Romaldhirk ;-- Llanfihangel Glyny- | 
Myfyr ;—and, Members of the Southwark Protes- | 


of the Roman Catholic Relief Act,—were presented, 


Petitions from Saddington ;--and, Derby (two | 
Petitions) ; praving the House to adopt measures 
for securing the better observance of the Lord’s 
Day,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to lie | 


Petitions from Grand Jurors of the county of Gal- 
way ;—and, Noblemen, Clergy, Gentry and others of 
the county of Galway; praying the House to grant re- | STOW! he H d ae Cori : 
lief to the agricultural interests of Jreland, by placing | aor ee ee ee mn wd pter ye 
the compulsory charges for Police, Gaols, Bride- | '* ee ee es ee 
wells, and such like, amounting to 20,000 2. for that | dered to lie upon the Table. 
county, upon the general income of Jreland, and | 
not, as at present, on the depressed agriculturists ‘Turnpike-roads;—and, Trustees of the Berwick- Exemption Bill. 
atone, and by so Coing to cnable that class to meet | upon- Tweed Roads and Improvement; praying that 


Petitions of Sir Thomas Sherlock Gooch, Ba- Buildings 
\ronet ;—and, Colonel Richard William Howard Regulation Bill. 
Howard Vyse; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against such 
parts of the Buildings Regulation Bill as affect their 
rights and interests, — were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Metropolis 
gesses of the Borough of Liverpool, praying the Police Act. 
| House to pass an Act for extending the provisions 
| of the Metropolis Police Act to the whole of Eng- 

_land and Wales, was presented, and read; and or- 
| dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petiticus from Liverpool ;—and, Chairman of the west India 
| Harrington Dock Company of Liverpool, praying Mails. 
that the Port of Liverpool may be selected as the 
| station for the arrival and departure of the Wes¢ 
| India Mails, — were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on West India Mails. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ansty, praying the Factories, 
House to pass a law for restricting the labour of all 
| Factory hands above thirteen years of age to ten 
hours a day, for five days in the week, and to eight 
hours on the Saturday, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Cheltenham ; — London ; — and, Political 
James Knight, of Radnor-street, Saint Luke’s; pray- Offenders. 
jing the House to address Her Majesty, to grant a 

free pardon to all persons confined for Political Of- 
| fences,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
| lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Bilbie, of Mansfield-road, Nottingham 
| in the town of Nottingham, Joiner, alleging Bribery Eection. 
‘at the iate Election for the Borough of Nottingham, 

‘and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed with the Votes. 


Heathcote’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Heathcute’s 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
| mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
ihave leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 


| Report To-morrow. 


} 


Petitions from Southbroom ;-— Eastwood ;—-King- Church of 
| stone ;—Upper Harslow and Stilling ;—Saint Mary Englant. 
_ Bishophill ; — Kirkstall; — and, Etchilhampton ; 


‘stating that the population of the country has out- 


| grown the resources of the national Church; and 


Petitions of Trustees of the Ford and Lowickh Lime Toll 


the 






Sout 


Ne 


= ee 


—— 


4, VicroRiz. 


the Lime Toll Exemption Bill may not pass into a 

law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 
South Australia. A Petition of the Committee, Members, Sup- 
porters and Friends of the Society for the Protection 
of the Aborigines, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, com- 
plaining of the sentence of death on certain natives 
of the Big Murray Tribe, in South Australia, for 
an alleged attack on the Brigantine Maria, from 
Adelaide to New Zealand, wrecked near the south- 
ermost point of South Australia; and praying the 
House to have brought before it all the papers and 


9° Junie. 


399 


to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 


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


Two Petitions from Kingswinford; praying for Church Rates. 
the abolition of Church Rates,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Passavants’ Naturalization Bill was, according to Passavants’ 
Order, read a second time ; and committed. Nat. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





persons calculated to throw light on this transaction, | 


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


A Petition of Maria Day, of Brick-lane, Saint | 
Luke, 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. 


| 


Newport Riots. 


Lowestoft A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and | 

Hubow. Traders, Inhabitants of the county of the city of 
Norwich, and its vicinity, praying the House to 
adopt measures for putting the works of the Har- 
bour of Refuge at Lowestoft into effectual repair, 
and for the preservation of the said Harbour, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Trade of British _ A Petition of Flannel Manufacturers of the parish 

reared of Rochdale, praying that the Trade of British 


A Petition of the Convener and Chairman of a Banking 
Meeting of the Commissioners of Supply of the (Scotland.) 
county of Ayr, praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for altering the present system of Bank- 
ing in Scotland, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vest- Wemyss’s 
ing the Lands and Barony of Lundin, and the Lands Estate Bill. 
of Aithernie, and certain other Heritages, in favour 
of James Erskine Wemyss, Esquire, and his Heirs 
and Assigns, in fee simple, on condition of certain 
Parts of the Lands and Barony of Methill, and other 
Lands being settled in lieu thereof in fee tail, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gillon do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 





Possessions Abroad Bill may not pass into a law, | 


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


| 


Registration of 
Births, Deaths 

and Marriages 

(Scotland.) 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city of Perth, praying the 


of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland, and 


vesting the appointment of the Registrars of Burghs | 


in the Magistrates, and in country parishes in the | 
Heritors, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. | 


Robert Lynch. A Petition of Robert Lynch, a British whee, 


late resident in Portugal, complaining that in August | 
1839 he was taken prisoner at Villa Real, in Al-| 
garve, without any legal order, and suffered severe | 
losses through the conduct of the Portuguese govern- | 
ment, and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Parliamentary 


Voters (Ire- praying that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) | 


land); and, : : a 
ee dhe Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the Regis-| 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bills, 


the Table. 
Highways, A Petition of Rate-payers in the hamlet of 
Troway-in-Eckhington, praying the House to take 
into consideration the laws relating to Highways, 
and take them from the management of parish 
surveyors, and put them under the control of the 
Poor Law Unions, with an efficient surveyor-general 
for the union, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


- Petitions from Stockwell ;— Beeching Stoke ;— 
vilege, 


Byfleet ;— Llanuwchllyn ;— Glastonbury ;—Ashley ; 
—Llangynog ;—Tamlaaght Ardfin ;-—Tur- Langton ; 
— Mawnan ; — Llanfihangel-Plyny-thyfir ;-- Ipple- 
pen ;-—London and Westminster ;--Members of the 
Finsbury Protestant Operative Association ;—Mar- 
gate ;— Canterbury ;— Reading ;—Llanfihangel ;— 
Marsworth ;— Freemasons’ Hall ; — Lancaster ; — 
and, Members and Friends of the Southwark Pro- 
testant Operative Association; praying the House 


not to sanction any further grant of public money 
Vor. 96. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Beeching Stoke, fu 


tration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leamington Priors, Newport Riots 
praying the House to address Her Majesty for the oe gua 
release of Frost, Williams and Jones; and that the *" “8 


| House will make arrangements for enacting that the 


House to adopt measures for the better Registration ; Upon the Table. 


People’s Charter shall be constituted the law of the 
land, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Burgh of Ar- Universal 
broath, praying for the adoption of Universal Suf- Suffrage, &amp;c. 
rage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was 


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


Petitions from Graham-street, Pimlico ;— and, Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Brompton-row, Brompton; praying the House to Bridges. 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing the 
Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzhall 


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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Drainage of 
rther consideration the Report on the Drainage of Lands Bill, 
Lands Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 

consideration upon this day three months. 
| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Judges 

Copy of each Certificate or Declaration made by any Ireland.) 
| Chief Justice, Chief Baron, or other Judge or Baron 
| in Ireland, to the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners 
| of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, of such Chief 
Justice, Chief Baron, or other Judge or Baron in 
Ireland, having been prevented by sickness or other 
bodily infirmity, or by any other cause, from going 
any Circuit or part of a Circuit in each year, from 
the year 1831 inclusive, down to the present time : 
—And, a Return of the Amount stopped and de- 
ducted from the Salary of each such Chief Justice, 
Chief Baron, or other Judge or Baron in Ireland, 
upon each such Certificate. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Barristers 
Return from the year 1831, inclusive, down to the (Ireland. 
present time, of the Number of Barristers appointed 
to go any Circuit in Ireland, in place of any Chief 
Justice, Chief Baron, or other Judge or Baron; the 
Name of each such Barrister; the Date of his Ap- 





3E4 pointment ; 











secteeaeaanss ai 





Exports. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Scotland. ) 


Custody of 
Infants, 


Dog Carts, &amp;c., 
Bill, 


400 


pointment ; the Circuit for which he was so appointed ; 
the Name of the Chief Justice, Chief Baron, or other 
Judge or Baron in Jreland, in whose place he was 
so appointed ; and the Amount paid to each such 
Barrister. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Official and Declared Value of all 
British and Irish Produce and Manufactures ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom, in the years 1839 
and 1840; distinguishing the Exports to the Kast 
Indies, the British West Indies, the Foreign West 
Indies and Brazil; and distinguishing Woollens, 


9° Juniz. 





A. 1841. 


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. 

Cxauss, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 3 and N° 4, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 





Cottons, Silks, Cutlery and Hardware, from all other 
Goods. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Keturns of the Number of Claims 
for Registration as Voters under the Reform Acts 
(2 Will. 4, c. 65, 4 and 5 Will 4, ¢. 88, 5 and 6 Will. 
4,c. 78), disposed of by each of the Sheriffs of Scot- 
land and their Assistants, in their respective Regis- 
tration Courts, held during each of the years 1838, 
1839 and 1840; distinguishing Claims objected to 
from those unopposed :-—Also, of the Number of 
Objections to Voters continuing on the Register, 
disposed of by each of the said Sheriffs and their 


Assistants in their respective Registration Courts, in | 


each of the said years; together with the Number 
of Days which each of the said Sheriffs or his Assist- 
ant has sat in such Registration Court, during each 
of the said years :—Also, of the Number of Appeals 
from the Decisions of the Registration Courts of 
Scotland, disposed of by each of the Courts of Ap- 
peal established by the aforesaid Acts, in each year 
from the passing of the first of the said Acts to the 
present time ; specifying the Counties from which 
such Appeals have been respectively brought, and 
distinguishing those which have been brought from 
the Registration Court of the County, from those 
brought from the Registration Courts of the Burghs 
situated therein :—And also, the Number of Days 
which each of the said Courts of Appeal have sat 
during each year of the said period. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the, 
12th day of May last, for a Return of any Infants | 
who, in pursuance of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 90, may 
have been assigned by the High Court of Chancery 
to the Care and Custody of any Person or Persons ; 
specifying the Name and Age of such Infants; the 
Name or Names of the Person or Persons to whom 
such Infants may have been assigned, whether with 
or without the consent of the Parents or Guardians, 
and whether any and what Regulations as to the 
Maintenance, Education and Care of such Infants, 
may have been prescribed by the High Court of 
Chancery. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Dog Carts, &amp;c., Bill ; 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Mack- 
innon 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 Com- Danish Claims, 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
following Address to Her Majesty ; that is to say, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to take into consideration the Report bear- 
ing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their Ships and Cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807, and that Her 
| Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance to such 
/claimants the amount of their respective losses as 
| ascertained by the said Commissioners, and to assure 











| Her Majesty, that this House will make gcod the 
same ; 

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 Ques- 
tion:— The said proposed Amendment was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, 'That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair: —The House accordingly resolved into the 
Committee. 





(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be gra- 
ciously pleased to take into consideration the Report, 
bearing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by 
the Commissioners to whom it was referred to exa- 
mine and adjudicate upon the claims of certain Bri- 
tish subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and 
confiscation of their Ships and Cargoes by the Go- 
vernment of Denmark, in the year 1807, and that 
Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance 





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, re- 
““ solve 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. 
Tellers for the f Mr. East, aT 
Yeas, (Sir Robert Harry Inglis: § 
Tellers for the { Mr. Pryme, aT 
Noes, Mr. Warburton : J 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 





141. 


30. R 


to such claimants the amount of their respective 
losses as ascertained by the said Commissioners, and 
assuring Her Majesty that this House will make 
good the same. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 
field reported, That the Committee had come toa 
Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Lime Toll _ 
reading of the Lime Toll Exemption Bill; Exemption Bill - 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Transfer of Charitable 
eal and Personal Property, held in Trust for Trusts Bill 
Charitable Purposes, was, according to Order, read 
the 





Supply 5 


Disembodied 
Militia, 


Ways and 
Means ; 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


Consolidated 
Fund, 


Surplus Ways 
aud Means. 


Transfer of 
Aids, 


4, VicTORI&amp;. 


the third time ; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in Pr. 4. 1. 23., by leaving out from the 
beginning of the line to the word “ And” in Pr. 7. 
1, 10. 

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 thef Mr. James Stewart, } 35 

Yeas, \ Mr. Attorney General : , 

Tellers for theS Sir Edward Sugden, } - 

Noes, Sir Edward Knatchbull: ° 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Stewart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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

Anda Motion being made, That the Report which 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee 
appointed to prepare Estimates of the Charge of 
the Disembodied Militia of Great Britain and Ire- 
land for a year, to the 31st day of March 1842, be 
referred to the Committee ; 

Mr. Macaulay, 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. 

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and sixty-six thousand Two hundred and twenty 
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 1842. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. For 
Maule reporied, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee of Ways and Means; 

Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the 
Exchequer, or remaining to be raised, on the 1st day 
of February 1841, to complete the Aids granted 
by Parliament for the service of the years 1839 and 
1840, which was presented upon the 2d day of Fe- 
bruary last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That Class V. of the Finance Accounts, 
which were presented upon the 25th day of March 
last, be referred to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Six million and 
two hundred thousand pounds be granted, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, for the service of the 
year 1841. 

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and 
applied to the service of the year 1841, the sum of 

orty-seven thousand three hundred and eight 
pounds and eighteen shillings, being the surplus of 
Ways and Means granted for the service of any 
preceding years, 

3. Resolved, That towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Five 


hundred thousand pounds, a part of the sum now 
Vou. 96. 


9° Juniz. 








401 


remaining in the Exchequer of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, or remaining to be 
raised on the Ist day of February 1841, to complete 
the Aids granted by Parliament for the service of 
the year 1840, and of antecedent years, be applied 
to the service of the year 1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Fox 
Maule reported, That the Committee had come to 
several Resolutions. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Municipal 
take into further consideration the Report on the Corporations 
Municipal Corporations Bill; and the Amendments P!- 
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- Bribery at 
mittee on the Bribery at Elections Bill ; Elections 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- geclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill; | Commissioners 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. John Parker reported the New South Wales, new south 
&amp;e., Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Wales,&amp;c.,Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker reported the Western Australia western 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Australia Bill. 
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 receiving Houses of 
the Report on the Houses of Industry &amp;c., (Ireland) Industry, &amp;c., 
Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be now brought up :— 

And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And words of heat having passed between the Words of Heat. 
Honourable Fox Maule and Colonel Sibthorp, and 
Colonel Sibthorp having left the House ; 

Ordered, That Colonel Sibthorp do forthwith 
attend in his place. 

And Colonel Sibthorp attending accordingly ; 

Mr. Speaker stated, ‘That the House having been 
informed that the Honourable and gallant Member 
for Lincoln had taken offence at an expression which 
had fallen from the honourable Member for Elgin, 
he felt called upon to state that the expression had 
not escaped him; and that he had called the Ho- 
nourable Member to Order at the time; and the 
Honourable Member having recommenced his speech 
without the words which had given offence to the 
Honourable and gallant officer, he had considered 
that those words had in fact been retracted :--Un- 
derstanding, however, that the Honourable and 
gallant Member for Lincoln was not satisfied that 
such was the case, it now became his duty to 
call upon the Honourable Member to retract an ex- 
pression which had given offence to another Ho- 
nourable Member. 

Then the Honourable Fox Maule stated, “That 
he certainly meant to mark, as strongly as he could, 
his opinion of the language of the Honourable 
Member to the Members of the Government and his 
honourable friends around him ; but if, so doing, he 
had exceeded the limits of Parliamentary language, 
he felt bound at once to modify his expressions 
within those limits.” 


3 F Whereupon 





Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Clerk of the 
Peace (Lan. 
caster) Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No, 1.) Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


402 


Whereupon Colonel Sibthorp expressed himself 
satisfied. 


And the Question being put, That the Report 
be now brought up:—It was resolved in the Affir- 
mative. 

Mr. Attorney General for Ireland 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. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland reported the 
Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) 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. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Clerk of the Peace 
( Lancaster) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Bill be re-committed ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby. 

The Noes to the old Lobby ; 

Tellers for ther Mr. Dugdale, 


Yeas, Mr. Courtenay: } in 
Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 50 
Noes, Mr. Attorney General : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have power to 
make provision therein for compensation to the 
Clerks of the Justices of the Peace for the Borough 
of Birmingham. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the 
said Bill, that they have power to make provision 
therein for Compensation to the Clerks of the Jus- 
tices of the Peace for the Borough of Manchester ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Dugdale, 

Yeas, Mr. Courtenay: 

Tellers for the{ Mr. Mark Philips, 

Noes, | 


1 2s, 


+ im 
U Mr. Brotherton : J - 
So it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the said Bill, that they have power to extend the 

rovisions of the Bill to the Borough of Bolton :— 
t passed in the Negative. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee, 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Lynch reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Lynch reported the Bill accordingly ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, withthe Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


A Petition of John Ness, a Prisoner in Her 
Majesty’s Prison of the Fleet, praying that the 
Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
reid ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


9°—10° Juniz. 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the Report of the| 
Administration of Justice (No. 1.) Bill :—The House 
resumed the said further Proceeding. 

A Clause was offered (That the Act shall com- 
mence and have effect on, from, and after the tenth 
day of October next, and not before, except where 
a day is hereinbefore fixed): 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 ; 








A. 1841, 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢Sir Thomas Fremanile, 

Yeas, Mr. William Holmes: } ine 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Noes, Mr. John Parker : } ™ 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Clause was accordingly read a second 
time ; and agreed to by the House, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon this day three months ; 


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


Jovis, 10° die Junii, 1841: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com= Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill ; of Justice 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day CN 2) Bill. 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported the Dean Dean Forest 
Forest Bill; and the Report was ordered to be taken Bill. 
into further consideration upon this day three No.38¢. 
months; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Banks of Issue 
into a Committee upon the Banks of Issue Bill ; 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 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- pepts of 
mittee on the Debts of Parishes Bill ; Parishes 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 : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


The Metropolis Improvements (No. 2.) Bill was, Metropolis 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
this day. 


Improvements 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to County Bridges 
provide for repairing, improving and_ re-building (Ne?) Bill. 
County Bridges: And that Lord Eliot and Sir 
Edward Knatchbull do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Vic. Highway Rates 
c. 81, to authorize for One year, and from thence to Bills 
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 was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Vic., c. 98, to authorize for a limited time the appli- 
cation of a portion of the Highway Rates to Turn- 
pike-roads in certain Townships and Districts, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize for a limited time, the application of a 
portion of the Highway Rates to Turnpike-roads in 
certain cases: And that Sir Charles Burrell and 


Mr. Darby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord 





4 VicToRiz. 


County Bridges Lord Eliot presented a Bill to provide for repair- 
(No.2) Bill. ing, improving and re-building County Bridges: 
No.390. And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time this day; and to be 

printed. 


Highway Rates Sir Charles Burrell presented a Bill to authorize 
Bill. for a limited time, the Application of a Portion of 
No.391. the Highways Rates to Turnpike-roads in certain 
cases: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day; and to be 

printed. 


Schools Sites 


The Order of the day being read, for taking 
(No. 2.) Bill. . 


into further consideration the Report on the Schools 
Sites (No. 2.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


ee Ordered, That the Return relative to Inspectors 
(Geotiand.) of Schools (Scotland), which was presented yester- 


No.392. day, be printed. 


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








Jovis, 10° die Junii ; 


Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 


Pilotage. R. Berthon, from the Trinity House, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Receipt and Appropriation of the Pilots’ 
Fund of the Corporation of Trinity House, of Dept- 
ford Strond, in the year ending 31st December 
1840: -- And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 


Table. 
Army Prize Mr. Zalman, from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 
Money. was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 


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 1840 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Canterbury Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
(he 2) Bil Canterbury Pavement (No. 2.) 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. 
Private Bills, Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed 
Private Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock during the sitting of the House. 


Bourn Drainzge An ingrossed Bill for the better Drainage of Lands 
Bill. in Bourn North Fen and Dyke Fen, in the Manor 
and Parish of Bourn, in the County of Lincoln, was 
read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


ine Retford Sir George Sinclair reported from the Committee 
pc doa on the East Retford Court of Requests Bill; and to 


whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That no person appeared on behalf of the 
said Petitions; and that they had heard counsel in 


favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had exa- 
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O°—10° Junze. 403 


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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sir George Sinclair reported from the Committee Gainsburgh 
on the Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill; and to whom Small Debts 
two Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; Bi. 
That they had heard counsel in support of 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 ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Totnes, &amp;c., 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Totnes, Small Debts 
in the County of Devon, and other Places in the 8! 
said County, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (When and 
where Courts shall be holden): And the said Clause 
was brought up; and thrice read ; and agreed to by 
the House, to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
rider. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry 


the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Blackburn 
for vesting in the Overseers of the Poor of the Town's Moor 
Township of Blackburn, in the County Palatine of 8" 
Lancaster, Parts of the Town’s Moor, for Sale or 
other Disposal thereof, 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 concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

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. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving the Streets and plackburn 
Public Places, and erecting a Town Hall, and im- Improvement, 
proving the Markets, in the Township of Blackburn, — &amp;e., 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the ~ 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Hawkhurst Junction Road (No. 2.) Bill was, tfawkhurst 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Junction Road 
mitted. (No. 2) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report To-morrow. 


Petitions from Sheffield; — Long Preston ; — church of 
Harescombe-cum-Pitchcombe ; — Thorpe-by- Water ; England. 
— Ribchester ; —Kenilworth ;— Norham ;— Thorn- 
ton ;—Southowram ;—Kirkburton ;— Carnarvon ;— 
Charlbury ;—Blackpool ;--Membury ;— Horton ;— 

Keevil ; —Axminster ;— Thorner ; —Faringdon ;— 
Scarcroft ; — Shadwell ; --- Newchurch ; — Ryde ;— 
Brent Eleigh ;—Bishops Wearmouth ;—Keelby ;— 
Ecclesfield ; — Tottenham ; —Leeds ; —Oakham ; — 
Gargrave ;— Hemsworth ; —Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;— 
Kington ;— York; —Middleton Tyas ;-—Illingworth; 
—Bradford (two Petitions) ;—North Bierley ;—- 
Harringworth ; — Enfield ; — Ludgershall ; —Saw- 
bridgeworth ;— Saint Mary Abbots, Kensington ;— 

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Jews. 


Clay’s 
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Heatheote’s 
Estate Bil, 


404, 


Halifax (four Petitions) ; —Hettleworth ; —East 
Barnet, &amp;c.;—Shalfleet;— Crowland ;--Plumbland ; 
—Almondbury ;—Great Dunmow ;— Harborne ;— 
Fordingbridge ;— Eltham ;-—Roydon ;—Minship ;— 
Marsworth;--Barnoldswick ;—Sevenoakhs ;—Easing- 
wold ;— Yealmton ;— Durham ; —Campsall ;— Wet- 
terby ;—Horsforth ;— Dewsbury Moor ;—Farling- 
ton ;—Kildwick;—South Warnborough ;— Bland- 
worth ;—Louth ;— Birstall ;—Archenfield ;—Miln- 
thorpe ;—Lewes ; —Oudworth ;—Seaton ;-—Burton 
Kendal (two Petitions) ; —_Bishopstone ; —Slaid- 
burn ; —Elland ; —Stafford, &amp;c.;—Hawkinge ; — 
Wolverhampton ;— Aston Clinton; — Marston ;— 
Egg Buckland ;— Kirkby Fleetham ;--Long Itching- 
ton ; —Derby ;—Rawmarsh ;— Treeton ; — Hinton 
Parva ;—Fulham ;—Bushbury ; — Walton ;—Has- 
tingleigh ;— Haugham ;— Wing ;— Cannock ;— Lea- 
mington Priors ;—Brandean ;—Beeston ;—Alder- 
ley ;--Haworth ;--Whizley ;-- Whittering ;--Lenton ; 
—Hambleden ;—Giggleswick ;—Leeds (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Dorton ;—Wotton Underwood ;—Monks 
Kirby ;—Great Hampden ;—Bradford ; —Head- 
ingley-cum-Burley ;—Little Ouseburn ;—Elstree ;—- 
Baddiley ;—Ichenham ;--Bathwich;— Ely ;— Glou- 
cester ;— Lowestoft ;—Aston Ingham ;— West Buck- 
land; —Edenham ;— Windlesham ;—Manchester (two 
Petitions) ;—Brighthelmston ;-~ Buckland St. Mary; 
— Rotherhithe ;—Tyringham, &amp;c.;—-Downton ;— 
Stinchcombe ;— Cossington ;— Thorwich ;—Swaton ; 
—Brookthorpe ;— Wissett ; —Westmorland ;-—Kir- 
ton ;~-Langham ;--Saint Mary-le-bone ;--Cardigan ; 
—Saint Thomas's ;--F rier Mere ;— Caythorpe-cum- 
Frieston;—Shipton;— Balcombe ;— Totnes ;—High- 
worth ;—Stony Stratford ;—-Grandborough ;—Ash- 
endon ;—Little Brickhill ;—Leckhamsted ; —John 
R. Pigott and others ;—Sephton ;— Warton, &amp;c. ;— 
Kirkbythore ;—Hatfield  Broadoak ;—Milholm ;— 
New Alresford ;—Islip ;-—-Kilmington;— Midhurst; 
—Abenhall ;— Windsor ;—Castle Rising ;—Great 
Hammerton ;— Great Ouseburn ;--Huggate ;--Saint 
Nicholas;—-and, North Dalton; 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. 


10° Junzz. 








A. 1841. 


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 
the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Greenwich Railway Company to purchase Property 
for altering certain Streets and Places contiguous to 
their Railway, and for amending the Acts relating 
to such Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


tions) ;— Netherthong (two Petitions);—-Kexborough ; 
—Ackhworth;— Bangor ;— Glasgow (forty-one Peti- 
tions) ;— Bothwell ;— Bilston;— Govan Colliery ;— 
Duntocher, &amp;c.;— Dunfermline ; — Strathaven; — 
Dundee (two Petitions) ;—Honley ;— Thurso ;— Tod- 
morden ;—- East Woodside ;--Old Bridgeton ;--Chep- 
ping Wycombe ;— Bridgeton (three Petitions) ;--and, 
Nottingham ; praying the House to sanction the pro- 
posed measures for alteration of the Import Duties, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Maryport ;—Harthill;— Bamford; 
—-Edale ;— Froggatt ;-- Derwent ;-- Ashford (Derby); 
-—and, Bradwell; praying for a revision and modifica- 
tion of the Import Duties,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Seavington Saint Michael; — 
Dinnington ;— Members of the Acting Committee 
of the Edinburgh Protestant Association ; — and, 
Ludgershall ; 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 Inhabitants of Banbury and the 
neighbourhood, praying for the discontinuance of 
all protection and encouragement by the Govern- 
ment of India to the Idolatrous Ceremonies of the 
Natives, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Carlile, late of Fleet- 
street, in the city of London, Publisher, now of the 
parish of Enfield, praying for inquiry into the dis- 


coveries made by him of mistakes in the prevalent |" 


notion of the ancient history of the people called 


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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Clay's Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Heathcote’s Estate Bill; That they had examined 








perholme ; —Heptonstall ; Stansfield (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Haworth (two Petitions) ;—Maryport ;— 
Rimington Craven; — Erringden ; — Cliviger ;— 
Hebden Bridge; —Askrigg ;— Halifax ;—Dundee 
(two Petitions) ;— Todmorden ;— Sheffield ;—New- 
tyle ;—Charles-street, Bethnal Green-road ;—Glou- 
cester-place, Hoxton ;-—Stockbridge-terrace, Pimlico; 
— Wapping ; — Hammersmith ; — Mary-le-bone ; — 
Brook-street, Ratcliff ;—Cheshire-street, Bethnal 
Green;—Finsbury-place, Finsbury ;— Charles-street, 
Curtain Road ;—Mile-end Road ;—Mansell-street, 
Goodman's Fields;—Tower Hamlets ;—Grettan- 
place, Bethnal Green ;—Long-lane, Bermondsey ;— 
Stockport ;— Grandborough ;-- Weedon ;--Cobridge ; 
—Union-street, Southwark ;—Lower Winchendon ; 
Hanley ;—Hanley and Shelton ;—Little Church- 
street, Saint Mary-le-bone ;—Edward-street, Blach- 
friars-road ;—Cobridge and Sneyd Green ;—Staly- 
bridge ; —Beaconsfield ;— Stourbridge ; —Wooburn 
(Buchs) ;-- Waterloo-road ;-- Chalfont Saint Giles ;-- 
Ellesborough ;—Caldmore ;— Neilston ;-—Rutherglen 
(two Petitions) ; —Awchterarder ;—Alexandria ;— 
Renton ; —Govan ;—-Dumbarton ; —Duntocher ;— 
Cardross ;—-Bonhill;— White Horse-street, Stepney 
—Holborn ; —Fore-street, Cripplegate ;—Clerken- 
well;— Westminster-road, Lambeth ;— Little Chelsea: 
— Gray's Inn-road ;-- Regent's Quadrant ;— Homer- 
street, New Road ;—Robert’s-terrace, Commercial- 
road ;— Dorchester ;—Erith ;— Bexley (nine Peti- 
tions) ;—Dartford (four Petitions) ;—Crayford ;— 
Upper Mitcham ; —Whitechapel ;—Spitalfields ;— 
Witlks-street, Spitalfields ;—Hertford-road, Kings- 
land-road ;— Lambeth Walk (two Petitions) ;—Upper 
and Lower Thames-street ;-— Hoxton ;--Bunhill Row ; 








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— George 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Hay Hey Newton's 
Newton’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the London and London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Cawthorne;—Darton (two Peti- Import Duties, 


Petitions from Hartishead-cum-Clifton ;—Hip- Corn Laws. 


4&amp; VicTorRiz. 


—George-street, Bethnal Green;— Hope Town, 
Bethnal Green ;--Coldbath-square ;—South-street, 
Bethnal Green; — Berwich-street, Saint James, 
Westminster ;-- Walsall (four Petitions) ;--Bruns- 
wick-street, Commercial-road East ;—Lambeth ;— 
Mile-end ;--Holland-street, Southwark ;—Coldhar- 
bour-street, Hackney-road ;—King’s-row, Penton- 
ville ;-—Conduit-street, Bond-street ;--Saint Pan- 
eras (Middlesex) ; -- Rupert-street, Saint James, 
Westminster ; — Goswell-street ;—Lower Mitcham ; 
— Chichester-place, Gray’s Inn-road ; —Heywood 


10° Junie. 


405 


A Petition of Noblemen, landed phe yrs Railways 
Bankers, Merchants and others interested in the (Ireland.) 


prosperity of Ireland, praying the House to take 
into consideration the advantages likely to result to 
the people of Ireland from the introduction into that 
country of an extended and comprehensive system 
of Railways, under the immediate direction and 
control of the State, and that some legislative mea- 
sure may be introduced for carrying into effect an 
object of such vast national importance, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(eight Petitions); — Heap ; -- Jerusalem-passage, 
Clerkenwell ;--Passengers on London Bridge ;-- 
Brewers-street, Somers Town;—Park-street, Cam- 
den Town ;--Stamford-hill ;— Harrow-on-the-Hill ; 
— Denham (two Petitions) ;--Mary-le-bone ;--Aling- 
ton-street, Westminster; -— Finsbury-market and 
Holywell-row ;-- Grange-street, Limehouse ;-- Green- 
ford;--Warwich-place, Kingsland-road ;--Uxbridge 


The Saint John’s Hospital (Winchester) Estate Saint Jon's 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Hospital { 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ae ' 
mittee of Selection. 

An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of Her pre- Newark Court 
sent Majesty, for the more easy and speedy Re- of Requests 
covery of Small Debts within the Borough of —~ 


— Newton (Montgomery) ; — and, Chaddertown ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Castle Rising ;—Hughendon ;— 
Amersham ;-—Great Hampden (two Petitions) ;-— 
Lyng ;— Hatherleigh ;—Methwold ;—Muggleswick ; 
— Middleton; — Westwinck ; — East Budham ;— 
Rockbourne ;—West Rudham;— Buckland Riders ; 
— Grantham ;— North Tuddenham;—and, Millport; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sherwood ;— Tynemouth ;— and, 
Dundee (two Petitions); praying the House to sanc- 
tion the proposed measure for alteration of the 
Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Wiggenhall Saint Mary Magda- 
len ;— Langibby;—Shouldham Thorpe ;— Lyme, &amp;c.; 
— Beachamwell, &amp;c. ; —Bradninch ;—Tilney Saint 
Clement’s, &amp;c. ; — Rathkeale ;— Stradsett ;—Great 
Staughton ; — White Coine ;— Sellack ;—Warsop ;— 
Wendling ; — Walsoken ; —- Goodnestone ; — King’s 
Lynn; — East Dereham (two Petitions); — Stoke 
Ferry ; — Blandford ; — Dorchester ; — Wiggenhall 
St. German’s ;-- Downham Market ;--Templemichael ; 
— Widdrington ;— Terrington Saint John’s ; —Wil- 
land ; —Crimplesham ;—Terrington Saint Clement ; 
— Hail Weston ;-— Earls Colne; — East Preston 
Union ;— Barling ; —Shiffnal ;— West Dereham ;— 
Wereham ;— Gaywood ; — Matching ; —- Turville ;— 
Fethard ; -- Stokesay;— Much Birch ;—- Richards 
Castle ; —- Clonmel; -- Marks Hall; — and, East 
Quarter of S4otley ; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn 
Laws,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wick ;-—Hillhall ;—Kirkmichael ; 
—Reay ;-- and, Dunnamana ; praying for the abo- 
lition of the system of Church Patronage in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Moderator of the Northern 
Baptist Association ;—Ministers and Delegates of 
the Association of Forty-two Baptist Churches, 
assembled at Sheffield ;—Lenton (two Petitions) ; 
— Old Basford (two Petitions);—Hyson Green (two 
Petitions) ;—-Newark (two Petitions) ;—WVewthorpe ; 
—Calverton ;—Ilheston (two Petitions) ;— East Ret- 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Sutton-in-Ashfield (two Pe- 
titions) ; —Old Radford ;— Kirkby Woodhouse ;— 
Keyworth ;—Arnold ;—Carlton ;—New Basford ;— 
Woodborough ;—Mansfield (two Petitions) ;—Sel- 
stone and Riddings ;— Nottingham (ten Petitions) ; 
— Kimberley ;—and, Mansfield; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, the release of William Baines, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 


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


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Newark, and other Places, in the Counties of Not- 
tingham and Lincoln, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Persons com- 
mitted in execution to be taken to the borough gaol 
or county gaol, as the case may be): And the said 
Clause was brought up; and thrice read; and agreed 
to by the House, 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. William Gladstone do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, Tinat the time for the Committee on the South Metro- 
South Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) Bill to make their Pons) Bi 


Report be further enlarged till Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Turnpike-road Tinsley and 


from Tinsley to Doncaster, and for making certain 2 
new Lines of Road to communicate with the same, 
all in the West Riding of the County of York, was 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (No toll. to be 
taken on the Mexbrough Road until the same is 
completed): And the said Clause was brought up ; 
and thrice read; and agreed to by the House, 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. Bethell do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from the General Assembly of the Lord’s Day. 


Church of Scotland ;—Chairman of the Associate 
Congregation of Original Seceders in Glasgow ;— 
— Whiteabbey ;—Chairman of the Kirk Sessions of 
Edinburgh and Glasgow and intermediate Parishes ; 
—and, Moderator of the Provincial Synod of Caith- 
ness and Sutherland ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for securing the better observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and others west India 
of the borough of Pembroke, praying for inquiry Mails. 


into the merits of the port of Milford Haven as the 
Packet Station for the arrival and departure of the 
West India Mails, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on West India 
Mails. 


A Petition of John Augustine Kennedy, of West- Nottingham 
street, in the parish of Sneinton, in the county of #lection. 


Nottingham, Lace-maker, denying the allegations 
contained in the Petition of Edward Pillbeam 
Cox, alleging bribery and corruption at the late 
election for the town of Nottingham, which was 
presented upon the 2d day of this instant June, and 
praying that the Petitioner may be permitted to be 
heard at the bar of the House to prove the allega- 
tions contained in his Petition, by himself and other 
witnesses to be called on his behalf; and that the 

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actions contained in his Petition, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bribery at A Petition of John Dayman, of Mambury, Gen- 

Elections Bill. tleman, taking notice of the Bribery at Elections 
Bill, and praying that in lieu of the said Bill, the 
House would be pleased to pass an Act throwing 
the whole expenses of election on the electors for 
whose sole benefit such elections are or ought to be 
made, and forbidding, under the penalty of absolute 
exclusion from the House, all persons aspiring to 
seats therein, and who shall by ematiee or agents 
directly or indirectly expend any money besides the 
personal expenses befitting their station, in the con- 
cerns of such election, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dr. Hughes. A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Tyne- 
mouth, and its vicinity, praying the House to cause 
an immediate inquiry to be made in relation to the 
imprisonment of the Right Reverend Dr. Hughes, 
Catholic Bishop at Gibraltar, and into the treatment 
experienced by him at the hands of the Colonial 
authorities, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Lime Toll A Petition of Creditors upon the Tolls of the 

Exemption Bill. Offham to Witch Cross, and other Turnpike-roads, 
praying that the Lime Toll Exemption Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Brewers’ Casks. A Petition of Licensed Common Brewers, Licensed 

Victuallers and Licensed Dealers in Ale and Porter, 

carrying on business in the town of Liverpool, pray- 

ing the House to introduce a Bill declaring that 


Brewers Casks are not distrainable for the rent of | 


their customers, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Public Walks. A Petition of the Royal Botanic Institution of 
Glasgow, praying that that Institution may partici- 
pate inthe proposed grant for providing proper means 
or places of recreation for the inhabitants of large 
cities, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Factories, A Petition of Inhabitants and Factory Labourers 
of the township of Bradford, in the county of York, 


praying the House to pass a Bill limiting the labour | 


of all persons employed in Factories to fifty-eight 
hours per week, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Roper Green; — Boothtown ;-- 
Greystones ;—and, Horton; praying the House to 
pass a Bill, limiting the labour of all persons em- 
ployed in Factories, and who are above thirteen 
years of age, to ten hours a day for five days in the 
week, and eight hours on the Saturday,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Factories Bil, A Petition of Mill Operatives of Dundee, and 
neighbourhood thereof, praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
reid; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 

laa gesses of the city and borough of Ozford, praying 
that the Municipal Corporations Bill may not pass | 
into a law, or that the Petitioners may be exempted 
from its operation, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Roman Catholic 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ludgershall, praying 
for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 


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


Relief Act. 





10° Juniz. 


House will institute an inquiry into the various trans- | 





A. 1841, 


Petitions from the Deanery of Manlake, East of Rating of 
the Trent;—Rural Deanery of Horsham ;—Arch- Tithes. 
deaconry of Winchester ;—and, Diocese of Norwich ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for exempting 
Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Westwood’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Westwood's 
and committed. Estate Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order for taking into further consideration Parish Con. 
To-morrow, the Report on the Parish Constables ‘tables Bill. 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


Mr. Storey, the Clerk of the Peace for the County Register 
of Hertford, was called in; and at the bar presented, of Voters 
pursuant to Order,—A Copy of the Register of ae 
Electors for the County of Hertford, 1840-41 :— 

And then he withdrew. 

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

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

That the said Paper be printed :—It passed in the 
Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Births and 
Returns of the Number of Births in each District of Deaths. 
the under-mentioned Counties and Places, during 
the twelve months ending the 80th day of June 
1839, and the 30th day of June 1840, distinguishing 
the Sexes; and of the Number of Deaths in the 
same Districts during the same periods; distin- 
guishing each year of age up to the fifth year inclu- 
sive, and afterwards showing the Number for each 
period of Five years ; also, uniformly distinguishing 
the Sexes, Counties and Places :-- Essex, Rutland, 
the Metropolis, the Cities of Chester, Norwich and 
Carlisle; the Towns of Bolton-le-Moors, Bury 
(in Lancashire), Preston, Wigan, Bradford (in 
Yorkshire), Stockport and Macclesfield, the Town 
of Leeds, the Township of Holbeck, in the Parish of 
Leeds, and the Town of Manchester. 


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 fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to explain and amend Stamp Duties 
an Act of the fifth year of King George the Fourth, (Lav — 
for repealing certain Duties on Law Proceedings in — 
the Courts in Great Britain and Ireland respec- 
tively, and for better protecting the Duties payable 
upon Stamped Vellum, Parchment or Paper : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue Compositions Assessed Taxes 
for Assessed Taxes, until the fifth day of April One — 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-three : sei 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act to ex- Vaccination 
tend the Practice of Vaccination : Bul. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize and faci- Ordnance 
litate the Completion of a Survey of Great Britain, 8*°9 8" 
Berwick-upon- Tweed and the Isle-of-Man : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to suspend until the Militia Ballots 


dred and Forty-two, the making of Lists and the 
Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United 
Kingdom: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the Sur- Court Houses 
render of Premises formerly used for Court Houses, (reland) _ 
but no longer used for that purpose, in Ireland : 
| A Bill, intituled, An Act for extending, enlarging Great Leinster 

and amending some of the Provisions of the Act cgay 

relating to the Great Leinster and Munster Railway : (No. a.) Bill. 
| A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Legal Neptune Ma- 
Proceedings by or against the Veptune Marine In- Company Bill 
_— Company : 





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Church of Eng- A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Church of 
Jand — England Life and Fire Assurance Trust and Annuity 
Company Bill. Company to sue and be sued in the name of the 
Managing Director or other Officer of the said 
Company: And also, Ms &gt; 
Lord Glamis’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
Estate Bill. tg enable the Trustees of the Trust Estates in Scot- 
land of John Bowes Lyon, late Earl of Strathmore 
and Kinghorn, deceased, to advance and pay certain 
yearly Sums on behalf of Thomas George Lyon 
Bowes, commonly called Lord Glamis, his Grand 
Nephew, who in certain events will become entitled 
to the Trust Estates in question ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Abingdon The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
Glebe Bill. for ascertaining and defining the Glebe Land of the 
Rector of Abington, alias Abingdon, in the County 
of Northampton, and for building a Parsonage-house 
for such Rector; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 





Lord Glamis’s Lord Glamis’s Estate Bill was read the first 
Estate Bill. time; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Abingdon The Abingdon Glebe Bill was read the first time ; 
Glebe Bill. and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


New South The ingrossed Bill to continue certain Acts for 
Wales,&amp;c.,Bill. providing for the Administration of Justice in New 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the 
more effectual Government thereof, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the ‘Thirty-first 
day of December One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-two, and from thence until the end of the 
next ensuing Session of Parliament, certain Acts for 
providing for the Administration of Justice in Vew 
South Wales and Van .Diemen’s Land, and for the 
more effectual Government thereof. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Weslera The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act of the 
Australia Bill. tenth year of King George the Fourth, for providing 
for the Government of his Majesty’s Settlements in 

Western Australia on the Western Coast of New 

Holland, was, according to Order, read the third 

time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 

Title be, An Act to continve until the Thirty-first 

day of December One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-two, and until the end of the then next Session 

of Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of King 

George the Fourth, for providing for the Govern- 

ment of his Majesty’s Settlements in Western Aus- 

tralia, on the Western Coast of New Holland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 

Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


10° Juniz. 407 


The ingrossed Bill to compensate the Clerk of the Clerk of the 
Peace of the County Palatine of Lancaster, for his P¢*** oa 
loss by the Incorporation of the Borough of Man- ieee 
chester, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 

Title be, An Act to compensate the Clerk of the 

Peace of the County Palatine of Zancaster, and the 

Clerks to the Justices of the Peace of the Birming- 

ham Division of the County of Warwick, for their 

Losses by the Incorporations of the Boroughs of 
Manchester and Birmingham. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 

Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported the Dog Carts, Dog Carts, &amp;c., 
&amp;c., Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Bill. 

agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee to Danish Claims. 
whom it was referred 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 Report, bearing date the 
12th day of May 1840, made by the Commissioners 
to whom it was referred to examine and adjudicate 
|upon the claims of certain British subjects, for 
losses sustained by the seizure and confiscation of 
their ships and cargoes by the Government of Den- 
mark in the year 1807, and that Her Majesty will 
be graciously pleased to advance to such claimants 
the amount of their respective losses as ascertained 
by the said Commissioners, and to assure Her Ma- 
jesty, that this House will make good the same, a 
Resolution ; and the same was read, as followeth : 
Resolved, Tnat au humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be gra- 
ciously pleased to take into consideration the Report, 
bearing date the 12th day of May 1840, made by the 
Commissioners to whom it was referred to examine 
and adjudicate upon the claims of certain British 
subjects, for losses sustained by the seizure and con- 
fiscation of their ships and cargoes by the Govern- 
ment of Denmark in the year 1807, and that Her 
Majesty will be graciously pleased to advance to 
such claimants the amount of their respective losses 
as ascertained by the said Commissioners, and as- 
suring Her Majesty, that this House will make good 
the same. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Resolution be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Cresswell, l a5 

Yeas, \ Mr. Warburton: J ; 

Tellers for the { Mr. Solicitor General, 64 

Noes, Mr. More O’ Ferrall : } : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Houses of The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Payment of | The said Resolution was accordingly read a se- 


Industry, &amp;e., Debts, Charges and Incumbrances affecting Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. of Industry and Workhouses, and of Advances made, 
conformably with previous usage, for the lawful 
purposes of such Houses of Industry and Work- 
houses, in certain cases, 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. 


Insolvent The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the last 
Debtors = Session for continuing and amending the Laws for 
(Ireland) Bill. 


the Relief of Insolvent Debtors 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. 


cond time, and agreed to. 

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. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- Supply; 
ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 
Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hun- Militia Pay, 
dred and sixty-six thousand two hundred and twenty 
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 1842. 
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, Wir. Macau- 
lay and Sir George Grey do prepare, and bring it in. 





VoL.. 96, 





3F4 » Mr. 


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Se ee 


















Ways and 
Means ; 


Consolidated 
Fund, 


Surplus of 
Ways and 
Means, 


Transfer of 
Aids, 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Bill. 


Bribery at 
Elections Bill. 


No. 393. 





408 10° Junzz. 


Mr. Bernalreported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, several Resolutions ; which were read, 
as follow : 

1. Resolved, That, towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Six 
aiieen and two hundred thousand pounds be granted 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the service 
of the year 1841. 

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, there be issued, and 
applied to the service of the year 1841, the sum 
of Forty-seven thousand three hundred and eight 

ounds eighteen shillings, being the Surplus of 
Ways and Means granted for the Service of any 
preceding years. 

3. Resolved, That, towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the suin of Five 
hundred thousand pounds, a part of the sum now 
remaining in the Exchequer of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, or remaining to be 
raised on the 1st day of February 1841, to complete 
the aids granted by Parliament for the service of 
the year 1840, and of antecedent years, be applied 
to the service of the year 1841. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. More O’ Ferrall do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to render certain 
Municipal Corporations rateable to the Relief of the 
Poor, in certain cases ; 

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. 

Tellers for the { Sir John Yarde Buller, 


Yeas, Mr. Buck : 
Tellers for the § Mr. Cresswell, 1 « 
Noes, L Mr. Maclean: in 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly 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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Bribery at Elections 
Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Criauses, N° 1, N° 2, N°3, N° 4, and N° 5, dis- 
agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 6, amended, and agreed to. 

CuauseE, N° 7, N° 8 and N° 9, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 10, disagreed to. 

Clause (That every Member returned to serve in 
Parliament, shall, after taking the oaths prescribed 
to be taken at the Table of the House of Commons, 
before he becomes entitled to sit and vote, also make 
and subscribe the following declaration : 

“ I do hereby solemnly affirm and declare, 


elected at the late Election as a Member of 
this House for the county of 

(or county of a city, town or borough, as the 
case may be); and the sense in which I use 
the word ‘bribery’ is the meaning given to 
it in the several Clauses of an Act passed in 
the fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty 
Queen Victoria, intituled, An Act for the 
prevention of Bribery at Elections.” 

















A. 1841. 


And if any person shall make and subscribe such 
declaration falsely, every such person, being duly 
convicted thereof, shall incur and suffer such pains, 
penalties and disabilities as persons convicted of 
wilful and corrupt perjury are by law liable to, and 
may be prosecuted for the same at any period within 
five years after he shall have made such declaration) 
——-brought up, and read the first time. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the said 
Clause be now read a second time ; 

The Committee divided : 


&gt;. {Mr. William et 
Tellers for the Y €28,) Sir Denham Norreys : 22. 


Tellers for the Noes,t We je ta } 51. 


Clause (Payment of travelling expenses of elec- 


tors)———brought up, and read 1°. and, by leave, 
withdrawn. 


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 he 
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 To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. . 


Mr. Bernal reported the Banks of Issue Bill ; Banks of Issue 
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 Metropolis 
into a Committee upon the Metropolis Improvements Improvements 


(No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Beraal 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The County Bridges (No. 2.) Bill was, according County Bridges 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (No. 2.) Bill. 


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 Sir William Rae 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


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 To-morrow. 


_ The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Schools Sites 
into further consideration the Report on the Schools (N» 2.) Bill. 


Sites (No. 2.) 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 To-morrow. 


1 A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Thames 
that I have not, directly or indirectly, made | posed, That the Select Committee of the last Session Embankmeat- 
use of any bribery for the purpose of being | 


on the Embankment of the River Thames be re- 
appointed, for the purpose of considering Evidence 
in support of a Plan to form upon the Embankment 
a Quay of Communication from Blackfriars Bridge 
to Hungerford Market ; the whole expense of which 
can be provided for by a Railroad between the same 
Termini, without any demand for the public money, 
or any reference to the value of the land recovered 
from the River:—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, 








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porl 


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South Australia, 
(Second Re- 
port). 

No. 394. 


Appropriation 
Bill, 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


County 
Treasurers. 


No. 395. 


Custody of 
Infants. 


No. 396. 


East India. 
No, 397. 


Fast India 
Company. 


4, VicTORIz. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to consider the Acts relating to the Colony of South 
Australia, and the actual state of that Colony; and 
who were empowered to report their Opinion there- 
upon from time to time to the House, have Power 
to report the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
them. 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had further 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, 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to apply certain Sums of Money to the Service of 
the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker 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 Allowances in 
certain cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Pay- 
masters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Sur- 
_ Surgeons’ Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the 

ilitia: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
to County Treasurers, which were presented upon 
the 6th day of May last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Cus- 
tody of Infants, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Index to the Acts 
of the Supreme Government of India for the years 
1838 and 1839, which was presented upon the 2d 
day of April last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 11° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


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,—1. An Account of the 
Receipts and Disbursements of the Home Treasury 
of the East India Company, from the 1st May 1840 
to the 30th April 1841:—2. Estimate of the Receipts 
and Disbursements of the Home Treasury of the East 
India Company, from the 1st May 1841 to the 30th 
April 1842 :—3. An Account of the Debts and Credits 
in England of the Government of India on the 1st 
May 1841 :—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 1st May 1841: 
—5. An Account of new or increased Salaries, Esta- 
blishments or Pensions payable in Great Britain, 
granted or created between 1st May 1840 and Ist 
May 1841:—6. Allowances, Compensations, Remu- 
nerations and Superannuations granted to Officers 
and Servants of the East India Company under the 
93d Section of the Act 53 Geo. 3, c. 155, between 
1 May 1840 and 1 May 1841:—7. Compensations 
granted between the Ist May 1840 and the 1st May 
1841, 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 
Children :—g. 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 
Vou. 96. 


10°—-11° Juniz. 























had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 


409 


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, in lieu of the 
Amounts stated in List No. 11, presented to the 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th June 
1840 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Glass. 


and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Re- 
turns of the Quantities of Glass retained for Home 
use, and of the Quantities exported, for each year, 
ending the 5th day of January, from 1814 to 1841, 
both inclusive :—Of the Amount of Duty charged 
and Drawback paid on each description of Glass in 
England, distinguishing the Quantities and the 
Weight, Rate of Duty and of Drawhback, and the 
Amount in each year, ending the 5th day of January, 
from 1814 to 1841,both inclusive :—A similar Return 
for Scotland:—A similar Return for Ireland :—Re- 
turns of the Amount of Drawback or Allowance 
on Glass for Building Churches, &amp;c., in each year, 
ending the 5th day of January, from 1814 to 1841, 
inclusive :—And of the Amount of Drawback, and the 
Weight of each kind of Glass, except Bottles, ex- 
ported to Jreland, from 1813 to the time the Draw- 
back ceased, distinguishing the Amount in each 
year ending the 5th day of January, the Rate of 
Drawback allowed on each kind, and, in Crown 
Glass, the Quantities exported in whole or half 
Tables, from those cut into Panes or Squares. 


A Return of the Number of Newspaper Stamps Newspaper 


issued from the 5th day of January to the 31st day Stamps. 


of March 1841 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Miller, from the Office of the Lord Chan- Court of 


cellor’s Secretary of Bankrupts, was called in ; and Chancery, &amp;cy 
at the bar presented,—Further Return to an Order ? 


dated the 4th day of this instant June, for Returns of 
the Number of Holidays kept in the year at the under- 
mentioned Offices, and the Hours of Attendance on 
Days of Business at the same respectively ; statin 
the Hour of opening and of closing each Otice, an 
the Number of Hours during which the Personal 
Attendance of the principals of the several Offices; 
and of their Deputies or Clerks respectively, is 
given: Affidavit Office; Accountant General’s 
Office ; Bankruptcy Office; Chancery Public Office, 
Southampton-buildings; Masters’ Offices; Chan- 
cery Clerk of the Crown Office; Custody Lunatics 
Office ; Crown Office inChancery ; Inrolment Office ; 
Patent Office; Petty Bag Office; Record Office 
(Rolls); Record Office (Tower); Register Office ; 
Report Office ; and, Six Clerks’ Office ; (so far as 
relates to the Office of the Secretary of Bankrupts) : 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


ices. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on War- wWarriner's 


riner’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill. 


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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Hawkhurst 


Hawkhurst Junction Road (No. 2.) Bill; That they J 


3G the 


unction Road 
(No. 2.) Bill. 








410 11° Junzz. 


the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
i Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
East Retford An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Rout of pin, Recovery of Small Debts within the Town or Bo- 
guess" rough of East Retford, in the County of Notting- 
ham, and other Places in the Counties of MNotting- 
ham, York and Lincoln, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Arthur Duncombe do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Clay’s A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to autho- 
Estate Bill. — rize the granting of Leases and Conveyances for 
Mining Purposes of Estates at Morthwingfield, in 
the County of Derby, the Property of Frederick 
Lord Clay and his infant Son Richard Clay, was, 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Strutt do carry the Bill to the 
| Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Wicklow Har- The House proceeded to take into further con- 
bour (No 3-) sideration the Report on the Wicklow Harbour 
ao (No. 3.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
h Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
| 
Dublin Wide 
| 


An ingrossed Bill for further extending the Powers 
— (No. 1.) of several Acts, for enabling the Commissioners of 
ill. . . : aS ° ; 

Wide Streets, Dublin, to widen and improve certain 
Ways, Streets and Passages, in the City and County 
of Dublin, and for raising Funds to enable the said 
Commissioners to carry the same into execution, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hutton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


: Goring’s Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
j Diverso SU. Goring’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 

dissolving 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 

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, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Larkins’s — Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
Divorce Bill. — Tarkins’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 
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, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Deptford Pier Ordered, That the Committee on the Deptford 
Bill. Pier Bill be revived. 


Heathcove’s 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
Estate Bill. 


vesting certain Estates situate in the County of 
Leicester, devised by the Will of Catherine Moyer, 
Spinster, in Trustees, upon trust, to convey the same 

















A. 1841. 


in exchange for certain other Estates situate in the 
same County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Evans do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Stone’s Estate Bill was read a second time ;: and Stone’s 
committed. Estate Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Scottish Marine Scottish Ma. 
Insurance Company to sue and be sued, and for tine Insurance 
other purposes, was read the third time ; and Amend- ©°™P#"y Bill. 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for selling Hay Newtou’s 
a Part of the Entailed Estate of Newton, in the County Estate Bill. 
of Haddington, and applying the Price towards dis- 
charging Part of the Debts incurred in improving 
the said Entailed Estate; and also for exchanging 
certain Parts of the Entailed Estate for Lands held 
in fee simple, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Petitions from Stepney Green; — Cramond ; — 
Clerkenwell ;—Bethnal Green (three Petitions) ;— 
Stepney Causeway ;—Southwark (two Petitions) ;—- 
Theobald’s-road ;—London Wall ;-— Carnaby-street, 
Westminster ;—Saint Luke, Middlesex (Chairman of 
a Meeting) ;—Grafton-street, Soho ;—Saint James, 
Westminster (two Petitions) ;-— Finsbury ;-—Mary- 
le-bone (two Petitions) ; — Corstorphine ; —— Shore- 
ditch (three Petitions) ;— Stansfield ;— Braintree ;— 
Portland-town ;-—-West Division of Saint Pancras 
(Middlesex) (two Petitions) ;-—Somerstown ;--Cow 
Cross-street, Middlesex ;-— Bromley (Middlesex) ;— 
Rotherham ;--Passengers on Blackfriars Bridge ;— 
Reddington ;— Derby ;--Spondon ;—Spitalfieids ;— 
Bocking ; -- Piccadilly ; — Lambeth ; — Upper and 
Lower Thames-streets, London ;— Poplar ;—South- 
am ;— Nottingham; — Royal Stock Exchange ; .— 
Whitechapel ; — Todmorden ; — Holden Fold ; — 
Waterside ;—Gotham ;— Kensington and Friezland ; 
—Line Holme ;— Warwick ;—Katcliff ;—Mytholm- 
royd ;— Old Royd;—- Royton (two Petitions) ; — 
Saint Mary, Rotherhithe; — Saint Martin’s-lane, 
Westminster ;—Curtain-road ;— Strand and Mill- 
street, Lambeth ; —Princes’s-street, Westminster ,-- 
Worcester ; — Long Alley ; — Delting ; -—— Knights- 
bridge ; — Lochwinnoch ; — Stomber Mill and Hay 
Green ;— Yeovil ;— Gisbrough ; ---Brandon ;—J unc- 
tion Factory, Staffordshire ; —Elgin ; —.Bilston ;— 
Wilsford ;— Haddenham ; —Northwich ; -- Easting- 
ton ;-— Ramsgate ; — Bromham ; — Causeywood ;— 
and, New Bridge-in-Heptonstall; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Workington; — Little Clifton ; — 
Sutton Veny ;-—Chertsey ;-— Wolverhampton ;-—Fish- 
erton Delamere; —— Tisbury West ; — Tamworth ;— 
West Bromwich; — Shenstone ;— Shepton Beau- 
champ ;—Mattersey ;—Longdon ;— Sedgley ;—Great 
Clifton;—and, Everley; praying that the Corn Laws 
may not be repealed, — were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ambleside ;— Saint Luke, Middle- 
sex (Chairman of a Vestry Meeting) ;—and, Mount- 
rath; praying the House to sanction the proposed 
measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,—were also 


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


Corn Laws. 


Petitions 





— OOOO, est 


Political 
Offenders, 
and Newport 
Riots. 


Church of 
England. 


Church Rates. 


Lord's Day. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners 
Bill. 


4, VicTortiz. 


Petitions from Churchstaunton;—Wiveliscombe ; 
— Pyworthy ;— North Tamerton and Boyton ;— 
Staplegrove ; — Holsworthy ; — Sutcombe, &amp;c.; — 
Bridgerule East and Bridgerule West ;—Cookbury, 
&amp;c.;— Baltonsborough ; —Bradford (Somerset) ; — 
Crediton ; — Milverton ; — Taunton ; —-Scalford ;-- 
Norton Fitzwarren ;—Dorchester ;-—Dunkeswell ;— 
Lichfield ;— Norton (Stafford) ;—King’s Bromley ; 
— Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — Elmhurst ; — Epsom ; — 
Withington ; — Aldridge ; — Stretton ; — Upton ;— 
Colton ;—Great Welnetham ;— Wakes Colne ;—Cop- 

ford (two Petitions) ; — Stanway ;— Buckminster 


11° Junie. 





and Sewstern ; -— Quethiock ;— and, Mavesyn Rid- 
ware; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,— 


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


A Petition of Inhabitant Voters of the borough 
of Cheltenham, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty for the release of all persons confined for 
Political Offences, and for a remission of the sen- 
tence on Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Woodborough ;— Easley ;—Rand- 
wick ; — Trent ;—Standish and Hardwicke;— Goat- 
hurst ; — Melksham ; —Withington ; — Rushall ; — 
Brewood ;— Kingswinford ; — Codrall ; -— Brierley 
Mill ; — Wembdon ; — Wellington (Somerset) ; — 
Longbridge ; — Deverill ; — Fisherton Anger ;— 
Last Brent ; -- Goodnestone ; — Shelgate ; — Knee- 
ton ;-— Normanton - on - Trent ; — Nuthall ;— Rad- 
ford ;— Marnham ; — Barnby-in-the- Willows ; — 
Warsop ; — Willoughby ; -— Edwenstowe ; -— North 
Collingham ; — Shelford ; —- Wysall ;-- Oxton ; — 
Everton ;— Wyre and Throcmorton;—- Tibberton ;— 





Doverdale ;—Bilsthorpe ;—Worcester ;— Biddulph ; 
—-Endon ;-—Mavesyn Ridware ;~-Colwich ;— Kings- 
ley ;—— King’s Bromley ;—Leigh ;— Meerbrook ; — 
Yoxall;— Leek ;—and, Stone; 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 Wellington (Somerset);—and, Hin- 
ton’ Saint George ; praying the House to resist all 
endeavours to deprive the Established Church of 
the full benefit of Church Rates,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Presbytery of 
Northumberland, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing the due observance of the Lord’s 


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


A Petition of the Warden and College of the 
twelve minor canons of Saint Paul's Cathedral, 
praying that provision may be made in the Ecclesi- 
astical Commissioners Bill, that all the rights and 
privileges enjoyed by them before the passing of | 








the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Act of last | 
Session, and at the present time, may be restored | 
and retained to the Petitioners, as in the case of 
deans and chapters, so long as any of them shall | 
exist; or if it be deemed expedient to make these | 
changes with respect to the Petitioners, that then | 
the compensation proposed to be given by the Ec- 
clesiastical Commissioners shall come into imme- | 
diate operation, without any modification whatever ; | 
and that upon any benefice becoming vacant, in) 
the patronage of their cathedral, the present minor | 
canons, according to seniority, shall succeed there- | 
to, next after the dean and chapter, was pre-| 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


| 
ie . ' 
Vou. 96. | 


411 


Petitions from Foula;— Hallfold ;—Saint Neot’s ; import Duties. 
--Saint Helen’s (Lancaster) ;--Berwick-upon- Tweed ; 
—Island of Burray ;—and, Colinton; praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measures for altera- 
tion of the Import Duties,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- Currency 
merce and Manufactures established by Royal (Scotland. 
Charter in the city of Glasgow, praying the House 
to leave to Scotland the enjoyment of her present 
Currency, at least until those most nearly interested 
shall ask for a change, or until it can be shown to 
be attended with some disadvantage orinconvenience, 


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


A Petition of Thomas Cotter, of Clarkes-build- Thomas Cotter. 
ings, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, stating 
that in the year 1818, he was discharged from the 
Inconstant Frigate in consequence of a hurt received 
on board that vessel, and obtained a pension of 
41. per annum; that in the year 1817 he was induced 
to commute his pension for the sum of 8/. and a 
grant of land with a free passage to Canada, and 
that Government afterwards declined to allow a free 
passage to any persons to go out to Canada; that in 
consequence of the commutation aforesaid, the Peti- 
tioner did not receive his pension from the year 1817 
to the year 1835, which he has regularly done 
since that time, and that he conceives himself 
entitled to the arrears of his pension, from the year 
1817 to 1835, being eighteen years at 4/. per year, 
which amounts to 72 /. less the said sum of 8 /., re- 
ceived for commutation; and praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into his case, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Metropolis 
Vestrymen of Saint Luke’s, Middlesex, praying the Water. 
House to take such measures for controlling the pre- 
sent companies for supplying Water to the Metro- 
polis, as may make them more subservient to public 
interest and advantage, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Enniskillen ;—and, Templemaure ; Church of 
praying the House to pass an Act for the restoration Helan4. 
of the ten suppressed Sees in Jreland to their former 
separate jurisdiction, — were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington and its Idolatry 
vicinity, in the county of Somerset, praying for the (India.) 
discontinuance of all protection and encouragement 
by the government of India to the Idolatrous Cere- 
monies of the natives, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Poor Labourers not receiving pa- Poor Law 
rochial relief, of the parish of Georgeham, stating — 
that in the last century, various charitably disposed * 
persons bequeathed certain small sums of money 
for the benefit of the Petitioners, amounting alto- 


|gether to the sum of 157/., which sums have been 


borrowed by the rate-payers, and applied by them 
for parish purposes in aid of the poor rate; that 
the interest had been distributed annually among 
the Petitioners until the passing of the New Poor 
Law, when in consequence of the auditor of the 
union refusing to allow the item in the Overseer’s 
Accounts, the payment was discontinued, and the 
interest is now several years in arrear ; and praying 
the House to take their case into consideration, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Rate-payers of the Okehampton 
Union, praying the House not to favour any excep- 
tions to the general and uniform administration of 
the Poor Law, and especially that they will not 

3G 2 allow 





County Courts 
Bill, 


Prisons (Scote 
land) Act. 


Fisheries, 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


Bonded Corn, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Canterbury 
Pavement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Gainsburgh 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Metropolis 


Improvements. 


No. 398. 


11° Juniz. 


exemptions or privileges by the provisions 
cal Acts, and that the 
measures for placing the large and populous parishes 
under the same general administration that has been 
tried and found to work equally well in the manu- 
facturing as in the rural districts, 
; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ouse will take 


was presented, 


A Petition of Acting Commissioners of the Court 
of Request for the townships of Wolverhampton and 
Wednesfield, and the several parishes of Breewood, 
Pattingham, Bushbury and 
County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, or that 
the Court of Request for the said townships may 
be exempted from the operation of such enactment, 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


enn, praying that the 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Prison Board 
of Orkney and Zetland, praying for amendment of 
the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic., c.42, to improve Prisons and 
Prison Discipline in Scotland, to the effect of de- 
claring Orkney and Zetland to be separate counties, 
for all purposes of the said Act, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Fish-curers and others, 
Inhabitants of Lerwick, interested in the Fisheries 
of the Zetland Islands, praying the House to con- 
tinue that protection to the Fisheries which hitherto 
prevented the ingress of foreign fish to the colonial 
markets, by adhering to the prohibition which has 
useful in promoting the prosperity 
isheries, or repeal the duties on 
fishing materials, such as wood, tar, iron, hemp, flax, 
&amp;c., and remove the restrictions on the importation 
of the articles of corn, coffee, sugar and tobacco, so 
extensively consumed by fishermen and their fami- 
lies, and so essential to their comfort in prosecuting 
so laborious an employment, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


been so manifestl 
of the British 


A Petition of Clergy of the Rural Deanery of 
Gloucester, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, 
t measures for exempting 
the Rent-charge from being rated to 
parochial and other rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


raying the House to ado 
lithes and Ti 


A Petition of James Surrey, of Battersea, praying 
that foreign Corn in Bond may be permitted to be 
ground into flour for exportation, free of duty, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Petitions from the Reverend W. H. Spencer, and 
others ; — Wolverhampton ;— Templecarn ;— Derry 
Brusk ;—and, Maheraculmoney; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman catholic College of Maynooth, — 





A, 1841. 


expediency of adopting any of the said improve- 


ments; and also as to the best means of carrying 
the same into effect ; That they had considered the 
matters to them referred ; and directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Post Office 
inquire into the Post Office Communication between ne 
Great Britain and Ireland have Power to report”: ‘ a 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. No. 399, 
Lord Viscount Ingestre reported from the said Se- 

lect Committee ; and to whom a Petition was re- 

ferred; That they had considered the matter 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Hill Coolies, 
Copy of any Papers respecting the Exportation of 

Hill Coolies received from the Government of India, 

in continuation of those presented to this House on 

the 11th day of February last. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public 

lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had — 
examined the Petitions presented on the 7th and 8th son page 
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. 


Mr. Mark Philips reported from the Select Com- Machinery 
mittee appointed to inquire into the operation of oe 
the existing Laws affecting the Exportation of Ma- **??") 
chinery ; and to whom several Petitions, and also No- 400. 
the Reports and Minutes of Evidence taken before 
the Select Committees on Artisans and Machinery, 
in the Sessions 1824 and 1825, 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 further considered the 
matter referred to them; 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 ingrossed Bill to afford further facilities for Schools Sites 
the Conveyance and Endowment of Sites for Schools, (N% *-) Bill 
was, according to Order, 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. 


The ingrossed Bill to make further Provisions re- Banks of Issue 
lative to the Returns to be made by Banks of the Bill. 
Amount of their Notes in Circulation, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 





were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


Ordered, That the Canterbury Pavement (No. 2.) 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Charles Wood do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Ordered, That the Gainsburgh Small Debts Bill 
be read the third time To-morrow. 


Sir Matthew Wood reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to take into consideration the se- 
veral plans for the Improvement of the Metr 
concerning which Reports were made to this 
in the years 1836, 1838, 1839 and 1840, together 
with any other plans for the same object which they 
may deem worthy of consideration, and also the 
Petitions presented to this House for the purchase 
of the interests of the Proprietors of Waterloo, 
Southwark and Vaurhall Bridges, in order to their 
being immediately opened to the use of the public, 
free from toll; and to report their opinion as to the 


The ingrossed Bill to prohibit the use of Dogs as Dog Carts, &amp;¢w 
‘Beasts of Draught or Burthen, was, according to ®"" 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Charles Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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 for granting to Her Ma-~ sugar Duties 
jesty until the Fifth day of July One thousand eight Bill. 
hundred and Forty-two, certain Duties on Sugar im- 
ported into the United Kingdom for the Service of 
the year One thousand eight and Forty-one: 





A Bill, 





Turn 
Bill. 


Imp 
Bill 


Sain 
Fish 


we 








4, VicToRIzZ. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in England, so far as 
they relate to certain Exemptions from Toll : 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Stamford A Bill, intituled, An Act for paving, cleansing 

Improvement ond otherwise improving the Town and Borough of 

- Stamford, in the Counties of Lincoln and Northamp- 

. ton: 

Saint Ives A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal an Act passed 

Fishery Bill. in the sixteenth year of the reign of his Majesty 
King George the Third, for the Encouragement and 
Improvement of the Pilchard Fishery carried on 
within the Bay of Saint Ives, in the County of Corn- 
wall, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof: 

Selby and A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and im- 

leeds Road =~ roving the Road from Selby to Leeds, in the West 

” Riding of the County of York: 

Brighton and A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed 

ah (Noe 2.) in the eleventh year of the reign of King George the 

Bill. Fourth, for repairing and improving the Road from 
Brighton to Shoreham and Lancing, in the County 
of Sussex, and for other Purposes connected there- 
with : 

Middlesbrough A Bill, intituled, An Act for paving, lighting, 

Improvement’ watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the 

- Town of Middlesbrough, and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the North Riding of the County of York, 
and for establishing a Market therein : 

Coundon 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for dividing, allotting 
and inclosing the Commons and Waste Lands lying 
within the Hamlet of Coundon, in the County of 
Warwick, and the Hamlet of Keresley, in the County 
of Warwick, and County of the City of Coventry or 
one of them: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the 
Commutation of certain Manorial Rights in respect 
of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and 
in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, 
and for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such 
Lands, without any Amendment: And also, 
Tumpike-ronds The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
and Highways Act to amend an Act of the third year of King 
of George the Fourth, for regulating Turnpike-roads 
in England; and also, An Act of the fifth and sixth 
years of King William the Fourth, for consoli- 
dating the Laws relating to Highways in England, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

. Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Railway 
way (ertford Company to make a Branch Line of Railway, and 
Branch) Bill. to alter and amend the several Acts relating to the 
said Railway, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


Inclosure Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 


Shotts and The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
semeagl Act for making a Railway, to be called The Wilson- 
wey’ town, Morningside and Coltness Railway, in the 
Counties of Lanark and Linlithgow, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 
Edinburgh and The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
i ee Act for amending the several Acts relating to the 
shan Reservoir) Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal ; and for en- 
ul. 


larging the Cobbinshaw Reservoir, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Election Peti- 
tions Trial Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic., 
c. 38, to amend the Jurisdiction for the Trial of 
Election Petitions, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
Elections: And that Sir Robert Peel and Sir George 
Clerk do prepare, and bring it in. 

VoL. 96. 


11° Junzz. 








413 


The House was moved, That the Special Report Cambridge 
which, upon the 29th day of April in the last Ses- a 
sion of Parliament, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to try and determine the merits of 
the Petition of Ebenezer Foster, and others, com-~ 

laining of an undue Election and Return for the 

orough of Cambridge, might be read; and the 

same was read, as followeth: 


“Sir Charles Lemon further reported, That 
the Committeee had agreed to the following 
Resolutions : 

“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 : 

“s. Phat it appears, from the Evidence 
taken before the Committee, that an extensive 
and corrupt system of treating prevailed on 
the part of many influential members of the 
constituency at the last Election for the Bo- 
rough of Cambridge.” 


Ordered, That a Committee of the House of 
Commons having reported “ that the Honourable 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton was, by his agents, 
guilty of bribery and treating at the Election for the 
Borough of Cambridge,’ Mr. Attorney General be 
directed to prosecute Samuel Long, a principal 
agent of the Honourable Henry Thomas Manners 
Sutton, for Bribery. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That a Committee of the House of Commons having 
reported, “ that the Honourable Henry Thomas 
Manners Sutton was, by his agents, guilty of bribery 
and treating at the Election for the ; edhe of 
Cambridge,’ Mr. Attorney General be directed to 
prosecute William Swan, a principal agent of the 
Honourable Henry Thomas Manners Sutton, for 
Bribery ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thee Mr. Hobhouse, 


Yeas, Mr. Ward: sae 
Tellers for the f The Earl of Darlington, | 4¢ 
Noes, Sir John Walsh : J F 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Mr. William Holmes, by Order, presented a Bill Election Peti- 
to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted tions Trial Bill, 
Elections: And the same was read the first time; No. 401. 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, penton tO Bribery at 
take into further consideration the Report on the Elections Bill. 
Bribery at Elections Bill; 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 ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill ; | Commissioners 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 2" 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Appropriation Bill was, according to Order, Appropriation 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 3"! 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Militia Pay Bill was, according to Order, Militia Pay 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Winterbourne Parish Division Bill was, ac- Winterbourne 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com-Parish 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Division Bill. 
To-morrow. 


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414, 11° Junie. 


Highway Rates 


aan 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. Bernal reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


County Bridges 


(Ne. ©) Bills Mr. Bernal reported the County Bridges (No. 2. 


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. 
Church Rates =§The Order of the day being read, for the second 
-” reading of the Church Rates Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 
— — The ingrossed Bill to empower the Commissioners 
| eh Bil, for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works 
to complete the Works authorized to be made by an 
Act of the sixth and seventh year of his late Ma- 
jesty King William the Fourth, for improving the 
Restgnilea and Harbour of Tralee, in the County of 
Kerry, and to extend the Time for that Purpose, 
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. 











Debts of 


Parishes Bill. The Order of the day being read, for resuming 


the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Wednesday 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 Com- 
mittee upon the Debts of Parishes Bill ;) 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


Metropolis eee : * 
Teageovennnte Mr. Wyse reported the Metropolis Improvements 








(No. 2.) Bill. (No. 2.) 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. 


Register of 


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


more effectually to enforce the Printing, and the 
speedy delivery, at a reasonable price, of Copies of 
the Register of Electors in England and Wales ; and 
to make provision for the Printing of the Register 
of the present year of the Electors of the County of 
Hertford: And that Mr. Thomas Duncombe and 
Mr. Alston do prepare, and bring it in. 

Clergy. 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 for each of the Dioceses of Eng- 
land and Wales, and for each of the years 1836, 
1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, of the Number of Or- 
dinations of Priests ; of the Number of Ordinations 
of Deacons: of the Number of Donations, of Nomi- 
nations, of Presentations, of Institutions, of Induc- 
tions, of Installations, of Collations, of Licenses, or 
of other Admissions to Cathedral Preferments and 
Benefices with Cure of Souls (within the meaning of 
the Pluralities Act, 1 and 2 Vic. c, 106), distinguish- 
ing those above the annual value of £. 300, those 





A. 1841, 


Benefice with Cure of Souls, and on each Dispensa- 
tion for holding together two or more Benefices ; 
stating in each case the Annual Value and Popula- 
tion of the Benefice, or the Annual Value of the 
Cathedral Preferment:— Of all Dispensations for 
holding together two Benefices granted since the 
passing of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 106, specifying in 
each case the Patron or Patrons of each of such 
Benefices, the Diocese or Dioceses in which si- 
tuated, the Annual Value and Population of each of 
such Benefices, and the Estimated Distance from 
Church to Church :——-From each Diocese of England 
and Wales, of the Number of Licenses granted since 
the passing of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 106, for non- 
alias in enumerated cases; for non-residence 
in cases not enumerated ; for residence elsewhere 
than in the Glebe House, under the Act 1 and 2 Vice. 
c.106, s.83; of Monitions to return to residence ; of 
Sequestrations for non-obedience to such Monitions, 
or for non-residence ; of Sequestrations at the suit of 
a creditor; of other Sequestrations, specifying the 
nature thereof; of Livings avoided under the Act 1 
and 2 Vic. c. 106, s. 58; of Revocations of Licenses 
for non-residence; of Licenses to Stipendiary Curates 
to non-resident Incumbents; of Licenses to Assist- 
ant Curates to resident Incumbents; of Licenses to 
Curates appointed to sequestered Benefices ; of Li- 
censes to Curates appointed on account of the in- 
adequate performance of duty, under the Act 1 and 
2 Vic. c. 106, s. 77; of Licenses to Curates, under 
the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 105, s. 105; of Licenses to 
Curates, under the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 105, s. 78 ; 
of Licenses to a second Stipendiary Curate ; of cases 
where two Services have been ordered, under the 
Act 1 and 2 Vic. ¢.106,s. 80; and, of cases where a 
third Service has been directed, under the Act 58 
Geo. 3, c. 45, s. 65. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Debts of 
a Return of all Debts, Liabilities and Engage- Parishes. 
ments claimed against the Poor Rates of any Parish 
at the time of the passing of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 
4, c. 76, for which securities had been given and in- 
terest was then paid; distinguishing such as were 
duly secured and were legally charged upon the 
Poor Rates, and such as were secured by notes or 
engagements of parish officers or other persons on 
behalf of such Parishes ; with a Statement of the 
Consideration given for such Debts, and the pur- 
poses for which they were incurred; whether paid, 
and, if so, how paid, or unpaid; and in such case 
the Names of the Parties to whom the same are now 
due, and the Parties responsible upon the securities. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public Debt. 
Account of the Unredeemed Capital of the Public 
Funded Debt, as it stood at each of the periods on 
the 5th day of January 1828, 1831 and 1841 :-- 
Also, of the Amount of Exchequer Bills outstand- 
ing on the 5th day of January 1828, 1831 and 1841, 
respectively :—Aiso, of the Amount of Terminable 
Annuities, whether for lives or years, payable on the 
5th day of January 1828, 1831 and 1841 :——Also, of 











the Sum paid on account of, or required to defray 
the charge of Interest and Management of the 


above the annual value of £.150, and under the| permanent Public Debt, in each of the years 1828, 


annual value of £.300, and those under the value of 
£.150:—For the year 1840, of the Amount of Stamp 
Duties and of Fees payable or paid to Government 
Officers, or to the Clerks, Secretaries, or Servants of 
Government Officers, or to Chapter Clerks, or Re- 
gistrars, Clerks or Ministers of Deans and Chapters, 


or to the Judges, Registrars, Clerks or Ministers of 


Ecclesiastical Courts (distinguishing to whom), on 
each Donation, Nomination, Presentation, Institu- 
tion, Induction, Installation, Collation, License or 
other Admission to any Cathedral Preferment or 


| 1831 and 1841 :—Also, of the Sum paid or required 
| to defray Interest of Exchequer Bills in the years 
| 1828, 1831 and 1841 :--And, lastly, of the Total 
| Amount of all Payments made out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, other 
| than on account of the Interest and Management 
of the National Debt and of the Civil List, in each 
| of the years 1827, 1830 and 1849. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Gains 
Small 
Bill. 


Nor 
Eas 
wa) 
and 
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Gainsburgh 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Hertford 
and Ware 
Branch) Bill. 


4, VicToRiz. 


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Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


T HE ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of 
Gainsburgh, in the County of Lincoln, and other 
Places in the Counties of Lincoln, Nottingham and 
York, was, according to Order, 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 Gains- 
burgh, in the County of Lincoln, and other Places 
in the Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham. 

Ordered, That Sir John Seale do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern 
Railway Company to make a Branch Line of Rail- 
way, and to alter and amend the several Acts relat- 
ing to the said Railway; and the same were read, as 
follow : 


Pr. 4. 1. penult. Leave out from “at ” to “a” in 
line ult. 
Pr. 5.1. 21. In the interlineation : 
L. 4. Leave out “ or,” and in the same line 
after “ terminus ” insert “ or other works.” 
L, ult. After “ hospital ” insert “ or within 
“ two hundred yards from the centre door of the 
** county gaol of Hertford aforesaid.” 
Pr. 16. 1. 30. After “ level ” insert “ Provided 
always, That no locomotive or other engine, carriage 
or means of conveyance to be used upon or for 
the purposes of the said Railway, shall at any time 
cross the said highway at Stanstead on a level at 
any greater speed than after the rate of four miles 
an hour; and in case of any infringement of this 
regulation, then and as often as the same shall 
happen the said Company shall, in addition to 
and notwithstanding any other proceedings to 
which they may be liable under this provision, 
forfeit the sum of twenty-five pounds for each 
and every offence, to be recovered by the order 
and adjudication of two or more justices of the 
peace for the county of Hertford, on complaint to 
them for that purpose made, and afterwards be 
levied, together with the costs of such proceedings, 
on non-payment thereof on demand, by distress 
and sale of the goods and chattels of the said 
Company, by warrant under the hands and seals 
of such justices ; and all such forfeitures shall be 
paid to the overseers of the parish in which the 
offence shall be committed, to be applied by such 
overseers for the benefit of the poor of such pa- 
* yan.” 
Pr. 19. 1. 25. After “trust ” insert Clause (A.) 
Cravuse (A.) “ And whereas it is expedient to 
provide due and sufficient protection for ali per- 
sons travelling on or using the turnpike-road at 
Amuell End aforesaid, leading from Cheshunt to 
Ware, against accidents to be occasioned by the 
trains of locomotive engines and carriages passing 
along the said Railway; Be it enacted, That the 
said Railway Company shall forthwith and pre- 
viously to the completion and opening of the said 
Railway, erect and set up in a proper and work- 
manlike manner, to the reasonable satisfaction of 
the surveyors of the said high-road for the time 
being on the said Railway, on each side of the 
said turnpike-road where the said road shall be tra- 
versed by the said Railway, proper and sufficient 
gates, in order to ensure the complete stoppage of 
the locomotive engines and carriages to be used 
in the said Railway previously to the opening of 
the said gates, which gates shall at all times be 


kept entirely closed until the locomotive engines 
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415 
and carriages to be used thereon shall have arrived 
thereat, and have been brought to an entire and 
actual stoppage, and thereupon, but in no case 
before such actual stoppage, the said gates shall 
be opened and the said locomotive engines and 
carriages shall forthwith pass through the said 
gates, and cross the said high-road, so as not to 
delay or obstruct the free passage on the said road, 
and after the said locomotive engines and carriages 
shall have so passed, the said gates shall again be 
shut, and shall not be re-opened until the next 
succeeding locomotive engine and carriages shall 
have arrived and actually stopped at the said 
gates, which regulation shall at all times and in 
all occasions remain in full force and effect in re- 
gard to every succeding train or engine; and in 
case of any violation or ‘infringement of the said 
regulation, then and as often as the same shall 
happen, the said Company shall forfeit and pay 
to the surveyors of the said high road the sum of 
twenty-five apis and every such forfeiture may 
be summarily recovered before any two justices 
of the peace for the said county of Hertford, in 
the same manner as any damages under twenty 
pounds to be occasioned by the said Railway, or 
any costs and charges, are by the said Act, or 
either of the said recited Acts, directed to be re- 
covered by levy and sale of the goods and chattels 
of the said Company ; and the said gates, and all 
works connected therewith, shall at all times 
during the continuance of the said Railway, be 
kept in a proper and effective state and condition, 
by and at the expense of the said Company.” 


Pr. 22.1, ult. In Clause (D.), added by way of 
rider, to the Bill: 


Pr. 1.1.12. Leave out “ Timber Wells” and 
insert “ Timberwells.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 25. Leave out “ Timber Wells ” and 
insert “ Timberwells.”’ 
Pr, 2.1.17. Leave out “ Timber Wells” and 
insert “ Timberwells,”’ 
Pr. 2.1. 25. After “ path ” insert “ or.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 24. Leave out “a” and insert “ the 
said,” and in the same line leave out from 
called ” to “ aforesaid ” in 1, 25. and insert 
© Timberwells.”’ 
Pr. 3. 1. 26. Leave out “ shall.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 22. After “same” insert “ and also 
the said skreen or skreens.”’ 
Pr. 4. 1. 24. After “the ” insert “ said.” 


In Clause (F.), added by way of rider, to the Bill: 
Pr. 4. 1.16. After “ bearing ” insert “ the.” 


In Clause (H.), added by way of rider, to the Bill : 
Pr. 2.1. 9. After “them” insert Clause (B.) 
Crause (B.) “ And be it enacted, That the said 

Railway Company shall not make or sink any 

excavation, well or pit in the valley situate between 

Amwell End aforesaid, and the town of Hertford, 

for any purposes connected with the said Railway 

or Branch Railway, or the stations, depts, yards, 

Warehouses, and other buildings, “ae and con- 

veniencies by this Act authorized to be made and 

erected as aforesaid or either of them, which may 
in the estimation of the engineer for the time being 
of the governor and company of the Vew River, 
be considered likely to effect or prejudice the sup- 
ply of water at present derived by the said go- 
vernor and company in that district ; and further 
that the said Railway Company shall at all times 
clear the drains and ditches which shall be formed, 
with the consent of the engineer for the time being 
of the said Governor and Company, for the purpose 
of draining the lands contiguous to the said in- 
tended Railway and the New River, and shall 
pursue the system of high and low drainage at 
present in operation in Amwell Marsh, in the said 

“ parish of Amwell. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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416 


Hawkhurst 
Junction Road 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union 
Canal (Cobbin- 
shaw Reservoir) 
Bill. 


Cauterbury 
Pavement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Timber Duties. 


Ordered, That Lord Viscount Mahon 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 and maintaining a 

Turnpike-road from Cripp’s Corner, in the Parish 
f een, in the County of Sussex, to Gill's 

Green, in the Parish of Hawkhurst, in the County 
of Kent, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for amending the several Acts 
relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal ; 
and for enlarging the Cobbinshaw Reservoir ; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 36. After “‘ Act” insert Clause (A.) 

Cravse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Canal shall, for the purposes of this Act, be di- 
vided into three stages, portions or divisions of 
eight miles each in length, and one stage, portion 
or division at the west end thereof, of seven miles 
and one thousand one hundred and sixty-three 
yards in length; and such stages shall be distin- 
guished by posts or stones erected between the 
stages ; and, being so divided and distinguished, 
it shall not thereafter be lawful for the said Com- 
pany to vary or alter the same.” 

Pr. 20.1. 9. After “ Act” insert Clause (B.) 

Cravsx(B.) “ Provided always, and be it fur- 
“ ther Enacted, That nothing m this Act, or in any 
“ of the said recited Acts contained, shall extend, or 
be deemed, construed, or taken to extend, to take 
away, prejudice, alter, lessen or interfere with any 
“ rights, powers, privileges or advantages vested in 


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by an Act passed in the first and second year of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An 
“ Act for making a Railway from Edinburgh to 
“ Glasgow, to be called The Edinburgh and Glas- 
“ gow Railway, witha Branch to Falkirk, and by 
another Act, passed in the third and fourth year 
of the reign of Her said Majesty, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Act relating to the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway; but saving and reserving 
to the said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com- 
pany all the rights, privileges and franchises of the 
said Company; and also saving and reserving all 
the powers, authorities and provisions in the said 
Acts contained, as fully and effectually as if this 
Act had not been passed.” 

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. 


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The ingrossed Bill for amending an Act passed 
in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King 
George the Third, for paving, cleansing, lighting 
and watching the Streets and other public Passages 
and Places, within the Walls of the City of Canter- 
bury, and the Liberties thereof, and other Places 
rear the said City, was, according to Order, read 
the third time ; and an Amendment was made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bradshaw do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Greenock; — Liverpool; — and, 
Chairman of the North American Colonial Associa- 
tion of London ; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Timber 
Duties,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, | 





A, 1841, 


Petitions from Lincoln’s Inn Fields ;—Passengers Corn Laws. 
over London Bridge ;— Mary-le-bone (three Peti- 
tions) ; —— Saint Leonard’s, Shoreditch (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Bethnal Green (two Petitions) ;—- Drury- 
lane, Westminster ; — Lower Thames-street, London 
(two Petitions); — Burr-street, East Smithfield ;— 
Milton-street, London;—Southwark (two Petitions) ; 
— Somer’s Town ;—TIslington ;— Hoxton ;—Archer- 
street, Westminster ;—New Road ;—-Barrett’s-court, 
Oxford-street ;—Finsbury (two Petitions) ;--James- 
street, Oxford-street; — Spitalfields ; -- Tottenham- 
court-road ;—Saint Pancras ( Middlesex) ;—London 
Wall ;—Edgware-road ;—Littleton;— West Laving- 
ton ;—Salford; — Knowlwood ;—and, Nut Clough; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Two Petitions from Canterbury, praying the House 
not to sanction the proposed measure for alteration 
of the Corn Laws—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill more Register of 
effectually to enforce the Printing, and the speedy Voters Bill 
Delivery, at a reasonable Price, of Copies of the No. 402, 
Registers of Electors for Members of Parliament in 
England and Wales, and to make Provision for the 
Printing of the Register of the present year of the 
Electors of the County of Hertford: 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 Whitton ;—and Aukborough, stat- Church of 
ing that the population of the country has outgrown England. 
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 Archdeaconry and Clergy of Rating of 
the Archdeaconry of Berks, praying the House to Tithes. 
adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charge from being rated to parochial and other 
rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and Inhabitants of Saint Waterloo, &amp;c., 
George’s-road, Westminster-road, and its vicinity, Bridges. 
praying the House to adopt measures for redeeming 
and extinguishing the tolls upon Waterloo, South- 
wark and Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kensington, Chelsea and Ham- Manchester 
mersmith (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—and, Wes¢- Meeting, 
minster (Chairman of a Meeting); praying the 
House to investigate the circumstances connected 
with the breach of the peace which took place at 
a public meeting in Manchester, on the 2d day of 
June 1841,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newark-upon- Trent ;—Inverheith- import Duties. 
ing ;—and, Stirling (Dean of Guild); praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measures for al- 
teration of the Import Duties,—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 Commis- — 
sioners Bill ; ; 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Causes, N° 1 to N° 10, agreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 17, disagreed to. 

Cuausz, N° 18, amended, and agreed to. 











Cravusr, N° 19, agreed to. 
CiavseE, 


sl 
ers 


Bribery at 
Elections Bill. 


Appropriation 
Bill. 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Election Peti- 
tions Trial Bill, 


Metropolis 
Improvements 


(No. 2,) Bill. 


Highway Rates 
Bill, 


County Bridges 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


hay Har- 
our (No. 3. 
Bill, ( 3) 


4. VicTORIz£. 


Cause, N° 20, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuavusss, N° 21 to N° 28, agreed to. 
Curavses, N° 29 to N° 32, agreed to. 
Clauses 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Prevention of Briber 
at Elections, 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 the Com- 
mittee on the Appropriation 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 Commit- 
tee ; 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 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Election Petitions Trial Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to empower the Commissioners 
of Her Majesty’s Woods to raise Money for certain 
Improvements in the Metropolis, on the security of 
the Land Revenues of the Crown within the County 
of Middlesex and City of London, 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. 


Sir George Grey reported the Highway Rates 
Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee 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 consideration upon 
“« this day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out, stand part of the Question : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for repairing, im- 
proving and re-building County Bridges, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Eliot do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining | or appointed under Act of Parliament, (in continua- 


and improving a Harbour at Wicklow, in the County 
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417 


of Wicklow, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Commissioners 
may appoint Pilots): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and thrice read, and agreed to by the 
House, to be made part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Rates of 
Pilotage): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and thrice read, and agreed to by the House, to be 
made part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Persons 
offering to pilot any vessels, if not licensed, to pay 
a penalty): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read with a blank; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House accord- 
ingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Lord Dalmeny reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Lord Dalmeny accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was bo and agreed to; 
and the said Clause was read the third time, and 
agreed to by the House, to be made part of the 
Bill, by way of rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Master 
refusing to pay Pilot): And the said Clause was 


‘brought up, and thrice read, and agreed to by the 


House, to be made part of the Bill, by way of rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Licensed 
Pilot neglecting his duty to pay a penalty): 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 
Lord Dalmeny reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Lord Dalmeny accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was read the third time, and agreed 
to by the House, to be made part of the Bill, by 
way of rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Grattan do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Winterbourne 


into a Committee upon the Winterbourne Parish Parish Division 


Division Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Lord Dalmeny 
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 
upon Monday next. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to amend 
an Act for vesting Estates of which Gifford Warriner, 
Esquire, a Lunatic, is Tenant in Tail, in Trustees, for 
Sale, and also for effecting a Partition of certain 
Parts thereof, and for granting Leases, and to enable 
the said Trustees to make Conveyances in fee subject 
to Rent-charges and Leases for long Terms of Years 
at reserved Rents of the unsold Portions of the said 
Estates, and to make Sale of the Rent-charges and 
of the Reversions in Fee expectant on the Leases, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sotheron do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


ill, 


Warriner's 
Estate Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Commissions. 


Return of all the Commissions that have been issued 


tion of No. 346, Sess. 1837-8.) 
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Army Prize 
Money. 


No. 403. 


Severn Naviga- 


tion Bill. 


Westwood’s 
Estate Bill, 


Passavants’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Stone’s 
Estate Bill. 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Shotts and 
Wilsontown 
Railway Bill. 


.Money, which was presented upon Thursday last, 





418 


Orderea Yhat the Account relative to Army Prize 


be printed. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 14° die Junii ; 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 





PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Committee on the 
Severn Navigation Bill have leave to sit this 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 
Ordered, That the time for the Committee to 
make their Report be further enlarged till Friday 
next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Westwood’s Estate Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Passavants’ Naturalization 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 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Stone’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


12°—14° Junie. 











| 
Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the | 
South Metropolitan Gas (No. 2.) 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. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, | 


intituled, An Act for making a Railway, to be called 
The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway, 
in the Counties of Lanark and Linlithgow ; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 77. 1. 35. After “ thereof”? insert “ or in- 
terested in the lands in respect of which such 
purchase-money or compensation shall have been 
deposited.” 

Pr. 114. Is. 29. and 30. After “ justice ” insert 
or sheriff.” 

Pr. 129. 1. 8. Leave out from “ purposes” to 
tnat” in 1. 10. 

Pr. 181. 1. 28. After “any” insert “ sheriff 
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Pr. 182. l. 4. After “such” insert “ sheriff 
6 or.” 

Pr. 205. 1. 23. After “the” insert “ sheriff 
s¢ or.” 


Pr. 206. 1. 16. After “other” insert “ sheriff 
s or.” 

Pr. 211. ]. 28. After “the” insert “ sheriff 
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A. 1841. 


Pr. 212.1. 31. After “a” insert “ sheriff or.’’ 
Pr. 213.1. 8. After “ the” insert “ sheriff or,” 
Pr. 214. 1. 14. After “the” insert “ sheriff or.” 


In the Schedules to the Bill: 


In Schedule (G.) 

Pr. 224. 1. ult. After “ D” insert “ sheriff or.” 

‘Phe said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Abingdon 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Glebe Bill, 
the Abingdon Glebe Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Lord Giamis's 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Estate Bill. 
Lord Glamis’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Abingdon Glebe Bill was read a second time; Abingdon 
and committed. Glebe Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report upon Wednesday next. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Larkins’s 
solve the Marriage of John Pascal Larkins, Attor- Divorce Bill, 
ney at law, with Eliza Bird, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. 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. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Goring’s 
solve the Marriage of Harry Dent Goring, Esquire, Vivorce Bill. 
with Augusta, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned, 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 Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Lords upon the said Bill be returned to 
the Lords: And that Mr. Freshfield do carry the 


same. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Woodside 
deration the Report on the Woodside and Hoylake and Hoylake 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 4 _ 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Abingdon 
deration the Report on the Abingdon Road Bill ; Road 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. 


Petitions from Chenies ;—Horseley Field;—Mill corn Laws. 
Wall ;—Tower Hamlets ;--Saint Olave’s, Southwark; 
— Kirkby ;— Blackfriars; — Mansfield Woodhouse ; 
— Bagthorpe; —Bleakhall ; — Blidworth ; —Tanna- 
dice ;—Comrie ; — Crieff ; — South Molton ; — Wil- 
lenhall 


4, VicTORIz&amp;. 


lenhall (four Petitions) ;— Southampton; — Aber- 
deen; — Sowerby Bridge (six Petitions) ; — Stans- 
field ; — Halifax ;— Kirriemuir ; — Cinderford ;— 
Dundee (three Petitions) ;— Gayhurst ; — Kilmar- 
nock ;— New Cut, Lambeth ;—Old-street ;— Hoxton; 
— Blachness-road ;—Annesly Woodhouse ;—Selston ; 
— Hanley ;—- Huntley ;--Kirkby Woodhouse ;—- Wood- 
side, Cotton and Tanfield; — Glenmuick and other 
places ;—Monquhitter ;—Warsop;— Compton-street, 
Westminster ; — Belfast (two Petitions) ; — Crown- 
street, Soho ;—Kirkby ; —Long Crendon ;—Farnes ; 
— North-street, Manchester-square ; — Kilbourne ;— 
Somerstown (two Petitions) ;-- Bermondsey (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Finsbury (two Petitions) ;-— Bethnal Green- 
road ; — Mary-le-bone ; — Bread-street, London ; — 
King-street, Covent Garden ;—Saint Luke’s, Mid- 
dlesex (two Petitions) ;—Southwark (two Petitions) ; 
— Limehouse ;—Stepney ; — Saint Leonard’s, Shore- 
ditch ; —Exeter-street, Strand ; — Chelsea (two Peti- 
tions ; — Saint Botolph’s, Aldgate; — I’leet-street, 
London ; — Lambeth ; — Tottenham Court-road; — 
Kingsland ;-- Belton-street, Westminster ;--W orkmen 
in the employ of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company ;—Paddinyton;—-Islington ;--Clerkenwell ; 
-—Crown-court, Wardour-street ;—-Oswaldtwistle (four 
Petitions) ;—-Mostyn;—Greenwich ;-- Dumbarton ;—- 
Derby;— Camberwell ; — and, Cardiff ; praying for 
the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Cosstngton;—Church Knowle and 
Great Kimmeridge; —Beaworthy ;—Sible Heding- 
ham;—and, Jacobstowe; praying that the Corn Laws 
may not be repealed,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Little London ;—Croydon( Surrey) ; 
—- Aberdeen ;— Tisbury East;— Foley ;—General Body 
of Protestant Dissenting Ministers, London (Chair- 
man and Secretary) ;—and, Dundee; praying the 
House to sanction the proposed measure for alteration 
of the Corn Laws—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Broadhempstone ; — Budeaux ; — 
Whitstone Harpford;— North Bovey ;—Thunder- 
sley ;— Woodbury ;—Rewe ;—Paignton;-—Dunsford ; 
—Torbryan ;— Saint Mary Church ;— Dawlish ;— 
Cornwood ;—Salcombe Regis ;—Holbeton ;—More- 
tonhamstead ;—Kilmuir Easter ;—Nigg ;—Rattery ; 
— Offwell;—Southtawton;—Beerferris ;—Christow ; 
~-Whitchurch ( Devon) ;--.Dunterton ;—-Axminster ;-- 
Bishopsteignton;--Broadwood Widger ;—-Kilmington ; 
— Churston Ferrers ;— Widdecombe-in-the-Moor ;— 
Stowford ;—Tipton ; — Harburton ;— Tormoham ;— 
Hittesleigh ;--Hennock ;— Bridford ;—Isington ; — 
Sarratt (two Petitions) ;—Hitchin ;— Widford and 
Hunsdon ; — Broadclist ;— Branscombe ; — Bow ;— 
Uffculme ;— Broadhembury ;—Upottery ;—Alphing- 
ton ;— Portslade ;— Preston ;— Hangleton ; —Poyn- 
ings ;— Hove ;— Osprington ; — Saint Mary’s Cray ; 
— Saint Alban’s (two Petitions) ;—- Ware, &amp;c. ; — 
Stevenage;—Gravely ;—Barkway ; — Buckland ; — 
Walken; — Great Munden and Little Munden ; — 
Kings Walden;— Great aud Little Hadham ;--Wat- 
ford;—Abbotts Langley ;— Rickmansworth ; — Bal- 
dock, Bygrave and Clothall ;— Broxbourn; — Hod- 
desdon ;— Cheshunt ; — Bayford and Beckhamstead 
(two Petitions) ;—Hexton ;— Aldenham; — Wheat- 
hamstead ;— Ayot Saint Lawrence ;—Saint Stephen; 
— Bushey ;—Hinzworth ;—Bovingden ; — Tring ;— 
Isle of Wight ;—Henley-on-Thames;— North Stoke 
and South Stoke; —North Moreton, South Moreton 
and Brightwell ;---Bensington Ewelme ;--Cholsey and 
Moulsford ;—Holne ;— Kelly ; — Lewtrenchard ;— 
Peter Fairy ;— Wallingford Market; — Hareby ;— 
Grindon ;—West Stoke ;— East Dean ;—Sidlesham; 
— Oving ;— Newfishbourne ;—Borgrove ; — Walber- 
ton ;—Alaingbourn ;— East Lavant ;-- Westhamp- 
nett ;— Epping ;— Wootton ;—-East Hanningfield ;— 
South Hanning field ;— Banham ;~ Toft Monks and 
other places ; — Saint Faith’s ; — Blore ; — Itchen 
Abbas ;— Thundersley ;—Stanjord-le-Hope ;—Spix- 

Vou. 96. 


14° Juni. 


419 


worth and other piaces ;—Southchurch ;-- Tangmere ; 
— Walling ford ;— Newtownards ;—-North Shoebury ; 
— Bulpham ;—Caldon, Waterfall and Calton ;--and, 
Ham; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,— 


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


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners residing Timber Daties. 
in the port and district of Waterford, praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Timber Duties, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dailly ;—Glasgow (seventy-five Import Dutics- 
Petitions) ;—_Dalmarnock;--Paisley ;—Dalmarnock- 
road ;—Galston ;—Saint Margaret and Saint John- 
the- Evangelist, Westminster ;— Rosehearty ;—Ponte- 
fract ;— Aberdeen ; — Abernethy; — Kirriemuir ; — 
Newmilns ; — Dyke ; — Findhorn ; -— Arbroath ; — 
Trim; — Bankfoot ;— Strathblane ;—and, Cardiff; 
praying the House to sanction the proposed mea- 
sures for alteration of the Import Duties, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Nether Banchay ; —Lochee Cush- charch 

nie ;—Wolverhampton ;— Newhills; — Mary Culter; Patronage 
— Inverness ;—Monaghan ;—Newbliss ;—Old Deer ; S¢°"!*"4-) 
— Birse ;— Rayne;—Kincardine O’ Neil ;—Oyne; -- 
Aberdeen (two Petitions) ; — Castleblayney ; — Ca- 
hans ; — Culsamond ; — Strachan ;— Longside ; — 
Crieve;— Paisley ;—Leslie ;—Skene;—Sumphanan ; 
— Stonebridge; — and, Emyvale; praying for the 
abolition of the system of Church Patronage in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of George William Butler, of Little Bribery at 
Carter-lane, in the city of London, praying the House Elections. 
to pass an Act to render null and void the election 
of any candidate for a seat in the House, who shall 
have incurred any expense beyond the legitimate 
expenses of the returning officer, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Burgesses, and other Banking 
Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Inverness, praying (Scotland. ) 
the House not to sanction any measure for altering 
the present system of Banking in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rettendon;—South Benfleet (two poor Law 
Petitions) ;— Rayleigh (two Petitions) ;—and, Raw- Amendment 
reth; praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amend- 4*- 
ment Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Reverend Herbert Smith, Chap- 
lain to the New Forest Union Workhouse, praying the 
House to take into consideration the situation of the 
deserving poor, and adopt measures for encouraging 
an extensive and well-regulated system of voluntary 
or private charity, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the West Ashford Poor Law 
Union, praying the House not to sanction the Clause ~~ _aaaeee 
in the Poor Law Amendment Bill, empowering the - 
Commissioners to combine unions for the manage- 
ment of the infirm and infant poor, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Word, 
otherwise Worth, one of the parishes comprised in 
the Eastry Union, praying that a Clause may be in- 
serted in the said Bill authorizing the liquidation of 
parochial debts, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. : 

A Petition of Members of the Congregations of 
Protestant Dissenters, assembling for religious wor- 
ship in Ebenezer, Zion and Providence Chapels, in 
the parish of Chatham, praying that provision may 





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Registration 

of Voters 
(Ireland); and, 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Church of 
England. 


West India 
Mails. 


Mechanics’ 
Institutions, 


Factories. 


Saint John’s 
Hospital 
(Winchester) 
Estate Bill. 


I ord Glamis’s 
Estate Bill. 


Church Rates, 





420 14° Junie. A. 1841, 


be made in the said Bill, empowering Boards of 
Guardians to permit any lawful minister or preacher 
to give religious instruction in union workhouses at 
stated times, in the manner of public worship ; that 
no chaplain or other person giving such religious 
instruction shall, in consideration thereof, receive 
any payment out of the poor’s rates; and that in- 
mates of workhouses may be permitted to attend 
Divine service on the Lord’s Day, in church or cha- 
pel, according to the religious persuasion of such 
inmate, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Errigle Treugh ; — Clogher ; — 
Clones ;—and, Magheross ; praying that the Regis- 
tration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a 
law; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Reformers of the parish of Mo- 
naghan, 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. 


Petitions from Meriden ;—Poole ;—Deaneries of 
Hitchin and Baldock ;— Bishop Stortford ;—Red- 
bourn ;—Saint Stephen ( Herts.) ;— Great and Little 
Hadham ;— Rickmansworth ;-—Wormley ;—Sarratt ; 
— Saint Alban’s (two Petitions); — and, Saint 
Mary, Hornsey ; 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. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors 
of the borough of Bolton, praying that the Port of 
Liverpool may be selected as the station for the ar- 
rival and departure of the West India Mails, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Aberdeen Mechanics’ 
Institution, and other Inhabitants of the city of 
Aberdeen, praying the House to take the claims of 
Mechanics’ Institutions into consideration, and to 
grant them such encouragement as their necessities 
may require, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clayton West ;—and, Cragy; pray- 
ing the House to pass an Act to limit the labour of 
all persons in Factories above thirteen years of age, 
to ten hours a day for five days in the week, and 
eight hours on the Saturday,—-were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Report on the Saint John’s Hospital 
(Winchester) Estate Bill be received To-morrow ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ To-morrow,” 
and adding the words “ this day fortnight ” instead 
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. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Lord Glamis’s Estate Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report To-morrow. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
Archdeaconry of Norwich, praying the House not 


to sanction any measure for the abolition of Church 
Rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Poole, Maynooth 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant College. 
of public money to the Roman catholic College of 
Maynooth, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, pupj, 
Copies or Extracts from any Minutes of the Lords Accounts, 
of the Treasury of the 27th day of March 1838 and 
the 19th day of July 1840, with respect to the 
making a knowledge of the system of keeping Ac- 
counts by double Entry a Qualification for Appoint- 
ment to certain Offices. 


Mr. Labouchere reported the Ecclesiastical Com- Ecclesiastical 
missioners Bill ; and the Amendments were read , as Commissioners 
follow : _ 

Pr. 20. 1. 26. Leave out from “ person” to 
“ and” in Pr. 22. 1.1. 

Pr, 22.1. 8. After “ including” insert “or not 
including.” 

Pr. 22. 1,9. After “ dean” insert “ according 
as his presence may or may not be by law re- 
“ quired.” 

Pr. 24. 1.10. After “church” insert “ or may 
make any such arrangement, to take effect at any 
future time.” 

Pr, 24, Is. 18. and 19. Leave out “such last men- 
tioned” and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 24, 1. 19. Leave out “ if.” 

Pr. 34. 1.38. After “ land” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Crause(A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
for England, out of the revenue accruing to them 
under the said recited Acts respectively, or this 
Act, to pay and defray all necessary law charges, 
and to make any such allowance for costs, charges, 
expenses, pains and trouble, as to the said Com- 
missioners shall appear just and reasonable, to 
any person employed by them in receiving or pay- 
ing any monies accruing to them, or in auditing 
any accounts relating thereto, or in surveying, 
valuing, or performing any other duty relating to 
or connected with the possession or management 
of any land, tithes or other hereditaments vested 
in them the said Commissioners, or relating to or 
connected with any other matter or thing to be 
done or executed under the authority of the said 
recited Acts, or either of them, or of this Act.” 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained shall, except as hereinafter 
specified, extend or apply to the Dioceses or Ca- 
thedral Churches of Saint Asaph and Bangor, or 
either of them; and that an Act passed in the 
sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty, inti- 
tuled, An Act for protecting the Revenues of Va- 


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ries and Benefices without cure of souls, and for 


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Church in England and Wales; and another Act 
passed in the seventh year of the reign of his said 
late Majesty, intituled, An Act for suspending for 
one year Appointments to certain Dignities and 
“ Offices in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, 

and to sinecure Rectories; and of such parts of 
another Act, passed in the second year of the reign 
“ of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to sus- 
“ pend, until the first day of August One thousand 
“ eight hundred and Forty, certain Cathedral and 
other Ecclesiastical Preferments ; and the opera- 
tion of the new arrangement of Dioceses upon the 
existing Ecclesiastical Courts, as relate to the two 
last-mentioned Acts, so far only as the same Acts 


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“ and part of An Act apply to the two last-men- 
“ tioned 


Jamaica. 


Secondary 
Punishment. 


Appropriation 
Bill, 


Militia Pa 
Bill, , 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Tithe Composi- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Noffield, 
Wallingford, 
Wantage and 
Faringdon 
Road Bill. 


Exeter Small 
Debts Bill, 


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tioned Dioceses and Churches, or either of them ; 
and also the temporary provisions of the first 
herein recited Act shall respectively continue and 
be in force until the first day of August in the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, 
and, if Parliament shall be then sitting, until the 
end of the then Session of Parliament. Provided 
always, That notwithstanding any thing in the 
same Acts, or any or either of them, or in this Act, 
contained, it shall be lawful for the Bishop of 
Bangor for the time being to collate to any va- 
cant canonry, prebend, dignity or office in the 
said Cathedral Church of Bangor, not having any 
estate or endowment belonging thereto ; and also, 
that any bishop or archdeacon may hold visita- 
tions of the clergy within the limits of his diocese 
or archdeaconry, and at such visitations may ad- 
mit churchwardens, receive presentments and do 
all other acts, matters and things by custom ap- 
pertaining to the visitations of bishops and arch- 
deacons in the places assigned to their respective 
jurisdiction and authority, under or by virtue of 
the provisions of the said first recited Act; and 
any bishop may consecrate any new church or 
chapel, or any new burial ground, within his dio- 
cese.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


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Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,— Return to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 18th day of May 
last, for Abstracts of the Net Revenue raised in the 
Island of Jamaica in each of the years 1838 and 
1839, under separate heads, so as to exhibit the 
whole Amount of Taxation for Public Service :—Of 
the Expenditure or Appropriation of the same, under 
separate heads, in each year :—And, of the Popula- 
tion in the Island by the last Census, distinguishing 
the Number of White and the Black from the Co- 
loured Population. ; 

Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence be- 
tween the Secretary of State and the Governors of 
New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, on the 
subject of Secondary Punishment. 


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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported the 
Appropriation 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. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported the 
Militia Pay Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, and read the third time To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Duckworth : 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy Reco- 
very of Arrears of Compositions for Tithes from Per- 
sons of the Persuasion of the People called Quakers, 
in Ireland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing, improving 
and maintaining the Road from a Place in the Pa- 
rish of Nuffield, in the County of Oxford, through 
Wallingford and Wantage, to Faringdon, in the 
County of Berks: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the City 


and County of the City of Exeter : 
Vou. 96. 


14° Junie. 





421 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend and amend Newry Naviga- 
the Acts relating to the Newry Navigation: tion Bill. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for extending the Juris- Hatfield (York) 
diction of the Hatfield Court of Requests to certain Court of Re- 
Places in the West Riding of the County of York, ™*** 2! 
and in the Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An London and 
Act to establish a general Cemetery for the Inter- Tower Hamlets 
ment of the Dead, in the Parishes of Saint Dunstan, oe 
Stepney, and Saint Leonard, Bromley, in the County 
of Middlesex, 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 Great Horwood 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Great Hor- Inclosure Bill. 
wood, in the County of Buckingham, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An wigan Small 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts Bill. 
Debts within the Town and Borough of Wigan, and 
the Towns of Chorley and Ormskirk, and other 
Places therein mentioned, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, 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 stoke-upon- 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Trent, &amp;c., 
Debts within and adjoining to the District called ag _— 
The Staffordshire Potteries, with Amendments; to ~ 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Bills of 
to continue, until the first day of January One Exchange Bill. 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament, for continuing an Act for 
amending and extending the Provisions of an Act 
of the first year of Her present Majesty, for ex- 
empting certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory 
Notes from the operation 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 Court of _ 
to amend an Act of the fourth year of Her present Chancery Bill. 
Majesty, intituled, An Act for facilitating the Ad- 
ministration of Justice in the Court of Chancery ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act roan Societies 
further to continue, until the first day of April One Bill. 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, an Act of 
the third and fourth year of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws re- 
lating to Loan Societies ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Hall's Divorce 
to dissolve the Marriage of John Hail, Esquire, with Bill. 
Jemima Caroline, 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, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act putton’s 
to enable the Trustees of the Will of the late Peter Estate Bill. 
Dutton, Esquire, to make Sale of Part of the Estates 
devised by the same Will, and to lay out the Money 
arising from any such Sale in the Purchase of other 
Estates to be settled to the subsisting Uses of the 
said Will, and to make Conveyances in fee, or De- 
mises for long Terms of Years, of other Part of the 
said Estates, for the purpose of building on and 
otherwise improving the same ; and also to apply a 
Sum of Money arising from the Sale of Part of the 
Estates devised by the said Will in carrying the 
aforesaid Objects and Purposes into execution ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Emerson’s 
for enlarging the Power to grant Leases contained Estate Bill. 
in the Will of Alexander Lyon Emerson, Doctor of 

3H3 Medicine, 























































































































































































































































































4992 14° Junie. 


Medicine, deceased, and for other Purposes; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Hall’s Divoree F{all’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; and 
Bill. ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Dutton’s Dutton’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 
Estate Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Court of The Court of Chancery Bill was read the first 
Chancery Bill. time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
No. 404. morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Debts of The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
Parishes Bill. 


adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
Wednesday 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 Debts of Parishes Bill) ; 

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


London and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
a the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
ye" tituled, An Act to establish a general Cemetery for 
the Interment of the Dead, in the Parishes of Saint 
Dunstan, Stepney, and Saint Leonard, Bromley, in 
the County of Mzddlesex ; and the same were read, as 

follow : 
Pr. 91.1. 34. After “and” insert “‘ whereas the 
said Company have obtained the consent in writ- 
ing of all the owners and occupiers, and of all the 


“ 
‘ 


xn 


“ 


therefore.” 


Pr. 92. 1. 33. Leave out from “dry” to “and” 


in Pr, 93. 1. 4. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Charities, Mr. Edward John Stanley presented, pursuant 
to Orders,—Return to an Order dated the 3d day 


lessees (except one lessee whoisof theage of eighty- 
four years or thereabouts, and who by reason of his 
great age and infirmities is incapable of transacting 
any business), of every house of the annual value 
of fifty pounds, or having a plantation or ornamen- 
tal garden or pleasure-ground occupied therewith, 
situate within three hundred yards of the proposed 
Cemetery or Burial Ground, to the erection there- 
of,” and in 'the same line, after “it” insert 





A. 1841. 


whom the disallowed portion of Costs is paid, and 

the Amount of such Disallowance :—And, a Return 

of all Informations 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. 

Return to an Order, dated the 26th day of April Civil Contin. 
last, for an Account, showing the manner in which 8*"«ies. 
thesum of £,4,500. charged in Civil Contingencies, as 

paid to Mr. Joseph Parkes, as Solicitor to the At- 
torney General, in the matter of Charities, has been 
expended ; stating the several Causes in which the 
Costs have been respectively incurred, the Amount 

of Costs paid in each Cause, and the Sum recovered 

in each case, for Charitable Purposes :—A like 
Account of the Sum of £. 2,000, charged in Civil Con- 
tingencies of 1839-40 :—And a like Account of the 

Sum of £. 3,156. 12s. 11d. charged in Civil Contin- 
gencies of 1838-9. 

A Return of the Number of Stamps issued to Newspaper 
each Newspaper in England and Wales, during each Stamps. 
of the Three years ending the 5th day of January 
1841; specifying, also, the Amount of Advertise- 

ment Duty paid by each Paper in each of the above 
Three years :—And, Similar Returns for Scotland 

and Ireland. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 24th day of Corn, &amp;c. 
May last, for Statements of the monthly Average 
Prices of Wheat in Great Britain from 1792 to 1804 
inclusive, similar to that laid before Parliament this 
Session (No. 84.) from 1828 to 1839, under the opera- 

tion of the present Law ; showing also the extreme 
range of Price in each of the two periods :--Of the 
Highest Price of Wheat in Great Britain in 1795, and 

the Lowest Price of Wheat in 1796 :—Of the Total 
Amount of Bounty paid under the recommendation of 

the First Report on the High Price of Corn; viz. a 
Bounty of Twenty shillings per Quarteron Wheat, and 

a proportional Bounty per Barrel on Flour imported 

from the southern Ports of Europe orfrom Africa, be- 

fore the 31st dayof August 1796, and of Fifteen shil- 
lings per Quarter from the other Ports of Europe and 

from America, reported by the Right honourable 
Dudley Ryder, 16th November 1795 :—Of the Total 
Amount of Money paid under the extension of the 
Bounty to the Cargoes of all Ships which might then 
have been in the Ports of Great Britain, or which 
might arrive here previous to the passing of the Act, as 





recommended by the Second Report from the Select 
Committee on the present High Price of Corn, dated 
8th December 1795, as far as the same can be con- 
veniently made up:—And, of the Articles which, by 
the First Report from the Committee on the Assize of 
Bread, &amp;c., were deemed expedient to be given as Re- 
lief to the Poor in lieu of Bread, Flour and Money; 
































of February last, for Returns of the Number of In- 
formations in the Courts of Equity by the Attorney 
General at the instance of the Commissioners ap- 


alleging “ that they had heard, with great concern, 
that from the mistaken application of the charity of in- 
dividuals, flourand bread had been in some parts of the 


pointed to inquire concerning Charities in England | country delivered to the = at a reduced price,” 


and Wales, trom the date of the Return of the 


reported by Lord Hawkesbury, February 10th 1800: 


8th day of March 1838, to the present time ; spe- |] —A Copy of that part of the Examination of Mr. 


cifying the Names of the Defendants, 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 Com- 
missioners, 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 Proceed- 
ings, 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 





Claude Scott, Corn-merchant, before the same Com- 
mittee (Appendix, No.18.), in answer to the question, 
“ What prospect is there of a supply of wheat from 
foreign countries?—A. The King of Prussia has 
already prohibited the export of all other grain but 
wheat ; and it is apprehended, that prohibition may 
be extended to wheat, particularly in the event of a 
further advance in the policy of Great Britain, which 
might create an alarm in those countries. The ex- 
portation of corn is strictly prohibited from Holland, 
Flanders and France. With respect to America, by 
the last advices which came yesterday, dated Phil- 
adelphia, 25th December last, and by previous ad- 
vices, the produce of the crop in America exceeds 
that of any year for the last seven years, but far 
short of what has been the produce preceding that 
period ; the reason is the devastation committed by 
the Hessian fly, which has discouraged the growth 
of wheat. The prices of flour, including all charges 





14°—15 


of freight, &amp;c., would stand in about 90s. per Sack, 
and of wheat about 100s. per Quarter:”—A State- 
ment of the Highest Price of Wheat, Lady-day 
Quarter in 1801, Midsummer-day Quarter 1801, 
with the Extract annexed, from the Cabinet of 
His Majesty the King of Prussia, signed “ Fre- 
deric Wilhelm, September 1801,” touching the 
expediency of imposing a graduated Duty on the 
Export of Wheat from the Prussian Dominions at 
that time; viz.a Duty graduated in proportion to 
the Prices of Wheat in Great Britain ; to be conti- 
nued at the full amount, if Prices continued high ; 
if lower, to be regulated accordingly :—A Copy 
of the Evidence given by his Grace the Duke of 
Bedford, in the Appendix (B.) to the Report of the 
Committee appointed to consider of the present High 
Price of Provisions, dated the 22d day of May 1801, 
relating to an Invention made for taking off the out- 
ward coat of the grain of wheat, and suggesting the 
great advantage that would result to the Country 
from the establishment of Public Mills in different 
parts for the purpose of manufacturing Flour for the 
use of the Poor :—Accounts ot the Total Amount of 
Wheat exported to Great Britain from the Ports of 
Prussia, Germany and Holland in the Eight conse- 
cutive years, commencing 1806 andending 1818, and 
the Total Amount imported into Great Britain from 
the same Ports in the Three consecutive years 1838, 
1839 and 1840; showing also the Annual Average 
of Quantity in each period, and the Average of Price 
in each period :—Of the Total Amount of Foreign 
Wheat imported into Great Britain from 1793 to 
1814, from all the Ports of Europe and America, and 
the Total Amount of Foreign Wheat and Flour im- 
ported and brought into Home Consumption, from the 
passing ofthe Act of 1828 to 1840 inclusive ; show- 
ing also the Rate of Duty levied per Quarter in the 
latter period :—And, of the Average Price of Wheat 
in Great Britain for Fifty years, commencing 1790 
and ending 1840; and the Average Price for Forty- 
six years, excluding from the calculation the years 
1794, 1795, 1800, 1801, as years of Famine. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


4 VicTORIz. 


East India Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the East 
Company. India Company, which were presented upon Friday 
No.405. ast, be printed. 

Glass. Ordered, That the Returns relative to Glass, 
No.406. which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 
Newspaper Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper 
as Stamps, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
Election Peti- © The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

tions Trial Bill, % 


into a Committee upon the Election Petitions Trial 
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 now received. 
Mr. Freshfield 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. 


Winterbourne 
Paris: Division 
ill, 


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. 


Register of 
Voters Bill, 


The Bill, from the Lords, intituled, An Act to re- 
move Doubts as to the Division of the Parish of 
Winterbourne, in the County of Gloucester, into two 
Parishes, was, according to Order, read the third 


The Register of Voters Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House. 





° Juni. 423. 


Rescived, 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. 


Crausses, N°1, N°2 and N°3, amended, and 
agreed to. 


Crause, N° 4, disagreed to. 

Crauses, N° 5 and N° 6, agreed to. 

CiauseE, N°7, amended, and agreed to. 

— N° 8, (Overseers to permit inspection) 
read. 

Question proposed, That the Clause stand part 
of the Bill; 


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. 








Martis, 15° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Parkinson, Chief Clerk of the Accountant a of 
General of the High Court of Chancery, was Ojfice. 
called in; and atthe bar presented,—Further Return 
to an Order, dated the 4th day of this instant June, for 
Returns of the Number of Holidays kept in the 
year at the under-mentioned Offices, and the Hours 
of Attendance on Days of Business at the same re- 
spectively ; stating the Hour of opening and of 
closing each Office, and the Number of Hours during 
which the Personal Attendance of the Principals of . 
the several Offices, and of their Deputies or Clerks 
respectively, is given :—Affidavit Office ; Account- 
ant General’s Office; Bankruptcy Office; Chancery 
Public Office, Southampton-buildings ; Masters’ Of- 
fices; Chancery Clerk of the Crown Office; Custody 
Lunatics Office; Crown Office in Chancery; Inro}- 
ment Office; Patent Office; Petty Bag Office ; 
Record Office (Rolls); Record Office ( Tower) ; 
Register Office; Report Office; and Six Clerks’ 
Office, (so far as relates to the Accountant Ge- 
neral’s Office):—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


&amp;e., 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Steke-upon- 
the Amendments made by the Lords, to the Bill, in- rr’ pais 
tituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- Bill. 
covery of Smali Debts within and adjoining to the 
District called The Staffordshire Potteries ; and the 
same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 41. 1. 22. Leave out “ Court” and insert 
“« Judge.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 24. After “ thereof” insert “ and 
“ either during the sitting of the Court, or at any 
“ other time.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 27. Leave out “ either.” 

Pr. 41, 1. 31. Leave out “ Court” and insert 
“ Judge.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 33. After “ order” imsert “ either 
“ during the sitting of the Court, or at any other 
“ time.” 


Pr. 44. 1. 31. In the Interlineation : 


L. 2. After “ prison” insert “ in the county 
“ of Stafford.” 





Vo. 96. 


3H 4 Pr. 62. 





Emerson’s 


Estate Bill. 


Passavants’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Severn Naviga- 


tion Bill, 


Wigan Small 
Debts Bill, 


Duatton’s 
Estate Bill, 


494. 


Pr. 62. 1.16. After “ Defendant” insert Clause(A.) 

Ciause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
“ Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
“* extend or be construed to extend, to alter, change, 
“ take away, prejudice or annul any of the rights, 
“ privileges, franchises and jurisdictions belonging 
“ to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, in nght 
“ of Her Duchy of Lancaster, or to any County 
“ Court in and for the said County of Stafford, or 
“ any other Courts Baron, Courts Leet or other 
Courts within the jurisdiction of the said Court, 
constituted by this Act, but that the same Courts 
“ respectively shall be, remain and continue in as 
“ full and ample power, jurisdiction and authority, 
“as if this Act had not been passed, any thing 
“ herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Copeland do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


n 


‘ 


n~ 


‘ 


Emerson’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for na- 
turalizing Philipp Jacob Passavant and Philipp Jo- 
han Passavant, Theodor Passavant, Mary Magdalen 
Johanna Passavant, Jacob Rudolph Passavant and 
Henrietta Maryane Laura Louisa Augusta Passa- 
vant, his children, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Yates do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Committee on 
the Severn Navigation 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 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. 

Ordered, That leave be given to print the Mi- 
nutes of the Evidence taken before the Committee 
on the said Bill from the Short-hand Writer’s notes, 
and the Minutes of the Proceedings from the Com- 
mittee Clerk’s copy, at the expense of the Parties, 
if they think fit. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- 
covery of Small Debts within the Town and Borough 
of Wigan, and the Towns of Chorley and Ormskirk, 
and other Places therein mentioned, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 18. 1. 24, Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
may” inl. 29. 

Pr. 57.1. 12. Leave out “ house of correction” 
and insert “ prison.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 

Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


“ 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of Dutton’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





15° Junie. 








A. 1841, 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for car- Stone’s 
rying into effect a Contract between Edward Gresley Estate Bill. 
Stone and John Attwood, Esquires, for the Sale of 
the Coptfold Hall Estate, in the County of Esser, to 
the said John Attwood, and for investimg the Pur- 
chase-money in other Estates to be settled to the 
same Uses; and also, for authorizing the Exchange 
of certain Lands and Hereditaments in the Counties 
of Worcester and Gloucester, devised by the Will of 
John Stone, Esquire, deceased, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and maintaining Abingdon 
the Road from the Mayor’s Stone, in Abingdon, to Road Bill, 
Chilton Pond, in the County of Berks, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Dutton’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and Dutton’s 
committed. Estate Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report To-morrow. 


Mr. Antrobus reported from the Committee on Saint Joha’s 
Saint John’s Hospital (Winchester) Estate Bill ; ye 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, (y'"® = 
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 directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Bill be re-committed ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old a. 

, r. Leader, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) 7. porn } 28. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr Pringle — }e0. 
So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for maintaining and repairing, Woodside 
as Turnpike, a certain Road, commencing at or near = — 
the north-west Gate of the Woodside Hotel Stable- “°° ™'” 
yard, in the Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead, 
and terminating at or near the Punchbowl Public- 
house, in the Parish of West Kirby, in the County 
of Chester, and for levying Tolls for that Purpose, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Billdo pass : And that the Title 

be, An Act for maintaining and repairing, as Turnpike, 
a certain Road, commencing at or near the north- 
west Gate of the Woodside Hotel Stable-yard, in 
the Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead, and ter- 
minating at or near the Cottage of Henry Berry, in 
the Township of Little Meols, in the Parish of West 
Kirby, in the County of Chester, and for levying 
Tolls for that Purpose. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cresswell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the South Me- south ao 
tropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company, and for Pe 2.) Bill 
more effectually lighting with Gas certain Places ‘ ° 
within the Borough of Southwark, and other Parishes 
and Places in the Counties of Surrey and Kent, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Seale.do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. a 

s 


Hall’s Divorce 
Bill. 


Hall’s Divorce 
Bill. 


Railways 
(Ireland) Bill, 
No, 408. 


West India 
Mails, 


No. 409. 


4. VicTORIZ. 


Hall's Divorce Bill was, mar age to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to the Select Com- 
mittee 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 Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 

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 Petition of William Carlile, of Lincoln’s-Inn, in 
the county of Middlesea, Gentleman, Agent for John 
Hall, Esquire, Major in Her Majesty’s first Regi- 
ment of Life Guards, was presented, and read ; set- 
ting forth, That a Bill is now pending in the House 
to dissolve the Marriage of the said John Hall with 
Jemima Caroline his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other Purposes, which said Bill 
has been read a first time; that the said Jemima 
Caroline Hall is, as the Petitioner believes, residing 
out of the United Kingdom, and was on the 5th 
day of April last served at Vaples, where she was 
then residing, with a copy of the said Bill, together 
with the Order of the House of Lords for the second 
reading thereof in the said House; that it will be 
impossible to serve the said Jemima Caroline Hail, 
personally, with a copy of the said Bill, and of the 
Orders of this House, in sufficient time to allow the said 
Bill to pass during the present Session of Parliament; 
and the Petitioner is apprehensive that the interests 
of the said John Hall may suffer by the progress of 
the said Bill being delayed; that William Mills 
Pulley, of Doctors’ Commons, appeared as the proctor 
of the said Jemima Caroline Hall in the suit insti- 
tuted by the said John Hail in the Consistory Court 
of London, against the said Jemima Caroline Hall, 
for divorce on the ground of criminal conversation 
and adulterous behaviour; and the Petitioner believes 
that the said William Mills Pulley has full authority 
from the said Jemima Caroline Hall to act as her 
agent in all matters relating to the said divorce ; and 
praying that the service of the said Orders, and of an 
official copy of the said Bill, upon William Mills 
Pulley, may be deemed good service; and that per- 
sonal service on the said Jemima Caroline Hall may 
be dispensed with, or that the House will be pleased 
to give such other relief in the premises as to them 
shall seem fit. 

And the House being informed that’ Mr. Henry 
Howleté aitended at the door; he was calied in, and 
at the bar, gave the House an account of the alle- 
gations contained in the above Petition :—And then 
he was directed to withdraw. 

And the House being informed that Mr. William 
Mills Pulley attended at the door; he was called 
in, and at the bar, stated that he acts professionally 
for Mrs. Hail; and is authorized to receive papers 
for her in this case :—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

Ordered, That service of the Orders of the House 
upon William Mills Pulley, Agent for Jemima 

aroline Hall, and leaving an attested Copy of the 
said Bill with him, be deemed good service of the 
same upon the said Jemima Caroline Hall. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for the 
making and maintaining of Public Railways in Jre- 
land: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Port 
of Departure and Arrival of the West India Mails, 
to whom shall be referred the Reports of the Com- 

Vox. 96. 


15° Junie. 








425 


mittee appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty to 


inquire into the comparative advantages afforded 


by different Ports in the Channel for the West India 
Mail Service, have Power to report their Observa- 
tions and Opinion thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, from 
time to time, to the House. 

Mr. Freshfield reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had made progress in the mat- 
ters referred to them; and had come to several Re- 
solutions, 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 : 

1. Resolved, That notwithstanding the Port of 
Dartmouth has been recommended by the Com- 
mittee appointed by the Admiralty as the Port of 
departure and arrival of the West India Mail Packets, 
this Committee are not prepared to recommend that 
Dartmouth should be selected for that service. 

2. Resolved, That no disadvantage is likely to 
arise to the public from the continued use of the 
Port of Falmouth for the West India Mail Service, 
as well by means of the Packets now employed as 
by the larger class of Steam Packets to be employed 
by the Royal Mail Steam Company, until the rela- 
tive merits of other Ports shall have been fully in- 
vestigated. 

3. Resolved, That while it remains doubtful whe- 
ther any material advantage would result to the 

ublic service by the removal of the West India 

Tail Packets from the Port of Falmouth, it would 
not be proper to incur the expense, which must be 
considerable, in providing accommodation for the 
establishment necessary for the performance of the 
service in any other Port. 

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


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Banks of Issue 


to inquire into the effects produced on the Cir- 


culation of the Country by the various Banking ° 


Establishments, issuing Notes payable on demand ; 
and to whom several Petitions presented in the last 
Session of Parliament relative to Currency and Bank- 
ing, and the Reports of former Committees on Bank- 
ing, were referred ; have Power to report the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Charles Wood reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had further considered the 
matters referred to them, 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. 


(Second Ree 


ort. ) 
No. 410. 


A Bili from the Lords, intituled, An Act for au- westwood’s 


thorizing Leases to be granted of the Burross Estate, 
in the Parish of Kingswinford, in the County of 
Stafford, devised by the Will of Thomas Westwood, 
deceased, to Thomus Westwood during his life, and 
afier his decease upon the Trusts of such Will, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hutt do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Estate Bill, 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law for the Trial Election Peti- 
of Controverted Elections, was, according to Order, tions Trial Bill. 


read the third time; and an Amendment was made 
to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Robert Peel do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to apply certain Sums of Money Appropriation 
for the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- Bl. 


dred and Forty-one, was, according to Order, read 

the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply certain Sums of Money to 
31+ the 





Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Tithes’ Reco. 
very Bill, 


Newcastle- 
upon-T yne 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Walton (Essex) 


Improvement 


Bill. 


Stead’s Patent 
Wooden Paving 


Company Bill. 


Blackburn 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


Whitmore 


Inclosure Bill. 


Launceston 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Kingsnorton 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Wakefield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Lincoln Roads 


Bill. 


Abingdon 


Inclosure Bill. 


Totnes, Xc., 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


426 


the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred | 
and Forty-one, 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 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, Quar- 
termasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ 
Mates and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, 
Clothing and Contingent and other Expenses of the 
Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; 
and to grant Allowances in certain cases to Subal- 
tern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermas- 
ters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates 


15° Junie. 





A. 1841. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Gourdon Har- 
Act for maintaining Gourdon Harbour, in the County beer (No. 2.) 
of Kincardine, with an Amendment; towhich Amend- ” 

ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Burnley Smait 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts Bill. 
Debts within the Towns of Burnley and Colne, and 

Places adjacent, in the County Palatine of Lancas- 

ter, with Amendments; to which Amendments the 

Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 

also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Ipswich Docks 
Act to enable the Ipswich Dock Commissioners to il. 

raise a further Sum of Money, 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 Sleaford Smati 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Smal] Debts Bill. 
Debts within the Town of New Sleaford, in the 





and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, until the First 
day of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
two. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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 amend an Act of 
the fifth and sixth years of King William the Fourth, 
for the more easy Recovery of Tithes; and to take 
away the Jurisdiction from the Ecclesiastical Courts 
in all matters relating to Tithes of a certain 
Amount : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter, amend and 
enlarge the Powers granted to the Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company, and to autho- 
rize Alterations in the Line of Railway: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize and pro- 
vide for certain Improvements in the Town and 
Parish of Walton-le-Soken, otherwise Walton-on-the- 
Naze, in the County of Essex : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for forming and esta- 
blishing Stead’s Patent Wooden Paving Company, 
and to enable the said Company to purchase certain 
Letters Patent, and for confirming the same: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and 


speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of 


lackburn, and other Places in the County of Zan- 
caster : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Parish of Whitmore, in the County of Stafford: 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town 
and Borough of Launceston, and other Places in the 
Counties of Cornwall and Devon: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend the Jurisdic- 
tion of the Kingsnxorton Court of Requests, and to 


amend the Act relating thereto: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Wakefield 
Waterworks Company to raise a further Sum of 


Money : 


leacing to and from the City of Lincoln: 


And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the Town of Totnes, in the County of 
Deron, and other Places in the said County, with an 
Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords desire 


the concurrence of this House: And also, 


A Bill intituled, An Act for more effectually re- 
pairing, maintaining and improving certain Roads 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing and im- 
proving Lands in the Parishes of Saint Helen and 
Saint Nicholas Abingdon, in the County of Berks : 


County of Lincoln, and other Places in the same 

County, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 

the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 

also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Saint Helen's 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Small Debts 
Debts within the Towns of Saint Helen’s and Pres- ~'* 

cot, and Places adjacent, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, 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 Scrabster 
Act for making and maintaining a Harbour at Scrab- Harbour Bill 
ster Roads, in the Bay of Thurso and County of 
Caithness, and Road thereto, with Amendments ; to 

which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Salisbury 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Small Debts 
Debts within the City and Borough of Vew Sarum, 

and other Places, in the Counties of Wilts, Hants, 

Dorset and Somerset, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 

this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Newcastle- 
Act to alter and extend an Act passed in the First upon-lyne 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, — 
An Act for regulating and improving the Borough 
ot Vewcastle-upon- Tyne, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Fishmongers’ 
for effecting a Sale and Conveyance from the Feof- Company 
fees or Trustees of the Parish of Saint Mildred, =" 
Bread-street, in the City of London, to the Fish- 
mongers’ Company, and for investing the Purchase- 

money in 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 Oldbury 
to enable the Trustees of the Oldbury Charity to san 
grant Building Leases; to which the Lords desire ow. 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Yarmouth 
for effecting an Exchange between the Mayor, Al- Children’s 
dermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Great Yar- (oP. iy, 
mouth, in the County of Norfolk, and the Trustees 
of a Charity in the said Borough, called, The Chil- 
dren’s Hospital ; to which the Lords desire the con- 


currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The Fishmongers’ Company Estate Bill was read Fishasngers’ 
the first time. a ge” 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ®** — 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 














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Est 


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Oldbury 
Charity 
(Hunt's) 
Estate Bill. 


Yarmouth 
Children’s 
Hospital 
Estate Bill. 


Goardon Har- ; 
bour (No. 2-) the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 


Bill. 


Totnes, &amp;c., 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Public Petitions 


(Thirty-third 
Report.) 


Com Laws 


4, VicTorizx. 


The Oldbury Charity (Hunt’s Estate) Bill was 
read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Yarmouth Children’s Hospital Estate Bill 
was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


intituled, An Act for maintaining Gourdon Harbour, 
in the County of Kincardine; and the same was 
read, as followeth: 

Pr. 19. 1. 32. After “ sterling ” insert “ Provided 
always, That nothing herein contained shall affect 
or interfere with the Provisions of any General Act 
to be hereafter passed for regulating Pilots or Pi- 
lotage in Scotland.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That General Arbuthnott 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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6“ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- 
covery of Small Debts within the Town of Totnes, 
in the County of Devon, and other Places in the 
said County; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 3. 1. 4. In Clause (A.), added, by way of 
rider, to the Bill: 

L. ult. After “ months” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That no summons shall be issued under 
the powers given by this Act against any person 
residing, trading or dealing within any of the 
parishes or places of Ashprington, Berry Pome- 
roy, Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Churrston Ferrers, 
Cornworthy, Dittisham, Diptford, Dean Prior, 
Dartington, Halwell, Holne, North Huish, Har- 
berton, Little Hempston, Morley, Maldon, Paign- 
ton, Rattery, Staverton, Stokegabriel, South Brent, 
Totnes and Ugborough, unless the same shall be 
made returnable at Zotnes, and that no summonses 
shall be issued under the powers given by this 
Act, against any person residing, trading or deal- 
ing within the parishes or places of Kingswear, 
Saint Petrox, Saint Saviour’s and Townstall, 


unless the same be made returnable at Dart- 
mouth.”’ 


The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller 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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Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented from the 9th to the 11th 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. 


Petitions from Smethwick; — Tipton; — West 
Bromwich (two Petitions);—Tye and Tye Waste, 
Oldswinford ;— Newton (Chester) ; — Chorley ;— 
Stansfield (eight Petitions) ;—Halifax (two Peti- 


tions) ; — Whalley (two Petitions) ;—and, Heath 
Vout 96. 


15° Junzz. 


427 


Charnock; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws» 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Moni- 
vaird, praying that the Corn Laws may not be re- 
pealed, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Lymington, praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for al- 
teration of the Corn Laws, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Mamble and Bayton ;—Elders- 
field;—and, Berrow; praying the House not to 
sanction the proposed measure for alteration of the 
Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants of Liverpool, engaged Import Duties. 
in the Iron Trade, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for carrying out the principle of free trade, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Dissenters of New Basford, praying Church Rates, 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of ** 
William Baines, and the abolition of the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Ship- Timber Daties, 
builders, Timber Merchants, and others connected 
with the Trade of the Port of Whitehaven, praying 
the House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Timber Duties, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Jamaica, Jamaica, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 411. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Secondary Secondary 


Punishment, which was presented yesterday, be — 
printed. No. 412, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Charities, Charities. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 413. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Civil Con- Civil Contin- 


tingencies, which was presented yesterday, be sencies: 
2 No. 413 
printed. ona ae 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper Newspaper 
Stamps, which was presented yesterday, be printed. *““™?* 
No. 407. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn, &amp;c., Corn, &amp;e. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 383. 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to the Hall’s Divorce 
Lords the Message of this House of this day, re~ Bill. 

















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 Hall’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lordships 
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. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes of Evidence be 
referred to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Caledonian 
an Act of Parliament,—The Thirty-sixth Report of Cl. 
the Commissioners for making and maintaining the 
Caledonian Canal. 


Ordered, That the said Paper 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 passed a Bill, imtituled, An Act Marshali's 
to amend an Act passed in the second and third Estate Bill, 
312 years 





Marshall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Manufacturing 


Districts. 


Taxation and 


Corn Laws. 


Ipswich Docks 


Bill. 


Lord Glamis’s 
Estate Bill. 


428 


years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
An Act to authorize the Sale of certain Lands, 
Tenements and Hereditaments in the Counties of 
Kent and Northampton, formerly belonging to 
William Marshall, of Clifford’s Inn, in the City of 
London, Gentleman, deceased, and for other Pur- 
poses incidental thereto; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Marshall’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the extreme suffering of the industrious 
classes, from want of employment, low wages and 
high price of provisions, renders it the imperative 
duty of Parliament to devise means for the allevia- 
tion of the great misery which now pervades all the 
manufacturing districts of the country ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ and that it is the opinion of this House, that the 
“« present system of Taxation and the Corn Laws 
“ are peculiarly unjust to the middle and lower 
“ classes of the community.” 

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





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 adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a 
Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 16° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


T H E House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the Ipswich Dock Com- 
missioners to raise a further Sum of Money; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 4. 1. 31. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 

CravuseE(A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Commissioners shall every year cause an annual 
account to be prepared, showing the total receipts 
and expenditure of all funds received by virtue of 
the said recited Act, and this Act, for the year 
ending on the 31st day of December, or some 
other convenient day in each year, under the se- 
veral distinct heads of receipt and expenditure, 
with a statement of the balance of account 
duly audited and certified by the Clerk for the 
time being of the said Commissioners, and shall 
transmit a copy of such account, free of charge, 
to the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suf- 
folk, on or before the 31st day of January then 
next, which account shall be open to the inspec- 


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15°—16° Junzi. 





A. 1841. 


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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on Abingdon 
the Abingdon Glebe Bill; That they had examined Glebe 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 Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on Dutton’s 
Dutton’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill, 


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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newcastle. 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- — 
tituled, An Act to alter and extend an Act passed yiproveme™’ 


|in the First year of the reign of Her present Ma- 
_jesty, intituled, An Act for regulating and improving 
the Borough of Newcastle-upon- Tyne; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 19. 1. 22, Leave out “ have priority.” 

Pr. 21.1. 32. After “ Borough” insert “ or any 
“ of them.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ord do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on yall’s Divorce 
Hall's Divorce Bill; That they had examined the Bill. 


| allegations of the Bill, as to the Marriage of the 
| Parties, the Adultery charged as the ground for dis- 
solving the Marriage, and the cause shown, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee, why no Action at 
Law for damages had been brought, and the Sen- 
tence 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, with 
Amendments ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 6. Leave out from “ wife” to “ that” 
in 1. 19. 

Pr, 3.1.37. Leave out “ last” and insert “ One 
“ thousand eight hundred and forty.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





tion of the public, at all seasonable hours: Pro- 
vided always, That if the said Commissioners 
shall omit to prepare and transmit such account 
‘ as aforesaid, they shall forfeit for every such omis- 
sion the sum of Twenty pounds.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was acreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on 
Lord Glamis’s Estate Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found thesame to be 





Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on Wyait’s 
Wyatt’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined the Divorce Bill. 
‘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 Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with 
Amendments ; and the same were read, as follow; 

Pr. 2. ls. 2 and 3. Leave out “ one entered 
“ into, and” and insert “ four.” 





Pr. 2 





ll. 


4. Vicroriz. 


Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
“ eight.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Olébury Cha~ = Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 

ry Bil mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

‘ case of the Oldbury Charity (Hunt’s) Estate Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Fishmongers’ Mr. Rebert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
oe Ball mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

“ease of the Fishmongers’ Company Estate Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
aneagod Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
Estate ® mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

case of Emerson’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
paged Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
Estate ®t" mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

case of Marshall’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
boc Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
Hospital Estate Mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
Bill. case of the Yarmouth Children’s Hospital Estate 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
—— The Fishmongers’ Company Estate Bill was, ac- 
Estate Bill. cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 

mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 

have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report upon Friday next. 
Yarmouth The Yarmouth Children’s Hospital Estate Bill 
Children’s 


Hospital Estate 2S, according to Order, read a second time ; and 
Bill, committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report upon Friday next. 


Sleaford Small 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Debts Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Reco- 
very of Small Debts within the Town of New Slea- 
ford, in the County of Lincoln, and other Places in 
the same County ; and the same were read, as fol- 
low: 

Pr. 3. 1. 387. Leave out from “ Sleaford” to 
at”? in Pr. 4. 1. 3., and insert “for the several 
parishes, townships and places of Mew Sleaford, 
Anwich, Ashby-de-la-larmel, Asgarby, Bough- 
ton-Aswarby, Billinghay Dogdike, Blankney Lin- 
wood, Bloxholm, Brauncewell, Dunsby, Temple 
Bruer, Burton Pedwardine, Cranwell, Digby, 
Dorrington Ewerby, Ewerby Thorpe, Evedon, 
“ Great Hale, Little Hale, Haverholme, Hecking- 
ton Garwich, Helpringham Thorpe, Lattimer 
“ Howell, Kirkby Laythorpe, Kirkby Green, South 
Kyme, North Kyme, Leasingham, Roxholm, Mar- 
tin, Nawenby, Quarrington, North Ranceby, South 
Ranceby, Rowston, Sheffield-House, Rushington, 
Scopwich, Scredington, Old Sleaford, Stolding- 
ham, Spanby, Timberland, Thorpe Tilney, Walcot- 
near- Billinghay, Wellingore, Welbourn and Silk 
ar = and at the town of Falkingham, for 

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16° Junie. 4.29 


** the several parishes, townships, hamlets and places 
“of Talkingham, &lt;Aslackby, Millthorpe, Billing- 
borough, Dowsby, Graby, Dunsby-near-Dowsby, 
“ Horbling, Bridge End, Kirkby Underwood, 
‘ Laughton, Peurton, Rippingale, Sempringham, 
Birthorpe, Swaton, Three Kingham and Stow.” 
Pr, 3. 1. 7. Leave out from “ courts ” to “ shall” 
in 1. 8. and insert “ at New Sleaford.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 10. After “ months” insert “ and at 
“ Falkingham more than three calendar months.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Handley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Burnley Small 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Debts Bill. 
tituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Reco- 
very of Small Debts within the Towns of Burnley 
and Colne, and Places adjacent, in the County Pala- 
tine of Lancaster ; and the same were read, as fol- 
low: 

Pr. 1. 1. 10. Leave out from “ Chatburn” to 
“ Clitheroe” in 1. 11. 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out “ Whalley.” 

Pr. 3.1.15. After “ Burnley” insert “ the town 
“ of Colne and the town of “ Clitheroe.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 24. Leave out “ town” and _ insert 
“ towns.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 25. After “ Burnley” insert “ Colne 
“ and Clitheroe respectively.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 27. After “month” insert “ and the 
“ judge of the said court shall assign a district to 
“ each of the said towns or places, so that no per- 
** son shall be summoned to appear for any debt 
“in the said court beyond the distance of eight 
“ miles.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bootle Wilbraham 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 Saint Helen’s 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Small Debts 
intituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy 2! 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Towns of Saint 
Helen’s and Prescot, and Places adjacent, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 11, Leave out “ Winwick.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 12, Leave out “ Ormskirk.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 25. After “ Helen’s” insert “ for the 
townships or places of Saint Helen’s Windle, 
Windle-with-Hardshaw, Eccleston, Parr, Sutton, 
Bold, Rainhill, Widness, Widness-with-Appleton, 
Cronton, Ditton and Rainford, and within the 
town of Prescot for the townships or places of 
Prescot, Tarbock, Hale, Halewood, Speke, Garston, 
Allerton, Little Wootton, Much Wootton, Child- 
wall, Huyton, Roby, Knowsley and Whiston.” 

Pr. 2. |. 32. Leave out “ town” and insert 
towns,” and in the same line after “ Saint 
Helen’s”’ insert “ and Prescot respectively.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 21. After “ abode insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
* Enacted, That no summons shall be issued under 
the powers given by this Act, against any person 
residing, trading or dealing within any of the town- 
ships or places of Saint Helen’s Windle, Windle- 
with-Hardshaw, Eccleston, Parr, Sutton, Bold, 
Rainhill, Widness, Widness-with-Appleton, Cron- 
ton, Ditton and Rainford, unless the same be 
made returnable at Saint Helen’s, nor against 
any person residing, trading or dealing within any 
of the townships or places of Prescot, Tarbock, 
Hale, Halewood, Speke, Garston, Allerton, Little 

3138 Wootton, 


“ 





Scrabster 
Harbour Bill. 


Emerson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Great Horwood 


Inclosure Bill. 


Oldbury Chae 
rity (Hunt’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Saint John’s 
Hospital 

( Winchester) 
Estate Bill. 





430 





16° Juniz. 
“ Wootton, Much Wootton, Childwall, Huyton,| Petitions from Dalston ;—Southwark (seven Peti- 
“ Roby, Knowsley and Whiston, unless the same be | tions) ;— Thomas-street, Hackney-road ;— Wapping ; 
“ made returnable at Prescot.” — High-street, Southwark (two Petitions) ;— Old- 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, | street ;— Bethnal Green-road ;—Upper and Lower 
were agreed to. | Thames-street, London ;-- Halifax ;— Hebden Bridge ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do carry | —Heptonstall(two Petitions) ;— Thrower-street, Spi- 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this | talfields;—South Hackney ;— Hackney-road;—Cha- 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by | pel-street, Soho ; — Richmond-street,Soho ; — Dean- 
their Lordships. street, Spitalfields ;- -Lang field;—Great Surrey-street; 

— Barbican ;—Union-street, Spitalfields ; — Spital- 
SJields ;— Somerstown (three Petitions) ;— Kennington 
| (two Petitions) ;— Keat-street, Spitalfields ;—Ham- 
| mersmith (two Petitions) ;— Church-street, Shore- 
ditch ;— Goswell-street ;—Edgware-road ;— Walcot- 
place, Lambeth ;—Saint Martin’s-le-Grand;— Brook 
Green, Hammersmith ;— Mount Pleasant, Gray’s Inn- 
_ lane ; —Westminster-road, Lambeth; — Montague- 
| street and Booth-street, Spitalfields; —Wareham ;— 
Knightsbridge ; — Rawtenstall;—Broadway, West- 
minster ;—Lambeth-walk (two Petitions) ;—Dean- 
street, Soho;-—— Thames Bank ;-— Long-lane, Smithfield; 
—-Crescent, Hackney-rvoad;— Mitcham ;—Mile End- 
road ;—King-street, Smithfield ;—Hoxton ;—Hem- 
the Bill | ™ng’s-row, Saint Martin’s-lane;—Baldwin’s Gar- 
House | dens, Leether-lane;— Dalehall ;— Smallthorn ;— 

Wentworth-street, Spitalfields ;—-Shoreditch ;--Wood- 

street, Cheapside ;—Somerset-street, Whitechapel ;— 
| Old-street ;— Higher Booths (two Petitions) ;—Long 

Emerson’s Estate Bill was, according to Order, Pvcieg ‘ies a wit a eecinnadia yi 

; ; Saint James, Westminster ; — Woolstanton ;—Long- 
read a second time; and committed. | cain’ (two Petitions) ;—N : L ae 7 v% J 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- paae ile tenet 8 Abe Seng Py eapatrick; 
singe &gt; sewing Bee edford ;— Egham i Watling-street, London ;— 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill | Papen Stepney-fi elds j—Cannon-street, Saint 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their | 7°” ° East ;—Cheyne-street, Chelsea ;— Basing- 

Bay process, o8 make thelr | lane ; —Wappine :—Glascow :— Whitehaven ;— Bo- 
Report upon Friday next. | ae ae ray - hf; 

| rough-road ;--Heath-street, Siepney;—Carrichfergus; 
: . : . —wSturer-street, Stepney ;—Newchurch ;— Wolver- 

The House proceeded to take into consideration | hampton laden  iiaedanen, Horse-lane, 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- | Stepney ;--Edward-street, Limehouse ;--Queen-street, 
tuled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of | Ratcliffe ;— Whitecross-street, Saint Luke’s ;— Kil- 
Great Horwood, in the County of Buckingham 3 | marnock ;—Mosborough;—Milton of Dalgowrie;— 
and the same was read, as followeth : te | Saint Nicholas (Devon) ;-— Newchurch; — Whalley 
r oe oe 1. penult. After evidence ” insert (four Petitions) ;—Lower-street, Islington ;— White- 

1 ae ee haven ;— Belfast ;— Holme ;-- Grasmere ;— Sheerness ; 
ai ets a - mendment, being read a second time, | —Cuckney ;— Lisson Grove ;—Norton;—Ballyclan; 
as agreed to, RR er dill en re ' 

Ordered, That Mr, Baldwin do carry the Bill to | “Seal Con ean Rawfe, a hc 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House | Worminghall ;~- Merton Bridge ;— Cambridge-street, 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- | Hackney-road ;— Lower Thames-street ; — Saint 
ships. James’s, Clerkenwell (three Petitions) ;--New Comp- 

” — —— , . | ton-street, Finsbury ;-— Westminster ;— Holywell-lane; 

The Oldbury Charity (/Zunt’s) Estate Bill was, | — Bermondsey thing: SP ine : pid nny. apie feos 
= to Order, read a second time; and com- | Greenwich;--Mark;--Saint Leonard’s, Shoreditch;-- 

nitted. . | Metropolis ;— Long-acre ;— Whitecross-street, Saint 

Ordered, Phat the Bill be referred to the Com- Saves Cadeneiens. Bishopsgate-street, Tower Ham- 
mittee of Selection. ; _. .... | lets ;—Asthall ;—Swaint John-street, Clerkenwell ;— 

Ordered, Phat the Committee on the said Bill | Helsby ;— Cranbrook ;-- Witney ;-—Stochport ;— Lea- 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their | mington;— Houndsditch;— Burgh-by-Sands;—Tur- 
Report upon Friday next. | ville;— Beetham ;— Troutbeck ;--Langdale;— Rydal; 
; | —- Fingest ;—-Clerkenwell (two Petitions) ;--Bell-ailey, 
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, | London ;- Bermondsey ;—Saint Mary-le-bone (seven 
That the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to | Petitions);— Bethnal Green;— Saint Paul’s Church- 
enable the Trustees of the Hospital of Saint John yard ;—Walsall (tive Petitions) ;—Ratliffe High- 
the Baptist, in the city of Winchester, to effect an way, Tower Hamlets ;—Finsbury (three Petitions) ; 
exchange with Sir Edmund Antrobus, Baronet, under — Medmenham ;—Labourers at ‘the Vitriol Works, 
the authority of the Court of Chancery, be now read | Cheshire ;— Kendal ;—Shkelsmeigh ; —Milnthrop ;— 
the third time; | Shadwell;— Strickland ;— Saint James, Westminster ; 

The House divided : | —New Galloway ;— Holloway ;— Burton ;— Ashen- 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; don-with-Pollicotts ; — Southwark ;— Fawley ; — 

The Noes to the new Lobby. | Islington ;— Weston Quarrymen, Cheshire ;— Good- 


A. 1841. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making and maintaining a Har- 
bour at Scrabster Roads, in the Bay of Thurso, and | 
County of Caithness, and Road thereto; and the | 
samie were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2.1. 4. After “ Forss” insert “ Esquire.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 4. After “ succession” insert “ and 
“ shall have a common seal.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Trustee” to | 
“ And” in 1. 25. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 











Tellers for the ¢ Sir James Graham, 1 35 man’s-fields ;-—Staveley ;-—Sun-street, Bishopsgate- 
Yeas, Mr. Pringle: f° ”* | street ;——-Scalthwaiterigg ;-- and, Belfast; praying 
Tellers for the { Mr. Leader, Y a0 for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
Noes, Mr. Hindley : J ~~ and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
So it was resolved in the Attirmative :—The Bill 


Petitions from the Barony of Fermoy ;—Belmullet; 
| — Earlston ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ; — Ipstone ; — 
Kelso ;--and, Great Maplestead ; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—-were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, ‘That the Bill 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, without Amendment. 


Petitions 

















Corn Laws. 


Import Duties. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Inland Ware- 
housing. 


West India 
Mails. 


George Meech. — 


Eliza Burgh. 


Marshall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Church of 
‘Scotland, 


4, VicToriz. 


Petitions from Denbigh ;—Edenderry, and other 
places ;— Coggeshall ;—Saint Sepulchre (Middlesex) ; 
— Stroud ;—and, London; praying the House to 
sanction the proposed measure for alteration of the 
Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Eyemouth ;— Langford ;—Chirn- 
side ;— Coldingham ; — Swinton; — County of Ber- 
wich ;— Westruther ;—Ayton ; — Cockburnspath ;— 
Hartfield ;— Stitchel;—Channelkirk ;—Ladykirk;— 
Lauder ; — Polwarth;— Mertoun ;---Buncle ;— Green- 
law ;-- Legerwood ; --- Gordon ; — Melrose ;—Cold- 
stream ;—Pebmarsh ;—Withyham ;—Bradstone ;— 
Mananton ;—Brentor ;— Woodland ;—Axmouth ;— 
Ear/lston;—and, Whitsome; praying the House not to 
sanction the proposed measure for alteration of the 
Corn Laws, —were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marlborough ;—Measham ;— Den- 
holm ;—Stroud ;—Margate ;—Pachington ;—Muir- 
kirk ;— Westmorland ;—Stonehouse and Eastington ; 
— Yarmouth ;— Douglas ;—and, Appleby ; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and Congrega- 
of Saint Johnston, praying for the abolition of the 
system of 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 
Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the borough of Manchester, 
praying the House to pass an Act for the extension 
of the privilege of warehousing goods liable to the 
Customs duties in Manchester, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to hie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
London East India and China Association, praying 
that, previous to the adoption of any measure upon 
the subject of the West India Mails, the House may 
be pleased to instruct the Select Committee on West 
India Mails to examine some of the members of the 
Committee of the said Association as to their opinions 
thereon, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on West India Mails. 


A Petition of George Meech, of Cheltenham, stat- 
ing that the Branch, 44, of the Universal Community 
Society of Rational Religionists, adopted two orphan 
children, who have been supported by them about 
fifteen months; but that one of the magistrates of the 
county of Gloucester gave orders that the children | 
should be taken to the workhouse ; and praying for | 
inquiry, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 























A Petition of George Meech, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to remit the remainder of 
the punishment of Eliza Burgh, now under sen- 
tence of transportation, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Marshall’s Estate Bill was, according to Order» 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill | 
have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report upon Friday next. 


Lord Seymour presented, pursuant to Orders,— 








A Return of all Sums of Public Money paid to the | 
Lord High Commissioner, to the Moderator, Procu- | 


rator, or other Officer of the Church of Scotland, as | 
Vou. 96. 


16° Junie. 431 


Salaries or Emoluments :—Also, of all other Sums 
of Public Money paid to the Procurator, Cashier, 
or other Officer of the Church of Scotland, the au- 
thority by which, and the Fund from whence the 
same has been paid ; stating, in detail, the Purposes 
to which the said Money has been applied, the Au- 
thority for doing so, and the Individuals who have 
received the same, and the Specific Amount paid to 
each during the years 1838, 1839 and 1840, 

A Return of the Names of the Colonels and other Militia 
Officers of the different Regiments of Militia in Scotland.) 
Scotland ; the Dates of their several Commissions ; 
distinguishing those who have served in the House- 
hold 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 
holding Commissions in any Yeomanry Regiment, 
if so, the Date of such Commission. 


A Return of all Awards for the Commutation of Tithe Commu- 


Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe Com- “ti” 
missioners in the several Counties of England and 
Wales, from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 1st day 
of January 1841; specifying also, in each case, the 
Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in lieu 
of Tithes, and showing whether the same be payable 
“a Appropriators, Impropriators, or Clerical Incum- 

ents. 

Copies of all Correspondence between the Reverend Ballymoodan 
Henry F. M‘Clintock, Vicar of Ballymoodan, in the Church. 
Parish Bandon, and the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners of Ireland, relative to the Enlargement of 
the Parish Church, between Easter 1840 and Easter 
1841. 

_ Lord Seymour also presented, pursuant to the direc- Turnpike 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Abstract of the ‘Trusts. 
General Annual Statement of the Turnpike Trusts in 
England and Wales, for the year 1839. 


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


A Petition of James Bedingfield, m. p. and legally vaccination 
qualified Practitioner of Medicine and Surgery, Act. 
praying for alteration of the Vaccination Act, by 
taking the future conduct of the measure out of the 
hands of the Poor Law Commissioners, and entrust- 
ing it to Mr. Ceely, of Aylesbury, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Manchester, Emigration. 
complaining of distress, and praying the House to 
take the necessary steps for affording a free passage 
to those of their body who are willing to emigrate 
to the colonies, was presented, and read; and or 


dered to lie upon the ‘Table. . 


A Petition of Members of the Council o the ypiversal 
Renfrewshire Universal Suffrage Association at Pais- Suffrage, &amp;c. 
ley, 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 George Westlake, Solicitor, confined George 
at the Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell, stating that on Westlake. 
the 2d day of November last, the Petitioner, at the 
instigation of his sister-in-law, was bound over by 
the mayor of the city of Bath to keep the peace for 
twelve months towards his wife, and on the same 
day was committed to the house of correction at 
Bath, where he was treated as a prisoner under trial 
for felony; when, at the earnest solicitation of his 
said wife, he was discharged on entering into his 
own personal recognizance ; that he was since com- 
mitted to the new prison at Clerkenwell, without any 
reason assigned to him, and subsequently removed 
to the Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell; and praying 
the House to take his case into consideration, and 
afford him relief, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


314 Petitions 


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4,32 16° Junzz. A. 1841. 


Charch of Petitions from Good Easter ;—High Easter ;— | 
ee. Battersea ;--and Lutterworth ; stating that the po- 
pulation of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the national Church ; and praying the House to 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Newspaper 


adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were of March 1841. 


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


Lord’s Day. 


a Return of the List of Stamps issued to, and the &gt;*™P* 
Advertisement Duty paid by, the various News- 
papers, from the 1st day of January to the 31st day 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Debt. 


Accounts showing the Unredeemed Capital of the 
Public Funded Debt on the 5th day of January 
A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of| 1828, the Sth day of January 1831, the 5th day of 


Chirnside, in the county of Berwick, praying the | January 1835 and the 5th day of January 1841; 
House to pass an Act prohibiting the conveyance of | specifying, under the several heads, the Amounts of 


the Mail by Railway on the Lord’s Day, was pre- 


g 
Increase and Decrease on each during the three 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | periods, from 1828 to 1831, from 1831 to 1835, and 


j 


Poor Law A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Amport, | 
— in the County of Hants, 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 the President and Council of the 

British Medical Association, praying that a Clause 

may be introduced into the said Bill for the ap- 

pointment of a Medical Director to superintend 

all matters connected with Medical Relief, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 


from 1835 to 1841 :—Showing the Charge of the 
Unredeemed Public Funded Debt at the same 
periods ; specifying also the Charge for Annuities 
for Lives and for Terms of Years, together with the 
Charge for Management; stating the heads and 
Amounts of Increase and Decrease during the three 
periods, and showing the cause of Increase and 
Decrease in each case, and the authority under 
which made: (These Accounts to be prepared so as 
to show the state of the Public Debt, both as to 
Capital and Charge, 1. including the Loans raised 
for the Emancipation of the Slave Population in the 
Colonies ; 2. excluding those Loans; also, to show, 


|for each of the periods, the Amount, both as to 


Church A Petition of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy and other | 

Establishment Tnhabitants of that part of the county of Carnarvon, | 

( Wales.) : “arr ° : 2 | 
which lies in the diocese of Bangor, and in the 
Rural Deanery of Lieyn, praying for the repeal of | 
the Act uniting the dioceses of Bangor and Saint 
Asaph, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Highway Rates Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the 
Bill. Amendment which, upon Saturday last, was proposed 

to be made to the Question, That the Amendments | 
made bythe Committee to the Highway Rates Billbe 
now read a second time; and which Amendment 
was to leave out from the words “That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day three months,” instead thereof; be now | 
resumed. 

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 Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Qrdered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





Fcclesiastical The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to ex- 
Commissioners plain and amend two several Acts relating to the 
Bill. i slesiasti . cam srmnciers » i a 
cclesiastical Commissioners for England, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time; and the 
Amendments following were made to the Bill: 
Pr. 8. 1. 1. Leave out from the beginning of the 
line to “ And” in I. 42. 
Pr. 33. 1. 27. Fill up the blank with “ twenty 
miles.” 
Pr. 34. 1. 38. Leave out from “land” to “ And” 
in Pr. 35. 1.10. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton 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. 


Court of The Court of Chancery Bill was, according to 
Chancery Bill. Oyder, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 





Capital and Charge, supposing the terminable An- 
nuities be converted into equivalent perpetual An- 
nuities):—And, similar Accounts of the Unfunded 
Debt, for each of the above periods. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
an Account of the Public Income and Expenditure = Expendi- 


of the United Kingdom in each year, from 1822 to 
1840, both inclusive, showing the Total Receipt, 
after deducting Drawbacks and Re-payments; the 
Charges of Collection, and other Payments out of 
the Revenue, in its progress to the Exchequer; the 
Charge of the Public Debt, Funded and Unfunded ; 
the Total Expenditure, exclusive of the above 
Charges; and the actual surplus or Deficiency of 
Income. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
an Account showing the Amount of Public Income 2"4 Expendi- 
and Expenditure in the year ending the 5th day of 


January 1832, exclusive of any alterations which 
had taken place in the said Income in consequence 
of any Act passed between the 5th day of January 
1831 and the 5th day of January 1832. 


The Bills of Exchange Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


to inquire into the present State of the National 
Monuments and Works of Art in Westminster 
Abbey, in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and in other 
Public Edifices, to consider the best means for 
their protection, and for affording facilities to the 
public for their inspection, asa means of moral and 
intellectual improvement for the people, have Power 
- report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Colonel Salwey reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matiers 
to them referred; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House, together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before them. 

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


intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the third year 








of 


Bills of 
Exchange Bill, 


No. 415. 


The Loan Societies Bill was read the first time; ay Societies 
i. 
No. 414. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed National 
Monuments and: 
Works of Art. 


No. 416. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Tumpike-roads 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, and Highways 


Caledonian 
Canal. 


No. 417. 


Westminster 
Bridge. 


Salisbury 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


4 VicToRim. 


of King George the Fourth, for regulating Turnpike- | 


roads in England; and also, an Act of the fifth and 
sixth years of King William the Fourth, for conso- 
lidating the Laws relating to Highways in England ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1.8. After “ shall” insert “ not.” 

Pr. 4. 1.2. After “ private” insert “ and exclu- 
“&lt; sive.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 26. Leave out from “ Act” to the end 
of the Bill, and insert “ all lands and grounds which 
* shall be in the exclusive occupation of one or 
more persons for agricultural purposes, shall be 
deemed and taken to be inclosed lands or grounds 
within the meaning of the said recited Acts, al- 
though the same may not be separated from any 
adjoining lands or grounds of other persons or 
from the highway by any fence or other inclo- 
sure.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Darby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Ordered, That the Thirty-sixth Report of the 
Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal, which was 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


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Jovis, 17° die Juni ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


WM R. Swinburne, from the Commissioners of 
Westminster Bridge, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—The Four Quarterly Accounts 
of the Treasurer to the Commissioners of Westmin- 
ster Bridge, from the 5th day of April 1840 to the 
5th day of April 1841 :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do 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 the more easy and speedy Reco- 
very of Small Debts within the City and Borough of 
New Sarum, and other Places, in the Counties of 
Wilts, Hants, Dorset and Somerset; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr, 5. 1. 24. Leave out from ‘“ Requests” to 
“ and,” in 1, ult., and insert Clauses (A.) and (B.). 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
court shall be holden at any convenient place or 
places within the city and borough of Mew Sarum, 
and the boroughs, parishes, townships or places of 
Amesbury, Hindon, Fordingbridge, Ringwood, 
Christchurch, Lymington and Wimborne Minster, 
as the Judge of the said court shall from time to 
time see fit, and at such times as the said Judge 
shall appoint; and it shall be lawful for the 
Judge of the said court to appoint such other 
place or places as he shall think fit for the pur- 
pose of holding courts therein, but so that the 
intervals between the holding of any two such 
courts shall in no case be more than two calendar 
months.” 

CravusE (B.). “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That no summons shall be issued under 
the powers given by this Act against any person 
residing, trading or dealing within the townships, 
“ parishesand places of Alderbury, Clarendon Park, 
“ Grimstead East, Grimstead West, Laverstock and 
“ Ford, Melchet Park, Pitton and Farley, Plate- 


“ ford, West Dean, Winterborne Earls, West Win- 
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terslow, East Winterslow, West Wellow, Fisherton 
Anger, Fugglestone Saint Peter, Grovely Woods, 
Berwick Saint James, Great Wishford, Little 
Longford, South Newton, Stapleford, Steple Lang- 
ford, Wilton, Barford Saint Martin, Baverstock, 
Britford and Langford, South Burcombe, Combe 
Bissett, Hornington, Netherhampton, Odstock, 
Stratford Toney, West Harnham, Bishop’s Stone, 
Nimton and Bodenham, Lundford White Parish, 
the Earldoms, Branshaw, Great and Little Wood- 
ford, Milford, ay tema Castle, Comp- 
ton Chamberlain, Bossington, Broughton, Buck- 
hold Farm, East Dean, Hemsley, French More 
Ville, Lockerley, Mottisfont, Sherfield English, 
Titherleigh East, Titherleigh West, Wallop Ne- 
ther, Wallop Over and Wellow East, unless the 
said summons be made returnable at the said city 
or borough of New Sarum; and that no summons 
shall be issued under the powers given by this 
Act against any person residing, trading or deal- 
ing within the township or — of Amesbury, or 
the parishes or places of Ldmiston, Winterborne 
Dantsey, Winterborne Gunner, Allington, Bos- 
combe, Bulford, Cholderton, Durnford, Darring- 
ton, Figheldean, Ludgershall, Milston and Brig- 
miston, Newton Tony, North Tedworth, Madding- 
ton, Orcheston, Saint Mary Threwton, Winter- 
borne Stoke, Wilsford, and Lake and Shipton, un- 
less the said summons be made returnable at the 
said township or parish of Amesbury ; and that no 
summons shall be issued under the powers given 
by this Act against any person residing, trading 
or dealing within the borough or township of 
Christchurch, and the parishes or places of Hol- 
denhurst, Milton, Sopley West, Parley Kinsom or 
Kingstone and Parkstone, unless the said sum~- 
mons be made returnable at the said borough or 
township of Christchurch; and that no summons 
shall be issued under the powers of this Act 
against any person residing, trading or dealing 
within the borough or township of Lymington, 
and the parishes or places of Hordle, Milford, 
Bolder and Brockenhurst, wnless the said sum- 
mons be made returnable at the said borough or 
township of Lymington; and that no summons 
shall be issued under the powers given by this Act 
against any person residing, trading or dealing 
within the township or parish of Wimborne Min- 
ster, and the parishes or places of Chalbury-cum- 
Didlington, Gussage Saint Michael, Hinton Mar- 
tell, Hinton Parva, Hinton More, Critsell, Shap- 
wick, Cranford, Maglor, Corf, Mullen, Hamwor- 
thy, Longfleet, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Min- 
ster, Sturminster, Marshall, Edmonsham, Ham- 
preston, Oakford Shilling, Tarrant Gunville, 
Tarrant Rushton, Turnworth, Witchhampton, 


' Chetile and Tarrant Monckton, unless the said 


summons be made returnable at the said township 
or parish of Wimborne Minster ; and that no sum- 
mons shall be given under the powers of this Act 
against any persons residing, trading or dealing 
within the township or parish of Hindon, and pa- 
rishes or places of Kingston Deverill, Fovant, Sut- 
ton Mandeville, Alvidestone, Berwick Saint John, 
Bower Chalk, Broad Chalk, Ebbesborne Wake, Ti- 


field, Bavant, Semley, Tollard Royal, Bishops Font- 


hill, East Knoysle, Ansty, Berwick Saint Leonard, 
Chicklade, Chilmarch, Donhead Saint Andrew, 
Donhead Saint Mary, Fonthill Gifford, Sedg- 
hill, Swalloweliffe, Tisbury, Teffent, Evias, War- 
dour, Knoyle, Westmaiden, Bradley, Mere and 
Stourton, unless the said summons be made re- 
turnable at the said township or parish of Hindon; 
and that no summons shall be issued under the 
powers given by this Act against any persons re- 
siding, trading or dealing within the township or 
arish of Fordingbridge, or the parishes or places 
of Farnham Royal, Farnham Tollard, Ashmore, 
Cranborne, Breamore, Charford North, Charford 
South, Hale, Rockbourne, Belchalwell, — 
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“ ham South, East Martin, West Martin, Tidpitt, 
“ Whichbury, Downton, Standlinch, No-Man’s- 
“ Land and Pentridge, unless the said summons 
be made returnable at the said township or parish 
of Fordingbridge; and that no summons shall be 
issued under the powers given by this Act, against 
any person residing, trading or dealing within the 
the township or parish of Ringwood, and the 
“ parishes or places of Harbridge, Ellingham and 
Ibsley, unless the said summons be made return- 
able at the said township or parish of Ringwood.” 
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. 


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Petitions from Liverpool-road, Finsbury ;—Car- 
shalton ;-—Shoe-lane, yee ;-—Kingston (Surrey) ; 
— Shadwell ;-— Cripplegate Buildings, London ;— 
Wells-street, Saint James, Westminster ;—-Devon- 
port-street, Commercial-road, Tower Hamlets; — 
North Division of Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ; 
—-Charlotte-street, Portman-square, Mary-le-bone ; 
--White Horse-street, Stepney; — Chiswell-street, 
Finsbury ;—City-road, Finsbury ;—Theobald’s-read, 
Finsbury ;— Whitechapel ;—Mardstone-street, Hack- 
ney-fields, Tower Hamlets ;—Cumberland Market, 
Mary-le-bone ;-- Brewers-street, Somerstown ;—Ber- 
mondsey (three Petitions) ; — Mitcham ;— Camden 
Town (two Petitions) ;—Royal Standard Coffee- 
house, Middlesex Hospital, Mary-le-bone ;--Dove-row, 
Hackney-read, Tower Hamlets ;—Tottenham-court- 
road, Middlesex ;—South-street, Bethnal Green ;—— 
Church-road, Saint George’s-in-the-East, Tower 
Hamlets ;— Wapping ;— Custom House Quay, Lower 
Thames-street, London ;—Hampstead-road, Mary- 
le-bone ;--Leather-lane, Holborn ;--John-street, Step- 
ney ;—John-street, Hackney Fields, Tower Hamlets ; 
— Blue Anchor-alley, Saint Luke’s, Middlesex ;— 
Saint Paul's Church-yard, London;—Saint Mat- 
thew’s, Bethnal-green ;—Cannon-street, London ;— 
Houndsditch, London ;—High-street, Saint Giles, 
Bloomsbury ; — Bocking ; —- Broad-street, Ratcliff, 
Tower Hamlets ;— Waterloo-road, Lambeth (two 
Petitions) ;— Holloway ; — Duke-street and Bevis 
Marks, London ; — Spital-square, Spitalfields; — 
Halstead ;-Barking ;—Saint Martin’s-in-the- Fields, 
Middlesex ; —Southwark (two Petitions) ;— Essex- 
street, Kingsland-road ; — Spencer-street, Clerken- 
well ;— Westminster ; — Lambeth ; — Limehouse ;— 
Great Mary-le-bone-street, Saint Mary-le-bone ;— 
North-street, Bethnal Green ;— Northwich (four Pe- 
titions) ;—Stockport ;—.Kilmarnoch ; —Blowich ;— 
Workmen on the River Weaver ;— Batley ;—-Wo- 
burn (Bucks) ;—Shelton ;—West Division of Saint 
Pancras ; — Little Missenden ; — Cambridge ; — 
Kingsgate-street, Holborn ;—Leighton Buzzard ;— 
Blenheim Coffee-house, Blenheim Steps, Oxford- 
street; — London ;— Great Marlow ;— Tibshelf;— 
Taplow ; — Church-street, Lambeth ; — Thame ; — 
Nottingham ; — Stoke Hammond ;— Saint Luke's 
(Middlesex) ; — Hounslow ; — Pearl-street, Spital- 


Jields ;— York-street, Mary-le-bone ;—North Meols ; 


— Kingsland-road, Shoreditch ;-- Islington ;--South- 
port ;— King’s Cross ;— Fifehead Magdalen ;— 
Kirriemuir (two Petitions) ;—Lossiemouth ;— Phil- 
lips-street, Kingsland-road ;-Stamford-street, Blach- 


friavs-road ; — Grays ;— Walton (Bucks); — New 


Cut, Lambeth (two Petitions) ;— West Wycombe ;— 
Cricklade ; — Queen-street and Short-street, New 
Cut, Lambeth ; — Westminster-road, Lambeth; — 
Stowe (Bucks) ;—Hanley ;— Birkdale ;— Trapp ;— 
High Wycombe ;—Stepney ;— North-place, Grays 
Inn-road ;— Great Hampden ;— Maids Moreton ;— 
Loughton (Bucks); — Bow Brickhill; — Little 
Brickhill ; — Foscott ; — Thornborough; — West- 
bury (Bucks); — Portland Town, Mary-le-bone ; 
— Wolverton; — Spotland ;— Marnock ;—Charles- 





street, Mile End-road ;—Brick-lane, Saint Luke’s ; 





A, 1841. 


— Brewer-street, Saint James, Westminster ; — 
Spitalfields ;— Rotherhithe ;—Passengers on West- 
minster Bridge ; — Thomas-street and Robert’s- 
place, Commercial-rood ; — Hoxton ; — Aldgate ; — 
Tooley-street, Southwark ; — and, ware-road ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Petitions from Sullington ;— Kilworth, &amp;c.;-- 
and, Horsham; praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington, in the 
county of Somerset, praying the House to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn 
Laws, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Kington ;-—Kennythorpe ;--County 
of Westmeath ; — Gransmood; — Forden ; — Thor- 
ganby ;—Sutton-on-Derwent ;— Duggleby ; — Scag- 
glethorpe; — Norton; — Out Newton ; — Bracken- 
holme;— Weaverthorpe ;—Fimber ;— Eddlethorpe ;— 
Elloughton and Brough ;—Wharram Percy ;—-Flam- 
bro’ ;— South Cave ; — Lissett ;— Wallingford ; — 
Brightwell, &amp;c.;— Half Barony of Erris, county 
Mayo; — Brushford;— Shapwick;—and, Polden 
Hill; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of David Forrester, an Inhabitant of 
Kirkcaldy, praying that in the event of a Tax being 
imposed upon Foreign Corn imported, a Tax of the 
same amount may be imposed upon Home-grown 
Corn, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from North Lopham;—and, Fersfield ; Poor Law 
praying that a clause may be introduced into the Amendment 
Poor Law Amendment Bill, giving to the Guardians ®#!!- 


of the Poor power when any able-bodied labourer is 
thrown out of employment, by some accidental 
cause, to grant relief out of the union workhouse, 
~—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Henry Griffiths, of Edgware-road, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Rumbolds Whyke; — Alfriston ; — Failsworth ; — 
Chipping Sodbury ;— Oving ;—Donnington ;—Mer- 
ston; — Wardleworth, &amp;c.; — Charles Brooker ; — 
Mid Lavant ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; praying for the 
repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Moor ; — Wibsey ; — East Bowling ; — Bierley ; ~ 
Slack Side;— Wooldale ;—Green End ;—Pellon ;— 
Halifax; — Buttershaw;— Longwyd Bridge (two 
Petitions) ;—Smiddles ;— Woodhouse Mill;— Bank- 
foot ;—Kirkburton ;— Dudley Hill ;-- Thurstonland; 
—and, Almondbury ; praying the House to pass an 
Act restricting the hours of labour of persons 
employed in Factories to fifty-eight hours in the 
week,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and rea 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Timber Datics- 


Manufactures of Greenock, praying the House not 
to 


Petitions from Sloughton ;—Stoke Prior ;—Side- Poor Law 
more ;— Bournheath ;—Catshill; —Uppon Warren ; Amendment 
—North Mundham ;—East Lavant ;— Hunston;— ““ 


Petitions from Shelf; — West Bowling ; — Low Factories. 


Petitions from Renfield ;— Stanley ;—and, Moira; Church 


praying for the abolition of the system of ron (Seotlan.) 
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Import Duties. 


Hall's Divorce 
Bill. 


Wyatt’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Dutton’s 
Estate Bill. 


Oldbury Cha- 
rity (Hunv’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Abingdon 
Glebe Bill. 


Lord Glamis’s 
Estate Bill, 


4. VicTORIZ. 


to sanction the proposed measure for alteration of 
the Timber Duties, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ; — Latheron ; — 
South Molton ;—Bervie;—and, Stewarton; praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measures for 
alteration of the Import Duties,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of John Hall, Esquire, with 
Jemima Caroline, his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other Purposes, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
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 Amendments; 
to which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Thomas Wyatt, Esquire, with 
Elizabeth Grey, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
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 Amendments; 
to which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable 
the Trustees of the Will of the late Peter Dutton, 
Esquire, to make Sale of Part of the Estates de- 
vised by the same Will, and to lay out the Money 
arising from any such Sale in the Purchase of other 
Estates to be settled to the subsisting Uses of the 
said Will, and to make Conveyances in Fee, or De- 
mises for long Terms of Years, of other Part of the 
said Estates, for the purpose of Building on and 
otherwise improving the same ; and also to apply a 
Sum of Money arising from the Sale of Part of the 
Estates devised by the said Will in carrying the 
aforesaid objects and purposes into execution, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill 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, without Amend- 
ment. 


Ordered, That the Oldbury Charity (Hunt’s) 
Estate Bill be read the third time, To-morrow. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for as- 
certaining and defining the Glebe Land of the Rec- 
tor of Abington, alias Abingdon, in the County of 
Northampton, and for building a Parsonage House 
for such Rector, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable 
the Trustees of the Trust Estates in Scotland of John 
Bowes Lyon, late Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, 
deceased, to advance and pay certain yearly Sums 
on behalf of Thomas George Lyon Bowes, commonly 
called Lord Glamis, his Grand Nephew, who in 
certain events will become entitled to the Trust 
Estates in question, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

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435 


Ordered, That Mr. Ord do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Bills of Exchange Bill was, according to Bills of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Exchange Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Loan Societies Bill was, according to Order, Loan Societies 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize, for a limited time, Highway Rates 
the application of a portion of the Highway Rates Bill. 
to Turnpike-roads, in certain cases, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize for One year, and until 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
application of a Portion of the Highway Rates to 
Turnpike-roads, in certain cases. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Burrell do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in the City of Exeter, praying for the removal of the (Westminster.) 
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 President, Committee of Ma- Literary and 
nagement, Lecturers and Members of the Glasgow 24 Scientific 
Mechanics’ Institution, praying the House to extend *t™"* 
to Mechanics’ Institutions such aid as they may 
deem sufficient to secure the vitality and permanence 
of institutions that are so eminently useful, and so 
well calculated to elevate and improve the character 
of the working classes, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cheddon Fitzpaine, Chueh of 
praying the House to adopt measures for providing England. 
an adequate increase of Church accommodation and 
resident ministers, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bilston, Members Socialism. 
and Friends of the Society of Rational Religionists, 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
principles and objects of the system of Socialism, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Glasgow House 
bitants of the First Municipal District of the city of Refuge Bill. 
of Glasgow, in public meeting assembled, praying 
that the Glasgow House of Refuge Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com-~ Ordnance 
merce and Manufactures established by Royal Survey Bill. 
Charter in the city of Glasgow, praying that the 
Ordnance Survey Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Com- Royal Burghs 

mon Council of the burgh of Anderston, in council (Scotland) Bill. 
assembled, praying that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) 
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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Offences against 

mittee on the Offences against the Person Bill; —the Person Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
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Court of 


436 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Chancery Bill. into a Committee upon the Court of Chancery Bill ; 


Prince Edward 
Island, 


and, after some time spent therein; Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Sheil 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. 


A Petition of the House of Assembly of Prince 
Edward Island, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That last year a Petition from the House of 
Assembly was presented to the House, and it was 
understood from the Reports of the proceedings of 
Parliament, that the Colonial Minister had expressed 
himself determined in one way or other to redress 
the grievances complained of ; that the Lieutenant- 
governor of the colony has laid before the Peti- 
tioners a Dispatch received from the Colonial Mi- 
nister, stating, “although this question originates in 
motives of private interest, shared equally by land- 
lords and tenants, it assumes, in effect, the character 
of a public question, and as such must be tteated ; 
it is Her Majesty's earnest desire to remove every 
just cause of complaint in all parts of Her domin- 
ions; Her Majesty has been accordingly pleased to 
desire me to enter into communication with the resi- 
dent proprietors in this country, with a view to learn 
whether by any further proposition on their part, means 
may be found to determine a question, which has, 
for so long a period agitated the colony ;” the Peti- 
tioners crave leave to state that from the oppressive 
policy long practised by those who style themselves 
proprietors, but who are in reality only the holders 
of claims to the townships of this Island, which 
claims were long since liable to forfeiture, the Peti- 
tioners have no reason to expect that those indivi- 
duals will voluntarily accept such amount of com- 
pensation for these claims as would be in proportion 
to the value of the land, or in the power of the co- 
lony to make good ; the House of Assembly beg to 
state that the history of the management pursued 
in regard to these claims is to be found at length in 
the Journals of the House of Assembly for 1833, 
1834 and 1835, as well as in the Resolutions of the 
present House, and is concisely stated in the Report 
of the late Earl of Durham, and in the evidence there- 
unto appended, particularly the letter of His Excel- 
lency the present Lieutenant-governor of the colony ; 
and as the measures proposed by the House of As- 
sembly for the settlement of the colony have been re- 
jected by the Legislative Council, and as from the Re- 
solutions passed this Session by the House of Assem- 
bly, as well as in the Session of 1839 and 1840, it will 
appear that there is no prospect of their agreeing, 
and from the whole facts of the case, it is evident 
that the proprietar constitution of the colony, like 
that of Carolina, Fata, Maryland and all 
other proprietary colonies, cannot either operate 
beneficially or amend any of the evils resulting from 
such constitution, and much less the principal evil 
which is the thraldom of the cultivators, and there- 
fore they crave the House to amend that principal 
evil, the source of so many others; the Petitioners 
beg again, this time, to state, that if the population 
of the Island be put, in respect of the tenure of 
land, on an equal footing with the other colonies, or 
on any footing, so that they may live free from per- 
petual harassment, they believe the country will, 
for the sake of such boon effectually secured, at 


present, forego any of the well-founded complaints | 


against the undue influence which the Legislative 
Council exercises in regard to all other matters with- 
in the colony, though while such are alleged to be 
grievous in so many other colonies, they are more 
especially galling and insulting in that; the Peti- 
tioners, with a view of putting the House in full 
possession of the matter, have caused to be printed 
certain documents showing the principal facts of 
the case; but if any part which to those in the 


17° Juniz. 














A. 1841. 


Island may seem fully proved, shall to this House 
appear doubtful, they pray that they will not, on 
account of such defect, reject their Petition, but will 
give opportunity to supply what may be indeed 
wanting ; and as the representatives of Prince Ed- 
ward's Island they do most respectfully, and yet with 
all earnestness, beseech and implore this House so to 
order the matters submitted, that the people may 
cultivate the wilderness, with a fair prospect of re- 
taining it; that the soil of the Island situated under 
the same rigorous climate as that of Nova Scotia 
and New Brunswick, and which, during more than 
five months in the year is covered with snow, and 
during the same period is by an icy barrier around 
the shores, precluded from any possibility of tillage 
or of export or import, may no longer be so ma- 
naged, as that those who bring into cultivation the 
wilderness shall be under perpetual bondage to those 
who use a territory unadvisedly granted to them 
under conditions which they have never fulfilled, 
and all liable to forfeiture, solely for their own pecu- 
niary and political aggrandizement. 


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


Ordered, That Marshall’s Estate Bill be read the Marshall's 


third time To-morrow. 


Estate Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Foreign 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Factories. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Regulations established in 
Foreign Factories, together with such Explanations 
in detail, as the nature of the cases will admit; de- 
scribing the character of the Food used therein, 
_ Wages paid therein, whether in specie or in 
cind. 

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. Senior andM 
Mr. Duckworth : = 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Sewers Bill. 
Act to amend an Act passed in the third and fourth 
years of the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, “An Act to amend the Laws 


9? 


relating to Sewers,” with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend an Act of the last Session for continu- 
ing and amending the Laws for the Relief of Insol- 
vent Debtors in Ireland, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 


essage from 
e Lords. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 


(Ireland) Bill. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Tinsley and 


Act for repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to 
Doncaster, and for making certain new Lines of 
Road to communicate with the same, all in the West 
Riding of the County of York, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 


Doncaster 
. Road Bill, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An East Retford 


Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the Town or Borough of East Retford, 
in the County of Nottingham, and other Places in 
the Counties of Nottingham, York and Lincoln, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for paving, gravelling, lighting, cleansing, drain- 
ing and improving the Hamlet of Kentish Town and 
its Vicinity, in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
County of Middlesex, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The 


Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Kentish Town 
Paving Lill. 





Smethwick 
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Tinsley and 
Doncaster 
Road Bill. 


Kentish Town 
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The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Trustees of the Chapelry of Smethwick, 
in the County of Stafford, to demise Coal and other 
Mines, and to grant Building Leases ; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for repairing the Turnpike-road from 
Tinsley to Doncaster, and for making certain new 
Lines of Road to communicate with the same, all 
in the West Riding of the County of York; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 34. 1. penult. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
rider, to the Bill: 

L, ult. After “completed” insert “ and in 
case such intended new road shall be made 
and completed before the intended new road 
from Butterbusk to Conisbrough shall be made 
and completed, any delay in making or com- 
pleting such last-mentioned road shall not 
extend to exempt any person from liability 
under any Statute relating to the repair of 
turnpike-roads or highways, to repair such 
first-mentioned new road, when made and 
completed as aforesaid.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bethell 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, 
intituled, An Act for paving, gravelling, lighting, 
cleansing, draining and improving the Hamlet of 
Kentish Town and its Vicinity, in the Parish of 
Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 7. 1. 30. After “ pounds” insert “ or that I 
am possessed in my own right, or in right of 
my wife, of an actual interest, either freehold, 
copyhold or leasehold, or by mortgage, in lands, 
tenements, or hereditaments within the said limits, 
of the clear yearly value of one hundred pounds.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 13. After “ Enacted” insert “ that 
such plan shall remain and be preserved by the 
said clerk of the peace, and that copies thereof, 
certified by the said clerk of the peace for the 
time being of the said county, shall be received 
as evidence in all courts and proceedings whatso- 
“ ever. And.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Act” to “And” 
in |. 9. 

Pr. 45. 1. 21. Leave out from “ footway” to 
“ And” in 1. penult. 

Pr. 46. 1. 12. Leave out from the first “ the” to 
“in” inl. 13. and insert “ said footways.” 

Pr. 46. 1.14. Leave out from “ were” to *‘ or” 
in 1], 15. and insert “ paved or formed.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 33. Leave out from “ Commissioners” 
to “ may” in I. 36., and in 1. 36. leave out “ order” 
and insert “ cause.” 

Pr, 46. 1. 38. 
paved, gravelled.” 

Pr. 46. 1. penult. Leave out from “ with” to 
‘ materials” in Pr. 47. 1. 1., and insert “ such.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 5. After “ formed ” insert Clause (A.) 

Cause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to 
pave or gravel with such materials as they shall 
think proper, any footpaths or footways as far as 
the carriage-road next adjoining to any street now 
formed or made within the limits of this Act, in 
such manner as they shall think proper; and the 
said Commissioners may cause the ground of such 
footpaths to be raised, lowered or rounded on each 
side of the said streets, and to lay out and make 


good and sufficient footpaths in any such streets.” 
Vou. 96. 


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Pr. 50. 1. 5. Leave out “ except as hereinbefore 
“ provided.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 8. After “ thereof” insert Clauses 
(B.), (C.), (D.), (E), (F), (G), (HL), (), (K) 
and (L.). 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
“ branch or service-pipe which shall be used for 
“ lighting with gas the said streets, shall be kept 

fully charged with gas, and the stop-cocks shall 
be so turned as not to impede any such branch 
or service-pipe being filled with gas during the 
time the same shall be lighted.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
whenever any gas shall be found to escape from 
any of the pipes which shall be laid down or set 
up within the limits of this Act, by any Gas Com- 
pany or person manufacturing or selling gas, the 
said company or person shall, at their own ex- 
pense, immediately after receiving notice thereof, 
by parol, or in writing, from any inhabitant of any 
parish or place within the limits of this Act, cause 
the most speedy and effectual means to be taken 
to stop and prevent such gas from escaping ; and 
in case the said company or person shall not, 
within twenty-four hours next after such notice by 
parol or in writing being given of any such escape 
of gas, cause the most speedy and effectual means 
to be taken to discover and prevent the gas from 
escaping, and to remove the cause of complaint, 
that then, and im every such case, the said com- 
pany or person shall for every such offence forfeit 
and pay the penalty or sum of five pounds for 
each and every day after the expiration of twenty- 
four hours from the time of service of such notice, 
during which the gas shall be suffered to escape as 
aforesaid, which penalty shall from time to time be 
recoverable in a summary way, on the oath of one 
or more credible witness or witnesses, before some 
one or more Justice or Justices of the Peace 
acting within the limits of this Act, by distress 
and sale of the goods and chattels of the said 
company or person, by the warrant of any such 
Justice or Justices of the Peace as aforesaid, to 
be granted in like manner and subject to the like 
provisions, and to be recovered and applied in 
manner herein directed touching other penalties.” 

Crause (D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
when and as often as any Gas or Water Company 
or person within the limits of this Act, or their 
servants, agents or workmen shall dig or sink any 
trench or trenches for laying any pipe or pipes or 
other apparatus for the conveyance of gas or water, 
or shall open any ground for the purposes of this 
Act, or any of them, in, upon or near to which 
any pipe or pipes belonging to the company of 
‘ proprietors for the time being of any water or 
gas works, for conveying water or gas, or any 
branch or service-pipe or pipes, for the supply 
of any dwelling-house, or buildings shall be laid, 
the Gas or Water Company or person opening 
any ground for the purposes aforesaid, within 
the said limits, their servants, agents or workmen, 
shall and they are hereby required to give twenty- 
four hours’ previous notice thereof, in writing, to 
the manager, or chief clerk, or engineer for the 
time being of such Waterworks or Gas Light 
Company respectively, to be left at the dwelling 
house or office of the said manager, or chief clerk, 
or engineer ; and on every such occasion the said 
Gas or Water Company, or person opening the 
ground as aforesaid, their servants, agents and 
workmen, shall, under the inspection of the mana- 
ger, or chief clerk, or engineer for the time being 
of such Waterworks or Gas Light Company, pro- 
tect and preserve such pipe or pipes from any in- 
jury or damage, and shall also repair and make 
good any damage that shall or may be done to 
any such pipe or pipes, on any such cccasion, and 
in default of repairing and making good any such 
damage, the said company or person shall for 

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each and every such default forfeit and pay to the 
manager or chief clerk for the time being of such 
Waterworks or Gas Light Company, for the use 
of the said Waterworks or Gas Light Company, 
any sun not exceeding Five pounds, and also the 
costs and expenses which shall have been incurred 
by the said Waterworks or Gas Light Company, 
in and about the protecting and securing of any 
such pipe or pipes, or in and about the repairing 
or making good any injury or damage that may 
have been done thereto by the means aforesaid, 
such costs and expenses to be ascertained by any 
Justice of the Peace acting within the limits of 
this Act, and to be recovered in the same manner 
as any expenses or penalties under this Act may 
be recovered.” 

Cuause (E.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
all and every the pipes or other conduits hereafter 
to be laid or used for the conveyance of gas in 
under, through, along, across or round any street 
within the limits of this Act, shall be so laid at 
the greatest practicable distance from the nearest 
part of any pipe already laid down or hereafter 
to be laid down by or by the order of any Water- 
works or Gas-light Company for the conveyance 
of water or gas in under, through, along, across 
or round any of the said streets within the limits 
of this Act, and wherever the width of the carriage- 
way or foot-path in such street will allow thereof, 
shall be laid at the distance of four feet at least 
from the nearest part of any such pipe laid or to 
be laid as aforesaid, unless in cases where it shall 
be unavoidably necessary to lay the gas-pipes 
across or nearer to any of the said pipes, in which 
case the said gas-pipes shall be laid over and 
above the said former pipes at the greatest practi- 
cable distance therefrom, or shall form therewith 
a right angle as near as the situation will admit, 
and that in such cases the said gas-pipes so cross- 
ing the said former pipes shall be at least six feet 
in length, so that no joint of any of the said gas- 
pipes shall be nearer to any of the said former 
pipes than three feet at least, where the width of 
the street will admit, and that such gas-pipe so 
crossing the former pipes shall for the whole 
length thereof, be sufficiently bedded in with good 
sound clay or other fit materials of a proper con- 
sistence, and well worked and rammed into the 


‘ trenches all round the said gas-pipes, and that in 


laying down the said gas-pipes two or more gas- 
pipes, shall in no case be joined together previous 
to their being laid in the trench, but each pipe 
shall be laid as near as may be in its place in the 
trench, and in such trench the jointing, with the 
other pipes to be added thereto, shall be properly 
formed with proper and sufficient materials, 
and also wherever practicable, each and every 
the joints of the said main gas-pipes, and also the 
joints or screws of the branch or service gas-pipes 
connecting with the main gas-pipes, and also the 
joints of the service or branch pipes, for conveying 
the gas from the main gas- pipes to the houses and 
other buildings, and all other joints, iniets, aper- 
tures or openings which are or shall or may be 
made in any of the said gas-pipes shall be laid, 
and well and sufficiently bedded with such clay 
or other fit materials as aforesaid, all round the 
said several and respective joints, inlets, apertures 
or openings, and for six inches in length each 
way, from the centre of each and every of the caps 
or joints of the main-pipes, and of the inlets, 
apertures or openings therein, and for three inches 
at least from the centre of each of the joints of 
the service-pipes so to make and keep all and 
every such pipes, and the screws, joints, inlets, 
apertures or openings therein respectively air 
tight, and to prevent the said gas from escaping 
therefrom.” 

Crauss (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
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17° Juniz. 





A. 1841, 


‘inhabitant householder, residing within the limits 


of this Act or any other person or persons who- 
soever shall be aggrieved by any public or private 
nuisance caused by any company or person 
making or supplying gas, or any of the officers, 
servants or workmen in respect of any works of 
such company or person, or the means which 
shall be employed by them in manufacturing the 
said gas, and using the same or furnishing such 
light as aforesaid, or from any other cause what- 
ever, it shall be lawful for such person, in lieu of 
proceeding by way of indictment or bringing an 
action against the company or person causing 
such public or private nuisance, to give notice in 
writing to such company or person of the existence 
of any such public or private nuisance, and the said 
company or person shall at his own expense cause 
the most speedy and effectual measures to be 
taken to remove and abate such public or private 
nuisance from continuing, and in case such com- 
pany or person shall not proceed within three days 
next after such notice in writing being given as 
aforesaid of any such public or private nuisance, 
to cause the most speedy and effectual measures to 
be taken to remove and abate the same, to the 
satisfaction of two Justices of the Peace acting 
within the limits of this Act, that then and in 
every such case, such company or person shall 
forfeit and pay the sum of Five pounds for each 
and every day during which such public or private 
nuisance shall be permitted or suffered to exist, 
after the expiration of three days from the time 
of receiving such notice, which penalty shall and 
may from time to time, on the oath of one or more 
credible witness or witnesses, by information to 
be laid and exhibited before one or more such 
Justice or Justices of the Peace, be recoverable 
and recovered, with all reasonable charges, by 
distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the 
said company or person, by the warrant of any 
such Justices as aforesaid, to be granted in like 
manner and subject to the like provisions, and to 
go to and be paid as directed touching other 
penalties to be recovered under this Act: Pro- 
vided always, That if any body corporate or per- 
son shall pursue the summary remedy hereby 
given for or on account of any alleged nuisance, 
such proceeding whether it be successful or not, 
shall be a valid and effectual bar to any proceed- 
ings by indictment or action by the same person 
for or in respect of the same grievance or offence 
being continued after the expiration of three days.” 
Criauss (G.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be 
construed to extend to prevent any person or per- 
sons, except as hereinbefore mentioned, from pro- 
ceeding against any agg J or person making 
or supplying gas within the limits of this Act, or 
against any of their officers, servants or workmen 
in respect of any works of such company or person 
or the method which shall be employed by them 
for furnishing such gas light as aforesaid, as a 
public or private nuisance, or from bringing any 
actions against any such company or person, or 
any of their officers, servants or workmen, for any 
injury sustained by reason of any such works or 
method of lighting, whether such injury shall 
proceed from the nature of such method of light- 
ing or the carelessness or want of skill of the per- 
sons employed therein, or otherwise howsoever.” 
Ciavuse (H.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
if any company or person making or supplying 
gas within the limits of this Act shall at any 
time wilfully and knowingly empty, drain, or 
wilfully and knowingly cause or suffer to be 
emptied, drained or conveyed, or to run or flow 
any washings or any waste liquids, substances or 
things whatsoever which shall arise or be pro- 
duced in the prosecution of the gas works, or in 
the manufacture or process of making or pro- 


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curing such gas, into any river, brook or running 
stream, reservoir, aqueduct, feeder, pend, spring. 
head or well, or into any drain, sewer or ditch 
communicating therewith, or wilfully or know- 
ingly do or cause to be done any annoyance, act 
or thing to the water contained in any such river, 
brook or running stream, reservoir, aqueduct, 
water-way, feeder, pond or spring~head, well, drain, 
sewer or ditch, then and in every such case, the 
company or person so offending shall forfeit and 
pay for every such offence the sum of Two hun- 
dred pounds, and such penalty or forfeiture shall 
and may be sued for and recovered, together with 
full costs of suit, in any of Her Majesty’s Courts 
of Record at Westminster, by action of debt or 
on the case, or by bill, plaint, suit or information, 
and the whole thereof shall be paid to the person 
or persons who shall inform or sue for the same : 
Provided always, That no such penalty or for- 
feiture shall be recoverable, unless the same be 
sued for within Twelve calendar months from the 
time of such annoyance, nuisance, injury, damage, 
act or thing shall have ceased and determined : 
Provided also, That over and above, and in addi- 
tion to the said penalty of Two hundred pounds, 
and whether such penalty shall have been sued 
for or recovered or not, in case any of the said 
washings or other waste liquids or noisome or 
offensive liquids, substances or things shall be 
emptied, drained or conducted or conveyed or 
caused or suffered to run or flow in manner afore- 
said, into any river, brook or running stream, or 
any reservoir, aqueduct, water-way, feeder, pond, 
spring-head or well, or into any drain, sewer or 
ditch communicating therewith, or any such an- 
noyance, act or thing shall be done or caused to 
be done as aforesaid, and notice thereof in writing 
shall have been given by any person or persons to 
whom the same shall belong or by any other per- 
son or persons whomsoever, to the company or 
person making or supplying such gas, and such 
company or person shall not within Twenty-four 
hours after such notice shall have been given to 
them or him as aforesaid, cause the most speedy 
and effectual means to be adopted to stop, hinder 
or prevent all and every such washings, waste 
liquids or noisome or offensive liquids, substances 
or things from being emptied, drained, conducted 
or conveyed, or from running or flowing in any 
manner aforesaid, and every such other annoy- 
ance, nuisance, injury, damage, act or thing from 
being done as aforesaid, then and in every such 
case the company or person so making orsupplying 
eas as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of 
Twenty pounds for each and every day such washe 
ings, waste liquids or noisome or offensive liquids, 
substances or things shall be so emptied, drained, 
conducted or conveyed, or caused or suffered to 
run or flow in manner aforesaid, or such other 
annoyance, act or thing to be so done or caused 
to be done as aforesaid, and such last-mentioned 
penalty shall and may be recovered and levied in 
such and the like manner as any other penalty or 
forfeiture is by this Act directed to be recovered 
and levied.” 

Crause (I.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
whenever the water which shall be supplied by 
any Waterworks Company or company established 
for the supply of water, shall be contaminated 
or affected in any way whatsoever by the gas of 
the said company or person making or supplying 
gas within the limits of this Act, then and in 
every such case the said company or person shall 
within twenty-four hours next after notice thereof 
in writing signed by any one of the Directors, or 
by the Secretary for the time being, of any such 
Waterworks Company, left at the offices or places 
of business of the said company or person re- 
spectively, cause measures to be taken effectually 


to stop and prevent such gas from contaminating 
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or affecting the water of such Waterworks Com 
pany, and in case the said company or person 
shall not, within twenty-four hours next after each 
and every such notice so left as aforesaid, cause 
measures to be taken, effectually to remove the 
cause of such complaint, and prevent all and every 
such contamination, whereof notice shall be given 
as aforesaid, then and in such case the said com- 
pany or person shall, on each and every complaint 
whereof notice shall be given as aforesaid, forfeit 
and pay to the Secretary of such Waterworks 
Company, for the use and benefit of such com- 
pany the sum of ten pounds, for each and ever 
day during which the water supplied by any ik 
Waterworks Company shall be and remain con- 
taminated or affected by the gas of the said com- 
pany or person respectively, and every such pe- 
nalty or forfeiture shall and may be levied and 
recovered for the use of such Waterworks Com- 
pany, in the same manner as any other penalty 
or forfeiture is herein directed to be levied and 
recovered.” 

Cuause (K.) “ And whereas it may become a 
question upon such complaint as aforesaid, whether 
or not the said water be contaminated or affected 
by the gas of the said company or person against 
whom such complaint shall have been made: Be 
it therefore Enacted, That in every such case it 
shall be lawful for any such Waterworks Com- 
pany as aforesaid, to dig to and about, and to 
search and examine the mains, pipes, conduits and 
apparatus of the same company or person, ad- 
jacent to the pipes of such Waterworks Company, 
for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not 
such contamination proceed or be occasioned by 
gas, and by what company or person supplied, 
giving twenty-four hours’ previous notice in writing, 
signed by one of the Directors or by the Secre- 
tary for the time being of any such Waterworks 
Company, and left at the offices or places of 
business of the company or person supplying gas 
as aforesaid, who may be affected by such exa- 
mination, of the intention of such Waterworks 
Company so to dig, search and examine as afore- 
said, and of the time and place or places when 
and where such digging, search and examination 
is intended to be made; and if it shall appear 
that the said water has been contaminated, and 
that there has been any escape cf gas whereby 
such contamination hath been produced, then and 
in every such case the costs and expenses of the 
said digging, search and examination, and of the 
repair of the street, road or place which shall be 
taken up or disturbed, shall be borne and paid by 
the company or person through whose neglect 
such contamination of water from the escape of 
gas shall have taken place, which costs and ex- 
penses shall be ascertained and determined (if 
necessary) by any Justice of the Peace, and may 
be levied and recovered in the same manner as 
any penalty or forfeiture is herein directed to be 
levied and recovered: Provided always, That if 
upon such examination it shall appear that such 
contamination has not arisen from any escape of 
gas from any of the mains, pipes or conduits of 
the company or person charged with causing 
such contamination, then and in every such case 
the Waterworks Company by whom or on whose 
behalf such examination and search shall be made, 
shall bear and pay all the costs, charges and ex- 
penses of and incidental to such examination and 
search, and shallalso make good to the said com- 
pany or person not having caused such contami- 
nation, any loss, injury or damage which may be 
occasioned to the mains pipes conduits or appa- 
ratus of the said company or person, in and by 
such search and examination, and also any injury 
or damage which may be done in or about any of 
the streets, roads or places which shall be broken 
up or disturbed, in such search and examination, 

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“ the amount of such injury, loss or damage, to be 
“ascertained (if necessary) by any Justice of the 
“ Peace as aforesaid, and to be algo levied and re- 
“‘ covered in the same manner as any penalty or 
“ forfeiture is herein directed to be levied and re- 
* covered.” 

Cravuse (L.) “ Provided always, and it is hereby 
further Enacted, That notwithstanding any thing 
in this Act contained, the Imperial Gas Light and 
Coke Company shall not be subject or liable to 
any of the penalties or forfeitures by this Act di- 
rected or imposed, but shall be, and continue to 
be subject and liable to such and the same penal- 
ties and forfeitures as they were subject and liable 
to before the passing of this Act, in like manner 
as if this Act had not been passed.” 

The first Amendment, being read a second time; 
and it appearing that the said Amendment is in 
conformity with the intention of this House, was 
agreed to. , 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 





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Lordships. 
Smethwick The Smethwick Chapelry Estate Bill was read the 
Chapelry first time. 
Rete Sa. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 
Sewers Bill. Ordered, That the Amendment made by the 


Lords to the Sewers Bill be taken into consideration 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the East Retford Court of Requests Bill 
be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


East Retford 
Court of Re- 
quests Bill. 


Slave Trade. Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Copy of Correspondence with 
Foreign Powers and the British Commissioners, re- 
lative to the Slave Trade, Class A., B., C. and D., 
11th May, to 31st December 1840, 

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


17°-—18° 





A. 1841. 


Pr. 1. 1.15. Leave out “ Finningley.” 

Pr. 2.1. 8. Leave out “ Austerfield:” 

Pr, 28. 1. 15. After “abode” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That no summons shall be issued under 
the powers given by this Act against any person 
residing, trading, or dealing within any of the 
parishes, townships, hamlets or places of East 
Retford, Askham, Babworth, Barnby, Becking- 
ham, Blyth, Bole, West Burton, Clarborough, 
Clayworth, Cottom, East Drayton, Eaton, Gam- 
ston, Gringley-on-the- Hill, Grove, Habblesthorpe, 
Hayton-cum-Tilne, Headon-cum-Upton, Laneham, 
North Leverton, South Leverton, Littleborough, 
Mattersea, Misterton, Ordsall, Rampton, West 
Retford, Saundby, Stokeham, Sturton, Sutton- 
cum-Lound, Torworth, Treswell, Walkeringham, 
North Wheatley, South Wheatley, and, Wiseton, 
unless the same be made returnable at East Ret- 
ford; and that no summons shall be issued under 
the powers given by this Act against any person 
residing, trading, or dealing within the parishes, 
townships, hamlets or places of Tuaford, Bever- 
coates, Bothamsall, Darlton, West Drayton, Dun- 
ham, Egmanton, Elksley, Fledborough, Houghton, 
Kirton, East Markham, Markham Clinton, 
Marnham, and Ragnall, unless the same be made 
returnable at Tuaford; and that no summons 
shall be issued under the powers given by this Act 
against any person, residing, trading, or dealing 
within the parishes, townships, hamlets or places 
of Worksop, Carlton-in-Lindric and Hodsack, un- 
less the same be made returnable at Tuxford; 
and that no summons shall be issued under the 
powers given by this Act against any person re- 
siding, trading, or dealing within any of the pa- 
rishes, townships, hamlets or places of Bawtry, 
Awhkley, Everton, Harworth, Misson, Oldcoates, 
Ranshill, Scaftworth, Scrooby, Styrrup, Tickhill 
and Wadworth, unless the same be made return- 
able at Worksop.” 

The two first Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Clause (A.) the last Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto in fo. 2. 1. 
16., by leaving out the word “ Tuaford” and insert- 
ing the word “ Worksop ” instead thereof. 


Junie. 


n 





Island of Skye, Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Island of 


&amp;e. m Skye, &amp;c., which was presented upon the 18th day of 
No. 418. March last, ve printed. 

Church of Ordered, That the Return relative to the Church 

Seotend. of Scotland, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 418. printed. 

Militia Ordered, That the Return relative to the Militia 

oer (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

oO. ave 

Tithe Commu- = Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com- 

ee mutation, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 429. 

Turnpike Ordered, That the Abstract of the General Annual 

“—— -_ Statement of Turnpike Trusts, for the year 1839, 
NO. S21, i“ 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 18° die Junii ; 
Anng 4° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 

HE House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into consideration the Amendments made 
by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the 
more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Town or Borough of East Retford, in the 
County of Nottingham, and other Places in the 
Counties of Nottingham, York and Lincoln; and 

the same were read, as follow: 


East Retford 
Court of Re- 
guests Bill. 





And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Granville Vernon do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- Private Bills 
vate Bills have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions from Butterworth ;— Tonacliffe ;--Shaw Corn Laws. 
Clough ;--Rochdale (thirty-three Petitions) ;--Shore- 
ditch (two Petitions) ;— Castle-street, Mary-le-bone ; 
—Long-lane, West Smithfield ;—Baltic-street, Saint 
Luke’s ;--Mile End New Town ;—Bath-place, New 
Town, Mary-le-bone ; — Monmouth-street, Seven 
Dials ;—Chapel-street and Milton-street, London ; 
— Southwark (two Petitions) ; — Stepney ;— Thames- 
street, London (two Petitions) ; —Addermanbury, 
London ; —Oxford-street, Mary-le-bone ;—Chenies- 
street, Finsbury ; — Leonard-street, Shoreditch ; — 
Metropolis ;—Chapel-street, Islington ;—Hackney- 
road ; — Rosemary-lane, Tower Hamlets; — Saint 
Vigean’s ; —Ashton-under-Lyne ;— Kingsland-road ; 
— Clapham; —- Upper Thames-street, London; — 
Hounslow ;—Bethnal-green ;—Saint Luke’s (three 
Petitions) ;—Little Guildford-street, Finsbury ;— 
Limehouse ;— Nottingham-street, Mary-le-bone ;— 
Charles-street, Hatton-garden ; -- Billingsgate-mar- 
het. — 





4. VicroRiz. 


het ;—Hope-street, Holloway ;—Saint George-in-the 
East, Tower Hamlets ;—Mary-street, Hampstead- 
road ; —Croydon ; —London-docks ; —Mary-le-bone 
(two Petitions) ;— Wapping ;—Rotherhithe ;— Tot- 
tenham-court-road ;—- Tabernacle-square ;--Islington ; 
— Little Earl-street, Seven Dials ;—Wardour-street, 
Westminster (two Petitions) ;— Waterloo-road, Lam- 
beth ; —Hampstead-road ; — Bermondsey ; —Camp- 
den ;—Finsbury ;— Kent-road ;— Romford ;—Long- 
lane, Bermondsey ;—-Queen-street, Mary-le-bone ;— 
Falcon-square, London ; — Fashion-street, Spital- 
fields ;— West Hackney ;—Beech-street, Barbican ;— 
Saint Leonard’s, Shoreditch ;—Saint Andrew’ s-hill, 
London ;—Coppice-row, Clerkenwell ;— Camel-build- 
ings, Portman-square ;—Regent-street, Westminster ; 
— Phenix-street, Somers-town ; — Westminster ; — 
Stoke Newington; — Pitfield-street, Hoxton ; — 
Mincing-lane, London ;—- Bury-street, Bloomsbury ;-- 
Hackney (two Petitions) ;—Spitalfields and Bethnal- 
green ;— Willen ; —Adstock ; — Little Linford ; — 
Shabbington ; —Ickford ; — Twyford ; —Dorney ;— 
Little Woolston;—Burnham ;— Brooks-market, Lea- 
ther-lane, Finsbury ;—High-street, Poplar ;—Saint 
George’s-in-the-East (two Petitions) ; —Sale-street, 
Bethnal-green ; — Blackfriars-road ; — Brick-lane, 
Whitechapel ;— Wood-street, London —Bermondsey- 
street ;— Guilford-street ;—Ray-street, Clerkenwell ; 
—Commercial-road East ;—Limehouse ; —Charles- 
street, Hackney-road ; — Cross-street, Hoxton ; — 
Lower Marsh, Lambeth ;—High-street, Lambeth ;— 
Chiswell-street ; — White Horse-lane, Ratcliff ;— 
Hatton-garden ; — Wingrove-place, Clerkenwell ; — 
Saint Pancras, Middlesex (two Petitions) ;—Kings- 
land-road, Saint Leonard, Shoreditch ;— Westmin- 
ster-road, Lambeth ;—Christchurch, Saint Mary-le- 
bone (two Petitions) ; — Hoxton; — Union-street, 
Hackney-road ;—Peebles ;—Old Meldrum ;— Kim- 
bolton; — Kilburnie ; — Tingewich ; — Bourton ; — 
Dockhead and Rotherhithe; — Brunswich-street, 
Hachney-road ;—Brunswick-street, Poplar ;—-Hil- 
lesdon ;—Padbury ;—Langwith and Cuckney ;—and, 
Gawcott; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—-were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Acklam ;— Burythorpe ;— North 
Grimston ;— Helperthorpe ;— Kirby Grindalythe ;— 
Langton ;— Rillington ;— Thirtleby ;— Towthorpe ;— 
Wharram-le-street ;— Wintringham ;— Full Sutton ; 
—Leavening ;—Brotton ;—Moulton ;—and, Monks- 
town; praying that the Corn Laws may not be re- 
pealed,—-were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from East Woodhay ;—Felkirk ;— Mal- 
don ;— Cockburnspath ;—Stevington ;— Potton (two 
Petitions) ; — Cockayne Hatley ;— Biggleswade ;— 
Pavenham; — Old Warden ; — Wanstead; — and, 
Prestlingworth ; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


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441 
to permit any lawful minister or preacher to give 
religious instruction in union workhouses at stated 
times, in the manner of public worship, at which all 
the inmates of the workhouse shall be allowed to 
be present; that no chaplain or other person giving 
such religious instruction shall, in consideration 
thereof, receive any payment out of the poor rates ; 
and that inmates of workhouses may be permitted to 
attend Divine service on the Lord’s Day, in church 
or chapel, according to the religious persuasion of 
such inmate,——were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Stockbridge, 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 Chairman, Vice Chairman and poor Relief. 


Guardians of the Poor of the Strand Union, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying the House to pass an 
Act for the repeal of all Local Acts so far as they 
have reference to the administration of the Poor 
Laws, and for the establishment of one general and 
uniform system of administration of the Poor Laws, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Bredon ;--Ovenden ;—Cleckheaton; Church of 
— Aldingbourne and Eastergate ;— Mary-le-bone England. 


(two Petitions) ;—JIdle ;—Sedgeberrow ;— Clapham ; 
—and, Ampthill; stating that the population of the 
country has ontgrown 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 Landed Proprietors, Linen Manu- Lagan Navigas 
facturers and Bleachers, Mill-owners, and others, in tio” (Ireland.) 


Hillsborough and Dromore, and vicinity, interested 
in the “_— management of the Zagan Navigation 
in Ireland, praying the House to adopt measures for 
placing the management of the said Navigation 
under the control of the Commissioners of the Board 
of Works, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of Church Rates, 
Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Chapel, An- &amp;c- 


dover, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of all persons confined for non-payment 
thereof, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts; 
and that the House will not sanction any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
extension, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and Congrega- Lord’s Day. 


tion of Ballycairn, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing the due observance of the Lord’s 
Day, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Corn Laws and 
Timber Duties. 


A Petition of Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, Shop- 
keepers, and other Inhabitants of the borough of 
Dudley, praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measures for alteration of the Corn Laws and 
Timber Duties, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Montrose ;— Hartshorne (four Peti- tmport Duties. 
tions) ;— Derby (two Petitions) ;--Hammersmith ;— 
Cork ; — Middlesbro’-upon-Tees ; — Willenhall ;— 
Paisley (two Petitions) ;—Brompton (Kent) ;—and, 
Chatham ; praying the House to sanction the pro- 
posed measures for alteration of the Import Duties, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


Library of the 
the Table. : 


Ouse, 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Stand- 
ing Committee appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in 


No, 422, the direction of the Library; That they had consi- 
dered the matters to them referred, and had directed | A Petition of Manufacturers, Tradesmen, and Corn Laws. 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. others, residing in the parish of Rodborough, and | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | places adjacent, praying the House to sanction the 
and be printed. proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
ponds Petitions from Stonehouse ; — Stroud (four Peti- | the Table. 


Bill tions) ;—Rodborough ; — and, Shortwood ; praying 
that provision may be made in the Poor Law 


Amendment Bill empowering Boards of Guardians 
Voi. 96. 


A Petition of James Nelson, a Working Man of Reform of 
Manchester, praying the House to give twenty mem- Parliament. 
3 L bers 











pace AE 





A NS ETT 








Municipal 
Districts 
(Ireland) Act. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland); and 
Parliamentary 
Voters (Ire- 
land) Bills. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Rating of 
Tithes. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Shipping, 


Whaddon 


Chace Inclo- 
sure Bill. 


Machinery. 


Emigration. 


442 


bers to Manchester, that it may be placed upon an 
equal footing with Harwich, Tamworth, Sudbury, 
&amp;c., was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the Gaol of the city of 
Cork, praying for the amendment of the Municipal 
Districts (Ireland) Act, so as to enable Grand Juries 
to award to officers of gaols such compensation as 
may appear suitable should the junction of the said 
gaols be carried into effect, as proposed by the said 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes 
of Douglass and Ballygarvan, praying that the Re- 
gistration of Voters (Zreland) Bill may not pass into 
alaw; and, that the Parliamentary Voters (Jreland) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Performers and other persons en- 
gaged atthe English Opera House, or Royal Lyceum 
Theatre, Wellington-street, North Strand, praying 
the House to adopt measures for redeeming and 
extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
Archdeaconry of Buckingham, praying the House 
to adopt measures for exempting Tithes and Tithe 
Rent-charge from being rated to parochial and other 
rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Merchants, Tradesmen 
and others of the parish of Old Swinford, praying 
that the County Courts Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, but that provision may be made 
therein for exempting the Court of Requests for the 
said parish from its operation, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Ships and Vessels built and re- 
gistered since the passing of the Act for the new 
system of measurement; distinguishing Steamers 
from other Vessels, classifying the whole according 
to their Tonnage, viz. those under One hundred tons, 
between One hundred tons and Two hundred tons, 
‘Two hundred tons and Three hundred tons, and thus 
by gradations to the largest Tonnage built ; specify- 
ing the Tonnage of each class ; and, also a Return 
in similar classes of any Ships or Vessels which 
may have been registered before the passing of the 
Act, and re-measured since upon the new plan. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Oakley, of Lamb-street, 
in the parish of Christ Church, Middlesex, praying 
that the Whaddon Chace Inclosure Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


‘The House proceeded to take into consideration 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of the 3d 
day of May last, wherein their Lordships request, 
That this House will be pleased to communicate to 
the'r Lordships a Copy of the Report from the Select 
Committee appointed by this House in the present 
Session of Parliament to inquire into the operation 
of the existing Laws affecting the Exportation of 
Machinery ; together with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Appendix thereto 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 


Lordships: And that Mr. Warburton do deliver the 
same. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of the 3d 


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A. 1841. 


day of May last, wherein their Lordships 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 inquire into the Condition 
of the Population of the Islands and oe of 
Scotland, and into the practicability of affording the 
People relief by means of Emigration; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix thereto. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Mr. Warburton do deliver the 


same. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Thirty-fourth 


Petitions presented from the 12th to the 15th 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. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Marshall's Estate Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made an Amendment thereunto; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 60. 1. 32. Leave out from “ notwithstanding” 
to “and” in Pr. 63.1]. 5. and insert Clause (A.). 

Cause (A.) “ Saving always, to the Queen’s 
Most excellent Majesty, Her Heirs and Succes- 
sors, and to al! and every other persons and per- 
son, bodies politic and corporate, his, her and 
their, and each and every of their respective heirs, 
successors, executors, administrators and assigns, 
(other than and except the said James Marshall, 
William Marshall, Charles Marshall, Mary Ame- 
lia Marshall, Charles Thomas Albot, George Albot, 
Thomas Marshall the Infant, Mary Aloysia Ben- 
nett, Elizabeth Bennett,Josephine Bennett, Frances 
Amelia Bennett, Louisa Bennett, and Mary Bour- 
ton, and the child or children now born and here- 
after to be born of the said Mary Bourton, and 
the issue of the respective bodies of the said James 
“ Marshall, William Marshall, Charles Marshall, 
Mary Amelia Marshall, Charles Thomas Albot, 
George Albot, Thomas Marshall the lufant, Mary 
Aloysia Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett, Josephine 
Bennett, Frances Amelia Bennett, and Louisa 
Bennett, and of the child or children now born and 
hereafter to be born of the said Mary Bourton; 
and also the heirs and assigns of all the said par- 
ties respectively, or any of them, and all and 
every other persons and person having or claiming, 
or who may have or claim, any estate, right, title, 
trust or interest in, to or out of the said undivided 
one eighth part or share of the said George Mar- 
shall, under the said will of the said William Mar- 
shall the testator, of and in the messuages, lands 
and hereditaments mentioned and described in the 
Schedule to this Act, under or by virtue of the 
said will of the said William Marshall the testa- 
tor), all such estate, right, title, interest, property, 
claim and demand whatsoever in, to or out of, or 
upon the said undivided one eighth part or share, 
or any part thereof, as they or any of them had 

















before the passing of this Act, or could or might 
have had in case this Act had not been passed.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Fishmongers 


Fishmongers’ Company Estate Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 


gone 


eport.) 


Marshall’s 
Estate Bill, 


Company 
Estate Bill. 





Emers 
Estate 


Old 
rity 
Esti 





Emerson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Oldbury Cha- 
rity (Hunt’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Yarmouth 
Children’s 
Hospital Estate 
Bill, 


Smethwick 


4. VicToriz. 


gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wilshere reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for enlarging 
the Power to grant Leases contained in the Will of 
Alexander Lyon Emerson, Doctor of Medicine, de- 
ceased, and for other Purposes ; 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 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. Wilshere do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mr. Wilshere reported from the Committee on the 
Oldbury Charity (Hun?’s) Estate Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the 
Yarmouth Children’s Hospital Estate Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


Chapelry Estate on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Bill. 


Fishmongers’ 
Company 
Estate Bill. 


Yarmouth 
Children’s 


Hospital Estate 
Bill, 


Oldbury Cha- 
rity (Hunt’s 
Estate Bill. 


the Smethwick Chapelry Estate Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for effect- 
ing a Sale and Conveyance from the Feoffees or 
Trustees of the Parish of Saint Mildred, Bread- 
street, in the City of London, to the Fishmongers’ 
Company, and for investing the Purchase-money in 
other Estates, to be settled to the same Uses, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Matthew Wood do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for effect- 
ing an Exchange between the Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in the 
County of Norfolk, and the Trustees of a Charity 
in the said Borough, called The Children’s Hospital, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilshere 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 to en- 
able the Trustees of the Oldbury Charity to grant 
Building Leases, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilshere do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 


agreed to the same, without Amendment. 
VoL. 96. 


18° Juniz. 























443 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
amend an Act passed in the second and third years 
of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An 
Act to authorize the Sale of certain Lands, Tene- 
ments and Hereditaments in the Counties of Kent 
and Northampton, formerly belonging to William 
Marshall, of Clifford’s-Inn, in the City of London, 
Gentleman, deceased, and for other Purposes inci- 
dental thereto, was, according to Order, read the 
third time, 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 
‘ Ordered, That Mr. Wilshere 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. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to take into consideration the Promotion of the Fine 
Arts of this country, in connexion with the re-build- 
ing of the new Houses of Parliament, have Power 
. report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Hawes reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee, 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. 


Mr. Waller, from the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of several Acts of Parlia- 
ment,—The Eighteenth Report of the Commissioners 
for the Improvement of the Road from London to 
Holyhead, and from London to Liverpool. 

The Eighteenth Report of the Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
Works and Buildings, being the Twelfth Annual 
Report of the said Commissioners :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers 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 several Acts 
of Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court of Direc- 
tors 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. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 11th day of June 
last, for a Copy of any Papers respecting the Ex- 
portation of Hill Coolies received from the Govern- 
ment of Jndia, in continuation of those presented 
to this House on the 11th day of February last. 

Statements showing, in detail, the Amount and 
Nature of the Allowances received by Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in India, alluded to in the Note ap- 
pended to a Return laid before this House, and dated 
from the India House the 24th day of February 
1841; distinguishing the Amount received in each 
Presidency :—And showing to what Charges, if any, 
Her Majesty’s Troops have been subjected in each 
Presidency for Fuel, Cooks, and Cooking Utensils, 
Labourers, Barrack Furniture, Bedding, and Car- 
riage of their Baggage on Marches :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


The Smethwick Chapelry Estate Bill was, accord- 


ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed. 





3L2 Ordered, 


Marshall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Fine Arts, 
No. 423. 


London and 
Holyhead, &amp;c., 
Roads. 


Woods, Forests, 


Land 
Revenues, &amp;c, 


East India 
Company. 


Hill Coolies. 


Trocps in India, 


Smethwick 
Chapelry 
Estate Bill. 














444 


mittee of Selection. 


have leave to sit, and proceed To-morrow, and to 
make their Report upon Monday next. 


Railways Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Trade of British 
Possessions 
Abroad Bill. 


Bills of 


Exchange Bill. 


Loan Societies 
Rill. 


Court of 
Uhancery Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Sewers Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 


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 this day three months. 


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 this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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. Wyse 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 
upon Monday 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. Wyse 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 
upon Monday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
amend an Act of the fourth year of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, An Act for facilitating the Ad- 
ministration of Justice in the Court of Chancery, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill 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, without Amend- 
ment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend an Act of the last Session 
for continuing and amending the Laws for the Relief 
of Insolvent Debtors in Jreland ; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 3.1.24. Leave out “ paid” and insert “ fixed.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General for Jreland 
do carry the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, 
that this House hath agreed to the Amendment made 
by their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
mto consideration the Amendment made bythe Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed 
in the third and fourth years of the reign of his late 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act to amend the Laws relating to Sewers;’’ and 
the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 6.1. 6. Leave out from “empowered” to “ to” 


18° Juniz. 


A. 1841. 


hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 

ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to afford further Facilities schools Sites 

for the Conveyance and Endowments of Sites for (No- 2.) Bill 

Schools : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the Pay- Houses of 

ment of Debts, Charges and Incumbrances affecting Industry, &amp;., 

Houses of Industry and Workhouses, and of Ad- eln4) Bill 

vances made conformably with previous usage, for 

the lawful purposes of such Houses of Industry and 

Workhouses, in certain cases, in Ireland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Wester 

Thirty-first day of December One thousand eight A¥sttaliaBill, 

hundred and Forty-two, and until the end of the 

then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the tenth 

year of King George the Fourth, for providing for 

the Government of his Majesty’s Settlements in 

Western Australia, on the Western Coast of New 

Holland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the New South 

thirty-first day of December One thousand eight Wales,c.,Bill 

hundred and Forty-two, and from thence until the 

end of the next ensuing Session of Parliament, 

certain Acts for providing for the Administration of 

Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s 

Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of Her yewark coun 

present Majesty, for the more easy and speedy Re- of Requests 

covery of Small Debts, within the Borough of New- Bill. 

ark and other Places, in the Counties of Notéing- 

ham and Lincoln: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and main- Hawkhurst 

taining a Turnpike-road from Cripp’s Corner, in the Junction Rend 

Parish of Ewhurst, in the County of Sussez, gor 

Gills Green, im the Parish of Hawkhurst, in the 

County of Kent: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending an Act Canterbury 
passed in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of age 
King George the Third, for paving, cleansing, light ¢ — 
ing and watching the Streets and other Public Pas- 
sages and Places within the Walls of the City of 
Canterbury, and the Liberties thereof, and other 
Places near the said City : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for further extending the Dublin Wide 
Powers of several Acts for enabling the Commis- Streets (No.1) 
sioners of Wide Streets, Dublin, to widen and im-—” 
prove certain Ways, Streets and Passages, in the 
City and County of Dublin, and for raising Funds 
to enable the said Commissioners to carry the same 
into execution: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Hall’s Divorce 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- Bill. 
solve the Marriage of John Hall, Esquire, with 
Jemima Caroline his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other Purposes, without any 
Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Wyatt’s __ 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- Divorce Bill 
solve the Marriage of Thomas Wyatt, Esquire, with 
Elizabeth Grey, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, und for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned, without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Municipal 
Act to render certain Municipal Corporations rate- Corporations 
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able to the Relief of the Poor, in certain cases, with 
an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords 


desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 





in |. 7. 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bethell do carry the Bill 
t&gt; the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 





The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Banks of Issue 
to make further Provisions relative to the Returns }i!!. 
to be made by Banks of the Amount of their Notes 
in Circulation, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 





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The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the Town of Gainsburgh, in the County 
of Lincoln, and other Places in the Counties of 
Lincoln and Nottingham, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 
ForthandClyde The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Navigation Bill. Act to consolidate, amend and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 


Gainsburgh 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Whaddon The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
hase Saale Act for setting out and allotting certain portions of 
sure Dille 


the Lands in Whaddon Chace, in the County of 
Buckingham, in lieu of the Common Rights upon 
the said Chace, and for extinguishing such Common 
Rights, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
_ Act to enable the Scottish Marine Insurance Com- 
Company Bill. any to sue and be sued, and for cther Purposes, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
ct for making a Pier in the Parish of Portbury, 
in the County of Somerset, with Works and Ap- 
proaches connected therewith, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 


rence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Scottish Marine 
Insurance 


Portbury Pier 
and Approaches A 
Bill. 


Gainsburgh The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Small Debts 


Bill, the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- 
covery of Small Debts within the Town of Gains- 
burgh, in the County of Lincoln, and other Places 
in the Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr.1.1.6. Leave out “ Althorpe Amcotts.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 9. Leave out from “ Burton” to 
“ Caenby” in |. 10. 

Pr. 1. 1. 12. Leave out “ Crowle, Eastoft, Ep- 
“ worth.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Glentworth” to 
“ Harpswell” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 1.1.17. Leave out “ Hazey” 

Pr. 1. 1. 20. Leave out “ Keadby” and, in the 
same line, leave out “ Luddington.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out ‘* Owston.” 

Pr. 1. 1]. ult. Leave out “ Wroot.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Gainsburgh” to 
“ and” in 1. 5. 

Pr. 4. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Gainsburgh” to 
“ shall” in 1. 20. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


ForthandClyde The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Navigation Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to consolidate, amend and enlarge 
the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts re- 
lating to the Forth and Clyde Navigation ; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 21. 1. 2. After “ Linlithgow” insert “ Kil- 
* syth and.” 
Pr. 31. 1. 37. Leave out “ therefrom” and in- 
sert “ thereof.” 
Pr. 97. 1.14. Leave out “ they shall” and in- 
sert “such party may, after notice as aforesaid.” 
Pr. 98. 1. 12. Leave out “ said company” and 
insert “ party making such application.” 
Pr. 99. 1. 19. After “ writing” insert “ within 
“* five days after notice of the said application to 


“ such sheriff to summon a jury.” 
‘ Vou. 96. 


18° Juniz. 





445 


Pr. 133. 1.26. Leave out “ making” and insert 
“ tendering.” 

Pr. 177. 1. 24. After “ boards” insert “ or on 
paper and pasted on boards.” 

Pr. 177. 1. 36. After “ thereof” insert “ or of 
the printed paper pasted thereon.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 3. After “same” insert Clause (A.) 

Crauss (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That the said bye-laws shall be made 
within six months after the psssing of this Act, 
and until the same shall be made, confirmed and 
published in manner hereby directed, the bye- 
laws and regulations already made by the said 
company or their governor and council under the 
authority of the said recited Acts shall remain 
and continue in force.” 

Pr. 178. 1.16. After “ thereof” insert “or on 
which the same may have been pasted.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 19. After “ boards” insert “ or such 
printed paper thereon.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 28. After “ board” insert “ or that 
such printed paper.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 26. After “ boards” insert “ or such 
printed paper thereon.” 

Pr, 178. 1. penult. After “ painted” insert “ or 
on which any such printed paper as aforesaid 
““ may be pasted.” 

Pr. 210. 1. 11. After “passed” insert Clauses 
(B.) and (C.) 

Cuiause (B.) “ Provided also, and be it Enacted, 
That nothing herein contained shall extend or be 
taken to extend to affect, prejudice, lessen or in- 
terfere with the powers and provisions contained 
in any Act or Acts of Parliament for making or 
maintaining Turnpike-roads in the Counties of 
Stirling, Lanark and Dumbarton, or any of them, 
but that all such powers and provisions shall re- 
main in full force and effect im like manner as if 
“ this Act had not been passed.” 

Cuiause (C.) “ Provided also, and be it Enacted, 
That nothing herein contained shall extend or be 
taken to extend to affect, prejudice, lessen or in- 
terfere with the powers, privileges and provisions 
contained in an Act passed in the third and fourth 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty, inti- 
tuled, An Act for further deepening and improving 
the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of 
Glasgow, and for constructing a Wet Dock in 
connexion with the said River and Harbour, but 
that all such powers, privileges and provisions 
‘ shall remain in full force and effect in the same 
manner as if this Act had not been passed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Loch 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 Whadden 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Chace {nclo- 
tituled, An Act for setting out and allotting certain “” _ 
portions of the Lands in Whaddon Chace, in the 
County of Buckingham, in lieu of the Common 
Rights upon the said Chace, and for extinguishing 
such Common Rights; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 24, 1. 24. Leave out from “ common” to “ and” 
in Pr. 25. 1. 12. 

Pr. 27. 1. 19. Fill up the blank with “the Haunch 

“ of Venison Public House.” 
Pr. 27.1. 30. Fill up the blank with “ Whaddon.” 
Pr. 36. 1. 3. After “ aforesaid” insert“ and in 
case the said common called Whaddon Common 
shall not happen to be sufficient in quantity and 
value to make by allotment of the whole thereof 
a full and fair equivalent and compensation to the 
several persons having such rights of common, in 
respect of messuages and lands in the said parish 
of Whaddon, such further and other portion or 
parcel of land within the limits of the said chace 
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“ adjoining the said common, and within the said 
“ parish of Whaddon, shall be set out and allotted, 
*‘ as the Commissioners shall deem sufficient to 
** make up a full and fair equivalent and compensa- 
“ tion for such last-mentioned rights of common.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 5. After “common” insert “ and in 
case the said common called Tattenhoe, otherwise 
Tattenhall common, shall not be sufficient in 
quantity and value to make by allotment of the 
whole thereof a full and fair equivalent and com- 
pensation to the several persons having such rights 
of common in respect of messuages and lands in 
the said parish or place of Shenley Brook End, 
such further and other portion or parcel of land 
within the limits of the said chace, and as near 
as may be to the said parish or place of Shenley 
Brook End, shall be set out and allotted, as the 
said Commissioners shall deem sufficient to make 
up a full and fair equivalent and compensation for 
such last-mentioned rights of common.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 25. Leave out from “ thereto” to “ and” 
in 1. 33. and insert “and in case no portion of 
“ the said common called Tattenhoe, otherwise Tat- 
tenhall common, shall remain after making a full 
and fair equivalent and compensation to the several 
persons entitled to rights of common in respect of 
messuages and lands in the said parish or place 
called Shenley Brook End, or if after making 
such last-mentioned equivalent and compensation, 
the remainder of the said common called Tatten- 
hoe, otherwise Tattenhall, shall not be sufficient in 
value and quantity to make up a full and fair 
equivalent and compensation to the several per- 
sons having such rights of common in respect of 
messuages and lands in the said parish of Wewton 
Longville, such further and other portion or parcel 
of Jand within the limits of the said chace shall 
be set out and allotted, as the Commissioners shall 
deem sufficient to make up a full and fair equiva- 
lent and compensation for such last-mentioned 
rights of common.” 

Pr. 64,1. 1. Leave out from “ made” to the second 
¢ of” in I}. 2. 

Pr. 69. 1.38. Leave out from “allotments” to 
shall” in 1. penult. 

Pr. 72. 1.12. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall’ 
in |. 13. 

Pr. 72. 1.17. Leave out “in.” 

Pr. 72. 1. 23. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
“ from”’ in |. 25. 

Pr. 72. 1. 31. Leave out from “ allotment” to 
“ and” im I. 35. 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 


Pr. 78. 1. 7. Leave out from “ whomsoever” to 
the end of the Schedule. 


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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 word “ now” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“taken into further consideration upon this day 
“ three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 31 


Yeas, Mr. Estcourt : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Warburton, 18 
Noes, LMr. Thomas Duncombe : ; 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered That Sir Thomas Fremantle 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 Portbury Pier 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 2"4 Approaches 
tituled, An Act for making a Pier in the Parish of wees Ins 
Portbury, in the County of Somerset, with Works - 
and Approaches connected therewith ; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 47. 1. 21. After “ thereof ” insert “ or to the 
“ Jand in respect of which such money shall be paid, 
“ or any interest in the same.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thornely 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 yunicinal W 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- epeiitions (I 
tituled, An Act to render certain Municipal Corpora- Bill. ° 
tions rateable to the Relief of the Poor, in certain 
cases; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 2. 1. 19. After “ poor rate” insert “ or in 
which city or borough the poor within the bound- M 
aries or limits thereof, as existing for Municipal ” 
purposes at the time of passing the said Act, were 
then relieved by one entire poor rate.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time ; 

And it appearing that the same was necessary to 
carry out the intention of this House, the said 
Amendment was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Buck 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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Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, by Her Ma- Poor Rates 
jesty’s Command,—Copy Third Report relative to and Elective 
the Valuations for Poor Rates, and to the Registered (relands) 
Elective Franchise in Ireland, with Appendix. : 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Ranks of Issue 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bill. 
tituled, An Act to make further Provisions relative 
to the Returns to be made by Banks, of the Amount 
of their Notes in Circulation; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 3.1.8. Leave out “month” and insert “ four 
weeks.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 10. Leave out “ account ” and insert 
accounts.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 13. Leave out “ month ” and insert 
four weeks.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 15. Leave out “ first day of every 
month ” and insert “ conclusion of such four 
weeks.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 17. Leave out “ month ” and insert 
four weeks.” 

Pr. 3. 1.18. After “ preceding” insert “ and so 
on every successive four weeks, such accounts 
being always.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 25. Leave out “in every month.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 31. Leave out “ month” and insert 
four weeks, and so on every successive four 
weeks.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 4. Leave out “ month” and insert 
four weeks.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 7. Leave out “month” and insert 
four weeks.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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


Ordered, That all Committees on unopposed Pri- private Bills. 
vate Bills have leave to sit To-morrow, notwithstand- 
ing the adjournment of the House. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the Scottish Marine In- 
surance Company to sue and be sued, and for other 
Purposes; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5. 1. 16. Leave out “ to.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 36. After “the” insert “ manager or.” 

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. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy, Papers relative to the West In- 
dies, 1841 (British Guiana.) 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 

Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Se- 
cond Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in the present Session of Parliament, to 
inquire into the operation of the existing Laws affect- 
ing the Exportation of Machinery ; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix thereto: And 
also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Se- 
cond Report from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the present Session of Parliament, 
to inquire into the Condition of the Population of the 
Islands and Highlands of Scotland, and into the 
practicability of affording the people Relief by means 
of Emigration; together with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence, and Appendix thereto :—And then the Mes- 
snngers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
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. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 














Lune, 21° die Juniz ; 


Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


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 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 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-two certain Duties on Sugar imported into the 
United Kingdom for the Service of the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one: 

Von. 96. 


18°—21° Juniz. 





4.47 


An Act to continue Compositions for Assessed Assessed Taxes 
Taxes until the Fifth day of April One thousand Compositions 
eight hundred and Forty-three : = 

An Act to explain and amend an Act of the fifth Stamp Duties 
year of King George the Fourth, for repealing cer- (Law Proceed- 
tain Duties on Law Proceedings in the Courts in 8) B# 
Great Britain and Ireland respectively, and for 
better protecting the Duties payable upon Stamped 
Vellum, Parchment or Paper: 

An Act to make further Provisions relative to the Banks of Issue 
Returns to be made by Banks, of the Amount of Bill. 
their Notes in circulation: 

An Act to explain and amend Two several Acts Ecclesiastical 
relating to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Commissioners 
England: me 

An Act to suspend until the Thirty-first day of Militia Ballots 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two Suspension Bill. 
the making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments 
for the Militia of the United Kingdom: 

An Act to amend an Act of the fourth year of Court of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act for facili- Chancery Bill. 
tating the Administration of Justice in the Court of 
Chancery : 

An Act to amend an Act of the fifth and sixth Tithes’ Reco- 
years of King William the Fourth, for the more easy Very Bill. 
Recovery of ‘Tithes, and to take away the Jurisdic- 
tion from the Ecclesiastical Courts in all Matters 
relating to Tithes of a certain Amount : 

An Act for the Commutation of certain Manorial Copyhold and 
Rights in respect of Lands of Copyhold and Cus- mag | 
tomary Tenure, and in respect of other Lands sub- “°° 
ject to such rights; and for facilitating the Enfran- 
chisement of such Lands, and for the Improvement 
of such Tenure : 

An Act to remove Doubts as to the Liability of Felony Expla- 
Lords and Peers of Parliament to Punishment in ™tion Bill. 
certain Cases of Felony : 

An Act to prevent Plaintiffs in certain Frivolous Frivolous Suits 
Actions from obtaining their full Costs of Suit : Bill. 

An Act to amend an Act to extend the Practice Vaccination 
of Vaccination : Bill, 

An Act to empower the Commissioners of Her Metropolis 
Majesty’s Woods to raise Money for certain Im- Improvements 
re in the Metropolis on the Security of the le ae 

and Revenues of the Crown, within the County of 
Middlesex and City of London: 

An Act to render certain Municipal Corporations Municipal 
rateable to the Relief of the Poor, in certain cases: —* 


An Act to remove Doubts as to the Division of Winterbourne 
the Parish of Winterbourne, in the County of Glou- — Division 
cester, into Two Parishes: - 

An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners Victoria Park 
of Woods to complete the Contract for the Sale of Bill. 

York House, and to purchase certain Lands for a 
Royal Park: 

An Act to amend an Act passed in the third and Sewers Bill. 
fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, intituled, An Act to amend the 
Laws relating to Sewers: 

An Act to authorize and facilitate the Completion Ordnance 
of a Survey of Great Britain, Berwich-upon- Tweed Survey Bill. 
and the Isle-of-Mun: 

An Act to amend the Acts for regulating Turn- Turnpike-roads 
pike-roads in England, so far as they relate to cer- Bill. 
tain Exemptions from Toll : 

An Act to amend an Act of the third year of King Turnpike-roads 
George the Fourth for regulating Turnpike-roads in and Highways 
England, and also an Act of the fifth and sixth — 
years of King Wiiliam the Fourth for consolidating 
the Laws relating to Highways in England : 

An Act to afford further Facilities for the Con- Schools Sites 
veyance and Endowments of Sites for Schools : (No, 2.) Bill. 

An Act to provide for repairing, improving and County Bridges 
rebuilding County Bridges : (No. 2.) Bill. 

An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of Western 
December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- Aust‘lia Bill. 
two, and uatil the end of the then next Session of - 
Parliament, an Act of the tenth year of King George 
the Fourth, for providing for the Government of his 

3L4 Majesty’s 





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448 Qi? Juniz. 


Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia, on the 
Western Coast of New Holland : 

New South: An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of 

Wales,&amp;c.,Bill. December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
two, and from thence until the end of the next en- 
suing Session of Parliament, certain Acts providing 
for the Administration of Justice in New South 
Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the more 
effectual Government thereof: 

Tralee Nevigae An Act to empower the Commissioners for the 

tion and Har- Tssue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works to com- 

a plete the Works authorized to be made by an Act 
of the sixth and seventh year of His late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, for improving the Navi- 
gation and Harbour of Tralee, in the County of 
Kerry, and to extend the Time for that purpose: 


An Act to amend an Act to grant certain Powers 

to Heirs of Entail in Scotland, and to authorize the 
Sale of Entailed Lands for the Payment of certain 
Debts affecting the same: 
Arms (Ireland) An Act to amend and continue for One year, and 
Bill. to the end of the then next Session of Parliament, 
the several Acts relating to the Importation and 
Keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland : 


Court Houses An Act to provide for the Surrender of Premises 
(Ireland) Bill. formerly used for Court, Houses, but no longer used 
for that purpose, in Lreland: 


Tithe Composi- An Act for the more easy Recovery of Arrears of 
tion (Ireland) Compositions for Tithes from Persons of the Per- 
Bill. suasion of the People called Quakers, in Ireland: 


Houses of An Act to provide for the Payment of Debts, 
Industry, &amp;c., Charges and Incumbrances affecting Houses of In- 
(Ireland) Bill. dustry and Workhouses, and of Advances made 
conformably with previous Usage for the lawful pur- 
poses of such Houses of Industry and Workhouses, 
in certain Cases, in Ireland: 
Insolvent An Act to amend an Act of the last Session for 
Debtors ss continuing and amending the Laws for the Relief of 
(Ireland) Bill. yaa » ami 5 . 
nsolvent Debtors in Ireland : 


An Act for completing and maintaining a New 
Church, in Birkenhead, in the County of Chester : 
An Act for amending and enlarging the Provisions 
of the several Acts relating to the Great North of 
England Railway Company, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto : 
South Westen An Act to amend the Acts relating to the London 
tp Bil and South Western Railway Company, and to 
(No. 2.) Bil vuthorize an Agreement between the said Company 
and certain Inhabitants of Wandsworth and Batter- 
sea, respecting an alleged Loss in their supply of 
Water: 
Great Leinster An Act for extending, enlarging and amending 
and Munster some of the Provisions of the Act relating to the 
diaeh pi, Great Leinster and Munster Railway : 
Bristol and An Act for extending and enlarging some of the 
— Railway Provisions of the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
i Exeter Railway : 
Northern and 


An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Rail- 
aye way Company to make a Branch Line of Railway, 
at Wen and to alter and amend the several Acts relating to 
Branch) Bill, the said Railway : 


Shotts and An Act for making a Railway to be called The 
Wilsontown Wilsontown, Morninasic J lag 
Railway Bill. » Morningside and Coltness Railway, in 


the Counties of Lanark and Linlithgow : 
Newcastle- 


as An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers 
pone ond geanted to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, Railway Company, and to authorize Alterations in 
: the Line of the Railway : 
Dublin Wide An Act for further extending the Powers of se- 
— (No.2) veral Acts for enabling the Commissioners of Wide 
a Streets (Dublin) to widen and improve certain Ways, 
Streets and Passages in the City and County of 
Dublin, and for raising Funds to enable the said 
Commissioners to carry the same into execution : 
An Act for improving and regulating the Markets 


within the City and Borough of Wells, in the County 
of Somerset : 


Entails (Scot. 
land) Bill, 


Birkenhead 
Church Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
Railway Bill, 


Wells (Somer- 
set) Market 
Bill. 





A, 1841. 


An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers Exmouth 
and Provisions of an Act passed in the first year Market Bill, 
of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An 
Act for regulating the Market in the Town of Ez- 
mouth, in the County of Devon : 

An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the King’s Lynn 
thirteenth year of the reign of King George the Port Bill, 
Third, for the better Regulation of Pilots and Bridge- 
men, and for laying down Moorings and preventing 
Mischief by Fire in the Port of King’s Lynn: 

An Act for authorizing the Newport Dock Com- Newport Docks 
pany to raise an additional Sum of Money, and to Bill. 
amend the Acts relating thereto : 

An Act to enable the Ipswich Dock Commis- Ipswich Docts 
sioners to raise a further Sum of Money : Bill. 


An Act to amend an Act for the formation of a Belfast 
new Cut or Channel, and for otherwise more effec- Harbour Bill, 
tually improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast : 

An Act for maintaining Gourdon Harbour, in the Gourdon Har. 
County of Kincardine : bour (No, 2,) 


: — Bill. 
An Act for making and maintaining a Harbour at Sevabeuer 


Scrabster Roads in the Bay of Thurso and County Harbour Bil, 
of Caithness, and Road thereto: 

An Act for making a Pier in the Parish of Port- Portbury Pier 
bury, in the County of Somerset, with Works and = Approaches 
Approaches connected therewith : a 

An Act to enable the Monkland Canal Company Monkland 
to raise a further Sum of Money: Canal Bill, 

An Act to consolidate, amend and enlarge the Forth and Clyde 
Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating Navigation Bill 
to the Forth and Clyde Navigation : 

An Act to extend and amend the Acts relating to Newry Naviga. 
the Newry Navigation : tion Bill. 

An Act for amending the several Acts relating to Edinburgh and 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and for Glasgow Union 
enlarging the Cobbinshaw Reservoir : aoolieemal 
Bill. 

An Act to amend an Act of Her present Majesty Deantead 
for making and maintaining a Reservoir at Dean- Reservoir Bill, 
head, in the Parish of Huddersfield, in the West 
Riding of the County of York : 

An Act to enable the Wakefield Waterworks Wakefield 


Company to raise a further Sum of Money : —— 


An Act for supplying Birkenhead and other Town- Birkenhead 
ships in the Hundred of Wirrall, in the County of oe 
Chester, with Gas, and for supplying Birkenhead ~*~" 
aforesaid with Water: 

An Act to establish a General Cemetery for the London and 
Interment of the Dead, in the Parishes of Saint te a 
Dunstan, Stepney, and Saint Leonard, Bromley, in aa iat 
the County of Middlesex : 

An Act to alter, amend and enlarge some of the Southampton 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts for paving and Trust (Saint 
otherwise improving certain Streets in the Parish of Baer. 
Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex : . 

An Act for amending an Act passed in the twenty- Canterbury 
seventh year of the reign of King George the Third, (No. 2.) Bill 
for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the — 
Streets and other Public Passages and Places within 
the Walls of the City of Canterbury, and the Liber- 
ties thereof, and other Places, near the said City : 

An Act for paving, gravelling, lighting, cleansing, Kentish Town 
draining and improving the Hamlet of Kentish Town, Pavins Bill 
and its vicinity, in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in 
the County of Middlesex : 

An Act for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing Middlesbrough 
and otherwise improving the Town of Middlesbrough, Improvement 
and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the North Riding _ 
of the County of York, and for establishing a Mar- 
ket therein : 

An Act for paving, cleansing and otherwise im- Stamford 
proving the Town and Borough of Stamford, in the —™ 
Counties of Lincoln and Northampton: - 

An Act to authorize and provide for certain Im- walton (Essex) 
provements in the Town and Parish of Wadlton-le- Improvement 
Soken otherwise Walton-on-the-Naze, in the County = 
of Essex : 

An Act to alter and extend an Act passed in the Newcastle- 


i x am : on am -Tyne Im- 
first year of the reign of Her present Majesty, me at Bill. 
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Barwell 
Drainag 
Navigat 


Kiddert 
Small T 
ments I 


Exeter | 
Debts 


Hatfielc 
Court ¢ 
quests 


Kingsn 
Small ] 
Bill. 


Launee 
Small | 
Bill. 


Blackt 
Small. 
Bill, 


Wigar 
Debts 


News 


Bill. 


Totn 
Smal 
Bill. 


Stok 
Tren 


Bill. 


Sain 
Sma 
Bill 


Bur 
Det 


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5 Victoriz. 


. . ‘ 
and improving the 


tuled, An Act for regulating 
Tyne: 


Borough of Newcastle-upon- 


Barwell Fen An Act for draining certain Fen Lands and Low 
Drainage md Grounds in the Parish of Burwell, in the County of 
Navigation Bill. 


Cambridge, and for improving the Navigation of the 
Lodes or Navigable Cuts passing through the same: 

An Act for better assessing and collecting the 
Poor Rates in the Borough of Kidderminster, in the 


Kidderminster 
Small Tene 


91° Juniz. 





449 


An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or Neptune Marine 
against the Veptune Marine Insurance Company : —— 
mpany Bill. 


An Act for enabling the Imperial Life Insurance tnperial Life 
Company to alter the mode of Appropriation of Insurance Com. 
Profits directed by their Deed of Settlement, and pmy (No 2) 


for regulating Legal Proceedings by or against the 
Company : 


Sans Bill. An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or Hull Flax and 
County of Worcester ; against the Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company: Cotton Mill 

Exeter Small An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of| ~ , ; Company Bi. 

Debts Bill. = Small Debts within the City and County of the City An Act to incorporate the Proprietors of the Meerbrook 
of Rete: Meerbrook Sough, and_to enable them to levy and Sough Drain- 

Hatfield (York) An Act for extending the Jurisdiction of the Hat- | T!s¢ certain Royalties, Dues and Tolls, for the Con- °° - 

_—es field Court of Requests to certain Places in the | #™uation and Maintenance thereof: Patent Rolling 

get Bilt “West Riding of the County of York, and in the An Act to enable the Patent Rolling and Com- and Compres- 

Countion of Vincshe end Mettinsten- my Iron Company to purchase certain Letters oak a3 
Kingsnorton An Act to extend the Jurisdiction of the Kings- atent, and to sue and be sued : ; Bill. 

Small Debts norton Court of Requests, and to amend the Act| An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or Riymney tron 

Bill. relating thereto : against the Rhymney Iron Company, and for grant- Company Bilt, 

Launceston An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of | '#g certain Powers thereto : ia . 

Small Debts. Small Debts within the Town and Borough of Laun-|_, An Act for forming and establishing Stead’s stead’s Patent 

- ceston and other Places, in the Counties of Cornwall | Patent Wooden Paving Company, and to enable the p aai 
onih Dian? said Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, “°mP*"y *™ 

Blackburn An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of | 84 for confirming the same: _ : : 

ibe Saati Delis within the Town Cf Beatie wl ‘ An Act to enable the Scottish Marine Insurance Seottah Ma- 

other Places, in the County of Lancaster: ompany to sue and be sued, and for other Pur- Company Bill. 

Wigan Small An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery a ’ 7" 

Debis Bill of Small Debts within the Town and Borough of n Act for further and more effectually repairing Roxburgh 
Wigan, and the Towns of Chorley and Ormskirk, and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads, in the ad 
and other Places therein mentioned, in the County | Counties of Roxburgh and Dumfries : ; 

Palin of Lanse - _ An Act for more effectually widening and improv- Wells and 
Newark Court. An Act to amend an Act of Her present Majesty, |i"g the Road from Wells to Highbridge, with a Dishbstke 
Requests for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Road thereout to Cheddar, all in the County of So- 
= Debts within the Borough of Newark, and other | ”¢7set : &gt; , 

Places, in the Counties of Vottingham and Lincoln:| An Act for more effectually repairing and main- Bradford 

- taining several Roads leading to and from the Town (Wits) Road 

Totnes, &amp;c., An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery | o¢ Bradford, in the County of Wilts, and for main- ®! 

Hog Debts of Small Debts within the Town of Totnes, in the| jainino a Bridge over tx Cleese Anan. ot Stoheford 
County of Devon, and other Places in the said |; the said County : , , 

County : An Act for repairing the Roads leading from Henley and 
ny a An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery Henley-upon- A rs Culham Bridge, ne to the Dorchester 
Small Debts Of Small Debts within and adjoining the District | Cpgneelior’s Milestone, near Magdalen Bridge, in R= Bill 
Bill. called the Staffordshire Potteries : the County of Ozford: 

Saint Helen’s An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery| An Act for repairing the Road from Blakedown Birmingham 

Small Debts. of Small Debts within the Towns of Saint Helen’s Pool, in the Parish of Hagley, in the County of 2" Hagley 

- and Prescot, and Places adjacent, in the County | worcester, into the Borou h of Birmin ham in te eitnios 
Palatine of Lancaster : County of Warwick: 6 er 

a An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery| Ay “Act for repairing the Turnpike-road from Barnstaple 

ets Pm of Small Debts within the Towns of Burnley and Barnstaple to Braunton, in the County of Devon, *4 Braunton 

Colne, and Places adjacent, in the County Palatine | 44 for makine certain new Lines of Road to com— "4s Bill. 

of Lancaster : municate with the same : 

a An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery| An Act for repairing and improving the Roads Sedgley Road 

“os Bile of Small Debts within the City and Borough of commonly called the Sedgley Roads, in the County Bill. 

New Sarum, and other Places, in the Counties of | o¢ Stafford, and for making a cae tineal Goat 

Wilts, Hants and Dorset : connected therewith, in the said County : 

Sleaford Small An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery|! An Act for repairing the Road from Dewsbury to Dewsbury and 

Debis Bill. of Small Debts within the Town of Mew Sleaford, | oods. in the West Kidine of the County of York, Leeds Road 
in the County of Lincoln, and other Places, in the | and for making and lg a new Line of Road * 
same County : leading therefrom : , 

Hares a An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery " 


Bill, of Small Debts within the Town of Guainsburgh, in 
the County of Lincoln, and other Places, in the 
Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham: 


ge An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery 

eae. of Small Debts within the Town or Borough of 
East Retford, in the County of Nottingham, and 

&gt; y ”g &gt; 
other Places in the Counties of Nottingham, York 
”g 7 

and Lincoln : 

Glasgow House 


An Act for repressing Juvenile Delinquency in 


of Refuge Bill. the City of Glasgow : 


aie in An Act to repeal an Act passed in the sixteenth 
sry Bill. year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Third, for the Encouragement and Improvement of 
the Pilchard Fishery, carried on within the Bay of 
Saint Ives, in the County of Cornwall, and to make 

other Provisions in lieu thereof: 
Couch of Eng- An Act to enable the Church of England Life 
Company Bill. and Fire Assurance Trust and Annuity Company to 
; * sue and be sued in the name of the anaging Di- 


rector or other Officer of the said Company : 
Vou. 96. 


An Act to amend an Act passed in the eleventh Brighton and 
year of the reign of King George the Fourth, 
repairing and improving the Road from Brighton to 
Shoreham and Lancing, in the County of Sussex, 
and for other Purposes connected therewith : 

An Act for repairing and improving the Road from Selby and 
Selby to Leeds, in the West Riding of the County Leeds Road 
of York: ; 

An Act for repairing, improving and maintaining Nuffield, 
the Road from a Place in the Parish of Nuffield, Wallingtord, 
in the County of Oxford, through Wallingford and a 
Wantage, to Faringdon, in the County of Berks: Road Bill. 

An Act for more effectually repairing, maintaining Lincoln Roads 
and improving certain Roads leading to and from Bill. 
the City of Lincoln: 

An Act for repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley and 
Tinsley to Doncaster, and for making certain new ame 
Lines of Road to communicate with the same, all “°°” 
in the West Riding of the County of York: 

An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike- Hawkhurst 
road from Cripp’s Corner, in the Parish of Ewhurst, Juvction Road 


Shoreharn 
for peoad (No. 2.) 
Bill. 








~ ' 
ny is) (Ne. 2.) Bill. 





Clent Vicarage 
Bill. 


Dean and 
Chapter of 
Westminster 
Estate Bill. 


Smyth’s 
Estate Bill. 


Whittaker’s 
Estate Bill. 


Jackson’s 
Estate Bill, 


Whitehouse’s 
(or Williams’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Wewyss’s 
Estate Bill. 


Clay’s 
Estate Bill, 


Heathcote’s 
Estate Bill. 


Hay Newton’s 
Estate Bill. 


Warriner’s 
Estate Bill. 


Stone’s 
Estate Bill. 


Westwood’s 
Estate Bill. 


450 


in the County of Sussex, to Gills Green, in the Pa- 
rish of Hawkhurst, in the County of Kent: 

An Act for severing the Chapelry of Rowley Regis 
from the Vicarage of Clent, in the County of Staf- 
ford, and for the Sale of certain Lands situate in 
the Parish of Howley Regis, and belonging to the 
Vicarage of Clent, with the Chapelry of Rowley 
Regis annexed, and _ thereby providing a Residence 
and Maintenance for the Curate or Officiating 
Minister of Rowley Regis, and for other Purposes : 


An Act to empower the Dean and Chapter of 
Westminster to grant Building Leases in certain 
Parts of the City of Westminster, and for other Pur- 

OSes : 
J An Act to confirm to Sir Edward Bowyer Smyth, 
Baronet, the Advowson of District Churches within 
the Parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell, in the County 
of Surrey : 

An Act for vesting certain Real Estate devised 
by the Will of Thomas Whittaker, Esquire, deceased, 
in Trustees, upon Trust to be sold, and for laying 
out the Money arising therefrom in the purchase of 
other Estates to be settled to the same Uses: 

An Act for extending the Powers of the Trustees 
under the Settlement on the Marriage of the Re- 
verend James Jackson with Miss Eliza Houlton: 

An Act for empowering the Trustees of Henr 
Bickerton Whitehouse and Mary his Wife, and of 
the Children of the said Mary Whitehouse, to lease 
or sell the Mines and Minerals in and under, and 
to lease Part of the Surface of a certain Freehold 


21° Juni. 


A. 1841, 


| during his life, and after his decease upon the Trusts 

of such Will: 

_ An Act to enable the Trustees of the Trust Estates org Glamie’. 
in Scotland of John Bowes Lyon, late Earl of Strath- Estate Bill, 
more and Kinghorn, deceased, to advance and pay 

certain yearly Sums on behalf of Thomas George 

Lyon Bowes, commonly called Lord Glamis, his 
Grand-Nephew, who, in certain events, will become 

entitled to the Trust Estates in question : ; 

An Act to enable the Trustees of the Hospital of Saint John’s 
Saint John-the- Baptist, in the City of Winchester, Hospital 
to effect an Exchange with Sir Edmund Antrobus, Seraitenen) 
Baronet, under the authority of the Court of Chan- ; 
cery : 

An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the Datton’s 
late Peter Dutton, Esquire, to make Sale of Part Estate Bill, 
of the Estates devised by the same Will, and to lay 
out the Money arising from any such Sale in the 
Purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the sub- 
sisting Uses of the said Will, and to make Convey- 
ances in Fee, or Demises for long Terms of Years 
of other Part of the said Estates, for the purpose of 
building on and otherwise improving the same ; and 
also to apply a Sum of Money arising from the 
Sale of Part of the Estates devised by the said Will 
in carrying the aforesaid Objects and Purposes into 
execution : 

An Act for ascertaining and defining the Glebe Abingdon 
Land of the Rector of Abington alias Abingdon, in Glebe Bill. 
the County of Northampton, and for building a Par- 
sonage House for such Rector : 











Estate, called the Hill Top Farm, situate in the 
Parish of Wesibromwich, in the County of Stafford: | 

An Act for vesting the Lands and Barony of 
Lundin, and the Lands of Aithernie, and certain 
other Heritages, in favour of James Erskine Wemyss, 
Esquire, and his Heirs and Assigns, in Fee simple, 
on condition of certain Parts of the Lands and 


Barony of Methill and other Lands being settled in | 


lieu thereof in Fee tail : 

An Act to authorize the granting of Leases and 
Conveyances for Mining Purposes of Estates at 
Northwingfield, in the County of Derby, the Pro- 
perty of rederick Lord Clay and his Infant Son 
Richard Clay: 

An Act for vesting certain Estates situate in the 
County of Leicester, devised by the Will of Catherine 
Moyer, Spinster, in Trustees, upon Trust to convey 
the same in Exchange for certain other Estates 
situate in the same County: 


An Act for selling a Part of the Entailed Estate 
of Newton, in the County of Haddington, and ap- 
plying the Price towards discharging Part of the 
Debts incurred in improving the said Entailed 
Estate, and also for exchanging certain Parts of 
the Entailed Estate for Lands held in Fee simple: 


An Act to amend an Act for vesting Estates of 
which Gifford Warriner, Esquire, a Lunatic, is 
Tenant in Tail in Trustees for Sale, and also for 
effecting a Partition of certain Parts thereof, and 
for granting Leases, and to enable the said Trustees 
to make Conveyances in Fee, subject to Rent- 
charges and Leases for long Terms of Years at re- 
served Rents, of the unsold Portiors of the said 
Estates, and to make Sale of the Rent-charges and 
of the Reversions in Fee expectant on the Leases: 


An Act for carrying into effect a Contract between 
Edward Gresley Stone and John Attwood, Esquires, 
for the Sale of the Coptfold Hall Estate, in the 
County of Essex, to the said John Attwood, and for 
investing the Purchase-money in other Estates, to 
be settled to the same Uses, and also for authorizing 
the Exchange of certain Lands and Hereditaments 
in the Counties of Worcester and Gloucester, de- 
vised by the Will of John Stone, Esquire, deceased : 

An Act for authorizing Leases to be granted of 
the Burross Estate, in the Parish of Kingswinford, 
in the County of Stafford, devised by the Willi of 


An Act for effecting a Sale and Conveyance from Fishmongers’ 
the Feoffees or Trustees of the Porish of Saing Company 
Mildred, Bread-street, in the City of London, to the ae 
Fishmongers’ Company, and for investing the Pur- 
chase-money in other Estates to be settled to the 

same Uses: 

An Act to amend an Act passed in the second Marshall’s 
and third years of the reign of | Her present Majesty, Estate Bill 
intituled, “ An Act to authorize the Sale of certain 
Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the Counties 
of Kent and Northampton, formerly belonging to 
William Marshall, of Clifford’s Inn, in the City of 
London, Gentleman, deceased, and for other Pur- 
poses incidental thereto : 

An Act for effecting an Exchange between the Yarmouth 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Children’s 
Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, and the spits! Estate 
Trustees of a Charity in the said Borough, called ~" 

“ The Children’s Hospital.” 


An Act for enlarging the Power to grant Leases Emerson's 
contained in the Will of Alexander Lyon Emerson, Estate Bill. 
Doctor of Medicine, deceased, and for other Pur- 

oses : 
An Act to enable the Trustees of the Oldbury Oidbury Cha- 


Charity to grant Building Leases : ps ay 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bed- Bedingham 
ingham, in the County of Norfolk : Inclosure Bill. 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Upper Upper Heyford 
Heyford, in the County of Oxford: Inclosure Bill. 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Che- Cheveley 
veley, in the County of Cambridge : Inclosure Bill, 


An Act to amend an Act of the last Session of Whittlesea 
Parliament for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of I»clesure Bill. 
Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint An- 
drew, in the County of Cambridge : 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Marsh Marsh Gibbon 
Gibbon, in the County of Buckingham : Inclosure Bill. 


An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing Lands FisingInclosure 
in the Parish of E/sing, in the County of Norfolk : (Ne. 2-) Bill. 


An Act for inclosing the Commons, Droves, Leverington, 
Banks and Waste Lands in the Parishes of Lever- &amp;c. Inclosure 
ington, Tid Saint Giles and Outwell, in the Isle of _ 

Ely, in the County of Cambridge : 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor and Olveston 





Thomas Westwood, deceased, to Thomas Westwood, 


| in the County of Gloucester : 


ithi ithi : ill 
Tithing of Olveston, within the Parish of Olveston, 1° Bi 


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5 Vicroriz. 


Brimington An Act for inclosing the Commons and Waste 
Inclosure Bill. Lands in the Township and Manor of Brimington, 
in the County of Derby : 

Coundon An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the 

Inclosure Bill. Commons and Waste Lands lying within the Hamlet 
of Coundon, in the County of Warwick, and the 
Hamlet of Keresley, in the County of Warwick, and 
County of the City of Coventry, or one of them : 

Abingdon An Act for inclosing and improving Lands in the 

Inclosure Bille Parishes of Saint Helen and Saint Nicholas, Abing- 
don, in the County of Berks : 

Whitmore An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Whit- 

Inclosure Bill. more, in the County of Stafford : 

Great Horwood An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Greut 

Inclosure Bille 77 orwood, in the County of Buckingham : 

Whaddon An Act for setting out and allotting certain Por- 

Chace Inclo- tions of the Lands in Whaddon Chace, in the County 

aan of Buckingham, in lieu of the Common Rights upon 
the said Chace, and for extinguishing such Common 
Rights : 

Shawe’s i Act to dissolvethe Marriage of Nathaniel Bogle 

Divorce Bill. French Shawe, Esquire, with Charlotte Shawe, his 
now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned : 

Larkins’s An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John Pascall 

Divorce Bill. Larkins, Attorney-at-Law, with Eliza Bird, his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned : 

Goring’s An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Harry Dent 

Divorce Bill Goring, Esquire, with Augusta, his now Wife, and 
to enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned : 

Wyatt’s An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Wyatt, 

Divorce Bill. Esquire, with Elizabeth Grey, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned : 

Hall's Divoree | An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John Hail, 








Bik =. Esquire, with Jemima Caroline, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes : 

Giordano’s An Act for naturalizing Marzio Francois Gior- 

Nat. Bill. dano : 

Ncnientel An Act for naturalizing Philipp Jacob Passavant 


Nat. Bill. | and Philipp Johann Passavant, Theodor Passavant, 
Mary Magdalen Johann Passavant, Jacob Rudolph 
Passavant and Henrietta Marianne Laura Louisa 
Augusta Passavant, his Children. 


Inquests on Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
Paspers. and at the bar presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to Her Majesty,— Return to an Address to 
Her Majesty, dated the 26th day of February last, 
for a Return of the Number of Cases, for Seven years, 
before and since the new Poor Law came into opera- 
tion, to the latest period to which the Return can 
be made up, on which Inquests have been held on 
the Bodies of deceased Paupers, specifying the 





Names and Ages of each, the Places in which such 
Inquests have been held, the Names of the Coroners, 
and the Verdict of the Juries: —Copies of the Minutes 
of Evidence taken on the Inquest held before the 
Coroner of the County of Middlesex on the body of 
Samuel Daniels, at Chelsea, in the County of Mid- 
dlesex, in August 1840 :—Of the Minutes of Evi- 
dence taken on the Inquest held before the Coroner 
of the County of Middlesex on the body of James 
Linsey, in the Union Workhouse at Hendon, in 
the County of Middlesex, in November and De- 
cember 1840:——And, of the Minutes of Evidence 
taken on the Inquest held before the Coroner of 
the County of Middlesex, on the body of Elizabeth 
Friry, in the Parish of Kensington, in the County 
of Middlesex, on Monday the 3d day of November | 
1840 (so far as the same have been received at the 
Home Office.) 

Police, Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
18th day of May last, for a Return of the Number 
of Persons taken into custody by the Metropolitan 
Police Officers, and the Charges, in classes, on which 





they were taken, showing how the several Charges 


were finally disposed of, and whether by Magistrates | 
Vou. 96. | 


21° Junie. 451 


or otherwise, between the 1st day of January and the 
31st day of December 1840 (agreeable to the form 
sent) :—A similar Return from the City of London 
Police:—The like from Birmingham :—The like 
from Liverpool: —The like from Manchester :—A 
Return of the Establishment in Scotland-yard, and 
all other Expenses of the Metropolitan Police for 
the year 1840, not included in Parliamentary Paper 
N° 172, of 1841; distinguishing the Names, Offices, 
Salaries and other Emoluments of each, so as to 
bring the entire annual Expense of the Metropolitan 
Police in that year before the House: —A Return, 
for the like period, of the Number of Burglaries 
or Robberies reported to the several Divisions or 
Station Houses as having been committed, dis- 
tinguishing the Number of Cases in which the 
Offenders have been apprehended, and the alleged 
Value of the Property stolen:—A similar Return 
from the City of London Police :—The like for 
Birmingham :—The like from Manchester :— The 
like from Liverpool:—A Return, during the like 
period, of the Amount of Property found upon Per- 
sons charged as being drunk, and subsequently re- 
stored, for the Metropolitan Police: — A similar 
Return for the City of London:—The like for 
Birmingham:—The like for Liverpool :—The like 
for Manchester :—A Return of the gross Amount of 
the Superannuation Fund since the establishment of 
the City of Zondon Police Force, with the Deduc- 
tions which have been made or charged thereon, as 
Pensions or otherwise :—And, a similar Return from 
the Metropolitan Police. 

A Return of the Names of the Barristers who Revising 
were appointed for the first time last year, by the Barristers. 
Judges, to revise the List of Voters in England, and 
of the standing at the Bar of each such Barrister 
at the date of his Appointment. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to Orders, Manor Courts 
—Return to an Order, dated the 10th day of May (Ireland.) 
last, for Returns of the Name of each Seneschal or 
Steward of a Manor in Jreland, with the Date of his 
appointment, and the Person by whom he was ap- 
pointed :— And, of the Names of the Parties re- 
turned by said Seneschals or Stewards as their 
Sureties, with the Amount of such Security in each 
case, and the date when the same was lodged with 
the Clerk of the Peace. 

Return to an Order, dated the 1st day of April Mails 
last, for a Copy of the Correspondence which has (S&lt;tland.) 
taken place between the Earl of Lichfield, Postmaster 
General, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and all 
Parties desiring the stoppage of the Mails on the 
Railroads on Sundays in Scotland; and, Copies of 
any Orders by the Postmaster General for the 
transmission of the Mails in Scotland on Sundays 
by other Conveyances that the Railroads. 

Return to an Order, dated the 29th day of April Mails 
last, for Copies of the Proposals made by the Post- (Scotland.) 
master General to the Railway Companies in Scoé- 
land, for conveying the Mails in that country, and 
of any offers made by the said Companies to the 
Postmaster General for that purpose ; showing whe- 
ther these Proposals were respectively made for con- 
veying the Mails on every day of the week, or were 
to the exclusion of Sundays, and in the latter case 
to state the reasons assigned for the said exclusion : 
—Of any Correspondence which has taken place 
between the Directors or Secretaries of the Railway 
Companies in Scotland and the Surveyors and Se- 
cretary to the Post Office in that country, with the 
Postmaster General, Colonel Maberly, or the Trea- 
sury, respecting the carrying of the Mails on Rail- 
ways on Sundays, as they had formerly been on the 
common roads in that country :—Of the Contracts 
which have been made for carrying the Mails which 
are sent entirely by Railway in Scotland, or which 
are sent partly by Mail Coach, Mail Cart, Riding 
Post or otherwise, and partly by Railway, to the 
same Post Towns in that country; the Return to 
show the Number of Mails sent daily by one or 

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other of the above modes respectively; showing 
whether they are carried every day of the week, at 
the same hours, at the same speed, and by the same 
conveyances, with the Hour at which each is sent 
off, and the Time allowed for each Transit by each 
mode of Conveyance on week days and on Sundays, 
when any alteration takes place on that day; and 
in such case to state the nature and effect of the 
alteration ; showing also what Mails are now de- 
tained in Scotland on Sundays, with the Names of 
the chief Post Towns (such as London, Birmingham, 
Liverpool, Manchester, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, 
&amp;c.,) such Mails had been sent from, and are de- 
tained at during Sundays, with the authority there- 
for, and the reason, if any, for these not being for- 
warded now, as formerly, on that day: —And, Of all 
Correspondence on the above subject between the 
Postmaster General, Colonel Maberly, Sir Edward 
Lees, the Surveyors to the Post Office, or the Trea- 
sury, with the Magistrates of the city of Glasgow, 
with the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of 


21° Junit. 








that city, and the Magistrates and Chairmen of the 
Chambers of Commerce of the towns of Paisley, 
Greenock, Port Glasgow, Johnston, Beith, Irvine, 
Saltcoates and Ayr, or with any other public autho- 
rities whatever in these towns, including the Post- 
masters in each respectively, respecting the discon- 
tinuance of the Conveyance of the Mails on Sundays, 
as these were usually sent before Railways came 
into operation, between the towns of Glasgow and 
Ayr, and Greenock and Glasgow. 

Copies of all Memorials to the Lords of the 
Treasury, and to the Postmaster General, on the 
subject of the Transmission of Country Letters 
through the London Post Office on the Lord’s Day, 
with the Number of Signatures attached to each 
Memorial ; and also, Copies of the Answers returned 
thereto:—And, Ofall Resolutions passed at Vestries, 
Wardmotes, or other Public Meetings, in connexion 





with this subject, which have been transmitted to 
the Lords of the Treasury, or to the Postmaster Ge- 
neral ; and of any Correspondence which may have 
passed between the Lords of the Treasury and the 
Postmaster General, upon the said subject. 

A Return to explain and amend a Return made 
to Orders of this House, dated the 3d day of August 
1840, and the 18th day of February last, being 
No. 155 of the present Session ; the said Return to 
show, in columns, the Number, the Names, and the 
Wages (by the week and year), of those Mail Guards 
who are prohibited from taking Fees from the Pub- 
lic, with the Sum Total paid to this Class of Servants 
annually; also, the Lines of Road, in Alphabetical 
Order, to which these Guards are appointed, stating 
whether all the Guards on said Lines are paid solely 
with Public Money, or partly with Public Money 
and with Fees from Passengers, with the Number 
in each Class, where both are on the same Line :— 
As above, of Mail Guards who are paid partly with 
Public Money and partly by Fees from Passengers, 
with the reason for continuing this distinction, and 
the authority under which it is made :—Of the 








Number and Names of Mail Guards employed on 
each Line of Road respectively; distinguishing Rail- 
roads from common Roads ; thus showing the whole 
Sum charged annually in the Public Accounts for 


dA. 1841. 


Five last years, with the Total Number appointed in 
that period. 


A Return of the Number of Persons who are now Revenue Laws, 


confined in each of Her Majesty’s Gaols and Houses 
of Correction for Offences against the Revenue Laws 
in Great Britain and Ireland; stating the Periods 
for which they have been confined, in classes, of 1. 
less than six months ; 2. more than six and less than 
twelve months ; 3. more than one and less than two 
years ; 4. more than two years. 


Furtier Return to an Order, dated the 16th day Miscellaneous 
of February last, for Returns specifying the Items of Payments 
Charge included under the Head of Miscellaneous (Scotland, 


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 the House of Commons 
of the 11th day of April 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 con- 
cerned in the preparation of Public Bills; stating 
in what Public Accounts, presented to Parliament, 
the Amount of these last Charges has appeared :— 
Of the Gross and Net Revenue or Income from the 
Crown Lands or Hereditary Revenues of Scotland, 
for the years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; with a 
Statement of all the Payments made out of the same 
in Scotland, by whose authority such payments 
were made, and the Parties to whom, and the Amount 
received by each :—Of all Sums paid in Scotland 
by the Queen’s Remembrancer, 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 behalf of the Civil Establishment of Scot- 
land; 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 
of such Bills relating to Scotland as have been intro- 
duced 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, in- 
troduced 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 Expense attending 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 
(so far as relates to Bills relating to Scotland.) 


An Account of the Public Income and Expendi- Public Income 
ture of the United Kingdom, in the years ending the and Expendi- 


sth day of January 1839, 1840 and 1841; distin- 
guishing the Actual Payments for the Expenses in- 


Mail Guards, on each Line of Road, and for all | curred in the collection and management of the Re- 


Roads whatever, respectively:—To state the Sum 
Total paid by the Public for Mail Guards in 1838 and 
1840 respectively ; and distinguishing the Amount 
incurred in each year for those on common Roads, | 
and on Railroads :—Showing the Lines of Railroad | 
and common Road by which Mail Bags are sent 
with Carriages conveying Passengers, but without | 
Mail Guards, and the reason why Mail Guards are 
not employed on these Roads; also, the Hours and 
the Number of Times which Mails are sent on these 
Roads daily: —Also, to state with whom the ap- 
pointment of Mail Guards rests, and the Numbers 
which have been appointed annually in each of the 











venue; for the Charges of the Public Debt (the 
Terminable Annuities being also valued by esti- 
mate); for the Expenses of the Civil Government ; 
the Allowances to the Royal Family, and to His 
Royal Highness Prince Leopold (now King of the 
Belgians); the Establishment of the Lord Lieute- 
nant of Ireland; the Expenses of the two Houses of 
Parliament, and the Civil Departments ; the other 
Pensions on the Consolidated Fund, on 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 


ture. 














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Grain and 
Flour. 


Wheat. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour, 
ke. 


Refugees. 


Public 
Accounts. 


Public Debt. 


Public Income 
aud Expendi- 
ture, 


Public Debt. 


5 Victoriz. 


Public Works, Bounties, Post Office, the Quaran- 
tine and Warehousing Establishments, and all other 
Payments not coming under any of the foregoing 
Heads; with an Appendix, showing the severa 
{tems composing each Head of the Account. 

An Account showing the Total Quantities of Fo- 
reign and Colonial Grain and Flour; distinguishing 
each Sort entered for Home Consumption, at each 
rate of Duty, since the passing of the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 60, to the latest Date that the Returns can be 
made up. 

An Account of the Quantities of Foreign and Co- 
lonial Wheat, distinguishing each, entered weekly 
for Home Consumption, with the Rate of Duty, and 
the Amount of Duty paid thereon in each Week, in 





the years 1832, and so on, until the latest period 
that the Account can be made up; showing also the | 
Total Quantity entered, and the Total Amount of | 
Duty received in each year. 

An Account of the Quantities of Foreign Wheat 
and Wheat Flour, stated in Quarters, and of all other 
kinds of Foreign Grain and Pulse respectively that 
were imported ; and, also, the Quantities of each 
which were taken for Home Consumption, in each 
Month, since the passing of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60; | 
showing, also, the Quantities of each remaining in 
Warehouse at the end of each month, up to the 
latest period to which the same can be made out. 

A Return of the Annual Sums of Money issued 
towards the relief of Italian, Spanish, Polish or 
Portuguese Refugees emigrating to this Country, in 
consequence of internal Insurrections in their own 
Countries, from the year 1815 to the present period. 

Copies or Extracts from any Minutes of the Lords 
of the Treasury of the 27th day of March 1838 and 
the 19th day of July 1840, with respect to the 
making a knowledge of the System of keeping Ac- 
counts by double entry a Qualification for appoint- 
ment to certain Offices. 

Return to an Order, dated the 11th day of this 
instant June, for an Account of the Unredeemed 
Capital of the Public Funded Debt, as it stood at 
each of the periods on the 5th day of January 1828, 
1831 and 1841 :—Also, of the Amount of Exche- 
quer Bills outstanding on the 5th day of January 
1828, 1831 and 1841, respectively :—Also, of the 
Amount of Terminable Annuities, whether for lives 
or years, payable on the 5th day of January 1828, 
1831 and 1841 :—Also, of the Sum paid on account 
of, or required to defray the Charge of Interest and 
Management of the Permanent Public Debt, in each 
of the years 1828, 1881 and 1841:—Also, of the 





Sum paid or required to defray Interest of Exchequer 
Bills in the years 1828, 1831 and 1841 :—And, 
lastly, of the Total Amount of all Payments made 
out of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain and 
Ireland, other than on account of the Interest and 
Management of the National Debt and of the Civil 
List, in each of the years 1827, 1830 and 1840. 

Account of the Public Income and Expenditure 
of the United Kingdom in each year, from 1822 to 
1840, both inclusive, showing the Total Receipt, 
after deducting Drawbacks and Repayments, the 
Charges of Collection, and other Payments out of 
the Revenue, in its progress to the Exchequer ; the 
Charge of the Public Debt, funded and unfunded ; 
the Total Expenditure, exclusive of the above 
Charges; and the actual Surplus or Deficiency of 
Income. 

Accounts showing the Unredeemed Capital of the 
Public Funded Debt on the 5th day of January 
1828, the 5th day of January 1831, the 5th day of 
January 1835, and the 5th day of January 1841; 
specifying, under the several Heads, the Amounts 
of Increase and Decrease on each during the three 
periods, from 1828 to 1831, from 1831 to 1835, and 
from 1835 to 1841:—Showing the Charge of the 
Unredeemed Public Funded Debt at the same 
Periods ; specifying also the Charge for Annuities 
for Lives, and for Terms of Years, together with 








Vo. 96. 


21° Juniz. 453 


the Charge for Managemen ; stating the Heads 
and Amovuts of Increase and Decrease during the 
three periods, and showing the Cause of Increase 
and Decrease in each case, and the authority un- 
der which made: (These Accounts to be prepared 
so as to show the state of the Public Debt, both 
as to Capital and Charge, 1. including the Loans 
raised for the Emancipation of the Slave Popula- 
tion in the Colonies; 2. excluding those Loans ; 
also, to show, for each of the Periods, the Amount, 
both as to Capital and Charge, supposing the Ter- 
minable Annuities be converted into equivalent Per- 
etual Annuities):—And, Similar Accounts of the 
Unfunded Debt, for each of the above periods. 

Account, showing the Amount of Public Income Public Income 
and Expenditure in the year ending the 5th day of aud Expendi- 
January 1832, exclusive of any alterations which 
had taken place in the said Income in consequence 
of any Act passed between the 5th day of January 
1831 and the 5th day of January 1832. 

Returns of the Number of Letters registered in post Office. 
the United Kingdom since the introduction of the 
present mode of Registration, up to the latest Date 
it can be conveniently furnished; stating the Date 
of such mode of Registration, and the Fee charged 
therefor above the Postage :—Also, the Date on 
which the Post Office discontinued the former prac- 
tice of gratuitous Registration of Letters containing 
Coin, and the reasons for discontinuing the same. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- Court of 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy Warrant paar f 
granting Compensation for Loss of Fees to Thomas ‘"*'e"*) 
Fenton, Esquire, one of the Examiners of the Court 
of Chancery in Jreland, for the quarter ended 11 
April 1841. 

Copy of ‘Treasury Minute, dated 1st June 1841, stamp Office. 
granting a Special Superannuation Allowance to 
Henry Wright, a Stamper in the Stamp Office. 

List of Friendly Societies from which the Statu- Friendly 
tory Returns of Sickness and Mortality have, in the Societies 
present year 1841, been received by the Advocate S¢t"4-) 
appointed to certify the Rules of Friendly Societies 
in Scotland, and transmitted to Her Majesty’s Prin- 
cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department: 

—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, 'That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Smith, from the Office of the Masters in Court of 
Chancery, was called in; and at the bar presented, Chancery, &amp;c., 
—Further Return to an Order, dated the 4th day of Offices. 
this instant June, for Returns of the Number of 
Holidays kept in the year at the under-mentioned 
Offices, and the Hours of Attendance on Days of 
Business at the same respectively; stating the 
Hour of opening and of closing each Office, and the 
Number of Hours during which the personal at- 
tendance of the Principals of the several Offices, and 
of their Deputies or Clerks respectively, is given : 
—Affidavit Office; Accountant-General’s Office, 
Bankruptcy Office ; Chancery Public Office, South- 
ampton Buildings; Masters’ Offices; Chancery Clerk 
of the Crown Office; Custody Lunatics Office ; 
Crown Office in Chancery; Inrolment Office ; Patent 
Office; Petty Bag Office ; Record Office (Rolls) ; 
Record Office (Tower); Register Office; Report 
Office ; and Six Clerks’ Office (so far as relates to 
the Masters’ Offices) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Lord Viscount Ingestre reported from the Com- gmethwick 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act Chapeiry 
to enable the Trustees of the Chapelry of Smethwick, ®t*'¢ Bil. 
in the County of Stafford, to demise Coal and other 
Mines, and to grant Building Leases ; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, aud 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 

3™M3 same, 


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Corn Laws. 


454, 21° Juni. A. 1841. 


same, without Amendment:—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Ingestre do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Petitions from Tring ;— Newgate-market ;—Buck- 
nall ;— Walsall (eleven Petitions) ;—Grendon Under- 
wood;— New Mills ;-— Quarrendon ; — Old-street, 
Saint Luke’s (Middlesex) ;—Rupert-street, Saint 
James, Westminster (four Petitions) ;— Buckingham ; 
—Hazel Grove (three Petitions) ; —Stalybridge 
(seven Petitions) ;—Somers Town ;—Stockport (nine 
Petitions) ; — James-street, Saint George’s-in-the- 
East ;— Tower-hill ;— London (two Petitions) ; —Lei- 
cester (two Petitions) ; -- Macclesfield ;—Castle Thorpe; 
— Warrington ;—Ravenstone ;— Westcott ;- - Chiche- 
ley ;— Fenny Stratford ;-- Newton Longville ;-- Roch- 
dale (three Petitions) ;—James-street, Seymour-place; 
— Covent-garden;— Lindow End ;— Reading ;— 
Charles-street ;—Crosslee ;— Cordale ;—Barhead ;— 
Queen-street, Ratcliffe ;—-Back-road, Saint George’s- 
in-the- East ;—Passengers on the London and Croy- 
don Railway ;— Haggerston ;— Southwark (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Paddington (three Petitions) ; —Picca- 
dilly ;— Woolwich ;— Brill ;—Saint Martin’s-court, 
Westminster ; — Thornliebank ; — Spitalfields (three 

4Petitions) ;—Little Earl-street, Bloomsbury ;--Gray’s 
Inn-lane, Holborn ;— Bermondsey-street ;— Hanover- 
street ; —Bridgewater-gardens, Finsbury ; —Shore- 
ditch ;— Mary-le-bone (twelve Petitions) ;—Charles- 
street, Southwark-bridge-road;—Liverpool-road, Is- 
lington ;— Poplar ;—Barbican (two Petitions) ;— 
John-street, Edgware-road ;—Finsbury-place, South ; 
—East Smithfield;—Long Acre;—Saint Paul’s- 
church-yard ; — Kingsland-road ; — Bethnal-green 
(four Petitions) ;—- Hatton-garden ;--Duke-street, Lin- 
coln’s Inn-fields ;—Hampstead-road ;—~ Flood-street, 
Westminster ;--Stoke Newington ;-- Tottenham-court- 
road (two Petitions) ;— Holloway ;— _Munster-street, 
Regent’s-park ; — Mary-le-bone-lane ; — Passengers 
by steam-boats from Adelaide Wharf, and others ; 
—Drury-lane ;—North Division of Saint Pancras, 
Middlesex ;-- Tothill-street, Westminster ;—-Brewers’- 
green, Westminster ;—Gray’s Inn-road, Finsbury ;— 
Cambridge-street and Cumberland-street, Hackney- 
road ; — Limehouse ; — Poynton; — Holland-street, 
Blackfriars ;— Glossop ;— Dorton ;— Netherton ;— 
Stoke Mandeville ;— Aston( Chester) ;— Sutton ( Ches- 
ter);— Frodsham ;— Levern ;— Dalston ;—Staley ;— 
Hailey ;— Beachampton;—Chilton ;— Boden, &amp;c. ;— 
Little Queen-street, Holborn ;— Water Eaton ;— 
Bletchley ;—Marsh Gibbon ;—Fore-street, London ; 
— Morley ;— Edgecott ;— White Horse-court, Saint 
Luhke’s (Middlesex) ;— Frodsham ;—Stoney Stratford 
East ;— Newport Pagnell ;— Leek ;—Rosemary-lane, 
Tower Hamlets; — Great Linford ; — Stepney ; — 
King-street, Tower-hill ;—-Hogshaw ;—Pinxton ;— 
Hackney ;— Todmorden ;— Weston (two Petitions) ; 
— Heaton Norris ;— Holloway ;—Marple;— Regent- 
street, Westminster ;— Newton ; — William-street, 
Westminster ;—Stock Exchange, Cornhill ;— Witney ; 
—North Meols ;—County of Lancaster ;— Islington ; 
—Spring-street, Manchester-square ;—Lathbury ;— 
Woughton ; — Astwood ; — Aheley ;— Chetwode ; — 
Radcliffe ;—Biddleston ;— Oakley ;— Bodolph Clay- 
dor ;— Milton Keynes ;— Thornton ;—Ludgershall ; 
— Barton Hartshorn ;— Chesham Bois ;—Boarstall; 
—Stockport ; —Swanbourne ;— Aston Sandford ;-- 
Quainton ; — Upton ;——Shoe-lane, London ;-—Little 
Alie-street, Goodman’s Fields ;— Hardmead ;—Len- 
borough ;—Lillingstone Dayrell ;— Waterstradford ; 
— West Stratford ;—Piddington ;— Fulmer ;—Pas- 
senham ;— Emberton (two Petitions) ;-- East Claydon ; 
—Hitcham ;— Wigginton ;— Calverton ;—Shenley ; 
—Turweston ;— Little Hampden ;— Newton Blossom- 
ville ;—Stoke Poges ;—Tyringhan;—Preston Bis- 
sett ;—-Olney ;--Caldmore ;-- Old-street, Saint Luke’s 








( Middlesex) ; — Stokenchurch ;— Hatton Wall ;— 
Leckhampstead ;—Lavendon ; —Shalstone ;—Spital- 
y mi Norton Falgate ;—Liquorpond-street, Gray's 

nn-lane ;— Wapping ;—-and, Tonbridge-street, New- 
road, Saint Pancras; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Joseph Scrivener, of Weston Tur- 
ville, in the county of Buckingham, stating that in 
the month of March last, he signed his name to a 
Petition in support of the existing Corn Laws, from 
the parish in which he resides, and that he has sub- 
sequently given his attention to this question, and 
believes the Corn Laws to be prejudicial to the in- 
terests of the community; and praying that the 
Corn Laws may be repealed, and that his name may 
be erased from the said Petition, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shillington ;—Clonoulty ;— Ballin- 
temple ;--- Donohill ;— Kilpatrick ;—and, Aughter- 
lieque, &amp;c.; 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 the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, praying 
the House to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Corn Laws, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tillingham ;— and, Market Har- 
borough; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Garngad-road ;— Burnbank (two Import Duties. 
Petitions) ;— Mearns ;— Glasgow (ninety-two Peti- 
tions) ;— Anderston (four Petitions) ;— Calton ; — 
Govan ; —- Finnieston ; —- Cowcaddens ; — Roberton 
and Wiston ;— Bellshill; — Uddingston ;— Leicester 
(fifteen Petitions) ; — Hertford ; — Dukinfield ; — 
Ayleston;—Kentish Town ;—Slaidburn ;— Mottram- 
-in-Longendale ; — Wheatley ; — Hyde ;— Humber- 
stone ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants 
of Kensington; praying the House to sanction the 
proposed measures for alteration of the Import 
Duties,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
Glasgow East India Association, praying for a revi- 
sion and modification of the Import Duties, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stoke Golding, pray- Roman Catholic 
ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Relief Act. 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke Golding ;-—and, Gornal and Maynooth 
Coseley ; praying the House not to sanction any ©llese 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned interested South Australia. 
by property, family connexions or otherwise, in the 
colony of South Australia, praying for the immediate 
repayment of the sum of 56,0001., alleged to have 
been borrowed from the Emigration Fund of that 
colony, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Protestant Associa- popery, &amp;e. 
tion, at their Annual Meeting, held in Exeter Hall, 
praying that all grants in favour of Popery, may be 
discontinued, and that the House will take measures 
for strengthening the interest of our Protestant 
Church in the Sitenicn, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- The Nether- 
merce and Manufactures of Glasgow, complaining '*"™* 


of 








Arr 
of 1 
(Se 


nt J 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


West India 
Mails. 


Timber Duties. 


West India 
Mails (Second 
Report. ) 


No. 424, 


Justice of 
Peace Court 
(Glasgow. ) 


Population 
(Ireland) Act. 


The Levant. 


South Australia, 


5 VicrorizZ. 


of infraction of the Treaty concluded in 1824, be- 


tween Great Britain and the Netherlands, and pray-: 


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


A Petition of Merchants, Clothiers, Grocers and 
other Inhabitants of the Burgh of Kirkintilloch, 
praying that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Youlgreave ;-- Miserdine;— and, 
Twickenham ; 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. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on West 
India Mails, have leave to sit this day, till half an 
hour after four of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


A Petition of Members of the Worth American 
Committee of the Colonial Society, praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed measure for 
alteration of the Timber Duties, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee 
on the Port of Departure and Arrival of the West 
India Mails, to whom shall be referred the Reports 
of the Committee appointed by the Lords of the 
Admiralty to inquire into the comparative advan- 
tages afforded by different Ports in the Channel for 
the West India Mail Service; and who were em- 
powered 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 further considered the matters to 
them referred ; and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes 
of Evidence taken before them. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Report on the Administration of the 
Law in the Justice of Peace Court, held in the City 
of Glasgow. 


A Petition of James Henry, of Fitzwilliam-square, 
in the city of Dublin, Doctor of Medicine and 
Fellow of the King and Queen’s College of Phy- 
sicians in Ireland, praying the House to cause an 
inquiry to be made into the method which has been 
adopted for carrying the Lrish Census Act into effect, 
as well as into the reason why the Enumerators 
assume a title, and exercise an authority, not vested 
in them by the said Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,— Copy, Correspondence relative to the 
Affairs of the Levant, Part 2. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
that part of the Message from the Lords of the 3d 
day of May last, wherein their Lordships request, 
That this House will be pleased to communicate to 
their Lordships, a Copy of the First Report from 
the Select Committee appointed by this House in 
the present Session of Parliament, to consider the 
Acts relating to the Colony of South Australia, and 
the actual state of that Colony; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence and Appendix thereto. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 


Lordships :—And that Mr. Vernon Smith do deliver 
the same. 


VoL. 96, 


21° Junie. 





455 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Emigration 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of Friday (Seotland.) 


last, wherein their Lordships request, That this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships 
a Copy of the Second Report from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House, in the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament, to inquire into the condition of 
the Population of the Islands and Highlands of 
Scotland, and into the practicability of seeding the 
people relief by means of Emigration ; together with 
the ‘Minutes of Evidence and Appendix thereto. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships :—And that Mr. Vernon Smith do deliver 
the same. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Machinery. 


that part of the Message from the Lords, of Friday 
last, wherein their Lordships request, That this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 
a Copy of the Second Report from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House in the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament, to inquire into the operation of 
the existing Laws affecting the Exportation of 
Machinery ; together with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Appendix thereto. ' 
Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships :—And that Mr. Vernon Smith do deliver 


the same. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 


continue, until the first day of January One thou- =xchange Bill. 


sand eight hundred and Forty-four, an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament, for continuing an Act 
for amending and extending the Provisions of an 
Act of the first year of Her present Majesty, for 
exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Promis- 
sory Notes from the operation 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 further Loan Societies 


to continue, until the first day of April One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-two, an Act of the 
third and fourth year of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws re- 
lating to Loan Societies, 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. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Naval and Mi- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy !it#ry Tactics. 


of any Correspondence between the Lords of the 
Admiralty and Mr. Warner, relative to a certain 
Discovery, said to be applicable to Naval and Mili- 
tary Tactics :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and eee from 
the Lords, 


Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower the Com- Tralee Naviga- 


tion and Har- 


missioners for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for 
Public Works to complete the Works authorized to 


Bills of 


Bill, 


buur Bill. 


be made by an Act of the sixth and seventh year of — 


his late Majesty King William the Fourth, for im- 
proving the Navigation and Harbour of Tralee, in 
the County of Kerry, and to extend the Time for 
that purpose : 


3M 4 A Bill, 


eer 


wether? fo 


ges 


CPE Seen ee 





456 Q1° Junie. 


County Bridges A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for repairing, 
(No. 2.) Bill. improving and re-building County Bridges : 


Metropolis A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower the Com- 
Improvements 


(No. 2.) Bill missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to raise Money 
ve" for certain Improvements in the Metropolis on the 
Security of the Land Revenues of the Crown, within 

the County of Middlesex and City of London: And 


also 
Ecclesiastical The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
— by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to ex- 


lain and amend two several Acts relating to the 
cclesiastical Commissioners for England, without 
any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within 
the Town or Borough of East Retford, in the County 
of Nottingham, and other Places in the Counties of 
Nottingham, York and Lincoln, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 
amend an Act passed in the second and third years 
of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act 
to authorize the Sale of certain Lands, Tenements and 
Hereditaments in the Counties of Kent and North- 
ampton, formerly belonging to William Marshall, 
of Clifford’s Inn, in the City of Zondon, Gentleman, 
deceased, and for other Purposes incidental thereto, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


Bribery at The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Elections Bill. Act for the Prevention of Bribery at Elections, 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 taking away the Punishment of Death, in 
certain cases, and substituting other Punishments in 
lieu thereof, withan Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


Election Peti- The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

tions Trial Bill. A ot to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
Elections, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


Blackb The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

ckourn ° ° ~ 7 : 

Town's Moor Act for vesting in the Overseers of the Poor of the 

Bill. Township of Blackburn, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, Parts of the Town’s Moor for Sale, or 
other Disposal thereof, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


Woodside The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

and Hoylake Act for maintaining and repairing, as Turnpike, a 

cenieees certain Road, commencing at or near the north-west 
Gate of the Woodside Hotel Stable-yard, in the 
Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead, and terminat- 
ing at or near the cottage of Henry Berry, in the 
Township of Little Meols, in the Parish of West 
Kirby, in the County of Chester, and for levying 
Tolls for that purpose, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 


BournDrainnge ‘The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Bill. Act for the better Drainage of Lands in Bourn 
North Fen and Dyke Fen, in the Manor and Parish 
of Bourn, in the County of Lincoln, with Amend- 
mens; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


East Retford 
Court of Ree 
quests Bill. 


Marshall’s 
Estate Bill, 


Punishment of 
Death Bill. 


Bribery at The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Elections Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the Prevention of Bribery at 
Elections ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1. 1.12. Leave out from “ same” to “that” 
in Pr, 4. 1, 14. 





A. 1841. 


Pr. 4. 1.17. Leave out “ such” and in the same 
line after “ Committee ” insert “ of the House of 
“ Commons, appointed to try and determine the 
“‘ merits of any return or election of a Member or 
“« Members to serve in Parliament.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Blection Peti. 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- tions Trial Bil. 
tituled, An Act to amend the Law for the Trial of 
Controverted Elections ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 2.1. 18. After “ respecting” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 8.1. 31. After “ of” insert “a.” 

Pr. 27.1. 2. Leave out “ hereinafter ” and insert 
“ hereinbefore.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 13. Leave out the first “ under.” 

Pr. 60. 1. 14. Leave out “ which” and insert 
“ the.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bourn Drainage 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bill. 
tituled, An Act for the better Drainage of Lands in 
Bourn North Fen and Dyke Fen, inthe Manor and 
Parish of Bourn, in the ear of Lincoln ; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 50. 1. 19. After “accordingly ” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That if the said trustees, or their 
officer or servant, shall not immediately stop and 
suspend the operation of the said engine or en- 
gines, in conformity with such notice in writing to 
such officer or servant, it shall be lawful for the 
engineer or surveyor of the said Commissioners to 
make application to any one Justice of the Peace, 
acting in and for the parts of Kesteven or Holland, 
in the said county of Lincoln, who is hereby au- 
thorized and required, in a summary way, by 
order under his hand, to enforce the immediate 
stoppage and suspension of such engine or en- 
gines.”” 

Pr. 53. 1. 14. Leave out from “ Boston” to 
“am” wil. 34, 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


“cc 
if 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Punishment of 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Death Bill. 
tituled, An Act for taking away the Punishment of 
Death, in certain cases, and substituting other 
Punishments in lieu thereof; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 11. 1. 32. Leave out from “ that” to “ every ” 
in 1. 36. 

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. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Blackburn 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Town's Moor 
tituled, An Act for vesting in the Overseers of the = 
Poor for the Township of Blackburn, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, Parts of the Town’s Moor 


for Sale, or other Disposal thereof; and the same 
were read, as follow: 


Pr. 1, 











We 


anc 


Woodside 
and Hoylake 
Rvad Bill. 


Danish Claims. 


Usury Laws, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Appropriaticn 
Bill, . 


5 VicTroRiz. 


Pr. 1. 1. 16. Leave out “ Edward”’ and insert 
“ William.” 

Pr. 7.1. 6. After “ by” insert “ the Lord Arch- 
“ — of Canterbury and the said Joseph Fiel- 
“ len.” 

Pr. 18. 1. ult. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ and” in Pr. 20. 1. 28. 


In Schedule (A.), annexed to the Bill: 


Pr. 26. 1. 6. In the third column leave out 
“9 19 —” and insert “— 2 19.” 
Pr. 26. 1. 18. In the fourth column leave out 
“ 7 6” and insert “8 -.” 
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. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for maintaining and repairing, as 
Turnpike, a certain Road, commencing at or near 
the north-west Gate of the Woodside Hotel Stable- 
yard, in the Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead, 
and terminating at or near the Cottage of Henry 
Berry, in the Township of Little Meols, in the 
Parish of West Kirby, in the County of Chester, 
and for levying Tolls for that Purpose; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 14. 1. 28. Leave out from “accordingly ” to 
“ and” in Pr. 15.1. 10. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thornely do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their Address of the 10th day of this instant June, 
praying that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased 
to take into consideration the Report, bearing a the 
12th day of May 1840, made by the Commissioners 
to whom it was referred to examine and adjudicate 
upon the Claims of certain British subjects, for losses 
sustained by the seizure and confiscation of their 
ships and cargoes by the Government of Denmark, 
in the year 1807, and that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to advance to such claimants the 
amount of their respective losses, as ascertained by 
the said Commissioners, and assuring Her Majesty 
that this House will make good the same, had been 
eee meer to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty 
ad been pleased to give the following Answer ; 


Victoria R. 


It must at all times be My most earnest desire to 
attend to the wishes of the House of Commons, and 
I shall be ready to give effect to them in this instance, 


whenever the means shall have been provided by 
Parliament. 


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 
Evidence taken before a Select Committee of their 
Lordships, on the Effect of Alterations in the Laws 
regulating the Interest of Money:—And that Mr. 
Bernal do carry the said Message. 


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 certain Sums 
of Money to the Service of the year One thousand 
eight, hundred and Forty-one, and to appropriate 


the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament : 
Voi. 96. 








Q1°—22 Junaz. 457 


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 Ireland, and to grant Allowances in certain cases 
to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quar- 
ter Masters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ 

Mates and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, until the 
First day of July One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-two : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend cer- Madhouses 
tain Acts regulating Madhouses in Scotland, and to (Scotland) Bill. 
provide for the Custody of Dangerous Lunatics : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize for One year, Highway Rates 
and until the end of the then next Session of Par- Bill. 
liament, the Application of a Portion of the Highway 
Rates to Turnpike-roads, in certain cases : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and main- Abingdon 
taining the Road from the Mayor's Stone, in Abing- Road Bill. 
don, to Chilton Pond, in the County of Berks : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving the Streets Blackbam 
and Public Places, and erecting a Town Hall, and ana ig 
improving the Markets in the Township of Black- yi, ° ~ 
_— in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
also, 

The Lords request, That this House will be pleased Railways. 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee ap siated by this 
House, in the present Session of Parliament, to 
consider whether it is desirable for the public safety 
to vest a discretionary power of issuing Regulations 
for the prevention of Accidents upon Railways in 
the Board of Trade; and, if so, under what con- 
ditions and limitations ; together with the Minutes 
of Evidence, and Appendix thereto: —And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send to the Lords 
a printed Copy of the said Report, as desired by 
their Lordships. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith; and a 
printed Copy of the said Report was delivered to 
them, to be communicated to the Lords :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Eighteenth Report of the Com- London and 
missioners of the London and Holyhead &amp;c., Roads, —— &amp;e.y 


which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No, 425. 


Ordered, That the Eighteenth Report of the Com- Woods, Forests. 
missioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, &amp;c., Land Revenues, 


which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. oe 0. 426. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Hill Coolies, Hill Coolies. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 427. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Troops in Jn- Troops in India. 


dia, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 428. 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow, 








Martis, 22° die Junii ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841, 
PRAYERS. 


R. Smith, from the Commissioners of Rich- Richmond 
mond Bridge, was called in; and at the bar Bridge. 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament, — Richmond Bridge Cash Account for 
the year 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Petitions from Great Chesterfield ;— Duke-street Corn Laws. 

and Bevis Marks, London ;—Maida Hill, Mary-le- 
-bone ;— Stoke Newington (two Petitions) ;—Jsling- 
ton (two Petitions) ;— Hilperton;— Newington Cause- 
way ; — Bowl-yard, Long Acre; — Dutoatvedt, 
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields i— Lambeth 3 — Mary-le-bone 
(two Petitions) ;— Long-lane, West Smithfield ;— 

3N Ward 


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Church of 
Englend, 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Timber Daties, 


Medical 
Profession 
(Nu. 2.) Bill, 


Public Petitions 


(Thirty-fifth 
Report. ) 


Sound Dues. 


Court of 
Chancery, &amp;c., 
Otiices. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


No. 429. 


458 


Ward of Aldgate, London;—Rathbone-place, Mary- 
le-bone ;— Greville-street, Hatton Garden, Finsbury ; 
— Bennet-street, Rathbone-place, Mary-le-bone ;— 
Chandos-street, Westminster ;— Oxford-street, Mary- 
-le-bone ;— Tottenham-court-road, Mary-le-bone (two 
Petitions) ;—and, Dartford; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tamworth Heathside ; — Kenil- 
worth;—Tamworth Clayside;— Moreton Baggott ;— 
and, Willey; praying the House not to sanctton the 
proposed measure for alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Upper Chelsea;—and, Birming- 
ham; 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. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
Onslow Terrace, Brompton, and its vicinity, praying 
the House to adopt measures for redeeming and 
extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vaurhall Bridges, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others 
interested in the trade of Richibucto, in the Province 
of New Brunswick, praying the House not to sanc- 
tion the proposed measure for alteration of the Timber 
Duties, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiate Apothecaries of the 
county of Kerry, praying that the Medical Profes- 
sion (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented from the 16th to the 22d da 
of this instant June, both days inclusive ; and di- 
rected 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, Declaration relative to 
the Sound Dues, London, 4th June 1841. 


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


The following Returns to an Order of the House, 
having been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon 
the Table, viz.,—Further Returns to an Order, dated 
the 4th day of this instant June, for Returns of the 
Number of Holidays kept in the year at the under-men- 
tioned Offices, and the Hours of Attendance on days 
of business at the same respectively ; stating the Hour 
of opening and of closing each Office, and the Num- 
ber of Hours during which the personal attendance 
of the Principals of the several Offices, and of their 
Deputies or Clerks respectively, is given: Affidavit 
Office; Accountant General’s Office ; Bankruptcy 
Office; Chancery Public Office, Southampton Build- 
iags; Masters’ Offices; Chancery Clerk of the Crown 
Ottice ; Custody Lunatics Office ; Crown Office in 
Chancery ; Inrolment Office; Patent Office ; Petty 
Bag Office ; Record Office (Rolls); Record Office 
(Tower); Register Office; Report Office; and Six 
Clerks Office (so far as relate to the Inrolment 
Office and Six Clerks’ Office.) 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Revising 


Barristers, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed, 


99" Junii. 








A. 1841. 


Ordered, That the Paper on the subject of opening Post Office. 
the Post Office on the Lord’s Day, which was pre- No. 430, 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mail Guards, Mail Guards, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 431. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Revenue Revenue Laws 
Laws, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 432. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Miscella- Miscellaneous 
neous Payments (Scotland), which were presented Payments 


upon the 22d day of April last, and yesterday, be —— 
printed. ‘ 7" No. 433, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure for Three years ending the and Expendi. 
5th day of January 1841, which was presented yes- ~ 
terday, be printed, No. 434, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Grain and Grain and 
Flour, which was presented yesterday, be printed, ‘Flour. 


No. 435. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, Wheat. 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 495, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat and Wheat and 
Wheat Flour, which was presented yesterday, be Wheat Flour, 
printed. No. 435, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Refugees, Refugees, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 436. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Public Public Debt, 
Debt, on the 5th days of January 1828, 1831 and No,437. 
1841, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Public Income Public Income 
and Expenditure in each year, from 1832 to 1840, and Expendi- 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. "Ne = 

Ordered, That the Accounts of the Funded and Public Debt. 
Unfunded Debt, in 1828, 1831, 1835 and 1841, No.439. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Public Income Public Income 
and Expenditure in the year ending the 5th day of 44 Expendi. 
January 1832, exclusive of alterations in consequence ss - 
of Acts passed in 1831, which was presented yester- “‘® -_ 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Letters re- Post Office. 
gistered since the introduction of the present sys- No. 441. 
tem, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Message from Her Majesty, by Mr. Pulman, Royal Assent 
Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod: to Bills. 


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, and one Private Bill, following ; viz. 


An Act to apply certain Sums of Money to the Appropriation 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and Bll. 
Forty-one, ak to appropriate the Supplies granted 
in this Session of Parliament : 


An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing Militia Pay 
and Contingent and other Expenses of the Disem- 8#!!- 
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-two : 


An Act to continue until the First day of January Bills of 


One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four an P*chase - 


Act of the last Session of Parliament, for continuing 
an Act for amending and extending the Provisions 
of an Act of the first year of Her present Majesty 
for exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Pro- 
missory Notes from the Operation of the Laws rela- 
ting to Usury: 











An 








Punis 


Bribe 
Elect 


Elect 
tions 


Higt 
Bill. 


Bill. 


Ma 
(Se 


Ble 
Im 


Bil 


Bi 
Bi 


5 Vicroriz. 


Punishment of An Act for taking away the Punishment of Death 
Death Bill in certain cases, and substituting other Punishments 
in lieu thereof : 


Bribery at An Act for the Prevention of Bribery at Elec- 
Elections Bill. tions : 


Election Peti- An Act to amend the Law for the Trial of Con- 
tions Trial Bill. troverted Elections: 


Highway Rates An Act to authorize for One year, and until the 

Bill. end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
Application of a Portion of the Highway Rates to 
Turnpike-roads, in certain cases : 


Loan Societies An Act further to continue until the First day of 
Bill. April One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two 

an Act of the third and fourth year of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Laws relating to Loan Societies: 


Madhowes = An Act to alter and amend certain Acts regula- 
(Scotland) Bill. ting Madhouses in Scotland, and to provide for the 
Custody of Dangerous Lunatics : 


Blackburn An Act for improving the Streets and Public 


Improvement, Places, and raya Town Hall, and improving 

_ Se the Markets in the Township of Blackburn, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster: 

Blackburn An Act for vesting in the Overseers of the Poor 

— Moor of the Township of Blackburn, in the County Pala- 


tine of Lancaster, Parts of the Town’s Moor for Sale, 
or other Disposal thereof : 


Bourn Drainage An Act for the better Drainage of Lands in Bourn 
Bill. North Fen and Dyke Fen, in the Manor and Parish 
of Bourn, in the County of Lincoln: 


Abingdon An Act for repairing and maintaining the Road 

Road Bil. from the Mayor’s Stone, in Abingdon, to Chilton 
Pond, in the County of Berks : 

Woodside An Act for maintaining and repairing as Turn- 

and Hoylake 


Road Bull pike, a certain Road, commencing at or near the 
“~ "North West Gate of the Woodside Hotel Stable-yard, 
in the Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead, and 
terminating at or near the Cottage of Henry Berry, 
in the Township of Little Meols, in the Parish of 
West Kirby, in the County of Chester, and for levy- 

ing Tolls for that purpose. 


Smethwick An Act to enable the Trustees of the Chapelry of 
ew Estate Smethwick, in the County of Stafford, to demise 
on Coal and other Mines, and to grant Building Leases. 








22° Junie. 459 


After which, Her Majesty was pleased to make Her Majesty’s 
a most gracious Speech from the Throne, to both Speech. 
Houses of Parliament, as followeth : 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


On a full consideration of the present state of 
Public Affairs, I have come to the | asain of 
proroguing this Parliament, with a view to its im- 
mediate Dissolution. 

The paramount importance of the Trade and In- 
dustry of the Country, and My anxiety that the 
exigencies of the Public Service should be provided 
for in the manner least burthensome to the Commu- 
nity, have induced Me to resort to the means which 
the Constitution has entrusted to Me of ascertaining 
the sense of My People upon matters which so 
deeply concern their welfare. 

I entertain the hope that the progress of Public 
Business may be facilitated, and that divisions inju- 
rious to the course of steady policy and useful legis- 
lation may be removed, by the authority of a new 
Parliament, which I shall direct to be summoned 
without delay. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I thank = for the readiness with which you have 


voted the Sums necessary for the Civil and Military 
Establishments. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


In the exercise of My prerogative, [ can have no 
other object than that of securing the rights and 
promoting the interests of My subjects ; and I rel 
on the co-operation of My Parliament, and the loyal 
zeal of My People, for support in the adoption of 
such measures as are necessary to maintain that high 
station amongst the Nations of the World, which it 


has pleased Divine Providence to assign to this 
Country. 


Then the Lord Chancellor, by Her Majesty’s Parliament 


Command, said : Prorogued. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


It is Her Majesty’s Royal Will and Pleasure, That 
this Parliament be prorogued to Tuesday the 29th 
day of this instant June, to be then here holden ; 
and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to 
Tuesday the 29th day of this instant June. 





Vou. 96. 


INDEX, 


hatin ae 


Sanne rs ALEGRE AND SET BER IA EEA 





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JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 





1841. 
From August the 19th to December the 21st, 1841. 








VOL. 96.—continued. 





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if 
bE 


By The QUEEN 
A PROCLAMATION, 


For Dissolving the present Parliament, and de- 
claring the Calling of another. 


VICTORIA R. 


HEREAS We have thought fit, by and with 

the advice of Our Privy Connell to dissolve 
this present Parliament, which stands prorogued to 
Tuesday the twenty-ninth day of this instant June: 
We do, for that end, publish this Our Royal Pro- 
clamation; and do hereby dissolve the said Parlia- 
ment accordingly; and the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, 
and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs, of 
the House of Commons, are discharged from their 
Meeting and Attendance on the said Tuesday the 
twenty-ninth day of this instant June. And We, 
being desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to 
meet Our People, and to have their advice in Par- 
liament, do hereby make known to all Our loving 
Subjects Our Royal Will and Pleasure to call a 
new Parliament: And do hereby further declare, 
That, with the Advice of Our Privy Council, We 








have given Order that Our Caancellor of taat 
part of Our United Kingdom called Great Britain, 
and Our Chancellor of Ireland, do respectively, 
upon Notice thereof, forthwith issue out Writs, in 
due Form and according to Law, for calling a new 
Parliament : And We do hereby also, by this Our 
Royal Proclamation under Our Great Seal of Our 
United Kingdom, require Writs forthwith to be 
issued accordingly by Our said Chancellors respec- 
tively, for causing the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, 
and Commons, who are to serve in the said Parlia- 
ment, to be duly returned to, and give their Attend- 
ance in, Our said Parliament; which Writs are to 
be returnable on Thursday the nineteenth day of 
August next. 


Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this 
twenty-third day of June, in the year of Our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and in the fifth year of Our Reign. 


GOD save The QuEEN. 


Parliament 
meets, 


Message to 
attend the 
Lords Commis- 
sioners. 


Parliament 
opened by 
Commission. 





J OUR 


NALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








Sess. 2.—1841. 








Parliamentum, inceptum et tentum apud civitatem Westmonas- 
teriensem, die Jovis, 19° die Augusti, anno regni Domine 
nostre Victoriz, Dei gratia Britanniarum Regine, Fidei 
Defensoris 5°; annoque Domini 1841. 


O N which day, being the first day of the meeting 
of this Parliament, for the dispatch of business, 
pursuant to a Proclamation (hereunto annexed), 
John Henry Ley, Esquire, Clerk of the House of 
Commons, and William Ley and Henry Ley, Es- 
quires, Clerks Assistant, attending in the House, 
and the other Clerks attending according to their 
duty ; Leonard Edmunds, Esquire, Clerk of the 
Crown in Chancery in Great Britain, delivered to 
the said John Henry Ley, Esquire, a Book, contain- 
ing a List of the names of the Members returned 
to serve in this Parliament. 
Several of the Members repaired to their seats. 


A Message was delivered by Sir Augustus Clifford, 
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod ; 


Gentlemen, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of 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 went up to the House 
of Peers; where the Lord Chancellor and other 
Lords named in the Commission, sitting on a Form, 
between the Throne and the Woolsacks ; 


The Lord Chancellor said, 
My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of 


Commons, 


H ER Majesty not thinking fit to be present here 
this day in Her Royal Person, has been 
pleased, in order to the opening and holding of this 
Parliament, to cause Letters Patent to be passed 
under Her Great Seal, constituting Us, and several 
other Lords therein named, Her Commissioners, to 


do all things in Her Majesty’s Name, on Her part 
Vou. 96. 





necessary to be performed in this Parliament; this 
will more fully appear by the Letters Patent them- 
selves, which must now be read. 


Then the said Letters Patent were read ; and are 


as follow ; 


VICTORIA R. 


pic TORTA, by the Grace of God, of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
Queen, Defender of the Faith: To all to whom 
these presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas, by 
the advice of Our Council for certain arduous and 
urgent affairs concerning us the state and defence 
of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, and the Church, We have ordered a certain 
Parliament to be holden at Our city of Westminster, 
on Thursday, the nineteenth day of August instant: 
And forasmuch as for certain causes, We cannot 
conveniently be present in Our Royal Person in Our 
said Parliament on the said nineteenth day of Au- 
gust instant, Know ye, that We, trusting in the dis- 
cretion, fidelity and care of Our most dear Uncles 
and faithful Councillors Augustus Duke of Sussex, 
Adolphus Duke of Cambridge ; the most Reverend 
Father in God, and Our faithful Councillor William 
Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England 
and Metropolitan; Our well-beloved and faithful 
Councillor Charles Christopher, Lord Cottenham, 
Chancellor of that part of Our said United Kingdom 
called Great Britain; the most Reverend Father 
in God, and Our faithful Councillor Edward Venables 
Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Me- 
tropolitan ; Our most dear Cousins and Councillors 
Henry Marquis of Lansdown, President of Our 
Council; George William Frederick Earl of Cla- 
rendon, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Bernard Ed- 
302 ward 


















Hh nD AEE RAS 


oA here oe 


At hla RE SE AE BATT Se 


EE SESS aE Re ER i Pe ae 











464. 19° Auguste. A. 1841. 


ward Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England ; 
Charles Duke of Richmond, William Spencer Duke 
of Devonshire, Alexander Duke of Hamilton and 
Brandon, William Henry Duke of Portland, Charles 
Duke of Dorset, Hugh Duke of Northumber- 
land, Augustus Frederick Duke of Leinster, Arthur 
Duke of Wellington; Charles Ingoldsby Marquis of 
Winchester, James Brownlow William Marquis of 
Salisbury, Francis Charles Marquis of Hertford, 
Richard Marquis Wellesley, Howe Peter Marquis 
of Sligo, Henry William Marquis of Anglesey, George 
Horatio Marquis of Cholmondeley, Charles William 
Marquis of Londonderry, Francis Nathaniel Marquis 
Conyngham, Ulick Marquis of Clanricarde, Robert 
Marquis of Westminster, Constantine Henry Marquis 
of Normanby, one of Our Principal Secretaries of 
State; William George Earl of Errol, Steward of 
Our Household, Basil Percy Earl of Denbigh, John 
Earl of Westmoreland, George Earl of Chesterfield, 
George Earl of Carlisle, Cropley Earl of Shaftesbury, 
William Charles Earl of Albemarle, George Earl of 
Jersey, Thomas Earl of Haddington, Thomas Earl of 
Elgin and Kincardine, George Earl of Aberdeen, 
Archibald John Earl of Roseberry, Charles Augustus 
Earl of Tankerville, George Earl of Macclesfield, 
John Charles Earl Spencer, Charles Earl Talbot, 
Hugh Earl Fortescue, Robert Earl of Roden, John 
Earl of Clare, Thomas Earl of Wilton, Archibald 
Earl of Gosford, Charles Earl Grey, Dudley Earl of 
Harrowby, Gilbert Earl of Minto, William Earl 
Cathcart, Thomas Philip Earl De Grey, Richard 
William Earl Howe, William Pitt Earl Amherst, 
Thomas William Earl of Lichfield, George Earl of 
Munster, Granville Earl Granville, Frederick John 
Earl of Ripon, George Earl of Auckland; Our well- 
beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Paget, 
Chamberlain of Our Household; Our most dear 
Cousins and Councillors Henry Viscount Hereford, 
Lucius Viscount Falkland, Percy Clinton Sydney, 
Viscount Strangford, William Viscount Melbourne, 
Robert Viscount Melville, Henry Viscount Sidmouth, 
William Carr Viscount Beresford, Stapleton Vis- 
count Combermere, Charles Viscount Canterbury ; 
Our well-beloved and faithful Councillors John 
William Lord Duncannon, John Lord Carteret, the 
right Reverend Father in God, and Our faithful 
Councillor, Charles James Lord Bishop of London ; 
Our well-beloved and faithful Councillors Peter 
Robert Lord Willoughby D’ Eresby, George Lord 
Kinnaird, Thomas Henry Lord Foley, William Noel 
Lord Berwick, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Thomas 
Lord Manners, Rowland Lord Hill, William Lord 
Maryborough, Nicholas Lord Bexley, James Archi- 
bald Lord Wharneliffe, William Lord Fitzgerald and 
Vescy, John Singleton Lord Lyndhurst, William 
Lord Plunkett, Henry Lord Cowley, Charles Lord 
Stuart de Rothesay, William Lord Heytesbury, 
Thomas Lord Wallace, William Draper Lord Wyn- 


ford, Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Thomas 


Lord Denman, James Lord Abinger, Alexander 
Lord Ashburton, Charles Lord Glenelg, Edward 
John Lord Hatherton, Henry Lord Langdale, James 
Lord Dunfermline, and Thomas Lord Monteagle, by 
the advice of Our said Council, do give and grant, 
by the tenor of these presents, unto the said Duke 
of Sussex, Duke of Cambridge, Archbishop of Can- 
terbury, Lord Cottenham, Archbishop of York, Mar- 
quis of Lansdown, Earl of Clarendon, Duke of 
Norfolk, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Devonshire, 
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Duke of Portland, 
Duke of Dorset, Duke of Northumberland, Duke of 
Leinster, Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Win- 
chester, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Hertford, 
Marquis Wellesley, Marquis of Sligo, Marquis of 
Anglesey, Marquis of Cholmondeley, Marquis of Lon- 
donderry, Marquis Conyngham, Marquis of Clanri- 
carde, Marquis of Westminster, Marquis of Nor- 
manby, Earl of Errol, Earl of Denbigh, Earl of West- 
moreland, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Carlisle, Earl 
of Shaftesbury, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Jersey, 








Earl of Haddington, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, 
Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Roseberry, Earl of Tanker- 
ville, Earl of ew rE Earl Spencer, Earl Talbot, 
Earl Fortescue, Earl of Roden, Earl of Clare, Earl 
of Wilton, Earl of Gosford, Earl Grey, Earl of Har- 
rewby, Earl of Minto, Earl Cathcart, Earl De Grey, 
Earl Howe, Earl Amherst, Earl of Lichfield, Earl of 
Munster, Earl Granville, Earl of Ripon, Earl of 
Auckland, Lord Paget, Viscount Hereford, Viscount 
Falkland, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Melbourne, 
Viscount Melville, Viscount Sidmouth, Viscount 
Beresford, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Canter- 
bury, Lord Duncannon, Lord Carteret, Bishop of 
London, Lord Willeughby D’ Eresby, Lord Kinnaird, 
Lord Foley, Lord Berwick, Lord Ellenborough, Lord 
Manzers, Lord Hill, Lord Maryborough, Lord Bex- 
ley, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Fitzgerald and Vescy, 
Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Plunkett, Lord Cowley, Lord 
Stuart de Rothesay, Lord Heytesbury, Lord Wallace, 
Lord Wynford, Lord ig and Vauz, Lord 
Denman, Lord Abinger, Lord Ashburton, Lord 
Glenelg, Lord Hatherton, Lord Langdale, Lord 
Dumfermline, and Lord Monteagle, or any three of 
them, full power in Our name to begin and hold 
Our said Parliament, and to open and declare, and 
cause to be opened and declared, the causes of 
holding the same, and to proceed upon the said 
affairs in Our said Parliament, and in all matters 
arising therein, and to do every thing which for Us, 
and by Us, for the good government of Our said 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and 
other Our Dominions thereunto belonging, shall be 
there to be done ; and also, if necessary, to continue, 
adjourn and prorogue Our said Parliament ; com- 
manding also, by the tenor of these presents, with 
the assent of Our said Council, as well all and every 
the Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Viscounts, Barons 
and Knights, as all others whom it concerns, to meet 
in our said Parliament, that to the same Duke of 
Sussex, Duke of Cambridge, Archbishop of Canter- 
bury, Lord Cottenham, Archbishop of York, Marquis 
of Lunsdown, Earl of Clarendon, Duke of Norfolk, 
Duke of Richmond, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of 
Hamilton and Brandon, Duke of Portland, Duke 
of Dorset, Duke of Northumberland, Duke of Lein- 
ster, Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Winchester, 
Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Hertford, Marquis 
Wellesley, Marquis of Sligo, Marquis of Anglesey, 
Marquis of Cholmondeley, Marquis of Londonderry, 
Marquis Conyngham, Marquis of Clanricarde, Mar- 
quis of Westminster, a of Normanby, Earl of 
Errol, Earl of Denbigh, Earl of Westmoreland, Earl 
of Chesterfield, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of Shaftesbury, 
Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Had- 
dington, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of 
Aberdeen, Earl of Roseberry, Earl of Tankerville, 
Earl of Macclesfield, Earl Spencer, Earl Talbot, Earl 
Fortescue, Earl of Roden, Earl of Clare, Earl of 
Wilton, Earl of Gosford, Earl Grey, Earl of Har- 
rowby, Earl of Minto, Earl Cathcart, Earl De Grey, 
Earl Howe, Earl Amherst, Earl of Lichfield, Earl 
of Munster, Earl Granville, Earl of Ripon, Earl of 
Auckland, Lord Paget, Viscount Hereford, Viscount 
Falkland, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Mel- 
bourne, Viscount Melville, Viscount Sidmouth, Vis- 
count Beresford, Viscount Combermere, Viscount 
Canterbury, Lord Duncannon, Lord Carteret, Bishop 
of London, Lord Willoughby D’Eresby, Lord Kin- 
naird, Lord Foley, Lord Berwick, Lord Ellen- 
borough, Lord Manners, Lord Hill, Lord Mary- 
borough, Lord Bexley, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Fitz- 
gerald and Vescy, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Plunkett, 
Lord Cowley, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, Lord Hey- 
tesbury, Lord Wallace, Lord Wynford, Lord Broug- 
ham and Vaux, Lord Denman, Lord Abinger, Lord 
Ashburton, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hatherton, Lord 
Langdale, Lord Dunfermline and Lord Monteagle, 
and any Three of them, they diligently intend in the 
premises in the form aforesaid. In witness whereof, 
We have caused these Our Letters to be made 

Patent. 











Lord 
Chancellor’s 
Speech. 


Mr. Charles 
Shaw Lefevre 
chosen Speaker. 


Mr. Speaker 


approved of by 


the Queen. 


5 Vicrorim. 


Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the six- 
teenth day of August, in the fifth year of Our 
reign. 


By The QUEEN Herself, 
Signed with Her own Hand, 


Epmunps. 


And then the Lord Chancellor said: 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


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


And the House being returned ; 


Lord Worsley, addressing himself to the Clerk 
(who, standing up, pointed to him, and then sat 
down), proposed to the House for their Speaker the 
Right honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre, and moved, 
“ That the Right honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre, 
do take the Chair of this House as Speaker,” which 
Motion was seconded by Edward Buller, Esquire, 
and supported by the Right honourable Sir Robert 
Peel, Baronet. 


The House then calling Mr. Shaw Lefevre to the 
Chair, he stood up in his place, and expressed the 
sense he had of the honour proposed to be conferred 
upon him, and submitted himself to the House. 


The House then again unanimously calling Mr. 
Shaw Lefevre to the Chair, he was taken out of his 
place by the said Lord Worsley and Mr. Edward 
Buller, and conducted to the Chair, where, standing 
on the upper step, he returned his humble acknow- 
ledgments to the House for the great honour they 
had been pleased to confer upon him by unani- 
mously choosing him to be again their Speaker. 

And thereupon he sat down in the Chair; and 
then the Mace (which before lay under the Table) 
was laid upon the Table. 

Then the Right honourable Lord John Russell, 
having congratulated Mr. Speaker elect, moved, 
That the House do now adjourn ; 


The House accordingly adjourned till To- 


morrow. 








Veneris, 20° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


HE House being met; and Mr. Speaker elect 


having taken the Chair ; 


19°—20°—21°—-23°—2.4° Augusti. 465 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had been 


in the House of Peers, where Her Majesty was 
pleased, by Her Commissioners, to approve of the 
choice the House had made of him to be their 


Speaker; and that he had in their name and on 


their behalf, by humble Petition to Her Majesty, 


laid claim to all their ancient Rights and Privileges, 
a, that their Persons, their Estates and 

ervants, might be free from Arrests and all Moles- 
tations ; that they may enjoy Liberty of Speech in 
all their Debates, may have access to Her Majesty’s 
Royal Person whenever occasion shall require, and 
that all their Proceedings may receive from Her 
Majesty the most favourable construction, which he 
said, Her Majesty by Her said Commissioners had 
confirmed to them in as full and ample manner as 
they have been heretofore granted or allowed by 
Her Majesty, or any of Her Royal Predecessors. 
And then Mr. Speaker repeated his most respect- 
ful acknowledgments to the House for the high 
honour they had done him. 


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


Allegiance and Supremacy, and took and subscribed 
the Oath of Abjuration, and delivered to the Clerk 
of the House an account of his Qualification. 


Oath of Abjuration ; and delivered to the Clerk of 
the House an account of their Qualification. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Sabbati, 21° die August ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


scribed the Oath of Abjuration; and delivered to 
the Clerk of the House an account of their Quali- 
fication ; and one Member, being one of the people 
called Quakers, made the Affirmation required by 
law, and delivered to the Clerk of the House an 
account of his Qualification. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 23° die Augusti ; 


Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


the Clerk of the House an account of their Quali 


A Message was delivered by Sir Augustus Clifford, | fication. 


Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 


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


Honourable House in the House of Peers. 


Accordingly, Mr. Speaker elect, with the House, 
went up to the House of Peers, where he was pre- 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 24° die August ; 


~ 


Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


sented to the said Lords Commissioners for Her PRAYERS. 


Majesty’s Royal approbation : 
Then the Lord Chancellor, one of the said Lord 


Commissioners, signified Her Majesty’s approbation 


of Mr. Speaker elect. 
The House being returned ; 


fication. 





Vou. 96. 


And thereupon Mr. Speaker first alone, standing Mr. Speaker 
upon the upper step of the Chair, took the Oaths of takes Oaths. 


Then several Members took the Oaths of Allegi- Members take 
ance and Supremacy, and took and subscribed the Oaths. 


EVERAL other Members took the Oaths of Members take 
Allegiance and Supremacy, and took and sub- Oaths. 


EVERAL other Members took the Oaths of Members take 
Allegiance and Supremacy, and took and sub- 9" 
scribed the Oath of Abjuration; and delivered to 


EVERAL other Members took the Oaths of Members take 
s Allegiance and Supremacy, and took and sub- ths. 
scribed the Oath of Abjuration ; and delivered to 

the Clerk of the House an account of their Quali- 


303 A Message 


































































SES a SS a 





PPR OIE: 








Mestage to 
attend the 
Lords Commis- 
sioners. 


Members take 
Oaths, 


Outlawries 
Bill. 


Orders and 
Resolutions. 


Elections. 


Double 
Returns. 


Petitions alleg- 
ing Bribery, 


Elections. 


Peers. 


466 24° Augustt. 


A Message was delivered by Sir Augustus Clifford, 
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod : 


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


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 


Several other Members took the Oaths of Allegi- 
ance and Supremacy, and took and subscribed the 
Oath of Abjuration; and delivered to the Clerk of 
the House an account of their Qualification. 


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


Ordered, That all persons who will question any 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament, for any 
County, City, Borough or Place in the United King- 
dom, 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 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- 
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 | 
Return of Members to serve in the present Parlia- | 
ment, upon any allegation of bribery and corruption, | 
and who shall in their Petition specifically allege | 
any payment of money or other reward to have been | 
made by any Member, or on his acconnt, or with 
his privity, since the time of such Return, in pur- 
suance or in furtherance of such bribery or corrup- 
tion, 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. 


Ordered, That, on or before the day on which 
any Election Petition, or any Petition praying that 
the Petitioner may be admitted as a party to defend 
any Return, or to oppose the prayer of any Election 
Petition, shall be presented to the House, the Peti- 
tioner do lodge in the Office for Election Petitions 
the name of the Agent or other person upon whom, 
and the place where, may be served the Notices re- 
quired to be served on the Petitioner by the General 
Committee of Elections, pursuant to the Act passed 
in the second and third year of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act toamend the 
Jurisdiction for the Trial of Election Petitions.” 


Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except 
such Peers of Jre/and 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 
inv Member to serve in Parliament. 

Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the 
Liberties and Privileges of the Commons of the | 








United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or | 
other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of 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. 1841. 


proposed to be elected; or for any Lord Lieutenant 
or Governor of any county to avail himself of any 
authority derived from his Commission to influence 
the Election of any Member to serve for the Com- 
mons in Parliament. 


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, That if it shall appear that any person Witnesses, 


hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of 
his evidence to be given to this House, or any Com- 
mittee thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endea- 
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 
proceed with the utmost severity against such of- 
fender. 

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 Commissioners of the Police metropolis 


of the Metropolis do take care that, during the 
Session of Parliament, the passages through the 
Streets leading to this House be kept free and open, 
and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the 
passage of Members to and from this House, and 
that no disorder be allowed in Westminster Hail, or 
in the passages leading to this House, during the 
sitting of Parliament, and that there be no annoyance 
therein or thereabouts; and that theSerjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House do communicate this Order to 
the Commissioners aforesaid. 

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 appointed for the delivery 
of the said Letters, and take care during his stay 
there, to deliver the same to the several Members 
to whom they shall be directed, or to their known 

servant 


Strangers. 


Police. 


Footinen. 


Prayers. 


Letters. 








Po 


rt 


ae bet ss by 





Printing. 


Public Peti- 
tions. 


Public 
Business, 


Votes and 
Proceedings. 


Foreign Grain, 


Turkey, 


Levant. 


Mr. Speaker 


reports The 
Lords Conmis- 


sioners’ Speech, Commissioners appointed under the Great Seal for 


5 VictToriz. 


servant or servants, or others bringing notes under 
the hands of the Members sending for the same. 

Ordered, That the said Officer do, upon his going 
away, lock up such Letters as shall'remain 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 
sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to be | 
communicated to this House. 





Ordered, 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 pursuance of 
Motions made by Members of this House, which 
may be referred to the said Committee. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to 
the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns or relate to Private Bills; and 
that such Committee do classify 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. 


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

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 that the other Orders of the day, or 
that any Order 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. 


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


Lord Viscount’ Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Copy of the Correspondence 
relative to the Price at which Foreign Grain could 
be imported into England. 

Copy of the Correspondence respecting the ope- 
ration of the Commercial Treaty with Turkey, of 
August 16th, 1838. 

Copy of the Correspondence relative to the Affairs 
of the Levant— Part IIT. 
‘ ee That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Speaker reported that the House had been 
at the House of Peers, at the desire of the Lords 


24° August. 





467 


opening and holding this present Parliament, and 
that the Lord High Chancellor, being one of the said» 
Commissioners, made a Speech to both Houses of 


Parliament, of which Mr. § 
greater accuracy obtained a 
the House, as followeth : 


aker said he had for 
opy, which he read to 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 
We are commanded by Her Majesty to acquaint 


you, that Her Majesty has availed Herself of the 
earliest opportunity of resorting to your advice and 


assistance after the Dissolution of the last Parlia- 
ment. 

Her Majesty continues to receive from Foreign 
Powers gratifying assurances of their desire to main- 
tain with Her Majesty the most friendly relations. 
Her Majesty has the satisfaction of informing you 
that the objects for which the bine | of the 15th of 
July 1840 was concluded, between Her Majesty, the 
Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, the Em- 
peror of Russia and the Sultan, have been fully ac- 
complished ; and it is gratifying to Her Majesty to 
be enabled to state, that the temporary separation 
which the measures taken in execution of that 
Treaty created between the contracting Parties and 
France has now ceased. 

Her Majesty trusts that the union of the principal 
Powers upon all matters affecting the great interests 
of Europe, will afford a firm security for the main- 
tenance of Peace. 

Her Majesty is glad to be able to inform you, 
that, in consequence of the evacuation of Ghorian 
by the Persian Troops, Her Majesty has ordered 
Her Minister to the Court of Persia to return to 
Teheran. 

Her Majesty regrets that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Plenipotentiaries in China and the Chi- 
nese Government have not yet been brought to a 
satisfactory conclusion, and that it has been neces- 
sary to call into action the Forces which Her Ma- 
jesty has sent to the China Seas; but Her Majesty 
still trusts that the Emperor of China will see the 
justice of the demands which Her Majesty’s Pleni- 
potentiaries have been instructed to make. 

Her Majesty is happy to inform you, that the dif- 
ferences which had arisen between Spain and Por- 
tugal, about the execution of a Treaty concluded by 
those Powers in 1835, for regulating the Navigation 
of the Douro, have heen adjusted amicably and 
with honour to both parties, by the aid of Her Ma- 
jesty’s mediation. 

The Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada for the purposes of Public Works, is a se- 
rious obstacle to further improvements, which are 
essential to the prosperity of the United Province. 
Her Majesty has authorized the Governor General 
to make a Communication on the subject to the 
Council and Assembly of Canada. Her Majesty 
will direct the Papers to be laid before you, and 
trusts that your earnest attention will be directed 
to matters so materially affecting the welfare of 
Canada and the strength of the Empire. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


We have to assure you, that Her Majesty relies 
with entire confidence on your loyalty and zeal to 
make adequate provision for the Public Service, as 
well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament. 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


We are more especially commanded to declare 
to you, that the extraordinary expenses which the 
events in Canada, China, and the Mediterranean 
have occasioned, and the necessity of maintaining 
a force adequate to the protection of our extensive 
Possessions, have made it necessary to consider the 
means of increasing the Public Revenue. 

Her Majesty is anxious that this object should 
be effected in the manner least burthensome to Her 





Vou. 96. 


304 


People ; 





SEE OOP OCERT ROT Lier 


ae 











Motion for 
an Address, 


468 24° August. 


People ; and it has appeared to Her Majesty, after 
full deliberation, that you may at this juncture pro- 
perly direct your attention to the revision of Duties 
affecting the productions of Foreign Countries. It 
will be for you to consider whether some of these 
Duties are not so trifling in amount as to be unpro- 
ductive to the Revenue, while they are vexatious to 
Commerce. You may further examine whether the 
principle of protection, upon which others of these 
Duties are founded, be not carried to an extent in- 
jurious alike to the income of the State and the in- 
terests of the People. 

Her Majesty is desirous that you should consider 
the Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn. It will 
be for you to determine whether these Laws do not 
aggravate the natural fluctuations of supply ; whe- 
ther they do not embarrass Trade, a the Cur- 
rency, and by their operation diminish the comfort, 
and increase the privations of the great body of the 
community. 

Her Majesty feeling the deepest sympathy with 
those of Her subjects who are now suffering from 
distress and want of employment, it is Her earnest 
prayer that all your deliberations may be guided by 
wisdom, and may conduce to the happiness of Her 
beloved people. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, to offer our humble thanks for Her 
Majesty’s Most gracious Speech : 

To express our satisfaction that Her Majesty has 
availed Herself of the earliest opportunity of resort- 
ing to the advice and assistance of Her Parliament, 
after the dissolution of the late Parliament : 

To assure Her Majesty that we are much rejoiced 
to learn, that Her Majesty continues to receive from 
Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of their desire 
to maintain with Her Majesty the most friendly re- 
lations : ; 

That we learn with much contentment that the 
objects for which the Treaty of July 1840 was con- 
cluded between Her Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- 
tria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, 
and the Sultan, have been fully accomplished ; and 
that we share in the gratification with which Her 
Majesty is enabled to state that the temporary se- 
paration which the measures taken in execution of 
that Treaty, created between the contracting Powers 
and France, has now ceased. We trust with Her 
Majesty that the union of the principal Powers of 
Europe upon all matters affecting the great interests 
of Europe will afford a firm security for the mainte- 
nance of Peace: 

That we participate in the joy with which Her 
Majesty informs us, that, in consequence of the 
evacuation of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Her 
Majesty has ordered Her Minister at the Count of 
Persia to return to Teheran : 

To express our regret, that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in China 
and the Chinese Government have not yet been 
brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that it has 
been necessary to call into action the Forces which 
Her Majesty has sent to the China Seas, but with 
Her Majesty we still trust that the Emperor of 
China will see the justice of the demands which Her 
miaenetys Plenipotentiaries have been instructed to 
make: 

That we rejoice to learn that the differences which 
had arisen between Spain and Portugal about the 
execution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to 
both parties, by the aid of Her Majesty’s mediation : 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that 
the Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, being a 
serious obstacle to improvements which are essential 
to the prosperity of the United Province, Her Ma- 






































A. 1841. 


jesty has authorized the Governor General to make a 
communication on the subject to the Council and As- 
sembly of Canada; also, to thank Her Majesty for 
having directed the Papers to be laid before us; 
and to assure Her Majesty that we will not fail to 
direct our earnest attention to matters so materially 
affecting the welfare of Canada and the strength of 
the Empire : 

To assure Her Majesty that Her Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 
as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament : 

To express our entire agreement with Her Ma- 
jesty, that the extraordinary expenses which the 
events in Canada, China, and the Mediterranean, 
have occasioned, and the necessity of maintaining a 
force adequate to the protection of our extensive 


Possessions, have made it necessary to consider the 


means of increasing the Public Revenue; that we 
participate in Her Majesty’s anxiety that this object 
should be effected in the manner least burthensome 
to Her People ; and it is our opinion that we may 
at this juncture properly direct our attention to the 
revision of Duties affecting the productions of Fo- 
reign Countries ; that we are prepared to consider 
whether some of these Duties are not so trifling in 
amount as to be unproductive tothe Revenue, while 
they are vexatious to Commerce ; and to examine 
whether the principle of protection, on which others 
of these Duties are founded, be not carried to an 
extent injurious alike to the income of the State 
and the interests of the People: 

Humbly to state to Her Majesty that, in obedi- 
ence to Her expressed desire, we will proceed to 
consider the Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn, 


and to determine whether those Laws do not agegra-- 


vate the natural fluctuations of supply, whether they 
do not embarrass Trade, derange the Currency, and 
by their operation diminish the comfort and increase 
the privations of the great body of the community : 
To assure Her Majesty, that we fully share in 
the deep sympathy which Her Majesty feels with 
those of Her subjects who are now suffering trom 
distress and want of employment, and that we fer- 
vently join in Her Majesty’s prayer, that all our 
deliberations may be guided by wisdom, and may 
conduce to the happiness of Her Majesty’s subjects ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ last Par- 
“ liament” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words “ Humbly to represent to Her Ma- 
“ jesty, that we observe with great concern that the 
Public Expenditure has of late in each of several 
successive years exceeded the annual income, and 
that we are convinced of the necessity of adopting 
measures for the purpose of remedying so great 
an evil : 
“To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to'which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Com- 
merce and Revenue of the country, and to the 
Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn : 
“‘ That in deciding on the course which it may be 
advisable to pursue with reference to matters of 
such importance, it will be our earnest desire to 
consult the interests and promote the welfare of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects ; that we feel 
it, however, to be our duty humbly to submit to 
Her Majesty, that it is essential to the satisfactory 
result of our deliberations on these and other 
matters of public concern, that Her Majesty’s 
Government should possess the confidence of this 
House and of the country, and respectfully to re- 
present to Her Majesty, that that confidence is 
not reposed in the present Advisers of Her Ma- 
jesty : 
“ To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
“* those 


“ 








Un 
Su! 


. New Churches. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


5 Vicroriz. 


“ those of Her subjects who are now suffering from 
“* distress and want of employment, we recognize 
“¢ an additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender regard 
“ for the welfare of Her subjects, and that we cor- 
dially join in the prayer of Her Majesty, that all 
our deliberations may be guided by wisdom and 
may conduce to the happiness of Her people,” 
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. 


&amp;é 
iT 3 


3 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 25° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Waple, from the Commissioners for building 
New Churches, was called in; and at the bar 


presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 


Parliament,—An Account of Charges and Expenses 
paid by Her Majesty’s Commissioners in and about 
the execution of the several Acts of Parliament for 
building and promoting the building of additional 


Churches in populous Parishes from the 25th of 


March 1840 to the 25th of March 1841 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Petitions from Glasgow ;—John Walker ;—John 
Brown ;—Valentine Dracott ;-— William Larrad ;— 
Thomas Hill;— John Hull;—John Faulkner ;— 
Benjamin Haddon;—Job Taylor ;— Thomas Brooks ; 
—John Dakin Needham ;-- Benjamin Wessley ; — 
Henry Dracott;—Matthew Taylor ;—John Mark- 


ham ;—Samuel Newton ;—John Parker ;— Samuel 
Towers ;—Thomas Wills ;— James Cufflin ;— Charles 
Mazfield ;—George Watts ;—Charles Richards ;— 


Joseph Smith ;—William Smith ;— William Trickey ; 
—John Cope;— William Peberdy ;— Thomas Taylor ; 


— William Goodman ;—Richard Dracott ;—James 
Spencer ; —Thomas Norton ; —John-Grant ;—Wil- 
liam Whittell; —John Dear ;—William Dilkes ;— 


Joseph Huti ;— William Gordon ;—Joseph Hubbard ; 
—James Bishop ;—Au 
Allen; — Abruham Ma 


artin ; — 


Bishop ;—John Sabin ;—John Clay;—John Bunny ; 


—Charles Burbage ;—Joseph Ellingworth ;— Tho- 


mas Clay ;—Thomas Roberts ;—John Broadwell ;— 
William Barker ;— William West ;—James Shaw ; 
—John Cufflin ;—John Pollard ;—Philip Nuting ; 
— John Wibberly ;— Thomas Pollard ; — William 
Oakley ;—William Rodwell ; -- Thomas Hames ;— 
Ambrose Overton ;— William Chamberlain ;-- William 
Underwood ;— William Green; — Thomas Elson ;— 
George Taylor ;—Johu Clark ;— William Freeman ; 
—JIsaac Norman ;--James Hewitt ;--George Sparkes ; 
— William Knight; —John Brown ;— John Bur- 
rows ; —Thomas Toon; — Thomas Clark ; — Samuel 
Rushin ; —— William Toon ;— John Swain ; — John 
Smith ;—John Brown ;— William Jarvis ;— William 
Smith ;— William Grant ;—Albert Burbage ;—John 
Jenkinson ;—John Richardson ;—John Henry Bram- 
wich;—Robert Reeves ;—Joseph Vand ;— William 
Digby ;—John Barrat ;—Joseph Pollard ;-- Edward 
flebb ;—James Wright ;—Thomas Sutton ;—Joseph 
Simpson ;—James Moseley ;— David Allen ;—Joseph 
Culley ;—John Geary ;—John Stubley ;— Frederich 
Bostock ;—James Weeks ;— William Jarvis ;— Wil- 
liam Crow ;— William Carter ; — John Wilson ; — 
Henry Martin ;— Thomas Cave ;— George Boonham ; 


—Joseph Brown ;—John Sidwell ;— Thomas Briers ; 
Vou. 96, 


24° 95° Augustz. 


ustus Ellingworth ;— Daniel 
William Sharp; — 
William Silverwood ;—G eorge Clay;—Robert Shaw ; 
— Samuel Cully Hali; — John Shipley; — John 


469 


—John Bowman; — William Yewitt; — William 
Broadwell ; —William Wileman ; — Thomas Clark ; 
— William Porter ; — William Barker ; — William 
Cooper ;— William Goode ;— William Goodman ;— 
William Greene ;—Joseph Kirk ;—John Haynes ;— 
Robert Scetchley ;—Jesse Benford :—vsohn Older- 
shaw ;—William Rawson ;—Jerry Hawks ;—Tho- 
mas Sherman ;— William Stafford ;—Iliff Goode ;— 
Thomas Barsley ;—John Lowe ;— Richard Clarke ;— 
William Cufflin ;— William Dunn ;—Isaac Abbott ; 
— John Stanton ;— William Wileman ; -—— William 
Knight ;— William Dale ;—William Taylor ;-- Wil- 
liam Kirk ;— William Haynes ;—Samuel Cox ;— 
Thomas Cooper ;—Jethro Hammond ;—Charles Bur- 
bidge ;— George Bateman ;—David Gunton ;--Ri- 
chard Cavener ;— Richard Freer ;—Andrew Weeks ; 
—Joseph Brant ;—George Wilkins ;—John Cox ;— 
John Bombroff ;—James Hutt ;—John Garland ;— 
John Langham ;—Joseph Crane ;—George Roberts ; 
—Thomas Cley ;—Charles Rawson ;—Francis Ri- 
chards ;—Robert Turner ;—John Allen ;—John Dy- 
son;— Thomas Pack;— Francis Law ; — Edward 
Broadley ;— Thomas Greet ;—Joseph Elliott ;—Mi- 
chael Almey ;—— George Moor;—James Reeve ;-— 
Thomas Payne; — Benjamin Hayes; — James 
Fewkes ;— William Bootheway ;—Daniel Water ;— 
Henry Palmer ;—Joseph Davis ;—Joseph Newis ;— 
Joseph Hubbard ;—Joseph Hughes ;—Joseph Riley ; 
—Zacariah Shaw ;—Samuel Goodby ;—John Hud- 
son ;—John Johnson ;— William Garner ;— Thomas 
Harris ;—Silas Godfrey ;—Edward Cowell ;—Ri- 
chard Brown ;-- Johw Wonfer ;-- John King ;---Abra- 
ham Hollingsworth ;—John Perkins ;—Joseph Bor- 
Jield ;—-Samuel Bradford ;—Abijah Eyre ;— Elias 
Tailby;—James Hutt ;— Richard Kirk ;— George 
Purseglove ;—George Brown ;--Samuel Huntdavis ; 
—John Springthorp ;--John Markham ;— Thomas 
Webbs ;— Henry Billson ;— William Bennet ;-—Sa- 
muel Smith ;-—Nathaniel Almey ;—William Ander- 
son ;-—John Coleman;—John Thacker ;— Edward 
Geary ;— Robert Weston; -— William Webster ; — 
John Goodby ;--William Felkin ;-— William Free- 
man ;— Samuel Springthorpe; --John Perrer ;— 
Frederic Alridge ;— Henry Jeffs ;-- James John- 
son;—John Stones ; —James Wengell ; —- Thomas 
Grafton ;~— John Petty ;—William Broadwell ; — 
Isaac Warner ;—John Coates ;-—-Robert Simson ;— 
Rueben Burdett ;-- Joseph Mansfield ;-- William 
Burr ;—Thomas Kiley ;— John Morvin ;— William 
Bailley ;-- Richard Brown ;--Joseph Anderson ;-- 
William Shipley ;--John Jearys ;— William Pol- 
lord ;--Joseph Holstead ;--Charles Marriott ;—John 
Jorson; —Edward Shipley ;—Charles Carley ; — 
Reuben Stanley ;--George Green;— William Brown; 
— Robert Allen ;— William Bailley ;—Samuel Over- 
ton;—Joseph Davis ;—Henry Green ;--James Kirk ; 
—William Reeves;— Thomas Bonsor ;— William 
Goodman ;— Henry Gamble ;— Thomas Saddington ; 
—Simeon Walker ;--John Flude;— William Shaw ; 
— Henry Reeves ;--Joseph Bodyold ;--George Locke; 
— William Barsley; —Thomas Doun;— Jacob Ab- 
hott ;— William Hartopp;— Samuel Porter ;--Joseph 
Carter ;— William Neal;—Joseph Bent ;—Joseph 
Oldershaw ;-—T. and George Mason ;—James Older- 
shaw ;—Joseph Grant ;— William Wright ;—Wil- 
| liam Hill ;—-James Perkins ;—John Snart ;—John 
Nookes ;— William Gee ;—Joseph Murphy ;—Samuel 
Atkins ;—Benjamin Bailly ;—Edward Soleson ;—- 
| Charles Francis Siddon ;—Joseph Bowman ;-~ I'ran- 
cis Dale ;—Joseph Murphy ;—John Jowes ;—John 
Jarrad ;— William Vaughan ;—John Vice ;—John 
Holmes ;—Storah Wise ;—Edward Welb ;— Thomas 
Goddard ;— William Smeeton ; —Thomas Hunters; 
—James Reeve ;— Reuben Senior ;— George Taylor ; 
—William Smith; — Aaron Johnson; — William 
| Stanley ; — William Clay; — Robert Overton ; — 
| James Heddon ;— William Wingell ;—John Thorpe ; 
| —Jabez Cooper; —George Wray;—Henry Wile- 
man ;— Matthias Norton;—Joseph Ellingworth ;— 
| William Bowman ;—John Wileman ;— Henry Booth; 
3P — William 











ER PERLE OD AP 


Drogheda 
Harbour. 


London and 
Greenwich 


_ Railway. 


South Metro- 
politan Gas 
Company. 


Nottingham 
Gas, 


Canada. 


470 _ 95° Augusti. 


— William Hames,;—James Grace ;—John Grant ; | 


—Edward Riley ;—John Why ;— Thomas Henson; the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of 


—Thomas Heywood ;— Thomas Porter ;—Samuel | 
Almeny ;—Joseph Jenet ;— Philip Bellington ; — 

William Weeks ;—Thomas Adkins ;—Joseph Riley ; | 
—John Barrot;—John Collins;— William Cockane; | 
—James Sharpless ;—John Palmer ;—John Evans ; 

—Thomas Hunt ;—John Hewitt ;—William Smed- 
ley; —John Hunt ;—Jeremiah Jinks ; — Edward 
Norman ;—George Roberts ;— Joseph Taylor ;— 
John Walter Tyrell ;—George Hanyon ; —Charles 
Sidwell ;—Benjamin Kirk ;—William Wengell ;— 
Henry Hunt ;--James Dracott ;—John Godfrey ;— 
John Buchnall ;— George Colton ;— William Cham- 
berlain ;-—-Philip Bennet ;—- William Tyler ;—John 
Brown ; — Charles Smeeton; — Daniel Knight ; — 
James Chamberlain;— Joseph Bent ;—John Stringer ; 
—William Stevenson;—Samuel Freeman ;—Joseph 
Bowman ;— Thomas Roe ;— Daniel Brooks ;—John 
Scarborough ;—Randel Smith ;—Joseph Smith ;— 
Henry Adcock ;—Daniel Toone ;—Charles Hurst ; 
— William Roe ;—John Goode ;—John Nee ;— Wil- 
liam Paul ;—Charles Stubley ;—Elizabeth Tibbetts ; 
—Ann Pindar ;— Thomas Bellamy ; — Elizabeth 
Jackson ;— Walter Butler ;—Joseph Leggett ;—John 
Brammer ;— Cornelius Hawkes ;— Elizabeth Tur- 
ton;— William Hancock ;—Ann Leonard ;— William 
Pindar ; —William Oldfield ;— Edward Black ;-- 
John Vale ;-—— William Colton ;—and, George Black ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage,— 


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











A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for the Improvement of the Port and Harbour 
of Drogheda, and the better regulation of the Police 
of the said Town, for leave to bring in a Bill for re- 
pealing, altering, amending or extending the powers 
and provisions, and extending the limits of the 
Jurisdiction of the said Acts, and for making cer- 
tain Improvements in the said Port and Harbour 
upon all Ships and Vessels entering the same, and 
upon all goods or other articles imported into or 
exported therefrom, and for altering, varying or in- 
creasing the Tolls, Tonnage Rates, Duties and 
Poundage within the proposed limits thereof, was 














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


A Petition of the London and Greenwich Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging some of the powers and 
provisions of the Acts for making the said Railway, 
and for altering, diverting, widening and enlarging 
certain Streets, Ways, Roads and Places in the 
borough of Southwark, and in the parishes of Ber- 
mondsey and Rotherhithe, in the county of Surrey, 


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


A Petition of Proprietors of or Subscribers to 
an Undertaking or Co-partnership called the South 
Metropolitan Gas-Light and Coke Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Gas several parishes and places in the borough of 
Southwark, and in the counties of Surrey and Kent, 








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


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
other Inhabitants of and Consumers of gas within 
the town and county of the town of Nottingham, | 
and the neighbourhood thereof, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for better supplying the said townand the liber- 
ties and precincts thereof and places adjacent thereto, 

\ 


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


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence relative to 
the Affairs of Canada, 1841. 














A, 1841. 


Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to Canada, 


Ordinances passed by the Governor and Special 
Council of Lower Canada, in the third year of the 
reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Shipping, 


Return of all Ships and Vessels built and registered 
since the passing of the Act for the new system of 
measurement ; distinguishing Steamers from other 
Vessels, classifying the whole according to their 
Tonnage; viz. those under one hundred Tons, 
between one hundred and two hundred Tons, two 
hundred and three hundred, and thus by gradations 
to the largest Tonnage built; specifying the Ton- 
nage of each Class; and also a Return in similar 
classes of any Ships or Vessels which may have been 
registered before the passing of the Act, and re- 
measured since upon the new Plan. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Hill Coolies, 


Copy of any Papers respecting the Exportation of 
Hill Coolies received from the Government of India ; 
in continuation of those presented to this House upon 
the 18th day of June last. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Timber Duties, 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Correspondence between the 
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department 
and the Governors of the British Possessions in 
North America, relative to the proposed alteration 
in the Duties on Timber, &amp;c. 

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. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections Resolution 


and Returns being offered to be presented ; 

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

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

Such as complain of double Returns, in the second 
class. 

Such as complain of the Election or Return of 
Members returned to serve for two or more places, 
in the third class. 

Such as complain of Returns only, in the fourth 
class; and, 

The residue of the said Petitions, in the fifth class. 


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

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


A Petition of the several Persons whose names Great Marlow 
are thereunto subscribed, Electors of the Borough of Flection. 
Great Marlow, in the County of Buckingham, was 
read, setting forth; That the Petitioners are ae 

o 





classing Elec- 
tion Petitions, 


5 VicToriz. 


of the Borough of Great Marlow, and claim to have 
had a right to vote, and had a right to vote, at the 
last Election of Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough ; that at the said last 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough of Great Marlow, Renn Hampden, Es- 
quire, Thomas Peers Williams, Esquire, and Sir Wil- 
liam Robert Clayton, Baronet, were candidates; that 
a poll having been taken by the Returning Officer, the 
said Thomas Peers Williams and the said Sir William 
Robert Clayton were by the said Returning Officer 
declared to have had a majority of votes at the said 
Election, and to have been duly elected, and were 
returned as Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that before and during 
the said Election, and before, at, and during the 
poll at the said Election, the said Sir William Robert 
Clayton was, by himself and his agents, managers 
and friends, guilty of divers acts of bribery and 
corruption, in order to corrupt and procure, and did 
by himself and his agents, friends managers and 
other persons employed in his behalf, by gifts, 
presents, money, rewards and promises, offers, agree- 
ments, and securities for money, gifts and rewards, 
and by threats, intimidation, promises, undue in- 
fluence, and divers other corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices, acts and means, corrupt and procure divers 
persons, having or claiming to have votes at such 
Election, to give their votes in favour of the said 
Sir William Robert Clayton, and to forbear to give 
their votes in favour of the said Renn Hampden ; 
that the said Sir William Robert Clayton, by the 
said corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly 
disabled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough of 
Great Marlow, and the return of the said Sir Wil- 
liam Robert Clayton was and is wholly null and 
void; that the majority of votes, so declared by the 
Returning Officer as aforesaid, in favour of the said 
Sir William Robert Clayton, was only an apparent 
and colourable majority, masmuckh as the votes of 
divers persons were accepted and recorded in favour 
of the said Sir William Robert Clayton who were 
not legally entitled, and had no lawful right, to vote 
at the said Election, and that the real majority of 
good, valid and legal votes, polled at the said Elec- 
tion, was in favour of the said Renn Hampden over 
the said Sir William Robert Clayton ; that divers 
persons, who were not entitled by law to vote in the 
Election for the said Borough, or to have their 
names inserted in the List of Electors, or upon the 
Register of Electors, for the said Borough, by reason 
of their not having any lawful qualification, in re- 
spect of property, occupation or value, or inhabit- 
ancy, or rating, or payment of rates, or whose quali- 
fication to be placed upon the said Register was for 
other and various causes insufficient, or who were 
respectively subject to legal incapacities, had never- 
theless their names retained or inserted by the Re- 
vising Barristers for the said Borough, in the Lists 
of Voters for the said Borough submitted to and 
revised by the said Barristers, and were and are 
upon the Register in force at the time of the said 
Election, and were improperly allowed and ad- 
mitted to vote at the said Election, and voted there- 
at in favour of the said Sir William Robert Clayton ; 
that at the time of the said Election, many persons, 
whose names were contained in the Register or List 
of Voters then in force for the said Borough, had, 
since their registration, ceased to be qualified to 
vote at the said Election, by having ceased to oc- 
cupy and removed from the occupation of the pre- 
mises for and in respect of which their names were 
respectively inserted in the said Register or List of 
Voters, but, although they were no longer in the 
occupation of the said premises at the time of the 
said Election, were nevertheless improperly admitted 
to vote, and did vote thereat in favour of the said 
Sit William Robert Clayton, and whose votes ought 


to be declared bad and invalid, and to be struck off 
Vot. 96. 


25° Augusti ; 





471 


the poll accordingly; that many other persons, 
whose names appeared in the said Register or List 
of Voters, had, at the time of the said Election, 
ceased to be qualified to vote thereat, by having, 
since their respective registration as voters for the 
said Borough, ceased to occupy and removed from 
the occupation of some part of the premises in re- 
spect of which their names were respectively inserted 
in such Register or List of Voters, but, although at 
the time of the said Election they were no longer 
in the occupation of the whole of the said premises, 
were nevertheless improperly admitted to vote, and 
did vote thereat, in favour of the said Sir William 
Robert Clayton, and whose votes ought to be de- 
clared bad and invalid, and to be struck off the 
poll accordingly; that many other persons, whose 
names were inserted in the lists of electors, and 
who were registered as electors for the said Borough 
in respect of occupation or inhabitancy, and pay- 
ment of rates, or otherwise, had, since their re- 
spective registration, become, and at the time of the 
said Election continued to be, disqualified as electors 
for the said Borough, and incompetent and disen- 
titled to vote at the said Election, by reason of 
having parted with or otherwise ceased to ocoupy 
the whole or part of the premises or property in 
respect of which they were registered as electors 
for the said Borough, or by reason of having ceased 
to inhabit, or to be rated, or to pay rates, or to 
reside within the said Borough, or within the dis- 
tance prescribed by law in that behalf or otherwise, 
which respective disqualifications still continued at 
the time of the said Election; and divers other 
persons who had become disqualified by reason of 
the receipt of alms or parochial relief, or by reason 
of having acted as agents or attornies, or in some 
other capacity for the purposes of the said Election, 
and received pay or reward, or promise of pay or 
reward in respect thereof, and divers other persons 
who had received bribes or rewards, or promises of 
rewards, in order to procure them to vote, or to for- 
bear to vote, and for voting or forbearing to vote at 
the said Election, and were thereby or otherwise, 
by virtue of the provisions of the several Statutes 
made for preventing corrupt practices and securing 
the freedom of Election, disqualified from voting 
thereat, and many other persons who were otherwise 
disqualified to vote, and not legally entitled to vote 
at the said Election, and all of whom still continued 
at the time of the said Election to be, for the various 
reasons above mentioned, disqualified or incapable 
respectively to vote thereat, and whose votes are 
null and void, did nevertheless vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Sir William Robert Clayton, and 
were reckoned upon the poll in his favour; that the 
votes of divers persons who were duly registered as 
electors of the said Borough, and who were well 
and legally entitled to vote at the said Election, and 
who tendered their votes in favour of the said Renn 
Hampden, were improperly and illegally rejected 
and refused to be entered upon the poll at the said 
Election, but the votes of the said last-mentioned 
persons ought to be added to the poll of the said 
Renn Hampden; that by reason of the premises 
and of various other irregularities and illegal pro- 
ceedings, the said Sir William Robert Clayton ob- 
tained the said apparent and colourable majority 
over the said Renn Hampden, whereas the majority 
of legal electors, and of good and legal votes, were 
in favour of the said Renn Hampden, and the said 
return is illegal and erroneous, and ought to be cor- 
rected and amended, or the said Election declared 
null and void so far as regards the said Sir William 
Robert Clayton; and praying that the said Election 
of the said Sir William Robert Clayton may be de- 
clared null and void, and that the name of the said 
Sir William Robert Clayton may be erased from the 
return, and that the name of the said Renn Hampden 
may be substituted therein, instead of the name of 
the said Sir William Robert Clayton, or that the 





3P2 said 





2 SRR ee ET TI 





Nottingham 
Town Election, 


472 25° Auguste. 


said Election and return may be declared null and 
void so far as regards the said Sir William Robert 
Clayton, and that such further and other relief may 
be granted touching the premises as to the House 
shall seem meet. 

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


A Petition of the Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, who thereby claim to have had a 
right to vote at the last Election of Members to serve 
in Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, was read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners claim to have had a 
right to vote, and had a right to vote, at the said Elec- 
tion ; that at the said Election the Right honourable 
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, George Gerard de 
Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, John Walter, Esquire, | 
and Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, were the | 
only candidates ; that the said Election was held on 
the twenty-eighth day of June one thousand eight 
hundred and forty-one, and that the poll commenced | 
at eight o’clock in the morning of the day next fol- 
ing; that shortly after the poll had so commenced, 
the said John Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas 
Broughton Charlton, Esquire, declared and signified | 
to Thomas Roberts, the younger, gentleman, the | 
Returning Officer for the said town at the said Elec- 
tion, their intention to retire from and cease to be 
candidates at the said Election, whereupon the said 
poll was closed, and the said Right honourable Sir | 
John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George | 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, were de-| 
clared to be elected, and were returned accordingly 
by the said Returning Officer; that the said retire- 
ment and ceasing to be candidates at the said Elec- 





tion of the said John Walter, Esquire, and the said | 





A. 1841. 


the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Esquire, their agents, managers, friends and parti- 
sans, and divers other persons, regardless of the law, 
did, before and during the said Election, unlawfully 
conspire, confederate together, and devise the means, 
by force and violence, to abduct and carry away, 
and to coop up, confine, and prevent from voting 
divers electors, and also to induce and procure di- 
vers electors, as well by corrupt and iliegal gifts, 
promises and expectations, as be fraud and misre- 
presentation, to absent themselves from and to refrain 
from voting at the said Election, in order to obtain 
an apparent and colourable majority for the said 
Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, 
and the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Esquire ; that, in furtherance of such conspiracy, the 
said Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 
Baronet, and the said George Gerard de Hochepied 
Larpent, Esquire, their agents, managers, friends 
and partisans, and divers other persons regardless 
of the law, by force and violence did before and 
during the said Election abduct and carry away, 
and coop up, confine and prevent from voting divers 
electors ; and also before and during the said Elec- 
tion did induce and procure divers electors, as well 
by corrupt and illegal gifts, promises and expecta- 
tions, as by fraud and misrepresentation, to absent 
themselves from and refrain from voting at the said 
Election, all which said electors but for the illegal 
and corrupt means and practices above mentioned 
would have been present to poll at the said Election, 
and would have given their votes to the said John 
Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton 
Charlton, Esquire ; that the said Right honourable 
Sir John Cam Hobkouse, Baronet, and the said 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, their 


Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, was caused | agents, managers, partisans and friends, and divers 
and brought about by the unlawful practices and | other persons, regardless of the law, did before and 
conduct of the said Right honourable Sir John Cam | during the said Election unlawfully conspire, confe- 
Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George Gerard de | derate together, and devise the means to procure and 
Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, their agents, managers, Suborn divers fictitious and pretended electors falsely 
friends and partisans, and of divers other persons , and corruptly to represent themselves to be real 
regardless of the law, who by the illegal, gross and | electors, and to assume the names, description, ap- 
scandalous means hereinafter set forth, had contrived, | pearance and qualification of real electors, in order 
procured and effected that a free, lawful and un-) that they might be admitted to vote at the said 
corrupt Election of Members to serve in Parliament | Election for the said Right honourable Sir John 
for the said town of Nottingham should not then Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George Ge- 
and there be held; that the said Right honourable | rard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire ; that in fur- 
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said | therance of the said conspiracy divers fictitious and 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, their | pretended electors, having assumed the names, de- 
agents, managers, friends and partisans, and divers scription, appearance and qualification of real elec- 
other persons regardless of the law, did, before and | tors, did falsely and unlawfully vote at the last 
during the said Election, unlawfully conspire, con-| Election, for the said Right honourable Sir John 
federate together, and devise the means to create Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George Ge- 
riot and confusion and excite terror and alarm ,rard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, and divers 
amongst the peaceable electors, in order that such | other fictitious and pretended electors, having as- 
electors might be intimidated and deterred from | sumed the names, description, appearance and qua- 
presenting themselves at the poll and giving their | lification of real electors, were prepared and ready 
votes for the said John Walter, Esquire, and the | to vote and would have voted for the said Right 


said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire ; that 
in furtherance of such conspiracy, the said Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Esquire, their agents, managers, friends, and parti- 
sans, and divers other persons, regardless of the 
law, did hire, employ, and assemble together large 
numbers of evil-disposed persons, armed with heavy 
and dangerous bludgeons, distributed to them at 
the committee-rooms of the said Right honourable 
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said 


George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, and | 


by means of the said persons so armed, did, both 
before and during the said Election, create riot and 
confusion and excite terror and alarm amongst the 
peaceable electors, and did intimidate and deter 
such electors from presenting theinselves at the 
poll and giving their votes at the said Election for 
the said John Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas 
Broughton Chariton, Esquire; that the said Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 


honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Es- 
quire, had the poli not been closed as above stated ; 
that previous to and during the said Election, riots 
of the most alarming description took place and 
prevailed in the town of WVottingham, and in the 
county of the said town, and within seven miles 
thereof, and outrages and insults of the grossest 
character were committed upon the electors; that 
the said riots were instigated, countenanced and 
encouraged, and the said outrages and insults were 
committed by the friends, partisans and supporters 
of the said Right honourable Sir John Cam Hob- 
house, Baronet, and the said George Gerard de 
| Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, with a view to intimi- 
| date, prevent, and deter divers electors from freely 
presenting themselves at the poll and giving their 
votes for the said John Walter, Esquire, and the 
said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire; and 
with a view to terrify and compel the said elec- 
tors to vote against their will for the said Right 

honourable 





Weymouth 
and Melcombe 
Regis Election, 


5 Victoriz. 


honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Es- 
quire ; that in consequence of the said riots, out- 
rages and insults, divers electors were intimidated, 
prevented and deterred from presenting themselves 
at the poll and giving their votes for the said John 
Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton 
Charlton, Esquire,and divers other electors were terri- 
fied and compelled against their will to give their 
votes for the said Right honourable Sir John Cam 
Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George Gerard de 
Hochepied Larpent, Esquire ; that as well the said 
Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, 
and the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Esquire, by themselves, their agents, managers, 
friends and partisans, as divers other persons 
regardless of the law, previous to and during the 
said Election, were guilty of gross, extensive, sys- 
tematic, and notorious bribery, and previous to, 
and during the said Election did, by money, 
gifts, presents and rewards, and by promises, agree- 
ments and securities for money, gifts, presents 
and rewards, corrupt and procure as well those who 
were qualified to vote at the said Election, as those 
who, by falsely assuming the name, description, ap- 
pearance and qualification of those who were qua- 
lified so to vote, pretended to have a right to vote 
at such Election, to give their votes at the said 
Election for them the said Right honourable Sir 
John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, and to re- 
fuse and forbear to give their votes at the said Elec- 
tion to the said John Walter, Esquire, and the said 
Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire ; that the said 
Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, 
and the said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Esquire, by themselves, their agents, managers, 
friends and partisans, and by others on their behalf, 
and at their charge, after the teste of the writ for 
the said Election, and before the Election of them 
the said Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 
Baronet, and the said George Gerard de Hochepied 
Larpent, Esquire, to serve in Parliament for the said 
town of Nottingham, did give, present, and allow 
to divers persons having votes in the said Election, 
money, meat, drink, entertainment and provision, 
and make presents, gifts, rewards and entertain- 
ments, and make promises, engagements, obligations 
and agreements to give and allow meat, drink, pro- 
vision, presents, rewards and entertainments to and 
for such persons, and to and for the use, advantage, 
benefit, employment, profit and preferment of such 
persons, in order to their the sai¢ Right honourable 
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and the said 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, 
being elected, and that they might be elected to 
serve in Parliament for the said town of ottingham 
at the said Election; that by reason of the premises, 
the said Election and return of the said Right ho- 
nourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and of the 
said George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, 
was and is wholly null and void ; and praying that 
the House will take the premises into their consider- 
ation, and will declare the said Election and return 
to be null and void, and will grant tothe Petitioners 
such relief, and will take such measures for restrain- 
ing the like scandalous practices for the future, as 
to the House shall seem meet. 

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


A Petition of Ralph Bernal, of Eaton-place, in 
the county of Middlesex, and of William Dougal 
Christie, of the Inner Temple, in the city of Lon- 
don, Esquires, was read; setting forth, That an 
Election for two Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Weymouth and Mel- 


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473 


commonly called Viscount Villiers, George William 
Hope, Esquire, and the Petitioners, were Candidates 
to represent the said Borough in this Parliament at 
the said Election, and that a poll being thereupon 
demanded, the same was taken on the twenty-ninth 
day of June aforesaid, and at the close thereof the 
said Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers 
and George William Hope, Esquire, were, by Andrew 
Lithgow, Esquire, the Returning Officer at the said 
Election, declared to be duly elected by a majority 
of voters to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough, and were returned accordingly ; that 
the said majority and return were procured and ob- 
tained by the undue and illegal means hereinafter 
stated ; that is to say, that one of the booths or places 
for taking the said poll was not opened until after 
the hour prescribed by law for that purpose, by 
means whereof the time allowed by law for the con- 
tinuance of the said poll became and was insufficient 
for the whole number of electors who were ready 
and willing, and who desired to poll for the Peti- 
tioners, to give their votes for the said Election, 
and divers of such electors were by reason thereof 
unable to poll for the Petitioners, although due dili- 
gence was used in that behalf, as well by the Peti- 
tioners as by the said electors; that the votes of 
other persons were taken for the said Honourable 
George Augustus Frederick Villiers and George 
William Hope, in preference to the votes of divers 
persons who had entered the said buoth by the pro- 
per and common entrance, and who were waiting 
and ready to poll for the Petitioners, the said first- 
mentioned persons being admitted to enter the said 
booth by a private entrance at the back thereof, by 
which improper preference the votes of the said per- 
sons so waiting to poll for the Petitioners as afore- 
said, could not be tendered before the closing of the 
poll; that the votes of divers persons who were dul 

registered electors of the said Borough, and the votes 
of divers persons who were duly qualified electors 
of the said Borough, were improperly rejected and 
refused at the said Election, and that such votes, 
although duly tendered for the Petitioners, were 
not recorded upon the poll for the Petitioners, nor 
reckoned thereon when the said majority was de- 
clared in favour of the said Honourable George Au- 
gustus Frederick Villiers and George William Hope ; 
that at the said Election the votes of divers persons 
were accepted and recorded in favour of the said 
Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers and 
George William Hope, or one of them, although such 
persons were not entitled, and had no right to vote 
at such Election, not being duly qualified and having 
been improperly put or retained on the register in 
consequence of the decision of the Barrister or Bar- 
risters appointed to revise the Lists of Voters for 
the said Borough, inasmuch as the premises in re- 
spect of which they were so respectively registered 
were not at the time of their registry of the clear 
yearly value of not less than ten pounds, or that the 
said persons were not respectively in the legal actual 
occupation of the same, or had not occupied the 
same for twelve months previous, or that they were 
not respectively rated in respect thereof, or had not 
on or before the twentieth day of July next previ- 
ously to such registry paid all the poor rates and 
assessed taxes which had become payable by them 
respectively in respect of such premises previously 
to the sixth day of April next preceding the said 
registry ; that, at the said Election, the votes of di- 
vers other persons were accepted and recorded in 
favour of the said Honourable George Augustus 
Frederick Villiers and George William Hope, or 


'one of them, although such persons had become 


disqualified to vote at the said Election, by having 
ceased to possess the property or other qualification 
in respect of which their name had been inserted on 


combe Regis, was held in and for the said Borough, | the register, or part thereof, or so much thereof, that 
on the twenty eighth day of June last; that the | the residue was not of the yearly value of ten pounds, 


Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers, 
Vou. 96. 


or by having abandoned, changed, or departed from 
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their respective occupations, or part thereof, as afore- 
said, or by having ceased to reside within the said 
Borough, or the limits required by the Statute in- 
such case made and provided ; that, at the registra- 
tion of voters for the said Borough, the names of di- 
vers persons duly qualified were improperly expunged 
from the List of Voters by the Barrister or Barristers 
appointed to revise the said lists, and such persons 
tendered their votes for the Petitioners, or one of 
them, and the votes of such persons were entered as 
tendered votes only, and were not admitted and 
allowed as good votes at the said Election, but ought 
now to be put upon the poll in favour of the Peti- 
tioners; that at the said Election, the votes of many 
persons were accepted and recorded in favour of the 
said Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers 
and George William Hope, or one of them, although 
such persons were disqualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion, some in consequence of having received paro- 
chial relief, or other alms, others as being aliens, 
others as being felons, convicts, and others as 
having personated persons on the register in force 
at the Election, and being polled in the room of 
and as such persons aforesaid ; that at the said 
Election the votes of divers persons were received 
and recorded for the said Honourable George 
Augustus Frederick Villiers and George William 
Hope, or one of them, who, within six months pre- 
vious to the Election, or at and during the same, 
or within fourteen days after the same was com- 
pleted, had been and were employed as agents, and 
in other capacities, for the purposes of such Elec- 
tion, and who, in consideration of and with refer- 
ence to such employment, accepted and took money 
or other reward, or some promise or security for 
money or other reward; that at the taking of the 
poll for the said Election, the votes of many persons 
were accepted and recorded in favour of the said 
Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers and 
George William Hope, or one of them, although 
some of such persons were disqualified to vote at 
such Election, in consequence of their having re- 
ceived or taken bribes, money, gifts and rewards, 
meat, drink and entertainment, or promises of 
bribes, money, gifts and rewards, meat, drink and 
entertainment for giving their votes at the said 
Election for the said Honourable George Augustus 
Frederick Villiers and George William Hope, and 
others were disqualified as aforesaid by having 
asked for such bribes, money, gifts and rewards, 
meat, drink or entertainment, for forbearing to vote 
at the said Election, or for voting thereat, and others 
were disqualified as aforesaid, by having given or 
offered such bribes, money, gifts and rewards, meat, 
drink or entertainment to other persons to procure 
them to give their votes, or to forbear to give their 
votes at the said Election ; that the said Honourable 
George Augustus Frederick Villiers and George Wil- 
liam Hope, by themselves, their agents, friends, 
managers, partisans and others on their behalf, be- 
fore, at and during the said Election, and before, at 
and during the said poll, were guilty of bribery and 
treating, and of other corrupt and improper prac- 
tices, in order that they might be elected to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough, and 
did by money, gifts and rewards, and by promises, 
offers, agreements and securities for money and 
rewards, and by gifts of meat, drink and entertain- 
ment, and other illegal and corrupt practices, cor- 
rupt and procure divers persons having or claiming 
to have a right to vote at the said Election, to give 
their votes at the said Election in favour of them the 
said Honourable George Augustus Frederick Villiers 
and George William Hope, and to refuse or forbear 
to give their votes in favour of the Petitioners, and 
that systematic bribery, treating and corruption were 
carried on before, down to, and at and during the 
said Election, by persons desirous to procure the 
return of the said Honourable George Augustus 


-Frederich Villiers and George William Hope, and 


A. 1841. 


that the return of the said Honourable George 
Augustus Frederick Villiers and George William 
Hope, were thereby procured and brought about ; 
and praying the House to take the premises into con- 
sideration, and to declare that the Election and re- 
turn of the said Honourable George Augustus Fre- 
derick Villiers and George William Hope, was null 
and void, and that the Petitioners were duly elected 
and ought to have been returned, and that the return 
be amended accordingly, by erasing therefrom the 
names of the said Honourable George Augustus 
Frederick Villiers and George William Hope, and 
inserting instead thereof the names of the Petition- 
ers, or that the House will grant such other or further 
relief in the premises as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

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


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


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, That on or before the day on which any 
Election Petition, or any Petition praying that the 
Petitioner may be admitted as a party to defend any 
Return, or to oppose the prayer of any Election 
Petition, shall be presented to the House, the Peti- 
tioner do lodge in the Office for Election Petitions 
the name of the agent or other person upon whom, 
and the place where, may be served the Notices 
required to be served on the Petitioner by the Ge- 
neral Committee of Elections, pursuant to the Act 
passed in the second and third year of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Jurisdiction tor the Trial of. Election Petitions, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which 
was yesterday pyoposed to be made to the Question, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, to offer our humble thanks for Her Majesty’s 
Most gracious Speech : 

To express our satisfaction that Her Majesty has 
availed herself of the earliest opportunity of resorting 
to the advice and assistance of Her Parliament, 
after the dissolution of the late Parliament : 

To assure Her Majesty that we are much rejoiced 
to learn, that Her Majesty continues to receive from 
Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of their desire 
to maintain with Her Majesty the most friendly re- 
lations : 

That we learn with much contentment that the 
objects for which the Treaty of July 1840 was con- 
cluded between Her Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- 
tria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, 
and the Sultan, have been fully accomplished ; and 
that we share in the gratification with which Her 
Majesty is enabled to state that the temporary se- 
paration which the measures.taken in execution of 
that Treaty created between the contracting Powers 
and France has now ceased. We trust with Her 
Majesty, that the union of the principal Powers of 
Europe upon all matters affecting the great interests 
of Europe will afford a firm security for the mainte- 
nance of Peace : 

That we participate in the joy with which Her 
Majesty informs us, that, in consequence of the 
evacuation of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Her 
Majesty has ordered Her Minister at the Court of 
Persia to return to Teheran: 

To express our regret, that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in China 
and the Chinese Government have not yet been 
brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that it has 
been necessary to call into action the Forces which 
Her Majesty has sent to the China Seas, but with 
Her Majesty we still trust that the Emperor of 








China will see the justice of the demands which Her 
, Majesty's 





Election Peti- 
tions to be 
printed, 


Elections, 


Tords Commis- 
sioners’ Speech, 








5 Vicroriz. 


Q5°—2° Augusti. 


Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries have been instructed to | 


make : 

That we rejoice to learn that the differences which 
had arisen between Spain and Portugal about the 
execution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to 
both parties, by the aid of Her Majesty’s mediation: 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that 
the Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, being a 
serious obstacle to improvements which are essential 
to the prosperity of the United Province, Her Ma- 
jesty has authorized the Governor General to make a 
communication on the subject to the Council and As- 
sembly of Canada; also, to thank Her Majesty for 
having directed the Papers to be laid before us; 
and to assure Her Majesty that we will not fail to 
direct our earnest attention to matters so materially 
affecting the welfare of Canada and the strength of 
the Empire: 

To assure Her Majesty that Her Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 
as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament : 

To express our entire agreement with Her Ma- 
jesty, that the extraordinary expenses which the 
events in Canada, China and the Mediterranean, 
have occasioned, and the necessity of maintaining a 
force adequate to the protection of our extensive 
Possessions, have made it necessary to consider the 
means of increasing the Public Revenue ; that we 
participate in Her Majesty’s anxiety that this object 
should be effected in the manner least burthensome 
to Her People; and it is our opinion that we may 
at this juncture properly direct our attention to the 
revision of Duties affecting the productions of Fo- 
reign Countries ; that we are prepared to consider 
whether some of these Duties are not so trifling in 
amount as to be unproductive to the Revenue, while 
they are vexatious to Commerce; and to examine 
whether the principle of protection, on which others 
of these Duties are founded, be not carried to an 
extent injurious alike to the income of the State and 
the interests of the People: 

Humbly to state to Her Majesty, that in obedi- 
ence to Her expressed desire, we will proceed to 
consider the Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn, 
and to determine whether those Laws do not aggra- 
vate the natural fluctuations of supply, whether they 
do not embarrass Trade, derange the Currency, and 
by their operation diminish the comfort and increase 
the privations of the great body of the community : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we fully share in the 
deep sympathy which Her Majesty feels with those 
of Her subjects who are now suffering from distress 
and want of employment, and that we fervently 
join in Her Majesty’s prayer, that all our delibera- 
tions may be guided by wisdom, and may conduce 
to the happiness of Her Majesty’s subjects : 

And which Amendment was to leave out from the 
words “ last Parliament’ to the end of the Question, 
in order to add the words, ‘‘ Humbly to represent 
“ to Her Majesty, that we observe with great con- 

cern that the Public Expenditure has of late in 
each of several successive years exceeded the 
annual income, and that we are convinced of the 
necessity of adopting measures for the purpose of 
remedying so great an evil: 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Com- 
merce and Revenue of the Country, and to the 
Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn: 

“ That in deciding on the course which it may be 
advisable to pursue with reference to matters of 
such importance, it will be our earnest desire to 


consult the interests and promote the welfare of 
Vot. 96. 


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475 


all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects ; that we feel 
it, however, to be our duty humbly to submit to 
Her Majesty, that it is essential to the satisfactory 
result of our deliberations on these and other mat- 
ters of public concern, that Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment should possess the confidence of this House 
and of the Country, and respectfully to repre- 
sent to'Her Majesty, that that confidence is not re- 
posed in the present Advisers of Her Majesty : 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Her subjects who are now suffering from 
distress and want of employment, we recognize an 
additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender regard 
for the welfare of Her subjects, and that we cor- 
dially join in the prayer of Her Majesty, that all 
our deliberations may be guided by wisdom and 
may conduce to the happiness of Her people,” 
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 ; 


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


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Table. 

And there being no Petition of the First Class ;— 
a Petition complaining of an undue Election and 
double Return for the Borough of Thetford, bemg 
of the Second Class, was read; as followeth : 


A Petition of Sir James Flower, of Eccles Hall, in qyetgora 
the county of Norfolk, Baronet, a Candidate to re- Election. 


present the Borough of Thetford in this present 
Parliament, at the last Election of Members to serve 
in Parliament for the said Borough, was read; 
setting forth, That at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Thetford, in the County of Norfolk, the 
Petitioner, William Bingham Baring, commonly 
called the Honourable William Bingham Baring, 
and the Right honourable Henry Fitzroy, commonly 
called the Earl of Euston, were severally candidates 
to represent the Borough in this present Parliament; 
that a poll having been demanded at the said Election, 
the same was taken and proceeded with by the 
Returning Officer of the said Borongh on the 
thirtieth day of June now last past ; that afterwards, 
on the same thirtieth day of June, an Indenture of 
Return was made and executed by the said Return- 
ing Officer, and other persons electors of the said 
Borough, whose names were thereunto subscribed ; 
that in and by the said Indenture of Return, the said 
Honourable William Bingham Baring, the said 
Right honourable Henry Fitzroy, commonly called 
Earl of Euston,and the Petitioner, were and are 
returned as Burgesses to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that in and by the 
said Indenture of Return, it is stated and returned 
that eighty-six of the electors of the said Borough 
voted at the said Election in favour of the said Wal- 
liam Bingham Baring, that seventy-one of the said 
electors voted in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called Earl of Euston, and that seventy- 
one of the said electors also voted in favour of the 
Petitioner; that the vote of a person claiming to be 
an elector of the said Borough was wrongfully and 
illegally accepted and recorded in favour of the said 
Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, at 
the foot of the poll duly taken at the said Election, 
after the timeat which by law the said poll became 
and was closed ; that for the purpose of recording 
the said vote or pretended vote, the poll was wrong- 

3P4 fully 





PETE T Te 


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Clitheroe 
Election. 


476 25°—26° August. 


fully continued and kept open later than the hourof entertainment, to divers persons having or claiming 


four of the clock in the afternoon, in open and direct 
violation of the Statute in that behalf enacted ; that 
before and at the time when the'said vote or pretended 
vote was recorded in favour of the said Henry Fitz- 
roy, emu called Earl of Euston, and at and after 
the hour at which the poll ought by law to have been 
closed, a majority of votes was duly recorded on the 
said poll of the Petitioner over those recorded in 
favour of the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called 
Earl of Euston; that by reason of the premises the 
Petitioner became and was entitled to be returned 
as a Member to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough to the exclusion of the said Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called Earl of Euston; that the said 
Returning Officer, well knowing the premises, did 
nevertheless wrongfully, falsely and illegally, and in 
direct violation of the rights of the said Petitioner, 
and of the Electors of the said Borough, return the 
said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earlof Euston, 
as elected by a number of the said electors, equal 
to that by which the Petitioner was elected, although 
a majority of votes legally received on the poll was 
recorded in favour of the Petitioner; and the Peti- 
tioner was by law entitled, and ought to have been 
returned with the said William Bingham Baring as 
duly elected as a Member to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough, and the name of the said Henry 
Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, ought to 
have been wholly excluded from the said return; 
and praying, that the House will declare the said 
return, so far as regards the said Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called Earl of Euston, to be illegal and 
void, and will cause the said return to be amended 
by striking out of the same so much thereof as relates 
to the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of 
Euston, and will declare the Petitioner to have been 
duly elected as a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, or will grant to 
the Petitioner such further and other relief as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

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


Then the other Petitions, being Petitions of the 
last class, were read; as follow: 

A Petition of Edward Cardwell, of Chester-ter- 
race, in the Regent’s Park, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, a Candidate at the last Election to serve 
in this present Parliament as the one Burgess for 
the Borough of Clitheroe, in the county of Lan- 
caster, was read; setting forth, That the said Peti- 
tioner was at and during the last Election of a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough of Clitheroe a candidate, and had, 
and claims to have had, a right to be returned and 
elected thereat as the one Burgess to serve in this 


the said Election, Matthew Wilson, the younger, of 
Eshton Hall, in the County of York, Esquire, and 
the said Petitioner, were the candidates to represent 
the said Borough ; that a poll being demanded, the 
same was, on the second day of July in this present 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-one, proceeded on, and Walter Cockshott, 
Esquire, acted thereat as Returning Officer ; that at 
the close of the said poll, the said Walter Cockshott 
declared the said Matthew Wilson to be duly elected 
and returned for the said Borough; that the said 
Matthew Wilson, by himself, his agents, friends and 
maragers, and by persons acting and employed in 
his behalf, did, after the issuing out of the writ for 
such Election, before, and at, and during the said 
Election give, present, and allow to divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election 
for the said Borough, money, meat, drink, entertain- 
ment and provision, and made divers presents, gifts, 
rewards and entertainments, and made promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements, to give 
money, meat, drink, provision, present, reward, and 





A. 1841. 


to have votes as aforesaid, in order to be elected to 
serve in Parliament for the said Borough; that be- 
fore, and at, and during the said Election, the said 
| Matthew Wilson was, by himself and by his friends, 
agents, and managers, guilty of divers acts of bribery 
,and corruption, and did himself, or by his agents, 
friends, and managers, by divers gifts, loans, re- 
| wards, offices, and employments, and by promises, 
|agreements and securities, for gifts, loans, rewards, 
offices, employments, and other emoluments and 
advantages, or by some other corrupt devices and 
contrivances, and by threats, intimidation, and other 
corrupt influence, attempt to corrupt and procure, 
and did in fact corrupt and procure divers persons. 
having votes at the said Election to give their votes 
in favour of the said Matthew Wilson, or to forbear 
to give their votes for the said Petitioner, contrary 
to the laws for the prevention of bribery and cor- 
ruption, and in violation of the freedom of Election 
and the rights of electors of the said Borough and 
of the said Petitioner; that extensive bribery and 
treating was resorted to and practised by divers 
persons on behalf of the said Matthew Wilson at the 





said Election, and that the return of the said Mat- 
thew Wilson was procured by bribery, treating, and 
other corrupt and illegal practices; and that the 
'said Matthew Wilson thereby became wholly inca- 
\pacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Clitheroe ; that 
many votes were, by the said Returning Officer, or 
by his deputies, some or one of them, unduly ac- 
cepted and recorded in favour of the said Matthew 
Wilson, at such Election, which said votes were bad, 
illegal, or otherwise null and void; that divers per- 
sons were admitted to vote and did vote at such 
Election in favour of the said Matthew Wilson, who 
were not at the time of such Election legaliy entitled 
to vote; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote at the said Election in favour of 
the said Matthew Wilson, who were before and at 
the time of such Election disabled, disqualified, or 
otherwise incapacitated to vote; that the votes of 
divers other persons who were well and legally en- 
titled to vote at such Election, and who tendered, 
or otherwise offered to give their votes in favour of 
the said Petitioner, were unduly or improperly re- 
jected by the said Returning Officer, his deputies, 
or some or one of them, and that the votes of divers 
other persons which were in fact given in favour of 
the said Petitioner, were erroneously and improperly 
recorded in favour of the said Matthew Wilson, or 
altogether omitted from the said poll; that, by 
means of the premises or otherwise, the said Matthew 
Wilson obtained only a colourable and — 
majority of votes over the said Petitioner; whereas 


| the Petitioner humbly insists that the majority of 
present Parliament for the said Borough; that at | 


good and legal votes, was given, tendered, or offered 

in favour of the said Petitioner, and that the said 

Petitioner was duly elected, and ought to have been 

returned for the said Borough; and praying the 

House to take the premises into consideration, and \ 
to declare the said Election and return of the said 

Matthew Wilson wholly null and void, and to declare 

the said Petitioner to have been duly elected, and 

to cause the return to be amended, by erasing the 

name of the said Matthew Wilson, and substituting 

that of the said Petitioner in its stead, or otherwise 

to grant to the Petitioner such further or other relief 
as to the House may seem meet. 

A Petition of John Taylor, Esquire, and William 
Whalley, Esquire, Electors of the borough of Cli- 
theroe, in the county of Lancaster, was also read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners were at and 
during the last Election of a Member to serve in 








this present Parliament for the said Borough of 
Citheroe, registered Electors of the said Borough, 
jand had and claim to have had a right to vote fora 
Member to serve in this present Parliament at the 
last Election for the said Borough ; that, at the said 

last 





5 Vicroriz. 25°—26° Augusti. 


last Election, Edward Cardwell, then of Woburn- 

lace, in the parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, 
in the county of Middlesex, and now of Chester-~ 
terrace, Regent’s Park, in the same county, Esquire, 
and Matthew Wilson, the younger, of Eshton Hall, 
in the county of York, Esquire, were candidates to 
represent the said Borough ; that a poll being de- 
manded, the same was, on the second day of July 
last, proceeded in, and that Walter Cockshott, Es- 
quire, acted thereat as Returning Officer, and that 
at the close of the said poll the said Walter Cock- 
shott declared the said Matthew Wilson to be duly 
elected and returned for the said Borough ; that the 
said Matthew Wilson. by himself, his agents, friends 
or managers, or by persons acting or employed in 
his behalf, did, after the issuing out of the Writ for 
such Election, before and at, and during the said 
Election, give, present or allow to divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election 
for the said Borough, money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainment or provision, and made divers presents, 
gifts, rewards and entertainments, and made pro- 
mises, agreements, obligations and engagements to 
give money, meat, drink, provision, present, reward 
and entertainment to divers persons having or claim- 
ing to have votes as aforesaid, in order to be elected 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough ; that, 
before, at and during the said Election, the said 
Matthew Wilson was, by himself, or by his friends, 
agents and managers, guilty of divers acts of bribery 
and corruption, and did himself, or by his agents, 
friends or managers, by divers gifts, loans, rewards, 
offices or employments, or by promises, agreements 
or securities for gifts, loans, rewards, offices and 
employments or other emoluments or advantages, or 
by some other corrupt devices or contrivances, or by 
threats, intimidation or other corrupt influence, at- 
tempt to corrupt and procure, and did in fact corrupt 
and procure divers persons having votes at the said 
Election, to give their votes in favour of the said 
Matthew Wilson, or to forbear to give their votes for 
the said Edward Cardwell, contrary to the laws for 
the prevention of bribery and corruption, and in 
violation of the freedom of election, and of the rights 
of the electors of the said Borough ; that extensive 
bribery and treating were resorted to and practised 
by divers persons in behalf of the said Matthew 
Wilson at the said Election, and the return of the 
said Matthew Wilson was procured by bribery, treat- 
ing and other corrupt and illegal practices, and that 
the said Matthew Wilson thereby became wholly in- 
capacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Clitheroe ; that 
many votes were by the said Returning Officer, or 
by his deputies, some one or more of them, unduly 
accepted and recorded in favour of the said Matthew 
Wilson, at the said Election, which said votes were 
bad, illegal or otherwise wholly null and void ; that 
divers persons were admitted to vote, and did 
vote at such Election in favour of the said Matthew 
Wilson, who were not at the time of the said 
Election legally entitled to vote; that divers other 
_ persons were admitted to vote and did vote at 
the said Election in favour of the said Matthew 
Wilson, who were before and at the time of such! 
Election disabled, disqualified or otherwise incapa- 
citated to vote; and that divers other persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
in favour of the said Matthew Wilson, who had not 
the same qualifications for which their respective 
names were originally inserted in the Register of 
Voters then in force for the said Borough, and who 
not having such qualifications respectively as last 
aforesaid; and the said Returning Officer, his de- 
puties, some or one of them, having been required 


477 


certain Act of Parliament made and passed in the 
second year of the reign of his late Majesty Kin 
William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act to amen 
the Representation of the People in England and 
Wales,” had answered the said question in the ne- 
gative, and had thereby respectively admitted and 
acknowledged that they had respectively become 
disabled and disqualified to vote in the said Election; 
that the votes of divers other persons who were well 
and legally entitled to vote at such Election, and 
who tendered and otherwise offered to give their 
votes in favour of the said Edward Cardwell, were 
unduly and improperly rejected by the said Return- 
ing Officer, his deputies, some or one of them, and 
that the votes of divers other persons, which were 
in fact given in favour of the said Edward Cardwell 
were erroneously and improperly recorded in favour 
of the said Matthew Wilson, or altogether omitted 
from the said poll; that by means of the premises 
or otherwise, the said Matthew Wilson obtained 
only a colourable and apparent majority of votes 
over the said Edward Cardwell, whereas the Peti- 
tioners humbly insist that the majority of good and 
legal votes was given, tendered or offered in favour 
of the said Edward Cardwell, and that the said Ed- 
ward Cardwell was duly elected and ought to have 
been returned to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough ; and praying the House to take the pre- 
mises into its consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and return of the said Matthew Wilson, 
wholly null and void, and to declare the said Ed- 
ward Cardwell to have been duly elected, and to 
cause the return to be amended by erasing the 
name of the said Matthew Wilson, and substituting 
that of the said Edward Cardwell in its stead, and 
otherwise to grant to the Petitioners such further or 
other relief as to the House may seem meet. 

™ Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie upon the 

able. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Printing. 
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 pursuance 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. Labouchere, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. 
Strutt, Lord Viscount Mahonand Mr. Tufnell. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Lord Seymour presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Prisons. 
mand,—Copies of the Sixth Report of Inspectors 
of Prisons; ILI. Southern and Western District ; 
Il. Northern and Eastern District; and, IV. Scot- 
land, Northumberland and Durham. 
Copy of Second Report of the Deputy Keeper Public 
of the Public Records. Records. 
Ordered, That the said Papers dolie upontheTuble. 


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, 26° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M* Speaker acquainted the House, That, in Controverted 
pS pursuance of the Act 42 Geo. 3, c. 106, for Elections 


on behalf of the said Edward Cardwell to put, and 
having put to the respective persons last aforesaid at 
the time of their tendering their votes respectively, 
and not afterwards, a certain question numbered as 


the third question in the fifty-eighth section of a 
Vox. 96. 





regulating the Trial of Controverted Elections, or 
Returns of Members so serve in the United Parlia- 
ment for Ireland, he had received from Christopher 
Fitzsimon, Esquire, Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper 
in Ireland, a List of Barristers at Law of above six 

3Q years’ 


(Treland.) 





Ardrossan 
Harbour, 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


Norwich 
Election. 


478 


ands and seals, to act as Commissioners, or as 


26° Augustz. 


eect standing who have consented, under their | 


A. 1841, 


| William Eagle, Esquire, which nomination was se- 
| conded by John Whiten; the Sheriff then requested 


Chairmen to the Commissioners, for the purposes of | a show. of hands for each candidate, and declared 


the said Act. 


| it to be in favour of the Marquis of Douro and Ben- 


Ordered, That the said List be deposited in the jamin Smith, Esquire; John Dover demanded a 


Office of the Clerk of this House. 


A Petition of the Ardrossan Harbour Company, 
and of several Trustees acting under the Trust Dis- 
osition and Deed of Settlements and Codicils exe- 
cuted by the Earl of Eglinton, deceased, and of the 
Earl of Eglinton, Heir of Entail in possession of the 
Entailed Estates of Eglinton, and others, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for explaining, altering, amending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the Act for 
erecting and maintaininga Harbour, Docks and other 
Works at Ardrossan, and to enable the said Trustees 
to contribute to the expense of completing, improving 
and maintaining the said Harbour and the Docks, 
Accesses and other works connected therewith, and 
that the shares of the other proprietors should be 
acquired by the said Trustees at their just value, and 
vested in them, or in the said Earl of Eglinton, or 
Heir of Entail of the said Entailed Estates, and for 
altering, increasing or modifying the Rates, Tolls and 
Duties leviable at the said Harbour, and for convert- 
ing into Stock the debts due by the said Company, 
and advances made by the said deceased Earl of 
Eglinton and his Trustees, and for raising a further 
sum of Money, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Cropper ;— Thomas Wil- 
son ;— Samuel Sheldon;—Joseph Lester ;— Moses 
Mellars;—John Powell ;—William Mann ;—Wil- 
liam Caster ;— Thomas Goddard ;—George Barks ; 
— Elizabeth Walker ;— William Leaviss, and others; 
—Gervase Lovatt ;—and, Smethwick; praying for 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage,—were presented, 
and read ; andordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of the city 
of Norwich, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners, ever anxious to maintain unsul- 
lied and revered the constitution of their country, 
pray to be allowed to lay before the House a state- 
ment of circumstances connected with the late re- 
turn of the Marquis of Douro and Benjamin Smith, 
Esquire, as representatives of the city of Norwich 
in Parliament, which statement the Petitioners are 
fully prepared to prove to the House ; that the Pe- 
titioners, the electors and inhabitants of Norwich, 
finding that a dissolution of Parliament was likely 
to take place, anxiously solicited the assistance of 
various influential gentlemen to obtain the sanction 
of fit and proper persons to be put in nomination 
legitimately to prove the choice of the electors, by 
doing which they satisfied themselves that the lead- 
ing men of the Whig and Tory parties had agreed 
not to oppose the return of the late Members, the 
Marquis of Douro and Benjamin Smith, Esquire ; 
that the Petitioners did, in consequence thereof, send 
a requisition to William Eagle, Esquire, requesting 
that gentleman to allow himself to be put in nomi- 
nation, and contest the Election, with such other 
gentlemen as might be proposed, and, receiving that 
gentleman’s permission, the Petitioners did, on the 
28th of June last (the day fixed for the nomina- 
tion), repair to the court for that purpose, but, on 
reaching the great entrance, found it closed, and the 
court partially filled by persons friendly to the com- 
promise, and a numerous band of hired ruffians who 
had obtained admittance (on presenting a ticket 
given for that purpose) through a private entrance, 
and it was with great risk and difficulty that the 
parties selected by the Petitioners to nominate Wil- 
liam Eagle, Esquire, did gain admittance to the 
court ; the writ having been read by the Sheriff, the 
friends of the Marquis of Douro nominated that 
nobleman, the friends of Benjamin Smith, Esquire, 
nominated that gentleman, John Dover nominated 

















poll on behalf of William Eagle, Esquire; the She- 
riff then demanded, on the part of the Marquis of 
Douro, the sum of two hundred pounds as a guaran- 
tee for the expenses ; the amount being tendered, the 
same was demanded for Benjamin Smith, Esquire, 
and tendered ; the Sheriff, turning to Mr. Dover, 
said, “ Mr. Dover,are you prepared in like manner ?” 
Mr. Dover answered in the negative, and asked for 
time to procure it, which, being granted, he left the 
court; Mr. Dover returned accompanied by Mr. 
Miles Debbage and Mr. John Whiten, who offered 
themselves as guarantees for the required amount, 
but not being considered satisfactory sureties, they 


left the court, and went in pursuit of money, deter-- 


mined not to be foiled in the execution of their de- 
sign; during their absence, Thomas Edwards, the 
city treasurer, and William H. Woolbright, Magis- 
trate’s clerk, offered to John Dover the sum of fifty 
pounds to withdraw the nomination of William 
Eagle, Esquire, and on the return of John Whiten 
the said offer was made known to him, and the said 
John Dover and John Whiten agreed to receive the 
said fifty pounds, and signed a document stating 
that they withdrew the nomination of Wiiliam 
Eagle, Esquire ; that the Petitioners further pray 
permission to lay before the House what they con- 
sider to be the illegal conduct of the Sheriff (he being 
the Returning Otticer), that he did, on the 28th of 
June last, allow John Dover and John Whiten to 
withdraw the nomination of William Eagle, Esquire, 
and proclaim the Marquis of Douro and Benjamin 
Smith, Esquire, the duly elected representatives of 
the city of Norwich in Parliament, without taking a 
poll, as was demanded on the part of William Eagle, 
Esquire ; that the Petitioners, considering Her Ma- 
jesty insulted by the refusal thus made to Her com- 
mands given to ascertain the sentiments of Her sub- 
jects at the late Election, and themselves illegally and 
treacherously deprived of their constitutional right 
of complying with Her Majesty’s wish and com- 
mand, have taken the advice of counsel upon the 
subject of this Petition, and finding it their opinion 
that the return is illegal, the Petitioners pray, That 
the House will be graciously pleased to take into 
their most serious consideration the circumstances 
herein stated, and cause such an inquiry to be in- 
stituted and make such order in the premises as to 
the House shall seem fit, and the nature and justice 
of the case may require. 

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


Petitions from West Harptree ;— Berrow (two Com Laws. 


Petitions) ;— Meare ;—Chew Magna ;—WNorth and 
South Cadbury ;— Mark ;—Puriton ;— East Brent ; 
—South Brent—Hinton Blewett ;—Ashcott ;— East 
Harptree ;—Ubley ;—Compton Martin ;--Clutton ; 
—-Dundry;— Norton Malreward ;— Chew Stoke ;— 
Winford ;—and, Nempnett ; praying the House not 
to sanction any repeal or alteration of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Abbots Leigh ;—and, the Reverend Church of 


England. 


A. Rogers, Incumbent of Trinity District Parish, 
Bristol; praying the House to direct their attention 
to the spiritual destitution of England and Wales, 
in order to take the most prompt and effectual mea- 
sures for its relief,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grand Jurors of the county of Do- Road Sessions 
negal, assembled at Summer Assizes 1841, praying (Ieland.} 


the House to pass an Act that an accounting Road 
Sessions may be appointed to be again held in the 


month of October, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, 








Private 
Business. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Metropolis 
Improvement . 


Quarantine. 


Taxes in Fo- 
reign Countries. 


Navy Pay, 


5 Vicrorizf. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider whether any and what Improvement can be 
adopted in the mode of conducting Private Business: 
And a Committee was appointed of Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stan- 
ley, Mr. Loch, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Agli- 
onby, Mr. Greene, Sir John Yarde Buller, Sir James 
Graham, Mv. Ellice, Mr. Estcourt, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Pendarves, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. William Miles, 
Sir William Heathcote, Sir George Clerk, and Sir 
Robert Ferguson, with Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to re- 
port their Observations and Opinion thereupon from 
time to time to the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Stamps issued to the 
various Newspapers, from January to June 1841, 
with the Amount paid for Advertisement Duty. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to take into consideration any plans for the lmprove- 
ment of the Metropolis, which they may deem 
worthy of consideration; and also, the Petitions 
presented to this House in the last Parliament for 


the purchase of the interests of the Proprietors of 


Waterloo, Southwark and Vaurhall Bridges, in order 
to their being immediately opened to the use of the 
public free from Toll; and to report their Opinion 
as to the expediency of adopting any of the said 


26° August. 


479 


amending and consolidating the Laws relating to 
the Pay of the Royal Navy, 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. Parker 
and Captain Deans Dundas do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Ships “Erebus” 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 204 “ Terror.” 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 

Copies of such Extracts from the Despatch of Captain 
James Ross, from Van Diemen’s Lund, as will show 
the nature and extent of the brilliant discoveries which 
are said to have been made in a high southern latitude 
by Her Majesty’s Ships “ Erebus ” and “ Terror.” 

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. Patrick Stewart be added to Printing. 
the Select Committee on Printing. 





Mr. Parker presented a Bill to alter an Act Navy Pay Bill. 
of the eleventh year of King George the Fourth, No.1. 
for amending the Laws relating to the Pay of the 
Royal Navy, and an Act of the fifth year of King 
William the Fourth, to alter the Provisions of the 
said Act: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and to be printed. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elec- 
tions and Returns being offered to be presented, the 





Improvements; and also as to the best means of | same were delivered in at the Table, and the names 


carrying the same into effect:—And a Committee 
was appointed of Sir Matthew Wood, Sir Robert 
Peel, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Lord Viscount Low- 
ther, Mr. Pendarves, Sir William Clay, Colonel 
Thomas Wood, Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Tufuell, 
Mr. Barnard, Mr. Wason, Mr. Wakley, Sir Benja- 
min Hall, Mr. Planta, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Alderman 
Humphery, and Mr. Hawes; with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


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 Correspondence, from the 
year 1837, which may have taken place between the 
Foreign Office and the British authorities in the 
Levant, on the subject of the Plague, and Quaran- 
tine as a protection therefrom; also any Corre- 
spondence with Foreign Governments with a view 
to regulating and improving the Quarantine system. 

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 was 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 the Amount of Taxes levied on Land 
in the different States of Europe; distinguishing the 
Taxes raised for the Service of the State from those 
levied for Local Purposes; the Return to show the 
Amount in the Monies and Measures of the different 
States, and to be rendered into British Monies and 
Measures :—Also, Returns, exhibiting the propor- 
tion borne by the Land Tax (as approximatively as 
it can be estimated) to the Value or Rental of Land 
in the different Countries of Europe :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Act 11 Geo. 4, 
c. 20, to amend and consolidate the Laws relating 
to the Pay of the Royal Navy, might be read; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 &amp; 5 
Will. 4, c. 25, to alter and extend the Provisions of 
an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of 


his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
Vou. 96. 


of the places to which the said Petitions related 

(being all of them Petitions of the last class), were 

put into the glass at the Table, and drawn by the 

Clerk, in the following order: 

| A Petition of Edward Monk, of High-street, in Lewes Election. 
| the parish of Saint Michael, in the Borough of Lewes, 

;in the county of Sussex, Merchant, and Gabriel 

| Egles, of High-street, in the parish of Saint John- 

| the- Baptist, Southover, in the same Borough, Gen- 





tleman, two of the electors who had a right to vote, 
and did in fact vote at the late Election in and for 
the Borough of Lewes, in the county of Sussex, to 
wit, the Election held on the twenty-eighth day of 
June One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, 
was read; setting forth, That the Petitioners were 
at and during the last Election of Members to 
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough 
of Lewes, in the county of Susser, and now are, 
electors for the said Borough, and had and claim 
to have had a right to vote at the last Election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough; that at the said Election Sum- 
mers Harford, Esquire, Howard Elphinstone, Es- 
quire, the Honourable Henry Fitzroy, and the Right 
honourable George John Frederick West, commonly 
called Viscount Canlelupe, were candidates to repre- 
sent the said Borough, and that a poll being de- 
manded, the same was granted and proceeded with 
on the twenty-ninth day of June One thousand 
eight hundred and forty-one, and that at the close 
of such poll the numbers were declared by the Re- 
turning Officers acting at such Election to be for 
Summers Harford, Esquire, 411, for Howard Elphin- 
stone, Esquire, 409, ior the Honourable Henry Fitz~ 
roy 407, and for Viscount Cantelupe 388, whereupon 
the Returning Officers declared the said Summers Har- 


fordand Howard Elphinstoneto be duly elected Mem- 


bers to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough, and returned them as such Members ; that 
before, at, and during the said Election, the said 
Summers Harford and Howard Elphinstone were 
respectively by themselves and by their respective 
agents, managers, friends and partisans, guilty of 
many acts of bribery and corruption, in order to cor- 
rupt, and procure, and did themselves respectively 
and by their respective agents, friends, managers 
and partisans, and by other persons employed in 





their behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards, and 
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by offers of gifts, money and rewards, and by pro- 
mises, agreements and securities for gifts and re- 
wards, and by threats, intimidation and undue in- 
fluence, and by other corrupt and illegal practices, 
acts and means, corrupt and procure divers persons, 
having or claiming to have votes at the said Election, 
to give their votes for them the said Summers Har- 
ford and the said Howard Elphinstone respectively, 
or to forbear to give their said votes in favour of the 
said Henry Fitzroy and the said George John Fre- 
derick West, commonly called Lord Conta, or 
one of them ; that the said Summers Harford and 
Howard Elphinstone are respectively, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, and that the re- 
turn of the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone, and of each of them is wholly null and 
void; that gross, extensive and systematic corrup- 
tion, by open and notorious bribery, was practised 
at the said Election by divers persons, being friends, 
supporters and partisans of the said Summers Har- 
ford and Howard Elphinstone, one or both of them, 
with a view to the election of the said Summers 
Harford and Howard Elphinstone, or one of them, 
and that the said Election and Return of the said 
Summers Harford and Howard Elphinstone, was 
procured by means of such bribery and corrup- 
tion, and that, by reason thereof, the said Election 
and Return of the said Summers Harford and 
Howard Elphinstone were wholly null and void ; 
that the said Summers Harford and Howard Elphin- 
stone, and each of them, did, after the teste of the 
Writ for holding the said Election, and previous to 
and at and during the said Election, by themselves, 
their respective agents, friends and managers, and 
others, by divers ways and means, at their charges 
and on their behalf respectively, give and allow to 
divers persons, electors, or claiming to be electors 
of the said Borough, money, meat, drink, entertain- 
ments and provisions, and make promises, agree- 
ments, obligations or engagements, to give or allow 
to such persons money, meat, drink, entertainment, 
provision, present or reward to and for the use, ad- 
vantage, benefit, employment, profit or preferment 
of such persons, in order to be elected, and for being 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that by reason of the premises the Election and 
Return of the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone, and of each of them, were wholly null 
and void ; that previous to, and at and during the 
said Election, most undue influence and intimida 

tion, as well by threats of violence as by actual vio- 
lence, and by duress and outrage practised and 
committed upon the persons and liberty of electors 
in the interest of the said Henry Fitzroy and the 
said George John Frederick West, commoniy called 
Lord Cantelupe, were exercised by the agents, 
friends, managers and partisans of, and by others 
acting for and in the interest of the said Summers 
Harford and Howard Elphinstone, whereby divers 
electors duly qualified to vote at the said Election, 
and who, but for such intimidation or duress would 
have voted in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy and the 
said George John Frederick West, commonly called 
Lord Cantelupe, or for one of them, were wrongfully 
compelled to vote for the said Summers Harford and 
the said Howard Elphinstone, one or both of them, 
or to forbear to vote, or were forcibly restrained and 
prevented from voting for the said Henry Fitzroy 
and the said George John Frederick West, commonly 
called Lord Cantelupe, or one of them; that by 
reason of the premises, the Election and Return 
of the said Summers Harford and Howard El- 
phinstone were wholly null and void; that at the 
said Election divers persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote, for the said Summers Harford and the 
said Howard Elphinstone, or for one ot them, who 
were not duly registered as electors for the said 
Borough, and who were not entitled to be so regis- 
tered, and whose names ought to have been excluded 


26° August. 








A. 1841, 


by the Revising Barristers from the said Register, 
and who were not entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote, at the said Election for the said 
Summers Harford and the said Howard Elphinstone, 
or for one of them, who, between the thirty-first day 
of July One thousand eight hundred and forty, and 
the day of taking the poll at the said Election, had 
ceased to occupy the whole or part of the premises 
in respect of which their names were originally in- 
serted in the Register of Voters for the said Borough 
in force at the time of the said Election, or who had 
otherwise ceased at the time of the said Election, 
to have the qualification for which their names were 
originally inserted in the Register of Voters for the 
said Borough in force at the time of the said Elec- 
tion, and who were not entitled to vote at the said 
Election, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote, at the said Election, for the said Summers 
Harford and Howard Elphinstone, or one of them, 
who were registered as electors for the said Borough, 
but had become disqualified to vote at the said 
Election subsequently to the time of their being so 
registered, and previously to the time of their so 
voting, by receiving alms or parochial relief, or by 
not residing, or having ceased to reside, within the 
said Borough, or within the distance by law pre- 
scribed in that behalf, or by ceasing to be rated, or 
to pay rates, or by other legal or personal disqualifi- 
cations and incapacities, and whose votes ought to 
be struck off the pell; that divers other persons 
were admitted to vote, and did vote, at the said 
Election, in favour of the said Summers Harford 
and Howard Elphinstone, or one of them, who were 
disabled or disqualified from or incapable of voting 
at the said Election by reason of their being or 
having been, within twelve months or within two 
months respectively previous to the said Election, 
concerned or employed in the charging, collecting, 
levying or managing duties of Excise, or Customs, 
or Revenues of the Post-office, or other duties or 
revenues, or in some other disabling office or em- 
ployment, and whose votes ought to be struck off 
the poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election in favour of the 
said Summers Harford and Howard Elphinstone, or 
for one of them, who were or had been, either during 
such Election, or within six calendar months 
previous to such Election, or within fourteen days 
after it was completed, employed at such Election 
as counsel, agent, attorney, poll clerk, flagman, or in 
some other capacity for the purposes of such Elec- 
tion, and had, either before, during or after such 
Election, accepted or taken from the said Candidates, 
or some or one of them, or from some other person, - 
for or in consideration of or with reference to such 
employment, a sum or sums of money or a retaining 
fee, office, place or employment, or promises or se- 
curities for a sum or sums of money, retaining fee, 
office, place or employment, and whose votes were 
therefore wholly void, and ought to be struck from 
the poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote at the said Election in favour of the 
said Summers Harford and Howard Elphinstone, 
or of one of them, who had asked, received or taken 
money or other reward by way of gift, loan or other 
device, or had agreed or contracted for money, gift, 
office, employment or other reward, or had been 
otherwise bribed to give their votes at the said 
Election for the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone, or one of them, or to refuse or for- 
bear to give their votes forthe said Henry Fitzroy and 
the said George John Frederick West, commonly 
called Lord Cantelupe, both or one of them, and divers 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said 
Election for the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone, or one of them, who by themselves, or 
by persons employed by them, did by gifts or re- 
wards, or by promises, agreements or securities “ 
gilts 





Belfast 
Election, 


5 VicroriZ. 


gifts or rewards, corrupt, procure or bribe, or at- 
tempt to corrupt, procure or bribe persons having 
voices at such Election, to give their votes at the 
said Election in favour of the said Summers Harford 
and Howard Elphinstone, or one of them, or to forbear 
to give their votes at the said Election for the said 
Henry Fitzroy and the said George John Frederick 
West, commonly called Lord Cantelupe, and whose 
votes ought to be struck frum the poll; that divers 
other persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, 
at the said Election, in favour of the said Summers 
Harford and Howard Elphinstone, or of one of them, 
who were for various reasons different from those 
hereinbefore mentioned incapable of voting, and who 
laboured under personal disabilities to vote other 








and different from those which have been hereinbe- 
fore mentioned, and whose votes ought to be struck 
off the poll; that divers electors of the said Borough, 
duly registered and qualified to vote at the said 
Election, claimed to vote, and tendered their votes 
thereat in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy and the 
said George John Frederick West, commonly called 
Lord Cantelupe, or one of them, but were illegally 








and wrongfully prevented from voting thereat .by 
the said Returning Officers, or by their Deputies, 
whose votes ought to be inserted on the poll; that 
divers votes were otherwise than as above stated 
improperly admitted and reckoned upon the poll in 
favour of the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone, or of one of them, and omitted or 
excluded from the number of votes polled in favour 
of the said Henry Fitzroy and the said George 
John Frederick West, commonly called Lord Cante- 
lupe, or of one of them ; that by reason of the pre- 
mises, or some of them, the said Summers Harford 
and Howard Elphinstone obtained an apparent and 
colourable majority only over the said Henry Fitzroy 
and the said George John Frederick West, commonly 
called Lord Cantelupe, whereas the majority of legal 
electors voted in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy 
and the said George John Frederick West, commonly 
called Lord Cantelupe ; and praying, That the House 
will take the premises into consideration, and will 
declare that the said Summers Harford and Howard 
Elphinstone were not duly elected, and ought not 
to have been returned, and that their Election and 
Return are wholly null and void, or will declare 
that the Election and Return of the said Summers 
Harford and Howard Elphinstone were wholly null 
and void; and that the said Henry Fitzroy and the 
said George John Frederick West, commonly called 
Lord Cantelupe, were duly elected, and ought to 
have been returned at the said Election; and will 
direct that the names of the said Summers Harford 
and Howard Elphinstone, or of one of them, be 
erased from the Return for the said Borough, and 
the names of the said Henry Fitzroy and the said 
George John Frederick West, commonly called Lord 
Cantelupe, or of one of them, be substituted therein 
in place thereof, and will grant to the Petitioners 
such other and further relief as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

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


A Petition of George Hamilton Chichester, Baron 
Ennishowen and Carrickfergus, was read; setting 
forth, That an Election for two Members to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of 
Belfast, mn that part of the United Kingdom called 
Treland, was held in and for the said Borough, 
on the fifth day of July last, in pursuance of the 
usual writ duly issued and directed to the Sheriff 
of the County of Antrim, and of a precept or 
mandate of the said Sheriff to the Sovereign of the 
said Borough, requiring him to cause two Bur- 
gesses to be elected for the said Borough, according 
to the exigency of the said writ; that at the said 








26° Augustz. 481 


Petitioner, then being a Commoner of the said United 
Kingdom, and duly qualified to be chosen at the 
said Election, James Emerson Tennent, William 
Gillilan Johnson and David Robert Ross, Esquires, 
were severally put in nomination as candidates, and 
were candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament ; that a poll being demanded and taken 
at the said Election, the said James Emerson Tennent 
and William Gillilan Johnson were declared to be 
duly elected by a majority of electors, and were re- 
turned as Burgesses to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; that the said majority 
and return were procured and obtained by the undue 
and illegal means hereinafter stated ; (that is to say) 
that of the seven deputies appointed by the said 
Sovereign to take the poll in the several booths or 
places of polling, four were minors and under age, 
and incapable of” acting as such deputies, by reason 
whereof the administration of oaths to the voters 
and the other acts and things required to be done 
by such deputies in and about the taking the poll in 
their several booths or places of polling, could not 
be legally performed, but were void and of no effect 
in law ; that the booths or polling places appointed 
for taking the votes at the said Election were in- 
sufficient for that purpose, and more particularly the 
booth No. 5, in which all persons were required to 
poll whose surnames began with the letter M ; that 
the Sovereign and his deputies neglected to open the 
on on the several days of the said Election at the 

ours prescribed by law, and permitted the friends, 
agents, inspectors and managers of the said James 
Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson to 
practise divers illegal and unwarrantable modes of 
interruption and delay of the polling at the said 
Election, as well by the unnecessary and vexatious 
administration of the Bribery Oath and of the Quali- 
fication Oath to every elector who tendered his vote 
for the Petitioner and the said David Robert Ross, 
or one of them, or by consuming an unnecessary 
length of time in the examination or pretended exa- 
mination of the affidavits and certificates of such 
electors, and by tendering frivolous objections in 
writing to the reception of their votes, and by perse- 
vering or continuing to make objections which had 
been already overruled by the Returning Officer, 
and by occupying a great and unnecessary length 
of time in preparing and writing out objections, and 
by illegally delaying the poll until such objections 
were written out, and many other vexatious and im- 
proper practices ; and also by allowing and receiving 
such objections contrary to law, and otherwise ob- 
structing the electors in the interest of the Petitioner 
and the said David Robert Ross, or one of them, in 
giving their votes at the poll, notwithstanding re- 
peated remonstrances and protests on behalf of the 
Petitioner and the said David Robert Ross, by means 
of which several premises, the time allowed by law 
for the continuance of the Election became insuffi- 
cient for the whole number of electors, who were 
ready and willing to poll for the Petitioner and the 
said David Robert Ross, or one of them, to give 
their votes at the said Election, though all due dili- 
gence for that purpose was used by the Petitioner 
and the said David Robert Ross and said electors ; 
and, in fact, a large number of the said electors, 
greatly more than sufficient to have placed the Pe- 
titioner and the said David Robert Ross at the head 
of the poll on the final close thereof, were prevented 
from polling, and seventy-five of the said electors 
were prevented from giving their votes in the single 
booth No. 5, and remained unpolled at the close of 
the said Election; that if the polling booths had 
been properly arranged, and more particularly if the 
booth No. 5 had been divided, and if the poll had 
been proceeded with, as by law required, without 








delay on account of objections, and had been duly 
conducted, without the illegal delays and practices 


Election Thomas Verner, the Sovereign of the said | aforesaid, the whole number of voters so prevented 
Borough, acted as the Returning Officer, and the | from polling as aforesaid, might and would have 


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482 26° Augusti. 


iven their votes at the said Election, as they were 
a law entitled to do, by means whereof the Peti- 
tioner was deprived of the votes of the said electors, 
and the franchises of the said electors were wholly 
lost and defeated; that a gross and extensive system 
of personating deceased or absent voters was carried 
on at the said Election, by the procurement and 
contrivance of the friends, agents and managers, of 
and for the said James Emerson Tennent and Wil- 
liam Gillilan Johnson, and the votes of a great 
number of such deceased and absent voters were 
actually put on the poll in favour of the said James 
Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson ; 
that the said James Emerson Tennent and William 
Gillilan Johnson, by themselves, their agents, friends, 
managers, partisans, and others on their behalf, 
before, at and during the said Election, and before, 
at and during the said poll, were guilty of gross 
bribery, treating and corruption of the said electors 
of the said Borough, in order that they the said 
James Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan John- 
son might be elected to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; and did by money, gifts 
and rewards, and by promises, offers, agreements 
and securities for money and rewards, and by gifts 
of meat, drink and entertainments, and other illegal 
and corrupt practices, corrupt and procure, and 
attempt and endeavour to corrupt and procure divers 
persons having, or claiming to have, a right to vote 
at the said Election, to give their votes at the said 
Election in favour of the said James Emerson Tennent 
and William Gillilan Johnson, and to refuse or for- 
bear to give their votes in favour of the Petitioner 
and the said David Robert Ross, contrary to law 
and custom of Parliament, and the laws and statutes 
of the Realm enacted in that behalf; and praying, 
That the House will take the premises into considera- 
tion, and will declare the said Election and Return 
of the said James Emerson Tennent and William 
Gillilan Johnson null and void, or will give such 
other relief in the premises as to the House may 
seem meet. 

A Petition of George Hamilton Chichester, Baron 
Ennishowen and Carrickfergus, and of Archibald 
M‘Brair, of Donegal-street, in the Borough of 
Belfast, was also read ; setting forth, That an Elec- 
tion for two Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Belfast, in that 
part of the United Kingdom called Jreland, was 
held in and for the said Borough, on the fifth 
day of July last, in pursuance of the usual writ, 
duly issued and directed to the Sheriff of the county 
of Antrim, and of a precept cr mandate of the said 
Sheriff to the Sovereign of the said Borough, re- 
Yap. him to cause two Burgesses to be elected for 
the said Borough, according to the exigency of the 
said writ; that at the said Election Thomas Verner, 
the Sovereign of the said Borough, acted as the 
Returning Officer, and the Petitioner, George Ha- 
milton Chichester, Baron Ennishowen and Carrick- 
fergus, then being a Commoner of the said United 
Kingdom, and duly qualified to be chosen at the 
said Election, James Emerson Tennent, William 
Gillilan Johnson and David Robert Ross, Esquires, 
were severally put in nomination as candidates, and 
were candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament; that the Petitioner Archibald M‘ Brair 
was at the said Election an elector duly qualified to 
vote, and hereby claims to have had a right to vote 
at the said Election as an elector in the choice of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
of Belfast ; that a poll being demanded and taken 
at the said Election, the said James Emerson Tennent 
and William Gillilan Johnson were declared to be 
duly elected by a majority of electors, and were re- 
turned as Burgesses to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; that the said majority 
and return were procured and obtained by the undue 
and illegal means hereinafter stated ; (that is to say) 
that of the seven deputies appointed by the said 





A. 1841. 


Sovereign to take the poll in the several booths or 
places of polling, four were minors and under age, 
and incapable of acting as such deputies, by reason 
whereof the administration of oaths to the voters, 
and the other acts and things required to be done 
by such deputies in and about the taking the poll 
in their several booths or places of polling, could 
not legally be performed, but were void and of no 
effect in law ; that the booths or polling places ap- 
pointed for taking the votes at the said Election, 
were insufficient for that purpose, and more particu- 
larly the booth No. 5, in which all persons were 
required to poll whose surnames began with the 
letter M ; that the Sovereign and his deputies neg- 
lected to open the poll on the several days of the 
said Election at the hours prescribed by law, and 
permitted the friends, agents, inspectors and ma- 
nagers of the said James Emerson Tennent and Wil- 
liam Gillilan Johnson to practise divers illegal and 
unwarrantable modes of interruption and delay of 
the polling at the said Election, as well by the un- 
necessary and vexatious administration of the Bribery 
Oath and of the Qualification Oath to every elector 
who tendered his vote for the Petitioner George 
Hamilton Chichester and the said David Robert 
Ross, or one of them, as by consuming an unne- 
cessary length of time in the examination or pre- 
tended examination of the affidavits and certificates 
of such electors, and by tendering frivolous objec- 
tions in writing to the reception of their votes, and. 
by persevering in continuing to make objections 
which had been already overruled by the Returning 
Officer, and by occupying a great and unnecessary 
length of time in preparing and writing out objec- 
tions, and by illegally delaying the poll until such 
objections were written out, and many other vexatious 
and improper practices; and also by allowing and 
receiving such objections contrary to law, and other- 
wise obstructing the electors in the interest of the 
Petitioner George Hamilton Chichester and the said 
David Robert Ross, or one of them, in giving their 
votes at the poll, notwithstanding repeated remon- 
strances and protests on behalf of the Petitioner 
George Hamilton Chichester and the said David 
Robert Ross, by means of which several premises 
the time allowed by law for the continuance of the 
Election became insufficient for the whole number 
of electors who were ready and willing to poll for 
the Petitioner George Hamilton Chichester and the 
said David Robert Ross, or one of them, to give 
their votes at the said Election, though all due 
diligence for that purpose was used by the Petitioner 
George Hamilton Chichester and the said David 
Robert Ross, and the said electors; and in fact a 
large number of the said electors, greatly more than 
sufficient to have placed the Petitioner George Ha- 
milton Chichester and the said David Robert Ross 
at the head of the poll on the final close thereof, 
were prevented from polling, and seventy-five of 
the said electors were prevented from giving their 
votes in the single booth No. 5, and remained un- 
polled at the close of the said Election; that if the 
polling booths had been properly arranged, more 
particularly if booth No. 5 had been divided, and 
if the poll had been proceeded with, as by law re- 
quired, without delay on account of objections, and 
had been duly conducted without the illegal delays 
and practices aforesaid, the whole number of voters 
so prevented from polling as aforesaid, might and 
would have given their votes at the said Election as 
they were by law entitled to do, by means whereof 
the Petitioner George Hamilton Chichester was 
deprived of the votes of the said electors, and the 
franchises of the electors were wholly lost and de- 
feated ; that a gross and extensive system of per- 
sonating deceased or absent voters was carried on 
at the said Election by the procurement and con- 
trivance of the friends, agents and managers of and 
for the said James Emerson Tennent and Witliam 
Gillilan Johnson, and the votes of a great ee 

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Answer to 
Address. 


Falkland 
Islands. 


Timber Duties, 


Lords Commis- 
sioners’ Speech. 


5 Vicroriz. 


of such deceased and absent voters were actually 
put on the poll in favour of the said James Emerson 
Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson; that the 
said James Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan 
Johnson, by themselves, their agents, friends, ma- 
nagers, partisans and others on their behalf, before, 
at and during the said Election, and before, at and 
during the said poll, were guilty of gross bribery, 
treating and corruption of the said electors of the 
said Borough, in order that they the said James 
Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson 
might be elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and by money, gifts and re- 
wards, and by promises, offers, agreements and se- 
curities for money and rewards, and by gifts of meat, 
drink and entertainments, and other illegal and cor- 
rupt practices, corrupt and procure, and attempt and 
endeavour to corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have a right to vote at the 
said Election, to give their votes at the said Election 
in favour of the said James Emerson Tennent and 
William Gillilan Johnson, and to refuse or forbear 
to give their votes in favour of the said Petitioner 
George Hamilton Chichester and the said David 
Robert Ross, contrary the to law and custom of 
Parliament, and the laws and statutes of the Realm 
enacted in that behalf; and praying, That the House 
will take the premises into consideration, and will 
declare the said Election and Return of the said 
James Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan John- 
son null and void, or will give such other relief in 
the premises as to the House may seem meet. 


Ordered, That the said Petitions do 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- 
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, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—-Copy of Papers relative to the Falk- 
land Islands. 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of any Corre- 
spondence between the Secretary of State for the 
Colonial Department and the Governors of the Bri- 
tish Possessions in Worth America, relative to the 
proposed alteration in the Duties on Timber, &amp;c. 

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


The Order of the day being read for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Tuesday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question,—That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, to offer our humble thanks for Her 
Majesty’s most gracious Speech : 

To express our satisfaction that Her Majesty has 
availed herself of the earliest opportunity of resorting 
to the advice and assistance of Her Parliament, 
after the dissolution of the late Parliament: 

To assure Her Majesty that we are much rejoiced 
to learn, that Her Majesty continues to receive from 
Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of their desire 
to maintain with Her Majesty the most friendly re- 
lations : 

That we learn with much contentment that the 
objects for which the Treaty of July 1840 was con- 
cluded between Her Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- 
tria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, 
and the Sultan, have been fully accomplished ; and 
that we share in the gratification with which Her 
Majesty is enabled to state that the temporary se- 


paration which the measures taken in execution of 














26° Augustz. 483 


and France, has now ceased. We trust with Her 
Majesty that the union of the principal Powers of 
Europe upon all matters affecting the great interests 


of Europe will afford a firm security for the mainte- 
nance of Peace : 


That we participate in the joy with which Her 
Majesty informs us, that, in consequence of the 
evacuation of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Her 
Majesty has ordered Her Minister at the Court of 
Persia to return to Teheran: 


To express our regret, that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in China 
and the Chinese Goverrment have not yet been 
brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that it has 
been necessary to call into action the Forces which 
Her Majesty has sent to the China Seas, but with 
Her Majesty we still trust that the Emperor of 
China will see the justice of the demands which Her 
Majety’s Plenipotentiaries have been instructed to 
make : 

That we rejoice to learn that the differences which 
had arisen between Spain and Portugal about the 
execution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to both 
parties, by the aid of Her Majesty’s mediation : 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that 
the Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, being a 
serious obstacle to improvements which are essential 
to the prosperity of the United Province, Her Ma- 
jesty has authorized the Governor General to make a 
communication on the subject to the Council and As- 
sembly of Canada; also, to thank Her Majesty for 
having directed the Papers to be laid before us ; 
and to assure Her Majesty that we will not fail to 
direct our earnest attention to matters so materially 
affecting the welfare of Canada and the strength of 
the Empire : 

To assure Her Majesty that Her Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 
as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament: 


To express our entire agreement with Her Ma- 
jesty, that the extraordinary expenses which the 
events in Canada, China, and the Mediterranean, 
have occasioned, and the necessity of maintaining a 
force adequate to the protection of our extensive 
possessions, have made it necessary to consider the 
means of increasing the Public Revenue; that we 
participate in Her Majesty’s anxiety that this object 
should be effected in the manner least burthensome 
to Her People; and it is our opinion that we may 
at this juncture properly direct our attention to the 
revision of Duties affecting the productions of Fo- 
reign Countries ; that we are prepared to consider 
whether some of these Duties are not so triflmg in 
amount as to be unproductive to the Revenue, while 
they are vexatious to Commerce; and to examine 
whether the principle of protection, on v hich others 
of these Duties are founded, be not c:. ried to an 
extent injurious alike to the income or the State 
and the interests of the People: 


Humbly to state to Her Majesty that, in obe- 
dience to Her expressed desire, we will proceed to 
consider the Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn, 
and to determine whether those Laws do not aggra- 
vate the natural fluctuations of supply, whether they 
do not embarrass Trade, derange the Currency, and 
by their operation diminish the comfort and increase 
the privations of the great body of the community : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we fully share in the 
deep sympathy which Her Majesty feels with those 
of Her subjects who are now suffering from distress 
and want of employment, and that we fervently join 
in Her Majesty’s prayer, that all our deliberations 
may be guided by wisdom, and may conduce to the 


that Treaty, created between the contracting Powers | happiness of Her Majesty’s subjects : 


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Longf rd 
Election. 


484. 


26°—27° 


And which Amendment was, to leave out from the 
words “ last Parliament” to the end of the Ques- 
tion, in order to add the words, “ Humbly to repre- 
“ sent to Her Majesty, that we observe with great 
concern that the Public Expenditure has of late 
in each of several successive years exceeded the 
annual income, and that we are convinced of the 
necessity of adopting measures for the purpose of 
remedying so great an evil : 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Com- 
merce and Revenue of the country, and to the 
Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn: 

“ That in deciding on the course which it may be 
advisable to pursue with reference to matters of 
such importance, it will be our earnest desire to 
consult the interests and promote the welfare of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects; that we feel 
it, however, to be our duty humbly to submit to 
Her Majesty, that it is essential to the satisfac- 
tory result of our deliberations on these and 
other matters of public concern, that Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government should possess the contidence 
of this House and of the country, and respect- 
fully to represent to Her Majesty, that that con- 


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Her Majesty : 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Her subjects who are now suffering from 
distress and want of employment, we recognize 
an additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender regard 
for the welfare of Her Subjects, and that we cor- 
dially join in the prayer of Her Majesty, that all 
our deliberations may be guided by wisdom, and 
may conduce to the happiness of Her People,” 
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 Friday morning ; 


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Veneris, 27° die Augusti, 1841: 


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


A Petition of Anthony Lefroy, Esquire, a Candi- | 


date at the last Election for Knights of the Shire for 
the County of Longford, and having had a right to 
be elected and returned thereat, was delivered in, 
and read ; setting forth, That at the said Election 


the Petitioner, together with Luke White and Henry | 


White, Esquires, were candidates to represent the 
said County in Parliament; that a poll being de- 
manded, the same was granted and proceeded on, 
and Henry Musters, Esquire, High Sheriff of the 
said County, acted thereat as Returning Officer, and 
at the close of the poll, on the sixteenth day of July 
last, unduly declared the said Luke White to be duly 
elected as one of the Knights of the Shire to repre- 
sent said County in Parliament; that by the Act of 
2d &amp; 3d of King William the 4th, chapter 88, it is 
provided that no person shall be admitted to vote at 
any election of a Member or Members to serve in 
any future Parliament, unless such person shall have 
been qualified as therein specified, and duly regis- 
tered pursuant to the provisions of said Act, and it 
is further provided, that no registry made after the 


passing of said Act shall be valid unless made con- | 


formably to said Act; that a special Registry Ses- 
sions was appointed under said Act, and holden in 


fidence is not reposed in the present Advisers of | 





Augusti. A. 1841, 


One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; that 
the Candidates at said Election were the Right 
honourable Lord Viscount Forbes (since deceased), 
the Petitioner, Luke White, and James Halpin Rorke; 
that the said Luke White and James Halpin Rorke, 
were, at the close of the poll taken at said Election, 
declared duly elected as Knights of the Shire for 
said County ; thata Petition was presented by some 
of the electors of said County, complaining of an 
undue Return, and praying the House to take into 
consideration the several matters and things con- 
tained therein, and to remove from the Registry of 
said County the names of such persons as should 
appear to have been fraudulently and improperly 
registered, and that the said Viscount Forbes and 
Anthony Lefroy might be declared duly elected, as 
appears by the Journals of the House; that a Com- 
mittee was struck for the purpose of inquiry into the 
matters and allegations contained in said Petition, 
and a scrutiny was gone into by said Committee, 
and the majority by which the said Luke White and 
James Halpin Rorke were returned was reduced, 
and a majority being established for said Viscount 
Forbesand Anthony Lefroy, they were declared by 
said Committee to be duly elected; that the votes 
declared by said Committee to be bad votes, and so 
reported to the House, were, in obedience to the 
| Speaker’s warrant, removed from the Registry of 
said County ; that since the decision of said Com- 
mittee, George French, Esquire, the Chairman of 
said County of Longford, held the usual Sessions 
for the Registry of Voters for said County, pursuant 
to said Act, until the sessions ending in October One 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, when Robert 
Tighe, Esquire, was appointed Chairman of said 
County, and has since held the usual Quarter Ses- 
sions for the registry of voters for said County ; 
that a large number of persons were admitted to fi 
registered by the said George French, who had not 
in the lands and premises out of which they sought 
to register a beneficial interest of the clear yearly 
value of not less than ten pounds over and above all 
rent and charges, as by the Act required ; that a 
large number of persons were admitted to be regis- 
tered by the said George French, and obtained cer- 
tificates objectionable, as aforesaid, whose leases 
imported to have been executed under a power of 
attorney, but were not executed in the name of the 
person granting such power, or were executed under 
a power to grant leases, but which power was not 
sufficient to authorize such leases, and which leases 
were not sufficiently stamped, according to the cir- 
cumstances un?a? which they were made; that a 
‘large number ot persons were admitted by said 
| George French to be registered, and obtained certi- 
| ficates objectionable as aforesaid, whose leases im- 








ported to be made by joint lessors, or by persons 
having a joint power, and were only executed by one 
of such lessors or persons, and did not convey a 
sufficient estate or interest to entitle them to register 
and vote for Members to serve in Parliament for 
said County; that the said George French also, 
shortly before resigning the chairmanship of said 
County, admitted sundry other persons who were 
not qualified, persons who were disqualified, persons 
who had ceased to be qualified, and persons who 
were not entitled by value to be registered as voters 
for said County of Longford, whose claims he had 
theretofore several times rejected and refused to 
jadmit; that by reason of the many erroneous and 
illegal decisions of the said George French, a number 
of persons who ought not to have keen and who 
‘were not entitled to be registered, or to be re-regis- 
tered, were unduly put upon the Registry of the 
| County of Longford, and illegally appear thereon as 
qualified voters, and unduly became possessed of 





and for the County of Longford ; that, shortly after ‘certificates on parchment, declaring them to be en- 
said special registry, an Election for two Knights of | titled to vote at elections of Members of Parliament 
the Shire to represent said County in Parliament | to represent said County, to the great injury of the 
that a vacancy 

occurred 


was holden on or about the eighteenth December 


duly qualified electors thereof ; 





5 VicToRi£. 


occurred in the representation of said County, owing 


to the deatir of said Viscount Forbes, and on the | 


twenty-sixth of December One thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-six, the then High Sheriff of said 
County, in pursuance of a writ for that purpose to 
him directed, proceeded to hold his Court for the 
election of a Knight of the Shire to represent said 
County in Parliament, in the room of the said Vis- 
count Forbes, deceased ; that Charles Fox and Luke 
White, Esquires, were candidates, and at the close 
of the poll the said Returning Officer declared the 
said Luke White duly elected; that a Petition was 
presented by some of the electors of said County, 
and another Petition by said Charles Fox, complain- 
ing of an undue Return, and praying the House to 
take the several matters and things therein contained 
into their consideration, and to remove from the poll 
and registry of said County, the names of such 
persons as should appear to have been fraudulently 
and improperly admitted to be registered, and that 
the said Charles Fox might bedeclared duly elected, 
as appears by the Journals of the House; thata 
Committee was struck, and a scrutiny was gone into 
by said Committee, and the majority by which said 
Luke White was returned was reduced, and a ma- 
jority of good votes was established for said Charles 
Fox, and he was thereupon declared by said Com- 
mittee duly elected, and the same having been re- 
ported to the House, the Return was amended 
accordingly ; that the Committee altered the poll 
by striking off ninety-four voters as not having a 
right to vote, and so reported to the House; that 
two of these voters were objected to and struck off 
by said Committee as having been adjudicated upon 
by a former Committee on the Petition of Viscount 
Forbes and Anthony Lefroy, and that the remaining 
ninety-four votes were objected to and struck off, 
inasmuch as the property in respect of which such 
persons were registered as voters in said County, 
and by virtue of which they voted at said election, 
was not of the nature and value presented by said 
Act of the 2d &amp; 3d William 4, chapter 88; that 
the said Robert Tighe took upon kimsclt to re- 
gister, and to issue certificates to a large number 
of the said ninety-four persons whose claims to vote 
for the Knights of the Shire for said County had 
been inquired into and adjudicated upon by the 
Committee upon the Petition of the said Charles 
Fox, and whose votes had been declared to be bad 
votes, and reported as such to the House, and directed 
to be removed from the poll taken at said Election, 
although the claimants produced no other or better 
qualification than that on which they had been 
formerly registered ; that the said Robert Tighe also 
took upon himself to re-register and to issue certi- 
ficates to a number of the persons whose claims to 
vote for Knights of the Shire for the County of Zong- 
ford had been inquired into by the said Committee 
who seated the said Viscount Forbes and the Peti- 
tioner, and whose votes had been declared by said 
Committee and reported to the House to be bad 
votes, and directed to be removed from the registry 
of said County as aforesaid, and which had been so 
removed, although the said claimants produced no 
other or better qualification than that by virtue of 
which they had formerly registered; that a large 
number of persons were admitted to be registered by 
the said Robert Tighe, who had not in the lands and 
premises out of which they sought to register, a 
beneficial interest of the clear yearly value of not 
less than ten pounds over and above all rent and 
charges as by the Act required ; that a large number 
of persons were admitted to be re-registered by said 
Robert Tighe, and obtained certificates, who did not 
at the time of such re-registry make any affidavit as 
prescribed by the statute, and whose registry is in- 
valid and bad, and who notwithstanding were suffered 
to vote at said Election complained of; that a large 
number of persons were admitted to be re-registered 


by said Robert Tighe who did not appear personally 
Vou. 96, 


96°—97° Augusti. 








485 


at the Registry Sessions, and into whose right of 
title to be re-registered no inquiry was permitted to 
be made, but who obtained new certificates on parch- 
ment declaratory of their right to vote on the pro- 
duction by an agent or other party of the former 
certificate; that a large number of persons were 
admitted to be re-registered by said Robert Tighe, 
and obtained certificates, who, although the 
appeared in person as claimants, would not be 
suffered by the said Robert Tighe to be examined as 
to their claims or qualification to be again placed 
upon or continued on the Registry without any 
question or investigation of the facts, obtained cer- 
tificates on parchment, declaratory of their right to 
vote; that, in pursuance of a writ to him directed for 
that purpose, Henry Musters, Esquire, High Sheriff 
of the County of Longford, proclamation of the time 
and place of holding thereof havin, been made, pro- 
ceeded, on the twelfth day of July (in this year) One 
thousand eight hundred and forty-one, to hold his 
court for the election of two Knights of the Shire to 
represent said County in Parliament ; that the Peti- 
tioner, Luke White and Henry White were candi- 
dates at said Election, and a poll having been 
demanded, the same was granted and continued from 
said twelfth day of July until Friday the sixteenth 
of said month, when the said Returning Officer un- 
duly declared the said Luke White to be duly elected 
as one of the Knights of the Shire to serve in Par- 
liament for said County; that during the continuance 
of said poll, very many of the persons who had been 
illegally, unduly and erroneously registered and re- 
registered by the said George French and Robert 
Tighe at the said several quarter sessions, tendered 
their votes for the said Luke White, and were received 
and permitted to vote at said Election ; that a large 
number of persons, who since the time of bein 
registered and re-registered, but who had ceased to 
be qualified by reason of their having parted with 
their freehold, and having sold, or sublet, or sub- 
divided the lands out of which they registered, or who 
had been ejected or removed therefrom, and of persons 
who had parted with the possession in the whole or 
in part of the lands from which thev registered, and 
of persons whose interest in the lands out of which 
they registered or re-registered, had ceased by expi- 
ration of the term for which the lands were held, and of 
persons whose title had ceased to exist by reason of 
the lease or title, out of which their interests were 
derived, having expired, and of persons who regis- 
tered as freeholders, and whose qualification as 
such freeholders had ceased by the falling of the 
life or lives in their leases, and of persons who had 
become bankrupt, and of persons who had become 
insolvent, and of persons whose votes had been 
ordered by the Resolution of the House to be re- 
moved from the registry of said county as being bad 
votes, and of persons whose claim to register had 
been adjudicated upon by a Committee of the House, 
and whose votes were declared to be bad votes, ten- 
dered their votes at said Election for said Luke 
White, and were received ; that a large number of 
persons who were admitted to re-register without 
taking the oath prescribed, and of persons who did 
not appear in person as claimants, but whose former 
certificates were handed in by an agent or other 
party, and were then renewed without any inquiry 
or investigation, and of persons, who, although pre- 
sent, would not be suffered to be examined as to 
the qualification by said Robert Tighe, but were de- 
clared entitled to certificates as registered voters for 
said County, without any inquiry or investigation as 
aforesaid, tendered their votes at said Election for 
said Luke White; that a number of persons, whose 
names appeared on the Registry of Voters for said 
County, but deficient in the particulars required by 
the said Act for a due registration, and of persons 
whose registry was in other respects imperfect and 
informal, tendered their votes for the said Luke 
White, and were received; that objections having 
3R been 








486 26°-—27° Augusti. A. 1841. 


been made to the votes of said persons, the Return- 
ing Officer and his Assessor declared themselves 
bound by the production of the certificates on 
parchment, which they decided to be conclusive 
evidence of their right to vote, and directed the votes 
of said persons to be admitted, and to be entered on 


properly and illegally refused by the Returning 
Officer at said Election ; and that said Luke White 
may be declared not duly elected or returned, and 
that the Petitioner may be declared duly elected, 
and ought to have been returned to serve in Parlia- 
ment as a Knight of the Shire for said County, and Lo 


the poll for the said Luke White; that a number of that Petitioner’s name may be substituted in said at 


persons who were duly registered, and were en- 
titled to vote, tendered their votes at said Election 
for the Petitioner, but whose votes were illegally 
and unduly rejected ; that on the eve of the said 
Election, and during the continuance thereof, a 
violent agitation was excited, both in the county 
town and in the different districts of the county, 
principally by the Roman Catholic priests address- 
mg large mobs of the people to raise a bad and hos- 
tile feeling against the Petitioner, as a candidate to 
represent said County in Parliament, and by night 
armed parties went about to the houses of the voters 
supposed to be in the interest of the Petitioner, and 
threatened and swore them, on pain of destruction 
to themselves and families, not to vote for the Peti- 
tioner, but to vote for said Luke White; that the 
clergy of the Roman Catholic persuasion, both pub- 
licly and in the chapels, on the Sunday immediately 
preceding said Election, denounced the Petitioner as 
an enemy of the people, and called over the names 
of the voters in their parishes, who were usually in 
the habit of attending at said chapels, and then and 
there cautioned them against voting for the Peti- 
tioner, and after chapel, in many instances, placed 


Return in place of the name of said Luke White, or 
declare the Election of the said Luke White to have 
been null and void, and that the House may make 
such order, and give such further relief in the pre- 
mises as to them shall seem meet. 


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





The House was moved, That the Petition of the Great Marlow 
several persons whose names are thereunto sub- Election. 
scribed Electors of the Borough of Great Marlow, 
in the county of Buckingham, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the said Borough, 
which was delivered in upon Wednesday last, might 
be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Nottingham 
the Persons whose names are thereunto subscribed, Town Election. 
who thereby claim to have had a right to vote in the 
last Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the Town of Nottingham, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Town, which was 
delivered in upon Wednesday last, might be read; 
and the same was read. ; 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Weymouth 





the voters on cars, and removed them to a place of | Ralph Bernal, of Eaton-place, in the county of Mid- and Melcombe 


confinement, and staid with them themselves until 
they were brought into the county town to vote for 
said Luke White, under such undue influence and in- 
timidation; that in other instances, persons coming 
in to vote for the Petitioner, and the friends and 
supporters of the Petitioner, were violently assaulted 
and beaten, and obliged to fly, and were thereby 
prevented | from reaching said county town, and 
others were deterred by threats and intimidations, 
hearing what was occurring to those who attempted 
to leave their homes to voie for the Petitioner, and 
in several instances the houses of those who came 
in to vote for the Petitioner, were attacked and 


| dlesex, and of William Dougal Christie, of the Inner we 
Temple, in the city of London, Esquires, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
‘of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, which was de- 
livered in upon Wednesday last, might be read; and 
the same was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Petition of Thetford 
‘Sir James Flower, of Eccles Hall, in the county of Election. 
Norfolk, Baronet, a candidate to represent the ) 
Borough of Thetford, in this present Parliament, at 
the last Election of Members to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, complaming of an undue 
| Election and Double Return for the said Borough, 


greatly damaged and injured, and the persons of | which was delivered in upon Wednesday last, might 


others and members of their families were assaulted, 
and violently beaten and injured, whereby also a 
large number of persons, qualified and willing to 
vote for Petitioner, were deterred from doing so; 
by all which means, and other illegal practices, the 
said Luke White obtained a colourable majority over 
the Petitioner on the poll taken at the said Election, 
and was illegally returned as a Knight of the Shire 
to serve in Parliament for said County of Longford, 
to the prejudice and injury of the Petitioner, who 
was duly elected by a majority of legal votes given 
for him, and who ought to have been returned a 
Knight of the Shire to serve in Parliament for the 
County of Longford; the Petitioner, therefore, in- 
asmuch as no security or investigation of the per- 
sons illegally admitted to be registered or re-regis- 
tered, could or was permitted to take place at the 
said Election, and inasmuch as the examination of 
matters and things affecting the freedom of Elec- 


be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Clitheroe 
Edward Cardwell, of Chester Terrace, in the Re- eto 
gent’s Park, in the county of Middlesex, a candi- 
date at the last Election to serve in this present 
| Parliament, as the one Burgess for the Borough of 
Clitheroe, in the county of Lancaster, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the said Bo- 
rough, which was delivered in upon Wednesday last, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Clitheroe 
John Taylor, Esquire, and William Whalley, Esquire, =!" 
electors of the Borough of Clitheroe, in the county 
of Lancaster, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the said Borough, which was delivered 
in upon Wednesday last, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Lewes Election. 
Edward Monk, of High-street, in the parish of Saint 











tions, the correction of abuses, and the removal of | Michael, in the Borough of Lewes, in the county of 


fraudulent voters from the poll and registry, of right 
belong to the House, prays, That the House will 
take the several matters and things above stated 
into their consideration, and remove from the poll 
taken at said Election the names of such per- 
sons as ought not to have been permitted to vote at 
said Election, and remove from the registry of the 
said County of Longford the names of such of said 
persons as shall appear to them to have been im- 
properly admitted to be registered or re-registered, 
or since their registry to have ceased to be qualified, 
and who were improperly admitted to vote as afore- 
said, and to place upon the poll the names of such 
voters for the Petitioner as appear to have been im- 


Sussex, Merchant, and Gabriel Egles, of High-street, 
in the parish of Saint John-the-Baptist, Southover, 
in the same Borough, Gentleman, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the said Borough, 
which was delivered in this day, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Belfast 
George Hamilton Chichester, Baron Ennishowen and Election 
Carrickfergus, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Belfast, which was 
delivered in this day, might be read ; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of Belfast 
George Hamilton Chichester, Baron Ennishowen and Election 

Carrickfergus, 














Longford 
Election. 


Mauritius. 


New South 
Wales. 


Justice of 
Peace Court 
(Glasgow.) 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


East India, 


5 Vicroriz. 26°—27° 


Carrickfergus, and of Archibald Mac Brair, of Do- 
negal-street, in the Borough of Belfast, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Belfast, which was delivered in this day, might be 
read ; and the same was read. A 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of 

Anthony Lefroy, Esquire, a Candidate at the last 
Election for Knights of the Shire for the county of 
Longford, and having had a right to be elected and 
returned thereat, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the said County, which was delivered 
in this day, 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 Parties, on 
the hearing of the matters of the said Petitions. 


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 Correspondence addressed to the 
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, re- 
lative to the introduction of Zndian Labourers into 
the Mauritius; (in continuation of those presented 
to the House on the 28th May 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. 


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 Governor Sir George 
Gipps, relative to the introduction of Emigrants, 
upon Bounty, into Wew South Wales; together with 
Copies of any Correspondence 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. 


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 Report on the administration of 


the Law in the Justice of Peace Court held in the 
City of Glasgow. 

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 Stamps issued to the 
several Newspapers in England, Scotland and Wales, 
from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of June 
1841, 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 Zreland. 


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. 








Augusti. 487 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
fixing the Compensation to be granted to certain 
persons whose interests have been affected by the 
abolition of the Factory at Canton. 

A Statement of the Amount proposed to be trans- 
ferred 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 Establish- 
ment of the East India Company, and to the credit 
of the Fund for the benefit of the Widows and Fa- 
milies of extra Clerks and others of the said Es- 
tablishment, as Compensation, underan 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. 


leave to bring in a Bill for altering and amending 
the powers and provisions of the Act for improving 
the Port and Harbour of Boston, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Joscommon ;-- Weston-by- Welland; 
—Burton Latimer ;— Thorpe Langton ;— Lubben- 
ham ;— Foxton ;—Clipston ;— Saddington; — Laugh- 
ton ;— Rothwell ;—Isham ;— Great Bowden ;—Ash- 
ley ;— Naseby ;— East Farndon ;— Desborough ;— 
Market Harborough ;—and, Members of a Confer- 
ence of Ministers of Religion held at Manchester ; 
praying for alteration or repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


providing a fixed and reasonable remuneration to 
Medical Practitioners for their attendance at Assizes, 
Quarter Sessions, Coroners’ Inquests, and other ju- 
dicial inquiries, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petition for Private Bills after Friday, the 26th day 
of February next. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Table, and the names of the 
places to which the said Petitions related (being all 
of them Petitions of the last class), were put into 
the Glass at the Table, and drawn by the Clerk, in 
the following order ; 








Veneris, 27° die Auguste ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 
M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
x 


East India Company, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of seve- 
ral 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. 

Resolution of the Court of Directors of the East 


India Company, approved and confirmed by the 
Vot. 96. 


Middlesex, Baronet, was read ; setting forth, That 
at the last Election for the borough of Harwich, in 
the county of Essex, John Attwood, William Beres- 
ford and John Bagshaw, Esquires, and the Peti- 
tioner, then Denis Le Marchant, Esquire, were can- 
didates, to represent the said Borough in Parlia- 
ment; that Samuel Billingsley, junior, Esquire, 
acted as the Returning Officer at the said Election, 
and that the poll being taken on the twenty-ninth 
day of June last, the said John Attwood and Wil- 
liam Beresford were declared to have had a majo- 
rity of voices at the said Election, and were accord- 
ingly returned as duly chosen and elected to serve 
for the said Borough in this Parliament; that the 
majority for the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford was apparent and colourable only, inas- 
much as many persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election, for the said John Att- 
wood and William Beresford, who were not entitled 
to vote thereat, and whose names ought, therefore, 
to be struck off the poll; that many persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote at the said Election 








8R2 for 


A Petition of Trustees for improving the Outfall Boston 
of the River Welland, in the county of Lincoln, for Harbour 


A Petition of Members of the Wexford Medical Medical 
Association, praying the House to pass an Act for Wituesses. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive any Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir Denis Le Marchant, of number Herwich 
seven, Harley-street, Mary-le-bone, in the county of Election. 








ar erirenanrn eer wncens Sommer 


488 27° August. A. 1841. 


for the said John Attwood and William Beresford, 
whose names appeared upon the Register of Voters 
for the said Borough as occupiers of houses, ware- 
houses, counting-houses, shops, and other buildings, 
or of such houses, warehouses, counting-houses, 
shops, and other buildings, together with land in the 
said Borough, but who at the time of their so voting 
had not the same qualification for which their names 
were originally inserted in the said Register, inas- 
much as since the time of their respective registry, 
and previous to the time of their so voting at the 
said Election, they had ceased to occupy the pre- 
mises, in right of the occupation of which they had 
been so severally registered as aforesaid; that many 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford, whose names appeared upon the Register 
of Voters for the said Borough as occupiers of cer- 
tain premises in the said Register specified and set 
forth, who at the time of their so voting had not the 
same qualifications for which their names were ori- 
ginally inserted in the said Register, inasmuch as 
since the time of their respective registry, and pre- 
vious to the time of their so voting at the said Elec- 
tion, they had ceased to occupy some part of the said 
premises, and did not in fact at the time of their so 
voting as aforesaid continue to occupy the whole 
thereof; that many persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, who were not en- 
titled to vote thereat, inasmuch as at the said Elec- 
tion, or previous to such Election, they had ceased 
to be resident within the said Borough, or within 
seven statute miles thereof, or within seven statute 
miles of the place where the poll of the said Bo- 
rough was taken, and were thereby disqualified 
and incapacitated from voting thereat ; that man 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election on behalf of the said John Attwood 
and Welliam Beresford, who had received bribes or 
promises of money, meat, drink or entertainment, 
or other advantage or reward to give their votes 
thereat, or who had wagered or bet sums of money 
upon or were otherwise pecuniarily interested in the 
result of the said Election and Return of the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford, and who 
were thereby disqualified or incapacitated from 
voting at the said Election ; that many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said John Attwood and William Beresford, 
who had given or offered bribes, meat, drink, or en- 
tertainment to other persons claiming to be electors 
of the said Borough, to induce and procure the said 
last-mentioned persons to give their votes to the 
said John Attwood and William Beresford, or to 
forbear to give them to the Petitioner, and who were 
thereby incapacitated and disabled from voting at 
the said Election ; that many persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election for the 
said John Attwood and William Beresford, who 
were disqualified and disabled from voting, inasmuch 
as they were at the said Election, or within twelve 
months previously thereto, respectively concerned 
or employed in charging, collecting, levying, or ma- 
naging the duties on houses and windows, or as 
SS or their deputies, or persons employed 
y or under them in receiving, collecting or manag- 
ing the Revenue of the Post Office, or any part 
thereof; that many persons were admitted to vote, 
aud did vote at the said Election for the said John 
A‘twood and William Beresford who were disquali- 
fied and incapable of voting thereat,inasmuch as the 
were respectively either during the said Election, or 
within six months previous to the said Election, or 
within fourteen days after it was completed, em- 
ployed at such Election as agents, attornies, poll 





reference to such employment, sums of money, re- 
taining fees, offices, places, or employments, or the 
promise of or some security for the same ; that divers 
other persons who were not entitled to vote at the said 
Election, by reason that their names were not in the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough of Harwich, 
but who personated other persons entitled or claim- 
ing to be entitled to vote at the Election, or who, 
though duly registered, were dead or absent, were 
allowed and admitted to vote at the said Election 
for the said John Attwood and William Beresford ; 
that many persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election for the said John Attwood 
and William Beresford, who had been unduly regis- 
tered as bugesses of the said Borough, or as owners 
or occupiers of property, because at the time of their 
said registry they had not resided for six months 
previous thereto within the said Borough, or within 
seven statute miles thereof, and because such of 
them as were burgesses were not elected, made and 
admitted burgesses before the first day of March 
One thousand {eight hundred and thirty-one ; that 
many persons were admitted to vote and did vote at 
the said Election for the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford, who had been unduly registered 
as the occupiers of premises within the said Borough, 
inasmuch as the premises in respect of which they 
were so respectively registered, were not at the time 
of their registry of the clear yearly value of not less 
than ten pounds, or that the said persons were not 
respectively in the legal actual occupation of the 
same, or had not occupied the same for twelve 
months previous, or that they were not respectively 
rated in respect thereof, or had not on or before the 
twentieth day of July next previously to such regis- 
try paid all the poor-rates and assessed taxes which 
iad become payable by them respectively in respect 
of such premises, previously to the sixth day of 
April next preceding the said registry ; that many 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford, who since the time of their registry and 
previous to the time of their voting had become 
bankrupts or insolvents, and had thereby lost their 
qualifications and become disqualified from voting, 
/and many others who were aliens, or who had re- 
ceived parish relief or other disqualifying alms, or 
| who were disqualified to vote at such Election by 
reason of their having been within twelve months 
previously to such Election concerned or employed 
‘in the charging, collecting, levying or managing 
| Duties of Excise, Customs, or other Duties or Re- 
venues, or in some other disqualifying office or em- 
ployment ; that by reason of the premises, the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford obtained an 
apparent and colourable majority of votes over the 
Petitioner, whereas a majority of legal electors and 
votes were in favour of the Petitioner, who ought to 
have been returned as one of the Members dul 
elected to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough; that the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford were by themselves, their friends, 
agents and supporters, guilty of divers acts of treat- 
ing, bribery, and corruption at the said Election, 
and were and are thereby ineligible and incapable 
to be elected or to sit in Parliament as Members for 
the said Borough ; and praying, That the House will 
take the premises into consideration, and declare 
the said Election and Return of the said John Att- 
wood and William Beresford to be void, and that 
the said John Attwood and William Beresford were 
not duly elected Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, and ought not to 
have been returned, but that the Petitioner was duly 
elected as one of the Members to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said Borough, and that the said re- 




















clerks, flagmen, or in some other capacity, for the pur- | turn may be amended, by directing the names of the 
| said John Attwood and William Beresford, or one 

of them, to be erased therefrom, and the name of 
| the Petitioner to be inserted therein in the place and 


stead 


pose of such Election, and accepted and took from 
the said John Attwood and William Beresford, or 
from some other persons, in consideration of, or with 





5 VicroriZ. 


stead of the names of one of the said John Attwood 
and William Beresford, and that the poll taken at 
the last Election may be scrutinized and amended 
accordingly, and that the House will grant to the 
Petitioner such further relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem meet. 

A Petition of Sir Denis Le Marchant, Baronet, 
Samuel Sherman and William Cook, was also read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners, Samuel Sherman 
and William Cook, were, at and during the last Elec- 
tion of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Harwich, registered electors of 
the said Borough, and had a right to vote and did 
vote at said Election; that at the said Election 
John Attwood, Esquire, William Beresford, Esquire, 
John Bagshaw, Esquire, and the Petitioner, Denis 
Le Marchant, were candidates to represent the said 
Borough in Parliament; that Samuel Billingsley, 
junior, acted as the Returning Officer at said Elec- 
tion, and that the poll at such Election was taken 
on the twenty-ninth day of June One thousand eight 
hundred and forty-one, at the close whereof the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford were returned 
as Members duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough ; that before and 
after the teste and issuing out of the writ for holding 
the said Election, and at and during and after the 
said Election, the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford did, by themselves, their friends, agents, 
managers, partisans and supporters, by divers ways 
and means, at their charge and on their behalf, di- 
rectly and indirectly, give, present and allow to per- 
sons having votes at such Election, money, meat, 
drink, lodging, entertainment, provision and reward, 
and did make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements to give 
money, meat, drink, provision, presents, reward and 
entertainment to and for persons having votes as 
aforesaid, and to and for the use and benefit of such 
persons, in order that they the said John Attwood 
and William Beresford might be elected, and for 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough ; that before and during the said Election 
the said John Attwood and William Beresford, by 
themselves, their agents, managers and friends, were 
guilty of gross bribery and corruption, in order to 
procure, and did by themseives, their agents, friends, 
managers and other persons in their behalf, by gifts, 
presents, money, rewards and promises, and agree- 
ments and securities for money, gifts and rewards, 
and by other undue influence and corrupt, illegal 
and improper practices, acts and means, corrupt, 
procure and compel divers persons having or claim- 
ing to have votes at such Election to give their votes 
in favour of the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford, or to forbear to give them in favour of 
the said John Bagshaw, and the said Petitioner 
Denis Le Marchant; that the said John Attwood 
and William Beresford, by the said corrupt and ille- 
gal practices, were and are wholly disabled and in- 
capacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Harwich, and 
the return of the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford was and is wholly null and void; that 
gross, extensive and systematic bribery and corrup- 
tion were practised and carried on at the said Elec- 
tion by divers persons with a view to the Election 
of the said John Attwood and William Beresford, 
and that the said election and return of the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford were procured 
by means of such bribery and corruption, by reason 
whereof the said election and return of the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford are and is wholly 
null and void ; and praying, That the House will take 
the premises into consideration, and declare the said 
election and return of the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford to be wholly null and void, and 
will grant the Petitioners such further and other 


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


Vou. 96. 





27° Augusti. 489 


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

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


A Petition of Charles Standish, of Standish Hall, Wigan 
in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and Charles Election. 


Pascoe Grenfell, of Belgrave-square, in the county 
of Middlesex, Esquire, was read; setting forth, 
That at the last Election for the Borough of Wigan, 
in the county of Lancaster, Peter Greenall, of Saint 
Helen’s, in the same county, and Thomas Bright 
Crosse, of Shaw Hill, in the same county, Esquires, 


and the Petitioners, were candidates to represent 


the said Borough in this Parliament; that John 
Lord, Esquire, the Mayor of the said Borough, was 
the Returning Officer at the said Election ; that the 
nomination thereat was made on Wednesday, the 
thirtieth of June last past, anda poll having been 
demanded, was had and made on Thursday, the first 
day of July following ; that at the close of the poll 
the election was declared to have fallen on the said 
Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright Crosse, who were 
accordingly returned to serve as Members for the 
said Borough in this Parliament ; that the majority 
for the said Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright 
Crosse was apparent and colourable only, inasmuch 
as many persons were admitted to vote and did vote 
at the said Election for the said Peter Greenall and 
Thomas Bright Crosse, who were not entitled to 
vote thereat, and whose names ought therefore to be 
struck off the poll ; that some persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright Crosse, who 
being registered in respect of the occupation of pro- 
perty in the said Borough, had not at the time of 
their voting the same qualifications for which they 
were originally registered, they having ceased, after 
their registration, and before their voting as aforesaid, 
to occupy the premises for which they were regis- 
tered, or part thereof, or so much thereof that the 
residue was insufticient in value to entitle them to 
their franchise, or to vote at the said Election; that 
many persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, 
at the said Election for the said Peter Greenall and 
Thomas Bright Crosse, who were not entitled to vote 
thereat, inasmuch as at the said Election, or previous 
to such Election, they had ceased to be resident 
within the said Borough, or within seven statute 
miles thereof, or within seven statute miles of the 
place where the poll of the said Borough was taken, 
and were thereby disqualified and incapacitated from 
voting thereat; that others were admitted to vote, 
and did vote for the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse, who were improperly registered, in- 
asmuch as before and at the time of their registra- 
tion the premises in right of which they were regis- 
tered were not respectively of the clear yearly 
value of ten pounds ; that others were admitted to 
vote and did vote for the said Peter Greenall and 
Thomas Bright Crosse, who were improperly regis- 
tered, inasmuch as they were not for twelve months 
before and at the time of their registration the legal 
or actual owners or occupiers of the premises in 
respect of which they were registered, or were not 
duly rated, or had not on or before the twentieth day 
of July next previously to such registration, paid 
their rates in respect of such premises; and others 
were admitted to vote and did vote for the said Peter 
Greenall and Thomas Bright Crosse, who were im- 
properly registered by reason of all the last-mentioned 
grounds of insufticiency and incapacity for registra- 
tion ; that others were admitted to vote and did vote 
for the said Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright 
Crosse, who had ceased to be resident within the 
said Borough or within the statutable distance there- 
from, and others who had received bribes or pro- 
mises of money or reward for giving their votes at 

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the said Election, or who had offered such bribes, or 
made such promises to other persons entitled, or 
claiming to be entitled, to vote at the said Election, 
and others who, during the said Election, or 
within six months previous to the said Election, 
or within fourteen days after it was completed, were 
employed at such Election as agents, attornies, poll- 
clerks, flagmen, or in some other capacity for the 
purpose of such Election, and accepted and took 
from the said Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright 
Crosse, or one of them, or from some other person, in 
consideration of or with reference to such employ- 
ment, sums of money, retaining fees, offices, places, 
or employments, or other emoluments, advantages, 
or rewards, or some security for the same ; that cer- 
tain persons were suffered to give their votes, and did 
vote in favour of the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse, some of whom were drunk and in- 
toxicated, and thereby incapable of voting, and 
others who were incapable of voting by reason of 
mental disorder or imbecility, all of which several 
persons so not entitled, incapacitated or disqualified 
as aforesaid, should now be struck off from the poll 
of the said Peter Greenald and Thomas Bright 
Crosse; that divers other persons who, upon the 
tender of their votes at the said Election, were re- 
quired to answer the questions by law authorized to 
be put at the time of polling, declined to answer such 
questions, or some or one of them, gave evasive or 
unsatisfactory answers to such questions, some or one 
of them, and whose votes thereupon ought to have 
been rejected, were nevertheless allowed to retire 
from the polling booths, and on a second tender of 
their votes were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse; that divers persons whose names had 
been improperly omitted from the Register of Voters 
in force at the said Election, and divers other per- 
sons who were duly registered and entitled to vote 
as such registered Electors, and who duly tendered 
their votes for the Petitioners, and were ready and 
willing to do all other legal acts and things in order 
to their being admitted to vote at the said Election, 
were not admitted to give their votes at the said Elec- 
tion, nor were their votes recorded or reckoned in 
the return in favour of the Petitioners; that, in fact, 
by means of the premises the said Peter Greenall 
and Thomas Bright Crosse obtained the apparent 
and colourable majority aforesaid, whereas the Peti- 
tioners had the legal majority of votes and ought to 
have been returned at the said Election ; that as well 
before as after the teste or issuing out the writ for 
the said Election, and before and after the same 
Election, the said Peter Greenalland Thomas Bright 
Crosse did, by themselves, their agents, and partisans, 
give, present, and allow to persons having a voice 
in such Election, money, meat, drink and entertain- 
ment, presents and rewards, to and for the use, 
benefit, employment and preferment of such persons, 
in order for them the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse to be elected, and for being elected to 
serve in Parliament for the said Borough, and were 
also, by themselves, their agents, partisans, and 
friends and managers, before and during the said 
Election, guilty of bribery and other corrupt and 
illegal practices in order to be elected, and for being 
elected as aforesaid, and also did in like manner 
illegally and improperly carry off before and during 
the said Election, divers persons having or claiming 
to have votes at such Election, and corruptly in- 
fluenced and induced other such persons to absent 
themselves from the said Borough during the said 
Election, in order that they might not vote for the 
Petitioners, or one of them; and the Petitioners 


further allege, that the said Returning Officer and | 


the poll clerks at the three booths or compartments 
where the votes were taken at the said Election were 
of the same political party, and were friends and sup- 
porters of the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse, and also that large bodies of persons 





A. 1841. 


armed with sticks and other weapons, paraded 
the said town of Wigan, before and during the said 
Election, and did on the said day of polling, and 
more particularly towards the close of the said poll, 
on the suggestion and at the instigation of the said 
Peter Greenall and Thomas Bright Crosse, or one 
of them, or of their friends and supporters, obstruct 
and hinder the access of persons desirous of voting 
for the Petitioners to the said polling booths, by 
means whereof divers of the said persons were pre- 
vented or deterred from voting for the said Peti- 
tioners ; and praying the House to take the premises 
into their consideration, and declare the said election 
and return of the said Peter Greenall and Thomas 
Bright Crosse wholly null and void, and that the 
Petitioners were duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned at the said Election, and to direct the 
return to be amended accordingly, and to give such 
other and further relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

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

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


the Reverend John Doncaster, of Oakham, in the 
county of Rutland, Doctor of Divinity, Thomas 
Bingham, of Oakham, aforesaid, gentleman, Edward 
Tyler, of Exton, in the said county, farmer, Matthew 
Royce,of Oakham, aforesaid, saddler, Thomas Royce, 
of Empingham, in the said county of Rutiand, farmer, 
and Richard Christian, of Empingham, aforesaid, 
farmer, being electors in and for the County of Rut- 
land, and who had a right to vote and who voted or 
claimed to vote at the last Election of Members to 





serve for the said County in this present Parliament, 
on behalf of themselves and of other electors of the 
said County, was read; setting forth, That at the 
last Election of Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the County of Rutland, the Petitioner, 
Charles George Noel, now commonly called Viscount 
Campden, Gilbert John Heathcote, Esquire, and 
William Henry Dawnay, commonly called the 
Honourable William Henry Dawnay, were candi- 
dates to represent the said County in Parliament ; 
that, on the sixth day of July last, the said Election 
commenced before Joseph Tomblin, Esquire, High 
Sheriff of the said County, and Returning Officer at 
the said Election; that on the show of hands being 
found to be in favour of the said Gilbert John Heath- 
cote and the said Charles George Noel, a poll was 
demanded by the said William Henry Dawnay, and 
was granted by the said High Sheriff, which poll 
commenced on the ninth and ended on the tenth 
day of July last, and at the close thereof, the said 
Gilbert John Heathcote and the said William Henry 
Dawnay were, by the said Returning Officer, declared 
duly elected, and were returned by the said Return- 
ing Officer as Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said County of Rutland; that on 
the taking of the said poll, the votes of divers persons 
who had a right to vote at the said Election were 
tendered by such persons to the Returning Officer 
in favour of the said Charles George Noel, but the 
| votes of such persons were nevertheless rejected by 
the said Returning Officer; that in the last revision 
of the Lists of Voters for the said County of Rutland 
by the Barrister appointed to revise the said Lists, 
divers persons who had duly claimed to be inserted 
'in the List of Voters for the said County, and whose 
names had by the overseers of the respective parishes 
in which the property in respect of which such per- 
sons claimed was situate, been inserted in the list of 
persons entitled to vote in respect of property situate 
in such parishes, were by the said Revising Barrister 
rejected and disallowed, and the names of such 
| persons 

















A Petition of the Honourable Charles George Rutland 
Noel, commonly called Viscount Campden, and of Election. 


5 Vicroriz. 27° Auguste. 491 


persons were by the said Barrister illegally and im- 
properly expunged from the said Lists; that on the 
revision of the Lists of Voters for the said County 
divers persons who were entitled to be inserted in 
the said Lists were improperly rejected by the Bar- 
rister appointed to revise the said Lists, and the claims 
of such persons to be inserted therein were impro- 
perly disallowed by the said Barrister, and that the 
names of divers other persons who were entitled to 
vote, and to have their names retained on the said 
Lists, were by the said Revising Barrister improperly 
expunged from such Lists; that by reason of the 
decisions of the said Revising Barrister, in respect 
of the right of divers persons to be inserted or re- 
tained as aforesaid on the Lists of Voters from which 
the Register of Voters for the said County of Rutland, 
in force as the said Election was formed, divers per- 
sons who were entitled to be placed on such Register 
were — omitted therefrom ; that divers per- 
sons whose names had been improperly omitted 
from the said Register of Voters for the said County, 
in force at the time of such Election, in consequence 
of the decision of the said Revising Barrister, 
tendered their votes at the said Election for the 
said Charles George Noel, and the votes so ten- 
dered were entered on the poll-book by the Re- 
turning Oflicer as tendered votes, as distinguished 
from the votes admitted and allowed, and that such 
votes ought now to be allowed and added to the 
poll as votes for the said Charles George Noel ; that 
on the taking of the said poll, divers persons were 
permitted by the said Returning Officer to vote who 
were not electors of the said County, and who had 
no right to vote at the said Election, but such per- 
sons were nevertheless permitted to vote, and did 
vote, at the said Election for the said William Henry 
Dawnay, and the votes of such persons were entered 
by the said Returning Officer on the poll in favour 
of the said William Henry Dawnay ; that many 
persons who were not entitled, either in respect of 
freehold, copyhold, leasehold or other property, or 
by occupation or other-vise, to vote in the Election 
of Members of Parliament for the said County, or 
to have their names inserted or retained in the Re- 
gister of Electors for the said County, did procure 
their names to be inserted and to be retained in the 
Lists of Voters for the said County; and that the 
names of such persons were by the Barrister ap- 
pointed to revise the Lists of Voters for the said 
County improperly retained on such Register, where- 
as the names of such persons ought to have been ex- 
punged and struck out therefrom; that many such 
persons, so not entitled or qualified as electors, but 
who had been improperly retained on such Register 
by the said Barrister and others, who were legally 
disqualified as aforesaid, did vote at the Election in 
favour of the said William Henry Dawnay, and the 
votes of such persons were received by the Return- 
ing Officer, and by him entered on the poll in favour 
of the said William Henry Dawnay; that many 
persons who had/become disqualified subsequently 
to the formation of the Register in force at such 
Election, in consequence of having sold, conveyed, 
surrendered, assigned, or otherwise parted with the 
property in respect of which they claimed to be in- 
serted in the Register, or by removal, or change or 
discontinuance of their occupation, or who had 
otherwise ceased to possess the qualification in re- 
spect of which their names were inserted in the Re- 
gister, or who had otherwise become disqualified to 
vote since the formation of the said Register, were 
nevertheless allowed to vote, and did vote, at the 
said Election, in favour of the said William Henry 
Dawnay, and the votes of such persons were re- 
ceived by the said Returning Officer and entered on 
the poll in favour of the said William Henry Daw- 
nay; that divers persons who have received money, 
meat, drink, entertainment or other reward, or pro- 
mise of money, meat, drink, entertainment or other 


reward, to vote at the said Election for the said Wil- 
Vou. 96. 




















liam Henry Dawnay, and who had thereby become 


disqualified to vote at such Election, were never- 
theless admitted to vote, and did vote, at such Elec- 
tion, for and on behalf of the said Williaw Henry 
Dawnay ; that by means of the premises the said 
William Henry Dawnay obtained a colourable and 
fraudulent majority of votes over the said Charles 
George Noel, and thereby procured himself to be re- 
turned, by the said Returning Officer, as a Knight 
of the Shire, to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said County of Rutland, whereasthe said Charles 
George Noel had in fact the majority of legal votes, 
and ought to have been returned accordingly ; that 
the said William Henry Dawnay, by himself, his 
agents, friends, managers, partisans, and others on 
his behalf, was guilty of bribery and corruption, and 
corrupt practices, and did, by gifts and rewards, and 
by promises, agreements and securities for gifts and 
rewards, and by menaces, threats, and undue and 
corrupt influence, corrupt and procure divers per- 
sons to vote at the said Election for the said Wil- 
liam Henry Dawnay, or to forbear to vote for the 
said Gilbert John Heathcote, or the said Charles 
George Noel; that by reason of the premises, the 
said election and return of the said Welliam Henry 
Dawnay was illegal, and ought to be set aside ; and 
praying, That the House will take the premises into 
consideration, and that the return of the said Elec- 
tion may be amended, by erasing the name of the 
said William Henry Dawnay, and inserting the 
name of the said Charles George Noel, commonly 
called Viscount Campden, in lieu thereof, or that the 
said election and return may be declared null and 
void, and a new election may be had, or that the 
Petitioners may have such other and further relief 
as to the House may seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petition dolie upon the Table. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Polish 
Return of all Persons receiving Pensions, or any Refugees. 
assistance from the Grant voted by Parliament for 
the relief of Polish Refugees; specifying the Name, 
and the Amount paid in each year to each Individual, 
from the year 1837 inclusive, to the present time. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Taxes on Land. 
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 the Amount of Taxes levied cn Land in 
the different States of Europe; distinguishing the 
Taxes raised for the service of the State from those 
levied for local purposes; the Return to show the 
Amount in the Monies and Measures of the different 
States, and to be rendered into British Monies and 
Measures :—Also, Returns exhibiting the proportion 
borne by the Land Tax (as approximatively as it can 
be estimated) to the value or rental of Land in the 
different Countries of Europe :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The Navy Pay Bill was, according to Order, read Navy Pay Bill. 
a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Cowper presented, pursuant to the directions Court of 
of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of the new Orders Chancery: 
for the Regulation of the Practice and Proceedings 
of the Court of Chancery, issued by the Lord High 
Chancellor 26th August 1841. 

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


Lord Seymour presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy 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 
30 June 1841. 

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

3R4 A Petition 








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Waterford 
City Election. 


492 27° August. 


A Petition of Sir Henry Winston Barron, Ba- 
ronet, and T'homas Wyse, Esquire, candidates at the 
late Election for Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the County of the City of Waterford, 
was delivered in, and read; setting forth, That a 
dissolution of Parliament having taken place in the 
month of June last, the usual writ was in due form 
issued, directed to the Sheriffs of the County of the 
City of Waterford, commanding them to elect two 
citizens to represent the said County of the City of 
Waterford in Parliament ; that Edward Elliott and 
Jason Hassard, Esquires, Sheriffs of the said County 
of the City of Waterford, in obedience to the said 
writ, did, on the seventh day of July last, proceed 
to the said Election, when William Christmas, Es- 
quire, and the Petitioners, Sir Henry Winston Bar- 
ron, Baronet, then Henry Winston Barron, Esquire, 
and Thomas Wyse, Esquire, were severally put im 
nomination as candidates to represent the said 
County of the City of Waterford in the then next 
ensuing Parliament; and that on the next day, to 
wit, on the eighth day of July, Wiliam Morris 
Reade, of Rossenara, in the County of Kilkenny, 
Esquire, was put in nomination as a fourth candi- 
date at the said Election for the representation of 
the said County of the City of Waterford; that the 
said Sheriffs having proceeded to take a poll at the 
said Election, the same was finally closed on the 
twelfth day of July last, when the number of voters 
stated by the said Sheriffs to have voted for the said 
William Christmas was 286, for the said William 
Morris Reade 259, for the said Henry Winston Bar- 
ron 202, and for the said Thomas Wyse 199, being a 
majority of eighty-four votes in favour of the said 
William Christmas over the said Henry Winston 
Barron, of eighty-seven votes in favour of the said 
William Christmas over the said Thomas Wyse, of 
fifty-seven votes in favour of the said William Mor- 
ris Reade over the said Henry Winston Barron, and 
of sixty votes in favour of the said William Morris 
Reade over the said Thomas Wyse; and the said 
William Christmas and William Morris Reade 
were accordingly returned as Members duly elected 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County of the City of Waterford; that the said ma- 


jority of votes so declared at the close of the said 


poll to be in favour of the said William Christmas 
and William Morris Reade, Esquires, was an appa- 
rent and colourable majority, and the said return an 
illegal return; that the said majority and return 
were obtained and made in favour of the said Wil- 
liam Christmas and William Morris Feade, in con- 
sequence of the said Sheriffs having refused to count 
and reckon on the poll for the said Petitioners, or 
one of them, on the ground of certain supposed de- 
fects in their affidavits or certificates of registry, the 
votes of very many persons who were and had been 
for six months before the said Election registered 
electors of the said County of the City of Water- 
ford, and were entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, and were desirous of voting for the said Pe- 
titioners, or one of them, and who tendered their 
votes at the said Election for the said Petitioners, or 
one of them, and who ought to have been put upon 
the pol! at the time of their offering to vote at the 
said Election, and to have been counted and 
reckoned on the said poll for the said Petitioners, or 
one of them; that divers persons were illegally re- 
jected as voters on the ground of supposed defects 
in their affidavits or certificates of registry, although 
several of the said affidavits and certificates had 
been heretofore examined and signed by William 
Henry Hassard, Esquire, as Registering Barrister, 
at the Sessions held for the said County of the City 
of Waterford, and the Assessor to the said Sheriffs, 
at the said Election, and although several of the said 
persons whose votes were so rejected voted at former 
Elections by virtue of the said affidavits and certifi- 
cates of registry; and the votes of the said persons 
ought not to have been so rejected, and ought now 








A. 1841. 


to be put upon the poll for the said Petitioners, or 
one of them ; that the votes of divers other persons 
who were registered electors, and entitled to vote at 
the said Election, and who duly tendered their votes 
and voted at the said Election for the said Peti- 
tioners, or one of them were illegally struck off the 
poll, and were not counted as being on the poll by 
the said Sheriffs, on the ground of supposed defects 
in their several affidavits or certificates of registry ; 
that the said Sheriffs refused to receive and reckon 
on the poll for the said Petitioners, on the ground 
of supposed defects in their affidavits or certificates 
of registry, the votes of the following, amongst other 
persons, each and every one of whom was and were 
at the time of the said Election, and had been for 
six months before the said Election, registered elec- 
tors of the said County of the City of Waterford, 
and had made their respective affidavits and received 
their respective certificates of registry, and each and 
every one of whom tendered their votes for the said 
Petitioners, and was and were entitled to vote at 
said Election on their respective certificates or affi- 
davits ; (that is to say) Jeffry Veale, Michael Phe- 
lan, Thomas Roberts, Denis Whelan, John Power, 
James Phelan, William Power, William O’ Neill, 
Simon Walsh, John Walsh, Michael Power, Robert 
Walsh, John Sinnott, James O’ Keefe, Thomas 
Plunkett, Lawrance Power, John Tobin, Patrick 
Ronayne, Richard Tobin, John Walsh, James 
Shearan, Richard Scott, Maurice Phelan, Matthew 
Reily, Martin Troy, William Roach, John Quinn, 
Sylvester Tyrrell, Patrick Phelan, John O’ Brien, 
Patrick Power, Timothy Rafter, Nicholas Power, 
Edmund Walsh, John Phelan, Richard Walsh, John 
Walsh, Stephen Phelan, Terence O’ Reily, Michael 
Tobin, Edward Purcell, James Purcell, Richard 
Phelan, Andrew Travers, Peter Prendergast, Mi- 
chael Savage, Michael O’ Shee, William Sutton, Jeffry 
Power, John Walsh, Pierse Power, Walter Quinn, 
John O’ Brien, John Stuart, Simon Walsh, Anthony 
Power, Michael Power, Michael Purcell, Maurice 
Phelan, Jeffry Power, Mathew Power, Michael 
Power, James Power, Pierce Phelan, Nugent 
O’ Reilly, John O’ Shee, Lawrance O’ Neill, William 
Thompson, James Ready, James Supple, JohnWalsh, 
Thomas Phelan, Joseph Walsh, Lawrance Scanlan, 
John Power, William White, Joseph Power, Patrick 
Power, Edward Power, Sylvester Phelan, Joseph 
Purcell, James Shanahan, James Walsh, John Troy, 
William Skerry, Patrick Power, Michael Torpey, 
William O’Brien, Edward Prendergast, Patrick 
Whelan, Patrick Walsh, James Joseph Smith, Pa- 
trick Anthony Power, Michael O’ Neill, Samuel Ste- 
phens, John Smith, William Smith, John Power, 
James Phelan, Richard Walsh, Charles O’ Donnell, 
Thomas Phelan, Michael Phelan, John O'Neill, 
John Walsh, Martin Sheehan, Michael Power, Tho- 
mas Walsh, James Thompson, William Power, Rich- 
ard Power, James Sullivan, Thomas Power, Pa- 
trick Tobin, Richard Phelan, Lawrance O’ Mara, 
Matthew Power, William Power, Robert Walsh, 
William Waters, James Shea, Thomas Purcell, Peter 
White, Reverend John Sheehan, John Stafford, Phi- 
lip Rogers, James Power, David Phelan, William 
A. Haughton, John Hurly, James Maher, Richard 
Munns, Michael M‘ Namara, James Maddoch, James 
Lyons, Miles M‘Grath, John M‘Grath, Edward 
Jewell, Matthew Murphy, Michael M‘Grath, Pa- 
trick Hackett, Martin Kiely or Keiley, Matthew 
Pomeroy Murphy, William Maher, John Moffatt, 
James Murphy, Thomas Henderson, John Mullowney, 
Patrick Mullowney, Michael Leamy, Moses Murphy, 
James Nowlan, John Murphy, Denis Mullowney, Paul 
Heney or Heany, Michael Keefe, Edward Machay, 
Stephen Long, Thomas M‘Grath, Patrick Hayes, 
Thomas Kenney, James Mullowney, Edward Loughlin, 
Patrick Keefe, Patrick Kelly, Richard Kenny, Pa- 
trick Murphy, Matthew M‘Grath, Robert Kehoe, 


James Keane, James Lumley, John Keane, James 


Molloy, John Mullowney, William Maddock, Felix 


M‘Carthy, 


5 Vicroriz. 


M‘Carthy, William Joy, Richard Hennessy, Patrick 
M‘Carthy, Thomas Hally, Lawrence Manning, 
Thomas Murphy, Patrick Hoban, James Maher, 
Rodolphus M‘Grath, John Keane, Robert Kent, 
John P. Heney or Heany, John Hogan, James 
M‘Donnell or M‘Donald, Pierce M‘Guire, John 
Meyrick, Richard Malone, Bartholomew Mulcahy, 
Thomas Harper, James Kier, Richard Hayes, Pa- 
trick Kiely or Keily, Martin Hanrick, Patrick Han- 
ley, Michael Honan, James Kent, William M‘Na- 
mara, John Kenney, Thomas Keoghan, David Hol- 
den, James Larissey, James Keating, William Har- 
rison, Peter Meade, Thomas Kenney, James Nowlan, 
Edward Kehoe, Patrick Lowry, Michael Murphy, 
William Halfpenny, Edward Mackay, Edward 
Lynch, James Kelly, Michael Harte,John Hearn, Ed- 
ward Maddigan, Michael Hennebery, John M‘Na- 
mara, Thomas Nowlan, Marcus Jackson, Thomas 
Hanton, Paul Murphy, William King, John Lawlor, 
Michael Kiely or Kk eily, Richard Howlan, Richard 
Lyons, Patrick Mulhall, Patrick Keane, Richard 
Nugent, William Hanrahan, Thomas Keane, Michael 
Kennedy, Thomas Harney, Richard Hearn, William 
Lambart, John Hackett, Philip Goff, Edmond Fan- 
ning, Nicholas Egan, Edmund Brennan, Richard 
Grace, John Grant, Patrick Doolan, Patrick 
Aylward, James Brennan, James Flynn, Francis 
Brownrigg, John Dowley or Dowling, Lawrence 
Forrestal, James Goff, John Fitzpatrick, William 
Fitzpatrick, Patrick Delaney, Michael Brophy, 
John Dowling, Thomas Devereux, Richard Cullen, 
John Flanning, Henry Carter, Robert Bowland, 
John Fahy, Thomas Brown, James Aylward, 
Michael Barron, Patrick Comerford, John Flynn, 
James Allen, John Corcoran, Patrick Canty, Michael 
Bowland, Martin Daniel, John Campion, James 
Cuddy, William Curran, Edmund Dignam, Patrick 
Fanning, Matthew Coffee or Coffey, Martin Col- 
clough, John Colclough, Pierse Cox, Edward Flem- 
ing, Michael Graule, Robert Fitzgibbon, Edmund 
Dowling, Thomas Dobbyn, James Dalton, Joseph 
Dunford, senior, Richard Breen, John Brophy, 
Patrick Ennett, John Dee, Daniel Comerford, Wil- 
liam Grady, James Butler, William Caulfield, 
Francis Curran, William Finucane, William Dug- 
gan, Richard Dowling, Thomas Fennelly, James 
Doyle, James Delahunty, Thomas Clarke, John 
Butler, Christopher Dunn, James Egan, Peter 
Corish, Thomas Dee, Michael Egan, Patrick Dal- 
ton, Nicholas Caulfield, Robert Cutlar, Daniel 
Doyle, Richard Fennelly, Right Reverend Dr. 
Nicholas Foran, Wiiliam Connolly, Michael Dow- 
ney, George Boyle, Michael Galvin, James Carew, 
Thomas Grant, John Croake, William Boucher, 
William Brown, Patrick Farrall, John Delahunty, 
Francis Dawson, John Gibbs, David Flanning, 
William Foley, Walter Gorman, John Barden, Wil- 
liam Flynn, Henry Galway, Michael Gormon, John 
De Bourke, Michael Connolly, Richard Deady, 
Thomas Corcoran, Thomas Fleming, Daniel Cos- 
grave, John Evoy, Thomas M‘ Galway, John Cleary, 
Joseph Dwyer, Michael Gibney, Hilary Barron, 
Martin Forrestal, Thomas Blake, Robert Fleming, 
William Fitzgerald, James Clarke, Edward Cam- 
pion, Reverend W. Fitzgerald, Matthew Browne, 
Paul Caulfield, John Eustace, Thomas Costello, 
John Cahill, Richard Canty, David Condon, Richard 
Fitzgerald, James Dobbyn ; that objections to the 
votes of the said several electors were, at the time 
of voting, and after each of the said electors had 
tendered their votes, or voted for the said Peti- 
tioners, or one of them, presented to the said de- 
puties, in a printed form, and in the following words, 
or in words to the following effect ; (that is to say), 
“ That the affidavit or certificate produced, under 
which the elector claims to vote, is not framed in, 
or according to, the form prescribed by the Sche- 
dule annexed to the Act of the second and third of 
William the Fourth, chapter eighty-eight, and that 
in substance it does not describe the right in which 
Vot. 96. 





27° Augusti. 493 


the said elector claims to vote, according to the 
provisions of the fifth section of the said Act;” that 
the said objections were then forwarded by the said 
several deputies to the said Sheriffs and their As- 
sessor, the said William Henry Hassard; that it 
was objected, on behalf of the Petitioners, that it 
was not competent for the said Sheriffs and the As- 
sessor to entertain any question in reference to the 
property, by the occupation of which the franchise 
was acquired and determined upon at the registry 
before the Registering Barrister, pursuant to the 
Irish Reform Act, and that the said several persons 
were entitled, and the said Sheriffs were bound in 
law to admit the said persons to vote, upon the pro- 
duction of their certificates or affidavits aforesaid ; 
that the said Sheriffs, by the advice of their As- 
sessor, did nevertheless reject the votes of all the 
said several voters, whereas the Petitioners humbly 
submit, that the said several affidavits and certifi- 
cates were conclusive of the title and the right of 
the said several electors to vote and be placed upon 
the poll as voters for the said Petitioners at the said 
Election; that the Petitioners allege that if the 
votes of the several persons so rejected for the sup- 
posed defects and informalities aforesaid, had been 
put upon the poll as they ought in law to have 
been, the said Petitioners would have had a large 
majority over the said William Christmas and Wil- 
liam Morris Reade, and would and ought in law to 
have been returned as the Members duly elected at 
the said Election; and the Petitioners therefore 
humbly submit, that the Return should be forthwith 
amended, by adding the votes so rejected as afore- 
said to the poll of the Petitioners, and the Petition- 
ers should be forthwith declared to be the Members 
duly returned for the said County of the City of 
Waterford; and praying, That the House will take 
the premises into their consideration, and declare 
that the said William Christmas and William Morris. 
Reade were not duly elected as Members to serve 
in this Parliament for the said County of the City of 
Waterford, and ought not to have been returned, 
and that the said Petitioners were duly elected as 
such Members, and ought to have been returned, 
and that the said return may be amended, by direct- 
ing the names of the said William Christmas and 
William Morris Reade to be erased therefrom, and 
the names of the said Petitioners to be inserted 
therein in the place and stead of the names of the 
said William Christmas and William Morris Reade, 
and that the House will grant to the said Peti- 
tioners such other and further relief in the premises 
as to the House may seem meet. 

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

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Tuesday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, to offer our humble thanks for Her 
Majesty’s most gracious Speech: 

To express our satisfaction that Her Majesty has 
availed herself of the earliest — of resorting 
to the advice and assistance of Her Parliament, after 
the dissolution of the late Parliament : 

To assure Her Majesty that we are much rejoiced 
to learn, that Her Majesty continues to receive from 
Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of their desire 
to maintain with Her Majesty the most friendly re- 
lations : 

That we learn with much contentment that the 
objects for which the Treaty of July 1840 was con- 
cluded between Her Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- 
tria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, 
and the Sultan, have been fully accomplished ; and 

38 that 


Lords Commis- 
sioners’ Speech, 


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that we share in the gratification with which Her | 
Majesty is enabled to state that the temporary 
separation which the measures taken in execution of 
that Treaty, created between the contracting Powers 
and France, has now ceased. We trust with Her 
Majesty that the union of the principal Powers of 
Europe wpon all matters affecting the great interests 
of Europe, will afford a firm security for the mainte- 
nance of Peace: 

That we participate in the joy with which Her 
Majesty informs us, that, in consequence of the 
evacuation of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Her 
Majesty has ordered Her Minister at the Court of 
Persia to return to Teheran: 

To express our regret, that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in China 
and the Chinese Government have not yet been 
brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that it has 





been necessary to call into action the Forces which 
Her Majesty has sent to the China Seas, but with 
Her Majesty we still trust that the Emperor of 
China will see the justice of the demands which Her 
Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries have been instructed to 
make : 

That we rejoice to learn that the differences which 
had arisen between Spain and Portugal about the 
execution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to 
both parties, by the aid of Her Majesty’s mediation : 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that 
the Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, being a 
serious obstacle to improvements which are essential 
to the prosperity of the United Province, Her Ma- 
jesty has authorized the Governor General to make 
a communication on the subject to the Council and 
Assembly of Canada ; also, to thank Her Majesty 
for having directed the Papers to be laid before us ; 
and to assure Her Majesty that we will not fail to 
direct our earnest attention to matters so materially 
affecting the welfare of Canada and the strength of 
the Empire : 

To assure Her Majesty that Her Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 
as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament : 


To express our entire agreement with Her Ma- 
jesty, that the extraordinary expenses which the 
events in Canada, China, and the Mediterranean, 
have occasioned, and the necessity of maintaining a 
force adequate to the protection of our extensive 
Possessions, have made it necessary to consider the 
means of increasing the Public Revenue; that we 
participate in Her Majesty’s anxiety that this object 
should be effected in the manner Jeast burthensome 
to Her People; and it is our opinion that we may 
at this juncture properly direct our attention to the 
revision of Duties uiictog the productions of Fo- 
reign Countries; that we are prepared to consider 
whether some of these Duties are not so trifling in 
amount as to be unproductive to the Revenue, while 
they are vexatious to Commerce; and to examine 
whether the principle of protection, on which others 
of these Duties are founded, be not carried to an 
extent injurious alike to the income of the State 
and the interests of the People : 


Humbly to state to Her Majesty that, in obedience 
to Her express desire, we will proceed to consider 
the Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn, and to 
determine whether those Laws do not aggravate the 
natural fluctuations of supply, whether they do not 
embarrass Trade, derange the Currency, and by 
their operation diminish the comfort and increase 
the privations of the great body of the community : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we fully share in 
the deep sympathy which Her Majesty feels with 
those of Her Subjects who are now suffering from 








August. A. 1841. 


distress and want of employment, and that we fer- 
vently join in Her Majesty’s prayer, that all our de- 
liberations may be guided by wisdom, and may con- 
duce to the happiness of Her Majesty’s Subjects ;”” 

And which Amendment, was to leave out from the 
words “ last Parliament” to the end of the Ques- 
tion, in order to add the words “ Humbly to repre- 
“ sent to Her Majesty, that we observe with great 
concern that the Public Expenditure has of late 
in each of several successive years exceeded the 
annual income, and that we are convinced of the 
necessity of adopting measures for the purpose of 
remedying so great an evil: 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Com- 
merce and Revenue of the Country, and to the 
Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn : 

“ That, in deciding on the course which it may 
be advisable to pursue with reference to matters 
of such importance, it will be our earnest desire to 
consult the interests and promote the welfare of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s Subjects ; that we feel 
it, however, to be our duty humbly to submit to 
Her Majesty, that it is essential to the satisfactory 
result of our deliberations on these and other 
matters of public concern, that Her Majesty’s 
Government should possess the confidence of this 
House and of the Country, and respectfully to re- 
present to Her Majesty, that that confidence is 
not reposed in the present Advisers of Her Ma- 
esty : 

Me To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Her Subjects who are now suffering from 
distress and want of employment, we recognize an 
additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender regard 
for the welfare of Her Subjects, and that we cor- 
dially join in the prayer of Her Majesty, that all 
our deliberations may be guided by wisdom, and 
may conduce to the happiness of Her People,” 
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 Saturday morning ; 


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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. Parker, 269 
Yeas, UMr. Tufnell : } Bae 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 360 
Noes, UMr. Henry Baring : } ‘ 

So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
Humbly to represent to Her Majesty, that we 
observe with great concern that the Public Ex- 
penditure has of late in each of several successive 
vears exceeded the annual income, and that we 
are convinced of the necessity of adopting mea- 
sures for the purpose of remedying so great an 
evil : 

“ To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Com- 
merce and Revenue of the page and to the 
Laws which regulate the Trade in Corn: 


“ That in deciding on the course which it may be 
advisable to pursue with reference to matters of 
such importance, it will be our earnest desire to 
consult the interests and promote the welfare of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s Subjects ; that we feel 




















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“« it, however, to be our duty humbly to submit to 


Her Majesty, that it is essential to the satisfactory 
result of our deliberations on these and other 
matters of public concern, that Her Majesty’s 
Government should possess the confidence of this 
House and of the Country, and respectfully to re- 
present to Her Majesty, that that confidence is 
not reposed in the present Advisers of Her Ma- 
jesty : 

‘ To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Her Subjects who are now suffering 
from distress and want of employment, we recog- 
nize an additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender 
regard for the welfare of Her Subjects, and that 
we cordially join in the prayer of Her Majesty, 
that all our deliberations may be guided by wisdom 
and may conduce to the happiness of Her People,” 
be added instead thereof:—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 


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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, to offer our humble thanks for Her 
Majesty’s most gracious Speech : 

To express our satisfaction that Her Majesty has 
availed herself of the earliest opportunity of resorting 
to the advice and assistance of Her Parliament, 
after the dissolution of the late Parliament: 


To assure Her Majesty that we are much rejoiced 
to learn, that Her Majesty continues to receive from 
Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of their desire 
to maintain with Her Majesty the most friendly re- 
lations : 

That we learn with much contentment that the 
objects for which the Treaty of July 1840 was con- 
cluded between Her Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- 
tria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, 
and the Sultan, have been fully accomplished ; and 
that we share in the gratification with which Her 
Majesty is enabled to state that the temporary se- 
paration which the measures taken in execution of 
that Treaty, created between the contracting Powers 
and France, has now ceased. We trust with Her 
Majesty that the union of the principal Powers of 
Europe upon all matters affecting the great interests 
of Europe will afford a firm security for the mainte- 
nance of Peace : 

That we participate in the joy with which Her 
Majesty informs us, that in consequence of the 
evacuation of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Her 
Majesty has ordered Her Minister at the Court of 
Persia to return to Teheran: 

To express our regret, that the Negotiations be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in China 
and the Chinese Government have not yet been 
brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that it has 
been necessary to call into action the Forces which 
Her Majesty has sent to the China Seas, but with 
Her Majesty we still trust that the Emperor of 
China will see the justice of the demands which Her 
Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries have been instructed to 
make : 

That we rejoice to learn that the differences which 
had arisen between Spain and Portugal about the 
execution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to 
both parties, by the aid of Her Majesty’s mediation : 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that 
the Debt incurred by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, being a 
serious obstacle to improvements which are essential 
to the prosperity of the United Province, Her Ma- 
jesty has authorized the Governor General to make 
a communication on the subject to the Council and 
Assembly of Canada; also, to thank Her Majesty 
for having directed the Papers to be laid before us ; 
and to assure Her Majesty that we will not fail to 


direct our earnest attention to matters so materially 
Vou. 96. 

















97°—28° August. 495 


affecting the welfare of Canada and the strength of 
the Empire: 

To assure Her Majesty that Her Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 
as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament: 


Humbly to represent to Her Majesty, that we 
observe with great concern that the Public Expen- 
diture has of late in each of several successive years 
exceeded the annual income, and that we are con- 
vinced of the necessity of adopting measures for the 
purpose of remedying so great an evil : 


To assure Her Majesty, that we are deeply sen- 
sible of the importance of those considerations to 
which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to 
direct our attention, in reference to the Commerce 
and Revenue of the Country, and to the Laws which 
regulate the Trade in Corn : 


That in deciding on the course which it may be 
advisable to pursue with reference to matters of such 
importance, it will be our earnest desire to consult 
the interests and promote the welfare of all classes 
of Her Majesty’s Subjects; that we feel it, however, 
to be our duty humbly to submit to Her Majesty, 
that it is essential to the satisfactory result of our 
deliberations on these and other matters of public 
concern, that Her Majesty’s Government should 
possess the confidence of this House and of the 
Country, and respectfully to represent to Her Ma- 
jesty, that that confidence is not reposed in the pre- 
sent Advisers of Her Majesty: 

To assure Her Majesty, that in the gracious ex- 
pression of Her Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Her Subjects who are now suffering from. 
distress and want of employment, we recognize an 
additional proof of Her Majesty’s tender regard for 
the welfare of Her Subjects, and that we cordially 
join in the prayer of Her Majesty, that all our deli- 
berations may be guided by wisdom and may con- 
duce to the happiness of Her People. 


Ordered, That a Committee be = 5g to draw Committee 
er Majesty upon to draw up 


up an Address to be presented to 
the said Resolution :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Mr. Stuart Wortley, Lord Bruce, Sir 
Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, Mr. 
Goulburn, Sir Henry Hardinge, Sit Edward Knatch- 
bull, Sir Edward Sugden, Sir George Clerk, Lord 
Granville Somerset, Sir William Follett, or any Five 
of them :—And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That the Speech of the Lords Com- 
missioners to both Houses of Parliament be referred 
to the Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Lagan Naviga- 


Address ; 


Speech 
referred. 


vest the Lagan Navigation in the Commissioners of tiou Bill. 


Public Works in Ireland: And that Mr. Attorney 
General for Lreland and Mr. Shaw do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to New NewChurches. 
Churches, which was presented upon Wednesday No.2, 


last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Falkland 
Islands, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Duties, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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


Falkland 
Islands. 


No. 3. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Timber Timber Duties, 


No. 4. 


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Address re- 
ported. 


496 28° Augusti. 


Sabbati, 28° die Augusti ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Stuart Wortly reported from the Committee 
appointed yesterday to draw up an Address 
to be presented to Her Majesty, That they had 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 
the gracious Speech which Your Majesty has di- 
rected to be delivered by the Lords Commissioners : 

We humbly desire to express our satisfaction that 
Your Majesty has availed yourself of the earliest 
opportunity of resorting to the advice and assistance 
of Your Parliament, after the dissolution of the late 
Parliament : 

We assure Your nang A that we are much re- 
joiced to learn, that Your Majesty continues to re- 
ceive from Foreign Powers gratifying assurances of 
their desire to maintain with Your Majesty the most 
friendly relations : 

We learn with much contentment that the objects 
for which the Treaty of July 1840 was concluded 
between Your Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, the 
King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, and the 
Sultan, have been fully accomplished; and we share 
in the gratification with which Your Majesty is 
enabled to state that the temporary separation which 
the measures taken in execution of that Treaty, 
created between the contracting Powers and France, 
has now ceased. We trust with Your Majesty that 
the union of the principal Powers of Europe upon 
all matters affecting the great interests of Europe, 
will afford a firm security for the maintenance of 
Peace : 

We participate in the joy with which Your Majesty 
informs us, that, in consequence of the evacuation 
of Ghorian by the Persian Troops, Your Majesty 
has ordered Your Minister at the Court of Persia 
to return to Teheran: 

We beg to express our regret, that the Negotia- 
tions between Your Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries in 
China and the Chinese Government have not yet 
been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that 
it has been necessary to call into action the Forces 
which Your Majesty has sent to the China Seas, 
but with Your Majesty we still trust that the Em- 
peror of China will see the justice of the demands 
which Your Majesty’s Plenipotentiaries have been 
instructed to make : 

We rejoice to learn that the differences which had 
arisen between Spain and Portugal about the exe- 
cution of a Treaty concluded by those Powers in 
1835, for regulating the Navigation of the Douro, 
have been adjusted amicably and with honour to 
both parties, by the aid of Your Majesty’s media- 
tion : 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for acquainting 
us that the Debt incurred by the Legislature of 
Upper Canada, for the purpose of Public Works, 
being a serious obstacle to improvements which are 
essential to the prosperity of the United Province, 
Your Majesty has authorized the Governor General 
to make a communication on the subject to the 
Council and Assembly of Canada; and also, we 
thank Your Majesty for having directed the Papers 
to be laid before us; and we assure Your Majesty 
that we will not fail to direct our earnest attention 
to matters so materially affecting the welfare of Ca- 
nada and the strength of the Empire : 

We assure Your Majesty that Your Majesty may 
rely with entire confidence on our loyalty and zeal 
to make adequate provision for the Public Service, 














A. 1841. 


as well as for the further application of sums granted 
by the last Parliament : 

_ We beg leave humbly to represent to Your Ma- 
jesty, that we observe with great concern that the 
Public Expenditure has of late in each of several 
successive years exceeded the annual income, and 
that we are convinced of the necessity of adopting 
— for the purpose of remédying so great an 
evil : 

We assure Your Majesty, that we are deeply 
sensible of the importance of those considerations 
to which Your Majesty has been graciously pleased 
to direct our attention, in reference to the Commerce 
and Revenue of the Country, and to the Laws which 
regulate the Trade in Corn: 

In deciding on the course which it may be ad- 
visable to pursue with reference to matters of such. 
importance, it will be our earnest desire to consult 
the interests and promote the welfare of all classes 
of Your Majesty’s Subjects ; we feel it, however, to 
be our duty humbly to submit to Your Majesty, 
that it is essential to the satisfactory result of our 
deliberations on these and other matters of public 
concern, that Your Majesty’s Government should 
possess the confidence of this House and of the 
Country ; and we respectfully represent to Your 
Majesty, that that confidence is not reposed in the 
present Advisers of Your Majesty : 

We assure Your Majesty, that in the gracious 
expression of Your Majesty’s deep sympathy with 
those of Your Subjects who are now suffering from 
distress and want of employment, we recognize an 
additional proof of Your Majesty’s tender regard 
for the welfare of Your Subjects ; and we cordially 
join in the prayer of Your Majesty, that all our 
deliberations may be guided by wisdom, and may 
conduce to the happiness of Your Majesty’s People: 


The said Address, being read a second time ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by adding at the end thereof the words “ That 
“ we further respectfully represent to Your Majesty, 
that, in our opinion, the distress which Your Ma- 
jesty deplores is mainly attributable to the cir- 
cumstance of Your whole People not being fully 
and fairly represented in this House; and that 
we feel it will be our duty to consider the means 
of so extending and regulating the suffrage, and 
of adopting such improvements in the system of 
voting, as will confer on the working classes that 
just weight in the Representative Body which is 
necessary to secure a due consideration of their 
interests, and which their present patient endur- 
ance of suffering gives them the strongest title to 
claim.” 

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 the { Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 39 


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Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe: 
Tellers for ~ Sir Thomas Fremanile, 283 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : } ‘ 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Address agreed 
Committee in the said Address to be presented to "- 


Her Majesty. 
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 Speech of the Lords Commis- Speech to be 
sioners to both Houses of Parliament be taken into considered. 


consideration upon Monday next. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


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Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. “ 


Me; Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to 
the House, That their several Addresses of the 
26th day of this instant August (That Her Majesty 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


would be graciously pleased to give directions that P 


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 directions accordingly. 


Ships“Erebus” Mr. Evans, from the Admiralty Office, was called 
aud“ Terror.” in and at the bar presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Copies of Extracts from the Des- 
patch of Captain James Ross, from Van Diemen’s 
Land, showing the nature and extent of the bril- 
liant Discoveries which are said to have been made 
in a high southern latitude by Her Majesty’s ships 
“ Erebus” and “ Terror :’—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


30° Augustt. 





Universal 


Petitions from Wingate Grange ;—James Nelson; 
Suffrage. 


— Joseph Simmons ; — Job Atterbury ,; — William | 
Ginnever ;— Thomas Ginnever ; —John Sleath ;— | 
William Davis Snenton;—Thomas Lord ;—George | 
Kendall ;— William Branson ;— Joseph Souter ;— 
William Davis ;—James Davis ;—Charles Steadi- 
fant ;—John Lane ;— Thomas Davis ;—Leeds (three 
Petitions) ;—and, Ouseburn; praying for the adop- 
tion of Universal Suffrage,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to consider whether any and what improvement can 
be adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- 
ness ; and who were empowered to report their Ob- 
servations and Opinion thereupon, from time to time, 
to the House, have Power to report the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them, from time to time. 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee; That they had considered the matters 
referred to them; and directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before then. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday the 7th day of Sep- 
tember next. 


Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of further 
Report of Richard Griffith, Esquire, to the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, &amp;c., on the 
progress of the Roads and Land Improvements on 
the Crown Estate of King Williamstown, in the 
county of Cork, dated the 13th August 1841. 

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


A Petition of Merchants residing at Montreal, in 
the province of Canada, praying the House to pass an 
Act to repeal all Duties now levied in the United 
Kingdom on Beef, Butter, Pork and Lard, as well 
as on Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Barley, Oats, Buck 


Private 
Business. 


No. 5. 


Crown Lands 
(Ireland.) 


Import Duties, 








Wheat, Beans, Peas and other Grains, and the Flour 
or Meal made therefrom, levying on the frontier of | 
Canada adjacent to the United States of America, | 
such duties as may be considered sufficient, and al- | 
lowing all provisions from Canada, after paying such 
duty, to enter free into the ports of the United King- 
dom, allowing a drawback if re-exported to the 
United States of America, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon tne Table. 





Southwark 
Improvement. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of, and Owners of Pro- 


and Saint Savivur, in the borough of Southwark, 
in the county of Surrey, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for forming a new Street, from Blackman-street, in 
the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in the said 
borough, to Great Surrey-street, in the parish of 


perty in, the parishes of Saing George-the-Martyr | 





Vou. 96. 


497 


Christchurch, in the said county, in continuation of 
the new Dover-road, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Several Petitions, complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns, being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Table, and the names of the 
laces to which the said Petitions related (being all 
of them Petitions of the last class), were put into 
the glass at the Table, and drawa by the Clerk in the 
following order : 


A Petition of Jozé Louis Fernandes, of the parish Wakefield 
of Sandal, and of the Borough of Wakefield, both Election. 


in the county of York, Merchant, and Zawrence 
Hitchon, of the said Borough of Wakefield, Wool- 
stapler, Electors of the said Borough, was read; 
setting forth, That at the time of the last Election 
fora Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Wakefield, the Petitioners were 
and now are duly registered electors of the said Bo- 
rough, and claimed to have had, and had a right to 
vote, and the Petitioner Zawrence Hitchon did vote 
at the said last Election; that at the said Election 
the Honourable William Sebright Lascelles and 
Joseph Holdsworth, Esquire, were candidates to 
serve as Members for the said Borough, and Thomas 
Bar ff, Esquire, acted as Returning Officer thereat ; 
that at the close of the said Election the said Joseph 
Holdsworth was declared to have been elected 
thereat, and was accordingly returned as duly chosen 
and elected to serve for the said Borough in this 
Parliament; that at the time of the said Election 
the said Joseph Holdsworth was the Returning Offi- 
cer of the said Borough of Wakefield, and thereby 
was incapable of, and disabled from, being elected 
thereat to serve for the said Borough in Parliament ; 
that the Borough of Wakefield is a Borough in 
Schedule D., of the Act passed in the second year 
of King William the Fourth, to amend the Repre- 
sentation of the People of England and Wales, and 
that no person is mentioned in the said Schedule as 
Returning Officer for the said Borough; that on or 
about the twenty-fifth day of March last passed, 
Frederick William Thomas Vernon Wentworth, Es- 
quire, the Sheriff of the county of York, in which 
county the said Borough is situate, did, by writing 
under his hand, duly norninate and appoint the said 
Joseph Holdsworth, then and there being, a fit per- 
son, and resident in the said Borough, to be Return- 
ing Officer for the said Borough, which appoint- 
ment was within one week of the making thereof 
delivered to the Clerk of the Peace of the said 
county, and by him filed and preserved with the re- 
cords of his office, according to the form of the sta- 
tute in such case made and provided ; that the said 
Joseph Holdsworth did not, within one week after 
he had received notice of his said nomination and 
appointment as such Returning Officer, make oath 
before any Justice of the Peace that he was qua- 
lified to be elected to serve as a Member in Parlia- 
ment, nor did he notify the same to the said Sheriff ; 
that by virtue of the said nomination and appoint- 
ment the said Joseph Holdsworth became and was 
the Returning Officer for the said Borough, until 
the nomination of a Returning Officer to be made in 
the month of March One thousand eight hundred 
and forty-two, or until he shall become incapable 
of, or be otherwise lawfully discharged from the 
said office, according to the provisions of the statute 
in such case made and provided, and was and is 
thereby incapable of, and disqualified from being 
elected at the said Election as a Member, or to sit 
and vote as a Member to serve in this Parliament 
for the said Borough; that the Petitioners further 
allege, that by virtue of a nomination and appoint- 
ment duly made in that behalf by the Sheriff of the 
county of York then being, the said Joseph Holds- 
worth was Returning Officer for the said Borough 
before the said Election, and before he became a 
candidate thereat as aforesaid, and from the time of 

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such nomination and appointment hitherto has con- 


whereof the said Joseph Holdsworth was and is in- 
capable of and disqualified from being elected at 
the said Election as a Member to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; that the incapacity and 
disqualification of the said Joseph Holdsworth to be 
elected, or to sit and vote as a Member for the said 
Borough as aforesaid, continued during the whole 
of the said Election; that the same was a matter of 

ublic notoriety before and at and during the said 

lection, and was well known to the said Thomas 
Barff and the electors of the said Borough, who gave 
their votes for the said Joseph Holdsworth at the 
time of their voting for the said Joseph Holdsworth ; 
that public notice of such incapacity and disquali- 
fication was given at the nomination of candidates 
at. the said Election, and was published in the said 
Borough after the delivery of the precept for holding 
of the said Election, and before holding the same, 
by the posting and distribution of printed notices or 
ni Be! to the effect following ; that is to say, 


“ Borough of Wakefield. 


“ Notice to the Electors. 

“ We, William Sebright Lascelles, a Candidate to 
represent the Borough of Wakefield in the next 
Parliament, and Richard Dunn and John Barff, 
Registered Electors of the said Borough, 


“ Give Notice, 

“ That Joseph Holdsworth, of the said Borough, 
Esquire, was duly nominated and appointed to be 
the Returning Officer for the said Borough in the 
month of March last, and then became and still is 
such Returning Officer, according to the statute in 
such case made and provided, and is thereby inca- 
pable of being elected to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, and 

“ We further give Notice, 

“ That all votes given in favour of the said Joseph 
Holdsworth, at the present Election of a Member 
to serve in the next Parliament for the said Borough, 
will, by reason of such incapacity, be lost and thrown 
away. 

“ Dated this 28th day of June 1841. 

“ W.S. Lascelles, Rich. Dunn, John Barff.” 


That the substance or contents of such notices or 
placards were well known by the several persons 
who voted for the said Joseph Holdsworth before 
they gave their votes for the said Joseph Holds- 
worth at the said Election; that the votes of all 
omen who voted for the said Joseph Holdsworth, 

nowing his incapacity and disqualification to be 
elected as aforesaid, were and are lost and thrown 
away, and were and are bad and illegal, and ought 
not to have been received, and should now be struck 
from the poll; that if the incapacity and disqualifi- 
cation aforesaid were unknown to any of such voters, 
the number of such voters is much less than the 
number of good and valid voters, whose votes were 
given at the said Election for the said William Se- 
bright Lascelles; and that, if the votes of all such 
voters be retained upon the poll in favour of the said 
Joseph Holdsworth, the said William Sebright Las- 
celles will still be m a large majority of all the good, 
valid and legal votes given or tendered at the said 
Election ; that the said William Sebright Lascelles 
had a majority of such good and legal votes, and 
ought therefore to have been returned as duly 
elected at the said Election to serve for the said 
Borough in this Parliament; and praying, That the 
House will take the premises into consideration, 





such other and further relief in the premises as to 
tinued to be such Returning Officer, by means | 


the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of Sudbury 
the Borough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, Election, 


claiming to have had a right to vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, was read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners claim to have had a right to vote, and 
had a right to vote at the last Election of Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the Bo- 
rough of Sudbury; that at the said Election David 
Jones, Esquire, Charles Taylor, Esquire, Frederic 
Villiers, Esquire, and David Ochterlony Dyce 
Sombre, were candidates to represent the said Bo- 
rough in Parliament; that Thomas Jones, Esquire, 
the Mayor of the said Borough, acted as the Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough, and that the 
poll was taken at the said Election on Tuesday the 
Twenty-ninth day of June now last past; that the 
said Frederic Villiers and the said David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre were declared by the said Returning 
Officer to have had a majority of votes at the said 
Election, and were returned as Members duly 
elected to serve in the present Parliament for the 
said Borough ; that after the teste or issuing out, or 
ordering of the Writs of Election upon the calling 
or summoning of this present Parliament, and after 
the said Borough and the representation thereof had 
become vacant by the dissolution of the late Parlia- 
ment, and after the teste of the Writ for the Elec- 
tion of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and before and during the 
Election, the said Frederick Villiers and David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre did, by themselves and 
their respective agents, friends and partisans, and 
by other ways and means on their behalf, at their 
charges, before their election, directly and indirectly 
give, present and allow to persons having votes at 
the said Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, en- 
tertainment, provision and reward, and did respec- 
tively make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements, to give 
money, meat, drink, provision, present, reward and 
entertainment to and for persons having votes as 
aforesaid, and to and for the use, advantage, benefit, 
enjoyment, profit and preferment of such persons, in 
order that they the said Frederick Villiers and David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, and each of them, might 
be elected, and for being elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough; that be- 
fore, at and during the said Election, the said Fre- 
derick Villiers and the said David Ochterlony Dyce 
Sombre were respectively, by themselves and by 
their respective agents, managers, friends and par- 
tisans, guilty of many acts of bribery and corrup- 
tion, in order to corrupt and procure, and did by 
themselves and their respective agents, friends, 
managers and other persons employed in their be- 
half, by gifts, presents, money, rewards, and by pro- 
mises, agreements and securities for gifts, money 
and rewards, and by threats, intimidation, offers, 
promises, undue influence, and other corrupt, illegal 
or improper practices, acts and means, corrupt and 
procure divers persons having or claiming to have 








votes at the said Election, to give their votes for 


| them the said Frederick Villiers and the said David 


and declare the said Return of the said Joseph | Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or for one of them, or to 


Holdsworth null and void, and that he was not dul 
elected, and ought not to have been returned at the 


| forbear to give them in favour of the said David 
Jones and Charles Taylor or one of them ; that the 


said Election, but that the said William Sebright | said Frederick Villiers and the said David Ochter- 
Lascelles was duly elected and ought to have heen | lony Dyce Sombre are respectively by the said cor- 
returned thereat; and that the Return may be | rupt and illegal practices, wholly disabled and in- 
amended accordingly, and that the House will give | capacitated and ineligible to serve in the present 


| Parliament 


5 Vicroriz. 


Parliament for the said Borough of Sudbury, and 
the Return of the said Frederick Villiers and the 
said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, and each of 
them, is wholly null and void ; that gross, extensive 
and systematic corruption by open and notorious 
bribery and treating was practised before and at the 
said Election, by divers persons, being friends, sup- 
porters and partisans of the said Frederick Villiers 
and David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, 
with a view to the election of the said Frederick 
Villiers and David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, and 
that the said Election and Return of the said Fre- 
derick Villiers and David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre 
was procured by means of such bribery and treating, 
and that by reason thereof the said Election and 
Return of the said Frederick Villiers and the said 


30° Auguste. 





David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre were wholly null and 
void ; that previous to, and at and during the said 
Election, most undue influence and intimidation, as 
well by threats of violence as by actual violence, 
and by outrage committed on the persons and pro- 
perty of the electors in the interest of the said David 
Jones and Charles Taylor, were practised and exer- 
cised by the agents, friends, managers and partisans 
and others acting for and in the interest and behalf 
of the said Frederick Villiers and David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, whereby many electors duly qualified 
to vote at the said Election, and who but for such 
intimidation and influence would have voted in fa- 
vour of the said David Jones and the said Charles 
Taylor, were wrongfully compelled and induced to 
vote for the said Frederick Villiers and the said David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, one or both of them, or to 
forbear to vote for the said David Jones and the 
said Charles Taylor, or for one of them, or were 
forcibly prevented and restrained from voting for 
the said David Jones and the said Charles Taylor, 
or for one of them; that, by reason of the premises, 
the said Election and Return of the said Frederick 
Villiers and David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, were 
wholly null and void; that at the time of the said 
Election and Return the said David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre was wholly ineligible and by law in- 
capacitated to be elected, or to sit as a Member to 
serve in Parliament, by reason that he the said David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, not being the son or 
grandson of a father who was a natural-born subject 
of the Sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland, was 
born out of the legiance of the Crown of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, and by reason that at the time of 
the said Election and Return he was an alien, whose 
incapacity to serve as a Member of the Parliament 
of the United Kingdom had not been, by statute or 
otherwise, removed at the time of the said Election ; 
that, by reason of the premises, the Election and 
Return of the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre 
were wholly null and void ; that the said Frederick 
Villiers, not being the eldest son or heir apparent of 
any Peer or Lord of Parliament, or of any person 
qualified to serve as a Knight of the Shire, was not 
at the time of the said Election capable of being 
elected to serve in Parliament as a Member for the 
said Borough, by reason that he was not then seised 
or entitled for his own use and benefit of and to an 
estate legal or equitable in lands, tenements or here- 
ditaments of any tenure whatever, situate, lying and 
being within the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, or in the rents and profits thereof for 
his own life, or for the life or lives of any other 
person or persons then living, or for a term of years 
either absolute or determinable on his own life or on 
the life or lives of any other person or persons then 
living, of which term not less than thirteen years 
were at the time of his Election unexpired, such 
estate being of the clear yearly value of not less 
than three hundred pounds over and above all in- 
cumbrances affecting the same, nor was he the said 
Frederick Villiers at the time of his said election 
possessed or entitled for his own use and benefit, at 


law or in equity, for his own life, or for the life or 
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499 


lives of any other person or persons then living, 
or for any term of years either absolute or deter- 
minable on his own life, or for the life or lives of 
any other person or persons then living, of which 
term not less than thirteen years were at the time of 
his election unexpired, of or to personal estate and 
effects of any nature or kind whatsoever, situate 
within the said United Kingdom, or the interest, 
dividends or annual proceeds of any such personal 
estate or effects, such personal estate or effects, 
interest, dividends or annual proceeds actually 
producing the clear yearly income of not less than 
three hundred pounds over and above all incum- 
brances affecting the same; nor was he the said 
Frederick Villiers, at the time of his said election, 
possessed of more than one of the several kinds of 
qualification hereinbefore mentioned, being jointly 
of sufficient value to qualify a person to serve in 
Parliament for any Borough, according to the pro- 
visions of a certain Act of Parliament passed in the 
first and second years of the reign of Her Majesty, 
intituled, “ An Act to amend the Laws relating to 
the Qualification of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment ;” that the said Frederick Villiers was not, at 
the time of his said election and return, nor is at 
the present time, qualified, by estate or in respect of 
property or otherwise, to be elected or to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough ; that, by reason 
of the premises, the said Election and Return of the 
said Frederick Villiers, were wholly null and void ; 
and praying, That the House will take the premises 
ito consideration, and will declare the said Election 
and Return of the said Frederick Villiers, and the 
said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, to be null and 
void, and will order the same to be set aside and can- 
celled, or will declare the said Election and Return, 
so far as regards the said Frederick Villiers, to be 
null and noid, and will order the same to be set 
aside so far as regards the said Frederick Villiers, 
or will declare the said Election and Return of the 
said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre to be null and 
void, and will order the same to be set aside, so far 
as regards the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, 
and will afford the Petitioners such other relief in 
the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of William Pearce Stanley, Captain in Bridport 
the Royal Navy, Edward Sackville Knight, Chemist Election. 


and Druggist, Samuel Skinner Cory, Surgeon, and 
Francis Bartlett, Linen Draper, all of the Borough 
of Bridport, in the county of Dorset, was read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners were at and during 
the last Election of Members to serve in this Par- 
liament for the Borough of Bridport, in the county 
of Dorset, and now are electors of the said Borough, 
and had, and claim to have had, a right to vote, and 
did vote, at the said last Election for the said Bo- 
rough; that the said Election was held on the 
twenty-eighth day of June now last past, and Henry 
Warburton, Esquire, Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 
Esquire, and Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane, Esquire, were candidates thereat, and at 
the conclusion thereof a poll having been demanded, 
the said Henry Warburton and Thomas Alexander 
Mitchell were returned as duly elected to serve in 
the present Parliament as Members for the said 
Borough ; that the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 
at the time of the said Election and Return, had 
undertaken, and did then hold and enjoy, in the 
whole or in part, a certain contract, agreement or 
commission, made or entered into with, under or 
from the Lords of Her Majesty’s Board of Admi- 
ralty as Commissioners of the Navy, or with some 
other person or persons for or ‘on account of the 

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public service, and had also knowingly and willingly 
furnished and provided in pursuance of such con- 
tract or agreement, and did furnish and provide in 

ursuance thereof, certain wares or merchandize to 
be used or employed in the service of the public, 
by reason of which contract, agreement and com- 
mission, and also by reason of the said furnishing 
and providing as aforesaid, the said Thomas Alez- 
ander Mitchell then was and is incapable of being 
elected at the said Election, or of sitting or voting as 
a Member of the House of Commons, by virtue of 
the statute in such case made and provided ; that 





after the dissolution of the last Parliament, and 
before and during the said Election, and after the | 
said Return had been made as aforesaid, the said 
Thomas Alexander Mitchell did, by himself, and his | 
agents, friends and partisans, by divers ways and 
means, and at his charge and on his behalf, directly 
and indirectly, give, present and allow to persons 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election, 
money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision and 
reward, and did make presents, gifts, rewards and 
promises, agreements, obligations and engagements 
to give money, meat, drink, provision, presents, re- 
ward and entertainment, to and for persons having 
or claiming to have votes as aforesaid, and to and 
for the use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit 
and preferment of such persons, in order that he 
the said Thomas Alexander Mitchellmight be elected, 
and for being elected to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough; that before and during the said 
Election, the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell was, 
by himself and his agents, managers and friends, 
guilty of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in 
order to corrupt and procure, and did by himself 
and his agents, friends, managers, and other persons 
employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, money, 
rewards and promises and agreements and securities 
for money, gifts and rewards, and by other undue 
influence, and other corrupt, illegal and improper 
practices, acts and means, corrupt and procure divers 
ersons having or claiming to have votes at such 

lection, to give their votes in favour of the said 
Thomas Alexander Mitchell, and to forbear to give 
them in favour of the said Alexander Dundas 
Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane; that the said Tho- 
mas Alexander Mitchell, by the said corrupt and 
illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 














Parliament for the said Borough of Bridport, and 
the return of the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 
was and is wholly null and void ; that gross, exten- 
sive and systematic treating, bribery and corruption 
were practised and carried on at the said Election, 
with a view to the election of the said Thomas Alex- 
ander Mitchell, and that the said Election and Re- 
turn of the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell was 
procured by means of such treating, bribery and 
corruption, by reason whereof the said Election and 
Return of the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell was 
and is wholly null and void ; that the said Thomas 
Alexander Mitchell did, by himself or some other 
person or persons in his behalf, give or cause to be 
given, or did promise or agree to give a certain sum 
of money, and did know of and consent to such gift 
and promise upon an engagement, that the person 
or persons to whom the said gift or promise was 
made, should by himself or themselves or by others 
procure or endeavour to procure the return of the 
said Thomas Alexander Mitchell to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough of Brid- 
port, and that having been so returned for the said 
Borough, and having given or promised to give, and 
knowing of and consenting to such gift or promise 
as aforesaid, the said Thomas Alexander Mitchell 
is disabled and incapacitated to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said Borough, and ought to be 
deemed and taken to be and is no Member of Par- 
liament as if he had never been returned or elected 
a Member of Parliament; and praying, That the 























House will take the premises into consideration, 
and will declare the said Election and Return of the 
said Thomas Alexander Mitchell to be null and void, 
and will order the same to be set aside, and will 
afford the Petitioners such other and further relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of Ipswich 
the Borough of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, Election, 


who claim to have had a right to vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough, was read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners claim to have had a right to vote, and 
had a right to vote at the last Election of Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough of Ipswich; that at the said Election Fitzroy 
Kelly, Esquire, and John Charles Herries, commonly 
called the Right honourable John Charles Herries, 
Rigby Wason, Esquire, and George Rennie the 
younger, Esquire, were candidates; that a poll having 
been demanded and taken by the Returning Officer, 
the said Rigby Wason and the said George Rennie 
were, by the said Returning Officer, declared duly 
elected, and were returned as Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough ; that after 
the teste of the Writ for holding the said Election, 
and before, at and during the said Election, the 
said Rigby Wason did, by himself and his agents, 
friends and partisans, by divers ways and means in 
his behalf, or at his charge, directly or indirectly 
give, present or allow to persons having votes at the 
said Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment or 
provision, and made promises, agreements, obliga- 
tions or engagements to give money, meat, drink, 
provison, presents, rewards or entertainment to and 
for persons having votes at the said Election, and 
to and for the use, benefit and advantage, employ- 
ment, profit and preferment of such persons, in order 
that he the said Rigby Wason might be elected, or 
for being elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough; that by reason of the said 
corrupt or illegal practices the said Rigby Wason 
was and is wholly incapacitated and ineligible to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough, 
and the said Election and Return of the said Rigby 
Wason were and are wholly null and void; that after 
the teste of the Writ for holding the said Election, 
and before, at and during the said Election, the said 
George Rennie did, by himself and his agents, friends 
and partisans, by divers ways and means on his be- 
half, or at his charge, directly or indirectly give, 

resent or allow to persons having votes at the said 
Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment or pro- 
vision, and made promises, agreements, obligations 
or engagements, to give money, meat, drink, pro- 
vision, presents, rewards or entertainment to and for 
persons having votes at the said Election, and to and 
for the use, benefit and advantage, employment, 
profit and preferment of such persons, in order that 
he the said George Rennie might be elected, or for 
being elected to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough; that by reason of the said corrupt 
and illegal practices, the said George Rennie was and 
is wholly incapacitated and ineligible to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough, and the 
Election and Return of the said George Rennie were 
and are wholly null and void ; that before and during 
the said Election the said Rigby Wason was, by him- 
self, and his agents, friends and managers, guilty of 
divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order to 
corrupt and procure, and did by himself, and his 
agents, managers and friends, and by many other 
persons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards, and by promises and a 

an 


5 Vicroriz. 30° Augusti. 501 


and securities for money, gifts, employment and 
rewards, and by threats, intimidation, promises, 
undue influence, and other corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices, acts and means, corrupt or procure divers per- 
sons having or claiming to have votes at the said 
Election to give their votes in favour of him the said 
Rigby Wason and of the said George Rennie, or of 
one of them, or to forbear to give their votes in favour 
of the said Fitzroy Kelly or the said John Charles 
Herries, or of one of them; that the said Rigby 
Wason, by the said corrupt and illegal practices was 
and is wholly incapacitated and ineligible to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough, and 
the said Election and Return of the said Rigby Wason 
were and are wholly null and void ; that before and 
during the said Election the said George Rennie was 
by himself and his agents, friends and managers, 
guilty of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in 
order to corrupt or procure, and did by himself and 
his agents, managers and friends, and by many other 
persons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards, and by promises and agreements, 
and securities for money, gifts, employment and re- 
wards, and by threats, intimidation, promises, undue 
influence, and other corrupt and illegal practices, 
acts and means, corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at the said Election 
to give their votes in favour of the said Rigby Wason 
and of the said George Rennie, or of one of them, or 
to forbear to give their votes in favour of the said 
Fitzroy Kelly and John Charles Herries, or of one 
of them ; that the said George Rennie, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly in- 
capacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, and the said Elec- 
tion and Return of the said George Rennie were and 
are wholly null and void; that gross, extensive, 
systematic, and open and notorious bribery and cor- 
ruption, were practised and carried on at the said 
Election, by divers persons, being friends, supporters, 
and partisans of the said Rigby Wason and the said 
George Rennie, with a view to the Election of the 
said Rigby Wasonand the said George Rennie, or of 
one of them, and that the said Election and Return 
of the said Rigby Wason and of the said George 
Rennie, both or one of them, were procured by means 
of such bribery and corruption ; that, by reason of the 
premises, the said Election and Return of the said 





Rigby Wason and George Rennie, and of each of 
them, were and are wholly null and void ; that fraud, 
intimidation, and duress, were, by the agents, friends, 
and managers, and by other persons, on behalf of 
the said Rigby Wason and George Rennie, or of one 
of them, practised upon divers persons, having votes 
at the said Election, by means whereof many per- 
sons, who but for such illegal practices would have 
voted in favour of the said Fitzroy Kelly and the 
said John Charles Herries, or of one of them, were 
induced and compelled to vote in favour of the said 
Rigby Wasonand George Rennie, or of one of them ; 
that by reason of the said illegal practices, the said 
Election and Return of the said Rigby Wason, and 
of the said George Rennie, or one‘of them, were and 
are wholly null and void; and praying, That the 
House will take the premises into consideration, and 
will declare the said Election and Return of the said 
Rigby Wason and George Rennie to be wholly null 
and void, or will declare the said Election and Return 
of the said Rigby Wason to be wholly null and void, 
or will declare the said Election and Return of the 
said George Rennie to be wholly null and void, and 
will give to the Petitioners such further and other 
relief as to the House shall seem meet. © 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant or Warrants for such persons, papers and re- 
cords, as shall be thought necessary by the several 


Parties on the hearing of the matter of the said 
Petition. 


Vox. 96. 

















Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- Hans Towns, 
jesty’s Command,—Copy of Convention of Com- 
merce and Navigation, between Her Majesty and the 
Hans Towns, signed at London, August 3d 1841. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Excise, 
a Return of the Recommendations which are con- 
tained in the Reports of the Commissioners who 
were appointed on the 27th day of March 1833, to 
examine into the Department of Excise, and shew- 
ing what parts of them have beeu carried into effect, 
and the dates. 


Lord Seymour presented, pursuant to an Address Justice of 
to Her Majesty,—Copy of Report on the Adminis- Peace Court 
tration of the Law in the Justice of Peace Court (!*e) 
held in the City of Glasgow. 

Ordered, That the said Paperdo lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a West India 
Copy of any Treasury Minute in answer to the Memo- Mails. 
rial from the Inhabitants of Dartmouth, relative to 
the Arrival and Departure of the West India Mails. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Valuation 

a Return of the several Counties, Counties of Cities (Ireland.) 
and Counties of Towns in Jreland, of which the 
Valuation, under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 84, has 
been completed ; specifying the name of each Ba- 
rony or Half Barony, the Acreable Contents, and 
the Valuation thereof; stating also the Sum ordered 
to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring 
Assizes 1841, for each such Barony 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 Summer Assizes 
1841, for each such Barony or Half Barony, and 
the Rate per centum which such Sum bears to the 
Valuation ; stating also 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 
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 :—And, 
similar Returns for the Counties of Cavan, Down, 
Fermanagh, Louth and Meath, for the year 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a County 
Return of the Amount paid to the Treasurers’ Fee Cleland.) 
Fund by each County in Jreland for the year ending ‘ : 
the 25th day of March 1841 ; also, of the Amount 
of Expenditure out of it for the year ending the 
25th day of March 1841, in which the Salaries and 
Expenses of Office are distinguished from Extra- 
ordinary Expenses :— And, an Account in charge 
and discharge of the Fees received by the Registrar 
of Treasurers’ Accounts under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54, 
and of the Appropriation thereof. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Fines 
Account in chargeand discharge of all Fines received (Ireland. ) 
under the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 99, and of the Appro- 
priation thereof, to the latest period :— And, a Return 
of the Amount paid to the Fund from each County, 
and of the Expenditure out of it, in which the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Office are distinguished 
from Extraordinary Expenses. 


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, Copies of Correspondence between the Se- 
cretary of State for the Colonial Department and 
the Governor of Canada, relative to the Memorial 
of the British American Land Company, the Canada 
Company, and the Worth American Colonial Asso- 
ciation of Ireland, suggesting a plan for the ad- 
vancement of Agriculture and Commerce, and the 
completion of the Public Works in 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. 

3T Lord 





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Answer to 
Address, 


West Indies, 


New South 
Wales. 


Adjournment. 


Navy Pay Bill. 


Lords Commis- 
sioners’ Speech. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Buildings Re- 
gulation Bill. 


Boroughs 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Public 
Petitions, 


502 30° Augusti. 0° Septembris. 


Lord Marcus Hill reported to the House, That Her 
Majesty having been attended with their Address of 
Saturday last, was pleased to receive the same very 
graciously, and to give the following Answer : 


It is a great satisfaction to me to find that the 
House of Commons are deeply sensible of the im- 
portance of those considerations, to which I directed 
their attention in reference to the Commerce and 
Revenue of the country, and to the Laws which re- 
gulate the Trade in Corn, and that, in deciding on 
the course which it may be advisable to pursue, it 
will be their earnest desire to consult the interests and 
promote the welfare of all classes of My Subjects. 

Ever anxious to listen to the advice of My Par- 
liament, I will take immediate measures for the 
formation of a new Administration. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her yg de 
Command,—Copy of Papers relative to the West 
Indies 1841, Part II., Jamaica. 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Despatch from 
Governor Sir George Gipps, relative to the introduc- 
tion of Emigrants upon Bounty into New South 
Wales, together with Copies of any Correspondence 
thereon. 


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


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 Com- 
mittee on the Navy Pay Bill; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Lords’ Commissioners Speech to 
both Houses of Parliament ; 

Ordered, That the said Speech be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Mr. Lynch: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for regulating Buildings in large Towns; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the Improvement of certain Boroughs ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, 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 con- 
tents, 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, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. George Wil- 
liam Wood, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Sir Robert 
Harry Inglis, Mr. Greene, Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. 
Brotherton, Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. Pusey, Mr. 
Wentworth Howard, Mr. Villers Stuart, Captain 
Jones, Lord Viscount Duncan, Sir Charles Douglas, 
Lord Fitzalan, and Mr. Buckley. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


A. 1841. 


Luna, 6° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


mingham, praying for the abolition of all taxes, 
whether direct or indirect, upon food, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


in Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; 
and-ordered to be read a second time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Tabie. 

And there being no Petition of the first class, a 
Petition complaining of an undue Election and dou- 
ble Return, (being a Petition of the second class), was 
was read as followeth : 


A Petition of Pryse Pryse, of Gogaddon, in the Cardigan Bo. 
county of Cardigan, Esquire, was read; setting rough Election, 


forth, That at the last Election for the Borough of 
Cardigan and the several places sharing in the Elec- 
tion therewith, to wit, Aberystwith, Llampeter and 
Adpar, under the provisions of the Act of the second 
year of the reign of King William the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act to amend the Representation of the 
People in England and Wales,” John Scandrett 
Harford, Esquire, and the Petitioner, were candi- 
dates, and Patrick Brown, the Mayor of the said 
Borough of Cardigan, acted as the Returning Of- 
ficer ; that the poll was taken at the said Election 
on the fifth day of July last, at the close whereof 
the number of votes received at the said Borough of 
Cardigan, and the said several places above named, 
were as follows, that is to say, at Cardigan, one hun- 
dred and twenty-six votes for the said John Scan- 
drett Harford, and fifty-seven votes for the Peti- 
tioner ; at Aberystwith fifty-nine votes for the said 
John Scandrett Harford, and one hundred and forty- 
two votes for the Petitioner ; at Llampeter, eighty- 
four votes for the said John Scandrett Harford, and 
sixty-eight votes for the Petitioner; and at Adpar, 
sixteen votes for the said John Scandrett Harford, 
and thirty-eight votes for the Petitioner; that is to 
say, in all two hundred and eighty-five votes for the 
said John Scandrett Harford, and three hundred 
and five votes for the Petitioner, whereby the Peti- 
tioner was in a majority of twenty votes upon ‘the 
entire poll, and ought to have been returned accord- 
ingly as a Member to serve in this Parliament for 
the said Borough of Cardigan and the above-named 
places so sharing in the Election with the said Bo- 
rough as aforesaid ; that the declaration of the final 
state of the poll and the proclamation of the Member 
chosen at the said Election were made on the sixth 
day of July last, when notwithstanding the votes 
so respectively received as aforesaid for the said 
John Scandrett Harford and the Petitioner, the 
said Patrick Brown, by an indenture then and there 
executed, returned the Petitioner as a Burgess 
elected, and there to serve for the said Borough of 
Cardigan, and other places above named, and by 
another indenture then and there also executed, re- 
turned the said John Scandrett Harford as such 
Burgess, although the said John Scandrett Harford 
was not duly elected and ought not to have been 
returned ; that the poll books for Aberystwith, though 
duly kept and completed, and although being first 
enclosed and sealed, they were at the close of the 
poll at Aberystwith forthwith transmitted to the said 
Patrick Brown, were not delivered to the said Pa- 
trick Brown, but were lost or taken away in the 
course of their transmission as aforesaid, and have 
never since been found or recovered, and that the 
Return of the said John Seandrett Harford was 
made in consequence of his appearing to have a ma- 





jority 


PETITION of William Blazland, of Bir- com Laws, 


Mr. Shaw presented a Bill for vesting the Lagan Lagan Navigee 
Navigation in the Commissioners of Public Works tion Bill. 








Cork County 
Election. 


5 VicToriz. 


jority over the Petitioner upon casting up the whole 


number of votes received at the said Election at) 


Cardigan, Llampeter and Adpar, exclusively of and 
omitting the votes received at the said Election at 
Aberystwith; whereas the Return of the Petitioner 
was made upon his appearing to be in a majority, 
as the fact was and is of the whole number of votes 
received at all the places above named ; and praying 
the House to take the premises into consideration, 
and that it may be declared that the Petitioner was 
duly returned at the said Election, or duly elected 
thereat, and was entitled and ought to have been 
returned as the Burgess to serve for the said Bo- 
rough, and contributary places in the present Par- 
liament, and that the sail John Scandrett i a 
was not duly elected and ought not to have been 
returned, and that the Return of the said John 
Scandrett Harford ought now to be vacated and set 
aside, and be declared to be null and void, and that 
the House will grant such other and further relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


Then a Petition complaining of the Election and 
Return for the county of Cork, being of the third 
class, one of the Members complained of in the said 
Petition being returned for two places, was read as 
followeth : 

A Petition of the thereundersigned Wicholas Phil- 
pot Leader, of Dromagh, in the County of Cork, 
Esquire, Robert Longfield, of the city of Dublin, 
Esquire, Barrister-at-law, John Newman, of Ash- 

ove, in the said County of Cork, Esquire, and 
John Caulfield Irvine, of Grove Hill, in the same 


6° Septembris. 


503 


their votes in favour of the said Nicholas tg 
| Leader and Robert Longfield, or either of them ; that 
at various Roman Catholic places of worship, the 
most inflammatory addresses were delivered from 
the altar to voters of that persuasion, wherein the 
Petitioners and their partisans and supporters were 
denounced as the enemies of religion, and orangemen 
thirsting for the blood of their countrymen, and by 
other names and appellations of the most ferocious 
and exciting character, and by these and similar 
means, a violent animosity was kindled amongst the 
lowest and least educated classes in the said county, 
against the Petitioners and their friends, and all who 





should present themselves at the poll in their inter- 
est ; that in consequence of the above unjustifiable 
and illegal proceedings it became dangerous in the 
highest degree for electors to proceed to the poll in 
favour of the said Petitioners, Nicholas Philpot 
Leader and Robert Longfield, or either of them, and 
that large numbers of electors in their interest, and 
who were anxious and resolved to vote in their fa- 
vour, were deterred by fears for their personal safety, 
and even for their lives, from fulfilling those wishes 
and intentions, and, together with many other elec- 
tors, who, while on their way to the place of Election, 
were repulsed and driven back by actual force and 
violence, were prevented from giving their votes in 
favour of the said last-mentioned Petitioners; that 
many other electors who had, notwithstanding such 
violent and illegal obstruction, succeeded in making 
their way to the place of Election, and in voting in 
favour of the said Petitioners, Nicholas Philpot 
| Leader and Robert Longfield, were, after so voting, 
| exposed to every description and extremity of per- 

sonal outrage, and were thus made the means of 
| terrifying their fellow electors from venturing to fol- 
low their example, from fear of the same or similar 

treatment ; that by the same violent and unconsti- 
| tutional practices, great numbers of electors were 





County, Esquire, was read ; setting forth, That the | induced and compelled to vote for the said Daniel 
Petitioners, the said Nicholas Philpot Leader and | O’ Connell and Edmund Burke Roche, or either of 
Robert Longfield, were, at the last Election for | them, who had intended, and were desirous to vote 


Members to serve in this present Parliament for | in favour of their antagonists, but who dared not 
the said County of Cork, candidates to serve in Par- 


liament for the said County; and the Petitioners, 
John Newman and John Caulfield Irvine, were and 
are electors of the said County, and had and claimed 
to have had a right to vote at the said Election for 


refuse compliance with the force and threats em- 
ployed to drive them from their purpose ; that in 
consequence of these and such like circumstances, 
and owing to the imadequacy of the military and 
police force employed to protect the passage of voters 





the said county, and did vote at the same accord- | through the extensive districts comprised within the 
ingly; that the said Election was holden at the city | said County, every thing like freedom of election 
of Cork on the twelfth day of July in this present | was at an end at the said Election; and a very 
year ; that, at the close of the poll at the said Elec- | small proportion of the registered electors of the 
tion, on the fifteenth day of the said month of July, | said county did in fact vote thereat ; that but for 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edmund Burke Roche, Es- | the system hereinbefore set forth, and the violent 
quires, the candidates opposed to the aforesaid Pe- | and brutal practices above detailed, the Petitioners 
titioners, Nicholas Philpot Leader and Robert Long- | are fully persuaded and firmly believe that a very 


| 
field, were declared by the Sheriff to have been duly | considerable majority of votes would have been 


elected, by a majerity of votes over the Petitioners ; given at the said Election to the said Nicholas Phil- 


last aforesaid, and were accordingly returned as | pot Leader and Robert Longfield, who would in that 
Members for the said County; that the majority | case have been returned as the sitting Members for 
thus declared in favour of the said Daniel O’ Connell | the said County; that unsuccessful efforts were 
and Edmund Burke Roche, was obtained by violent, | made by the Petitioners last above named, and on 
illegal, fraudulent and outrageous means and devices; | their behalf, to procure an adjournment of the poll in 
and that the Election of the two gentlemen last | consequence of the riotous and outrageous violence 
above named was illegal and void, and ought to be | exercised towards the voters in their interest, the 
set aside as such by the House, and that the names | fullest evidence of which was produced before the 
of the said Petitioners, Nicholas Philpot Leader and | Assessor at the said Election, until at length they 
Robert Longfield, ought to be substituted, in. the | the said Nicholas Philpot Leader and Robert Long- 
Return for the said County, in lieu of those of said | field were compelled to protest, in the most formal 
Daniel O’ Connell and Edmund Burke Roche, the | and solemn manner, against the whole of the pro- 
present sitting Members, for the reasons hereinafter | ceedings at the said Election, and finally to declare, 


stated ; that previous to and during the said Election | that they would no further risk the consequences to 
there was established and acted upon, throughout | life or limb to which the voters in their interest were 
the said county, an organized and universal system | exposed by continuing to bring them up to the poll ; 
of agitation, menace, violence and outrage, for the | 





purpose of intimidating and terrifying all electors of 
the said county who should be willing and anxious 
to give their votes in favour of the said Petitioners, 
Nicholas Philpot Leader and Robert Longfield, and 


in order to deter them, by force and fear, from giving 
Vow 96. 





that, both on the grounds above stated and many 
others, a large proportion of the votes given at the 
said Election in favour of the present sitting Mem- 
bers for the said County, are bad, illegal aud invalid 
| votes, as the Petitioners will be prepared to prove 

before the House; and the Petitioners therefore re- 


3T2 spectfully 








Kerry Election, 


504 


spectfully contend that such votes ought to be struck 
off from the poll for the said sitting Members, and 
that the votes of those electors which were only pre- 
vented from appearing on the poll of the said Peti- 
tioners, Nicholas Philpot Leader and Robert Long- 
field, by actual violence or the imminent apprehension 
thereof, ought now to be admitted and entered upon 
the poll in their favour ; and praying, That the House 
will be pleased to take the above-mentioned circum- 
stances into their gravest and fullest consideration, 
and to declare that the said sitting Members Daniel 
O’ Connell and Edmund Burke Roche were not duly 
elected and ought not to have been returned at the 
said last Election for the said County of Cork, but 
that the said Petitioners, Nicholas Philpot Leader 
and Robert Longfield were duly elected and ought 
to have been returned thereat, and to direct the said 
Return to be amended accordingly, by the erasure of 
the names of the said sitting Members, and the inser- 
tion of those of the said last-named Petitioners in- 
stead thereof; or that the House will be pleased to 
declare that the said Election for the said County 
was altogether null and void, and to direct a new 
writ to issue for another Election; and that the 
House will take such other and further measures 
for vindicaiing the freedom of Election in the said 
County, both in regard to the past and the future, 
as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


Then the names of the places to which the residue 
of the said Petitions related, (being all of them Peti- 
tions of the last class), were put into theglass at the 
Table,and drawn by the Clerk, in the following order : 

A Petition of Arthur Blennerhassett, of Ballyseedy, 
inthe County of Kerry, Esquire, a Candidate for the 
representation of the said County of Kerry in Par- 
liament at the last Election in and for said County, 
and of the thereundersigned James Hussy, of Lough, 
Edward Hussy, of Kilmore, Samuel Murray Hick- 
son, of Tralee, William Denny, of Tralee, Caleb 
Chute, of Tralee, and Edward Arpen, of Lohercan- 
non, all in the County of Kerry, Esquires, Free- 
holders of said County, as well on behalf of them- 
selves as of several other freeholders and electors 
of said County, who claimed to vote, were entitled 
to vote, and did vote at the last Election in and 
for the said County of Kerry, was read ; setting 
forth, That at the last Election of two Knights of 
the Shire to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said County of Kerry, Morgan John O’ Connell, 
Esquire, the Honourable William Browne, John 
Mahony, Esquire, and the said Petitioner, Arthur 
Blennerhasset, were candidates, that on Tuesday the 
thirteenth day of July last, Daniel Mahony, Esquire, 
the High Sheriff of the said County, did, in pursu- 
ance of a writ directed to him for that purpose, pro- 
ceed to hold the said Election at Tralee, the County 
town of said County of Kerry; that the polling 
commenced on the fourteenth of said month of July, 
and that upon the final close of the poll, the She- 
riff declared a majority of three hundred and six 
in favour of the said William Browne over the Peti- 
tiener Arthur Blennerhassett, and a majority of two 
hundred and ninety-nine in favour of the said Morgan 
John O'Connell over the said Petitioner Arthur 
Blennerhassett, and a majority of six hundred and 
eighty-four in favour of the said William Browne 
over the said John Mahony, and a majority of six 
hundred and seventy-seven in favour of the said 
Morgan John O’ Connell over the said John Mahony, 
and accordingly declared the said William Browne 
and Morgan John O' Connell duly elected to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said County ; that 
the said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell 


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A. 1841, 


were and are incapacitated and ineligible to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said County of Kerry, 
for that, as well before as after the teste and issuin 
out of the writ for the said Election, the said William 
Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell were, by them- 
selves and by their agents, friends, and partisans, 
guilty of divers acts of open and notorious treatin 
and bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt oat 
procure, and did, by themselves and by their agents, 
friends, and managers, and other persons employed 
on their behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards, 
promises, agreements, and securities for money, 
gifts, and rewards, and by threats, intimidation, 
violence, menaces, undue influence, and divers modes 
of coercion and other corrupt and illegal and im- 
proper practices, acts, and means, corrupt and pro- 
cure and coerce divers persons having or claiming to 
have votes at the said Election, to give their votes in 
favour of the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O’Conneill, and to forbear to give their votes 
to the said Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony; 
that several members of the committees of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell did, 
directly and indirectly, for and on behalf of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, by 
themselves, and by agents employed by them, offer 
bribes and rewards, and held out other illegal and 
corrupt encouragements, and use divers threats and 
violence and other means of coercion to induce per- 
sons having or claiming to have votes at the said 
Election to give their votes in favour of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O'Connell; that 
previous to, at and during the said Election, exten- 
sive, systematic, and organized intimidation, violence, 
and coercion of the voters were carried on and prac- 
tised in order to promote and effect the Election of 
the said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Con- 
nell; that divers Roman Catholic priests in the 
interest of the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O’ Connell, previous to, at and during said 
Election, by denunciations, threats, menaces, vio- 
lence, and other undue and improper means, on the 
Sabbath day, in their chapels, and on divers other 
occasions, endeavoured to intimidate and deter, and 
did intimidate and deter divers persons entitled to 
vote at said Election from voting for the said Arthur 
Blennerhassett and John Mahony, and by threats, 
menaces, and other undue and improper means, re- 
lating both to their spiritual and temporal interests, 
induced and coerced such voters, in violation of the 
freedom of Election and of their promises to the said 
Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony, to vote for 
the said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Con- 
nell; that the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O'Connell, and their friends and partisans, 
attended said chapels, made violent and improper 
speeches thereat, and were present when such threats, 
menaces and other undue and improper means were 
used as aforesaid ; that the said William Browne and 
Morgan John O’ Connell, after the dissolution of the 
last Parliament, and before and after the teste of the 
said writ of Election, accompanied by Roman Ca- 
tholic priests, and by large and organized bodies of 
people styling themselves temperance societies, and 
others, with bands of music, banners, ribbands, 
cockades and colours, and other improper and un- 
lawful marks of distinction given and presented to 
such persons by the said William Browne and 
Morgan John O'Connell, and by their friends and 
agents, and by persons employed on their behalf, 
marched to several places in the said County of 
Kerry, and held large and tumultuous meetings at 
such places, which were attended by several thousand 
persons styling themselves temperance societies, 
and others assembled together pursuant to previous 
concert and arrangement; that the said William 
Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, together with 
Roman Catholic priests and other persons in the in- 
terest of the said William Browne and Morgan John 
O’ Connell, made violent, inflammatory and improper 
speeches 








5 VictToriz. 


speeches at such meetings, whereby said meetings 
became greatly excited, and which meetings caused 
great terror to Her Majesty’s peaceable subjects in 
said County, and particularly to such of them as 
were entitled to vote at said Election, and had pro- 
mised to vote for the said Arthur Blennerhassett and 
John Mahony, many of whom were thereby induced 
and coerced to vote for the said William Browne and 
Morgan John O'Connell, and to forbear from voting 
for the said Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony ; 
that in consequence of such illegal, improper and 
unconstitutional proceedings on the part of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, and 
the Roman Catholic priests, and other persons in the 
interest of the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O’ Connell, the greatest excitement and insubor- 
dination previous to, at and during the said Election, 
prevailed in every part of the said County, very 
nearly approaching to open and undisguised insur- 
rection, and the laws of the realm were set at open 
defiance ; that previous to, at and during said Elec- 
tion, riots of the most alarming, tumultuous and 
violent description took place in several places in 
said County of Kerry, by means of which riots the 
electors in the interest of the said Arthur Blenner- 
hassett and John Mahony were greatly interrupted, 
assaulted and maimed as well in going to and re- 
turning from said Election, as also at their respective 
residences, and divers of the said electors who would 
have voted for the said Arthur Blennerhassett and 
John Mahony were, in consequence thereof, deterred 
and prevented from so doing, and others were in- 
fluenced by fear, threats and violence to vote for the 
said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, in 
violation of the freedom of electionand of the rights of 
the said electors, and of the said Arthur Blennerhassett 
and John Mahony ; that the riots were continued and 
encouraged by the partisans and friends of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, and 
by divers persons in their interest, for the purpose of 
intimidating and preventing the electors and persons 
having a right to vote in the choice of Members for 
the said County from supporting and voting for the 
said Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony, and 
coercing and compelling such persons to vote for the 
said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell ; 
that divers persons entitled to vote at said Election 
who had promised to vote for Petitioner Arthur 
Blennerhassett and John Mahony, and who were on 
their way to Tralee in said County, where said Elec- 
tion was held, were on several successive days pre- 
vious to, at and during said Election forcibly and 
illegally, and against the will and consent of such 
persons, taken im the open day from off the public 
mail coaches, and other conveyances, by lawless and 
organized bodies of persons in the interest of the said 
William Browne and. Morgan John O’Connell, and 
kept and confined close prisoners, and compelled, in 
direct violation of the freedom of Election, to return 
to their respective homes without voting for the said 
Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony, as they 
otherwise would have done; and others of such voters 
were compelled, in order to save their lives and to 
obtain their liberty, to promise and swear that. they 
would not vote for the said Arthur Blennerhassett 
and John Mahony ; that divers persons entitled to 
vote at said Election, who had promised to vote for 
the said Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony, 
and who were on their way to said Election, hearing 
of such outrages, and fearmg to encounter the vio- 
lence of lawless and organized mvubs of persons, were 
intimidated and deterred from proceeding to said 
Election, and returned to their respective homes 
without voting for the said Arthur Blennerhassett 
and John Mahony, as they otherwise would have 
done; that divers persons entitled to vote at said 
Election were forcibly taken from, or induced to 
leave their homes, by Roman catholic priests, and 
other persons in the interest of the said William 


Browne and Morgan John O'Connell, and were 
Vot. 96. 


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505 


carried to certain places, where they were detained 
against their will and consent in such places until 
they were carried to the tally-rooms of the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, and 
thence to the poll, to give their votes for the said 
William Browne and Morgan John O'Connell, 
although the said voters had promised to vote, and 
would -otherwise have voted for the said Arthur 
Blennerhassett and John Mahony; the Petitioners 
further state, that the said. Daniel Mahony, although 
requested so to do on the part of the said Arthur 
Blennerhassett and John Mahony, at first refused 
to apply in the proper quarter for any military force 
to preserve the peace at said Election, which en- 
couraged riotous and evil-disposed persons in the 
interest of the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O’ Connell to believe that no military force, or 
at most no more than the few soldiers usually quar- 
tered at Tralee, would be in attendance at said Elec- 
tion for the preservation of the public peace, and 
thereby greatly aggravated the ill-treatment and 
violence to which the friends and supporters of the 
said Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony were 
subjected previous to, at and during said Election ; 
that the said Daniel Mahony subsequently applied 
for and obtained some military aid, but such military 
aid was by no means sufficiently numerous to pre- 
serve the public peace, or to put a stop to the out- 
rages which the said Daniel Mahony’s previous 
refusal, and the conduct ofthe said William Browne 
and Morgan John O’ Connell, their friends and par- 
tisans, was calculated to produce, and did produce ; 
that the conduct of the said Daniel Mahony and his 
Assessor, Thomas Gallway, Esquire, was grossly 
illegal and irregular, whereby the said Petitioner 
Arthur Riietavienett and John Mahony were seri- 
ously injured and damnified at said Election, and 
the said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Con- 
nell greatly benefited and served; that the said 
Thomas Gallway was a most unfit and improper 
person to be appointed to the responsible office of 
Assessor at said Election, and that the said Arthur 
Blennerhassett and John Mahony unsuccessfully 
remonstrated with the said Daniel Mahony against 
the appointment of the said Thomas Gallway to such 
office ; that by the foregoing and other illegal, violent, 
corrupt and improper practices on the part of the 
said William Browne and Morgan John O’ Connell, 
and their committees, friends, agents and partisans, 
and by the illegal and irregular conduct of the said 
Daniel Mahony and his Assessor, the said T'homas 
Gallway, the said William Browne obtained a ma- 
jority of three hundred and six votes over the said 
Arthur Blennerhassett, and the said Morgan John 
O’ Connell obtained a majority of two hundred and 
ninety-nine votes over the said Arthur Blenner- 
hassett, and the said William Browne obtained a 
majority of six hundred and eighty-four votes over 
the said John Mahony, and the said Morgan John 
O’ Connell obtained a majority of six hundred and 
seventy-seven votes over the said John Mahony, 
who would otherwise have had considerable majo- 
rities of good and legal votes over the said William 
Browne and Morgan John O’Conneil; and praying, 
That the House will be pleased to take the premises 
into consideration, and to declare the said Election 
and Return of the said William Browne and Morgan 
John O’Connell null and void, and that the said 
Arthur Blennerhassett and John Mahony were duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned Members 
to serve in Parliament for the said County, and that 
the said Return may be amended accordingly, and 
that the House will grant to the Petitioners such 
further and other relief in the premises for securing 
the freedom of Election in said County as to the 
House shall seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records 
3T3 as 





Nottingham 
Town Election, 


506 


as shall be thought necessary by the several Par- 
ties on the hearing of the matter of the said Peti- 
tion. 


A Petition of the Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, who hereby claim to have 
had a right to vote at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the 
town of Nottingham, was read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners had a right to vote in the last 
Election of Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the town of Nottingham; that at the 
said Election Thomas Roberts the younger, Gentle- 
man, was the Returning Officer, and the Right ho- 
nourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Esquire, now Sir 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, 
John Walter, Esquire, and Thomas Broughton Charl- 
ton, Esquire, were the candidates; that the said 
Election was held on the twenty-eighth day of June, 
one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and a 
show of hands was taken thereat by the said Re- 
turning Officer; that the said show of hands was 
manifestly and decidedly in favour of the said John 
Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton 
Charlton, Esquire, and ought in truth and in fair- 
ness to have been declared so to be by the said Re- 
turning Officer; that the said Returning Officer did 
nevertheless untruly and partially declare the show 
of hands to be in favour of the said Right honour- 
able Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Barunet, and the said 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, now Sir 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, and 
therefore a poll was duly demanded on behalf of 
the said John Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas 
Broughton Charlton, Esquire, and the same was 
duly appointed to commence, by the said Returning 
Officer, at eight o’clock in the morning of the twenty- 
ninth of June, one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-one ; that shortly after the said poll had. com- 
menced, and without any legal proclamation of his 
intention to close the same, and while a large ma- 
jority of the persons legally entitled to vote at the 
said Election were unpolled, and while great num- 
bers of persons so entitled were present at the poll 
and were anxious and ready to give their votes at 
the said Election for the said John Walter, Esquire, 
and the said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, 
and before divers other large numbers of persons, 
not so present at the poll, but entitled to vote at the 
said Election, and intending so to vote, and to give 
their votes for the said John Walter, Esquire, and 
the said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, had 
presented themselves at the said poll, the said Re- 
turning Officer, in direct violation of the law, and in 
disobedience to the Statutes in that behalf enacted, 
did illegally close the said poll, and unlawfully pre- 
vent and preclude all the said persons so entitled to 
vote at the said Election from giving their votes at 
the said Election for the said John Walter, Esquire, 
and the said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire; 
that therefore the said Returning Officer did declare 
the said Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 
Baronet, and the said George Gerard de Hochepied 
Larpent, Esquire, now Sir George Gerard de Hoche- 
pied Larpent, Baronet, to be elected, and did make 
his Return accordingly ; that at the time when the 
said poll was so illegally closed as aforesaid, certain 
of the Petitioners had given their votes to the said 
John Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Brough- 
ton Charlton, Esquire, and certain other of the Pe- 
titioners were present at the said poll, ready and 
anxious to give their votes to the said John Walter, 
Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton Chariton, 
Esquire, and certain other of the Petitioners, though 
not so present, were fully minded to present them- 
selves at the said poll within the time by law al- 
jowed, and to give their votes for the said John 
Waiter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton 
Charlton, Esquire; that the Petitioners were not 


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A. 1841. 


consenting parties to any arrangement by which 
the said poll was so illegally closed, but that such 
arrangement, if any such there were, was without 
the knowledge of the Petitioners, against their con- 
currence, and in violation of their nghts, and of the 
freedom of Election; that, by reason of the pre- 
mises, the said Election and Return were and are 
wholly null and void; and praying the House to 
take the premises into their consideration, and to 
declare the said Election and Return to be null and 
void, and to grant such other relief to the Petitioners 
as to the House seems meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the Honourable William Sebright Wakegeig 
Lascelles, of No. 36, Wilton-crescent, in the county Election, 


of Middlesex, a Candidate at the last Election of 
a Member to serve in Parliament for the Borough 
of Wakefield, in the county of York, was read; 
setting forth, That at the time of the last Election 
for a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Wakefield, the Petitioner and 
Joseph Holdsworth, Esquire, were candidates to 
serve as Member for the said Borough, and 
Thomas Barff, Esquire, acted as Returning Officer 
thereat; that at the close of the said Election the 
said Joseph Holdsworth was declared to have been 
elected thereat, and was accordingly returned as 
duly chosen and elected to serve for the said Borough 
in this Parliament; that at the time of the said 
Election the said Joseph Holdsworth was the Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough of Wakefield, 
and thereby was incapable of, and disqualified from, 
being elected thereat to serve for the said Borough 
in Parliament; that the Borough of Wakefield is a 
Borough in Schedule D. of the Act passed in the 
second year of King William the Fourth, to amend 
the Representation of the People of England and 
Wales, and that no person is mentioned in the said 
Schedule as Returning Officer for the said Borough; 
that on or about the twenty-fifth day of March last 
passed, Frederick William Thomas Vernon Went- 
worth, Esquire, the Sheriff of the county of York, 
in which county the said Borough is situate, did, 
by writing under his hand, duly nominate and ap- 
point the said Joseph Holdsworth, then and there 
being a fit person, and resident in the said Borough, 
to be Returning Officer for the said Borough, which 
appointment was within one week of the making 
thereof delivered to the Clerk of the Peace of the 
said county, and by him filed and preserved with 
the records of his office, according to the form of 
the Statute in such case made and provided ; that 
the said Joseph Holdsworth did not, within one week 
after he had received notice of his said nomination 
and appointment as such Returning Officer, make 
oath before any Justice of the Peace that he was 
qualified to be elected to serve as a Member in Par- 
liament, nor did he notify the same to the said She- 
riff ; that by virtue of the said nomination and ap- 
pointment the said Joseph Holdsworth became and 
was the Returning Officer for the said Borough, 
until the nomination of a Returning Officer to be 
made in the month of March one thousand eight 
hundred and forty-two, or until he shall become 
incapable of or be otherwise lawfully discharged 
from the said office, according to the provisions of 
the statute in such case made and provided, and 
was and is thereby incapable of and disqualified 
from being elected at the said Election as a Member, 
or to sit and vote as a Member to serve in this Par- 
liament for the said Borough; and the Petitioner 
further alleges, that by virtue of a nomination and 
appointment duly made in that behalf by the Sheriff 
of the county of York then being, the said Joseph 

Holdsworth 








5 Vicroriz. 
Holdsworth was the Returning Officer for the said 


became a candidate thereat as aforesaid, and from 
the time of such nomination and appointment hither- 
to has continued to be such Returning Officer, by 
means whereof the said Joseph Holdsworth was and 
is incapable of and disqualified from being elected 
at the said Election as a Member to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that the incapacity 
and disqualification of the said Joseph Holdsworth 
to be elected or to sit and vote as a Member for the 
said Borough, as aforesaid, continued during the 
whole of the said Election; that the same was a 
matter of public notoriety before, and at and during 
the said Election, and was well known to the said 
Thomas Barff and the electors of the said Borough, 
who gave their votes for the said Joseph Holdsworth 
at the time of their voting for the said Joseph Holds- 


worth; that public notice of such incapacity and | 


disqualification was given at the nomination of can- 
didates at the said Election, and was published in 
the said Borough after the delivery of the precept 
for holding of the said Election, and before holding 
the same, by the posting and distribution of printed 
notices or placards, to the effect following, (that is 
to say), 


“ Borough of Wakefield. 
“ Notice to the Electors. 


“ We William Sebright Lascelles, a Candidate to 
represent the Borough of Wakefield in the next Par- 
liament, and Richard Dunn and John Barff, Re- 
gistered Electors of the said Borough, 


“ Give Notice, 


“ That Joseph Holdsworth, of the said Borough, 
Esquire, was duly nominated and appointed to be 
the Returnmg Officer for the said Borough in the 
month of March last, and then became and still is 
such Returning Officer, according to the Statute in 
such case made and provided, and is thereby in- 
capable of being elected to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough ; and 

“ We further give Notice, 

« That all votes given in favour of the said Joseph 
Holdsworth, at the present Election of a Member 
to serve in the next Parliament for the said Borough, 
will, by reason of such incapacity, be lost and 
thrown away. 

“ Dated this 28th day of June 1841. 


«“ W. §. Lascelles, Rich. Dunn, John Barff.” 


That the substance or contents of such notices 
or placards were well known by the several persons 
who voted for the said Joseph Holdsworth before 
they gave their votes for the said Joseph Holdsworth 
at the said Election ; that the votes of all persons 
who voted for the said Joseph Holdsworth, knowing 
his incapacity and disqualification to be elected as 
aforesaid, were and are lost and thrown away, and 
were and are bad and illegal, and ought not to have 
been received, and should have been struck from the 
poll; that if the incapacity and disqualification 
aforesaid were unknown to any of such voters, the 
number of such votersis much less than the number 
of good and valid voters whose votes were given at 
the said Election for the Petitioner; and that if the 
votes of all such voters be retained upon the poll in 
favour of the said Joseph Holdsworth, the Petitioner 
will still be in a large majority of all the good, valid 
and legal votes given or tendered at the said Elec-+ 
tion; that the Petitioner had a majority of such 
good and legal votes, and ought therefore to have 
been returned as duly elected at the said Election to 
serve for the said Borough in this Parliament ; and 
praying, That the House will take the premises into 
consideration, and declare the said Return of the 
said Joseph Holdsworth null and void, and that he 
was not duly elected, and ought not to have been 
returned at the said Election, but that the Petitioner 


was duly elected and ought to have been returned 
Vou. 96. 


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507 


thereat; and that the Return may be amended ac- 
Borough, before the said Election, and before he | 


cordingly ; and that the House will give such other 

and further relief in the premises as to the House 

shall seem meet. 

‘ — That the said Petition do lie upon the 
able. 

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


A Petition of William Adams Smith, of Warwich- Dudley 


street, Charing Cross, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, was read; setting forth, That at the 
last Election for the Borough of Dudley, in the 
county of Worcester, Thomas Hawkes, Esquire, and 
the Petitioner, were candidates to represent the 
said Borough in the present Parliament; that the 
nomination thereat was made on the first day of 
July last past, and a poll having been demanded, 
was had and made on the second day of the said 
month; that at the close of the poll, the said 
Election was declared to have fallen on the said 
Thomas Hawkes, who was accordingly returned to 
serve as Member for the said Borough in this Parlia- 
ment; that the said Thomas Hawkes was not at the 
time of his said Election and Return capable of being 
elected a Member of the House of Commons for 
the said Borough of Dudley, inasmuch as he was 
not seised or entitled for his own use and benefit of 
and to an estate legal or equitable in lands, tene- 
ments or hereditaments of any tenure whatever, 
situate, lying or being within the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Jreland, or in the rents or 
profits thereof for his own life or for the life or lives 
of any other person or persons then living, or for a 
term of years either absolute cr determinable on his 
own life, or on the life or lives of any other person 
or persons then living, of which term not less than 
thirteen years were at the time of his Election un- 
expired, such estate being of the clear yearly value 
of not less than three hundred pounds over and 
above all incumbrances affecting the same; nor was 
he the said Thomas Hawkes, at the time of his said 
Election, possessed or entitled for his own use and 
benefit, at law or in equity, for his own life or for 
the life or lives of any other person or persons then 
living, or for any term of years either absolute or 
determinable on his own life or for the life or lives 
of any other person or persons then living, of which 
term not less than thirteen years were at the time 
of his Election expired, of or to personal estate or 
effects of any nature or kind whatsoever, situate 
within the said United Kingdom, of the interest, 
dividends, or annual proceeds of any such personal 
estate or effects, such personal estate or effects, 
interest, dividends or annual proceeds actually 
producing the clear yearly income of not less 
than three hundred pounds, over and above all in- 
cumbrances affecting the same, nor was he the said 
Thomas Howkes, possessed of more than one of the 
several kinds of qualification above mentioned, the 
several qualifications of or to which he was so seised, 
possessed or entitled, being jointly of sufficient 
value to qualify a person as a Member to serve in 
Parliament for any Borough, according to the pro- 
visions of the Act of Parliament of the first and 
second Victoria, chapter forty-eight, in that case 
made aid provided, although each of such qualifi- 
cations might, according to the provisions of the 
same Act, be separately insufficient for that purpose ; 
that the said Thomas Hawkes was not, at the time 
of his said Election and Return, nor is at the pre- 
sent time, bond fide seised or possessed of, or entitled 
to a sufficient estate, at law or in equity, in lands, 
tenements or hereditaments, of or to personal estate 
and effects of any nature or kind whatsoever, to 
qualify him to be elected or to serve as a Member 
in Parliament for the said Borough of Dudley ; that 
the Petitioner had a legal majority of votes at the 

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Wigtown 
Election, 


508 


said Election over the said Thomas Hawkes, and 
ought to have been returned as the Member for the 
said Borough, instead of the said Thomas Hawkes ; 
that the votes of all persons who voted for the said 
Thomas Hawkes, knowing his incapacity and dis- 

ualification to be elected as aforesaid, were and are 
lost and thrown away, and were and are bad and 
illegal, and ought not to have been received, and 
should now be struck from the poll; that if the in- 
capacity and disqualification aforesaid were unknown 
to any of such voters, the number of such voters is 
much less than the number of good and valid voters 
whose votes were given at the said Election for the 
said Thomas Hawkes; that if the votes of all such 
persons be retained upon the poll in favour of the 
said Thomas Hawkes, the Petitioner will still be in 
a large majority of all the good, valid and legal 
votes given or tendered at the said Election; that 
the Petitioner had a majority of such good and 
legal votes ; that the incapacity and the disqualifica- 
tion of the said Thomas Hawkes to be elected or to 
sit and vote as a Member for the said Borough was 
a matter of public notoriety before and at and during 
the said Election, and was well known to the elec- 
tors of the said Borough who gave their votes for 
the said Thomas Hawkes at the time of their voting 
for the said Thomas Hawkes ; that such incapacity 
and disqualification of the said Thomas Hawkes was 
published and made known in the said Borough 
after the delivery of the precept for holding the said 
Election, by the posting and distribution of printed 
notices or placards, wherein the said incapacity and 
disqualification were fully set forth, and that public 
notice thereof was given at the nomination of can- 
didates, and at other times during the said Election ; 
that. notice of said incapacity and disqualification of 
the said Thomas Hawkes was given individually to 
the voters at the said Election, on their coming up 
to poll; that the said incapacity and disqualification 
of the said Thomas Hawkes was well known by the 
several persons who voted for the said Thomas 
Hawkes, before they gave their votes for the said 
Thomas Hawkes at the said Election, and ought 
therefore to have been returned as duly elected at 
the said Election to serve for the said Borough in 
this present Parliament; and praying, That the 
House will take the premises into consideration, and 
will order the said Return to be amended by erasing 
the name of the said Thomas Hawkes therefrom, 
and inserting the name of the Petitioner instead 
thereof, or will declare the Election and Return of 
the said Thomas Hawkes to be null and void, and 
will give such other and further relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of James Blair, of Penninghame, in 
the County of Wigtown, Esquire, a Candidate at the 
last Election ofa Member to serve in Parliament for 
the said county ; and of James M‘Douall, of Logan, 
in the said County of Wigtown, a Major and Lieu- 
tenant Colonel in Her Majesty’s second regiment 
of Life Guards ; of Hugh Hathorn, of Castlewig, 
in the said County of Wigtown, Esquire; and of 
Patrick Vans Agnew, of Sheuchan, in the said 
County of Wigtown, a Lieutenant Colonel in the 
Service of the Honourable Eust India Company, 
and Companion of the Bath, three of the Electors 
of the said County, was read; setting forth, That 
at the last Election for choosing a Member to serve 
in this present Parliament for the County of Wig- 
town, the Petitioner, the said James Blair, was a 
candidate ; that John Dalrymple, Esquire, a Lieu- 
tenant and Captain in Her Majesty’s Regiment of 
Scots Fusilier Guards, was also a candidate; that 


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A, 1841, 


the Petitioners, the said James M‘Douall, Hugh 
Hathorn and Patrick Vans Agnew, were all at the 
time of the said Election, and still are, electors of 
the said County, and had and claim to have had, at 
the time of the said Election, a right to vote for a 
Member to serve in Parliament for the said County, 
and did vote at the said Election of a Member to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said County ; 
that the names of divers persons were illegally in- 
serted in the original alphabetical List of Voters for 
the said County, who were admitted to vote for the said 
John Dalrymple, whose votes ought now to be struck 
from the poll; and that the names of divers other 
_ were illegally excluded from such original 
ists, wlio tendered their votes or who would have 
voted at the said Election in favour of the Peti- 
tioner, the said James Blair, whose votes ought to 
be added to the poll; that, at the various Registra- 
tion Courts held by the Sheriff of the said County, 
when the claims of the persons to be registered as 
voters for the said County were taken into conside- 
ration by the said Sheriff, the said Sheriff illegally 
and erroneously refused to admit to registration 
and rejected various persons who were duly qualified 
and entitled to be registered as voters, and to vote 
in the election of a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said County of Wigtown, and who had duly 
claimed to be registered as voters for the said 
County, and who tendered their votes at the said 
Election for the Petitioner, the said James Blair, or 
would have voted for the Petitioner, the said James 
Blair at the said Election, and whose votes ought 
to he added to the poll; that the said Sheriff 
illegally and erroneously admitted to registration 
and registered divers other persons as voters whose 
claims were bad, informal, erroneous and null, and 
who were not qualified or entitled to be registered as 
voters, or to vote at such Election, and who voted 
for the said John Dalrymple at such Election, and 
whose votes ought to be struck from the poll; that 
the Sheriffs who formed the Court of Appeal from 
the judgments of the Sheriff of the said County, 
touching the claims of parties to be admitted to re- 
gistration upon the register in force at the time of 
the said Election for the said County, did in like 
manner act illegally and erroneously in rejecting 
and refusing to admit to registration various persons 
who were duly qualified and entitled to be registered 
as voters, and tu vote in the Election of a Member 
to serve in Parliament for the said County, and who 
duly claimed to be registered as voters for the said 
County, and who tendered their votes, or would have 
voted for the Petitioner, the said James Blair, at 
the said last Election for the said County, and 
whose votes ought now to be added to the poll ; that 
the said Sheriffs ~— and erroneously admitted 
to registration various other persons as voters whose 
claims were bad, formal, erroneous and null, and 
who were not qualified and entitled to be registered 
as such voters, or to vote at such Election, and whose 
votes were admitted at the said Election in favour of 
the said John Dalrymple, but ought to be struck from 
the poll ; that the said Sheriffand Appeal Sheriffs re- 
spectively did also act illegally and erroneously at 
the said Registration and Appeal Courts, in expung- 
ing from the Register the names of divers persons 
who were legally entitled to continue on the Register 
in virtue of valid qualifications, and who tendered 
their votes, or would have voted at the said Election 
in favour of the Petitioner, the said James Blair, 
and whose votes ought to be added to the poll ; that 
the said Sheriff and Appeal Sheriffs respectively did 
also illegally and erroneously refuse to expunge 
from the Register the names of divers persons who 
were not legally entitled to continue on the Register, 
and to whom valid cbjections had been duly lodged 
and intimated, which said last mentioned persons 
were allowed to vote, and did illegally vote for the 
said John Dalrymple at the said Election, but whose 
votes ought to be struck from the poll; that various 
persons 





5 Vicroriz. 6° Septembris. 509 


ersons were illegally and improperly put upon the | struck from the poll ; that divers persons who before 
Register of the said County, according to characters, | and after the teste of the said Writ, gave to persons 
titles and descriptions of qualifications in such Re-| having voices at the said Election money, meat, 
gister contained, although such persons did not truly | drizk, entertainment, or provision, or promises,. 
possess the characters, titles or descriptions of| agreements, engagements, or obligations for money, 
qualifications for or in respect of which they were | meat, drink, entertainment, or provision to or for 
so registered, and such persons, although having no | the use of such persons in order to the election of 
right to vote, were nevertheless unduly and illegally | the said John Dalrymple, were nevertheless, admitted 
allowed to vote, and the votes of such persons were ' to vote and did vote for the said John Dalrymple, at 
unduly and illegally counted upon the poll at the | the said Election, whose votes ought to be struck 
said last Election, for the said John Dalrymple, but | from the poll; that divers other persons who were 
ought to be struck from the poll ; that various other | disqualified for other and different reasons, and 
persons not legally qualified or entitled to be regis- | who laboured under — or other disabilities, 
tered or to vote, were admitted to be registered as | different from those hereinbefore stated, were ad- 
voters, and did unlawfully vote for the said John | mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
Dalrymple, at the said Election, whose votes ought | for the said John Dalrymple, and whose votes 
to be struck from the poll; that several persons who | ought to be struck from the poll; that many votes 
had claimed and had been admitted to registration | were erroneously and illegally counted on the poll 
upon the Register in force at the time of the said | in favour of the said John Dalrymple, and other 
Election, as voters for the said County, had, subse- | votes were erroneously or illegally omitted or re- 
quently to such their claiming admission and re- | fused to be counted on the poll in favour of the Pe- 
gistration upon ‘the said Register, been, and at the | titioner, the said James Blair, which said votes 
time of the said Election were not still possessed, | ought respectively to be struck from the poll and 
but were divested wholly or partially of the qualifi- | added thereto ; that divers voters were by gross inti- 
cations in respect of which they had so claimed, | midation, and by actual duress and restraint illegally 
been admitted and registered, or such qualifications | practised on their personal liberty, forcibly prevented 
had since such admission and registration, under- from giving their votes in favour of the Petitioner, 
gone such alterations as rendered them inadequate, | the said James Blair, whose votes ought to be added 
unavailable, null and bad, and such persons ought to the poll; that the majority obtained by means 
not to have been allowed to remain upon the said | of the premises, or of some of them, by the said 
Register, and ought not to have been admitted to | John Dalrymple, at the said Election, was apparent 
vote; yet such persons were admitted to vote and | and colourable only, and that the majority of good 
did unlawfully vote for the said John Dalrymple, | and legal votes polled and tendered at the said Elec- 
whose votes ought now to be struck from the poll ; | tion was in favour of the Petitioner, the said James 
that various other persons who were not qualified to | Blair; that the said John Dalrymple, by himself, 
vote at such Election, but were absolutely disquali- | his agents, friends, managers, supporters and others 
fied from voting at Elections of Members of Par- | acting and employed by and for him, and on his be- 
liament, were unlawfully admitted to vote and did | half, as well before as after the teste of the writ for 
unlawfully vote at such Election for the said John | the said Election, and before, and at and during the 
Dalrymple, and whose votes ought to be struck from | the said Election, gave presents to, and allowed to 
the poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote | various persons having or claiming to have votes for 
and did vote at the said Election in favour of the said | the said county, money, meat, drink and entertain- 
John Dalrymple, who were disqualified and incapa- | ments, and made and entered into promises, obliga- 
citated to vote at the said Election by reason that tions and agreements, to give and allow presents, 
they were previously to the said Election, or at the money, meat, drink and entertainments, in order to 
time of the said Election, concerned or employed in | be elected or for being elected to serve in Parlia- 
charging, collecting, levying or managing the Customs | ment for the said County ; that the said John Dal- 








or Duties of Excise or other Duties, or by or under the | rymple by himself, his agents, friends, managers,,. 


Postmaster General or hisdeputy, in levying, collect- | supporters and others acting and employed by and 
ing or managing the Revenues of the Post-office, | for him, and on his behalf, before and at and during 
whose votes ought to be struck from the poll; that | the said Election, were guilty of divers acts of bri- 
divers other persons were admitted to vote and did vote | bery and ‘corruption, and did by himself or his 
at the said Election in favour of the said John Dal- | agents, friends and managers, or by others in his be~ 
rymple,who had asked, received or taken money, gifts, | half, by gifts, rewards, otlices or employments, and 
employments, offices or rewards, or promises oragree- | by promises, agreements and securites for offices, 
ments, and securities for money, gifts, employments, | gifts and employments, and other emoluments and 
offices or rewards, or who were otherwise bribed in| advantages, attempt to corrupt and procure, and 


order tovote at the said Election in favour of the said | did, in fact, corrupt and procure persons having, 


John Dalrymple, or to forbear to vote for the Petitioner, | votes at the said Election to vote for him, the said 
the said James Blair, whose votes ought to be struck | John Dalrymple, or to forbear to vote for the Peti- 
from the poll; that divers other persons were ad-/tioner, the said James Blair ; that, by reason of the 
mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election in | said corrupt and illegal practices, the said John Dal- 
favour of the said John Dalrymple, who did, by |rymple became before and at the time of the said 
themselves or by persons employed by them, by gifts, | Election wholly incapacitated to be elected, and 
and rewards, ri | by promises, agreements and se- still is ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 
curities for gifts and rewards, compel or procure per- | as Member for the said County, and the said Elec- 
sons having votes at the said Election to give their | tion and Return of the said John Dalrymple were 
votes in favour of the said John Dalrymple, and to | and are wholly null and void; that previous to, and 
forbear to give their votes for the said James Blair,|at and during the said Election, most undue in- 
and the votes so admitted ought to be struck from | fluence, by intimidation and by threats of personal 
the poll; that divers persons having votes at the | violence, and by actual violence, and by restraint. 
said Election who, both before and after the teste of | and abduction of divers voters, was practised and 
the Writ for the said Election, received money, | exercised by the said John Dalrymple, and by his 
meat, drink, entertainment or provision, or presents, | agents, friends, managers and partisans, and by di- 
gifts, rewards or entertainments, or promises, agree- | vers other persons acting in his interest or in his be- 
ments, engagements or obligations of or for money, | half, whereby many voters who were desirous to’ 
meat, drink, entertainment or provisions in respect | vote and would, but for such illegal practices, have 
of their votes at the said Election, were nevertheless | voted for the Petitioner, the said James Blair, were 
admitted to vote, and did vote thereat in favour of | forcibly restrained or prevented from voting for the 


the said John Dalrymple, whose votes ought to be | Petitioner, the said James Blair, or were compelled: 
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to vote for the said John Dalrymple ; that, by reason | were so respectively registered were not at the time 


of the premises, the Election and Return of the said 
John Deleon le were and are wholly null and void ; 
and praying, That the House will be pleased to take 
the premises into consideration, and to find and de- 
clare that the said Election and Return were and are 
null and void, or will declare that the Election and 
Return of the said John Dalrymple were null and 
void, and that the said John Dalrymple was not 
duly elected, and that the Petitioner, the said James 
Blair, was duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned the Member to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of Wigtown, and will order the said Re- 
turn to be amended accordingly, by directing the 
name of the said John Dalrymple to be erased there- 
from, and the name of the said James Blair to be 
inserted in the place and stead of the name of the 
said John Dalrymple, and to grant to the Petitioner 
such further or other relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the Honourable William Hugh 
Elliot,commonly called Viscount Melgund, of Minto 
House, Roxburghshire, was read; setting forth, 
That at the last Election for the Borough of Ro- 
chester, in the county of Kent, James Stoddart 
Douglas, William Henry Bodkin, Francis Dash- 
wood, Esquires, and the Petitioner, were candidates 
to represent the said Borough in this present Par- 
liament; that Richard Winch, the Mayor of the 
said Borouch, was the Returning Officer at the said 
Election ; that the nomination thereat was made on 
the twenty-eighth day of June last past, and a poll 
having been demanded, was held and made on the 


twenty-ninth day of the same month; that at the | 


close of the poll the Election was declared to have 
fallen on the said James Stoddart Douglas and Wil- 
liam Henry Bodkin, who were accordingly returned 
to serve as Members for the said Borough in this 
Parliament; that the majority of the said James 
Stoddart Douglas and William Henry Bodkin was 
apparent and colourable only, inasmuch as man 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said James Stoddart Douglas 
and William Henry Bodkin, who were not entitled 
to vote thereat, and whose names therefore ought to 
be struck offthe poll; that the votes of divers per- 
sons who were duly registered electors of the said 
Borough, and the votes of divers persons who were 
duly qualified electors of the said Borough, were 
improperly and illegally rejected and refused at the 
said Election, and that such votes, although duly 
tendered for the Petitioner, were not recorded upon 
the poll for the Petitioner, nor reckoned thereon 
when the said majority was declared in favour of 
the said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
Bodkin; that the votes of divers unqualified per- 
sons tendered in favour of the said James Stoddart 
Douglas and William Henry Bodkin, were impro- 
perly received and recorded upon the poll for the 
said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
Bodkin, and reckoned thereon, when the majority 
was declared in favour of the said James Stoddart 
Douglas and William Henry Bodkin; that at the 
said Election the votes of divers persons were ac- 
cepted and recorded in favour of the said James 
Stoddart Douglas and William Henry Bodkin, or 
one of them, although such persons were not en- 
titled and had no right to vote at such Election, not 


being duly qualified, and having been improperly 


put or retained on the Register, in consequence of 
the decision of the Barrister or Barristers appointed 
to revise the List of Voters for the said Borough, in- 
asmuch as th premises in respect of which they 




















of their registry of the clear yearly value of not less 
than ten pounds, or that the said persons were not 
respectively in the legal actual occupation of the 
same, or had not occupied the same for twelve 
months previous, or that they were not respectively 
rated in respect thereof, or had not on or before the 
twentieth day of July next previously to such registry 
wi all the poor rates and assessed taxes which had 
ecome payable by them respectively in respect of 
such premises previously to the sixth day of April 
next preceding the said registry; that at the said 
Election, the votes of divers other persons were ac- 
cepted and recorded in favour of the said James 
Stoddart Douglas and William Henry Bodkin, or 
one of them, although such persons had become dis- 
qualified to vote at the said Election, by having 
ceased to possess the property or other qualifica- 
tion in respect of which their name had been in- 
serted on the Register, or part thereof, or so much 
thereof that the residue was not of the yearly value 
of ten pounds, or by having abandoned, changed 
or departed from their respective occupations, or 
part thereof, as aforesaid, or by having ceased to 
reside within said Borough, or the limits required b 
the statute in such case made and provided ; that, 
at the registration of voters for the said Borough, 
the names of divers persons duly qualified were im- 
properly expunged from the List of Voters by the 
Barrister or Barristers appointed to revise the said 
lists, and such persons duly tendered their votes for 
the Petitioner, and the votes of such persons were 
entered as tendered votes only, and were not ad- 
mitted and allowed as good votes at the said Election, 
but ought now to be put upon the poll in favour of 
the Petitioner; that at the said Election, the votes 
of many persons were accepted and recorded in fa- 
vour of the said James Stoddart Douglas and Wil- 
liam Henry Bodkin, or one of them, although such 
persons were disqualified to vote at such Election, 
some in consequence of having received parochial 
relief or other alms, others as being aliens, others as 
being felons, convicts and others as having per- 
sonated persons on the Register in force at the said 
Election, and being polled in the room of and as 
such persons as aforesaid; that at the said Elec- 
tion, the votes of divers persons were received and 


y | recorded for the said James Stoddart Douglas and 


William Henry Bodkin, or one of them, who, within 
six months previous to the Election, or at and dur- 
ing the same, or within fourteen days after the same 
was completed, had been and were employed as 
agents, and in other capacities for the purposes of 
such Election, and who, in consideration of and 
with reference to such employment, accepted and 
took money or other reward, or some promise or se- 
curity for money or other reward ; that, at the tak- 
ing of the poll at the said Election, divers persons 
were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said 
Election, in favour of the said James Stoddart Dou- 


glas and William Henry Bodkin, or one of them, 


although such persons were not on the Register of 
Voters in force for the said Borough at the time of 
such Election; that divers persons were also ad- 
mitted to vote thereat, and did vote thereat, al- 
though the names of such persons were not on the 
Register of Voters in force thereat, but such persons 
falsely and fraudulently personated other persons 
whose names were on the said Register; that, at the 
taking of the poll for the said Election, the votes of 
many persons were accepted and recorded in favour 
of the said James Stoddart Douglas and William 
Henry Bodkin, or one of them, although some of 
such persons were disqualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion m consequence of their having received or 
taken bribes, money, gifts and rewards, or promises 
of bribes, money, gifts and rewards, meat, drink and 
entertainment, for giving their votes at the said Elec- 
tion for the said James Stoddart Douglas and Wil- 
liam Henry Bodkin ; and others were disqualified as 

aforesaid, 





5 Vicroriz. 


aforesaid, by having asked for such bribes, money, 
gifts and rewards, meat, drink or entertainment, for 
forbearing to vote at the said Election, or for voting 
thereat; and others were disqualified as aforesaid, 
by having given or offered such bribes, money, gifts 
and rewards, meat, drink or entertainment to other 
persons, to procure them to give their votes, or to 
forbear to give their votes at the said Election ; that 
the said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
Bodkin, by themselves, their agents, friends, mana- 
gers, partisans and others on their behalf, before, 
at and during the said Election, and before, at 
and during the said poll, were guilty of bribery 
and treating, and of other corrupt and improper 
practices, in order that they might be elected to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough, and did, by money, gifts and rewards, and 
by promises, offers, agreements and securities for 
money and rewards, and by gifts of meat, drink and 
entertainment, and other illegal and corrupt prac- 
tices, corrupt and procure divers persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, to give their votes at the said Election in fa- 
vour of them, the said James Stoddart Douglas and 
William Henry Bodkin, and to refuse or forbear to 
give their votes in favour of the Petitioner; and 
that systematic bribery, treating and corruption 
were carried on before, down to, and at and during 
the said Election, by persons desirous to procure 
the Return of the said James Stoddart Douglas and 
William Henry Bodkin; and that the Return of the 
said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
Bodkin was thereby procured and brought about ; 
that, previous to, and at and during the said Elec- 
tion, most undue influence and intimidation were 
exercised by the agents, friends, managers and par- | 








tisans of, and by others acting for and in the inter- 
est of the said James Stoddart Douglas and Wil- 
liam Henry Bodkin, whereby divers electors duly | 
qualified to vote at the said Election, and who, but | 
for such undue influence and intimidation, would 
have voted in favour of the Petitioner, were wrong- 
fully compelled to vote for the said James Stoddart 
Douglas and Wiliiam Henry Bodkin, one or both of | 
them, or to forbear to vote, or were forcibly re- 
strained and prevented from voting for the Peti- 
tioner ; and praying the House to take the premises 
into consideration, and to declare the Election 
.and Return of the said James Stoddart Douglas and 
William Henry Bodkin to be null and void, and 
-that the Petitioner was duly elected and ought to 
-have been returned, and that the Return be amended 
.accordingly, by erasing therefrom the names of the 








-said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
- Bodkin, and inserting instead thereof the name of 
the Petitioner, or that the House will grant such 
other or further relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

A Petition of George Jefferys, of High-street, 
Chatham, in the county of Kent, chemist and drug- 
gist, and James Chesson, of Saint Margaret’s Bank, 
in the parish of Saint Margaret next Rochester, in 
the county of Kent, Bootmaker, was also read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners were at and dur- 
ing the last Election of Members to serve in this 

resent Parliament for the Borough of Rochester, 
in the county of Kent, and now are electors for 
the said Borough, and had, and claim to have 
had a right to vote at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough; that at the said Election the Honour- 
able William Hugh Elliot, commonly called Vis- 
count Melgund, Francis Dashwood, James Stoddart 
Douglas and William Henry Bodkin, were candi- 
dates to represent the said Borough ; that Richard 
Winch, Esquire, the Mayor of the said Borough, 
was the Returning Officer at the said Election; 
that the nomination thereat was made on the twenty- 





eighth day of June last, and a poll having been 
demanded, was held and made on the twenty-ninth 





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6° Septembris. 511 


day of the same month; that at the close of the 
poll the Election was declared to have fallen on the 
said James Stoddart Douglas and William Henry 
Bodkin ; that the number of votes received at the 
said Election for the said James Stoddart Douglas 
was 534, for the said William Henry Bodkin, 497, 
for the said Honourable Hugh Elliot, commonly 
called Viscount Melgund, 495, and for the said 
Francis Dashwood, 488 ; that for taking the poll at 
the said Election four several booths or polling 
places were erected in four several parts or divisions 
of the said Borough, the same being respectively 
called and known as the Guildhall, the New Road, 
the Common and the Strood Divisions; that the votes 
given at each of the said booths or polling-places 
were taken and received by a deputy appointed by 
the said Returning Officer, under the provisions of 
the Act in such case made and provided, to preside 
at each of the said booths or polling-places ; that 
William Manclark, the deputy appointed to preside 
at one of the said booths or polling-places, to wit, 
the booth or polling-place for the Strood Division, 
and who did preside thereat, illegally refused to 
accept and record the votes of divers persons ten- 
dered in favour of the said Honourable William 
Hugh Elliot, commonly called Viscount Melgund, 
or for the said Honourable William Hugh Elliot 
and Francis Dashwood, that is to say, the votes of 
divers persons whose names appeared upon the Re- 
gister of Voters then in force for the said Borough, 
although some of the said persons were ready and 
willing to answer any questions which might be 
legally put to them, had the same been duly required 
to be put to them on behalf of any of the candidates 
at the time of their tendering their votes as afore- 
said, and to do all other acts and things which they 
might be legally required to do, before giving their 
votes at the said Election, and although others of the 
said persons had answered all such questions, and 
done ail such other acts and things as aforesaid, so 
as to entitle them to give their votes at the said 
Election, according to the provisions of the statute 


‘in force in that behalf; that, notwithstanding a re- 


monstrance addressed to the said William Manclark 
in that behalf, the said William Manclark not only 
illegally objected and refused to receive the votes so 
tendered in favour of the said Honourable William 
Hugh Elliot, commonly called Viscount Melgund, 
or for the said Honourable William Hugh Elliot and 
Francis Dashwood, but also illegally cbjected and 
refused to receive or record the votes of divers per- 
sons whose names appeared upon the Register then 
in force for the said Borough, who had tendered 
their votes at the said booth or polling-place for the 
Strood Division in favour of the said Honourable 
William Hugh Elliot, commonly called Viscount 
Melgund, or tor the said Honourable William Hugh 
K:ihot and Francis Dashwood, without any objection 
being made to the reception of the votes of the 
said persons on behalf of any candidate at the said 
Election, and without assigning any cause for the 
rejection of the votes so tendered as last aforesaid ; 
that application was thereupon made. to the said 
Returning Officer to remove the said William Man- 
clark, and to appoint some other person in his place ; 
but the said Returning Officer refused to remove 
the said William Manclark, and the said William 
Manclark continued to preside at the said Strood 
Division until the close of the poll; that, in conse- 
quence of the said illegal conduct of the said Wi/- 
liam Manclark, the votes so tendered as aforesaid 
for the said Honourable William Hugh Elliot, com- 
monly called Viscount Melgund, or for the said 
Honourable William Hugh Elliot and Francis Dash- 
wood, were not counted on the poll of the said Vis- 
count Melgund, as they ought to have been, and by 
reason thereof the said William Henry Bodkin was 
returned as having a majority at the said Election 
over the said Honourable William Hugh Elliot, 
whereas, had the said votes been received and 


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counted on the poll, the said Honourable William 
Hugh Elliot, commonly called Viscount Melgund, 
would have been returned thereat instead of the 
said William Henry Bodkin; and praying the 
House to take the premises into their consideration, 
and to cause the said votes so tendered as aforesaid 
to be placed on the poll, and the Return to be 
amended accordingly, by inserting the name of the 
said Honourable William Hugh Elliot, commonly 
called Viscount Melgund, therein, instead of the 
name of the said William Henry Bodkin, and to 
afford such other relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Daniel Henry Ferrall, of Beech- 
wood, in the county of Roscommon, Esquire, was 
read; setting forth, That an Election of a Bur- 
gess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Athlone was held on Tuesday, the 
sixth day of July last, at the said Borough, at 
which Election Cuthbert Fetherston H., Esquire, 
acted as Returning Officer, and George de la Poer 
Beresford, Esquire, and the Petitioner, were can- 
didates to represent the said Borough in Parlia- 
ment; that a poll having been demanded, the same 
was commenced on the said sixth day of July, and 
proceeded in from day to day until the following 
Thursday, the eighth day of July, when the same 
was finally closed, and the said George de la Poer 
Beresford, Esquire, was declared to have been duly 
elected, and was accordingly returned as having 
been duly elected and chosen a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough; that 
the number of voters stated at the close of the poll 
to have voted for the said George de la Poer Beres- 


ford, Esquire, was thirty, and for the Petitioner 


seventeen, making an apparent majority for the said 
George de la Poer Beresford over the Petitioner of 
thirteen votes; that such majority is an apparent 
and colourable majority, and the said Return an 
illegal Return ; that the said majority was obtained 
in favour of the said George de la Sin Beresford, 
Esquire, in consequence of the said Cuthbert Fether- 
ston H. by himself or his deputy, having refused to 
receive and reckon on the poll for the said Petitioner, 
the votes of very many persons, each and every one 
of whom was and were, at the time of the said 
Election, and had been for six months before the 
said Election, registered electors of the said Bo- 
rough, and had made their respective affidavits, and 
received their respective certificates of registry, and 
each and every one of whom claimed to vote, and 
tendered their votes at the said Election for the said 
Petitioner ; that the votes of the following, amongst 
other persons, who were entitled to vote at the said 
Election, and who claimed to vote, and tendered 
their votes for the Petitioner thereat, were rejected 
at the said Election, on the ground of an insufficient 
or irregular description of their qualifications in their 
respective affidavits or certificates of registry, and 
on no other ground, as the Petitioner verily believes, 
that is to say, the votes of John M‘ Donnell, John 
Geynor, Patt Doyle, Luke Fallon, John Geraghty, 
John Clark, Peter Galvin, Patt M‘Donnell, Patt 
Shean, Peter Mulry, Henry Giligan, John Garty, 
Laurence Kelly, Michael Gaghagan, Laurence Gag- 
hagan, Henry Savage, Daniel Maher, Thomas Cun- 
ningham, Wiiliam Ballentine, Patt Lonergan, John 
Mooney, John Tipping, Hugh Brennon, Hugh Mur- 
ray, James Donohoe, Hugh Gaghagan, Patt Cunniff, 
Peter Mullooney, John Mooney, Patt Campbell, 
Stephen Connor, Michael Madden, Edward M‘Guin- 
ness, James R. Kelly, William K. Fawcett, Joseph 
M. Fallon, James Murry, Bernard Ferrall, Denis 


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J. Keough, James Gaynor, Henry Murry, James 
M‘Donnell, Michael Keefe, Michael Standford, 
Peter Murphy, James Lawler, James Larkin, John 
Woods, John Dowde, Michael Curly, Malachy Nolan, 
Charles Biariconi, William Galvin, Patt Cullen, 
Hugh Curly, Peter Lawless, Denis Kelly, John Flyn, 
John Hagan, Gamel Jarvis, Michael Hanly, Hugh 
Curly, Edward Coyle, James Moran, Bryan Kenny, 
Lackey Devine, Patt Tumblity, Michael Flyn, John 
Fay, James Roper, James Fitzpatrick, Luke Wat- 
son, William H. O’Connell, Francis Claffy, Thomas 
Regan, Reverend Kerin Kilroe, Peter Norton, Mi- 
chael M‘ Namara, William Dean, Luke Tully, Reve- 
rend John Donovan, Patt Wynne, Owen Curly, 
Denis B. Kelly, Denis Callaghan, Patt Berguin, 
Michael Gaghagan, George Mullen, James Coyne, 
Bartholomew Flynn, Patt Keegan, John Lennon, 
Reverend Martin O'Reilly; that the rejection of 
all the votes aforesaid was protested against by 
divers of the electors of the said Borough, as also 
by the Petitioner, notwithstanding which protest, 
the said Cuthbert Fetherston H., or his deputy, per- 
severed in rejecting the said votes, and refused to 
reckon the said votes on the poll at the final close 
thereof; that if the said votes had been received 
and reckoned on the poll, as they ought in law to 
have been, the Petitioner would have had a large 
majority over the said George De la Poer Beres- 
ford, at the said Election ; and it would have been 
the duty of the said Returning Officer to have 
returned the said Petitioner, and he ought in law to 
have been returned as the Member duly elected and 
chosen at the said Election to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough ; and praying, 
That the House will adjudge and declare, that the 
Etection of the said George De la Poer Beresford, 
Esquire, was a void Election, and that the Return 
of the said George De la Poer Beresford, Esquire, 
is an illegal Return, and ought to be amended ; and 
that the same may be amended by adding the votes 
of the said persons above mentioned to the poll of 
the said Petitioner, and substituting his name in the 
Return instead of the name of the said George De 
la Poer Beresford, Esquire ; and that the House 
will grant such further and other relief in the pre- 
mises as the merits of the case may require. 

A Petition of Thomas Glynn, of Tholsel-place, in 
the parish of Saint Mary’s, in the Borough of Ath- 
lone, Baker, and John Dowde, of Connaught-street, 
in the parish of Saint Peter's, in the Borough 
aforesaid, Innkeeper, Electors of and for the Bo- 
rough of Athlone aforesaid, on behalf of themselves 
and others, electors of and for the said Borough, 
was also read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
were, at and during the last Election of a Mem- 
ber to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Athlone, and now are, electors for the 
said Borough, and had and claim to have had a right 
to vote for a Member to serve in Parliament at the 
said last Election for the said Borough; that the 
said Election was held on Tuesday, the sixth day of 
July last, at the said Borough, at which Election 
Cuthbert Fetherston H., Esquire, acted as Return- 
ing Officer, and Daniel Henry Farrell, Esquire, and 
George De la Poer Beresford, Esquire, were can- 
didates to represent the said Borough in Parliament; 
that a poli having been demanded, the same was 
commenced on the said sixth day of July, and pro- 
ceeded in from day to day until the following Thurs- 
day, the eighth day of July, when the same was 
finally closed, and the said George De la Poer 
Beresford, Esquire, was declared to have been duly 
elected, and was accordingly returned, as having 
been duly elected and chosen a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough ; that 
the number of voters stated, at the close of the poll, 
to have voted for the said George De la Poer Be- 
resford was thirty, and for the said Daniel Henry 
Farrell, seventeen, making an apparent majority for 
the said George De la Poer Beresford over the said 





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5 Vicroriz. 


Daniel Henry Farrell of thirteen votes ; that such 
majority is an apparent and colourable majority, and 
the said Return an illegal Return; that the said ma- 
jority was obtained in favour of the said George De 
la Poer Beresford in consequence of the said Cuth- 
bert Fetherston H., by himself, or his deputy, having 
refused to receive and reckon on the poll for the 
said Daniel Henry Farrell, the votes of very many 
persons, each and every one of whom was and were 
at the time of the said Election registered electors 
of the said Borough, and had made their re- 
spective affidavits and received their respective 
certificates of registry, and each and every one of 
whom claimed to vote, and tendered their votes at 
the said Election for the said Daniel Henry Ferrall; 
that the votes of the following, amongst other per- 
sons who were entitled to vote at the said Election, 
and who claimed to vote, and tendered their votes 
for the said Daniel Henry Ferrall thereat, were re- 
jected at the said Election, on the ground of an 
insufficient or irregular description of their qualifi- 
cation in their respective affidavits or certificates of 
registry, and on no other ground, as the Petitioners 
verily believe, that is to say, the votes of John 
M‘ Donnell, John Gaynor, Patt Doyle, Luke Fallon, 
John Geraghty, John Clarke, Peter Galvin, Patt 
M‘Donnell, Patt Shean, Peter Mulrey, Henry 
Gilligan, John Garty, Laurence Kelly, Michael 
Geoghagan, Patt Cunniff, Peter Molony, John 
Mooney, Patt Campbell, Stephen Connor, Michael 
Modden, Laurence Geoghegan, Henry Savage, Daniel 
Maher, Thomas Cunningham, William Ballentine, 
Patt Lonergan, John Mooney, John Tipping, Hugh 
Brennan, Hugh Murray, James Donoghue, Hugh 
Geoghegan, Edward M‘Guiness, James R. Kelley, 
William K. Fawcett, Joseph M. Failon, James Mur- 
ray, Barnard Farrell, Denis J. Keogh, James Gay- 
nor, Henry Murray, James M‘Donnell, Michael 
Keefe, Michael Stanford, Peter Murphy, James 
Lawler, James Larkin, John Woods, John Dowd, 
Michael Curley, Malachy Nolan, Charles Biancone, 
William Galven, Patt Cullen, Hugh Curley, Peter 
Lawless, Denis Kelly, John Flinn, John Hagan, 
Gamel Jarvis, Michael Hanley, Hugh Curley, Ed- 
ward Coyle, James Moran, Bryan Kenney, Lucky 
Devine, Patt Tumblety, Michael Flynn, John Fay, 
James Roper, James Fitzpatrick, Luke Watson, Wil- 
liam H. O’Conneli, Francis Claffy, Thomas Regan, 
Reverend Keran Kelroe, Peter Norton, Michael 
-U‘Namara, William Deane, Luke Tully, Reverend 
John Donovan, Patt Wynne, Owen Curley, Denis 
B. Kelly, Denis Callaghan, Patt Bergin, Michael 
Gahagan, George Mullen, James Coyne, Bartholo- 
mew I'lynn, Patt Keegan, John Lennon, Reverend 
Martin O’ Reilly ; that the rejection of all the votes 
aforesaid was protested against by divers of the 
electors of the said Borough, as also by the Peti- 
tioners, notwithstanding which protest the said Cuth- 
bert Fetherston H., or his deputy, persevered in 
rejecting the said votes, and refused to reckon the 
said votes on the poll at the final close thereof; 
that if the said votes had been received and reckoned 
on the poll, as they ought in law to have been, the 
said Daniel Henry Ferrall would have a large ma- 
jority over the said George De la Poer Beresford at 
the said Election, and it would have been the duty 
of the said Returning Officer to have returned the 
said Daniel Henry Verrall, and he ought in law to 
have been returned as the Member duly elected and 
chosen at the said Election to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough; and praying, That 
the House will adjudge and declare that the Elec- 
tion of the said George De la Poer Beresford was 
a void Election, and that the Return of the said 
George De la Poer Beresford is an illegal Return, 
and ought to be amended, and that the same may 
be amended, by adding the votes of the said persons 
above mentioned to the poll of the said Daniel 
Henry Ferrall, and substituting his name on the 


Return, instead of the name of the said George De 
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la Poer Beresford, and that the House wili grant 
such further and other relief in the premises as the 
merits of the case may require. 

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

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


A Petition of the Persons whose names are Gloucester 
thereunto subscribed, being Electors of the city of City Election. 


Gloucester, and who had, and hereby claim to have 
had, a right to vote at the last Election of Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
City, viz. Francis Buchanan Hoare, Gentleman, and 
Charles Frederick Cliffe, Printer, was read; setting 
forth, That at the last Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said City of Gloucester, 
John Phillpotts, Esquire, Maurice Frederick Fitz- 
hardinge Berkeley, Esquire, Henry Thomas Hope, 
Esquire, and John Henry Loftus, Esquire, com- 
monly called the Viscount Loftus, were candidates 
to represent the said City in Parliament; that a 
poll being demanded at such Election, was pro- 
ceeded in and taken by William Washbourn, who, 
at the time of such Election, was the Sheriff and 
Returning Officer of and for the said City, after 
which the said John Phillpotts and Maurice Fre- 
derick Fitzhardinage Berkeley were, by the said Re- 
turning Officer, declared duly elected, and were by 
him returned as Members to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said City; that gross, notorious 
and extensive bribery and corruption, by means of 
bribes, gifts, rewards, entertainments, promises, cor- 
rupt solicitations, threats, intimidation, undue in- 
fluence, and other illegal and unconstitutional prac- 
tices, were pursued and carried on before, down to, 
and at and during the said Election, by the said 
John Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, and by divers persons desirous of pro- 
curing the Election and Return of them, the said 
John Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley ; and the Election and Return of the said 
John Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley were procured and brought about by the 
said bribery and corruption, and other illegal and 
unconstitutional practices hereinbefore mentioned, 
in direct defiance of the law of Parliament, and of 
this realm, in contempt of the House, and in manifest 
violation of the rights and privileges, not only of the 
Petitioners and the other electors of the said city 
of Gloucester, but of the great body of electors 
throughout the kingdom; that before, and at and 
during the said Election, the said John Phillpotts 
and Maurice Frederich Fitzhardinge Berkeley were, 
by themselves, and by their agents, friends, and 
managers, guilty of divers acts of bribery and cor- 
ruption, in order to corrupt and procure, and did, 
by themselves, and by their agents, friends and 
managers and other persons employed in their be- 
half, by gifts, presents, money, rewards and promises, 
agreements and securities for money, gifts and re- 
wards, and by threats, intimidation, promises, undue 
influence, and other corrupt and illegal practices, 
acts and means, corrupt and procure persons, 
having or claiming to have a right to vote at such 
Election, to give their votes in favour of the said 
John Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, and to forbear to give their votes in favour 
of the said Henry Thomas Hope and John Henry 
Loftus; that the said John Phillpotts and Maurice 
Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, by the said cor- 
rupt and illegal practices, became and were, and 
are wholly disabled and incapacitated and ineligible 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said City 
of Gloucester, and the Return of the said John 
Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Ber- 
heley was and is wholly null and void, whereas the 
said Henry Thomas Hope and John Henry Loftus 
3U3 were 


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were duly elected, and ought to have been returned ; 
and praying, That the House will take the premises 
into their consideration, and will declare the Elec- 
tion and Return of the said John Phillpotts and 
Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley to be wll 
and void, and will declare that the said Henry Tho- 
mas Hope and John Henry Loftus were duly elected, 
and ought to have been returned to serve in the 
present Parliament for the said City, and that the 
said John Phillpotts and Maurice Fitzhardinge Ber- 
heley were not duly elected, and will cause the Re- 
turn to be amended, by erasing the names of the said 
John Phillpotts and Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, and inserting those of the said Henry 
Thomas Hope and John Henry Loftus, or that the 
House will afford tothe Petitioners such other relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Thomas Arkins, 
of number twenty-five, Upper Ormond Quay, in 
the City of Dublin, Woollendraper ; Stephen Fox 
‘Dickson, of number fifty, Townsend-street, in the 
City of Dublin, Gentleman ; William Hanlon, of 
number five, Westmoreland-street, in the City of Dub- 
lin, Watchmaker; and Christopher O’Connor, of 
number two, Wicklow-street, in the City of Dublin, 
Gentleman, Electors of the City and County of the 
City of Dublin, on behalf of themselves and others 
having and claiming a right to vote, and who voted 
‘and were entitled to vote at the last Election of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said City 
and County of the City of Dublin, was read; 
setting forth, That an Election for two Members 
to serve in Parliament for the said City and County 
of the City of Dublin, was held at the Sessions’ 
House in Green-street, in the said City, on Mon- 
day, the fifth day of July, in the year one thousand 
eight hundred and forty-one, and the Petitioners 
are, and were at the time of the said Election, 
electors of the said City and County of the said 
City, and as such had a right to vote, and did 
vote at the said Election ; that at the said Election 
Joshua Porter and Anthony Browne, Esquires, High 
Sheriffs of the said City, were and acted as the Re- 
turning Officers; that Daniel O’ Conneil, Esquire, 
Robert Hutton, Esquire, John Beatty West, Esquire, 
and Edward Grogan, Esquire, were candidates at 
the said Election to represent the said City and 
County of the City of Dublin in Parliament, and 
were severally put in nomination, and a poll having 
been demanded, the same was proceeded upon and 
‘taken, and commenced on Tuesday, the sixth day 
of July, and upon the final closing of such poll the 
numbers of votes on the said poll were declared by 
the said Returning Officers to be for the said John 
Beatty West, three thousand eight hundred and sixty, 
for the said Edward Grogan, three thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-nine, for the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell, three thousand six hundred and ninety-two, 
and for the said Robert Hutton three thousand six 
hundred and sixty-two, and thereupon the said Re- 
turning Officers declared the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan to be duly elected, and made 
their Return accordingly ; that the alleged majority 
of votes on the said poll for the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan, over the said Daniel 


O'Connell and Robert Hutton respectively, was only 


a fictitious and colourable majority, and was pro- 
cured and obtained by the undue partiality of the 
said Returning Officers and of the Assessor, deputies 
and other persons employed by and under them, at 
and for the purposes of the said Election, and by 
their contrivance and management, and by means of 
the cbstructions and impediments thrown by them 


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A. 1841. 


in the way of the electors seeking to give their votes 
for the said Daniel O’Connell and Robert Hutton, 
and of the facilities given by them to the polling of 
the voters in the interest of the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan, and by means of the 
rejection by the said Returning Officers of the votes 
of a great number of duly qualified electors who 
tendered, declared and gave their votes for the said 
Daniel O’Connell and Robert Hutton, and by the 
refusal of the said Returning Officers to receive the 
votes of a great number of duly qualified electors, 
who tendered themselves to vote for the said Daniel 
O'Connell and Robert Hutton, and by the reception 
and admission of illegal and fraudulent votes for 
the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
and by the undue, illegal and unconstitutional means 
hereinafter stated ; that in the year one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-seven, a society or associa- 
tion was formed in said City, called ‘The Zrish Me- 
tropolitan Conservative Society,” for the purpose, 
amongst others, of registering voters and returning 
Members for the said City in the interests of the 
party opposed to the said Daniel O'Connell and 
Robert Hutton, and of raising a fund by subscription, 
and appointing a committee for those purposes ; 
that the said Joshua Porter, one of the said High 
Sheriffs and Returning Officers at the said late Elec- 
tion is a Printer and Stationer, carrying on trade in 
the City of Dublin, and Petitioners show that the 
said Joshua Porter not only was a member of the 
said Jrish Metropolitan Conservative Society, but 
that he was the confidential printer of the said so- 
ciety; that at the late Election the said Joshua 
Porter, with the consent and connivance of the said 
Anthony Browne, the other High Sheriff and Re- 
turning Officer, and under pretence and colour of 
some alleged official rotation or regulation took upon 
himself the chief if not the exclusive management 
and arrangement of all matters relating to the said 
Election, and conducted the same; that upon the 
approach of the said Election the said Returning 
Officers, by notice in writing addressed to the 
agent of the said Daniel O'Connell and Robert 
Hutton, demanded that a sum of one thousand 
pounds should be deposited with them before the 
said Election towards the expenses thereof; that 
the amount so demanded was altogether excessive 
and beyond what the legal expenses to be incurred 
by the Returning Officers for the purposes of 
said Election could by possibility amount to, and 
was unprecedented, and that the said agent so 
informed the said Returning Officers, and refused 
to comply with said demand ; that previous to the 
said Election, it was publicly rumoured and stated, 
that it was the intention of the said Returning 
Officers to appoint one John Francis Waller, 
Esquire, Barrister at Law, as their Assessor, and 
such statement was made publicly by the said John 
Francis Waller himself; that the agent of the said 
Daniel O'Connell and Robert Hutton, in conse- 
quence of such rumours and statements, called upon 
the said Returning Officers to ascertain the truth 
thereof, and was informed by the said Joshua 
Porter that he had appointed the said John Francis 
Waller ; that the said agent remonstrated and pro- 
tested against such appointment, representing (ac- 
cording to the truth and fact) that the said John 
Francis Waller was notoriously a strenuous political 
partisan, not of sufficient standing, practice or ex- 
perience at the bar, and altogether unfit to fill so 
arduous and responsible an office, and the said 
agent suggested the names of several barristers of 
experience, station and character, and of the same 
political party with the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan; but such remonstrance, represen- 
tations and suggestions were all in vain, the said 
Joshua Porter persisting in the said appointment ; 
that the objections so made to the said John Francis 
Waller were founded in truth and justice, and were 
so within the knowledge of the said Joshua —— 

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5 Vicroriz. 


for in particular Petitioners show that the said John 
Francis Waller was not only a member, but was 
actually one of the secretaries of the said Irish 
Metropolitan Conservative Society hereinbefore men- 
tioned ; that the justice of the objections so taken 
by the said agent to the appointment of the said 
John Francis Waller, the unfitness of the said John 
Francis Waller for the said office of Assessor, and 
the injustice and partiality of the said Returning 
Officers in appointing him thereto, and persisting in 
such appointment, were afterwards fully evidenced, 
not only by the decisions of the said John Francis 
Waller, as such Assessor, in the several matters here- 
inafter mentioned, and the directions and advice 
given by him to the said Returning Officers during 
the said Election, but also by this, that after the 
said Election the said Returning Officers furnished 
to the said agent of the said Daniel O’ Connell and 
Robert Hutton an account of the expenses incurred 
at said Election, and included therem a charge of 
Ninety-eight pounds thirteen shillings and one 
penny, as and for the legal fee of the said John 
Francis Waller as Assessor; that the said agent 
objected to and refused to make any payment on 
account of such fee, expressly on the grounds that 
he disclaimed “ Messrs. O’ Connell and Hutton’s lia- 
bility to the payment of Mr. Assessor Waller, against 
whose appointment both they and he, as their con- 
ducting agent, had protested in the most unequi- 
vocal manner;” and that, after arranging some 
other trifling matter of detail in the said account, the 
said Returning Officer accepted the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Robert Hutton’s share of the amount 
of said account, deducting the said charge so made 
therein for the fee of the said John Francis Waller ; 
tnat the said Returning Officers, in the appoint- 
ment of their deputies and poll-clerks for the pur- 
poses of the said Election, acted upon a system 
most partial and most unfair towards the interest of 
the said Daniel O’Connell and Robert Hutton, in- 
asmuch as they selected for those offices men who 
were known to them, as well as to the public in 
general, to be partisans for the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan, and whose feelings 
would lead them so to act as to favour the interests 
of the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
and some of whom belonged to and acted upon 
committees formed for the purpose of forwarding the 
Return of the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan ; and, in point of fact, the Petitioners show 
that several of the said deputies and poll-clerks did, 
during the said Election, greatly misconduct them- 
selves, and did in every way in their power obstruct 
and impede the taking of votes for the said Daniel 
O’Connell and Robert Hutton, and exhibit their 
strong party feelings in favour of the said John 
Beatty West and Edward Grogan, and against the 
said Daniel O’ Connelland Robert Hutton; and that, 
in particular, several of them, on various occasions 
during the said Election, thanked voters who voted 
for the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
and otherwise, by their expressions and actions, 
identified themselves with the party of the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan; that the 
arrangements of the booths or polling places made 
by the said Returning Officers was most unfair, and 
was calculated to obstruct, and did, in fact, obstruct 
the voters in the interest of the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Robert Hutton, and facilitated the polling 
of the voters in the interest of the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan; that previous to the 
said Election a notice in writing was delivered by 
the said agent of the said Daniel O'Connell and 
Robert Hutton to the said Returning Officers, com- 
plaining of and protesting against the several mat- 
ters hereinbefore mentioned, which notice was in 
the terms following : 
“ 62, Blessington-street, Dublin, 
July 2, 1841. 


“ Gentlemen,—As Conducting Agent for Daniel 
Vou. 96. 


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515 


O’ Connell and Robert Hutton, Esquires, Candidates 
for the representation of the City of Dublin at the 
approaching Election, I have to acknowlege the 
receipt of your notice, dated the Twenty-eighth day 
of June last, and in reply thereto, to inform you 
that the demand made by you of one thousand 
pounds, to be contributed by the candidates at the 
said Election towards the expenses thereof, appears 
to me, upon calculation, to be excessive and enor- 
mous, and is, as | am informed, altogether unpre- 
cedented. I have further to inform you, that on 
behalf of my clients I object to and protest against 
the appointment, as Assessor at said Election, of 
Mr. Waller, whom you have verbally informed me: 
you *have resolved upon appointing to that office, 
and I object to him upon these several grounds: 
—In the first place, that he is mexperienced, and 
not of that standing or practice at the bar which 
the Barrister ought to be, who should be selected 
to decide the very serious and difficult questions 
which are likely to arise upon such an Election; 
and in the next place, because he is and has been 
long known in this city and elsewhere as a very 
strenuous, it not violent, political partisan in the 
interests of the party opposed to my clients. And 
I further inform you that I, in like manner, object 
to and protest against the list of deputies and poll- 
clerks received from you yesterday, and to the places 
assigned by you td the booths, as mentioned in said 
list, in particular to the place assigned to the booth 
K, in which the experience of former Elections 
shows there is a very great majority of electors in 
the interest of Messrs. O’Connel/ and Hutton, being 
a small corner in the gallery of the court, inacces- 
sible save by a narrow winding stair, which it ap- 
pears by your list must also serve as the only ap- 
proach to two other booths, while the booths of the 
letters B and W, which are supposed to be favour- 
able to the other candidates, are placed in situa- 
tions most convenient to their public tally-rooms. 
I also object to your placing two booths in one 
room, as appears intended, in two several instances, 
for these and other reasons, which I communicated 
to you on the day I received your said notice, and 
before any appointment had been made or expense 
incurred by you with reference to said Election; I 
object to and protest against all your arrangements, 
in so far as you have apprised me of them, the 
same being in my judgment calculated to prejudice 
my clients, to impede the electors in the exercise 
of their franchise, and, finally, to prevent many 
electors from recording their votes at all; under 
these circumstances I, on behalf of my clients, de- 
cline acceding to your demands, at the same time 
apprising you, that [ am perfectly ready to con- 
tribute their fair proportion of the expenses, upon 
fair arrangements being made; and | now finally 
inform you, that I will make use of this notice as 
occasion shall require, for the purpose of visiting 
you or such of you as shall persist in those objec- 
tionable arrangements, with all costs that may be 
incurred thereby. 
“ John Smith, Conducting Agent 
for Daniel O’ Connell and Robert 
Hutton, Esquires. 

“ To Joshua Porter and Anthony 
Browne, Esquires, High Sheriffs of 
the City of Dublin, and Henry Davis, 

Esquire, their Under Sheriff.” 

Petitioners show that the statements and allega- 
tions contained in said notice were perfectly true, 
and according to the fact, but that such notice was 
altogether disregarded by the said Returning Offi- 
cers; Petitioners show that the number of persons 
appearing, by the list of the clerks of the peace, to 
be capable of voting at the said Election, whose 
names began with the initial letter M, was much 
greater than upon the occasion of any former Elec- 
tion; that it was perfectly well known before the 
said Election, that said letter, if it should be polled - 

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out, would give a majority to the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Robert Hutton; that the experience 
of former Elections had proved that the party op- 
posed to the said Daniel O'Connell and Robert 
Hutton, and their agents, in the booth appointed 
for said letter M, would, as it would be their in- 
terest to do, give every possible opposition and de- 
lay to the voters polling in said booth, and by every 
means in their power prevent the polling out of said 
Jetter; that in the same interview with the said 
Returning Officers, at which the agent of the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Robert Hutton had so, as 
hereinbefore mentioned, remonstrated against the 
appointment of the said John Francis Waller as 
Assessor, these several matters were also repre- 
sented to the said Returning Officers, and they were 
specially called upon to arrange and provide ac- 
cordingly, so that every voter belonging to said 
letter M should have a fair and full opportunity of 
tendering his vote; but Petitioners show that such 
representations and reasonable demands were wholly 
disregarded by the said Returning Officers, the 
booth erected for said letter being small and incon- 
venient, and placed in immediate contact with the 
booth erected for another crowded letter, and having 
only one very narrow space or way in the front, to 
serve both for the entrance and the departure of 
the voters; and Petitioners show, that although 
throughout the said Election the statements and 
anticipations of the said agent, so made to the said 
Returning Officers before the Election, were fully 
borne out and verified, and although numerous ap- 
plications were made to the said Returning Officers 
and their said Assessor, they wholly refused to make 
any alteration, or do any thing to facilitate the polling 
in said booth ; the Petitioners show that during the 
first three polling days of the said late Election, it 
was arranged, by the consent of the counsel for the 
several candidates, in presence of the said Assessor, 
that in the case of objections taken to votes, the 
decisions made by the said Assessor upon such ob- 
jection, should not be entered into the poll books 
during the hours allowed by law for the actual poll- 
ing of voters, but should be so entered at the close 
of the poll on each day; and Petitioners show that 
such arrangement was adopted by the said Assessor, 
and was fully adhered to, and acted upon by him 
and the deputies and poll clerks under his direc- 
tions during that period ; Petitioners show, that in 
the course of the third polling day the counsel for 
the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan 
announced, that they would, on the following day, 
withdraw their said consent; and notwithstanding 
the protest of the counsel of the said Daniel 
O’Connell and Robert Hutton, that it was unfair to 
stop the polling on the fourth polling day, the said 
Assessor, at the instigation of the said counsel for 
the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
departed from, and violated said arrangement, and 
thenceforth directed, that according as objections 
were ruled, the polling of the voters in the booths 
should be stopped until the decisions upon such ob- 
jections were entered into the poll books; and Peti- 
tioners show, that although the attention of the said 
Assessor was particularly called to the great injus- 
tice this violation of such arrangement and_prac- 
tice would work against the said Daniel O’ Connell 
and Robert Huttun, as regarded the said booth M, 
where great crowds were always in waiting and 
struggling to be polled, and although the said As- 
sessor was repeatedly urged to take up the objec- 
tions relating to the votes given in said booth, and 
dispose of same, so that they might be entered up 
after the close of the day's poll, or to adopt any 





other course respecting the same, so that the poll- 
ing in said booth might not be interrupted, yet he 
wholly refused to do any thing towards that end; | 
and Petitioners show, that by reason of the pre- | 
mises the polling in said booth was greatly inter- | 
rupted, and the electors delayed and impeded, 

\ 


and many altogether prevented from giving their 
votes at all; that in particular on Saturday, the 
last day of polling, a very great number of 
electors in the interest of the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Robert Hutton, who should vote in the 
said booth M, but who, by reason of the crowded 
state of said booth, the inconvenient construction 
thereof, and the obstructions and delays given 
to the voters there, had not been able to obtain 
an opportunity of voting, were in attendance at said 
booth when the said Assessor issued an order in 
writing, which he handed to the said Joshua Porter, 
one of the said Returning Officers as aforesaid, di- 
recting the several deputies in the booths to proceed 
to enter on their books the adjudicated objections of 
former days, and to stop the poll of the day for that 
purpose ; that the protests and remonstrances of the 
counsel and agents for the said Daniel O’Connell 
and Robert Hutton, and their representations as to 
the then actual state of the said booth M, and the 
effect such order would have upon it, were all in 
vain, and said order was made upon the ground, 
amongst others, that the entering of such ruled ob- 
jections into the poll-books, was in effect polling, 
and was, therefore, a compliance with the law ; Peti- 
tioners show, that the Under Sheriff of the said High 
Sheriffs, immediately proceeded to said booth M with 
said order, and announced the same, and although 
a voter was then actually upon the poll, and his qua- 
lification was at the moment a subject of inquiry in 
said booth, the said voter was compelled to retire, 
in order that the deputy might proceed with his poll- 
clerk to act in obedience to said order, which the 
said deputy accordingly did, notwithstanding a fur- 
ther protest and demand to continue the poll, then 
delivered to him by the agent of the said Daniel 
O’ Connell and Robert Huttun; the Petitioners show 
that, in consequence, and by the immediate effect 
and operation of said order, it became wholly im- 
possible that the voters unpolled of said booth could 
have an opportunity of recording their votes in said 
booth, and a request was in due form made to the 
said Returning Officers and their said Assessor, re- 
quiring them to procure some means by which the 
unpolled voters of said booth M might be enabled 
to give their votes, either by making two booths for 
said letter M (an application which had been before 
made to the said Returning Officers, and which Pe- 
titioners submit ought to have been complied with), 
or by appointing some other place for receiving the 
votes which should necessarily be tendered in that 
booth, but Petitioners show that all such their re- 
quests were wholly refused, as well by the said Re- 
turning Officers as by their said Assessor, and the 
said proceedings were persisted in, against the 
remonstrance and protest of the counsel of the said 
Daniel O'Connell and Robert Hutton, and that 
thereby a very large number of voters in the interest 
of the said Daniel O’Connell and Robert Hutton 
were totally prevented from giving their votes at the 
said Election ; Petitioners show that a great number 
of voters belonging to said booth M, suflicient to 
change the result of said Election, and to secure the 
Return of the said Daniel O'Connell and Robert 
Hutton, finding it impossible, by reason of the con- 
duct above detailed and complained of, to record their 
votes, immediately and before the hour appointed by 
law for the final closing of the poll, verbally, and 
by notices in writing signed by them respectively, 
and specifying their names and residences, and their 
number on the list of the Clerks of the Peace, ten- 
dered themselves to the said Returning Officers and 
their said Assessor, and to the deputy in the said 
booth M, and declared they gave their votes for the 
said Daniel O'Connell and Robert Hutton, but the 
Petitioners show that the votes of all such voters 
are wholly omitted from said poll, and Petitioners 
submit they ought to be inserted and reckoned upon 
the same for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Robert 
Hutton; Petitioners show that the conduct of “o 
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_§ Vicrorig. 


said Returning Officers and their said Assessor upon 
the said Election was in many other respects unfair 
and partial, and calculated to = and prevent 
the Return of the said Daniel O’ Connell and Robert 
Hutton, by obstructing the voters in their interest, 
and to favour and forward the Return of the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, and in par- 
ticular Petitioners show that in many of the booths 
or polling places it was the interest and object of the 
said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, and 
their agents, to delay the polling, and to obstruct 
and hinder the voters; that for those purposes, 
throughout the said Election, they caused to be ad- 
ministered to every voter appearing to poll for the 
said Daniel O’Connell and Robert Hutton, not only 
the oath in Schedule B. of the said Jrish Reform 
Act, as to their identity and the continuance of their 
qualifications, but also the oath against bribery, not- 
withstanding that such voters were personally known 
to said agents, and were altogether above suspicion 
or imputation; and not only were these oaths so 
administered to the voters of the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Robert Hutton, but they were also admi- 
nistered to the voters of the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan, by the deputies, upon the de- 
mand of the agents of the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan, and for the same purposes the 
said agents objected to every vote given for the said 


Daniel O’ Connell and Robert Hutton, making ob-| 


jections of the most frivolous and untenable nature, 
and repeating such objections, though the same 
were uniformly overruled by the said Assessor; and 
Petitioners show that these practices were perfectly 
notorious and were well known to the said Return- 
ing Officers and their said Assessor, and the Peti- 
tioners show that the same were so far from being 
disapproved of or discountenanced by the said Re- 
turning Officers and their said Assessor, that, on the 
contrary, they directed the deputies to grant time 
tu the agents of the said John Beatty West and Ed- 
ward Grogan, for the preparing of such objections, 
contrary to law, which expressly directs that for the 
taking of objections the polling shall not be delayed, 
and the said Assessor, from time to time during the 
said Election, fixed and specified various periods or 
lengths of time to be so granted, and at one time 
directed the deputies to exercise their own discretion 
as to the length of time to be so granted ; and the 
Petitioners show that the injustice of these directions 
was the more flagrant, because, in addition to the 
matters herein already before stated, the said agents 
of the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan 
were supplied with printed objections, so that no 
delay of the polling was at all necessary to enable 
them to make objections to any vote, and in point of 
fact the said agents availed themselves of the direc- 
tions so given by the said Assessor for the mere pur- 
pose of delay, inasmuch as upon a vote being given 
for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Robert Hutton, it 
was the practice of the said agents for the said John 
Beatty West and Edward Grogan to announce that 
they would object to such vote, and then, taking one 
of the printed objections, to hold it without deliver- 
ing it to the deputy, until the specified time directed 
by the Assessor to be granted should have expired, 
during all which time the deputy and salina and 
the agents at both sides in the booth remained 
wholly unemployed, and the electors seeking to be 
polled were compelled to wait, and were delayed and 
hindered from giving their votes, all which vexatious 
proceedings were fully known to the said Returning 
Officers and their said Assessor, and repeatedly pro- 
tested against by the counsel and agents of the said 
Danie] O’ Connell and Robert Hutton; Petitioners 
show that at the time appointed by law for the final 
close of the poll, that is to say, at five o’clock in the 
evening of Saturday, the tenth day of July, the fifth 
day of polling, a very great number of objections 
taken to votes at both sides remained undecided by 


the Assessor, and such votes did not then appear 
Vor. 96. 


6° Septembris. 


517 


upon the poll-books as allowed votes; and the Pe- 
titioners show, that upon the poll, as it then stood 
and appeared upon the poll-books, there was a ma 
jority of votes for the said Daniel O’Connell and 
Robert Hutton over the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan, but the Petitioners show that at 





that hour the counsel for the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan applied to the said Assessor to 
proceed to hear and rule the objections so then re+ 
maining undecided, and to have the decisions on 
same entered into the poll-books, and to postpone 
the declaring of the poll, and the making of the Re- 
turn, until the said matters had been completed ; 
and Petitioners further show, that such application 
was resisted by the counsel of the said Daniel O’ Con- 
nell and Robert Hutton, who contended, amongst 
other things, that the functions and powers of the 
Returning Officers and of their Assessor had then 
ceased as to all matters connected with said Election, 





except the mere declaring of the final state of the 
poll, and the Return accordingly, and that if the en+ 
tering up of the ruled objections was polling, for 
| which it was allowable or justifiable to stop the actual 
| polling of voters, as had been done in the earlier 
part of the day, then such entries could not be made 
after the hour prescribed by law for the final close 
of the polling; and counsel for the said Daniel 
O'Connell and Robert Hutton accordingly called 
upon the said Returning Officers and their As- 
_sessor forthwith to declare the final state of the poll, 
and to make the Return according thereto; but the 
said Assessor declared that he would proceed to ad- 
judicate upon and enter up such remaining objec- 
tions ; and Petitioners show, that thereupon the 
counsel for the said Daniel O’ Connell withdrew and 
declined to appear any longer before the said As- 
sessor; Petitioners show that the said Returning 
Officers, and the said John Francis Waller as their 
Assessor, proceeded to decide upon the objected 
votes theretofore undecided, and to enter up the de- 
cisions upon such votes in the poll-books, and con- 
tinued so to do until an advanced hour in the morn- 
ing of Sunday the eleventh day of July; and Peti- 
tioners show that after five o’clock in the morning 
of that day, and not sooner, the final state of the 
poll was announced by the said Returning Officers, 
and the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan 
were by them declared to be duly returned, and the 
indenture of Election was executed ; and the Peti= 
.tioners show that the majority declared for the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan was created 





by means of the votes added to the poll by the said 
| Returning Officers after the hour prescribed by law 
for the final close of the poll ; the Petitioners further 
show that several persons, electors of the said Cit 
and County of the City of’ Dublin, in right of their 
occupying respectively a house, warehouse, counting- 
house or shop within the said City and County of 
the same, and who had been respectively duly re« 
gistered, and had made and subscribed the affidavit 
by law required, and had obtained from the Re« 
gistering Barrister certificates of such registration, 
duly signed, and who were fully entitled to vote at 
the said Election, attended at the booths during the 
said Election, and tendered, declared and gave their 
votes for the said Daniel O’ Connell and Robert 
Hutton, and the names of said electors were duly 
entered upon the poll-books as voters for the said 
Daniel O’ Connell and Robert Hutton, but upon ob- 
jection being taken to such voters by the agents of 
the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, on 
the frivolous and immaterial pretext that the certifi- 
cates or affidavits of registry respectively of such 
voters contained the words “ and premises,” or 
some other words in addition to the word “ house, 
warehouse, counting-house,” or “ shop,” or other 
description of their qualification, the said Returning 
Officers, or their Assessor, rejected the votes of the 
said electors, and directed that the said votes should 
be marked as “ rejected ” upon the poll-books, and 








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518 6° Septembris. A. 1841. 


the votes of such electors were accordingly omitted 
to be reckoned upon the poll; that many persons 
who were registered anew within six months before 
the teste of the writ for the said Election, had their 
votes disallowed, and were declared disqualified to 
vote at the said Election, although the ‘Pesilicnese 
submit that by the law, as it is enacted by the Jrish 
Reform Act, the provision as to six months being 
required after registration, and before voting, does 
not apply to the case of voters registered anew ; the 
Petitioners further show, that a great number of 
persons, claiming to be electors of the said City, 
and County of the City aforesaid, and registered as 
freemen of the said City of Dublin, voted and were 
permitted to vote at the said Election for the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, although 
the persons so voting were honorary freemen, ad- 
mitted since the thirtieth day of March, one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-one, and therefore were not 
entitled to vote, and their votes ought not to have 
been received ; that the Corporation of the Lord 
Mayor, Sheriff, Commons and Citizens of the City 
of Dublin, possess and exercise the power of grant- 
ing the freedom of the said Corporation to, and of 
withholding the same, from whatever persons they 
please; that the said Corporation do not declare 
any persons entitled to their freedom as of right ; that 
according to the customs and usages of the said Cor- 
poration, no right or title inchoate or other to the free- 
dom of the said Corporation has ever accrued or been 
derived from birth, marriage, or service ; that in all 
cases in which persons apply to be admitted to the 
freedom of the said Corporation upon the grounds 
of birth, marriage, or service, the said Corporation 
possess, and have always possessed, and in very man 

instances have exercised the power of rejecting ro 
applications arbitrarily, without assigning any cause 
for such rejection, and notwithstanding the fact of 
birth, service, or marriage, upon which such applica- 
tions have been respectively founded, were not dis- 
puted, and although the persons so applying have 
been of irreproachable life and character, and free 
from all exception ; that, according to the usage of 
the said Corporation, the circumstances of birth, 
marriage and service are not, nor ever have been 
entertained, as the foundations of any kind of right 
or legal claim to the freedom of the said Corpora- 
tion, but are regarded at the utmost as recommenda- 
tions merely to the favour of the said Corporation, 
recommendations which they may yield to or over- 
look at their own free will and pleasure, and 
which they do habitually yield to or overlook, 
according as the religious and political principles of 
the individuals so recommended happen to be in 
conformity or at variance with the principles enter- 
tained by a majority of the members of the said 
Corporation; and Petitioners therefore submit that 
all persons to whom the freedom of the said Cor- 
poration has been granted have obtained such free- 
dom by virtue of the will of the Corporation, and 
not by virtue of any title accruing by reason of 
birth, marriage or service, or of any statute within 
the intent and meaning of the Act of the second and 
third years of his late Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 


to amend the Representation of the People of Ire-|d 


land,” and that no admission to the freedom of the 
said Corporation by birth, marriage or service, ac- 
cording to the usage of the said Corporation, is an 
admission by birth, marriage or service within the 
sccpe and meaning of the said statute ; and further, 
that all persons to whom the freedom of the said 
— has been granted are honorary freemen, 
im the sense in which the words “ honorary free- 
men” are used in the last-mentioned statute, and 
that no person admitted to the freedom of the said 
Corporation since the passing of the said Act, or 
since the thirtieth day of March one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-one, ought to have been per- 
mitted to register under the said Act, or to vote at 
any Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 











the City of Dublin; and Petitioners show that a 
great number of persons have been admitted to the 
freedom of the said Corporation since the passing of 
the said Act, and a few previous thereto, and after 
the said thirtieth day of March one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-one, and that all such persons 
have been illegally and in violation of the provisions 
of the said Act permitted to register under the said 
Act, notwithstanding that at the registry sessions at 
which such persons respectively offered themselves 
to register, their registration was objected to, 
amongst other grounds, upon the grounds herein- 
before stated; and Petitioners show that a great 
many of the persons who voted at the late Election 
for the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan 
are persons who had been so unduly registered as 
last aforesaid, and that such persons so voted by 
virtue of such illegal registry, and Petitioners submit 
that the aforesaid votes of all such persons are bad 
and illegal, and ought to be struck off the poll; that 
a considerable number of the last-mentioned voters 
were admitted to the freedom of the said Corpora- 
tion under colour and pretence of a title by mar- 
riage, viz. by reason of their having been married to 
the daughters of persons who had obtained the 
freedom of the said Corporation, and under pretext 
that according to the customs and usages of the said 
Corporation such marriage conferred a right or claim 
to the freedom of the said Corporation, and that 
under the provisions of the Jrish Reform Act afore- 
said, persons admitted to the freedom of the said 
Corporation by virtue of such title by marriage, 
although after the passing of the said Act, were 
entitled to register under the said Act, and to vote 
at Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the City of Dublin, whereas Petitioners on the con- 
trary show, that according to the customs and 
usages of the said Corporation no such right, title 
or claim to the freedom of the said Corporation 
(that is to say, to the freedom of the Corporation of 
the City at large, to which species of freedom alone 
in the said City the elective franchise is annexed), 
as a right, title or claim by marriage, exists or has 
ever existed, or, until after the passing of the Act 
aforesaid, was ever alleged or pretended to exist, 
and from time immemorial before and up to the 
passing of the said Act, no such form or mode of 
admission to the freedom of the Corporation of the 
City at: large as admission by marriage was ever 
known in the said Corporation, or entered on their 
books, nor any such claim to the freedom of the said 
Corporation as a claim by reason of marriage ever 
recognized by them ; on the contrary, the existence 
or validity of any such claim has been repeatedly 
repudiated and denied by the said Corporation, and 
as evidence thereof, Petitioners show, that in many 
instances persons have — to the said Corpora- 
tion to be admitted to the freedom thereof in con- 
sideration of their having been married to the 
daughters of freemen, and that in a considerable 
number of such instances the said Corporation have 
so far complied with such applications as to grant 
the freedom of the said City to the individuals so 
applying, but in every instance in which such free- 
om was so granted antecedently to the passing of 
the said Irish Reform Act, the said Corporation 
made such grant expressly as of mere favour, and 
recorded such the purely voluntary or honorary 
character of the grant in the instrument of grant or 
admission entered upon the Corporation books, and 
also in the certificate of such grant issued to the 
person in whose favour it was made, it being stated, 
both in such admission and in such certificate, ex- 
pressly and in terms that such grant was made by 
grace especial; and Petitioners rely upon the Acts 
of the said Corporation in the premises, and upon 
the entries in their books, as evincing that no right, 
title or claim inchoate or other to the freedom of 
the said Corporation has ever accrued, or can ever 
accrue by reason of marriage ; and Petitioners — 

that 


5 Vicroriz. 


that after the passing of the Jrish Reform Act afore- 
said, the said Corporation, for the purpose of mul- | 
tiplying votes in their interest, and of giving to the 
sons-in-law of freemen a colourable title to register 
and to vote under the provisions of the said Act, 
granted the freedom of the said Corporation to a 
great many persons alleged to have been married to 
the daughters of freemen, and expressed in the | 
admission or grant of such freedom entered in the | 
books of the said Corporation, and also in the cer- 
tificates thereof issued to the persons so admitted, 
that such persons were admitted by marriage, and 
not according to the laws and customs of the said 
Corporation, and to the immemorial usage thereof 
antecedently to the passing of the Reform Act, and 
according to the truth and fact that such persons 
were admitted by grace especial; and Petitioners 
further show, that the persons so admitted since the 
passing of the said Reform Act to the freedom of 
the said Corporation, by virtue of said pretended 
title by marriage, have offered to register under the 
said Act, by virtue of such pretended and colourable 
title as aforesaid, and in support of such claim have 
tendered the certificate of their freedom issued to 
them by the said Corporation, setting forth, illegally 
and untruly as hereinbefore stated, the admission of 
such persons to their freedom by virtue of such co- 
lourable and pretended title as aforesaid, which cer- 
tificates have been held, illegally, as Petitioners 
submit, conclusive of the title therein set forth, and 
of the validity thereof, and of the right of such 
claimants to register under the said Act, and ac- 
cordingly, although at the Registry Sessions at 
which such persons respectively offered themselves 
to register their registration was objected to, such 
persons have been unduly and illegally permitted to 
register; and Petitioners further show and submit, 
that a great number of the persons who voted at the 
late Election for the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan, were persons who had been so un- 
duly and illegally registered as last aforesaid, and 
that such persons so voted by virtue of such illegal 
registry, and that the aforesaid votes of all such 
aap are bad and illegal, and the same ought to 
e struck off the poll; that since the passing of the 
Irish Reform Act aforesaid, in order further to defeat 
its provisions, and fraudulently to multiply votes in 
the interest of the said Corporation, a great many per- 
sons have been admitted to the freedom of the said 
Corporation, under the pretended title of marriage, 
by reason of such persons being married to grand- 
daughters of freemen, although prior to the passing 
of said Act marriage to the granddaughters of freemen 
was never regarded by the said Corporation as any 
ground of admission to its freedom, even by grace 
especial ; and that many persons who were so un- 
duly admitted were afterwards, by virtue thereof, 
unduly registered, and by virtue of such registry, 
voted at the said Election for the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan, and Petitioners submit, 
that the votes of all such persons should be struck 
off the poll; Petitioners further show, with reference 
to the votes of many of the persons so admitted to 
the freedom of the said Corporation, under said 
pretended title of marriage, as having been married 
either to the daughters or granddaughters of free- 
men, that the allegation upon which they were ad- 
mitted to the freedom of the said Corporation, viz., 
that such persons were married to the daughters or 
granddaughters of freemen, and that such freemen 
had obtained their freedom prior to the birth of such 
daughters or granddaughters were and are false in 
fact, and that such admissions were fraudulent and 
collusive, and made for the purpose of multiplying 
votes in the interest of the said Corporation ; that 
at the Registry Sessions at which such persons have 
been permitted to register, all inquiry into the false- 
hood of the allegations upon which such claimants 
had been admitted to their freedom, and into the 
illegal and fraudulent character of such admission, 


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519 


was: prevented by the refusal of the Barrister who 
presides at such Sessions to compel the persons 
claiming to register as such freemen by marriage, to 
disclose, in answer to questions then and there put 
to them in that behalf, the name of their respective 
wives in whose rights they had claimed their free- 
dom, and, when they were respectively married, who 
were the fathers of their said wives, and whether 
such fathers had been or were members of the said 
Corporation, or of any guild thereof, and when they 
were admitted and sworn, and at what time the 
wives of such claimants, respectively, had been born, 
and by such Barrister holding that the certificates 
of freedom granted to such claimants by the said 
Corporation were conclusive evidence of the title of 
the persons therein named to register, by virtue of 
the rights therein mentioned ; and Petitioners sub- 
mit, upon the grounds lastly herein mentioned, as 
well as upon those previously stated, that all such 
persons are illegally registered, and therefore that 
the votes of such persons so entered on the poll as 
aforesaid for the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan are bad and illegal, and the same should 
be struck off the poll; Petitioners further show that 
according to the usages of the said Corporation 
from time immemorial, no person can or ever could 
legally be admitted to the freedom thereof by birth, 
unless he were the son of a freeman who had ob- 
tained his freedom prior to the birth of such son; 
that nevertheless the said Corporation, for the pur- 
pose of multiplying votes in their interest, by ena- 
bling their own political friends and partisans to re- 
gister as freemen by birth, have of late and since 
the passing of the said Reform Act, fraudulently 
and illegally admitted great numbers of such per- 
sons to the freedom of said Corporation as by 
birth, although the persons so admitted were not 
the sons of freemen who had obtained their freedom 
prior to the birth of such sons, and had not any 
other legal claim or ground whatever entitling them 
to or justifying such admission, and that many of 
the persons so illegally admitted as freemen by 
birth were so admitted upon the ground of their 
being, as was alleged, the sons of the daughters of 
freemen or other descendants of freemen through 
the female line, although such female descent had 
never been acted upon or recognized in the said 
Corporation, or known or heard of as a ground of 
admission by birth, until it was fraudulently resorted 
to after passing of the said Reform Act as an ex- 
pedient for defeating its policy by enlarging that 
part of the constituency of the City of Dublin, which 
is selected and created by the said Corporation, and 
thereby of continuing in the said Corporation exclu- 
sively the nomination of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the said City; and Petitioners further 
show with respect to many other of the persons so 
illegally admitted tothe freedom of the said Corpo- 
ration by birth, that in furtherance of the same frau- 
dulent and illegal objects of the said Corporation, 
the freedom of the said Corporation had been granted 
to the fathers of the persons so admitted long after 
the respective births of such persons, and shortly 
previous to their own respective admission, for the 
purpose of furnishing a colourable ground or pretext 
for admitting such persons as by birth, and that 
such persons were so admitted accordingly ; and 
that a great many persons who had been so illegally 
and fraudulently admitted to the freedom of the said 
Corporation, as by birth, have been (although ob- 
jected to) illegally permitted by virtue of such ad- 
mission to register under the said Reform Act, and 
that at the said Registry Sessions at which such per- 
sons respectively have been permitted to register, 
all inquiry into the illegal and fraudulent character 
of such admissions has been prevented by the re- 
fusal of the Barrister presiding at such sessions to 
compel the claimants to disclose in answer to ques- 
tions then and there put to them in that behalf, who 
the fathers of such claimants respectively were, and 

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whether their fathers were freemen, and had obtained 
such freedom prior to the death of such claimants, 
and by the refusal of such Barrister to enter into 
any inquiry as to the grounds upon which the said 
Corporation had granted the freedom thereof to such 
claimants, as by birth, or the legal ee of such 


grounds or the conformity thereof with the bye-laws 
and usages of the said Corporation, or into any in- 
quiry as to the occasional and fraudulent character 
of such admissions, and by such Barrister a 
that the certificates of freedom granted to suc 

claimants by the said Corporation, or their officers, 
were conclusive evidence of the title of such claim- 
ants to be registered by virtue of the right in such 
certificates mentioned, and that a great many of the 
persons who voted at the late Election for the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, were per- 
sons who had been so unduly registered as last afore- 
said, and that such persons so voted by virtue of 
such illegal registry; and Petitioners submit, that 
the aforesaid votes of all such persons are bad and 
illegal, and that the same ought to be struck off the 
a that according to the charters, bye-laws and 
usages of the said Corporation, no person can legally 
be admitted to the freedom thereof by service, unless 
he has served an apprenticeship of seven years to 
some freeman thereof, under indentures of appren- 
ticeship, enrolled at the commencement of such ap- 
prenticeship with the clerk of the guild of which the 
master of such apprentice is a member; that never- 
theless the said Corporation, in furtherance of their 
aforesaid political objects, have of late fraudulently 
and illegally admitted great numbers of their own 
political adherents to the freedom of the said Cor- 
poration as by service, to enable such persons to re- 
gister under the aforesaid Reform Act as freemen by 
service, although the persons so admitted had never 
served such apprenticeship as aforesaid, under in- 
dentures enrolled with the clerks of the guild, or 








any apprenticeship entitling them to be so admitted, 
and that a great many persons who have been so 
illegally and fraudulently admitted to the freedom 
of the said Corporation as by service, have been by 
virtue of such admission, illegally permitted to re- 
ae under the said Reform Act; and that at the 
egistry Sessions at which such persons respectively 
have been permitted to register, all inquiry into the 
illegal and fraudulent character of such admissions 
has been prevented by the refusal of the Barrister 
who presides at such Sessions to compel the persons | 
claiming to register as such freemen by service, to 
disclose, in answer to questions then and there put 
to them in that behalf, who were the persons to 
whom such claimants respectively had served their 
apprenticeship, whether such persons were members 
of the said Corporation, or of any and what guild 
thereof, and when they were admitted and sworn, and 
whether the claimants had been bound to them b | 
any indentures, and of what date, and whether Poe 
indentures were ever and when enrolled with the | 
clerk of any and what guild, and when and in what | 
trade, and how long from time to time such claimant 
served under such indentures, and where such in- 
dentures then were; and by the refusal of such 
Barrister to enter into an inquiry as to the grounds 
upon which the said Corporation had granted the 
freedom thereof to such claimants as by service, or 
the legal sufficiency of such grounds, or their con- 
formity with the said charters, bye-laws and usages 
of the said Corporation, or into the occasional and 
fraudulent character of such admissions, and by such 
Barrister holding that such certificates of freedom, 
as hereinbefore mentioned, were conclusive evidence 
of the title of the claimants named in such certifi- 
cates to be registered, by virtue of the right therein 








mentioned; and Petitioners show, that a great many 
of the persons who voted at the late Llection for 
the said John Beatty West and Edward Crogan, 
were persons who had been so unduly registered as 





last aforesaid, and that such persons voted by virtue 





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of such illegal registry, and that the aforesaid votes 
of all such persons are bad and illegal, and that the 
same ought to be struck off the poll; and with re- 
gard to all and every the persons hereinbefore men- 
tioned, who voted as freemen, and whose votes are 
objected to upon the ground of their having been 
unduly and illegally registered, Petitioners show 
that such registry was illegal, and that the votes 
given by virtue thereof were illegal, not only upon 
the grounds hereinbefore mentioned, but also upon 
the additional grounds following ; that is to say, that 
such persons respectively, at the Sessions at which 
they respectively registered, were not proved to have 
been, and in fact had not been, for six months pre- 
viously resident freemen entitled to register; that 
such persons respectively had not, either at the 
times when they respectively served notice of their 
intention to register, or at the commencement of the 
Registry Sessions at which they respectively regis- 
tered, in pursuance of such notice, been admitted to 
their freedom, and were not, at the respective times 
aforesaid, in possession of any franchise or right en- 
titling them to register; that such persons respec- 
tively did not, in support of their claim to register, 
prove that any such right to the freedom of the said 
Corporation as that by virtue of which they claimed 
to register, existed in the said Corporation ; that, in 
fact, no such right to the freedom of the said Cor- 
poration as that by virtue of which such persons 
claimed to register, did or does exist in the said 
Corporation ; that such persons respectively did not, 
in support of their claim to register, duly prove a 
legal admission into the said Corporation ; that, in 
fact, such persons respectively have not been legally 
admitted into the said Corporation ; that such per- 
sons respectively did not, in support of their claim 
to register, duly prove their having been sworn in 
freemen of the said Corporation ; that, in fact, such 
persons have not been duly sworn in freemen as 
aforesaid ; that such persons respectively did not, 
in support of their claim to register, produce, or 
cause to be produced, the entry or instrument of 
their admission to the freedom of the said Corpora- 
tion, duly stamped, or give due evidence of the pay- 
ment of the stamp duty thereon ; that, in fact, the 
stamp duty upon such admissions as last aforesaid 
had not been paid ; that such persons respectively 
had been admitted to the freedom of the said Cor- 
poration, in batches or large numbers at a time, and 
that such admissions were occasional and fraudulent ; 
and in regard to some of the persons aforesaid who 
voted as freemen, and whose votes are objected to 
upon the grounds hereinbefore stated, Petitioners 
show that at the time of their respectively being ad- 
mitted to the freedom of the said Corporation, and 
sworn in as freemen thereof, and also at the time 
of their serving notice of their intention to register, 
and at the commencement of the Registry Sessions 
at which they did register, in pursuance of such no- 
tice, the said persons respectively were minors, under 
the age of twenty-one years; and Petitioners further 
show that the registration of all and every the free- 
men hereinbefore mentioned was objected to upon 
the grounds hereinbefore stated at the Registry Ses- 
sions at which such persons respectively claimed to 
register, and that nevertheless such persons were 
unduly and illegally permitted to register, and that 
such persons, by virtue of such illegal registry, voted 
at the said Election for the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan, wherefore Petitioners submit 
that such votes are bad and illegal, and that the 
same should be struck off the poll; Petitioners 
show that the registration of the said voters who 
had been so illegally admitted to their freedom 
from time to time since the thirtieth of March one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-one under the 
said fraudulent titles of birth, marriage and service, 
was the result of a consipiracy entered into by the 
said Corporation, and by the guilds of which it is 
composed, or by certain members thereof reqerteey 
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with the said society, called “ The Irish Metropoli- 
tan Conservative Society,” and with the said John 
Beatty West and Edward Grogan, and with other 
societies and persons, for the purpose of investing 
with the elective franchise a great number of their 
own political friends and adherents, under colour 
and pretext of their having been admitted to the 
freedom of the said Corporation by birth, marriage, 
or service, to the end that the constituency so cre- 
ated and nominated by the said Corporation, might 
by their numbers at any Election of Members of 
Parliament of the said City overbear the rest of the 
constituency of the said City whose franchise is de- 
rived from property, and return the nominees of the 
said Corporation as Members for the said City; and 
that in pursuance of the said object the said John 
Beatty West and Edward Grogan afterwards became 
the nominees of the said Corporation at said Elec- 
tion, as evidenced, amongst other things, by the said 
candidates having been put in nomination and se- 
conded at the hustings by the Lord Mayor and other 
leading members of the said Corporation ; that a 
great number of persons who. voted as freemen at 
the said Election br the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan had, after they had registered, and 
before they voted, ceased to reside within seven sta- 
tute miles of the usual place of Election in the said 
City ; that many persons who voted as householders 
at the said Election for the said John Beatty West 
and Edward Grogan were respectively, when they 
voted, in arrear for more than one half year’s grand 
jury and municipal cesses, rates and taxes, due and 
payable by them respectively in respect of the pre- 
mises mentioned in the certificates or affidavits of re- 
gistry, by virtue of which they respectively so voted ; 
that many persons who voted at the said Election 
for the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan 
as householders, and many others who voted for the 
same as ten pounds freeholders, and many others 
who voted for the same as leaseholders either in re- 
spect of terms originally created for a period of not 
less than twenty years, or in respect of derivative 
terms, or under leases, had severally and respectivel 

after they had registered, and before they nae 
ceased to hold and retain in their actual occupation 
the premises in respect of which they registered and 
voted ; that many persons who voted at the said 
Election for the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan as householders, and many others who voted 
for the same as freeholders, and many others who 
voted for the same as leaseholders, had severally 
and respectively after they had registered, and before 
they voted, parted with or ceased to hold the inter- 
ests in the property in respect of which thev regis- 
tered and voted ; that several persons voted at the 
said Election for the said John Beatiy West and 
Edward Grogan by virtue of a franchise derived 
from property ate § after they had registered, and 
before they voted, had ceased to be of the yearly 
value requisite to constitute the registered qualifica- 
tion by virtue of which they voted respectively ; that 
several other persons who voted at the said Election 
for the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
by virtue of a franchise derived from property, had. 
after they had registered, and before they voted, be- 
come bankrupt or taken the benetit of the several 
Acts in force in Ireland for the relief of insolvent 
debtors ; that many persons who voted at the said 
Election for the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan were, when they so voted, disqualified for 
voting by reason of their holding or having held cer- 
tain ofices or employments rendering them legally 
incompetent to vote ; that is to say, certain of the 


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521 


twelve months thence next before, employed under 
the post-master general or his deputies in the re- 
ceiving, collecting or managing the revenue of the 
post office in Ireland, or some part thereof ; certain 
others of the said voters, by reason of their being at 
the time of voting, or having been within twelve 
months thence next before, officers or persons con- 
cerned or employed in the charging, collecting, levy- 
ing or managing the duties of customs in Jreland, 
or some branch or part thereof; certain others of 
the said voters, by reason of their being at the time 
of voting, or having been within twelve months 
thence next before, officers or persons concerned or 
employed in the charging, collecting, levying or 
managing the duties of excise in Ireland, or some 
branch or part thereof; certain others of the said 
voters, by reason of their being at the time of voting, 
or having been within six months thence next before 
officers or persons appointed under an Act passed in the 
forty-eighth year of the reign of King George the 
Third, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Admi- 
nistration of the Office of Justice of Peace, and for the 
more effectual Prevention of Felonies within the Dis- 
trict of Dublin Metropolis, and also by reason of their 
belonging tothe Police force appointed by virtue of an 
Act of the sixth &amp; seventh years of his late Majesty 
Wilham the Fourth intituled, An Act for improving 
the Police in the District of Dublin Metropolis; and 
certain others of said voters, by reason of their being 
during the said Election, or within fourteen days after 
the same had been completed, or having been within 
six calendar months previous to the said Election,em- 
ployed at or for the purposes of the said Election as 
agents, attornies, poll clerks, orinsome other capacity 
for the purposes of such Election, and of their taking, 
for or in consideration of or with reference to such 
employment, a sum or sums of money, retaining fee, 
office, place or employment, or some premium or se- 
curity for the same; that several of the persons who 
voted at the said Election for the said John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan were aliens; that several 
other persons who voted for the same, had received 
and were receiving, in money, food, vr otherwise, 
eleemosynary assistance from institutions supported 
in whole or in part by grants of public money ; that 
several persons voted at the said Election for the 
said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan who 
were not registered six calendar months before the 
teste of the writ for holding said Election; that 
several persons voted at the said Election for the 
said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan whose 
names were not entered on the Register of Electors 
for the City of Dublin, nor included in the Clerk of 
the Peace’s List of such electors ; that many persons 
whose names are entered on the poll as having voted 
for the said George Alexander Hamilton and John 
Beatty West, did not vote, but were personated by 
others, who voted in their names ; that a great many 

ersons who voted at the said Election for the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, were bribed 
and induced to vote by means of gifts of money, 
promises, rewards, bribery, and other corrupt and 
scandalous practices, and that many other persons 
who voted for thesaid John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan did, by themselves, their agents, or friends, 
by means of gifts, rewards, or employments, or 
securities for or promises of the same, corrupt and 
procure others to give their votes at the said Election 
for the said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 
and did also corrupt and procure persons to personate 
and vote in the name of others at the said Election ; 
that Petitioners submit, upon the grounds herein- 
before severally and respectively set forth, the votes 


said voters, by reason of their being at the time of | of all and every the persons who so voted at the said 


voting, or having been within twelve months thence 
next before, officers or persons concerned or em- 
ployed in collecting, receiving or managing the duties 
on stamped paper, parchment or vellum in Ireland ; 
certain others of the said voters, by reason of their 


being at the time of voting, or having been within 
Vou. 96, 


Election for the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan are bad and illegal, and ought to be struck 
off the poll; and Petitioners further show, that the 
said John Beatty West and Edward Grogan were by 
themselves respectively, and by their respective 
agents and friends, guilty of gross bribery and cor- 
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Blackburn 
Election, 


522 6° Septembris. 


ruption at the said Election, and that they did, by | 
means thereof, corruptly influence and procure divers | 

rsons to give their votes in their favour at the said | 

lection, and that they did also at divers times, after 
the teste of the writ of summons to Parliament, by 
virtue of which the said Election was held, by them- 
selves, their friends and agents, and persons em- 
ployed in their behalf respectively, give, present, 
and allow to divers persons having votes in such 
Election, money, meat, drink, entertainment, and 
provisions, presents, gifts, and rewards, and made 
divers promises and engagements to give, present, 
and allow the same to such persons or for their use, 
contrary to the statute in that case made and pro- 
vided, and that gross, notorious, extensive, and syste- 
matic bribery and corruption was practised at the 
said Election by and on the part of the adherents and 
supporters of the said John Beatty West and Edward 
Grogan, and prevailed so far as to influence a great 
number of the Electors to vote in favour of the said 
John Beatty West and Edward Grogan; and pray- 
ing, That the House will please to take the several 
matters and things aforesaid into consideration, and 
will declare that the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan respectively were not duly elected 
and ought not to have been returned, and that the 
said Election of the said John Beatty West and 
Edward Grogan was and is wholly null and void, 
and will give such further relief in the premises as 
the nature and circumstances of the case may re- 

uire. 

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

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


A Petition of William Turner, of Mill Hill, in 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, was read ; set- 
ting forth, That at the last Election for the Borough 
of Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, William 
Feilden and John Hornby, Esquires, and the Peti- 
tioner, were candidates to represent the said Bo- 
rough in the present Parliament; that Joseph Eccles, 
Esquire, the Returning Officer of the said Borough, 
was the Returning Officer at the said Election; 
that the nomination thereat was made on _ the 
twenty-ninth day of June last past, and a poll 
having been demanded, was had and made on the 
thirtieth day of the same month; that at the close 
of the poll the said Election was declared to have 
fallen on the said William Feilden and John Hornby, 
who were accordingly returned to serve as Members 
for the said Borough in this Parliament ; that the 
majority of the said John Hornby was apparent and 
colourable only, masmuch as many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said John Hornby, who were not entitled to 
vote thereat, and whose names, therefore, ought to 
be struck off the poll ; that the votes of divers per- 
sons who were duly registered and qualified elec- 
tors of the said Borough, were improperly rejected 
and refused at the said Election, and that such 
votes, although duly tendered for the Petitioner, 
were not recorded upon the poll for the Petitioner, 
nor reckoned thereon when the said majority was 











declared in favour of the said William Feilden and 
John Hornby ; that at the said Election the votes of 
divers persons were accepted and recorded in favour of 
the said John Hornby, although such persons were not 
entitled and had no right to vote at such Election, 
not being duly qualified, and having been improperly 
put or retained on the Register, in consequence of 
the decision of the Barrister or Barristers appointed 
to revise the Lists of Voters for this Borough, inas- 
much as the premises in respect of which they were 
so respectively registered were not at the time of 
their registry of the clear yearly value of not less 
than ten pounds, or that the said persons were not | 

















eo to give their votes at the said Election; that 


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respectively im the legal actual occupation of the 
same, or had not occupied the same for twelve months 
previously, or that they were not respectively rated 
in respect thereof, or had not on or before the 
twentieth day of July next previously to such re- 
gistry, paid all the poor rates and assessed taxes, 
which had become payable by them respectively, in 
respect of such premises previously to the sixth day 
of April next preceding the said registry ; that at 
the said Election the votes of divers other persons 
were accepted and recorded in favour of the said 
John Hornby, although such persons had become 
disqualified to vote at the said Election, by having 
ceased to possess the property or other qualifica- 
tion, in respect of which their names had been in- 
serted on the Register, or part thereof, or so much 
thereof that the residue was not of the yearly value 
of ten pounds, or by having abandoned, changed or 
departed from their respective occupations, or part 
thereof as aforesaid, or by having ceased to reside 
within the said Borough, or the Timnits required by 
the statute in such case made and provided ; that at 
the registration of voters for the said Borough, the 
names of divers persons duly qualified were im- 
properly expunged from the List of Voters by the 
Barrister or Barristers appointed to revise the said 
List, and such persons tendered their votes for the 
Petitioner, and the votes of such persons were en- 
tered as tendered votes only, and were not admitted 
and allowed as good votes at the said Election, and 
the said votes ought now to be put upon the poll in 
favour of the Petitioner; that at the said Election, 
the votes of many persons were accepted and re- 
corded in favour of the said John Hornby, although 
such persons were disqualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion, some in consequence of having received pa- 
rochial relief or other alms, others as being aliens, 
others as being felons, convicts, and others as having 
personated persons on the Register in force at the 
said Election, being polled in the room of, and as 
such persons as aforesaid ; that at the said Election, 
the votes of divers persons were received and re- 
corded for the said John Hornby, who within six 
months previous to the Election, or at and during 
the same, or within fourteen days after the same was 
completed, had been and were employed as agents, 
and in other capacities, for the purposes of such 
Election, and who, in consideration of and with re- 
ference to such employment, accepted and took 
money or other reward, or some promise or security 
for money or other reward ; that at the taking of 
the poll for the said Election, many persons were 
improperly admitted to vote, and did vote in favour 
of the said John Hornby, although such persons 
were not then upon the Register of Voters for the 
said Borough im force at the time of such Election ; 
that divers persons were admitted to vote thereat, 
and did vote thereat for the said John Hornby, 
whose names were not on the Register of Voters in 
force for the said Borough at the said Election, but 
who fraudulently personated other persons whose 
names were upon the said Register; that at the 
taking of the poll for the said Election, the votes of 
many persons were accepted and recorded in favour 
of the said John Hornby, although some of such 
persons were disqualified to vote at such Election, in 
consequence of having received or taken bribes, 


‘money, gifts and rewards, meat, drink and enter- 


tainment, or promise of bribes, money, gifts and re- 
wards, meat, drink and entertainment, for giving 
their votes at the said Election for the said John 
Hornby ; and others were disqualified as aforesaid, 
by having asked for such bribes, money, gifts and 
rewards, meat, drink or entertainment, for forbear- 
ing to vote at the said Election, or for voting there- 
at; and others were disqualified as aforesaid, by 
having given or offered such bribes, money, gifts and 
rewards, meat, drink or entertainment, to other per- 
sons, to procure them to give their votes, or to for- 


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523 


the said John Hornby, by himself, his agents, friends, | system of intimidation and coercion was carried on 
managers, partisans and others on his behalf, before, | up to, during and throughout the said Election; 
at and during the said Election, and before, at and | that for many days previous to such Election, and 


during the said poll, were guilty of bribery and 
treating, and of other corrupt and improper prac- 
tices, in order that he might be elected to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough, and 
did by money, gifts and rewards, and by promises, 
offers, agreements and securities for money and re- 
wards, and by gifts of meat, drink and entertain- 
ment, and other illegal and corrupt practices, corrupt 
and procure divers persons having or claiming to 
have a right to vote at the said Election, to give their 
votes at the said Election in favour of the said John 
Hornby, and to refuse, or to forbear to give their 
votes in favour of the Petitioner; and that systematic 
bribery, treating and corruption were carried on be- 
fore, down to, and at and during the said Election, 
by persons desirous to procure the Return of the 
said John Hornby, and that the Return of the said 
John Hornby was thereby procured and brought 
about ; that previous to and at and during the said 
Election, most undue influence and intimidation 
were exercised by the agents, friends, managers and 
partisans of, and by others acting for and in the 
interest of the said John Hornby, whereby divers 
electors, duly qualified to vote at the said Election, 
and who but for such undue influence and intimida- 
tion would have voted in favour of the Petitioner, 
were wrongfully compelled to vote for the said John 
Hornby, or to forbear to vote, or were forcibly re- 
strained and prevented from voting for the Peti- 
tioner; and praying the House will take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and will order the said 
Return to be amended, by erasing therefrom the 
name of the said John Hornby, and inserting instead 
thereof the name of the Petitioner, or will declare 
the Return of the said John Hornby to be null and 
void, and that the House will grant the Petitioner 
such other and further relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Lewis Upton and William Bunbury 
M‘Clintock, Electors of the County of Louth, in 
that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, 
and who at the last Election of Members to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said County of 
Louth, had a right to vote, and did vote, was read ; 
setting forth, That at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament for the said County 
of Louth, Matthew Fortescue, Esquire, Richard 
Montesquieu Bellew, Esquire, Thomas Vesey Daw- 
son, commonly called the Honourable Thomas Vesey 
Dawson, and John M‘Clintock, Esquire, were can- 
didates to represent the said County in Parlia- 
ment; that a poll having been taken by Blaney 
Townley Balfour, Esquire, the High Sheriff and 
Returning Officer for the said County, the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson were, by the said Returning Officer, declared 
duly elected and returned as Members to serve for 
the said County in this present Parliament ; that for 
some time previous to the said Election an extensive 
and general system of intimidation was prepared, 
organized and carried on by the said Richard Mon- 
tesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, and by 
their and each of their agents, managers, friends, 
partisans and others on their behalf, for the purpose 


of coercing the voters of the said County, and | 


compelling them by violence, threats and terror, to 
give their votes in favour of the said Richard 
Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, or 
either of them, or to forbear from giving their votes 


for the said Matthew Fortescue, and that the said 
Vou. 96, 


vat and during such Election, numerous bodies of 


| persons in the interest of the said Richard Mont- 
esquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, armed 
with fire-arms and other offensive weapons, pro- 
|ceeded by night as well as by day to the dwellings 
'of divers electors, who were known, or believed to 
_be in the interest of the said Matthew Fortescue, 
|and by force, violence and menaces, carried away 
such electors against their will, and by duress and 
‘imprisonment of their bodies, and by violence, in- 
timidation and threats prevented many of such 
electors from proceeding to the place of such Elec- 
tion, or giving their votes thereat, or taking any part 
therein, and the said electors who would otherwise 
have recorded their votes at the said Election in 
favour of the said Matthew Fortescue, were thereby 
wholly prevented from so doing ; that the said armed 
bodies in like manner proceeded to the dwellings of 
numerous other electors, and by violence, tumult, 
menaces and intimidation so terrified and over- 
awed the said electors, as thereby to induce them, 
contrary to their wishes and inclinations, to give 
their votes in favour of the said Richard Monites- 
quieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, or either 
of them, or to forbear from giving their votes in 
favour of the said Matthew Fortescue; that before, 
at and during the said Election the most open, 
general and outrageous violence, and systematic 
and alarming intimidation were carried on by per- 
sons employed by the said Richard Montesquieu 
Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, or by their 
agents and friends, and by large mobs and bodies 
of persons in the interest of the said Richard 
Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, 
whereby very numerous electors who would have 
given their votes in favour of the said Matihew 
Fortescue were induced, through fear and terror, to 
give their votes in favour of the said Richard Mont- 
esquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, or to 
abstain from voting for the said Matthew Fortescue ; 
that, for the purpose of carrying on the said intimi- 
dation and violence, large mobs or bodies of persons, 
not being electors or inhabitants of the said County, 
were introduced by the said Richard Montesquieu 
Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, and by their 
agents, friends and managers, into the said County, 
from the adjoining counties of Monaghan and Ar- 
magh, and elsewhere, and the said mobs, being 
armed with fire-arms, bludgeons and other offensive 
weapons, were guilty of the most open and lawless 
violence and outrage towards the electors of the 
said County of Louth, for the purpose of coercing, 
intimidating or obstructing such electors in the 
exercise of their elective franchise at the said Elec- 
tion ; that before, at and during such Election, nu- 
merous electors in the interest of the said Matthew 
Fortescue were forcibly and violently seized and 
carried away by persons in the interest of the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson, and were forcibly and violently imprisoned 
and detained until such Election was closed, and 
such persons were thereby prevented from recording 
their votes in favour of the said Matthew Fortescue, 
as they otherwise would have done; that, previous 
to and during the said Election, riots of the most 
alarming, tumultuous and violent description took 
place at the town of Dundalk, being the polling 
| place appointed for the said Election, by means of 
| which riots the electors in the interest of the said 
Matthew Fortescue were greatly interrupted, in- 
sulted aad assaulted, as well in going to as im return- 
ing from the said polling-place, and were most se- 
verely and cruelly beaten, ill-treated, bruised and 
wounded, and divers of the said electors who would 
otherwise have voted for the said Matthew For- 
tescue, were in consequence thereof deterred and 
prevented from so doing, and others were influenced 
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by fear, threats and violence to vote for the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson ; that the said riots were countenanced and 
encouraged by the partisans and friends of the said 


- Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 


Dawson, and by divers persons in their interest, for 
the purpose of intimidating electors from voting for 
the said Matthew Fortescue, or of compelling them 
to vote for the said Richard Moutesquieu Bellew and 
Thomas Vesey Dawson; and that during such riots, tu- 
mults, and excesses, divers electors in the interest of 
the said Matthew Fortescue sustained grievous in- 


jury and bodily harm; that by means of such tumult, 


riots and violence, numerous electors in the interest 
of the said Matthew Fortescue were prevented from 
gaining access to the poll, when free access was 
allowed to the voters in the interest of the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson; that at and during such Election, all the 
entrances of the said town of Dundalk were guarded 
and kept by mobs or bands of partisans in the in- 
terest of the said Richard Montesquieu Bellew and 
Thomas Vesey Dawson, armed with bludgeons and 
other offensive weapons, who by force and by per- 
sonal injury, or the most alarming threats and 
menaces, prevented all persons in the interest of 
the said Matthew Fortescue, and all persons not 
known or believed to be in the interest of the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson, from entering the said town, or from ob- 
taining access to the said polling-place, whereby 
such persons were wholly obstructed and prevented 
from recording their votes at their said Election ; 
that the said Blaney Townley Balfour, Esquire, 
being the High Sheritf of the said County, and Re- 
turning Officer at the said Election, though aware 











Louth, though informed by the agents and friends 
of the said Matthew Fortescue of the said violence 
and intimidation being about to be practised, and 
afterwards of the same being actually practised by 
the friends and partisans of the said Rechard Montes- 
quieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson towards the 
electors of the said County, and though personally 
resent during the riots, tumults, and disorders 
Laulabetona mentioned, and though called upon to 
assist in preventing the said violence, intimidation, 
tumults and disorders, wholly omitted, neglected 
and refused so to do; that the said Sir Patrick 
Bellew being the Lieutenant of the said County, 
did nevertheless before, at and during such Election, 
interfere openly and personally in such Election, in 
favour of the said Richard Montesquieu Bellew and 
Thomas Vesey Dawson, and the said Sir Patrick 
Bellew actually proposed the said Thomas Vesey 
Dawson as a candidate at the said Election, and 
likewise canvassed and solicited votes for the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson, and by means of his influence as such 
Lieutenant, and otherwise, did coerce and influence 
divers voters to vote in favour of the said Richard 
Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, in 
direct violation of the freedom of election, and of 
the privileges of the House; that divers priests of 
the Senet Catholic religion did before and during 
such Election, exercise an undue, illegal and per- 
nicious influence over the Roman Catholic electors 
of the said County, and did corruptly and scan- 
dalously abuse their religious authority and influence 
over the said electors, and by religious intimidation 
and threats of the Divine wrath and displeasure, 
and by imprecations and denouncements made from 
the altars of their respective churches against such 


of the said tumults, riots and outrages, and though | electors as should vote for the said Matthew For- 


informed by the agents and friends of the said 
Matthew Fortescue of the violence and intimidation 
exercised towards the electors in the interest of the 
said Matthew Fortescue; and although he the said 
High Sheriff had a sufficient military and consta- 
bulary force at his disposal to have afforded pro- 
tection to the electors in the interest of the said 
Matthew Fortescue, and to have preserved peace and 
order at the said Election, did not interfere to pro- 
tect the said electors, or to suppress the said riots, 
and to preserve peace and order ; and that the said 
Returning Officer, though frequently called on by 
the agents and friends of the said Matihew Fortescue, 
and by other electors, to afford protection to the 
voters, and to furnish escorts to conduct voters to 
the poll, who were prevented by violence or terror 
from gaining access thereto, nevertheless wholly 
refused, neglected and omitted so to do, though the 
said Returning Officer then possessed the means of 
so doing; that the High Sheriff and Returning 
Officer, notwithstanding the said violence, intimida- 
tion, riots, tumults and excesses, wholly neglected 
and refused, though requested by the agents and 
friends of the said Matthew Fortescue so to do, to 
adjourn the poll till the said riots and tumults should 
have ceased, but continued to take the said poll, 
notwithstanding such riots, tumults and outrages ; 
that the said High Sheriff and Returning Officer, 
though it had been made known to him upon good 
and suflicient information, that numerous voters in 
the interest of the said Matthew Fortescue had been 
forcibly carried away by persons in the interest of 
the said Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas 
Vesey Dawson, and were still kept in confinement, 
to prevent them from voting in favour of the said 
Matthew Iortescue, refused, though requested by 
the agents and friends of the said Matthew For- 
tescue, to adjourn or keep open the poll till such 
times as such voters should have been set at liberty, 
and the said voters should thereby have been enabled 
to record their votes; that Sir Patrick Bellew, 
Baronet, being before and at the time of the said 
Election the Lieutenant of the said County of 





tescue, and by other superstitious terrors and me- 
naces, induce the said Roman Catholic electors to 
give their votes for the said Richard Montesquieu 
Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson, contrary to what 
the said electors would otherwise have done; that, 
by means of all and several the said intimidation, 
violence, tumults, riots and undue influence, the 
freedom of election was at the said Election fla- 
grantly and scandalously violated, and the true 
sense of the electors of the said County was wholly 
prevented from being taken ; that the said Richard 
Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey Dawson were, 
and each of them was, before, at and during such 
Election, by themselves or himself, and by their or 
his agents, friends, managers and supporters, guilty 
of bribery, and did by themselves, their agents, 
friends, managers and supporters, give money or 
other reward, or make promises of money or other 
reward, to divers persons having or claiming to have 
votes at such Election, to give their votes thereat in 
favour of the said Richard Montesquieu Bellew and 
Thomas Vesey’ Dawson, or to forbear from giving 
their votes in favour of the said Matthew Fortescue; 
that the said Richard Montesquieu Bellew and 
Thomas Vesey Dawson, after the teste or issuing out 
of the writ for the said Election, did and each of 
them did, by themselves or himself, and their or his 
agents, friends, managers and supporters, at their 
and each of their charge, give, present and allow to 
divers persons having votes in such Election, money, 
meat, drink, entertainment and provisions, and make 
presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give and allow 
money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision, pre- 
sents and rewards to and for such persons, in order 
to be elected and for being elected to serve in Par- 
liament for the said County of Louth; that, by 
means of all and several the premises, the said 
Richard Montesquieu Bellew and Thomas Vesey 
Dawson, or one of them, obtained a false, apparent 
and colourable majority over the said Matthew For- 
tescue; whereas, if the true sense of the electors 
could have been and had been taken, the said _— 

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Tipperar’ 
Election. 





Tipperary 
Election. 


5 Vicroriz: 


thew Fortescue would have had a majority of legal 
votes, and would have been elected and returned to 
serve for the said County; that, by reason of the 
premises, no true, valid, legal or sufficient Election 
for the said County has been had, and that the said 
Election and Return were and are illegal and bad, 
and ought to be declared null and void; and pray- 
ing, That the House will take the premises into 
their consideration, and will order the said Election 
and Return to be set aside, and a new Election to be 
had, and will take such measures for securing the 
freedom of election in the said County for the future, 
and will afford the Petitioners such other and further 
telief in the premises as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the Honourable Cornwallis Maude 
and William Ponsonby Barker, Esquire, Candidates 
duly proposed and qualified to be elected at the 
last Election for Members to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the County of Tipperary, was 
read, setting forth, That at the late Election of 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said County of Tipperary, the candidates put 
in nomination were Robert Otway Cave, of Castle 
Otway, Esquire, Valentine Maher, of Turtulla House, 
Esquire, the Honourable Cornwallis Maude, of Dun- 
drum, and William Ponsonby Barker, of Kilcooley 
Abbey, Esquire, all in the said County of Tipperary; 
that for several days previous to said-Election being 
so held, placards of the most violent and exciting 
nature, denominating the Petitioners Orangemen, 
blood-hounds and hell-hounds, were posted in every 
direction throughout said County, and denouncing 
any person who should dare to vote for Petitioners; 
that on the Sunday before and the Sunday after the 
day of nomination, the priests in the several chapels 
in the County made use of the most violent language 
in all their chapels, denouncing in the strongest 
terms any one who should attempt to vote for Peti- 
tioners, and holding up any person suspected of 
such intention to the fury of an excited populace ; 
that a regular and well-organized system of intimi- 
dation was got up in every town and district in said 
County, for the purpose of adopting measures to 
intimidate and obstruct the voters in the interest of 
Petitioners, and to prevent them from coming for- 
ward to register their votes at said Election; that a 
number of voters in the interest of Petitioners having 
arrived in Clonmel on Friday evening, the ninth of 
July, their arrival was the signal for the assemblage 
of savage and lawless mobs, who at once commenced 
the most riotous and outrageous attacks upon the 
hotel at which the said voters had stopped ; that, 
upon said voters attempting to proceed to their se- 
veral lodgings in said town they were pursued by 
said mobs, and attacked with missiles of the most 
deadly nature, by which many were desperately 
wounded, and had to be taken back to said hotel ; 
that for several hours afterwards the said hotel was 
in a state of actual siege, and but for the interfer- 
ence of a large body of police, who escorted the 
voters to their lodgings, many of their lives would 
have been sacrificed ; that the poll commenced on 
Saturday the tenth day of July last, at the Court- 
house in Clonmel, in said County of Tipperary ; that 
numbers of voters in the interest of Petitioners re- 
side in and about the town of Nenagh, and in the 
northern part of said County, a distance of up- 
wards of forty miles from the town of Clonmel ; that 
in consequence of the dreadful state of excitement 
throughout the County, and the accounts received 
of the large assemblage of mobs organised and as- 
sembled in the principal towns, the voters residing 

Vor. 96. 


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525 


in and about Wenagh were obliged to travel by dif- 
ferent routes to Clonmel, in order to avoid the usual 
and direct lines of road communicating between that’ 
part of the County and Clonme/ ; that a number of 
said voters, with a large escort of police, left Ne- 
nagh and Roscrea on Monday the twelfth of July 
last, in order to register their votes at said Elec- 
tion for Petitioners, and had not proceeded many 
miles when they received accounts by express, that 
large mobs of persons, armed with guns, scythes 
and pitchforks, were collected at a pass called Hol- 
lyford, through which their journey lay, in order to 
attack them; that from the particular situation of 
the country at Hollyford, said voters, feeling con- 
vinced that it would be impossible to defend them- 
selves against any attack, had to retrace their course 
with a view of reaching Clonmel by a more cir- 
cuitous line, and as they began their way back mul- 
titudes of men in ambush, who before had not dis- 
covered themselves, and had probably allowed the 
cavalcade to pass with a view of closing upon it from 
behind, and intercepting its retreat (should it be 
driven back by the assailants at Hollyford-pass), 
started from their lurking places, and attacked it 
with vollies of stones, by which several of the police 
were severely wounded ; immense multitudes then 
appeared rushing from all quarters, calling out the 
wild whoop of “ Carrick Shock,” and began to close 
in and hem round the carriages; one of the voters, 
being a magistrate, read the Riot Act, but without 
effect, as the assailants still continued the attacks, 
severely wounding several of the police; and such 
was the fury of the attack, that the party had seve- 
ral times to fire upon the mob in their own defence, 
and again to alter their route to Clonmel, where they 
at length arrived, after being exposed to several other 
savage attacks ; that similar attacks were made upon 
a party of voters coming through Bansha, within 
fourteen miles of Clonmel, under a strong escort of 
police, who were likewise obliged, after a desperate 
conflict, to fire in self-defence, and several of the 
attacking party were killed and wounded; and after 
said voters had recorded their votes they had to sus- 
tain similar attacks on their return, and had actually 
to fight their way to their homes under strong es- 
corts of military and police; that on Monday the 
twelfth of July the town and neighbourhood of Clon- 
mel were in a state of the greatest tumult and dis- 
order, large and riotous crowds having assembled 
and guarded every entrance into said town, for the 
purpose of preventing any voter except such as 
should be in the interest of Messrs. Maier and 
Cave, from being admitted, the garrison had seve- 
ral times to be called out, and in many instances so 
violent were the attacks made on the voters in Peti- 
tioners’ interest, that the police, under whose pro- 
tection they were, had to tire upon the mob in the 
public streets; that upon the same Monday, the 
twelfth of July, upwards of forty freeholders in the 
interest of the Petitioners, were proceeding, under a 
large escort of police towards Clonmel, from Kil- 
cooley, in order to register their votes for Petitioners, 
and had not proceeded one mile from &lt;Kilcooley 
when they were impeded by barriers of every de- 
scription; in some places stone walls erected, in 
others carts and cars laden with culm were placed 
across the rcad, so that it was after much labour 
and perseverance a passage could at all be effected, 
and upon arriving near New Birmingham they were 
attacked by a terrific mob of several hundred per- 
sons armed with guns, scythes and pitchforks, who 
knocked the drivers off the electors’ carriages, beat 
them and the electors in the most dreadful manner, - 
broke the carriages of said electors in pieces, and 
carried off same, which they burned; that said 
voters were in consequence obliged to retreat back 
again to Kilcooley, and in doing so had to fire seve- 
ral times in self-defence upon the assailants ; that 
the account of the said attack having been for- 
warded to Clonmel by express, a troop of dragoons- 
3Y was 














526 6° Septembris. A. 1841. 


was at once despatched to escort said voters; that| Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 

upon the arrival of said military force in the neigh- | or Warrants for such persons, papers and records as 
bourhood where said voters had been attacked and | shall be thought necessary by the several Parties 
impeded, the several chapel bells were set ringing | on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 

all through the country, the result of which was, an | . 

immense multitude of persons assembled armed with} A Petition of Richard Dyott, of Freeford, in the Lichfela 


guns, pikes and so forth, and placed themselvesonthe | County of Stafford, a Captain in the Fifty-third Election, 





different hills and places, in order to attack them on 
their return; and so great and alarming was the 
excitement which prevailed, that the voters were de- 
terred from proceeding to Clonmel to record their 
votes for Petitioners, and the troops were obliged to 
return without being able to bring in said voters ; 
and the officer in command of said escort stated his 
conviction, that if said voters had attempted to pro- 
ceed to Clonmel, both military and voters would 
have been massacred from the dense masses of per- 
sons assembled to obstruct them; that, from want 
of previous caution the High Sheriff of the County, 
and the officer in command of the garrison, could 
not grant escorts to protect voters coming to the 
Election, there not being a sufficiency of troops in 
the County to preserve the lives of voters, had they 
persevered in their intention of proceeding to Clon- 
mel, or even to protect them in the several towns 
through which they should pass; that, in the towns 
of Thurles, Cashel and Kiilenaule, similar attacks 
were made upon the electors coming to record their 
votes in favour of the Petitioners, and in numerous 
instances they were obstructed and prevented from 
doing so; that, from one end of said County to the 
other the greatest excitement and terror prevailed, 
and no elector dared to proceed to record his vote 
for Petitioners without the risk and hazard of his 
life; that the excitement and terror was further in- 
creased by the voters in the interest of Messrs. 
Maher and Cave being brought into town by large 
mobs, carrying flags and banners of party colours 
with exciting devices, preceded by bands of music, 
and headed by priests ; that many electors were com- 
pelled and induced to vote, and did vote in favour of 
said Maher and Cave, in consequence of the various 
threats and intimidations countenanced by said 
Maher and Cave, their friends, agents, supporters 
and partisans; that, by the same turbulent and un- 
lawful means many other electors were terrified and 
prevented from voting in favour of Petitioners ; that 
the Petitioners, seeing that it was utterly impossible 
to bring the several voters in their interest to the 
poll without endangering their lives, felt it their 
duty to apprize the Returning Officer of the fact ; 
that, in consequence of such determination, the Pe- 
titioners discontinued polling on the evening of 
Tuesday the thirteenth of July, and on the evening 
of Wednesday the fourteenth of July the said Re- 
turning Officer declared Messrs. Maher and Cave 
duly elected to serve as Members for the County of 
Tipperary for this present Parliament; the Peti- 
tioners further state, and expressly charge, that the 
Return of the said Valentine Maher and Robert 
Otway Cave was effected by means of the various 
acts of intimidation, violence and improper prac- 
tices before mentioned, whereas and but for which 
the Petitioners would have had a large majority of 
legal votes at the said Election, had the several 
electors who were anxious and willing to record 
their votes for Petitioners been permitted to come 
forward and do so; all which unjust and unlawful 
proceedings on the part of said Maher and Cave 
tend to the manifest wrong and injury of the Peti- 
tioners, and in violation, contempt and disturbance 
of the freedom and purity of election ; and praying 
the House to take the premises into consideration, 


and to declare the said Election and the Return of 


the said Valentine Maher and Robert Otway Cave 
null and void, or that the House will afford the Pe- 
titioners such further and other relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem meet. 


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


regiment of Her Majesty’s Infantry, a Candidate 
| to serve in Parliament for the City and County of 
the City of Lichfield at the last Election, was 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner was a can- 
didate at the last Election of Members to serve in 
this Parliament for the City and County of the City 
of Lichfield ; that Sir George Anson and Alfred Henry 
Paget, Esquire, commonly called the Right honour- 
able Lord Alfred Henry Paget, were also candidates ; 
that a poll having been taken by the Returning 
Officer, the said Sir George Anson and the said 
Alfred Henry Paget, commonly calied Lord Alfred 
Henry Paget, were by the said Returning Officer 
declared to have had a majority of votes at the said 
Election, and to have been duly elected, and were 
returned as Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said City and County ; that the ma- 
jority of votes so declared by the Returning Officer 
as aforesaid in favour of the said Alfred Henry 
Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 
was only an apparent and colourable majority, in- 
asmuch as the votes of divers persons were accepted 
and recorded in favour of the said Alfred Henry 
Paget, commonly called Lord A/fred Henry Paget, 
who were not legally entitled, and had no lawful 
right to vote at the said Election, and other persons 
having a right to vote tendered their votes for the 
Petitioner, but such votes were refused and were not 
placed upon the poll; that at the said Election 
divers persons were admitted to vote and did vote 
for the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called 
Lord Alfred Henry Paget, who were not duly regis- 
tered as electors for the said City and County, and 
who were not entitled to be so registered, or who 
were erroneously and informally registered, and 
whose names ought to have been excluded by the 
Revising Barristers from the said Register, and who 
were not entitled to vote at the said Election, and 
whose votes ought to be struck off the poll; that 
divers other persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election for the said Alfred Henry 
Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 








who between the thirty-first day of July one thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty, and the day of taking 
the poll at the said Election, had ceased to occupy 
the whole or part of the premises in respect of 
which their names were originally inserted in the 
Register of Voters for the said City and County in 
| force at the time of the said Election, or who had 
otherwise ceased, at the time of the said Election, 
'to have the qualification for which their names 
| were originally inserted in the Register of Voters 
for the said City and County in force at the time 
of the said Election, and who were not entitled 
to vote at the said Election, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers per- 
sons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said Alfred Henry Paget, 
commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, who 
were registered as electors for the said City and 
County, but had become disqualified to vote at the 
said Election subsequently to the time of their being 
so registered, and previously to the time of their 
so voting, by receiving alms or parochial relief, or 
by not residing or having ceased to reside within the 
said City and County, or within the distance by law 
prescribed in that behalf or by ceasing to be rated, 
or to pay rates, or by other legal or personal dis- 
qualifications and incapacities, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers other 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election, in favour of the said Alfred Henry 
| Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 


who 




















5 Vicroriz. 6° Septembris. 527 


who were disabled or disqualified from or incapable | Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 
of voting at the said Election, by reason of their | which ought to be struck from the poll, or reckoned 
being at the time of the said Election concerned, or |in favour of the said Petitioner; that divers electors 
having been previous to the said Election con- | ofthe said City and County, duly registered or qua- 
cerned or employed in the charging, collecting, levy- | lified to vote at the said Election, claimed to vote, 
ing or managing of Customs or Excise, or by or and tendered their votes thereat in favour of the said 
under the Postmaster General, or his deputy, in re- | Petitioner, but were illegally and wrongfully pre- 


ceiving, collecting or managing the revenue of the | vented from voting thereat by the said R 


eturnin 
Post-office, or other duties or revenues, or in some | Officer, or by his deputy, whose votes ought to be 


other disabling office or employment, and whose |inserted on the poll; that divers persors who were 
votes ought to be struck off the poll; that divers | well and legally entitled to be registered as electors 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the | for the said City and County, and who, but for the 
said Election in favour of the said Alfred Henry | wrongful contrivance of persons acting in the interest 
Paget commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, | of the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called 
who were, or had been, either during such Election | Lord Alfred Henry Paget, would have been duly 
or within six calendar months previous to such | registered as electors of the said City and County, 
Election, or within fourteen days after it was com- | but who were, by means thereof, illegally excluded. 
pleted, employed at such Election as counsel, agent, | from the List of Voters for the said City and County, 
attorney, poll-clerk, flagman or in some other capa-|and were also upon claim duly made wrongfully 
city for the purposes of such Election, and had |excluded from the Register by the Revising Bar- 
either before, during or after such Election, accepted | risters who revised the List of Voters for the said City 
or taken from the said candidate, or from some other | and County, duly claimed to vote at the said Elec- 
person, for and in consideration of, or with reference | tion, and tendered their votes thereat on behalf and 
to such employment, a sum or sums of money, or |in favour of the said Petitioner, but were rejected 
a retaining fee, office, place or employment, or pro- |and refused, and whose votes were excluded and 
mises, or securities for a sum or sums of money, re- | omitted from the poll, but ought now to be added 
taining fee, office, place or employment, and whose | thereto ; that divers other persons who were entitled 
votes were therefore wholly void, and ought to be | to vote on grounds and for reasons other and different 
struck from the poll; that divers persons were ad- |from those hereinbefore stated, claimed to vote at 
mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election in | the said Election, and tendered their votes thereat 
favour of the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly in favour of the said Petitioner, whose votes were 
called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, who had accepted | rejected and refused, and ought now to be added to 
or had been promised bribes, money, gifts and re-|the poll; that by means of the premises, the said 
wards, meat, drink or entertainment, or had asked, | A/fred Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred 
received or taken money or other reward by way of | /enry Paget, obtained an apparent and colourable 
gift, loan or other device, or had agreed or contracted | majority of votes only over the said Petititioner, 
for money, gift, office, employment or other reward, | whereas the real majority of good and legal votes 
or had heen otherwise bribed or induced by the | polled at the said Election was in favour of the said 
promises of reward or employment, or by promises | Petitioner ; that before and during the said Election, 
made by the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly |and before, at, and during the poll at the said 
called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, or by his agents, | Election, the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly 
managers or partisans, or by some other person or |called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, was, by himself 
persons, to procure offices or employment under Her | and his agents, managers and friends, guilty of divers 
Majesty, or in the service of the Postmaster General, | acts of bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt 
or had been otherwise bribed to give their votes at |and procure, and did, by himself and his agents, 
the said Election for the said Alfred Henry Paget, | friends, managers and other persons employed in 
commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, or to | his behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards, oftices 
refuse or forbear to give their votes for the said Pe- | and employments, and promises, offers, agreements 
titioner; and divers persons were admitted to vote, |and securities for money, gifts, rewards, offices and 
and did vote at the said Election for the said Alfred | employments, and by threats, intimidation, promises, 
Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry | undue influence, and divers other corrupt and illegal 
Paget, who, by themselves, or by persons employed | practices, ‘acts and means, corrupt and procure divers 
by them, did, by gifts or rewards, or by promises, | persons having, or claiming to have votes at such 
agreements or securities for gifts or rewards, corrupt, | Election, to give their votes in favour of the said 
procure or bribe persons having voices at such Elec- | Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred 
tion, to give their votes at the said Election, in fa- | Henry Paget, and to forbear to give their votes in 
vour of the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly | favour of the said Petitioner; that treating as well 
called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, or to forbear to \before as after the teste of the writ for the said 
give their votes at the said Election for the said | Election was resorted to and practised by the said 
Petitioner, and whose votes ought to be struck from | Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred 
the poll; that many persons were admitted to poll, | Henry Paget, his agents and friends, and other per- 
and did poll at the said Election for the said Alfred | sons, in order to induce persons entitled to vote to 
Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry | give their votes in favour of the said Alfred Henry 
Paget, who were not registered as voters for the said | Paget, commenly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 
City and County, and who possessed no colourable | or to forbear to give them for the said Petitioner ; 
claim to vote thereat, but who fraudulently personated | that the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called 
either other parties who were and had been registered | Lord Alfred Henry Paget, by the said corrupt and 
as electors of the said City and County, and possessed, | illegal practices was and is wholly disabled and in- 
or had possessed, a claim to vote thereat; that |capacitated and ineligible to serve in this present 
divers other persons were admitted to vote, and did | Parliament for the said City and County, and the 
vote at the said Election in favour of the said Alfred | Return of the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly 
Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry | called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, was and is wholly 

Paget, who were, for various reasons different from |null and void; and praying, That the House will 

those hereinbefore mentioned, incapable of voting, | take the premises into consideration, and will declare 
and who laboured under personal disabilities to | the said Election and Return, so far as the same re- 

vote other and different from those which have | gard the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called 

been hereinbefore mentioned, and whose votes ought | Lord Alfred Henry Paget, to be wholly null and 

to be struck off the poll; that divers other votes jvoid, or will declare that the said Alfred Henry 

were wrongfully or erroneously admitted on the poll, | Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, 

and reckoned in favour of the said Alfred Henry \was not duly elected, and ought not to have been 

Vot. 96. 3 y¥ 2 returned, 























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528 


wholly null and void, and that the Petitioner was | 
duly elected and ought to have been returned at 
the said Election, and will direct that the name of 
the said Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called Lord 
Alfred Henry Paget be erased from the Return for 
the said City and County, and that the name of the 
Petitioner be inserted therein in place thereof, and 
will grant to the Petitioner such other and further 
relief as to the House shall seem meet. 

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


6° Septembris. 


returned, and that his Election and Return are! such bribery and corruption, and that by reason 


A. 1841. 


thereof the said Election and Return of the said 
James Bruce, commenly called Lord Bruce, and 
Charles Cecil Martyn, were and are wholly null and 
void ; that the said James Bruce, commonly called 
Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, and each of 
them, did, after the teste of the writ for holding the 
said Election, and previous to and at and during the 
said Election, by themselves, their respective agents, 
friends and managers, and others, by divers ways 
and means, at their charges and on their behalf, re- 





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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
Town and County of the Town of Southampton, 
entitled to vote at the last Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for the said Town and County, 
and who claimed to vote and did vote thereat, was 
read; setting forth, That the Petitioners were, 
at and during the last Election of Members to 
serve in this present Parliament for the Town and 
County of the Town of Southampton, and now 
are, electors for the said Town and County of the 
Town, and had and claim to have had a right to 
vote at the last Election for Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Town and County of 
the Town; that at the said Election James Bruce, Es- 


spectively give and allow to divers persons, electors, 
or claiming to be electors of the said Town, money, 
meat, drink, entertainments and provisions, and 
make promises, agreements, obligations or engage- 
ments, to give or allow to such persons money, meat, 
drink, entertainment, provision, present or reward to 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit 
or preferment of such persons, in order to be elected, 
and for being elected to serve in Parliament for 
the said Town; that by reason of the premises the 
Election and Return of the said James Bruce, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, 
and of each of them, were and are wholly null and 
void ; that at the said Election divers persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote for the said James 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles 
Cecil Martyn, or one of them, who were not duly 
registered electors for the said Borough, and who 
were not entitled to be registered, and whose names 
ought to have been excluded by the Revising Bar- 











uire, commonly called Lord Bruce, Charles Cecil 
Moms, Edward John Hutchins and Charles Ed-' 


ward Mangles, Esquires, were candidates to repre- | 


risters from the said Register, and who were not 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers other 


sent the said Town, and that a poll being demanded, | persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
the same was granted and proceeded with on the | said Election for the said James Bruce, commonly 
second day of July one thousand eight hundred | called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, or 
and forty-one, at the close whereof the said James | for one of them, who between the thirty-first day of 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles \ July one thousand eight hundred and forty-one 
Cecil Martyn, were declared by the Returning Offi- | the day of taking the poll at the said Election, had 
cers to have been duly elected Members to serve in | ceased to occupy the whole or part of the premises 
Parliament for said Town, and were returned ac- | in respect of which their names were originally in- 
cordingly ; that before, at and during said Election | serted in the Register of Voters for the said Borough 


the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, | in force at the time of the said Election, or who had 
and Charles Cecil Martyn, were, by themselves and | otherwise ceased at the time of the said Election 


by their agents, managers, friends and partisans, 
guilty of many acts of bribery and corruption, in 
order to corrupt and procure, and did themselves re- 








to have the qualification for which their names were 
originally inserted in the Register of Voters for the 
said Town of Southampton in force at the time of 


spectively, and by their respective agents, friends, | the said Election, and who were not entitled to vote 
managers and partisans, and by other persons em-|at the said Election, and whose votes ought to be 


ployed in their behalf, by gifts, presents, money, 
rewards, and by offers of gifts, money and rewards, 
and by promises, agreements and securities for gifts 
and rewards, and by threats, intimidation and undue 
influence, and by other corrupt and illegal practices, 
acts and means, corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at the said Election 
to give their votes for the said James Bruce, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn 
respectively, orto forbear to give their said votes in ta- 
vour of the said Edward John Hutchins and Charles 
Edward Mangles, or one of them ; that the said James 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles 
Cecil Martyn, are respectively by the said corrupt 
and illegal practices wholly disabled and incapaci- 
tated and ineligible to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Town and County of the Town, 
and that the Return of the said James Bruce, com- 


monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, | 


and each of them, is wholly null and void; that gross, 
extensive and systematic corruption, by open and 


notorious bribery, was practised at the said Election | 


by divers persons, friends, supporters and partisans 
of the said James Bruce,commonly called Lord Bruce, 


and Charles Cecil Martyn, one or both of them, with | 


a view to the Election of the said James Bruce, com- 


monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, | 


or one of them, and that the said Election and Return 
of the said James Bruce,commonly called Lord Bruce, 
and Charles Cecil Martyn, were procured by means of 





struck off the poll; that divers persons were ad- 
mitted to vote, and did vote at the said Election for 
| the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
, and Charles Cecil Martyn, or one of them, who were 
registered as electors for the said Borough, but had 
‘become disqualified to vote at the said Election 
| subsequently to the time of their being so registered, 
and previously to the time of their so voting, by 
receiving alms or parochial relief, or by not residing, 
or having ceased to reside, within the said Borough, 
or within the distance prescribed by law in that be- 
half, or by ceasing to be rated, ur to pay rates, or 
by other legal or personal disqualifications and inca- 
pacities, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote at the said Election in favour of 
the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
-and Charles Cecil Martyn, or one of them, who 
were disabled or disqualified from, or incapable of 
voting at, the said Election, by reason of their being 
or having been, within twelve months, or within two 
‘months respectively, previous to the said Election, 
concerned or employed in the charging, collecting, 
levying or managing duties of Excise or Customs or 
revenues of the Post-office, or other duties or re- 
venues, or in some other disabling office or employ- 
ment, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election, in favour of the said 
James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and 
, Charles 





5 VicTorizZ. 


six calendar months previous to such Election, or 
within fourteen days after it was completed, em- 
ployed at such Election as counsel, agent, attorney, 
poll-clerk, flagman, or in some other capacity, for 
the purposes of such Election, and had either before, 
during or after such Election, accepted or taken 
from the said candidates, or some or one of them, 
or from some other person, for or in consideration 
of, or with reference to such employment, a sum or 
sums of money, or a retaining fee, office, place or 
employment, or promises or securities for a sum or 
sums of money, retaining fee, office, place or employ- 
ment, and whose votes were therefore wholly void, 
and cught to be struck from the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election in favour of the said James Bruce, 
commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil 
Martyn, or of one of them, who had asked, received 
or taken money or other reward, by way of gift or 
loan or other device, or had agreed or contracted 
for money, gift, office, employment or other reward, 
or had been otherwise bribed to give their votes at 
the said Election for the said James Bruce, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, 
or one of them, or to refuse or forbear to give their 
votes for the said Edward John Hutchins and Charles 
Edward Mangles, both or one of them ; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, at the 
said Election for the said James Bruce, commonly 
called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, or 
one of them, who by themselves or persons em- 
ployed by them, did by gifts or rewards, or by pro- 
mises, agreements or securities for gifts or rewards, 
corrupt, procure or bribe, or attempt to corrupt, 
procure or bribe, persons having voices at such 
Election, to give their votes at said Election in 
favour of the said James Bruce, commonly called 
Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, or one of 
them, or to forbear to give their votes at the said 
Election for the said Edward John Hutchins and 
Charles Edward Mangles, or one of them, and whose 
votes ought to be shown from the poll; that divers 
other persons were admitted to vote and did vote 
at the said Election in favour of the said James 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles 
Cecil Martyn, or of one of them, who were for 
various reasons different from those hereinbefore 
mentioned, incapable of voting, and who laboured 
under personal disabilities to vote, other and dif- 
farent from those which have been hereinbefore men- 
tioned, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers electors of the said Borough, duly 
registered and qualified to vote at the said Election, 
claimed to vote, and tendered their votes thereat, in 
favour of the said Edward John Hutchins and Charles 
Edward Mangles, or one of them, but were illegally 
and wrongfully prevented from voting thereat by 
the Returning Officer or his deputies, whose votes 
ought to be inserted on the poll; that divers votes 
were otherwise than as above stated improperly ad- 
mitted and reckoned on the poll in favour of the said 
James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and 
Charles Cecil Martyn, or one of them, and omitted 
or excluded from the number of votes polled in fa- 
vour of the said Edward John Hutchins and Charles 
Edward Mangles, or of one of them; that by reason 
of the premises, or some of them, the said James 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles 
Cecil Martyn, obtained an apparent and colourable 
majority only over the said Edward John Hutchins 
and Charles Edward Mangles, whereas the majority 
of legal electers voted in favour of the said Edward 
John Hutchins and Charles Edward Mangles; and 
praying, That the House will take the premises into 
consideration, and declare that the said James Bruce, 
commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil 
Martyn, both or one of them, were not duly elected 


and ought not to have been returned ; and that the 
Vet, 96. 


6° Septembris. 


Charles Cecil Martyn, or for one of them, who were | 
or had been, either during such Election or within | 














529 


Election and Return of the said James Bruce, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, 
or one of them, is wholly null and void, and that 
the said Edward John Hutchins was duly elected 
and ought to have been returned as one of the 
Members duly elected to sit in this Parliament for 
the said Town and County of the Town of South- 
ampton, and that the names of the said James Bruce, 
commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil 
Martyn, or one of them, be erased from the Return 
of the said Town and County of the Town, and the 
name of the said Edward John Hutchins be sub- 
scribed therein in place and stead of one of them 
the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
and Charles Cecil Martyn, and that the House will 
grant to the Petitioners such other and further relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
Town and County of the Town of Southampton en- 
titled to vote at the last Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for said Town and County, and 
who claimed to vote and did vote thereat, was also 
read; setting forth, That the Petitioners were, at 
and during the ast Election of Members to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Town and 
County of the Town of Southampton, registered 
Electors of the said Town and County, and hada 
right to vote, and did vote, at said Election ; that 
at the said Election James Bruce, Esquire, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, Charles Cecil Martyn, Ed- 
ward John Hutchins, and Charles Edward Mangles, 
Esquires, were candidates to represent the said Town 
and County in Parliament; that the Mayor and 
Bailiffs of said Town acted as Returning Officers 
at the said Election, and that the poll thereat was 
taken on the first day of July 1841, at the close 
whereof the said James Bruce, commonly called 
Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, were re- 
turned as Members duly elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Town and County ; 
that both before and after the teste of issuing out 
the writ for the said Election, and at and during 
and after the said Election the said James Bruce, 
commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil 
Martyn did, by themselves, their agents, friends and 
partisans, by divers ways and means, at their charge 
and on their behalf, directly and indirectly, give, 
present and allow to persons having votes at such 
Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, 
provision and reward, and did make presents, gifts, 
rewards and promises, agreements, ieee and 
engagements to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, rewards and entertainment to and for per- 
sons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the 
use and benefit of such persons, in order that they 
the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
and Charles Cecil Martyn, might be elected, and 
for being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Town and County; that before and during the said 
Election the said James Bruce, commonly called 
Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, by them- 
selves, their agents, managers and friends, were 
guilty of gross bribery and corruption, in order to 
procure, and did by their agents, fiends, managers, 
and other persons in their behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards and promises, agreements and secu- 
rities for money, gifts and rewards, and by other 
undue influence, corrupt, illegal and improper prac- 
tices, acts and means, corrupt, procure and compel 
divers persons having or claiming to have votes at 
such Election, to give their votes in favour of the 
said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
and Charles Cecil Martyn, or to forbear to give 
them in favour of the said Edward John Hutchins 
and Charles Edward Mangles; that the said James 
Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles 
Cecil Martyn, by the said corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices were and are wholly disabled and incapacitated 
and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 


\for the said Town and County, and the Return of 


| 38y3 the 





530 


the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, 
and Charles Cceil Martyn, was and is wholly null 
and void; that gross, extensive and systematic 
bribery and corruption were practised and carried 
on at the said Election, by divers persons, with the 
view to the Election of the said James Bruce, com- 
monly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn ; 
and that the said Election and Return of the said 
James Bruce, commonly called Lord Bruce, and 
Charles Cecil Martyn, were procured by means of 
such bribery and corruption, by reason whereof the 
said Election and Return of the said James Bruce, 
commonly called Lord Bruce, and Charles Cecil 
Martyn, are wholly null and void; and praying, 
That the House will take the premises into consi- 
deration, and declare the said Election and Return 
of the said James Bruce, commonly called Lord 
Bruce, and Charles Cecil Martyn, to be wholly null 
and void, and will grant the Petitioners such further 
and other relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, of 
Hawarden Castle, in the County of Flint, Baronet, 
and of Charles Townshend, late of the city of Chester, 
but now of Blacon Point, in the county of Chester, 
Gentleman, and Benjamin Brassey, of Foregate- 
street, in the said city of Chester, Grocer and 
lronmonger, was read; setting forth, That at the 
last Election of a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said County of Flint, the Petitioners, the 
said Sir Stephen Richard Glynne and Edward 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, commonly called the Ho- 
nourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, were can- 
didates to represent the said County in Parliament, 
and the Petitioners, the said Charles Townshend 
and Benjamin Brassey were electors of and for 
the said County, and were duly registered as such 
electors, and had or claim to have had a right to 
vote for a Member at the said Election, and did 
vote thereat; that the said Election was held in 
the month of July last, and that Llewelyn Lloyd, 
Esquire, the High Sheriff of the said County, was 
and acted as the Returning Officer at the said 
Election; that the poll was taken on the eighth 
and ninth days of the said month of July, and 
that at the declaration of the state of the poll 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn was by 
the said Returning Officer declared to have had 
the majority of votes, and was returned as duly 
elected Member to represent the said County of 
Flint in this present Parliament; that many per- 
sons who were not entitled to have their names in- 
serted or retained in any of the Lists of Voters for the 
said County, or to be registered as voters for the 
said County, but whose names were nevertheless 
improperly inserted in some or one of the Lists deli- 
vered to the Revising Barrister, and were improperiy 
and wrongfully retained, or were wrongfully inserted 
therein by the said Barrister, and were upon the Re- 
gister of Electors for the said County in force at the 
time of the said Election, were admitted to vote at 
the said Election and did vote thereat for the said 
Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, but whose votes 
ought to be struck from the poll; that many per- 
sons registered as voters for the said County, but 
who were erroneously, informally and incorrectly 
registered, in defiance of the provisions of the laws 
in being in that behalf, were wrongfully admitted to 
vote, and did vote for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn at the said Election, whose votes ought to 
be struck from the poll; that many persons who 
were not entitled to be registered as voters for the 
said County, and who were not duly registered as 


6° Septembris. 








A, 1841, 


such voters, were nevertheless admitted to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election, in favour of the said 
Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, but whose votes ought 
to be struck from the poll ; that many persons voted 
at the said Election for the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, who had not at the time of voting 
the qualification in respect of which their names 
were originally inserted in the Register of Voters for 
the said County in force at the time of the said 
Election, having ceased to possess or occupy, or 
having changed or otherwise parted with the whole 
or part of the same, or who had otherwise ceased at 
the time of the said Election to have the qualifica- 
tion in respect of which their names were originally 
inserted in the said Register, whose votes ought to 
be struck from the poll ; that many persons voted at 
the said Election for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn who were by law incapable of voting at the 
said Election, by reason of their having during such 
Election, or within six calendar months previous 
thereto, or within fourteen days after the completion 
thereof, been employed as agents, attornies, flag- 
men, poll-clerks, or in some other capacity at or for 
the purposes of such Election, and by reason of 
their having, either before, or during or since such 
Election accepted or taken from the said Edward 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, or from some other person, 
in consideration of or with reference to such their 
several employments, certain sums of money, retain- 
ing fees, offices, places, employments, emoluments 
or rewards, or promises or securities for sums of mo- 
ney, retaining fees, offices, places, employments, 
emoluments or rewards ; that many other persons 
were admitted to vote, and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion in favour of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, who were disabled or disqualified from, or 
incapable of voting at the said Election, by reason 
that they had been previous to the said Election 
otherwise employed in the charging, collecting, le- 
vying or managing duties of Excise or Customs, or 
by or under the Postmaster General, or his deputy, 
in receiving, collecting or managing the revenue of 
the Post-office, or in some other disabling office or 
employment, but whose votes ought to be struck off 
the poll; that several persons who, upon the tender 
of their votes at the said Election, had refused to 
answer, or who had answered in the negative the 
questions by law authorized to be put at the time of 
polling, or some or one of them, were nevertheless 
admitted to vote, and did vote at the said Election 
for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, al- 
though they ought to have been rejected, and 
should now be struck off the poll accordingly ; that 
several persons who upon the tender of their votes 
at the said Election had refused to answer, or who 
had answered in the affirmative the second question 
by law authorized to be put at the time of polling, 
were nevertheless admitted to vote, and did vote at 
the said Election for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, although they ought to have been rejected, 
and should now be struck off the poll accordingly ; 
that many persons voted at the said Election for 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, who had 
asked, received and taken money or other reward, 
by way of gift, loan or other device, or had agreed 
or contracted for money, gift, office, employment or 
other reward, or had been bribed to give their votes 
at the said Election to the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, or to refuse or forbear to give their 
votes to the Petitioner, the said Sir Stephen Richard 
Glynne ; that many persons voted at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn 
who had accepted aud received from the said Ed- 
ward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, at his charge and on 
his behalf, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment or 
provision, or certain promises, agreements, obliga- 
tions or engagements for meat, drink, lodging, en- 
tertainment or provision, for giving their votes to 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, or for re- 
fusing or forbearing to give their votes to the Ft 

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5 Vicroriz. 


many persons voted at the said Election for the said 
Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, who were treated, 
in order to procure the Election of the said Edward 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, but whose votes ought to 
be struck off the poll; that many persons voted at 
the said Election for the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, who, by themselves or persons em- 
ployed by them, gave, presented or allowed to cer- 
tain persons having voice or vote in the said Elec- 
tion, money or other reward, by way of gift, Joan 
or other device, or meat, drink, lodging, entertain- 
ment or provision, or who promised to give or allow 
money, gift, office, employment or other reward, or 
meat, drink, lodging, entertainment or provision to 
such persons, or who bribed or treated such per- 
sons, in order to induce and corrupt them to give 
their votes at the said Election to the said Edward 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, or to forbear to give them to 
the Petitioner, the said Sir Stephen Richard Glynne ; 
that many other persons voted at the said Election 
for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, who 
were, for various reasons different from those here- 
inbefore mentioned incapable of so voting, and who 
laboured under personal disabilities to vote different 
to those which have hereinbefore been mentioned, 
and whose votes ought to be struck off the poll 
accordingly ; that by the contrivance and at the 
instance of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mos- 
tyn, or of persons acting in his behalf, many bad, 
false, fraudulent and illegal votes were fraudulently 
polled at the said Election in favour of the said 
Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, which ought now 
to be struck from the poll of the said Edward Mos- 
tyn Lloyd Mostyn; that the votes of many persons 
who were entitled to be registered and to vote, or 
who, being registered, were entitled to vote and 
who offered and tendered their votes at the said 
Election, and were desirous of voting in favour of 
the Petitioner, the said Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, 
were illegally and wrongfully excluded from the 
poll of the said Petitioner, Sir Stephen Richard 
Glynne, and such votes ought to be inserted on the 
poll accordingly ; that the votes of several persons 
who were entitled to vote at the said Election, were 
tendered and given in favour of the Petitioner, the 
said Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, and were, never- 
theless, incorrectly and erroneously entered upon 
the poll in favour of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, and improperly and unduly retained in fa- 
vour of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, 
whereas such votes ought to be struck off the poll 
of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, and 
added to that of the Petitioner, the said Sir Stephen 
Richard Glynne; that the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, by himself and agents, and other 
persons on his behalf, did, by means of force, threats 
and intimidation, and by actual violence and out- 
rage committed on the persons and property of di- 
vers voters for the said County, and by duress prac- 
tised on the persons of divers of the said voters, and 
by abduction of many of the said voters, induce and 
compel many of the said voters who intended to 
vote for the said Petitioner, Sir Stephen Richurd 
Glynne, to vote for the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, or to forbear to vote for the said Petitioner, 
Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, who but for such 
threats, violence, intimidation or abduction, would 
have voted for the said Petitioner, the said Sir Ste-' 
phen Richard Glynue, and was otherwise, by him-! 
self and his agents and friends, guilty of threats | 
and acts of intimidation, force and violence towards | 
the agents and friends of the Petitioner, the said 
Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, at and during the! 


Election, for the purpose of obtaining an unjust and | 


illegal Return of him the said Hdward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, and that the Election and Return of 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn were pro- 
cured by the said illegal practices, and that by rea- 


son of the premises the said Election and Return of 
Vox. 96. 


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tioner, the said Sir Stephen Richard Gilynne ; that | 

















531 


the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn were wholly 
null and void ; that before, and at and during the 
said Election, the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mos- 
tyn was, by himself, his agents, friends and ma- 
nagers, and by persons employed on his behalf, 
guilty of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in 
order to corrupt and procure, and did by himself, 
and by his agents, friends, managers and other per- 
sons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, mo- 
ney, rewards and promises, offers and agreements, 
and securities for money, gifts and rewards, and by 
intimidation, promises, undue influence and other 
corrupt and illegal practices, acts and means, at- 
tempt to corrupt and procure, and did in fact cor- 
rupt aud procure divers persons having or claiming 
to have votes at such Election, to give their votes 
in favour of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, 
and to forbear to give their votes to the Petitioner, 
the said Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, in order that 
he the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn might be 
returned as Member to serve in Parliament for the 
said County of Flint; that after the teste or issuing 
out of the writ for the said Election, and before, and 
at and during the said Election, the said Edward 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn did, by himself and by his 
agents, friends and managers, and by persons em- 
ployed in his behalf, by divers ways and means, di- 
rectly and indirectly, give, present and allow to per- 
sons having or claiming to have votes at such Elec- 
tion, money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, 
provision and reward, and did make presents, gifts, 
rewards and promises, agreements, obligations and 
engagements to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, rewards and entertainments, to and for 
persons having or claiming to have votes as afore- 
said, and to and for the use, advantage, benefit, en- 
joyment, profit and preferment of such persons, in 
order that he the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mos- 
tyn might be elected, and for being elected, to serve 
in Parliament for the said County ; that before, and 
at and during the said Election, gross, notorious, 
general and systematic bribery and corruption was 
carried on and practised by the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, and by divers other persons in his 
interest and behalf, and that the Election and Re- 
turn of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn 
were procured by means of bribery and treating, 
and other corrupt and illegal practices, and are 
wholly null and void ; that the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn, by reason of the said corrupt and 
illegal practices hereinbefore mentioned, was and is 
wholly disabled and incapacitated and ineligible to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said County 
of Flint, and the Return of the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn was and is wholly null and void; 
that the said Sheriff was guilty of most partial, un- 
due and illegal conduct in the execution of his office 
of Returning Officer before, at and during the said 
Election ; that the discharge of the duties of his 
said office, touching the said Election, was for the 
most part by him confided and deputed to one Da- 
vid Williams, who acted as the agent and Under 
Sheriff of the said Sheriff for the purposes of the said 
Election, although another and different person was 
duly constituted and registered according to law to 
act as Under Sheriff for the said County ; that the 
said David Williams was, ai the time of the said 
Election, and previous thereto, a professional agent 
and solicitor of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Mostyn, and that the said David Williams con- 
ducted himself at and previous to the said Election 
as an active partisan of the said Edward Mostyn 
Lloyd Mostyn; that several of the deputies ap- 
pointed by the said Sheriffto preside at the polling- 
booths at the said Election were notoriously parti- 
sans of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn ; 
that during the course of the said Election and poll 
several of the said deputies ceased to act, and left 
the polling-booths at which they had been respec- 
tively appointed to act, for the purpose of voting, 

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532 6° Septembris. A. 1841. 


and did vote in favour of the said Edward Mostyn | of the usual writ duly issued and directed to the 
Lloyd Mostyn, and that the said Sheriff wrong- | Sheriff of Downshire, and of a precept or mandate 
fully, illegally and partially appointed other per-| of the said Sheriff to the Seneschal or Returning 


sons to act in the stead of such deputies ; that such | Officer of the said Borough, requiring him to cause 
last-mentioned persons were active partisans of |a Burgess to be elected for the said Borough, ac- 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, and that | cording to the exigency of the said writ ; that at the 
some of them had acted as agents on behalf of! said Election, John Boyd, of Newry aforesaid, 
the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn at the Esquire, acted as Seneschal or Returning Officer of 
said Election; that by illegal, partial and incon-/| the said Borough of Newry; that the Honourable 
sistent decisions, as well of the said deputies as of | Francis Jack Needham, commonly called the Vis- 
the said last-mentioned persons, many votes were| count Newry and Morne, Peter Kenny, Esquire, 
improperly received, and many tenders recorded, in | and the Petitioner, were severally put in nomination 
favour of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, | as candidates, and were candidates to represent the 
while the votes and tenders of other persons duly | said Borough in Parliament; that a poll being de- 
qualified to vote, offered, under the like circum-|manded and taken at the said Election, the said 
stances, in favour of the said Petitioner, Sir Stephen | Viscount Newry and Morne was declared by the 
Richard Glynne, were rejected and excluded from | said John Boyd to be duly elected by a majority of 
the poll ; that the situation of certain of the polling | electors, and was returned as Burgess to serve in 
booths at the said Election, was fixed by the said | this present Parliament ; that at the close of the poll, 
Sheriff in an undue and most partial manner, with a | the number of voters stated to have voted for the 
view to favour the Election of the said Edward | said Viscount Newry was three hundred and twenty- 
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, and to impede and obstruct | two, for the said Peter Kenny one, and for the Peti- 
the Election of the said Petitioner, Sir Stephen | tioner two hundred and forty ; that the said majority 
Richard Gilynne, and that the situation of certain | and Return were procured and obtained bythe undue 
of the said booths was purposely selected by the said | and illegal means hereinafter stated, that is to say : 
Returning Officer so as to be highly inconvenient | that before, at, and during the said Election, the said 
for the electors supposed to be favourable to the said | Viscount Newry and Morne was, by himself, agents, 
Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, and highly convenient | managers, friends and partisans, guilty of divers 
to those electors supposed to be favourable to the | acts of bribery and corruption, and did by himself 
said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn ; that the num-| or by his agents, friends, managers, and partsians, 
ber of booths appointed and fixed by the said Sheriff | by gifts, presents, money, and rewards, or by promises, 
was partially and illegally multiplied, beyond the | agreements, and securities for gifts and rewards, 
number prescribed by law, in one of the districts of | offices, or employments, or other emoluments or 
the said County in which the electors were supposed | advantages, corrupt and procure divers persons 
to be generally favourable tothesaid Edward Mostyn | having or claiming to have a right to vote at the 
Lloyd Mostyn, with a view to give an unfair advan- | said Election, to vote in favour of the said Viscount 
tage to the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn over | Newry and Morne, or to forbear to vote for the Peti- 
the said Petitioner Sir Stephen Richard Glynne; | tioner ; that the said Viscount Mewryand Morne is, 
that by means of the said and of divers other ille- | by the said corrupt and illegal practices, wholly dis- 
gal, undue, and partial practices, on the part of the | abled, incapacitated, and ineligible to serve in this 
said Returning Officer, by himself or by his Under | present Parliament ; that the said Viscount Vewry 
Sheriff or agent, or by the said deputies or other | and Morne did, after the teste of the writ for holding 
persons hereinbefore referred to, the freedom of | the said Election, and previous to, at and during the 
election, and the right of the Petitioners and of the | said Election, by himself, his agents, friends, mana- 
electors of the said County have been violated, and | gers, and others acting in this behalf, give, present, 
the Election and Return of the said Edward Mostyn | and allow to divers persons having or claiming to 
Lioyd Mostyn have been thereby procured in viola- | have votes at such Election for the said Borough, 
tion of the rights and to the manifest prejudice of | money, meat, drink, entertainments, and provision, 
the said Petitioners, and that by reason of the pre- | and made divers presents, gifts, rewards and enter- 
mises the said Election and Return of the said | tainments, and made promises, agreements, obliga- 
Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn were wholly null and | tions, or engagements tu give or allow to such 
void ; and praying, That the said Election and Re- | persons, money, meat, drink, entertainment, presents, 
turn of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn may | or reward to or for the use, advantage, benefit, em- 
be declared null and void, or that the said Election | ployment, profit, or preferment of such persons, in 
and Return of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd! order to be elected, and for being elected, to serve 
Mostyn were null and void ; and that the Petitioner, | in Parliament for the said Borough of Newry ; that 
the said Sir Stephen Richard Gilynne, may be de- | by reason of the premises, the Election of the said 
clared to have been duly elected, and that the name | Viscount Vewry and Morne is wholly null and void; 
of the said Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn may be | that previously to the said Election, and on the first 
erased from the said Keturn, and the name of the day of the polling at the said Election, a printed 
said Petitioner Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, may be | notice in the words following : “ Borough of Newry 
substituted in lieu thereof, and that the House will | —Notice to the Electors—The Electors are required 
grant to the Petitioners such further or other relief | to take notice, that Lord Newry is disqualified and 
in the premises as to the House shallseem meet. _| ineligible to serve in Parliament upon the present 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | Election, having acted in violation of the Statute 35 
Table. George 3, chapter 29, and the laws of Parliament, 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | and that all votes given for him will be thrown away, 

or Warrants, for such persons, papers and records | and be a mere nullity; Newry, July 5th, 1841,” 
as shall be thought necessary by the several Parties | was, by the Petitioner’s direction, posted, placarded, 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. _| and circulated generally throughout the said Borough 
| of Newry, and fixed on the most conspicuous parts 

A Petition of Sir John Milley Doyle, of Great | of the booth erected for taking the poll at the said 
Portland-street, in the county of Middlesex, Co-' Election for the said Borough ; and also delivered 
lonel in the army, and Knight Commander of the | a copy thereof into the hands of the said electors 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, was | as they severally came to the poll to record their 
read ; setting forth, That an Election for a Mem-| votes at the said Election; that in consequence of 
ber to serve in this present Parliament for the Bo-' the said notice, the votes so given to the said Vis- 
rough of Newry, in that — of the United King-| count Vewry and Morne, and recorded in his favour, 
dom called Jreland, was held in and for the said | are wholly thrown away and lost, and the Petiticner 











Borough, on the fifth day of July last, in pursuance | entitled to be returned Burgess to represent the said 
{ ~ Borough ; 








5 Victroriz. 


Borough; that at the said Election the votes of 
divers persons were received and recorded in favour 
of the said Viscount Morne and Newry, who within 
six months previous to the Election, or at and during 
the same, or within fourteen days after the same was 
completed, had been and were employed as counsel, 
agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, and in other 
capacities, for the purposes of such Election, and 
who, in consideration of and with reference to such 
employment, accepted and took from the said Vis- 
count Newry, or some other person, a sum or sums 
of money, or a retaining fee, office, place, or employ- 
ment, or promises or securities for a sum or sums of 
money, retaining fee, office, place or employment, 
and who were thereby disqualified to vote at such 
Election ; that at the taking of the poll for the said 
Election, the votes of many persons were accepted 
and recorded in favour of the said Viscount Vewry 
and Morne, although such persons were disqualified 
to vote at such Election im consequence of their 
having received or taken bribes, money, gifts, and 
rewards, meat, drink and entertainment for giving 
their vetes at the said Election to the said Viscount 
Newry and Morne, or for forbearing to vote for the 
Petitioner, and that others were admitted to vote and 
did vote who were disqualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion by having asked for bribes, money, meat, drink, 
or entertainment for voting at the said Election for 
the said Viscount Newry and Morne, or for forbear- 
ing to vote at the said Election for the Petitioner ; 
and that divers persons were admitted to vote and 
did vote who were disqualified by reason of their 
having offered bribes, money, gifts, rewards, meat, 
drink, or entertainment to persons entitled to vote 
in the said Election, and that divers persons were 
admitted to vote, and did vote, who were disqualified 
to vote at the said Election by having given bribes, 
money, gifts, rewards, meat, drink, or entertainment 
to other persons to promise them to give their votes 
for the said Viscount Newry and Morne, or to forbear 
to give their votes at the said Election for the Peti- 
tioner; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote for the said Viscount Newry, who were 
disqualified to vote at the said Election by reason of 
certain defects, alterations, and erasures apparent 
upon the face of their affidavits or certificates of re- 
gistry, by virtue of which they voted at the said 
Election for the said Viscount Newry, although the 
Petitioner, by his agents, duly gave in his objections 
to the validity of the said affidavits or certificates of 
registry ; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Viscount Newry, who were disqualified to vote at 
the said Election by reason of certain other defects 
in the said affidavits or certificates of registry, as not 
containing upon the face of the said certificates or 
affidavits any qualification whatsoever entitling them 
to vote in the said Election, and who, notwithstand- 
ing they were duly objected to, were admitted to 
vote at the same; that divers other persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote for the said Viscount 
Newry and Morne who were disqualified to vote at 
the said Election by reason of the said affidavits or 
certificates of registry not describing the right in 
which the said persons claimed to vote at the said 
Election ; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote, to whom the Petitioner was precluded 
from taking any objection, and who were not enti- 
tled to vote in consequence of the said Returning 
Officer wilfully refusing to farnish to the Petitioner 
the printed form or memorandum under the 53d 
section of the 4th George 4, chapter 55; that the 
votes of divers other persons who had a good right 
and title to vote at the said Election, and who then 
and there tendered their votes for the Petitioner, 
and which votes ought to have been received and 
admitted on the poll taken at the said Election, were 
nevertheless rejected by the said John Boyd, the 
said Seneschal and Returning Officer, and by him 


refused to be admitted on the said poll; that the 
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6° Septembris. 533 


said John Boyd was appointed Seneschal and Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough by the Earl of 
Kilmorey, father of the said Viscount Newry and 
Morne ; that the said John Boyd, throughout the 
polling at the said Election, acted with great par- 
tiality in behalf of the said Viscount Newry and 
Morne, particularly as hereafter set forth ; that 
the said Viscount Newry and Morne, well knowing, 
as the Petitioner believes, the truth and correctness 
of the allegation contained and set forth in the said 
notice as set out aforesaid in this Petition, called 
out to the electors and persons assembled present 
at the booth used on the taking the poll at the said 
Election for the said Borough, to remove and pull 
down the said printed notice so affixed to the said 
booth as aforesaid ; that the said John Boyd, Esquire, 
the said Seneschal and Returning Officer, did, upon 
the said suggestions of the said Viscount Newry and 
Morne, and notwithstanding the remonstrance of 
the Petitioner and his agents, upon the occasion of 
the polling at the said Election for the said Borough, 
with his own hands violently pull and tear down the 
said printed notices from the places on the said 
booth whereon they were affixed, with intent to de- 
prive the Petitioner of the benefit and advantage of 
the same; that the said John Boyd caused a writ 
to be issued and served upon the Petitioner for his 
share of the expenses incurred in the said Election, 


although no demand of the same had ever been made: 


of the Petitioner, and which writ bore date previous 
to the demand accruing due in respect of which it 
was issued ; that the said John Boyd wilfully refused 
to furnish to the Petitioner’s agents the printed form 
or memorandum as prescribed by the 53d section of 
4th George 4, chapter 55, in order that Petitioner’s 
said agents might write down their objections in 
behalf of the Petitioner to the votes entered upon the 
poll for the said Viscount Newry and Morne, by 
which means divers votes were received and recorded 
in favour of the said Viscount Mewry and Morne, 
which should have been struck off the said poll ; that 
by the aforesaid means, and divers other illegal and 
corrupt practices, and by undue influence and inter- 
ference, the said Viscount Newry and Morne ob- 
tained a colourable majority over the Petitioner of 
eighty-two votes on the poll, taken at the said Elec- 
tion on the said fifth day of July last, and was ille- 
gally returned a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Newry, to the 
great prejudice of the Petitioner, who was duly 
elected by a majority of legal votes, given or ten 

dered for the Petitioner, who ought to have been 
returned a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Newry, in open defi- 
ance of the law and freedom of election, and parti- 
cularly of the Act for more effectually preventing 
Bribery and Corruption at the Election of Members 
to serve in Parliament ; and praying the House to 
take the premises into consideration, and to declare 
the Election of the said Viscount Newry and Morne 
void, and that the Petitioner was duly elected Bur- 
gess to serve in the present Parliament for the said 
Borough of Newry, and that for this purpose the 
Return be amended accordingly by erasing there- 
from the name of the said Viscount Wewry and 
Morne, and inserting instead thereof the name of the 
Petitioner, and to grant such other or further relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of William John Blake, Esquire, Newport 
of 62, Portland-place, in the County of Middlesex, Election, 


and Thomas Gisborne, Junior, of Horwich House, in 
the County of Derby, Esquire, was read; setting 
forth, That at the last Election for the Borough of 

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Newport, in the Isle-of-Wight, William John Hamil- 
ton, Esquire, Charles Wykeham Martin, Esquire, 
and the Petitioners, were candidates to represent 
the said Borough in this Parliament; that the 
Mayor of the said Borough was the Returning 
Officer at the said Election; that the nomination 
thereat was made on the twenty-ninth day of June 
last past, and a poll having been demanded, was 
had and made on the thirtieth day of the same 
month ; that, at the close of the poll, the Election 
was declared to have fallen on the said William John 
Hamilton and Charles Wykeham Martin, who were 
accordingly returned to serve as Members for the 
said Borough in this Parliament ; that the majority 
for the said William John Hamilton and Charles 
Wykeham Martin was apparent and colourable only, 
inasmuch as many persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said William 
John Hamilton and Charles Wykeham Martin, who 
were not entitled to vote thereat, and whose names 
ought therefore to be struck off the poll; that some 

ersons were admitted to vote and did vote at the said 

lection for the said William John Hamilton and 
Charles Wykeham Martin, who, being registered in 
respect of the occupation of property in the said 
Borough, had not at the time of their voting the 
same qualifications for which they were originally re- 
gistered, they having ceased after the registration 
and before their voting as aforesaid to occupy the 
premises for which they were registered, or part there- 
of, or so much thereof that the residue was insuf- 
ficient in value to entitle them to, their franchise, or 
to vote at the said Election; that other persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote for the said Mil- 
liam John Hamilton and Charles Wykeham Martin, 
or one of them, although such persons were dis- 
qualified to vote at the said Election, some in con- 
sequence of having received parochial relief or other 


votes at the Election, and others who within six 
months previous to the Election, or at and during 
the same, or within fourteen days after the same was 
completed, had been and were employed and paid 
as agents, and in other capacities, for the purposes 
of such Election within the meaning of the Statute 
in such case made and provided; that divers persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said William John Hamilton and Charles 
Wykeham Martin, who were improperly registered, 
inasmuch as they had no right or title whatsoever 
to be so registered, not being freemen of the said 
Borough, nor being occupiers or owners or tenants 
of any property within the said Borough for twelve 
calendar months before the last day of July, in the 
year one thousand eight hundred and forty, and not 
being rated or assessed in respect of any such pro- 
perty, nor paid any rates or taxes in respect thereof, 
as by law required, in order to be so registered, but 
such persons were put or retained upon the Re- 
gister, in respect of property situated without the 
said Borough, and in respect whereof they had no 
right or title to be registered as electors for the said 
Borough ; that one of the booths for taking the poll 
at the said Election was unlawfully placed and si- 
tuate without the said Borough, and at a consider- 
able distance therefrom, to wit, at West Cowes, in 
the parish of Northwood, in the said Isle-of-Wight, 
and that several persons claiming to vote at the said 
Election voted at the said booth and at no other 
hooth lawfully situate within the said Borough of 
Newport; that the votes of such last-mentioned 
persons were nevertheless added up and retained 
upon the poll taken at the said Election in favour of 
the said William John Hamilton and Charles Wyke- 
ham Martin, although all such votes were illegally 
taken out of the said Borough as aforesaid, and 
were thereby null and void, and ought not to have 
been counted upon the poll, and ought now to be 
removed therefrom ; that, in consequence of the er- 
roneous decisions of the Revising Barristers, the 


6° Septembris, 





A. 1841. 


names of several persons who were duly qualified 
and entitled to be registered as Voters for the said 
Borough at the last Registration for the said Bo- 
rough were improperly omitted from the Register, 
either by being struck out from the Lists, or by not 
being inserted therein at the time of registration, 
and that divers of such persons, and divers other 
persons entitled to vote at the Election, duly tendered 
their votes thereat in favour of the Petitioners, or 
jone of them, but their votes were not reckoned or 
counted upon the said poll, and ought now to be 
placed thereon and counted in favour of the Peti- 
tioners, or one of them; that the said William John 
Hamilton and Charles Wykeham Martin were, by 
themselves, their friends, agents and partisans, guilty 
of bribery, treating and other corrupt practices at 
the said Election, whereby their Election is null and 
void, and the said William John Hamilton and 
Charles Wykeham Martin are incapable of sitting 
in this Parliament for the said Borough of Newport ; 
and praying, That the House will take the premises 
into consideration, and declare the said Election and 
|Return of the said William John Hamilton and 
| Charles Wykeham Martin null and void, and that 
the Petitioners were duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned at the said Election, and the poll and 
Return ought now to be amended accordingly, and 
that the Petitioners may have such other and fur- 
ther relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem fit. 


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

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











A Petition of James Francis Comerford and George Kinsale 
alms, others as having been bribed to give their | Dunn, both of the Town and Borough of Kinsale, Election. 


in the County of Cork, in that part of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called 
Ireland, Esquires, was read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners are, and at the time of the last 
Election for a Member to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Kinsale, in the County 
of Cork, were, registered electors of the said Bo- 
rough, and had, and claim to have kad a right 
to vote at such Election, and did vote thereat ac- 
cordingly ; that the candidates put m nomination 
at the said Election were William Henry Watson, 
Esquire, and Matthias Wolverley Attwood, Esquire, 
and that the said Election was held on the sixth day 
of July last past; that, at the close of the poll taken 
at the said Election, the High Sheriff of the said 
'County of Cork, who acted thereat as Returning 
Officer, declared the Eleetion to have fallen on the 
said William Henry Watson, who was accordingly 
returned as Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; that the said Election 
and Return of the said William Henry Watson was 
an illegal and void Election and Return, for the 
‘reasons and upon the grounds hereinafter set forth; 
that, by the second Victoria, chapter forty-eight, 
intituled, “ An Act to amend the Law relating to 
the Qualification of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment,” the Acts of the ninth Anne, chapter five, 
|and thirty-third George the Second, chapter twenty, 
| and a portion of the Act of Union between Great 
Britain and Ireland regulating the Qualification in 
respect to property of Members elected to serve in 
Parliament on the part of Jreland, are repealed ; 
that, by the second section of said Act, no person 
is capable of being elected a Member of the House 
of Commons for any city or borough unless he 
shall be seised or entitled, for his own use and be- 
nefit, of and to an estate, legal or equitable, in lands, 
tenements or hereditaments of any tenure what- 
soever, situate, lying or being within the United 











Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in the 
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or lives of any other person or persens then living, | July the seventh, the said William Henry Watson 
or for a term of vears either absolute or determinable | handed to the said Sheriff, as the Returning Officer, 
on his own life or the life or lives of any other person | a qualification dated the seventh of July one 
or persons then living, of which term not less than| thousand eight hundred and forty-one, signed 
thirteen years shall be at the time of his Election | “ W. H. Watson,” in the words and figures and to 
unexpired, such estate being of the clear yearly| the effect following, (that is to say), “ I William 
value of not less than three hundred pounds over | Henry Watson, of 38, Winton-crescent, in the county 
and above all incumbrances affecting the same, or | of Middlesex, England, Esquire, Barrister at Law, 
unless he shall be possessed or entitled for his own | do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am, to 
use and benefit, at law or in equity, for his own life | the best of my knowledge and belief, duly qualified 
or for the life or lives of any other person or persons to be elected as a Member of the House of Com- 
then living, or for any term of years either absolute | mons, according to the true intent and meaning 
or determinable on his own life or for the life or lives | of the Act passed in the second year of the reign 
of any other person or persons then living, of which |of Queen Victoria, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend 
term not less than thirteen years shall be at the time | the Lands relating to the Qualification of Members 
of his Eleciion unexpired, of or to personal estate \* serve in Parliament,’ and that my qualification 
or effects of any nature or kind whatsoever, situate |to be so elected doth arise out of property as here- 
within the said United Kingdom, or the interest, di- | under set forth, viz. a mortgage vested in in and for 
vidends or annual proceeds of any such personal |5,300/. sterling, on the property of Mrs. Dorothy 
estate or effects, such personal estate or effects, in- | Fyler, or the trustees of her late husband, on house- 
terest, dividends or annual proceeds actually pro- | hold property in the parish of Saint George, Hano- 
ducing the clear yearly income of not less than three | ver-square, in the county of Middlesex, aforesaid, 
hundred pounds over and above all incumbrances | which said mortgage is in possession of my solicitors 
affecting the same, or unless he shall possess more! Messrs. Smart and Buller, of 56, Lincoln’s Inn 
than one of said several kinds of qualification, the | Fields, in the county of Middlesex, aforesaid, and 
several qualifications of or to which he shall be so|in one other mortgage of 4407. vested in the names 
seised, possessed or entitled, being jointly of suffi- | of John Smart and Hesler Hollert, Esquires, upon 
cient value to qualify a person as a Member to serve | lands the property of William Reid, at Bride High, 
in Parliament for any boreugh, according to the|in the county of Sussex, in England, which deed is 
provisions therein contained, although each of such|also in the possession of said Messrs. Smart and 
qualifications may, according to the same provisions, | Buller, also arising out of lands, that is to say, out 
be separateiy insufficient for that purpose; and if| of a certain farm and lands at Munstead, in the pa- 
any person who shall be elected or returned to serve | rish of Steadham, in the county of Susser aforesaid, 
in any Parliament for any county, riding, part or | of which [ am seised in fee ; and also a farm called 
division of a county, city, borough or cinque port, | Z'yeland, in the parish of Wolbedden, in the county 
as aforesaid, shall not, at the time of such Election | of Susser aforesaid, of which I am also scised in fee; 
and Return, be qualified in manner aforesaid, such |and a farm and lands called Saddlers Hall, in the 
Election and Return shall be void; that by the third ; parish of Ramburgh, in the county of Northumber- 
section of said Act, every candidate at any Election | land, England, in which I am also seised in fee, 
of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament | dated this 7th July 1841, W. H. Watson ;” that at 
for any county, riding, part or division of a county, | the foot of which said declaration is a certificate in 





city, borough, or cinque port as aforesaid, shall upon | the words and figures following: videlicet, “ 1 certify’ 


a reasonable request made to him at the time of | that the above declaration was made before me, as 
Election, or at any time before the day named in | Returning Officer for the Borough of Kinsale, at the 
the Writ of Summons for the Meeting of Parlia-| hour of 20 minutes before 11 o'clock in the forenoon, 
ment, by or on behalf of any candidate at such| on Wednesday, the 7th day of July 1841 one, James 
Election, or by any two or more registered electors | Barry, Sheriff of the county of Cork;” that the 
having a right to vote at such Election, make and | poll of the said Election commenced under the afore- 
subscribe a declaration setting out of what his quali-| said circumstances, on the sixth day of July last, 
fication arises, such request to be in writing, and | and continued until the tenth day of July aforesaid, 
signed by the candidate or the said two or more |on which day it finally closed ; that Petitioners con- 
electors, and every such party is bound to set forth | sidering that the said William Henry Watson had 
and state the nature of his qualification ; if out of|not subscribed or made any such declaration as is 
lands, tenements and hereditaments, he is directed | required by the said Act of the second Vict. chap. 
to state the barony, parish, township, precinct and | 48, or shown any sufficient legal qualification, caused 
county, also, the estate in such lands, and so forth, | notice to be personally served on a great number of 
or in the rents, issues and profits thereof; or if it | the electors, before they respectively tendered their 
arises out of personal estate or effects, he is to state | votes for said William Henry Watson, informing 
of what nature such personal estate or effects are, | them and each of them of the disqualification of said 
and what interest he has in such personal estate or| Wi/liam Henry Watson (amongst other causes 
effects, and upon what securities and in whose names | therein mentioned) in respect to his property, and 
vested ; and the Election and Return of any person | that their votes would consequently be lost and 
who, upon such request as aforesaid, shall wilfully | thrown away; that immediately before the Sheriff 
refuse or neglect to make and subscribe the said | had proceeded to declare the number who had polled 
declaration within twenty-four hours after such re-| for each candidate, the Petitioners, as two registered 
quest shall have been so made, shall be void; that | electors who were entitled to vote, and had recorded 
the said William Henry Watson having been pro-| their votes in favour of the said Matthias Wolverley 
posed and seconded, immediately after he addressed | At(wood, caused the said Sheriff to be served with 
the electors from the hustings, ai.d before any polling | a notice, requiring him, for the reasons therein men- 
commenced, was, at the hour of half past two o’clock | tioned, to return the said Matthias Wolverley Alt- 
in the afternoon of the said sixth day of July, or| wood as a Member for the said Town and Borough 
thereabouts, served with a request in writing by|in Parliament; that the said Sheriff, having paid no 
Messrs. William Clurk and Henry Thomas Nason, | attention to the said notice, proceeded to declare the 
two registered electors for the said Borough, having | numbers who had polled for each candidate ; and 
a right to vote and who did afterwards vote at said} having stated that the number who polled for the 
Election, requiring him to make and subscribe the | said William Henry Watson was ninety-eight votes, 
declaration required by law as aforesaid, and which | and the number who polled for the said Matthias 
notice was accompanied by a tender of a sum of| Wolverley Attwood was eighty votes, and that the 
five shillings to defray the expenses, pursuant to the|said Wiliam Henry Watson having a majority of 
fifth section of said Act; that the following day, | eighteen votes over the said Matthias Wolverley Att- 

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duly elected to serve as a Member in Parliament for 
the said Borough of Kinsale ; that the majority in 
favour of the said William Henry Watson was but a 
colourable majority, and that the Return of the said 
William Henry Watson was an undue Return, and 
was procured by violence, threats and intimidation, 
and by means of bribery practised and put in force 
by and on behalf of the said William Henry Watson, 
to electors, and other persons capable of influencing 
electors of the said Borough, and by other illegal, 
corrupt and unconstitutional means ; that for a con- 
siderable time previous to and during the said Elec- 
tion, the Roman Catholic priests and clergy resident 
within and contiguous to said Borough took a most 
violent, active and conspicuous part in said Election, 
and interfered with and influenced the electors of 
the Roman Catholic persuasion in a most illegal and 
unconstitutional manner, in order to compel them 
to vote for the said William Henry Watson; that 
in contemplation of and during the said Election, 
the said Roman Catholic priests and clergy used 
their utmost exertions to excite rancorous hostility 
against said Matthias Wolverley Attwood, his friends 
and supporters, and not only threatened the Roman 
Catholic electors with injury to their persons and 
destruction of their properties, if they voted for the 
said Matthias Wolverley Attwood, but also availed 
themselves of the superstition of many of the most 
ees of these electors, to induce them to believe 
that they would incur the risk of eternal punishment 
if they voted otherwise than the said priests dictated 
to them ; that, in consequence of such conduct of 
the said priests and clergy, many of the said electors 
were compelled to vote, contrary to their own wishes 
and inclinations, against said Matthias Wolverley 
Attwood and for the said William Henry Watson ; 
that many of the Roman Catholic priests and clergy 
of said town and neighbourhood, apparently acting 
by previous concert and arrangement, attended as 
agents for the said William Henry Watson during 
the whole of said Election, and took up the most 
conspicuous positions without and within the polling 
booth, where every person coming to poll must ne- 
cessarily see them, and by such conduct endeavoured 
to and did actually intimidate and deter the Roman 
Catholic electors from coming forward to vote for 
the said Matthias Wolverley Attwood; that, from 
the dissolution of the last Parliament, and the de- 
clared intention of the said William Henry Watson 
to become a candidate for the representation of said 
Borough in Parliament, in opposition to Colonel 
Henry Thomas, the sitting Member in the last Par- 
liament for said Borough, and he being also a can- 
didate previous to said Election, in opposition to 
the said William Henry Watson, and up to the time 
of holding said Election, when the said Colonel 
Henry Thomas withdrew, great excitement prevailed 
in said Borough, noted agitators and demagogues 
traversed its streets by day, making violent ha- 
rangues, calculated to influence the minds of the 
people and to excite a bad and hostile feeling against 


the said Colonel Henry Thomas, and immediately | 


after the withdrawal of the said Henry Thomas 
against the said Matthias Wolverley Attwood, who 
thereupon was proposed as a candidate for the re- 
presentation of said Borough, and by night armed 
parties went about the houses of the electors known 




















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A. 1841. 


wood, declared him, the said William Henry Watson, | ble of police, while endeavouring to quell riot and 


preserve peace in said town, received a blow of a 
stone which caused his death; that the said Return- 
ing Officer permitted many persons to poll for the 
said William Henry Watson at the said Election, 
who had no sufficient legal qualification to vote 
thereat, or to be registered as electors of the said 
Borough, and who ought not to have been registered 
or to have voted accordingly, but whose respective 
holdings were of less than the annual value required 
by law ; that the said Returning Officer permitted 
many other persons to poll for the said William 
Henry Watson, who had registered as householders, 
but whose qualifications as such registered voters 
had prior to the said Election ceased to exist, and 
did not at the time of the said Election continue ; 
that the said Returning Officer permitted many 
other persons to poll for the said William Henry 
Watson, out of whose premises more than one half 
year’s grand jury or municipal cesses, rates or taxes, 
were then due and payable by such voters respec- 
tively, in respect of the premises in their respective 
certificates or affidavits of registry mentioned ; that 
the said Returning Officer permitted other per- 
sons to poll for the said Welliam Henry Watson, 
who were severally disabled and disqualified from 
voting by the laws now in force in Ireland, by rea- 
son cf dignity, office or employment; that the said 
Returning Officer received the votes of many per- 
sons, who, during the said Election, or within six 
calendar months previous thereto, or within fourteen 
days after it was completed, were employed at such 
Election, by or on behalf of the said William Henry 
Watson, as agents, attornies, poll-clerks, or in some 
other capacity for the purpose of said Election, and 
who, either before or during or after the said Elec- 
tion, accepted and took from the said William Henry 
Watson, or some other person on his behalf, payment 
in money, or promise or security for money, for or 
in consideration of or in reference to such employ- 
ment; that the said Returning Officer permitted 
various persons to poll for the said William Henry 
Watson, though objected to on behalf of said Mat- 
thias Wolverley Attwood, some of whom were neither 
tenants nor owners of the premises out of which 
they polled, and whose only claim to vote was by 
reason of a temporary and permissive right to reside 
in the said premises, and from which residence they 
were liable to be removed by the owners thereof at 
pleasure, others of them who voted out of premises 
not situate and not to be found within the limits of 
said Borough, others who were unable to read or 
write, or to execute or sign any affidavit, instrument, 
or writing in any other manner than by affixing their 
respective marks thereto, and who could not identify 
themselves with the respective affidavits of registry 
or certificates produced to them, nor were they re- 
spectively able to show they were the same persons 
who appeared before the Registering Barrister at 
the time of registration, neither were they nor any 
of them identified as the same persons who put their 
marks to the said affidavits by the person or persons 
who certified at the foot thereof his knowledge of 
the deponent and that he had truly read their re- 
spective affidavits to them respectively, others who 
voted out of premises which were falsely described, 
or so described in their respective affidavits as to 
render it impossible to ascertain whether they 


to be in the interest of said Matthias Wolverley Att-| were legal voters or not, or where their respective 
wood, and posted themselves with bludgeons and | premises were situated, and others who were ille- 
deadly weapons at the ends of the streets, lanes | gally registered because of their not having been 
and passages to their houses, and ill-treated those | six calendar months in occupation as tenants or 
they met therein, and threatened them and their fa- | owners of their respective premises previous to the 
milies with destruction if they voted for the said | time of their registering their votes; that the said 
Matthias Wolverley Attwood; that as evidence of | Returning Officer improperly rejected the votes of 
such misconduct, one Owen Connor was convicted | many persons who were duly qualified to vote at said 
at the last Assizes for the county of Cork, of having | Election, and who had tendered their votes for said 
been engaged in a riot in said town of Kinsale, on | Matthias Wolverley Attwood, and whose votes ought 
the seventh day of July last, being the second day | to have been (as Petitioners hereby pray they may 
of said Election, whereby one Byron, a sub-consta- | be) placed upon the poll for him the said Matthias 


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Wolverley Attwood; that the said William Henry 
Watson, by himself, his agents, friends and managers, 
and by persons employed on his behalf, before, at 
and during the said Election, was guilty of open 
and extensive bribery, and of other corrupt practices, 
in order to procure persons having or claiming to 
have a right to vote at the said Election to vote for 
the said William Henry Watson, or to forbear to 
vote for the said Matthias Wolverley Attwood, in 
order to procure the Return to Parliament of the 
said William Henry Watson ; that the said William 
Henry Watson, by himself, his agents, friends and 
managers, and by persons employed by him and on 
his behalf, after the teste of the writ for the said 
Election, and at and during the said Election, did 
give, present and allow to various persons having or 
claiming to have votes at the said Election, money, 
meat, drink, entertainment or provision, and did 
make presents, gifts and rewards, and also promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements to give 
and allow money, meat, drink, provision, presents, 
entertainments and rewards, to and for such persons, 
or for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, pro- 
fit, or preferment of such persons, m order to be 
elected as Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; that by the above cor- 
rupt and unconstitutional and other undue means, 
the said William Henry Watson obtained a colour- 
able majority of eighteen votes on the poll over said 
Matthias Wolverley Attwood, and was, in consequence 
thereof, declared by the said Returning Officer, to 
be duly elected, and was returned to serve for that 
Borough in Parliament, whereas, in fact, the said 
Matthias Wolverley Attwood ought to have been re- 
turned, having had a large majority of legal votes 
over the said William Henry Watson ; and praying 
the House to take the premises into their considera- 
tion, and to declare that the said William Henry 
Watson was not duly elected, and ought not to have 
been returned at the said Election for the said 
Borough; but that the said Matthias Wolverley 
Attwood was duly elected, and ought to have 
been returned thereat, and to direct the Return for 
the said Borough to be amended accordingly, or 
that the said last Election for the said Borough may 
be declared wholly null and void, and that a new 
writ may issue for the Election of a Member to 
serve in Parliament for the same, and that the House 
will grant to the Petitioners such further and other 
relief in the premises as to the House may seem 
meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Thomas Abercromby Duff, of Haddo, 
Esquire, a Candidate at the last Election of a Meme 
ber to serve in Parliament for the Burghs of E/gin, 
Cullen, Banff, Inverury, Kintore, and Peterhead, 
was read; setting forth, That at the last Election 
of a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the district of Burghs hereinafter named, that 
is to say, for the Burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, 
Inverury, Kintore, and Peterhead, the Petitioner 
and Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Knight, were candi- 
dates; that a poll having been taken at the said 
Election, the said Sir Andrew Leith Hay was de- 
clared to have a majority of votes, and was returned 
as Member duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Burghs ; that, at the said 
Election, divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote for the said Andrew Leith Hay, who 
were not entitled to be registered, or whose names 
or qualifications were erroneously and improperly 
inserted or retained upon the alphabetical original 
Register, for one of the said several Burghs, or were 


erroneously and improperly inserted or retained upon 
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the Register of Electors for the said district of Burghs 
in force at the time of the said Election, but whose 
votes ought to be struck from the poll; that divers 
other persons were admitted to vote and did vote at 
the said Election in favour of the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, who, at the time of such Election, had ceased 
to possess or occupy the whole or part of the qua- 
lification recorded in connexion with the names of 
the said several voters on the Register for the said 
district of Burghs in force at the time of the said 
Election, and did not, at the time of their so voting, 
continue to occupy the premises in respect of which 
they were originally registered, and who were dis- 
qualified and incapacitated to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, whose votes ought to be struck from the poll ; 
that divers persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election, for the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, who were registered as electors for the said 
district of Burghs, but had become disqualified to 
vote at such Election, subsequently to the time of 
their being originally registered, and previously to 
the time of their so voting, by receiving alms or 
parochial relief, or by not residing, or having ceased 
to reside, within one of the said Burghs, or within 
the distance prescribed by law in that behalf, or by 
other legal or personal disqualification and incapa- 
cities, and whose votes ought to be struck off the 
poll; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election in favour of 
the said Andrew Leith Hay, who were disabled or 
disqualified from or incapable of voting at the said 
Election, by reason of their being or having been 
at the time of the said Election, or so recently pre- 
vious to the said Election as to become thereby by 
law disqualified, employed in thecharging, collecting, 
levying or managing duties of Excise or Customs, or 
by or under the Postmaster General or his deputy, 
in receiving, collecting or managing the revenue of 
the Post-office or some fart thereof, or in some 
other disabling office or employment, and whose 
votes ought to be struck off the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election, in favour of the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, who were or had been either during such 
Election, or within six calendar months previous to 
such Election, or within fourteen days after it was 
completed, employed at such Election as, counsel, 
agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, or in some other 
capacity for the purposes of such Election, and had 
either before, during or after such Election, accepted 
or taken from a candidate at the said Election, or 
from some other person, for or in consideration of or 
with reference to such employment, a sum or sums 
of money, or a retaining fee, office, place or employ- 
ment, or promises or securities for 2 sum or sums of 
money, or retaining fee, office, place or employment, 
and whose votes were therefore wholly void, and 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Andrew Leith Hay, who had asked, 
received or taken money or other reward by way of 
gift, loan or other device, or had agreed or contracted 
for money, gift, office, employment, or other reward, 
or had been bribed to give their votes at the said 
Election for the said Andrew Leith Hay, or to refuse 
or forbear to give their votes for the said Petitioner, 
Thomas Abercromby Duff; and divers persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said Andrew Leith Hay, who, by themselves, 
or by persons employed by him, did, by gifts or 
rewards, or by promises, agreements or securities 
for gifts orrewards, corrupt, procure, bribe, or attempt 
to corrupt, procure and bribe persons having voices 
at the said Election to give their votes at the said 
Election in favour of the said Andrew Leith Hay, or 
to forbear to give their votes at the said Election 
for the said Petitioner, Thomas Abercromby Duff, 
and whose votes ought to be struck from the poll ; 
that divers other persons having voices and votes at 
the said Election, were admitted to vote and did 

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vote at the said Election for the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, who had after the teste or issuing out or 
ordering of the Writ of Election, upon the calling or 
summoning of this present Parliament, and before 
the said Election for the said Burghs, received, 
accepted and taken from the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, or otherwise on his behalf, at his charge 
before his Election respectively, certain sums of 
money, meat drink, entertainment and provision, or 
certain promises, agreements, obligations or engage- 
ments, for the gift or allowance of certain sums of 
money, meat, drink, provision, presents, rewards, or 
entertainment, to them the said voters, or each of 
them respectively, for their own use, benefit, em- 
ployment, profit or preferment, in order to vote, and 
for voting in favour of the said Andrew Leith Hay, 
or in order to forbear to vote in favour of the Peti- 
tioner, the said Thomas Abercromby Duff, and in 
order to cause him the said Andrew Leith Hay to 
be elected, and for his being elected for the said 
Burghs, and that the votes of such voters were 
thereby rendered invalid, void and illegal, and ought 
to be struck off the poll; that divers electors of the 
said Burghs were treated, in order to procure the 
Election of the said Andrew Leith Hay for the said 
Burghs, and were nevertheless admitted to vote, and 
did vote in favour of the said Andrew Leith Hay, 
although their votes were, by such treating, rendered 
void, illegal and invalid, and ought to be struck off 
the poll accordingly ; that divers persons were ad- 
mitted to vote at such Election, and did vote thereat, 
in favour of the said Andrew Leith Hay, who were, 
for other and different reasons from those herein- 
before specified, altogether disabled, incapacitated 
or disqualified to vote at the said Election, and 
whose votes ought to be struck off the poll; that 
divers persons who were duly registered as electors 
for the said district of Burghs, and who were well 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and who ten- 
dered their votes in favour of the said Petitioner, 
Thomas Abercromby Duff, were improperly rejected 
and excluded from the poll at the said Election, but 
whose votes ought now to be added to the poll; that 
divers persons whose claims to be registered were 
wrongtully rejected by the Sheriffs who respectively 
corrected the Registers of the said several Burghs, 
or by the Court of Review constituted in that behalf, 
pursuant to a certain Act of Parliament passed in 
the second and third years of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act to amend 
the Representation of the People in Scotland,” duly 
tendered their votes in favour of the said Petitioner 
at the said Election for the said Burghs, where the 
Register for the said district was in force, whose 
votes were at the said Election refused and rejected, 
but ought now to be added to the poll; that by 
means of the premises, the said Andrew Leith Hay 
obtained a colourable majority only at the said 
Election overthesaid Petitioner, Thomas Abercromd 

Duff, and that the said Petitioner had in fact the 
majority of legal votes polled and tendered at the 
said Election ; that before and after the teste and 
issuing of the writ for the said Election, and at and 
during the said Election, the said Andrew Leith Hay 
did, by himself and his agents, friends and partisans, 
by divers ways and means, at his ch irge, and on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and 
allow to persons having votes at such Election, 
money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, pro- 
vision, and reward, and did make presents, gilts, 
rewards and promises, agreements, obligations and 
engagements, to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, reward, and entertainment to and for per- 
sons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the 
use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that the said 
Andrew Leith Hay might be elected and for being 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Burghs ; 
that before and during the said Election, the said 


Andrew Leith Hay was, by himself and his agents, 








managers and friends, guilty of divers acts of bribery 
and corruption, in order to compel and procure, and 
did, by -himself and his agents, friends, managers 
and other persons employed in his behalf, by gifts, 
presents, money, rewards, and promises and agree- 
ments, and securities for money, gifts and rewards, 
and by threats, intimidation, promises, undue in- 
fluence, and other corrupt, illegal or improper 
practices, acts and means, corrupt and procure 
divers persons having, or claiming to have votes at 
such Election, to vote in favour of him the said 
Andrew Leith Hay, or to forbear to vote for the 
said Petitioner; that by reason of the premises, the 
said Andrew Leith Hay is wholly incapacitated and 
ineligible to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Burghs, and the Election and Return of the 
said Andrew Leith Hay were and are wholly null 
and void; that gross, extensive and systematic bri- 
bery and corruption were practised at the said 
Election, as well by the said Andrew Leith Hay, 
his agents, friends and managers, as bv other per- 
sons, supporters of the said Andrew Leith Hay, with 
a view to the Election of the said Andrew Leith Hay, 
and that the Election and Return of the said Andrew 
Leith Hay were obtained and procured by means 
of such bribery and corruption, and by reason thereof 
the same were wholly null and void; that previous 
to, and at and during the said Election most undue 
influence and intimidation, as well by threats of 
violence as by actual violence, and by duress and 
outrage practised and committed upon the persons 
and liberty of electors in the interest of the Petitioner, 
were exercised as well by the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, and his agents, managers and partisans, as by 
others acting in the interest of the said Andrew Leith 
Hay, whereby divers electors duly qualified to vote 
at the said Election, and who, but for such intimida- 
tion or duress, would have voted in favour of the 
said Petitioner, were wrongfully compelled to vote 
for the said Andrew Leith Hay, or to forbear to 
vote, or were forcibly restrained and prevented from 
voting for the Petitioner; that the Election and 
Return of the said Andrew Leith Hay were pro- 
cured by means of threats, violence, duress, inti- 
midation and illegal influence, and that by reason 
of the premises the Election and Return of the said 
Andrew Leith Hay were wholly null and void ; and 
praying, That the House will take the premises into 
consideration, and will declare the Return of the 
said Andrew Leith Hay to be wholly null and void, or 
that they will order the said Return to be amended 
by erasing therefrom the name of the said Andrew 
Leith Hay, and inserting instead thereof the name 
of the said Petitioner, or that it will declare that the 
said Petitioner was duly elected and ought to have 
been returned, and wili afford such further and 
other relief as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the Sudbury 
Borough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, Piecton 


claiming to have had a right to vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough, was read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners claim to have had a right to 
vote, and hada right to vote at the last Election of 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Sudbury; that at the said last Election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough, Davia Jones, Esquire, Charles 
Taylor, Esquire, David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, 
Esquire, and Frederick Villiers, Esquire, were can- 
didates to represent the said Borough in Parliament ; 
that a poll having been demanded, the same was 
proceeded with and taken on the twenty-ninth a A 

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5 Vicroriz. 


of June one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, 
and that at the close of such poll the numbers were 
declared by the Returning Officer for the said Bo- 
rough to be, for the said Frederick Villiers, 284; 
for the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, 281 ; 
for the said David Jones, 274, and for the said 
Charles Taylor, 274; whereupon the said Returning 
Officer delared the said Frederick Villiers and the said 
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre to be duly elected 
Members to serve in the present Parliament for the said 
Borough, and returned them as such Members; that 
at the said Election divers persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote for the said Frederick Villiers 
and the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, who were 
not duly registered as electors for the said Borough, 
and who were not entitled to be registered as voters 
for the said Borough, or to vote at the said Election, 
and whose votes ought to be struck off the poll ac- 
cordingly; that divers other persons were admitted 
to vote, and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Frederick Villiers and the said David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, or one of them, who between the time of 
their registration as voters for the said Borough 
and of their voting at the said Election, had ceased 
to occupy the whole or part of the premises in re- 
spect of which their names were originally had in 
the Register of Voters for the said Borough in force 
at the time of the said Election, and did not at the 
time of their so voting continue to occupy the said 
premises, or who had otherwise ceased at the time 
of the said Election to have the qualification for 
which their names were originally inserted in the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough in force at 
the time of the said Election, and who were not 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and whose votes 








ought therefore to be struck off the poll; that divers 

ersons were admitted to vote, and did vote at such 
Election for the said Frederick Villiers, and the 
said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, 
who were registered as electors for the said Borough, 
but had become disqualified to vote at such Election 
subsequently to the time of their being so registered, 
and previously to the time of their so voting, by re- 
ceiving alms or parochial relief, or by not residing 
or having ceased to reside within the said Borough, 
or within the distance by law prescribed in that 
behalf, or by other legal or personal disqualifications 
and incapacities, and whose votes ought to be struck 
off the poll; that divers other persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election in favour 
of the said Frederick Villiers and the said David 
+ Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, who were 
disabled or disqualified from or incapable of voting 
at the said Election, by reason of their being or 
having been at the time of the said Election, or pre- 
vious to the said Election, employed by or under the 
the Postmaster General! or his deputy, in receiving, 
collecting or managing the revenue of the Post- 
office or some part thereof, or in some other dis- 
abling office or employment, and whose votes ought 
to be struck off the poll; that divers persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
in favour of the said Frederick Villiers and David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or ove of them, who were 
or had been, either during such Election or within 
six calendar months previous to such Election, or 
within fourteen days after it was completed, em- 
ployed at such Election as counsel, agent, attorney, 
poll-clerk, flagman, or in some other capacity, for 
the purposes of such Election, and had, either be- 
fore, during or after such Election, accepted or taken 
from the said candidates, or some or one of them, 
or from some other person, for or in consideration 
of or with reference to such employment, a sum or 
sums of money, or a retaining fee, office, place or 
employment, or promises or securities for a sum or 
sums of money, or retaining fee, office, place or 
employment, and whose votes were therefore wholly 
void, and oughtto be struck from the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
Vor. 96, 





6° Septembris. - 539 


said Election for the said Frederick Villiers and 
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, 
who had asked, received or taken money or other 
reward, by way of gift, loan or other device, or had 
agreed or contracted for money, gift, office, employ- 
ment or other reward, or had been bribed to give 
their votes at the said Election for the said Fre- 
derick Villiers and the said David Ochterlony Dyce 
Sombre, or one of them, or to refuse or forbear to give 
their votes for the said David Jones or the said Charles 
Taylor, both or one of them; and divers persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion, for the said Frederick Villiers and David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, who, by 
themselves, or persons employed by them, did, by 
gifts or rewards, or by promises, agreements or se- 
curities for gifts or rewards, corrupt, procure, bribe, 
or attempt to corrupt, procure and bribe persons 
having voices at the said Election to give their votes 
at the said Election in favour of the said Frederick 
Villiers and the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, 
or one of them, or to forbear to give their votes at 
the said Election for the said David Jones or Charles 
Taylor, both or one of them, and whose votes ought 
to be struck from the poll; that divers other persons 
having voices and votes at the said Election were ad- 
mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election for the 
said Frederick Villiers and David Ochterlony Dyce 
Sombre, or one of them, who had, after the teste or 
issuing out or ordering of the writs of Election, 
upon the calling and summoning of this present Par- 
liament, and after the said Borough and the repre- 
sentation thereof had become vacant by the dissolu- 
tion of the late Parliament, and before the said 
Election for the said Borough, receive, accept and 
take from the said Frederick Villiers and David 
Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, or other- 
wise on his or their behalf, at his or their charge, 
before his or their Election respectively, certain 
sums of money, meat, drink, entertainment and pro- 
vision, or certain promises, agreements, obligations 
or engagements for the gift or allowance of certain 
sums of money, meat, drink, provision, presents, re- 
wards or entertainment to them the said voters, or 
each of them respectively, for their own use, benefit, 
employment, profit or preferment, in order to vote 
and for voting in favour of the said Frederick Villiers 
and David Ochierlony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, 
or in order to forbear to vote in favour of the said 
David Jones and Charles Taylor, or one of them, 
and in order to cause them the said Frederick Villiers 
and David Ochterlony Dyve Sombre, or one of them, 
to be elected, and for their being elected for the said 
Borough, and that the votes of such voters were 
thereby rendered invalid, void and illegal, and ought to 
be struck off the poll; that divers electors of the said 
Borough were treated, in order to procure the Election 
of the said Frederick Villiersand David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, or one of them, for the said Borough, and 
were nevertheless admitted to vote, and did vote in fa- 
vour of the said Frederick Villiers and David Ochter- 
lony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, although their votes 
were, by such treating, rendered void, illegal and 
invalid, and ought to be struck off the poll accord- 
ingly; that divers other persons were admitted to 
vote, and did vote at the said Election in favour of 
the said Frederick Villiers and David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, or one of them, who were, for various 
reasons different from those hereinbefore mentioned, 
incapable of voting thereat, or who laboured under 
personal disabilities to vote thereat different from 
those which have been hereinbefure mentioned, and 
whose votes ought to be struck from the poll; that 
divers votes were otherwise improperly admitted and 
reckoned upon the poll in favour of the said Fre- 
derich Villiers and the said David Ochterlony Dyce 
Sombre, or of one of them; that by the improper 
admission of the said bad and invalid votes, the said 
Frederick Villiers and the said David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, both or one of them, obtained a ficti- 
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Election. 


540 6° Septembris. 


tious and colourable majority only over the said 
David Jones and the said Charles Taylor, both or 
one of them, and procured themselves to be returned, 
and were returned as Members to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough, whereas the 
said David Jones and the said Charles Taylor had a 
legal majority of votes at the said Election over the 
said Frederick Villiers and the said David Ochter- 
lony Dyce Sombre, or one of them, and ought, both 
or one of them, to have been returned in the stead 
of both or one of the said Frederick Villiers and 
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre ; that the said Fre- 
derick Villiers and David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre 
were, by themselves or their agents, friends and 
managers, or by others acting on their behalf, or 
employed by them or on their behalf, guilty of 
divers acts of wilful and corrupt bribery, treating, 
and other illegal practices at and before the said 
Election, and with reference thereto, and for the 
purpose of procuring their Election and Return 
thereat; and praying the House to take the pre- 
mises into consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Frederick Villiers 
and of the said David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, both 
or one of them, to be wholly null and void, and to de- 
clare the said David Jonesand Charles Taylor, both 
or one of them, to have been duly elected to serve in 
this present Parliament, and that the Return may be 
amended accordingly, or that the late Election and 
Return for the said Borough may be declared wholly 
null and void, and that the House will grant to the 
Petitioners such further and other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Robert Monteith, of Carstairs 
House, near Lanark, in the county of Lanark, Es- 
quire, a Candidate at the last Election to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Bewdley, 
in the county of Worcester, and of George Baker, of 
Bewdley, aforesaid, Tanner, and Thomas Lingen, of 
Stourport, in the said county of Worcester, Apothe- 
cary, two of the Electors for the said Borough of 
Bewdley, on behalf of themselves and others, elec- 
tors, having and claiming a right to vote in the 
Election of the Member to serve in Parliament 
for the Borough of Bewdley, was read; setting 
forth, That the Petitioners, George Baker and 
Thomas Lingen, were, at and during the last Flec- 
tion for the Member to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Borough of Bewdley, electors of 
the said Borough, and had and claimed to have had 
a right to vote, and did vote for a Member to serve 
in Parliament at the last Election for the said Bo- 
rough; that at the said Election, Sir Thomas Ed- 
ward Winnington, of Stanford-court, in the parish 
of Stanford, in the county of Worcester, Baronet, 
and the Petitioner, Robert Monteith, were candidates 
to represent the said Borough in Parliament, and 
that William Bucklee, Mayor of the said Borough 
of Bewdley, presided at such Election as the Re- 
turning Officer; that a poll having been demanded 
and taken at the said Election, the said Returning 
O'ticer declared the said Sir Thomas Edward Win- 
ningion to have had the majority of votes, and 
thereupon returned the said Sir Thomas Edward 
Winnington as duly elected; that the said Sir 
Thomas Edward Winnington before the said Elec- 
tion, and at and during the same, by himself, his 
agents, friends and managers, and others on his 
behalf, was guilty of bribery and corruption and 
corrupt practices, in order to his being elected a 
Member at the said Election to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough of Bewdley ; 
and that the said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 























A. 1841. 


before the said Election, and at and during the 
same, by himself, his agents, friends and managers, 
and others employed by him on his behalf, did, by 
gifts and rewards, and by promises, agreements and 
securities for gifts and rewards, corrupt and procure 
divers persons to give their votes in the said Elec- 
tion for the said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 
and to forbear to give their votes for the Peti- 
tioner, the said Robert Monteith; that the said Sir 
Thomas Edward Winnington, by himself, his agents, 
friends and managers, and by other ways and 
means on the behalf and at the charge of him the 
said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, did, after the 
teste of the writ for the said Election, and before, 
and at, and during the said Election, directly and 
indirectly give, present and allow to persons having 
voice and vote in the said Election, money, meat, 
drink, entertainment and provision, and did make 
presents, gifts, rewards and entertainments, and 
promises, agreements, obligations and engagements 
to give or allow money, meat, drink, provisions, 
presents, rewards, advantages and entertainments to 
and for several persons so having or claiming right 
to vote in the said Election, in order to be elected, 
or for being elected to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough of Bewdley; that by reason of the 
premises, the said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington 
became and was altogether ineligible and incapaci- 
tated to be elected as Member to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough, and the 
Election and Return of the said Sir Thomas Edward 
Winnington were and are wholly null and void ; 
that gross, extensive, open and notorious bribery and 
corruption, intimidation and violence were practised 
at the said Electicn by divers persons acting for or 
on behalf of the said Sir Thomas Edward Winning- 
ton, with a view to the Election of the said Sir 
Thomas Edward Winnington, and that the Election 
and Return of the said Sir Thomas Edward Win- 
nington were procured by such illegal practices, and 
were and are therefore wholly null and void; that 
the overseers of the parish of Ribbesford, in the 
county of Worcester, and other places sharing in the 
Election of a Member for the said Borough of 
Bewdley, included in the Lists of the Voters for the 
said Borough, the names of many persons who re- 
sided and claimed to vote as occupiers, owners or 
tenants of houses, warehouses, counting-houses, 
shops, or other buildings, either separately cr jointly 
with other land occupied therewith, all of which 
were situate, lying and being in that part of the pa- 
rish of Ribbesford, in the said county of Worcester, 
which is detached from the main body of the said 
parish of Ribbesford, and which said detached part 
of the said parish of Ribbesford is not within and 
ought not to be treated or considered as within the 
boundary of the said Borough, and is not continuous 
with the boundary of the main body of such parish, 
or of the said Borough or any part thereof, and did 
not, before the passing of the Act of Parliament of 
the second and third of William the Fourth, chapter 
64, intituled, “ An Act to settle and describe the Di- 
visions of Counties and the Limits of Cities and Bo- 
roughs in England and Wales, in so far as respects 
the Election of Members to serve in Parliament,” 
form part of the said Borough for the purpose of 
the Election of Members to serve in Parliament ; 
that the names of divers of the said last-mentioned 
persons were erroneously and illegally inserted and 


'retained upon the said Lists of Voters by the Bar- 


risters who revised the said Lists, and that such last- 
mentioned persons were admitted to vote, and did 
vote at the said Election in favour of the said Sir 
Thomas Edward Winnington, whose votes ought to 
be struck from the poll; that divers other persons 
were illegally admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election for the said Sir Thomas Edward Win- 
nington, who were not duly registered, and who were 
not entitled to be registered upon the Register of 
Electors for the said Borough in force at the wee 
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5 Vicroriz. 


of the said Election, whose votes ought to be struck 
from the poll; that divers other persons were ad- 
mitted to vote, and did vote at the said Election for 
the said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, who, be- 
tween the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight 
hundred and forty and the day of taking the poll at 
the said Election, had ceased to occupy the whole 
or part of the premises in respect of which their 
names were originally inserted in the Register of 
Voters for the said Borough in force at the time of 
the said Election, or who had otherwise ceased at 
the time of the said Election to have the qualifica- 
tion for which their names were originally inserted 
in the Register of Voters for the said Borough in 
force at the time of the said Election, and who were 
not entitled to vote at the said Election, and whose 
votes ought to be struck off the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote, at the 
said Election for the said Sir Thomas Edward Win- 
nington, who were registered as electors for the said 
Borough, but had become disqualified to vote at the 
said Election subsequently to the time of their being 
so registered, and previously to the time of their so 
voting, by receiving alms or parochial relief, or by 
not residing, or having ceased to reside, within the 
said Borough, or within the distance by law pre- 
scribed in that behalf, or by other legal or personal 
disqualifications and incapacities, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers other 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election, in favour of the said Sir Thomas Ed- 
ward Winnington, who were disabled or disqualified 
from, or incapable of voting at the said Election, by 
reason of their being, or having been, at the time of; 
or previously to, the said Election, concerned or em- 
ployed in the charging, collecting, levying or ma- 
naging, duties of Excise or Customs, or under the 
Postmaster-General, or his deputy, in collecting 
managing or levying the duties or revenues of the 
Post-office, or other duties or revenues, or in some 
other disabling office or employment, and whose 
votes ought to be struck off the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election, in favour of the said Sir Thomas Ed- 
ward Winnington, who were or had been, either 
during such Election or within six calendar months 
previous to such Election, or within fourteen days 
after it was completed, employed at such Election 
as counsel, agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, or 
in some other capacity, for the purposes of such 
Election, and had, either before, during, or after 
such Election, accepted or taken from the said can- 
didates, or one of them, or from some other person, 
for or in consideration of, or with reference to, such 
employment, a sum or sums of money, or a retain- 
ing fee, office, place or employment, or promises or 
securities for a sum or sums of money, retaining fee, 
office, place or employment, and whose votes were 
therefore wholly void, and ought to be struck from 
the poll; that divers persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote at the said Election, in favour of the 
said Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, who had asked, 
received or taken money, or other reward, by way 
of gift, loan, or other device, or had agreed or con- 
tracted for money, gift, office, employment or other 
reward, or had been otherwise bribed to give their 
votes at the said Election for the said Sir Thomas 
Edward Winnington, or to refuse or forbear to give 
their votes for the Petitioner, the said Robert Mon- 
teith; and divers persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote for the said Sir Thomas Edward Winning- 
ton, who, by themselves, or by persons employed by 
them, did, by gifts or rewards, or by promises, agree- 
ments, or securities for gifts or rewards, corrupt, 
procure or bribe, or attempt to corrupt, procure or 
bribe persons having voices at such Election to give 
their votes at the said Election in favour of the said 
Sir Thomas Edword Winnington, or to forbear to 
give their votes at the said Election for the Peti- 


tioner, the said Robert Monteith, and whose votes 
Vox. 96. 


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541 


ought to be struck off the poll; that divers other 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at the 
said Election, in favour of the said Sir Thomas Ed- 
ward Winnington, who were, for various reasons dif- 
ferent from those hereinbefore mentioned, incapable 
of voting, and who laboured under personal disabi- 
lities to vote other and different from those which 
have been hereinbefore mentioned, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll ; that divers Electors 
of the said Borough duly registered and qualified 
to vote at the said Election, claimed to vote, and 
tendered their votes thereat in favour of the Peti- 
tioner, the said Robert Monteith, but were illegally 
and wrongfully prevented from voting thereat, by 
force and violence of persons acting for and on 
behalf of the said Sir Thomas Edward Winning- 
ton, whose votes ought to be inserted on the poll ; 
that divers votes were, otherwise than as above- 
stated, improperly admitted and reckoned upon the 
poll in favour of the said Sir Thomas Edward Win- 
nington, and omitted or excluded from the number 
of votes polled in favour of the Petitioner, the said 
Robert Monteith; that, by reason of the premises, 
or some of them, and other illegal means, the said 
Sir Thomas Edward Winnington procured an ap- 
parent and colourable majority of votes only upon 
the poll over the Petitioner, the said Robert Mon- 
teith; whereas the Petitioners humbly insist that 
the Petitioner, the said Robert Monteith, had a ma- 
jority of legal votes at the said Election, and that 
he was duly elected, and ought to have been re- 
turned the Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Bewdley ; and praying, 
That the House will take the premises into consi- 
deration, and grant such relief as to the House shall 
seem meet; and that the said Sir Thomas Edward 
Winnington may be declared not duly elected, and 


,|that the Petitioner, Robert Monteith, may be de- 


clared duly elected, and that the Return may be 
amended by erasing the name of the said Sir Thomas 
Edward Winnington, and substituting the name of 
the Petitioner, Robert Monteith, in the place thereof ; 
or that the said Election and Return of the said Sir 
Thomas Edward Winnington may be declared to be 
wholly null and void, and that the House will grant 
such further and other relief to the Petitioners as 
to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Thomas Mills, of Tolmers, in the Reading 


parish of Hatfield,in the county of Hertford, Esquire, 
was read ; setting forth, That at the last Election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Reading, Charles Russell, Esquire, 
and Henry Charles Cadogan, commonly called 
Viscount Chelsea, William Tooke, Esquire, and 
the Petitioner, J’homas Mills, were candidates to 
represent the said Borough in Parliament; that 
Thomas Rickford, Esquire, acted as the Returning 
Officer at the said Election, and that the poll at 
such Election was taken on the twenty-second 
day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
one; that at the close thereof the said Charles 
Russell and Viscount Chelsea were returned as Mem- 
bers duly elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough; that before and after the teste 
and issuing out of the writ for holding the said Elec- 
tion, and at and during and after the said Election, 
the said Charles Russell and Viscount Chelsea did, 
by themselves, their friends, agents, managers, par- 
tisans and supporters, by divers ways and means, at 
their charge and on their behalf, directly and indi- 
rectly give, present and allow to persons having 
votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, 
entertainment, provision and reward, and did make 


4A presents, 





542 


presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward and entertain- 
ment to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, | 
and to and for the use and benefit of such persons, 
in order that they the said Charles Russell and 
Viscount Chelsea might be elected, and for being 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that before and during the said Election, the said 
Charles Russell and Viscount Chelsea, by themselves, 
their agents, managers and friends, were guilty of 
gross bribery and corruption, in order to procure, 
and did, by themselves, their agents, friends, ma- | 
nagers and other persons in their behalf, by gifts, | 
presents, money, rewards and promises, and agree- 
ments and securities for money, gifts and rewards, 
and by other undue influence, and corrupt, illegal 
and improper practices, acts and means, corrupt, 
procure and compel divers persons having or claim- 
ing to have votes at such Election to give their votes 
in favour of the said Charles Russell and Viscount 
Chelsea, or to forbear to give them in favour of the 
said William Tooke and the Petitioner the said Tho- 
mas Mills; that the said Charles Russell and Viscount 
Chelsea, by the said corrupt and illegal practices, 
were and are wholly disabled and incapacitated and 
ineligible to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough of Reading, and the Return of the 
said Charles Russell and Viscount Chelsea was and 
is wholly null and void; that gross, extensive and 
systematic bribery and corruption were practised 
and carried on at the said Election by divers persons, 
with a view to the Election of the said Charles 
Russell and Viscount Chelsea, and that the said 
Election and Return of the said Charles Russell 
and Viscount Chelsea were procured by means of 
such bribery and corruption, by reason whereof the 
said Election and Return of the said Charles Russell 


6° Septembris. 





A. 1841, 


The Lords request, that this House will be pleased Thames 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Embankment, 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in Session 1840, to consider the Petition 
of the Corporation of London, relative to the Em- 
bankment 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 ; together with the Minutes of. Evi- 
dence, and Appendix 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. 


The Earl of Scarbrough’s Indemnity Bill was gay of 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second Scarbrough’s 
time. Indemnity Bill, 

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 itseif into the Committee ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Sir Thomas Fremantle reported, That 
the Committee 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 Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 





and Viscount Chelsea are and is wholly null and 
void; and praying, That the House will take the 
remises into consideration, and declare the said 
lection and Return of the said Charles Russell 
and Viscount Chelsea to be wholly null and void, and 
will grant the Petitioner such further and other relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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

A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 


Message from 


the Lords. Mr. Duckworth : 

Mr. Speaker, 
Earl of: The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
Tndemnity Bill relieve the Right honourable John Savile Lumley 


Savile Earl of Scarbrough, from certain Disabili- 
ties and Penalties, in consequence of his having sat 
and voted in the House of Peers without being 
duly qualified by taking and subscribing the Oaths 
and Declaration prescribed by law; 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 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in Session 1840, to inquire into the State- 
iments contained in the Petition of the Merchants, 
Bankers and Ship-owners of the City of London (pre- 
sented 22d May 1840), respecting the Colonization 
of New Zealand; together with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence, and Appendix and Index thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, Copies of the 
First and Second Reports of the Select Committee 
appointed by this House to inquire into the effects 
produced on the Circulation of the Country by the 
various Banking Establishments issuing Notes pay- 
able on demand: And also, 


New Zealand. 


Banks of Issue. 





Ordered, That Colonel Butler have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for six weeks, on account of ill health. Absence. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Lords Commis- 
into consideration the Speech of the Lords Com- iners’ Speech. 
missioners 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, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider of that 
Motion. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Navy Pay Bill. 
mittee on the Navy Pay Bill; 

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


A Petition of John White Dixon, of Devonshire- Penryn and 
place, in the Town of Falmouth, in the county of Falmouth 
Cornwall, Stationer and Printer, was delivered in, and Elst». 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner is one of the 
electors of the united Borough of Pearyx and Fal- 
mouth, in the county of Cornwall, and claims to have 
had, and had a right to vote, and did vote at the last 
Election of Members to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; that at the said Election 
Captain James Hanway Plumridge, of the Royal 
Navy, was one of the candidates to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough, and was at the close of 
the poll taken at the said Election, declared by the 
Returning Officer for the said Borough to have been 
duly elected as one of the Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the same, and was accordingly returned 
as such Member; that shortly after the said Election, 
and before the day named in the writ of summons 
for the meeting of the said Parliament, upon the writ- 
ten request to that effect of two registered electors of 
the said Borough having a right to vote at the said 
Election, the said Captain Plumridge put in, made, 
signed and delivered a certain paper writing, pur- 
porting to be a declaration of the nature and de- 
scription 





5 Vicroriz. 6°—7° Septembris. 543 


scription of his qualification in respect of property 
to be elected as a Member of the House, under 
a certain statute passed in the first and second 
em of the reign of Her present Most Gracious 

ajesty, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Laws 
relating to the Qualification of Members to serve 
in Parliament ;” that the said declaration was in 
many respects vague, insufficient and invalid, and 
of none effect, and amounted in truth and in 
fact to a neglect and refusal to make the declara- 
tion required by the aforesaid statute, and that the 
Election of the said Captain Plumridge for the said 
Borough was consequently void; that, moreover, 
the Petitioner verily believes and avers, that the said 
Captain Plumridge not being at the time of the said 
Election the eldest son or heir apparent of any Peer 
or Lord of Parliament, nor of any person qualified 
by law to serve as a Knight of the Shire, was not 
then possessed of or entitled to the qualification in 
respect of property required by law, to render him 
capable of being elected as a Member of the House 
of Commons for the said united Borough of Penryn 
and Falmouth, that is to say, that he the said Captain 
Plumridge was not at the time of the said Election, 
seised or entitled for his own use and benefit of or 
to an estate legal or equitable in lands, tenements, 
or hereditaments of any tenure whatever, situate, 
lying, or being within the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, or in the rents and profits 
thereof for his own life, or for the life or lives of any 
other person or persons then living, or for a term of 
years either absolute or determinable on his own life, 
or on the life or lives of any other person or persons 
then living, of which term not less than thirteen 
years were at the time or the said Election unexpired, 
such estate being of the clear yearly value of not 
less than. three hundred pounds over and above all 
incumbrances affecting the same, and that he the 
said Captain Plumridge was not at the time of the 
said Election possessed or entitled for his own use 
or benefit, at law or in equity, for his own life or 
for the life or lives of any other person or persons 
then living, or for a term of years either absolute or 
determinable on his own life or on the life or lives 
of any other person or persons then living. of which 
term not less than thirteen years was at the time of 
the said Election unexpired, of or to any personal 
estate or effects of any nature or kind whatsoever, 
situate within the said United Kingdom, or the in- 
terests, dividends or annual proceeds of any such 
personal estate or effects actually producing the 
clear yearly income of not less than three hundred 
pounds over and above all incumbrances affecting 
the same, and that he did not at the time of the said 
Election possess more than one of the several kinds 
of qualification hereinbefore mentioned, which were 
jointly of sufficient value to qualify a person as a 
Member to serve in Parliament for any Borough, 
although each of such qualifications might be sepa- 
rately insufficient for that purpose; that the said 
Captain Plumridge was, at the time of the said 
Election, in default of such legal qualification by 
property, and in the absence of any other qualifica- 
tion by birth or otherwise, incapable of being elected 
as a Member of the House of Commons for the said 
united Borough of Penryn and Falmouth, and his 
said Election and Return as such Member was con- 
sequently void ; that the said Captain Plumridge, by 
himself, his agents, friends, managers, committee- 
men, and partisans, and others on his behalf and in 
his interest, was, before, at, and during the said last 
Election for the said united Borough of Penryn 
and Falmouth, guilty of divers acts of intimidation, 
bribery, and corruption, in order to compel, corrupt, 
and procure, and did, by himself, his agents, friends, 
managers, and other persons employed by him or 
acting on his behalf, by gifts, presents, money, re- 
wards, and promises, offers, agreements, and secu- 
rities for money, gifts, and rewards, and by threats, 
intimidations, and undue influence and divers other 


VoL. 96. 





























illegal and corrupt practices, means, and devices, 
corrupt and procure divers persons having or claim- 
ing to have votes at the said Election, to give their 
votes in favour of the said Captain Plumridge, and 
to forbear to give them in favour of one or more of 
the other candidates thereat ; that after the dissolu- 
tion of the late Parliament, and after the teste or 
issuing out or ordering of the writs of Election upon 
the calling or summoning of this present Parliament, 
and after the teste cf the writ for the Election of 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough, the said Captain Plumridge did, by 
himself, or other ways or means on his behalf, at 
his charge, before the said Election for the. said 
Borough, ‘directly and indirectly give, present, and 
allow to divers persons having voice and vote at 
such Election, sums of money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainment, and provision, and did make divers pre- 
sents, gifts, rewards, and entertainments, and divers 
promises, agreements, obligations, and engagements 
to give and allow money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, rewards, and entertainments to and for 
such persons, and for their use, benefit, employment, 
profit, or preferment, in order to be elected and for 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough at the said Election; that the said Captain 
Plumridge was, by himself, or others on his behalf, 
guilty of bribery and treating, before, at and during 
the said Election, and with reference thereto; that 
for all and each of the aforesaid reasons the said 
Captain Plumridge was and is wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to be elected or to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough, 
and his Election and Return for the same is wholly 
null and void; and praying, That the House will 
declare that the said Captain Plumridge was not 
duly elected, and ought not to have been returned 
as Member to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Borough, but that his said Election and Re- 
turn are wholly null and void, and that a new writ 
may be forthwith directed to be issued for a Member 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough in the 
room of the said Captain Plumridge, and that the 
Petitioner may have such further and other relief in 
the premises as to the House may seem meet. 

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

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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the ships Ships « Erebus” 
‘« Erebus” and “ Terror,” which was presented upon 4nd “ Terror.” 
Monday last, be printed. No.7. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Crown Lands Crown Lands 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Monday last, (Irel@n¢-) 
be printed. No. 8. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Justice of . ustice ae 
Peace Court (Glasgow), which was presented upon Gans 
Monday last, be printed. ie &amp; 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to New South New South 
Wales, which was presented upon Monday last, be Wales. 
printed. No. 10. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 7° die Septembris ; 


Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


M&amp;® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India. 
the Eust India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,— Accounts respecting the 
Annual Territorial Revenues and Disbursements 
of the East India Company for ‘| hree years (1836-7, 
1837-8, 1838-9), according to the latest Advices, 
4a2 with 





bs 


Great Marlow 
Election. 


Nottingham 
‘Town Election. 


Weymouth 
and Melcombe 
Regis Election. 


Thetford 
Election. 


Clitheroe 
Election, 


Clitheroe 
Election, 


Lewes Election. 


Wigen Election. 


Rutland 
Election. 


Harwich 
Election, 


Harwich 
Election, 


544, 7° Septembris. 


with an Estimate of the same for the succeeding 
year :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paperdolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Alexander Higginson, and others, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Great Marlow (being two Sureties in the sum of 
£.500 each), are unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition | 
of Francis Hardwick and Robert Gray, ——s 
of an undue Election and Return for the Town of 
Nottingham (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are uncbjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
of Ralph Bernaland William Dougal Christie, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- | 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of | 
Sir James Flower, Baronet, complaining of an undue 
Election and double Return for the Borough of | 
Thetford (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
of Edward Cardwell, complaining of an undue Elec- 








A, 1841. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Dublin, Municipal 


stating that under the provisions of the Act for the 


ions 
regulating of Municipal Corporations in Treland,“""™) Act, 


passed in the third and fourth years of therein of Her 
present Majesty, it is enacted, that on or before the 
fifth day of September in the first year in which the 
said Act should come into operation in any borough 
divided into wards, the churchwardens of every parish 
wholly or in part within any ward of such borough, 
shall make out from the assessment to be made of 
hereditaments within such parish and borough, 
under the Act for the Relief of the Destitute Poor, 
alphabetical lists, according toa form appended tothe 
said;Municipal Corporations Act, of the christian and 
surnames of all male persons of full age, with their 
respective residences, who shall by such assessment 
appear to have been rated to the relief of the poor 
for twelve calendar months previous, in respect of 
premises within such evngh of the yearly value of 
not less than ten pounds, but that a correct and 
impartial return of persons entitled to be placed upon 
the burgess-roll, cannot be made from the assessment 
made for the relief of the destitute poor, as required 
by the Municipal Corporations Act, and that no 
reliance can be placed upon the correctness of the 
said assessment as a basis of the future burgess- 
roll of that city, and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration New Zealand, 


that part of the Message from the Lords, of yester- 
day, wherein their Lordships 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 Session 1840, 
to inquire into the Statements contained in the Peti- 


tion and Return for the Borough of Clitheroe (being | tion of the Merchants, Bankers, and Ship-owners of 
one Surety inthe sum of £.1,000),is unobjectionable. |the city of London [presented 22 May 1840] re- 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he | specting the Colonization of New Zealand ; together 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix and 


cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition | Index thereto. 


of John Taylor and William Whalley, Esquives, com- 

laining of an undue Election and Return for the | 
orough of Clitheroe (being one Surety in the sum | 
of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- | 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition | 
of Edward Monk and Gabriel Egles, complaining of | 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of | 
Lewes (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is | 
unobjectionable. | 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition 
of Charles Pascoe Grenfell and Charles Standish, 
Esquires, complaining of an undue Election and Re- | 
turn for the Borough of Wigan (being two Sureties | 
in the sum of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. | 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he | 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
of Charles George Noel, commonly called Viscount 
Campden, aud others, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the County of Rutland (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr, Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
or Sir Denis Le Marchant, Baronet, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Harwich (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
of Sir Denis Le Marchant, Baronet, and others, com- 

laining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Bcrough of Harwich (being one Surety in the sum 
of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

















Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Sir George Clerk do deliver 
the same. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Banks of Issue. 


that part of the Message from the Lords, of yester- 
day, wherein their Lordships request, that this 
House will be pleased to communicate to their 
Lordships, Copies of the First and Second Reports 
of the Select Committee appointed by this House to 
inquire into the effects produced on the Circulation 
of the Country by the various Banking Establish- 
ments issuing Notes payable on demand. 

Resolved, Vhat printed Copies of the said Reports 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Sir George Clerk do deliver 
the same. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Thames 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of yester- Embankment, 


day, wherein their Lordships 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 Session 1840, to con- 
sider the Petition of the Corporation of London, 
relative to the Embankment of the River Thames, 
and to report their Observations and Opinion there- 
upon to the House, together with the best means of 
carrying the same into effect; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix and Index 
thereto. 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Sir George Clerk do deliver 
the same. 


A Petition of Persons late belonging to the old Dublin Polices 


Police Force of Dublin, praying for reliet, was offered 
to be presented :—But the Petition containing an 
application 





Thetford 
Election. 





Thetford 
Election. 


5 Vicroriz. 


application for public money, and the recommenda- 
tion of the Crown not having been signified :—The 
said Petition was not received. 


Several Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Table ; and there being no 
Petition of the first class, a Petition complaining of 
an undue Election and double Return for the Bo- 
rough of Thetford, being of the second class, was 
read, as followeth : 


7° Septembris. 





A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of 
the Borough of Thetford, was read; setting forth, 
That at the last Election of Members to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Thetford, 
in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, Sir James 
Flower, Baronet, William Bingham Baring, com- 
monly called the Honourable William Bingham 
Baring, and the Right honourable Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called the Earl of Euston, were severally 
candidates to represent the said Borough in this 

resent Parliament; that a poll having been de- 
manded at the said Election, the same was taken 
and proceeded with by the Returning Officer of the 
said Borough; that afterwards an Indenture of Re- 
turn was made and executed by the said Returning 
Officer, and other persons electors of the said Bo- 
rough, whose names were thereunto subscribed, in 
and by which said Indenture and Return the said 
Honourable William Bingham Baring, the said Right 
honourable Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of 
Euston, and Sir James Flower, Baronet, were and 
are returned as Burgesses to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough; that in and by the 
said Indenture of Return it is stated and returned, 
that eighty-six of the electors of the said Borough 
voted at the said Election in favour of the said 
William Bingham Baring ; that seventy-one of the 
said electors at the said Election voted in favour of 
the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of 
Euston, and that seventy-one of the said electors also 
voted in favour of the said Sir James Flower; that 
at the said Election, divers persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote for the said Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called Earl of Euston, who were not duly 
registered as electors for the said Borough, and 
who were not entitled to be registered as voters for 
the said Borough, or to vote at said Election, and 
whose votes ought to be struck off the poll accord- 
ingly; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said Henry 
Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, who had 
not, at the time they so voted, the same qualifica- 
tions for which their names were originally inserted 
in the Register of Votes then in force for the said 
Borough, and whose votes ought to be struck off 
the poll accordingly ; that many persons were ad- 
mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election for 
the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of 
Euston, who were disabled or disqualified from or 
incapable of voting at the said Election, by reason 
of their being, at the time of the said Election, or 
having been previously to such Election, concerned 
or employed in collecting, levying, or manaying the 
duties of Excise or Customs, or other duties and 
revenues, or employed by the Postmaster General, or 
his deputy, in the charging, collecting, or managing 
the revenue of the Post-office, or m some other 
disabling office or employment, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll ; that divers persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly called 
Earl of Euston, who were and had been, either 
during the said Election or within six calendar 
months previous to such Election, or within fourteen 
days after it was completed, employed at such Elec- 
tion as counsel, agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, 
or in some other capacity for the purposes of such 
Election; and had, either before, during, or after such 


Election, accepted or taken from the said Henry 
VoL. 96. 





545 


Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, or from 
some other person, for or in consideration of or with 
reference to such employment, a sum or sums of 
money, or a retaining fee, office, place, or employ- 
ment, or a promise or security for a sum or sums of 
money, or a retaining fee, office, place, or employ- 
ment, and whose votes were therefore utterly void, 
and ought to be struck off the poll accoraingly , that 
divers persons were adm itted to vote and did vote 
at such Election for the said Henry Fitzroy, com- 
monly called Earl of Euston, who, by virtue of the 
provisions of the several statutes for the prevention 
of bribery and corruption, and of charge and expense 
in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament, 
or for the better securing the freedom of Elections, 
were disqualified or incapacitated to vote in the 
Election of Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that divers other 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy, 
commonly called Earl of Euston, who were, for other 
and different reasons from those hereinbefore stated, 
disqualified and incapable of so voting, and who 
laboured under personal disabilities to vote different 
to those which have hereinbefore been mentioned, 
and whose votes ought to be struck off the poll ; 
that many other bad votes were erroneously and 
unlawfully recorded on the poll in favour of the said 
Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, 
which ought to be erased from the poll, or added to 
the poll in favour of the said Sir James Flower ; 
that persons were unlawfully admitted to vote and 
did vote at the said Election in favour of the said 
Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, 
after the hour at which by law the poll ought to have 
been closed, and after the same was closed accord- 
ing to law, the votes of which said last-mentioned 
persons were wholly null and void, and ought to 
be struck from the poll; that the votes of divers 
persons who were entitled to be registered and to 
vote at the said Election, and who tendered their 
votes thereat in favour of the said Sir James 
Flower, were unlawfully rejected and refused, but 
ought now to be placed upon the poll; that by 
reason of the premises, or of some of them, the said 
Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston, 
obtained an apparent and colourable equality of votes 
only with the said Sir James Flower, and that a 
legal majority of good and legal votes was polled 
at the said Election in favour of the said Sir James 
Flower, over the number of those which were polled 
in favour of the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly 
called Farl of Euston; and praying, That the House 
will take the premises into consideration, and will 
declare that the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly 
called Earl of Euston, was not duly elected, and 
ought not to have been returned, but that the said 
Sir James Flower was duly elected, and ought to 
have been returned as one of the Members to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough, to- 
gether with the said William Bingham Baring, and 
will cause the said Return to be amended by striking 
out the name of the said Henry Fitzroy, commonly 
called Earl of Euston, and will give such further 
and other relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem meet. 

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

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


Then the names of the places to which the re- 
sidue of the said Petitions related, (being all of 
them Petitions of the last class), were put into the 
glass at the Table, and drawn by the Clerk in the 
following order : 


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of Belfast 
the Borough of Belfast, was read; setting forth, Election, 


4483 That 





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ere 


meme sears 





546 7° Septembris. A. 1841. 


That an Election for two Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Borough of Belfast, in 
that part of the said United Kingdom called Ire- 
land, was held in and for the said Borough, on the 
fifth day of July last, in pursuance of the usual 
writ duly issued and directed to the Sheriff of the 
county of Antrim, and of a precept or mandate of 
the said Sheriff to the Sovereign of the said Bo- 
rough, requiring him to cause two Burgesses to be 
elected for the said Borough, according to the exi- 

ency of the said writ; that at the said Election, 

homas Verner, the Sovereign of the said Borough, 
acted as the Returning Officer, and that George 
Hamilton Chichester, commonly called the Earl of 
Belfast, James Emerson Tennent, William Gillilan 
Johnson and David Robert Ross, Esquires, were se- 
verally put in nomination as candidates, and were 
candidates to represent the said Borough in Parlia- 
ment; that the Petitioners were, at the said Elec- 
tion, electors duly qualified to voie, and hereby claim 
to have had a right to vote at the said Election as 
electors in the choice of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough of Belfast; that a poll 
being demanded and taken at the said Election, the 
said James Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan 
Johnson, were declared to be duly elected by a ma- 
jority of electors, and were returned as Burgesses 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough; that the said majority and Return were pro- 
cured and obtained by the undue and illegal means 
hereinafter stated, (that is to say), that of the seven 
deputies appointed by the said Sovereign to take the 
poll in the several booths or places of polling, four 
were minors and under age, and incapable of acting 
as such deputies, by reason whereof the administra- 
tion of oaths to the voters, and the other acts and 
things required to be done by such deputies, in and 
about the taking the poll in their several booths or 
places of polling, could not be legally performed, 
but were void and of no effect in law; that the booths 
or polling places appointed for taking the votes at 
the said Election were insufficient for that purpose, 
and more particularly the booth No. 5, in which all 
persons were required to poll, whose surnames began 
with the letter M; that the Sovereign and his de- 
puties neglected to open the poll on the several days 
of the said Election at the hours prescribed by law, 
and permitted the friends, agents, inspectors and 
managers of the said James Emerson Tennent and 
William Gillilan Johnson to practise divers illegal 
and unwarrantable modes of interruption and dela 
of the polling at the said Election, as well by the 
unnecessary and vexatious administration of the 
bribery oath, and of the qualification oath to every 
elector who tendered his vote for the said George 
Hamilton Chichester, Earl of Belfast, and the said 
David Robert Ross, or one of them, as by con- 
suming an unnecessary length of time in the exa- 
mination or pretended examination of the affidavits 
and certificates of such electors, and by tendering 
frivolous objections in writing to the reception of 
their votes, and by persevermg in continuing to 
make objections which had been already overruled 
by the Returning Officer, and by occupying a great 
and unnecessary length of time in preparing and 
writing out objections, and by illegally delaying the 
poll until such objections were written out, and 
many other vexatious and improper practices, and 
also by allowing and receiving such objections con- 
trary to law, and otherwise obstructing the electors 
‘n the interest of the said Earl of Belfast and the 
said David Robert Ross, or one of them, in giving 
their votes at the poll, notwithstanding repeated re- 
monstrances and protests on behalf of the said 
George Hamilton Chichester, Earl of Belfast, and 
the said David Robert Ross, by means of which 
several premises the time allowed by law for the 
continuance of the Election became insufficient for 
the whole number of Electors who were ready and 
willing to poll for the said Georye Hamilton Chi- 








chester, Earl of Belfast, and the said David Robert 
Ross, or one of them, to give their votes at the said 
Election, though all due diligence for that purpose 
was used by the said electors, and in fact a large 
number of the said electors, greatly more than suf- 
ficient to have placed the said George Hamilton 
Chichester, Earl of Belfast, and the said David 
Robert Ross, at the head of the poll on the final 
close thereof, were prevented from polling, and 
seventy-five of the said electors were prevented from 
giving their votes in the single booth No. 5, and re- 
mained unpolled at the close of the Election; that 
if the polling booths had been properly arranged, 
and more particularly if the booth No. 5 had been 
divided, and if the poll had been proceeded with, as 
by law required, without delay on account of ob- 
jections, and had been duly conducted without the 
illegal delays and practices aforesaid, the whole 
number of voters so prevented from polling as afore- 
said might and would have given their votes at the 
said Election, as they were by law entitled to do, by 
means whereof the said George Hamilton Chichester, 
Earl of Belfast, and David Robert Ross, were de- 
prived of the votes of the said electors, and the 
franchises of the said electors were wholly lost and 
defeated ; that a gross and extensive system of per- 
sonating deceased or absent voters was carried on 
at the said Election, by the procurement and con- 
trivance of the friends, agents and managers of and 
for the said James Emerson Tennent and William 
Gillilan Johnson, and the votes of a great number 
of such deceased and absent voters were actually 
put on the poll in favour of the said James Emerson 
Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson; that the 
said James Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan 
Johnson, by themselves, their agents, friends, ma- 
nagers, partisans and others on their behalf, before, 
at and during the said Election, and before, at and 
during the said poll, were guilty of gross bribery, 
treating and corruption of the said electors of the 
said Borough, in order that they the said James 
Emerson Tennent and William Gillilan Johnson 
might be elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and did, by money, gifts and 
rewards, and by promises, offers, agreements and 
securities for money and rewards, and by gifts of 
meat, drink and entertainments, and other illegal 
and corrupt practices, corrupt and procure, and at- 
tempt and endeavour to corrupt and procure divers 
persons having or claiming to have a right to vote 


y|at the said Election to give their votes at the said 


Election in favour of the said James Emerson Tennent 
and William Gillilan Johnson, and to refuse or for- 
bear to give their votes in favour of the said George 
Hamilton Chichester, Earl of Belfast, and the said 
David Robert Ross, contrary to the law and custom 
of Parliament, and the laws and statutes of the 
realm enacted in that behalf; and praying, That 
the House will take the premises into consideration, 
and will declare the said Election and Return of 
the said James Emerson Tennent and William Gil- 
lilan Johnson null and void, or will give such other 
relief in the premises as to the House may seem 
meet. 


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

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


A Petition of Richard Young Booker, of the Town Nottingham 
of Nottingham, Lace-manufacturer, and Joseph New- Town Election 


ton, of the said Town of Nottingham, Lace-manu- 
facturer, was read ; setting forth, That the Petition- 
ers claim to have had and had a right to vote at the 
last Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the Town of Nottingham; that at the said Election 
the Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Ba- 
ronet, George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Es- 


quire, 





5 Vicroriz. 


quire, now Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Lar- 
pent, Baronet, John Walter, Esquire, and Thomas 
Broughton Charlton, Esquire, were candidates; that 
the said Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 
Baronet, and the said George Gerard de Hochepied 
Larpent, Esquire, now Sit George Gerard de Hoche- 
pied Larpent, Baronet, were declared to be elected, 
and were returned accordingly by the Returning 
Officer ; that divers persons, regardless of the law, 
did, before and during the said Election, unlawfully 
conspire, confederate together, and devise the means 
to create riot and confusion, and excite terror and 
alarm amongst the peaceable electors, in order that 
such electors might be intimidated and deterred from 
presenting themselves at the poll, and several per- 
sons, regardless of the law, did hire, employ and 
assemble together large numbers of evil disposed 
persons, armed with heavy and dangerous bludgeons, 
distributed to them at the committee-rooms of the 
said candidates, and by means of the said persons 
so armed did, both before and during the said Elec- 
tion, create riot and confusion, and excite terror and 
alarm amongst the peaceable electors ; that divers 
other persons, regardless of the law, did before and 
during the said Election, unlawfully conspire, con- 
federate together, and devise the means, by force 
and violence, to abduct and carry away, and to coop 
up, confine and prevent from voting divers electors, 
and also to induce and procure divers electors, as 
well by corrupt and illegal gifts, promises and ex- 
pectations, as by fraud and misrepresentation, to 
absent themselves from, and to refrain from voting 
at the said Election, and in furtherance of such con- 
spiracy such persons, by force and violence, did, 
before and during the said Election, abduct and 
carry away, and coop up, confine and prevent from 
voting divers electors, and also before and during 
said Election, did induce and procure divers electors, 
as well by corrupt and illegal gifts, promises and ex- 
pectations, as by fraud and misrepresentation, to ab- 
sent themselves from, and refrain from voting at the 
said Election, all which said electors, but for the illegal 
and corrupt means and practices above mentioned, 
would have been present to poll at the said Election; 
that such unlawful means were practised by or on the 
behalf of all the candidates, as well by and on the 
behalf of the said Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, 
the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Baronet, as of the said John Walter, Esquire, and 
Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire ; that such 
proceedings were commenced at the Election in 
April one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, 
when the said John Walter, Esquire, and Sir George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, were candi- 
dates; and the success attending these illegal pro- 
ceedings induced the said John Walter, Esquire, 
and T’homas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, through 
their agents, managers and friends, to adopt the 
same corrupt practices in the subsequent Election in 
June, when the said Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Ba- 
ronet, and Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Baronet, and the said John Walter, Esquire, and 
Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, were candi- 
dates ; that large numbers of persons were engaged 
as bludgeon-men, called in Nottingham, “ Lambs,” 
for the purpose of deterring the friends of Sir John 
Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and Sir George Gerard de 
Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, from exerting them- 
selves in their behalf, and the agents of the said 
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and Sir George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, also engaged 
“ Lambs” for their protection, and that in conse- 
quence great rioting took place, and it became ne- 
cessary for securing the public peace, and for the 
protection of property, to call in the aid of the mi- 
litary; that divers other persons, regardless of the 
law, did, before and during the said Election, un- 
lawfully conspire, confederate together, and devise 
the means to procure and suborn divers fictitious 


and pretended electors, falsely and corruptly to re- 
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547 


present themselves to be real electors, anu to as- 
sume the names, description, appearance and quali- 
fication of real electors; that previous to and 
during the said Election, riots of the most alarm- 
ing description took place and prevailed in the 
town of Nottingham, and in the county of the 
said town, and within seven miles, and outrages 
and insults of the grossest character were com- 
mitted upon the electors ; that the said riots were 
instigated, countenanced and encouraged, and the 
said outrages and insults were committed by the 
friends, partisans and supporters of the said Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Baronet, and also the said John Walter, Esquire, 
and the said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, 
with a view to intimidate, prevent and deter divers 
electors from freely presenting themselves at the 
poll, and giving their votes, and with a view to ter- 
rify and compelling the said electors to vote against 
their will; that in consequence of the said riots, 
outrages and insults, divers electors were intimi- 
dated, prevented and deterred from presenting them- 
selves at the poll, and giving their votes, and divers 
other electors were terrified and compelled against 
their will to give their votes; that as well the said 
Right honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, 
and the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Lar- 
pent, Baronet, by themselves, their agents, mana- 
gers, friends and partisans, as the said John Walter, 
Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton Chariton, 
Esquire, and divers other persons, regardless of the 
law, previous to and during the said Election, were 
guilty of gross, extensive, systematic and notorious 
bribery, and previous to and during the said Elec- 
tion, did, by money, gifts, presents and rewards, and 
by promises, agreements and securities for money, 
gifts, presents and rewards, corrupt and procure, 
as well those who were qualified to vote at the said 
Election, as those who, by falsely assuming the 
name, description, appearance and qualification of 
those who were qualified so to vote, pretended to 
have a right to vote at such Election, to give their 
votes at the said Election for them the said Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Baronet, or to give their votes to the said John 
Walter, Esquire, and the said Thomas Broughton 
Charlton, Esquire, and to forbear to give their votes 
for the said Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and 
the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 
Baronet, and to refuse and forbear, to give their 
votes at the said Election to the said John Walter, 
Esquire, and the said Zhomas Broughton Chariton, 
Esquire, and after the teste of the writ for the said 
Election, and before the Election the said Right 
honourable Sir John Cam Hothouse, Baronet, and 
the said Sir George Gerard de Hochepred Larpent, 
Baronet, and also the said John Walter, Esquire, 
and the said Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquire, 
did give, present and allow to divers persons having 
votes at the said Election, money, meat, drink, enter- 
tainment and provision, and make presents, gifts, 
rewards and entertainments, and make promises, 
engagements, obligations and agreements to give 
and allow meat, drink, provision, presents, rewards 
and entertainments to and for such persons, and to 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, 
profit and preferment of such persons; that by 
means of the before-mentioned circumstances the 
said last Election was not a free and pure Election 
of Members to serve in this present Parliament, and 
the Election and Return of the said Right honour- 
able Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, and Sir 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, 
ought therefore to be declared null and void ; and 
praying, That the House will take the premises mto 
consideration, and will declare the said Election and 
Return to be null and void, and will grant to Peti- 
tioners such relief, and will take such measures for 





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future as to the House shall seem meet. 


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restraining the like scandalous practices for the | ration pursuant to the provisions of a certain Act, 





A. 1841. 


passed in the second year of the reign of Her pre- 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | sent Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Laws 


Table. 

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


A Petition of John Hales Calcruft, of Remp- 
stone Hall, in the county of Dorset, Esquire, was 
read; setting forth, That at the last Election for 
the Borough of Wareham, in the county of Dorset, 
John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Draz and the 
Petitioner were candidates to represent the said 
Borough in Parliament ; that the poll at such Elec- 
tion was taken on the thirtieth day of June one 
thousand eight hundred and forty-one ; that at the 
close of the poll, the Election was declared to have 
fallen on the said John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge 
Erle Drax, and he was returned as Member duly 
elected to serve in this present Parliament, for the 
said Borough; that divers persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election, on behalf 
of the said John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle 
Drax, who had received bribes or promises of money, 
or other advantage or reward, to give their votes 
thereat, and that the said John Samuel Wanley Saw- 
bridge Erle Drax, by himself, his agents, managers 
and friends, was guilty of gross bribery and corrup- 
tion, in order to procure, and did, by himself, his 
egents, friends, managers and other persons in his 
behalf, by gifts, presents, money, rewards and pro- 
mises, and agreements, and securities for money, 
gifts and rewards, and by other undue influence, and 
corrupt, illegal and improper practices, acts and 
means, corrupt, procure and compel divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes’ at such Election 
to give their votes in favour of the said John Samuel 
Wanley Sawbridge Erle Draz, or to forbear to give 
them in favour of the Petitioner; that the said John 
Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Draz, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly dis- 
abled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough of 
Wareham, and the Return of the said John Samuel 
Wanley Sawbridge Erle Drax, was and is wholly 
null and void ; and praying, That the House will 
take the premises into consideration, and declare the 
said Election and Return wholly null and void, and 
will grant to the Petitioner such further and other 
relief in the premises as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
Borough of Newcastle-under- Lyme, in the county of 
Stafford, claiming to have had a right to vote at the 
last Election of Members to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough, was read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners claim to have had a right to vote 
and had a right to vote at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme ; that at the said 


























last Election of Members to serve in this present Par 
‘ament for the said Borough, William Henry Miller, | 
Esquire, Edmund Buckley, Esquire, avd John Quin- | 
cey Harris, Esquire, were candidates to represent | 
the said Borough in Parliament, and that the said | 
Edmund Buckley and John Quincey Harris were | 
returned as duly elected; that at the nomination of | 
candidates to represent the said Borough in Parlia- 

ment, the said John Quincey Harris was required by 

two electors of and for the said Borough, having a | 
right to vote at the said Election, to make the decla- | 


relating to the Qualification of Members to serve in 
Parliament,” whereupon a declaration was made 
and subscribed by the said John Quincey Harris, in 
the terms following, or in substance and effect as 
follows: “1, John Quincey Harris, Esquire, do so- 
lemnly and sincerely declare, that I am, to the best 
of my knowledge and belief, duly qualified to be 
elected as a Member of the House of Commons, 
according to the true intent and meaning of the Act 
passed in the second year of the reign of Queen 
Victoria, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend the Laws 
relating to the Qualification of Members to serve in 
Parliament,’ and that my qualification to be so 
elected doth arise out of lands, tenements and here- 
ditaments situate in the parish of Saint George-the- 
Martyr, within the borough of Southwark, in the 
county of Surrey, of or to which I am seised or 
entitled, for my own use and benefit, for an estate 
in fee simple,—John Quincey Harris;” that the Pe- 
titioners are informed and believe that the said John 
Quincey Harris has delivered to the Clerk of the 
House, a statement of the lands, tenements or here- 
ditaments, whereby he maketh out his qualification, 
and subscribed by him the said John Quincey Harris, 
which said statement corresponds in substance and 
effect with the declaration so made by him at the 
said Election as aforesaid ; that the Petitioners have 
not, upon diligent inquiry, been able to ascertain that 
the said John Quincey Harris had, at the time of 
such nomination or Election and Return, or now has, 
truly and bond fide, such an estate, legal or equitable, 
to and for his own use and benefit, in any of the 
said lands, tenements or hereditaments, situate as in 
the said declaration and in the said statement respec- 
tively mentioned, as would qualify him, the said 
John Quincey Harris, to be elected as a Member of 
the House of Commons for the said Borough, ac- 
cording to the true intent and meaning of the said 
Act, but on the contrary the Petitioners allege the 
fact to be that the said John Quincey Harris, not 
being the eldest son or heir apparent of any Peer or 
Lord of Parliament, or of any person qualified to 
serve as Knight of the Shire, was not, at the time of 
the making and subscribing of the said declaration, 
or of his said Election and Return, nor was he at the 
time of his making the said statement, duly and 
bona fide seised to his own use and benefit of or to 
an estate, legal or equitable, in any lands, tenements 
or hereditaments of any tenure whatever, situate as 
in the said declaration and in the said statement 
mentioned, or in the rents or profits thereof, for his 
own life or for the life or lives of any other persons 
then living, or for a term of years either absolute or 
determinable on his own life or on the life or lives of 
any other person or persons then living, of which 
term not Jess than thirteen years were at the time of 
his said Election unexpired, such estate being of 
the clear yearly value of three hundred pounds 
above all incumbrances affecting the same; that at 
the time of his said Election and Return, the said 
John Quincey Harris was wholly ineligible and in- 
capacitated to be elected, by reason that he the said 
John Quincey Harris was not duly qualified by 
seisin or possession of real or personal estate or 
effects of such a nature or to such amount as was 
and is by law necessary to render him, the said John 
Quincey Harris, capable of being elected a Mem- 
ber of the House of Commons for the said Borough ; 
that for the reason aforesaid, the Election and Re- 
turn of the said John Quincy Harris was and is 
wholly null and void; that both before and after 
the teste and issuing out of the writ for the said 
Election, the said John Quincey Harris, did, by 
himself and his agents, friends and partisans, by 
divers ways and means at his charge and on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly, give, present and 
allow to persons having votes at the said Election, 

money, 





Carlow County 
Election, 





5 Vicrortiz. 


money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, pro- 
vision and reward, and did make presents, gifts, 
rewards and promises, agreements, obligations and 
engagements to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, reward and entertainment to and for per- 
sons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the 
use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that the said John 
Quincey Harris might be elected, and for being 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough; 
that before and during the said Election, the said 
John Quincey Harris was, by himself and by his 
agents, managers and friends, guilty of divers acts 
of bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt and 
procure, and did, by himself and his agents, friends, 
managers and other persons employed in his behalf, 
by gifts, presents, money, rewards and promises, 
and agreements and securities for money, gifts and 
rewards, and by promises, and by gross intimidation, 
threats of violence, and actual violence, undue in- 
fluence, and other corrupt, illegal or improper prac- 
tices, acts and means, corrupt and procure divers 
persons having or claiming to have votes at such 
Election, to give their votes in favour of the said 
John Quincey Harris, and to forbear to give them 
in favour of the said William Henry Miller; that 
the said John Quincey Harris, by the said corrupt 
and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this present. 
Parliament for the said Borough of Mewcastle-under- 
Lyme, and the Return of the said John Quincey 
Harris was and is wholly nuli and void; that ex-, 
tensive, systematic and open and notorious bribery 
and corruption, and gross intimidation and great 
violence, were practised and carried on at the said 
Election, by divers persons, being friends, sup- 
porters and partisans of the said John Quincey | 
Harris, with a view to the election of the said John | 
Quincey Harris, and that the said Election and 
Return of the said John Quincey Harris were pro- 
cured by means of such bribery, corruption, intimi- 
dation and violence ; that by reason of the premises 
the Election and Return of the said John Quincey | 
Harris were and are wholly null and void; and | 
praying, That the House will take the premises into 
consideration, and will declare that the said John 
Quincey Harris was not duly elected, and ought | 
not to have been returned, and that the said Elec- | 
tion and Return were wholly null and void, and will 














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549 


case made and provided ; that the said Sheriff pro- 
ceeded to poll the said County, and continued so to 
do until the day of following, when 
he declared the majority of votes to be in favour of 
thesaid Henry Bruen and Thomas Bunbury, who were 
thereupon declared by the said Sheriff'as duly elected 
and returned accordingly ; that the majority of votes 
on the poll in favour of the said Henry Bruen was but 
colourable, and that the said Return of the said 
Henry Bruen was an undue Return, and was pro- 
cured not only by violence, terror, threats and inti- 
midation, but by bribery and intimidation, and by 
the payment and promise of payment of money, and 
the gift of meat, drink, lodging and entertainment, 
and by other undue, illegal, corrupt and unconsti- 
tutional means; that several persons were admitted 
to poll at said Election for the said Henry Bruen, 
who had not been duly registered as electors of the 
said County for six months previous to the Election, 
or the teste and issuing of the Writ under which the 
said Election was held; that several persons voted 
at said Election, as freeholders and leaseholders in 
favour of the said Henry Bruen, who were not en- 
titled to vote thereat, they not having been duly 
registered according to the Acts and Statutes now 
in force for the registry of persons entitled to vote 
at Elections in Jreland, inasmuch as they had not 
at the time of their alleged registry, or at all, taken 
or subscribed such oaths or affidavits as by said 
Acts or Statutes are directed and prescribed to be 
taken and subscribed by persons claiming to register 
as leaseholders or freeholders, nor were any such 
affidavits ever lodged or deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the said County or his deputy, or 
filed among the records of the said County, the 
affidavits which were in fact filed being insufficient 
and not conformable to the laws now in force in 
respect thereof; that several persons were admitted 
to poll, and did poll at said Election, for the said 
Henry Bruen, whose freeholds and leaseholds re~ 
spectively, by virtue of which they claimed to 
register, and were registered, and by virtue of which 
they claimed to vote, had since their registration 
expired by the death of the persons for whose lives 
such freeholds had been granted, and by the expira- 
tion of the terms for which such leaseholds were 
held respectively, and several other persons were 
admitted to poll, and did poll at said Election for 
the said Henry Bruen, who had since their regis- 


grant to the Petitioners such other and further relief | tration been evicted out of the lands and premises in 


as to the House shall seem meet. 


respect of which they had registered as freeholders 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | and leaseholders respectively, and whose interests 


Table. 


in their freeholds and leaseholds had expired at or 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | before the time of their voting ; that several other 


or Warrants for such persons, papers and records | persons polled as freeholders and leaseholders at 
as shall be thought necessary by the several Parties | said Election in favour of the said Henry Bruen, 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. | who were not entitled to vote thereat, inasmuch as 
| previous thereto, and subsequent to the registry of 

A Petition of Thomas Hanlon, of Burrin-street,| their freeholds or leaseholds, the estates or interest 
in the town of Carlow, in the County of Carlow, | in right of which they had so registered, had either 
Hotel Keeper, and Terence O’ Neill, of Ballynocken, in the whole or in part been sublet and divided, or 
in the County of Carlow, Farmer and Innkeeper, | assigned, surrendered, evicted or otherwise deter- 
Electors of the County of Carlow, on behalf of; mined, or they had become bankrupts or insolvents, 





themselves and others claiming a right to vote 
for Members to serve in Parliament for said 
County, was read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners now are, and were, at and during the last 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for said 
County of Carlow, electors of said County, and did 
vote, and had a right to vote, at the said Election 
for the said County; that at the said Election, 
Henry Bruen, Thomas Bunbury, John Ashton Yates, 
and Daniel O’ Connell the younger, Esquires, were 
candidates to represent the said County; that after 
a show of hands by the electors, which was in favour 
of the said John Ashton Yatesand Daniel O’ Connell 
the younger, a poll having in the usual manner been 
demanded, the Sheriff appointed deputies, and 
allotted booths or polling places for the electors of 


the said County, pursuant to the statute in such 
Vot. 96. 





| or otherwise departed with their estates, so as not 
|to leave any sufficient qualification to vote in said 
persons at the time of said Election; that divers of 
the voters on the poll for the said Henry Bruen 
were bribed and corrupted to give their votes at the 
said Election; that divers of the voters on the poll 
for the said Henry Bruen bribed and corrupted, or 
offered and attempted to bribe and corrupt other 
persons to vote at the said Election, and that divers 
other persons on the poll of the said Henry Bruen 
voted in consequence of threats and intimidation, 
and other undue and improper influence ; that divers 
other persons voted at the said Election for the said 
Henry Bruen, who were employed, or had been 
employed within the period specified in the Act of 
Parliament, in the Stamp-office, Tax-office, and 
Post-office, and disqualified by Acts of Parliament 

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in that case made and provided from voting at the 
said Election; that divers other persons voted at 
the said Election for the said Henry Bruen, who 
during the said Election, or within six calendar 
months previous thereto, or within fourteen days 
after it was completed, were employed at such Elec- 
tion as counsel, agent, attorney, poll-clerk, flagman, 
or in some other capacity for the purposes of such 
Election, and did, either before, during or after such 
Election, accept, or take, for, or in consideration of, 
or with reference to such employment, retaining 
fee, office or employment, gift or reward, or promise 
of such within the Act in such case made and pro- 
vided ; and others voted for the said Henry Bruen, 
who personated rightful voters, and also many per- 
sons voted for the said Henry Bruen who were not 
qualified, or in any way entitled to vote at the said 
Election, and the Petitioners submit, that the votes 
of all the above-mentioned persons should be taken 
from the poll; that divers other bad, illegal and 
improper votes are on the poll for the said Henry 
Bruen, who ought to be disallowed and taken off 
said poll; that a systematic plan of bribery, cor- 
ruption and treating was pursued and acted on at 
the said Election by the said Henry Bruen, his 
agents, friends, managers and supporters, in order 
to corrupt the voters, and that the said friends, 
agents, managers and supporters of the said Henry 
Bruen did, after the teste of the writ for said Elec- 
tion, and during said Election, and before the com- 
mencement of same, give, present and allow to 
various persons having or claiming to have votes at 
said Election, money, meat, drink, and entertain- 
ment, and did make and enter into promises, agree- 
ments and engagements to give and allow money, 
meat, drink, rewards and entertainment to and for 
such persons, in order to procure their votes for the 
said Henry Bruen,and the Return of the said Henry 
Bruen was and is, by reason of the premises, wholly 
null and void; that the said Henry Bruen, by his 
friends and supporters, did also illegally carry off, 
at and before the said Election, divers persons 
having or claiming to have a right to vote at the 
said Election, and corruptly influenced and induced 
other such persons to absent themselves from the 
said Election, in order to prevent their voting for 
the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’ Connell 
the younger, or one of them, whereby the votes of 
all the said persons were lost to the said John Ashton 
Yates and Daniel O’ Connell the younger, or one of 
them, in violation of the freedom of Election, and 
the privileges of the House; that several persons, 
who were duly registered and entitled to vote 
at said Election, voted or tendered their votes for 
the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O'Connell 
the younger, or one of them, but the votes of said 
persons were illegally and improperly rejected by 
the Sheriff or his Assessor, and not reckoned on the 
poll, and the Petitioners seek to have said votes put 
on the poll of the said John Ashten Yates and 
Daniel O'Connell the younger, or one of them; 
that several other persons, duly qualified electors, 
tendered their votes for the said John Ashton Yates 
and Daniel O’Counell the younger, to the deputy 
appointed by the Sheriff for taking the poll in the 
barony of Idrone East,and their votes were in the act 
of being recorded when the said Sheriff stopped 
the poll, and directed the said booth to be closed, 
and in consequence whereof the said votes were not 
put on the poll for the said John Ashton Yates and 
Daniel O’ Connell the younger, or either of them, 
and the Petitioners will seek to have the votes of 
said persons put on the poll for one of the said last- 
named candidates ; that the said Sheriff improperly 
closed the polling booths on Saturday the fifth day 
of said Election before the hour of six o’clock in the 
afternoon, to wit, at the hour of eleven o’clock in 
forenoon of said day, by reason whereof several 
ae duly registered and entitled to vote at said 
Zlection, who attended at the place appointed for 








eee persons were admitted to poll at said Elec- 


polling at said Election, with the avowed object and 
intention to give their votes in favour of the said 
John Ashton Yatesand Daniel O’ Connell the younger, 
were prevented from tendering their votes, and their 
votes were in consequence not received, and are not 
reckoned on the poll for the said John Ashton Yates 
and Daniel O'Connell the younger, or either of 
them ; that by reason of the said poll not being kept 
open for the lawful time of polling, and of various 


‘practices being resorted to for impeding and ob- 


structing the taking of the votes of electors in the 
interest of the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel 
O’ Connell the younger, and for delaying the said 
poll, and improperly wasting the time allowed by 
law for taking the same, the time allowed by law 
for taking the same was not had and enjoyed by 
the electors of the said county, and divers of the 
said electors who desired to poll at the said Election 
for the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’ Connell 
the younger, or one of them, and against the said 
Henry Bruen, were unable so to do, whereby the 
said Election of the said Henry Bruen was nota 
free and lawful Election, and ought to be declared 
null and void; and praying, That the House will 
take the premises into their consideration, and declare 
that the said Henry Bruen was not duly elected to 
serve in this Parliament for the said County, and 
ought not to have been returned, and that his Elec- 
tion and Return are null and void; and that one of 
them, the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel 
O’Connell the younger, was duly elected as such 
Member, and ought to have been returned, and that 
the said Return may be amended by directing the 
name of the said Henry Bruen to be erased there- 
from, and the name of one of the said John Ashton 
Yates and Daniel O’Connell the younger, to be 
inserted therein, in the place and stead of the name 
of the said Henry Bruen, and that the poll taken at 
said Election may be amended accordingly, and that 
the House will grant to the said Petitioners such 
other and further relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

A Petition of Paul Carter, of Saint Austin’s 
Abbey, near the town of Tullow, in the County of 
Carlow, Esquire, and Edmund Cullen, of Garrey- 
hunden, in the County of Carlow, Gentleman, 
Electors of the County of Carlow, on behalf of 
themselves and others claiming a right to vote for 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said County, 
was alsoread ; setting forth, That the Petitioners now 
are and were at and during the last Election of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said County 
of Carlow, electors of said County, and did vote, 
and had a right to vote at the said Election for the 
said County; that at thesaid Election, Henry Bruen, 
Thomas Bunbury, John Ashton Yates, and Daniel 
O’ Connell the younger, Esquires, were candidates to 
represent the said County ; that after a show of 
hands by the electors, which was in favour of the 
said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’ Connell the 
younger, a poll having been in the usual manner de- 
manded, the Sheriff appointed deputies, and allotted 
booths or polling places for the electors of the said 
County, pursuant to the statute in such case made 
and provided; that the said Sheriff proceeded to 
poll the said County, and continued so to do, when 
he declared the majority of votes to be in favour of 
the said Henry Bruen and Thomas Bunbury, who 
were thereupon declared by the said Sheriff as duly 
elected, and returned accordingly ; that the majority 
of votes on the poll in favour of the said Thomas 
Bunbury was but colourable, and that the said 
Return of the said Thomas Bunbury was an undue 
Return, and was procured, not only by violence, 
terror, threats and intimidation, but by bribery 
and intimidation, and by the payment and promise 
of payment of money, and the gift of meat, drink, 
lodging and entertamment, and by other undue, 
illegal, corrupt and unconstitutional means; that 


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5 Victoriz. 


tion for the said Thomas Bunbury who had not been 
duly registered as electors of the said County for 
six months previous to the Election, or the teste 
and issuing of the writ under which the said Elec- 
tion was held; that several persons voted at said 
Election as freeholders and leaseholders in favour 
of the said Thomas Bunbury, who were not en- 
titled to vote thereat, they not having been duly 
registered according to the Acts and Statutes now 
in force for the registry of persons entitled to 
vote at Elections in Jreland, inasmuch as they 
had not, at the time of their alleged registry, or at 
all, taken or subscribed such oaths or affidavits as 
by said Acts or Statutes are directed and prescribed 
to be taken and subscribed by persons claiming to 
register as leaseholders or freeholders, nor were 
any such affidavits ever lodged or deposited with 
the clerk of the peace for the said County, or his 
deputy, or filed among the records of the said 
County, the affidavits which were in fact filed being 
insufficient and not conformable to the laws now in 
force in respect thereof; that several persons were 
admitted to poll and did poll at said Election for the 
said Thomas Bunbury, whose freeholds and lease- 
holds respectively, by virtue of which they claimed 
to register and were registered, and by virtue of 
which they claimed to vote, had since their regis- 
tration expired, by the death of the persons for 
whose lives such freeholds had been granted, and 
by the expiration of the terms for which such lease- 
holds were held respectively ; and several other per- 
sons were admited to poll and did poll at the said 
Election for the said Thomas Bunbury, who had 
since their registration been evicted out of the lands 
and premises in respect of which they had regis- 
tered as freeholders and leaseholders. respectively, 
and whose interests in their freeholds and lease- 
holds had expired at or before the time of their 
voting; that several other persons polled as free- 
holders and leaseholders at said Election in favour 
of the said Thomas Bunbury, who were not entitled 
to vote thereat, inasmuch as previous thereto and 
subsequent to the registry of their freeholds or 
leaseholds, the estates or interest in right of which 
they had so registered, had either in the whole or in 
part been sublet and divided, or assigned, sur- 
rendered, evicted or otherwise determined, or the 
had become bankrupts or insolvents, or otherwise 
departed with their estates, so as not to leave any 
sufficent qualification to vote in said persons at the 
time of said Election; that divers of the voters on 
the poll for the said Thomas Bunbury were bribed 
and corrupted to give their votes at the said Elec- 
tion ; that divers of the voters on the poll for the 
said Thomas Bunbury bribed and corrupted, or 
offered and attempted to bribe and corrupt other 
persons to vote at the said Election ; and that divers 
other persons on the poll of the said Thomas Bun- 
bury voted in consequence of threats and intimida- 
tion and other undue and improper influence ; that 
divers other persons voted at the said Election for 
the said Thomas Bunbury, who were employed or 
had been employed within the period specified in the 
Acts of Parliament, in the Stamp-office, Tax-office 
and Post-office, and disqualified by Acts of Par- 
liament in that case made and provided from 
voting at the said Election ; that divers other per- 
sons voted at the said Election for the said Thomas 
Bunbury, who, during the said Election, or within 
six calendar months previous thereto, or within 
fourteen days after it was completed, were employed 
at such Election as counsel, agent, attorney, poll- 
clerk, flag-man, or in some other capacity for the 
purposes of such Election, and did, either before, 
during or after such Election, accept or take for or 
in consideration of or with reference to such em- 
ployment, retaining fee, office or employment, gift 
or reward, or promise of such, within the Act in 
such case made and provided ; and others voted for 


the said Thomas Bunbury, who personated rightful 
Vor. 96. 


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551 


voters ; and also many persons voted for the said 
Thomas Bunbury who were not qualified or in any 
way entitled to vote at the said Election; and the 
Petitioners submit that the votes of all the above- 
mentioned persons should be taken from the poll ; 
that divers other bad, illegal and improper votes 
are on the poll for the said Thomas Bunbury, who 
ought to be disallowed and taken off the said poll ; 
that a systematic plan of bribery, corruption and 
treating was pursued and acted on at the said Elec- 
tion by the said Thomas Bunbury, his agents, friends, 
managers and supporters, in order to corrupt the 
voters, and that the said friends, agents, managers 
and supporters of the said Thomas Bunbury did, 
after the teste of the writ for said Election, and 
during said Election, and before the commence- 
ment of same, give, present and allow to various 
persons having or claiming to have votes at said 
Election, money, meat, drink and entertainment, 
and did make and enter into promises, agreements 
and engagements to give and allow money, meat, 
drink, rewards and entertainment to and for such 
persons, in order to procure their votes for the said 
Thomas Bunbury, and the Return of the said Thomas 
Bunbury was and is, by reason of the premises, 
wholly null and void; that the said Thomas Bun- 
bury, by his friends and supporters, did also ille- 
gally carry off, at and before the said Election, 
divers persons having or claiming to have a right 
to vote at the said Election, and corruptly influenced 
and induced other such persons to absent themselves 
from the said Election, in order to prevent their 
voting for the said John, Ashton Yates and Daniel 
O’ Connell the younger, or one of them, whereby 
the votes of all the said persons were lost to the 
said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’ Connell the 
younger, or one of them, in violation of the free- 
dom of election and the privileges of the House ; 
that several persons who were duly registered and 
entitled to vote at said Election, voted or tendered 
their votes for the said John Ashton Yates and 
Daniel O'Connell the younger, or one of them, but 
the votes of said persons were illegally and impro- 
perly rejected by the Sheriff or his Assessor, and 
not reckoned on the poll, and the Petitioners seek 
to have said votes put on the poll of the said John 


y| Ashton Yates and Daniel O'Connell the younger, 


or one of them; that several other persons, duly 
qualified electors, tendered their votes for the said 
John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’Connell the 
younger, to the deputy appointed by the Sheriff 
for taking the poil in the Barony of Jdrone East, 
and their votes were in the act of being recorded 
when the said Sheriff stopped the poll, and directed 
the said booth to be closed, and in consequence 
thereof the said votes were not put on the poll for 
the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel O’ Connell 
the younger, or either of them, and the Petitioners 
will seek to have the votes of said persons put on the 
poll for one of the said last-named candidates ; that 
the said Sheriff improperly closed the polling booths 
on Saturday the fifth day of the said Election, be- 
fore the hour of six o’clock in the afternoon, to wit, 
at the hour of eleven o’clock in the forenoon of 
said day, by reason whereof several persons duly 
registered and entitled to vote at said Election who 
attended at the place appointed for polling at said 
Election, with the avowed object and intention to 
give their votes in favour of the said John Ashton 
Yates and Daniel O'Connell the younger, were 
prevented from tendering their votes, and their 
votes were in consequence not received and are not 
reckoned on the poll for the said John Ashton Yates 
and Daniel O’Connell the younger, or either of 
them ; that, by reason of the said poll not being 
kept open for the lawful time of polling, and of 
various practices being resorted to for impeding and 
obstructing the taking of the votes of electors in 
the interest of the said John Ashton Yates and 
Daniel O’ Connell the younger, and for delaying the 





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said poll, and mae gd wasting the time allowed | Pinney, who personated deceased or absent voters, 


7° Septembris. A, 1841, 


by law for taking the same, the time allowed by and others who were bribed to vote thereat, others 
law for taking the same was not had and enjoyed | who had voted for bribes, others who had offered 
by the electors of the said County, and divers of | or had given bribes to persons entitled to vote or 
the said electors, who desired to poll at the said | claiming to vote at the Election, and others who had 
Election for the said John Ashton Yates and Daniel | been treated within the meaning of the Acts in 
O’ Connell the younger, or one of them, and against | force against treating at Elections; that the said 
the said Thomas Bunbury, were unable to do so, | William Pinney was at the said Election, by him- 
whereby the said Election of the said Thomas Bun- | self, his agents, friends, managers and other per- 
bury was not a free and lawful Election, and ought | sons employed in his behalf, guilty of bribery and 
to be declared null and void ; and praying, That the | corruption, and did by himself and his agents, 
House will take the premises into their considera- | friends, managers and other persons in his behalf, 
tion, and declare that the said Thomas Bunbury | by divers ways and means, and by gifts, presents, 
was not duly elected to serve in this present Par- | money and other rewards, or by promises, offers, 
liament for the said County, and ought not to have | agreements and engagements for gifts, money and 
been returned, and that his Election and Return | other rewards, endeavour to corrupt and procure, 
are null and void, and that one of the said John | and did corrupt and procure divers persons claim- 
Ashton Yates and Daniel O’Connell the younger, , ing to be or being electors of the said borough, 
was duly elected as such Member, and ought to | and being registered as such electors, to give their 
have been returned, and that the said Return may | votes to the said William Pinney, or to forbear to 
be amended by directing the name of the said | give their votes to the said Thomas Hussey, in order 
Thomas Bunbury to be erased therefrom, and the that the said William Pinney might be returned as 
name of one of the said John Ashton Yates and,a Member at the said Election for the said Bo- 
Daniel O’ Connell the younger to be inserted therein, rough; that, after the place to be — by the 
in the place and stead of the name of the said | said Election became vacant by the dissolution of 
Thomas Bunbury, and that the poll taken at the | the late Parliament, and as well before as after the 
said Election may be amended accordingly, and | teste or issuing out of the said writ for the said 
that the House will grant to the said Petitioners | Election, the said William Pinney did, by himself, 
such other and further relief in the premises as to | his agents, friends, managers and other persons 
the House shall seem meet. | employed in his hehalf, by divers ways and means, 
Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie upon the , and at his costs and charges, directly and indi- 
Table. |rectly, give, present and allow to persons having 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, lodg- 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records | ing, entertainment, provision and reward, and did 
as shall be thought necessary by the several Parties | make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agree- 
on the hearing of the matters of the said Petitions. | ments, obligations and engagements, to give money, 
‘meat, drink, provision, presents, reward and en- 

A Petition of Richard Sellers, of Broad-street,|tertainment, to and for persons having votes and 
in the parish of Lyme Regis, in the county of | being Electors as aforesaid, and to and for the use, 
Dorset, Maltster, William Samuel Prosser, of Sher- , advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit and _prefer- 
borne-lane, in the parish of Lyme Regis aforesaid, | ment of such persons, in order that he the said 
Coal-merchant, and John Symes Davie, of Coombe-| William Pinney might be elected, and for his being 
street, in the parish of Lyme Regis aforesaid, Malt- | elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough ; 
ster, all of the Borough of Lyme Regis, in the! that the said William Pinney, by the said corrupt 
county of Dorset, was read; setting forth, That | and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled 
the Petitioners were, at and during the last Elec- | and incapacitated to serve in this Parliament for the 
tion of Members to serve in this Parliament for the | said Borough ; that gross, notorious, general and 
Borough of Lyme Regis, in the county of Dorset, | 





and now are electors of the said Borough, and had 
and claim to have had a right to vote, and did vote 
at the said last Election for the said Borough; 
that the said Election was held on the twenty- 
eighth day of June now last past, and William 
Pinney, Esquire, and Thomas Hussey, Esquire, were 


systematic bribery and corruption was practised and 
carried on before and at, and during the said Elec- 
tion, by divers persons in the interest of the said 
William Pinney and on his behalf, and that the 
Election and Return of the said William Pinney 
was procured and brought about by means of such 
bribery and corruption; that the Election and Re- 


candidates thereat, and at the conclusion thereof 


the said William Pinney was returned as duly | cured by corrupt, illegal, and scandalous practices 
elected to serve in the present Parliament as Mem- | as aforesaid, in direct defiance of the laws of Par- 
ber for the said Borough ; that a large number of | liament, and_ of this realm, and in violation of the 
the votes entered upon the poll taken at the said | right of the Petitioners, and of the other electors of 
Election for the said William Pinney, were bad, | the said Borough, was and is null and void, and 
illegal and invalid; that divers persons were ad-| ought to be set aside as such; and praying the 
mitted to vote for the said Wilkam Pinney, oe! House to take the premises into consideration, and 
had not at the time they so voted the same quali- | to declare the Election and Return of the said Wil- 
fication for which their names were originally in-| liam Pinney wholly null and void, and to declare 
serted in the Register in force at the said Elec- | that the said Thomas Hussey was duly elected, and 
tion, and others who had been improperly regis- | ought to have been returned at the said Election as 
tered, having no sufficient qualification in that be-|a Member for the said Borough, in lieu of the said 
half, and others who, within six months before, or | William Pinney, and to afford to the Petitioners such 
Curing, or within fourteen days after the Election, | further and other relief in the premises as to the 
had been and were employed as agents, or in some | House shall seem fit. 

other capacity for the purposes of the said Elec-; Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
tion, within the meaning and provision of the sta- | Table. 

tute in that case made and provided, and others} Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
who had become and were disqualified by reason or Warrants for such persons, papers and records as 
of their being employed in charging, collecting and | shall be thought necessary by the several Parties 


managing the duties of the Post-office, Excise, | on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 
Customs, or other duties or revenues, the votes of | 


all which persons respectively should be now struck | 


turn of the said William Pinney having been pro- 


off from the said poll; that divers other persons | of Merthyr Tydvil, in the county of Glamorgan, Elec 
Peti- 
tioner 


voted at the said Election for the said Wélliam| Innkeeper, was read ; setting forth, That the 





A Petition of Edward Williams, of the Borough Merthyr Tydvi 


5 VicToriz. 


tioner is, and at the last Election for the Borough 
of Merthyr Tydvil, in the county of Glamorgan, 
was, an elector of the said Borough of Merthyr Tyd- 
vil, and claims to have had a right to vote at the said 
Election of a Member to serve for the said Borough 
in this present Parliament; that Joseph Davies, of 
Merthyr Tydvil, Esquire,was the Returning Officer 
for the said Borough at the said Election ; that the 
said Returning Officer, in pursuance of a precept 
to him from the High Sheriff of the county of Gla- 
morgan, caused due notice to be given that an Elec- 
tion of a Member to serve in the present Parliament 
would take place at the vestry room of the parish of 
Merthyr Tydvil,within the said Borough, on Tuesday, 
the twenty-ninth day of June last past; that in pur- 
suance of such notice several electors of the said 
Borough attended at the time and place so appointed, 
for the purpose of proceeding to the Election of a 
Member to serve for the said Borough in the present 
Parliament ; that Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, 
was proposed a candidate at such Election, and 
seconded ; that one Morgan Williams was also pro- 
posed a candidate at such Election, and seconded ; 
that the Returning Officer, upon view of the electors 
then there present taken by him, declared that the 
show of hands was in favour of the said Morgan 
Williams ; that upon such declaration made, one 
David William James, the seconder of Sir Josiah 
John Guest, Baronet, demanded a poll on his behalf; 
that the said Returning Officer, in compliance with 
such demand, granted a poll, to commence at eight 
o’clock in the forenoon of the following day ; that, 
notwithstanding the said Returning Officer granted 
a poll, and so adjourned the same to the following 
day, he on that same day, namely, on the said 
twenty-ninth day of June last past, and consequently 
before the time to which the poll had been adjourned, 
made return of the said precept, that the said Sir 
Josiah John Guest was duly elected Member for 
the said Borough, to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment; that the Petitioner has been informed that 
several electors and other inhabitants assembled at 
the time and place appointed for the Election, with 
Sir Josiah John Guest and Morgan Williams, the 
two candidates proposed thereat, proceeded from 
thence immediately after the adjournment of the 
poll to a field in another part of the said Borough, 
whereon a booth or hustings had been erected ; that 
each of the said candidates addressed the persons 
there assembled; that before those assembled de- 
parted from the field, the said Morgan Williams, in 
the course of his address to them, declared that he 
did not intend to oppose Sir John Guest, and that 
immediately upon Morgan Williams making use of 
such expressions, the said Returning Officer was 
requested by the solicitor or agent of Sir Josiah 
John Guest, to declare Sir John Guest duly elected, 
and that the said Returning Officer thereupon in- 
stantly declared from such hustings that Sir Josiah 
John Guest was duly elected a Member for the said 
Borough to serve in the present Parliament; that 
the said Returning Officer did not attend to take the 
poll on the thirtieth day of June last past, pursuant 
to such adjournment thereof, and that no poll was 
taken, or any elector polled at such Election in 
favour of either of the said candidates ; that the said 
Sir Josiah John Guest was not duly elected, and 
was improperly returned at such Election a Member 
to serve im the present Parliament for the said 
Borough at Merthyr Tydvil, he not having been 
elected by the view or by poll; and praying the 
House to take the premises into consideration, and 
to declare the said Election and Return of the said 
Sir Josiah John Guest wholly null and void, or that 


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553 


or Warrants for such persons, papers and records as 
shall be thought necessary by the several Parties 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Yardly and John Watton, Shrewsbury 
was read ; setting forth, That at the last Election of lection. 


two Members to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Shrewsbury, the Petitioners had, 
and claim to have had a right to vote, and did vote 
at the said Election; that Benjamin D’Israeli, 
George Tomline, and Christopher Temple, Esquires, 
together with Sir Love Parry Jones Parry, Knight, 
were candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament ; that a poll being demanded, the same 
was taken accordingly, and at the close thereof the 
said Benjamin D’ Israeli and George Tomline were, 
by the Setening Officer of the said Borough, de- 
clared duly elected as Members to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borough; that the said 
Benjamin D’ Israeli was not, at the time of his said 
Election and Return, qualified to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, by property, estate, or other- 
wise, and that such Return is null and void ; that 
the said Benjamin D’Israeli and George Tomline, 
by themselves, their agents, friends, managers, par- 
tisans, and others on their behalf, after the teste of 
the writ commanding the said Election, and before, 
at and during the said Election, did, by divers ways 
and means, at their own or one of their costs and 
charges, directly and indirectly, give, present, and 
allow to persons having votes atsuch Election, money, 
meat, drmk, entertainment and reward, and did make 
presents, gifts, rewards, and promises, agreements, 
obligations, and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, entertainment, and rewards to and for persons 
having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the use and 
benefit of such persons, in order that they, the said 
Benjamin D’Israeli and George Tomiine might be 
elected, and for being elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough; that before, at, 
and during the said Election, systematic bribery and 
corruption was carried on by the said Benjamin 
D'Israeli and George Tomline, and by divers other 
persons in their interest and behalf, and that such 
bribery and corruption was open and notorious to 
the electors of the said Borough, and that the Elec- 
tion and Return of the said Benjamin D’ Israeli and 
George Tomline were procured by means of such 
bribery, treating and other corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices ; and praying the House to take the premises 
into their consideration, and to declare the said 
Election and Return of the said Benjamin D’ Israeli 
and George Tomiine wholly null and void, or that 
the House will grant such relief to the Petitioners 
as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Thomas Dixon, Esquire, Patrick Downpatrick 


Peak and William Dixon, was read ; setting forth, 
That a dissolution of Parliament having taken place 
in the month of June last, the Sheriff of the county 
of Down, in pursuance of a writ of Election directed 
to him, issued his precept directed to the Sovereign 
of the Borough of Downpatrick, in the said county 
of Down, who is the Returning Officer for said 
Borough, commanding him to proceed to the Elec- 
tion of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for said 
Borough; and that said precept was duly delivered 
to the Sovereign of the said Borough; that on or 
about the hour of four o’clock in the afternoon of 


Election. 


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the House will afford the Petitioner such further and | Monday the twenty-eighth day of June last, the 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall | Sovereign of the said Borough published the precept 
seem fit. ; |or notice that the Election of a Member for this 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | Parliament for the said Borough would be held at 
Table. | the Town Hall of said Borough, at the hour of eleven 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | o’clock in the morning of the following Friday the 
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554 


second day of July last, which the Petitioners sub- 
mit did not give the four clear days’ notice as directed 
by.the Act of Parliament in such case made and 

rovided; that no proclamation of the intended 

lection was made in the said Town Hall or in any 
part. of said Borough four days prior to the Election, 
as the law required, nor any notice of such Election 
published in the Downpatrick newspaper, or in any 
other newspaper, as the Petitioners are informed and 
believe ; that the Petitioner, Thomas Dixon and 
David Kerr, Esquires, were candidates at said Elec- 
tion ; that the other Petitioners, Patrick Peak and 
William Dixon, are and were registered electors of 
said Borough, and had a right to vote at said Elec- 
tion ; that the Petitioner, Thomas Dixon, duly pre- 
sented himself at the Town Hall, the usual place of 
Election in said Borough, at or about the hour of 
eleven o’clock in the morning of the day so appointed 
for said Election, as a candidate to represent the 
said Borough in Parliament; that Michael Martin 
and James Hanna, who are and were registered 
electors of said Borough, accompanied the said Peti- 
tioner, Thomas Dixon, on said second day of July, 
to the Town Hall, and intended and were prepared 
to propose the said Petitioner, Thomas Dizon, to the 
electors of said Borough as a fit and proper person 
to represent said Borough in Parliament; that on 
his entrance into the said Town Hall, at or about 
the hour of eleven o’clock, on said second day of 
July aforesaid, the said Petitioner, Thomas Dizon, 
was violently seized and assaulted by a crowd of 
persons there assembled in the interest of said David 
Kerr, and was prevented by said crowd from ap- 
proaching the hustings; that the said Petitioner, 
Thomas Dizon, did nevertheless, at sixteen minutes 
after eleven o’clock or thereabouts, with his proposer 
and seconder, force their way to the bench on which 
the said Sovereign and Town-clerk of said Borough, 
the said David Kerr, and other persons, were seated ; 
and that the aforesaid Michael Martin then informed 
the said Sovereign that he came to propose the said 
Petitioner, Thomas Dixon, as a candidate to repre- 
sent said Borough in Parliament, upon which the 
said Sovereign replied that the said Petitioner, 
Thomas Dixon, could not be received as a candidate, 
and that the Election was over; that the said Peti- 
tioners have been informed and believe that the said 
Sovereign, Town-clerk, and the said other candidate, 
David Kerr, and his partisans, having got into said 
Town Hall on the said second day of July by a back 
entrance, the said Town-clerk began to read the 
precept for anew Election before the bell had rung 
announcing the hour of Election had arrived ; and 
and that in order to secure the Return of said Kerr, 
the whole affair was so hurried over, that it lasted 
only ten or at most fifteen minutes ; that by reason 
of the premises the Election and Return of the said 
David Kerr were and are an undue Election and 
Return; and the Petitioners submit, that same 
should be declared wholly null and void, and the 
parties sent to a new Election; and praying, That 
the House will take the premises into consideration, 
and declare the said Election and Return of the said 
David Kerr to be wholly null and void, and will 
grant to the Petitioners such further and other relief 
in the premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned John William 
Fortescue, of Castle Hill, in the county of Devon, 
was read ; setting forth, That at the last Election of 
two Members to serve in Parliament for the Borough 
of Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, the Petitioner 
was a candidate, together with Sir John Palmer 
Bruce Chichester, Baronet, Frederick Hodgson, and 


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A. 1841, 


Montague Gore, Esquires, to represent the said 
Borough in Parliament ; that a poll being demanded 
and taken at the said Election, the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore were at the close 
thereof, by the Mayor and Returning Officer of the 
said Borough, declared duly elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough; that be- 
tore, at and during the said Election, the said Fre- 
derick Hodgson and Montague Gore, were, or one 
of them was, by themselves, their agents, friends and 
partisans, guilty of divers acts of bribery and cor- 
ruption, in order to corrupt and procure, and did, by 
themselves, and by their agents, friends, managers 
and other persons on their behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards and promises, offers, agreements and 
securities for money, gifts and rewards, and by inti- 
midation, undue influence, and other corrupt and ille- 
gal practices, acts and means, attempt to corrupt and 
procure, and did in fact corrupt and procure divers 
persons having or claiming tv have a right to voteat the 
said Election, to give their votes to the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one of them, and to 
forbear to give their votes tothe Petitioner, that before, 
at and during the said Election the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore did, by themselves, 
their agents, friends, partisans and others on their 
behalf, at their and each or one of their costs and 
charges, directly and indirectly give, present and 
allow to persons having votes at such Election, 
money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision and 
reward, and did make presents, gifts, rewards and 
promises, agreements, obligations and engagements 
to give money, meat, drink, provision and enter- 
tainment to persons having votes as aforesaid, in 
order that they the said Frederick Hodgson and 
Montague Gore might be returned to serve in Par- 
liament for the said Borough; that systematic 
bribery and corruption was carried on and practised 
by the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, 
and by divers other persons in their interest and 
behalf, and that the Election and Return of the 
said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore were 
procured by means of bribery and treating, and 
other corrupt and illegal practices, and are wholly 
null and void; that the votes of divers persons 
were recorded at the said Election in favour of the 
said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one 
of them, who had asked, received or taken money, 
or other reward by way of gift, loan and other 
device, or had agreed or contracted for money, gift, 
office, employment or other reward, to give their 
votes to the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague 
Gore, or one of them, and to refuse or forbear to 
give their votes in favour of the Petitioner; that 
divers persons were admitted to vote and did vote at 
the said Election, who, by themselves, or persons 
employed by them, and by gifts or rewards, or by 
promises, agreements or securities for gifts or re- 
wards, did corrupt and procure, or attempt to cor- 
rupt and procure, persons to give their votes at the 
said Election, or to forbear to give their votes at 
the said Election for the Petitioner; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said Frederick Hodgson and 
Montague Gore, or one of them, who were or had 
been, either during such Election or within six 
calendar months previous thereto, or within fourteen 
days after it was completed, employed as agent, 
poll-clerk, flagman, or in some other capacity, for 
the purposes of such Election, and who, in reference 
to such employment, accepted or took money, re- 
taining fee, office, place or emolument, or a promise 
or security for money, retaining fee, office, place or 
emolument; that divers persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one of 
them, who had no legal right to be registered, and 
who were not duly registered as electors of the said 
Borough, and who were improperly admitted to be 
registered, or allowed to remain on the List of 

Voters 








5 Vicroriz. 


appointed to revise the List of Voters for the said 
Borough; that divers persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote for the said Frederick Hodgson 
and Montague Gore, or one of them, who had not, 
at the time they voted, the same qualification for 
which their name was inserted on the Register, or | 
who had become disqualified by the receipt of paro- | 
chial relief, or other alms, or by not residing within 
the said Borough, or within seven miles thereof, or 
by other legal or personal disqualifications and in- 
capacities, and that divers persons so admitted to 
vote, and who did vote, were disabled or disqualified 
from voting, or incapable or unqualified, or incom- 
petent to vote at such Election; that divers persons 
who had a legal right to vote at the said Election, 
and who ought to have been admitted to vote, ten- 
dered their votes at the said Election for the Peti- 
tioner, but their votes were improperly refused and 
rejected ; that by the several ways and means afore- 
said, the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, 
or one of them, obtained a colourable majority of 
votes over the Petitioner, and procured themselves 
to be returned to serve for the said Borough, whereas 
the Petitioner had a majority of legal votes, and 
ought to have been returned ; and praying, That the 
House will take the premises into their considera- 
tion, and will declare the said Election and Return 
of the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore 
to be null and void, or will order the names of the 
said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore to be 
erased from the said Return, and the name of the 
Petitioner to be inserted therein, in place of the said 
Frederick Hodgson or Montague Gore, or one of 
them, or that the said Return may be amended, and 
such relief given to the Petitioner in the premises as 
to the House shall seem meet. 

A Petition of the thereundersigned Elector of the 
Borough of Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, was 
also read; setting forth, That at the last Election 
of Members to serve in Parliament for the Borough 
of Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, the Honour- 
able John William Fortescue, Sir John Palmer Bruce 
Chichester, Baronet, Frederick Hodgson and Mon- 
tague Gore, Esquires, were candidates to represent 
the said Borough in Parliament ; that the Petitioner 
had, and hereby claims to have had, a right to vote 
at the said Election for Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; that a poll being de- 
manded and taken at the said Election, the said 
Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore were, at the 
close thereof, by the Mayor and Returning Officer 
of the said Borough, declared duly elected to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that before, at and during the said Election, the 
said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, were, 
or one of them was, by themselves, their agents, 
friends and partisans, guilty of divers acts of bribery 
and corruption, in order to corrupt and procure, and 
did, by themselves, and by their agents, friends, ma- 
nagers and other persons on their behalf, by gifts, 
presents, money, rewards and promises, offers and 
agreements, and securities for money, gifts and 
rewards, and by intimidation, undue influence, and 
other corrupt and illegal practices, acts and means, 
attempt to corrupt and procure, and did in fact 
corrupt and procure divers persons, having or claim- 
ing to have a right to vote at the said Election, to 
give their votes to the said Frederick Hodgson and 
Montague Gore, or one of them, and to forbear to 
give them to the said John William Fortescue and 
John Palmer Bruce Chichester, or one of them; that 
before at and during the said Election, the said 
Frederick Hodgsonand Montague Gore did, by them- 
selves, their agents, friends, partisans and others on 


7° Septembris. 


Voters by the decision of the Barrister or Barristers | 











their behalf, at their and each or one of their costs 
and charges, directly and indirectly give, present | 
and allow to persons having votes at such Election, | 
money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision and | 


555 


promises, agreements, obligations and engagements 


_to give money, meat, drink, provision and entertain- 


ment to persons having votes as aforesaid, in order 
that they the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague 
Gore might be returned to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough; that systematic bribery and cor- 
ruption was carried on and practised by the said 
Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, and by 
divers other persons in their interest and behalf, and 
that the Election and Return of the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore were procured by 
means of bribery, treating and other corrupt and 
illegal practices, and are wholly null and void ; that 
the votes of divers persons were recorded at the said 
Election in favour of the said Frederick Hodgson 
and Montague Gore, or one of them, who had asked, 
received or taken money or other reward by way of 
gift, loan and other device, or had agreed or con- 
tracted for money, gift, office, employment or other 
reward, to give their votes to the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one of them, and 
to refrain or forbear to give their votes in favour of 
the said John William Fortescue and John Palmer 
Bruce Chichester, or one of them ; that divers per- 
sons were admitted to vote and did vote at the said 
Election, who, by themselves, or persons employed 
by them, did, by gifts or rewards, or by promises, 
agreements or securities for gifts oz rewards, corrupt 
and procure, or attempt to corrupt and procure per- 
sons to give their votes at the said Election for the 
said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one 
of them, or to forbear to give their votes at the said 
Election for the said John William Fortescue and 
John Palmer Bruce Chichester, or one of them; 
that divers persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election for the said Frederick 
Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one of them, who 
were or had been, either during such Election or 
within six calendar months previous thereto, or 
within fourteen days after it was completed, em- 
ployed as agent, poll-clerk, flagman, or in some 
other capacity, for the purposes of such Election, 
and who, in reference to such employment, accepted 
or took money, retaining fee, office, place or emolu- 
ment or a promise or security for money, retaining 
fee, office, place or emolument; that divers per- 
sons were admitted to vote at the said Election 
for the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, 
or one of them, who had no legal right to be 
registered, and who were not duly registered as 
Electors of the said Borough, and who were im- 
properly admitted to be registered, or allowed to 
remain on the Lists of Voters by the decision of 
the Barrister or Barristers appointed to revise the 
List of Voters for the said Borough; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote for the said Fre- 
derick Hodgson and Montague Gore, or one of 
them, who, between the thirty-first day of July 
one thousand eight hundred and forty and the day 
of Election, had ceased to occupy the whole or part 
of the premises in respect of which they were re- 
gistered, or who by other means had not at the time 
they voted, the same qualification for which their 
names were inserted on the Register, or who had 
become disqualified by the receipt of parochial relief 


|or other alms, or by not residing within the said 


Borough, or within seven miles thereof, or by other 
legal or personal disqualifications and incapacities ; 
and that divers persons so admitted to vote,and who 
did vote, were disabled and disqualified or incapable 
or unqualified or incompetent to vote at such Elec- 
tion; that by the several ways and means aforesaid, 
the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore, or 
one of them, obtained a colourable majority of votes, 
and procured themselves to be returned to serve for 
the said Borough, whereas the said John William 
Fortescue and John Palmer Bruce Chichester, or 
one of them, had a majority of legal votes, and 
ought to have been returned; and praying, That 


rewards, and did make presents, gifts, rewards and | the House will take the premises into their consi- 


Vou. 96. 


4B4 deration, 








Harwich 
Election. 


556 7° Septembris. 


deration, and will declare the said Election and 
Return of the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague 
Gore to be null and void, or will order the names of 
the said Frederick Hodgson and Montague Gore to 
be erased from the said Return, and the names of the 
said John William Fortescue and John Palmer Bruce 
Chichester, or one of them, to be inserted therein, 
in place of the said Frederick Hodgson or Montague 
Gore, or one of them, and such relief given to the 
Petitioner in the premises as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned John Bagshaw, 
of Wimpole-street, in the county of Middlesex, was 
read; setting forth, That at the last Election for the 
Borough of Harwich, in the county of Essex, John 
Attwood and William Beresford, Esquires, and Sir 
Denis le Marchant, Baronet, then Denis le Mar- 
chant, Esquire, together with the Petitioner, were 
candidates to represent the said Borough in Par- 
liament; that Samuel Billingsley, junior, Esquire, 
acted as the Returning Officer at the said Election, 
and that the poll being taken on the twenty-ninth 
day of June last, the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford were declared to have had a majority of 
voices at the Election, and were accordingly returned 
as duly chosen and elected to serve for the said Bo- 
rough in this Parliament ; that the majority for the 
said John Attwood and William Beresford was ap- 
parent and colourable only, inasmuch as many 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford who were not entitled to vote thereat, 
and whose names ought therefore to be struck off 
the poll ; that many persons were admitted to vote, 
and did vote at the said Election for the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, whose names ap- 
peared upon the Register of Voters for the said Bo- 
rough as occupiers of houses, warehouses, counting- 
houses, shops and other buildings, or of such houses, 
warehouses, counting-houses, shops and other build- 
ings, together with land in the said Borough, but 
who at the time of their so voting had not the 
same qualification for which their names were ori- 
ginally inserted in the said Register, inasmuch as 
since the time of their respective Registry, and 

revious to the time of their so voting at the said 

lection, they had ceased to occupy the premises 
in right of the occupation of which they had been 
so severally registered as aforesaid; that many 
persons were admitted to vote, and did vote at 
the said Election for the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford, whose names appear upon the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough as occupiers 
of certain premises in the said Register specified 
and set forth, who at the time of their so voting had 
not the same qualifications for which their names 
were originally inserted in the said Register, inas- 
much as since the time of their respective registry, 
and previous to the time of their so voting at the 
said Election, they had ceased to occupy some part 
of the said premises, and did not in fact at the time 
of their so voting as aforesaid continue to occupy the 
whole thereof; that many persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, who were not en- 
titled to vote thereat, inasmuch as at the said Elec- 
tion, or previous to such Election, they had ceased 
to be resident within the said Borough or within 
seven statute miles thereof, or within seven statute 
miles of the place where the poll of the said Borough 
was taken, andwere thereby disqualified and incapaci- 
tated from voting thereat ; that many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 


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A. 1841. 


on behalf of the said John Attwood and William 
Beresford, who had received bribes or promises of 
money, meat, drink or entertainment, or other ad- 
vantage or reward, to give their votes thereat, or 
who had wagered or bet sums of money upon, or 
were otherwise pecuniarily interested in the result 
of the said Election and Return of the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, and who were 
thereby disqualified or incapacitated from voting at 
the said Election ; that many persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election for the 
said John Attwood and William Beresford who had 
given or offered bribes, meat, drink or entertainment 
to other persons claiming to be electors of the said 
Borough, to induce and procure the said last-men- 
tioned persons to give their votes to the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, or to forbear to 
give them to the Petitioner, and who were thereby 
incapacitated and disabled from voting at the said 
Election ; that many persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford, who were disqua- 
lified and disabled from voting, inasmuch as they 
were, at the said Election, or within twelve months 
previously thereto, respectively concerned or em- 
ployed in charging, collecting, levying or managing 
the duties on houses and windows, or as postmasters 
or their deputies, or persons employed by or under 
them in receiving, collecting or managing the reve- 
nue of the Post-office or any part thereof; that 
many persons were admitted to vote and did vote 
at the said Election for the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford who were disqualified and inca- 
pable of voting thereat, as they were respectively, 
either during the said Election, or within six months 
previous to the said Election, or within fourteen 
days after it was completed, employed at such Elec- 
tion as agents, attornies, poll-clerks, flagmen, or in 
some other capacity for the purpose of such Election, 
and accepted and took from the said John Attwood 
and William Beresford, or from some other persons, 
in consideration of or with reference to such employ- 
ment, sums of money, retaining fees, offices, places 
or employments, or the promise of or some security 
for the same; that divers other persons who were 
not entitled to vote at the said Election, by reason 
that their names were not in the Register of Voters 
for the said Borough of Harwich, but who person- 
ated other persons entitled or claiming to be entitled. 
to vote at the said Election, or who, though duly 
registered, were dead or absent, were allowed and 
admitted to vote at the said Election for the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford ; that many 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election, for the said John Attwood and Wii- 
liam Beresford, who had been unduly registered as 
Burgesses of the said Borough, or as owners or oc- 
cupiers of property, because at the time of their said 
registry they had not resided for six months previous 
thereto within the said Borough, or within seven 
statute miles thereof, and because such of them as 
were Burgesses were not elected, made and ad- 
mitted Burgesses before the first day of March one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty one ; that many 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election, for the said John Attwood and Wiil- 
liam Beresford, who had been unduly registered as 
the occupiers of premises within the said Borough, 
inasmuch as the premises in respect of which they 
were so respectively registered were not at the time 
of their registry of the clear yearly value of not less 
than ten pounds, or that the said persons were not 
respectively in the legal actual occupation of the 
same, or had not occupied the same for twelve 
months previous, or that they were not respectively 
rated in respect thereof, or had not, on or before the 
twentieth day of July next previously to such regis- 
try, paid all the poor rates and assessed taxes which 
had become payable by them respectively in respect 
of such premises previously to the sixth day of April 

next 





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Stafford Bo- 
rough Election, 


5 Vicroriz. 


next preceding the said registry; that many persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said John Attwood and William Beres- 
ford, who, since the time of their registry, and pre- 
vious to the time of their voting, had become bank- 
rupts or insolvents, and had thereby lost their qua- 
lifications, and become disqualified from voting, and 
many others who were aliens, or who had received 
parish relief, or other disqualifying alms, or who 
were disqualified to vote at such Election by reason 
of their having been within twelve months previously 
to such Election concerned or employed in the 
charging, collecting, levying or managing the duties 
of Excise, Customs, or other duties or revenues, or in 
some other disqualifying office or employment ; 
that by reason of the premises, the said John .4it- 
wood and William Beresford obtained an apparent 
and colourable majority of votes over the Petitioner, 
whereas a majority of legal electors and votes were 
in favour of the Petitioner and the said Denis le 
Marchant, who ought to have been returned as 
Members duly elected to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borongh ; that the said John 
Attwood and William Beresford were, by themselves, 
their friends, agents and supporters, guilty of divers 
acts of treating, bribery and corruption at the said 
Election, and were and are thereby ineligible and 
incapable to be elected or to sit in Parliament as 
Members for the said Borough ; and praying, That 
the House will take the premises into consideration, 
and declare the said Election and Return of the said 
John Attwood and William Beresford to be void, 
and that the said John Attwood and William Beres- 
ford were not duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, and ought not to 
have been returned, but that the Petitioner and the 
said Denis le Marchant were duly elected Members 
to serve in this Parliament for the said Borough, 
and that the said Return may be amended, by di- 
recting the names of the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford to be erased therefrom, and the 
names of the Petitioner and the said Denis le Mar- 
chant to be inserted therein, in the place and stead 
of the names of them the said John Attwood and 
William Beresford, and that the poll taken at the 
last Election may be scrutinized and amended ac- 
cordingly, and that the House will grant to the Pe- 
titioner such further relief in the premises as to the 
House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of 
the Borough of Stafford, was read ; setting forth, 
That at the last Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough of Stafford, the 
Petitioners had a right to vote and did vote thereat ; 
that at the said Election, Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, 
William Holmes and Edward Buller, Esquires, were 
the candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament ; that the said Swynfen Thomas Carnegie 
and Edward Buller were, by the Mayor and Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough, declared duly 
elected as Members to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough ; that before and after the teste and 
issuing out of the writ for holding the said Election, 
and at and during and after the said Election, the 
said Swynfen Thomas Carnegie did, by himself, his 
agents, friends, managers partisans and supporters, 
by divers ways and means, at his charge and on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and al- 
tow to persons having votes at such Election, money, 
meat, drink, entertainment and rewards, and pro- 
mises, agreements, obligations and engagements to 
give, and allow money, meat, drink, entertain- 
ments and rewards to and for such persons, in order 


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that he the said Swynfeu Thomas Carnegie might 
be elected, and for being elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Borough of Stafford; 
that the said Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, by himself, 
his agents, friends and managers, and others on his 
behalf, was guilty of systematic and extensive bri- 
bery and corrupt practices, in order to procure per- 
sons having or claiming to have a right to vote at 
the said Election to vote for the said Swynfen 
Thomas Carnegie, and that such bribery and corrupt 
practices were open and notorious in the said Bo- 
rough, and well known to the electors; that by the 
said several corrupt and unlawful practices, the 
Election and Return of the said Swynfen Thomas 
Carnegie was and is wholly null and void; and 
praying the House will take the premises into their 
consideration, and will declare the Election and Re- 
turn of the said Swynfen Thomas Carnegie null and 
void, or that the House will afford such other relief 
in the premises as to the House may seem meet. 

A Petition of William Holmes, of Grafton-street, 
in the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square, 
within the liberties of Westminster, Esquire, was also 
read ; setting forth, That at the last Election for 
Members to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Stafford, in the county of Stafford, the 
Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, Edward 
Buller, Esquire, and the Petiticner, were candidates 
to represent the said Borough in Parliament ; that 
a poll having been taken at such Election, the said 
Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie and Edward 
Buller, Esquire, were declared to be duly elected, 
by a majority of votes, and were returned as Mem- 
bers duly elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough ; that the said Edward Buller, 
by himself, his agents, friends, managers, partisans, 
and others on his behalf, before, at and during the 
said Election, and before, at and during the said 
poll, was guilty of bribery and treating, and of other 
corrupt and improper practices, in order that he 
might be elected to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and did, by money, gifts and 
rewards, and by promises, offers, agreements and 
securities for money and rewards, and by gifts of 
meat, drink and entertainment, and other illegal and 
corrupt practices, corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have a right to vote at the 
said Election, to give their votes at the said Election 
in favour of him the said Edward Buller, and to 
refuse or forbear to give their votes in favour of the 
Petitioner; that systematic bribery, treating and 
corruption were carried on before, down to, and at 
and during the said Election, by persons desirous 
to procure the Return of the said Edward Buller, 
and that the Return of the said Edward Buller was 
thereby procured and brought about ; and praying, 
That the House will take the premises into consi- 
deration, and declare the Return of the said Edward 
Buller to be wholly null and void, and will afford 
such other and further relief as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Edwin Ley, saint Ives 
of Penzance, in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, a Election. 


Candidate at the last Election of a Member to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of Saint 
Ives, in the County of Cornwall, was read ; setting 
forth, That at the last Election of « Member to 
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of 
Saint Ives, the Petitioner Edwin Ley, and William 
Tyringham Praed, Esquire, were candidates to re- 
present the said Borough in Parliament; that a poll 
having been demanded and proceeded with and 
taken, the majority of votes was afterwards — 

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by the Returning Officer for the said Borough to be 
for the said William Tyringham Praed, whereupon 
the said Returning Officer declared the said William 
Tyringham Praed to be duly elected a Member to 
serve in the present Parliament for the said Borough, 
and returned him as such Member; that, at the 
said Election, divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote for the said William Tyringham Praed, 
who were not duly registered as electors for the said 
Borough, and who were not entitled to be registered 
as voters for the said Borough, or to vote at the 
said Election, and whose votes ought to be struck 
off the the poll accordingly ; that divers other per- 
sons were admitted to vote and did vote at the said 
Election for the said William Tyringham Praed, 
who had not at the time of their voting thereat the 
same qualification for which their names were origi- 
ually inserted in the Register of Voters in force for 
the said Borough at the time of such Election, having 
ceased to possess or occupy the whole or part of 
the same, or who had otherwise ceased at the time 
of the said Election to have the qualification for 
which their names were originally inserted in the 
Register of Voters for the said Borough in force at 
the time of the said Election, and who were not 
entitled to vote at the said Election, and whose 
votes ought therefore to be struck off the poll; that 
divers persons were admitted to vote and did vote 
at such Election for the said William Tyringham 
Praed, who were registered as electors for the said 
Borough, but had become disqualified to vote at 
such Election subsequently to the time of their 
being so registered, and previously to the time of 
their so voting, by receiving alms or parochial relief, 
or by not residing or having ceased to reside within 
the said Borough, or within the distance by law 
prescribed in that behalf, or by ceasing to be rated 
or to pay rates, or by other legal or personal dis- 
qualifications and incapacities, and whose votes 
ought to be struck off the poll; that divers other 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election in favour of the said William Tyring- 
ham Praed, who were disabled or disqualified from 
or incapable of voting at the said Election, by rea- 
son of their being at the time of their so voting, or 
having been previous to the said Election, employed 
in the charging, collecting, levying or managing 
duties of Customs or Excise, or by or under the 
Postmaster General or his Deputy, in receiving, 
collecting or managing the revenue of the Post- 
office, or some part thereof, or in some other dis- 
abling office or employment, and whose votes ought 
to be struck off the poll; that divers persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
in favour of the said William Tyringham Praed, who 
were or had been, either during such Election or 
within six calendar months previous to such Elec- 
tion, or within fourteen days after it was completed, 
employed at such Election as counsel, agent, at- 
torney, poll-clerk, flagman, or in some other capa- 
city, for the purposes of such Election, and had 
either before, during or after such Election, accepted 
or taken from the said candidate, or from some 
other person, for or in consideration of or with re- 
ference to such employment, a sum or sums of 
money, or a retaining fee, office, place or employ- 
ment, or promises or securities for a sum or sums 
of money or retaining fee, office, place or employ- 
ment, and whose votes were therefore wholly void, 
and ought to be struck from the poll; that divers 
persons were admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said William Tyringham Praed, 
who had asked, received or taken money or other 
reward by way of gift, loan or other device, or had 
agreed or contracted for money, gift, office, employ- 
ment or other reward, or had been bribed to give 
their votes at the said Election for the said William 
Tyringham Praed, or to refuse or forbear to give 
their votes for the said Petitioner Edwin Ley ; and 
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at the said Election for the said William Tyringham 
Praed, who, by themselves or by persons employed 
by him, did, by gifts or rewards, or by promises, 
agreements or securities for gifts or rewards, cor- 
rupt, procure, bribe, or attempt to corrupt, procure 
and bribe persons having voices at the said Election 
to give their votes at the said Election in favour of 
the said William Tyringham Praed, or to forbear 
to give their votes at the said Election for the said 
Petitioner, Edwin Ley, and whose votes ought to 
be struck from the poll; that divers other persons 
having voices and votes at the said Election were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said William Tyringham Praed, who had, 
after the teste or issuing out or ordering of the writ 
of Election, upon the calling or summoning of this 
present Parliament, and after the said Borough and 
the representation thereof had become vacant by 
the dissolution of the late Parliament, and before 
the said Election for the said Borough, received, 
accepted and taken from the said William Tyring- 
ham Praed, or otherwise on his behalf, at his charge, 
before his Election respectively, certain sums of 
money, meat, drink, entertainment and provision, 
or certain promises, agreements, obligations or en- 
gagements for the gift or allowance of certain sums 
of money, meat, drink, provision, presents, rewards 
or entertainment to them the said voters or each of 
them respectively for their own use, benefit, employ- 
ment, profit or preferment, in order to vote and for 
voting in favour of the said William Tyringham 
Praed, or in order to forbear to vote in favour of 
the said Petitioner, Edwin Ley, and in order to 
cause him the said William Tyringham Praed to be 
elected and for his being elected for the said Bo- 
rough, and that the votes of such voters were thereby 
rendered invalid, void and illegal, and ought to be 
struck off the poll; that divers electors of the said 
Borough were treated in order to procure the Elec- 
tion of the said William Tyringham Praed for the 
said Borough, and were nevertheless admitted to 
vote and did vote in favour of the said William 
Tyringham Preed, although their votes were by such 
treating rendered void, illegal and invalid, and 
ought to be struck off the poll accordingly ; that 
divers other persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election in favour of the said Wil- 
liam Tyringham Praed, who were, for various rea- 
sons different from those hereinbefore mentioned, 
incapable of voting thereat, or who laboured under 
personal disabilities to vote thereat different from 
those which have been hereinbefore mentioned, and 
whose votes ought to be struck off the poll; that 
divers votes were otherwise improperly or erroneously 
admitted and reckoned upon the poll in favour of 
the said William Tyringham Praed, which ought to 
be struck off the poll; that the votes of divers per- 
sons who were well and legally entitled to vote at 
the said Election, and who tendered their votes 
thereat for the said Petitioner, Edwin Ley, were im- 
properly and unlawfully excluded from the said poll, 
but which votes ought to be added to the number of 
votes polled for the said Petitioner, Edwin Ley ; that 
divers other votes were erroneously and by mistake 
or otherwise excluded from the number of votes 
polled for the said Petitioner, Edwin Ley, but which 
said votes ought now to be added thereto; that by 
reason of the admission of such bad and invalid 
votes in favour of the said William Tyringham 
Praed, and of the exclusion or omission of the said 
valid votes tendered in favour of the said Petitioner, 
Edwin Ley, the said William Tyringham Praed ob- 
tained a colourable majority only over the said Peti- 
tioner, Edwin Ley, and that the majority of legal 
votes was in fact given in favour of the said Peti- 
tioner, Edwin Ley; that both before and after the 
teste and issuing out of the writ for the said Elec- 
tion, and at and during the said Election, the said 
William Tyringham Praed did, by himself and his 
agents, friends and partisans, by divers ways and 

means, 


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Rutland 
Election, 


5 Vicrortz. 


means, at his charge and on his behalf, directly and 
indirectly give, present and allow to persons having 
votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, 
entertainment, provision and reward, and did make 
presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward 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 
the said William Tyringham Praed might be elected 
and for being elected to serve in Parliament for the 
said Borough; that before and during the said Elec- 
tion, the said William Tyringham Praed was, by 
himself and his agents, managers and friends, guilty 
of divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order to 
compel and procure, and did, by himself and his 
agents, friends, managers and other persons em- 
ployed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, money, re- 
wards, and promises and agreements and securities 
for money, gifts, employments and rewards, and by 
threats, intimidation, promises, undue influence and 
other corrupt, illegal or improper practice, acts and 
means, corrupt and procure divers persons having 
or claiming to have votes at the said Election, to 
give their votes in favour of the said William Tyring- 
ham Praed, and to forbear to give them in favour of 
the said Petitioner, Edwin Ley ; that by reason of 
the said corrupt and illegal practices the said Wii- 
liam Tyringham Praed was and is wholly disabled 
and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said Borouch of Saint Ives, 
and the Return of the said William Tyringham 
Praed was and is wholly null and void ; and praying 
the House to take the premises into consideration, 
and to declare the said Election and Return of the 
said William Tyringham Praed to be wholly null 
and void, and to declare the said Petitioner, Edwin 
Ley, to have been duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament, and that the Return may be amended 
accordingly, or to declare the said Election and Re- 
turn for the said Borough to have been wholly null 
and void, and that the House will grant to the Peti- 
tioner such further and other relief in the premises 
as to the House may seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of Robert Hawley, of Oakham, in the 
County of Rutland, Esquire, and John Arthur 
Gardner, of number ten, Chancery-lane, in the county 
of Middlesex, Esquire, Electors of the County of 
Rutland, and who, at the last Election of Members 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
County, had a right to vote and did vote, was read ; 
setting forth, That at the said Election Charles 
George Noel, commonly called Viscount Campden, 
Gilbert John Heathcote, Esquire, and William Henry 
Dawnay, commonly called the Honourable William 
Henry Dawnay, were candidates ; that a poll having 
been taken by the Sheriff and Returning Officer of 
the said County, the said Gilbert John Heathcote 
and the said William Henry Dawnay were, by the 
said Returning Officer, declared duly elected and 
returned to serve for the said County in this Parlia- 
ment; that at the taking of the said poll divers per- 
sons who were not entitled to vote at the said Elec- 
tion were permitted to vote and did vote for the said 
William Henry Dawnay; that divers persons who 
had a right to vote at the said Election, and who 
tendered their votes for the said Charles George 
Noel, were nevertheless rejected by the said Return- 
ing Officer and were not admitted to vote; that at 
the last revision of the Lists of Voters for the said 
County by the Revising Barristers appointed to re- 


vise the said Lists, the names of many persons who 
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559 


were not entitled to be electors for the said County, 
or to have their names inserted or retained on the 
Register of Voters for the said County, were never- 
theless improperly inserted or retained on the said 
Lists,.and such persons were in consequence im- 
properly placed on the Register of Voters for the 
said County in force at the said Election, and were 
improperly admitted to vote and did vote at the 
said Election for the said William Henry Dawnay ; 
that at the last revision of the Lists of Voters of and 
for the said County of Rutland, the names of divers 
persons were duly and properly expunged from the 
said Lists by the Revising Barrister appointed to re- 
vise such Lists, as not being entitled to be put on 
the Register of Voters for the said County, but the 
names of such persons were nevertheless afterwards 
improperly inserted on the Register of Voters in 
force for the said County at the time of such Elec- 
tion, and the said persons were admitted to vote at 
such Election, and did vote thereat for the said 
William Henry Dawnay ; that — persons who 
since the last revision for the said County had be- 
come disqualified by parting with or ceasing to 
occupy the property in respect of which their names 
had been inserted on the Register of Voters, were 
nevertheless admitted to vote at the said Election, 
and did vote for the said William Henry Dawnay ; 
that many persons whose names were not on the 
Register of Voters for the said County at the time 
of such Election, and many persons who falsely 
and fraudulently personated other persons whose 
names were on the said Register, were improperly 
admitted to vote at such Election and did vote 
thereat for the said William Henry Dawnay ; that 
many persons were admitted to vote at such Elec- 
tion a second time, and did vote for the said William 
Henry Dawnay, although such persons had before 
voted thereat for the said William Henry Dawnay ; 
that many persons who had become personally dis- 
qualified to vote at such Election, by holding dis- 
qualifying offices and by other personal disqualifi- 
cations, were nevertheless admitted to vote thereat 
and did vote for the said William Henry Dawnay ; 
that many persons who had received bribes, rewards, 
money, meat, drink or entertainment, or promises 
or engagements for bribes, rewards, meat, money, 
drink or entertainment, and who had thereby be- 
come disqualified to vote at such Election, were 
nevertheless admitted to vote thereat, and did vote 
for the said William Henry Dawnay; that at the 
last revision of the List of Voters for the said County 
by the Revising Barrister appointed to revise the 
same, the names of many persons who were entitled 
to be electors of the said County, and to have their 
names inserted and retained on the said Lists, 
were improperly expunged therefrom by the said 
Revising Barrister, and such persons were, in 
consequance of such decision of the said Barrister, 
improperly omitted from the Register of Voters 
for the said County, and such persons duly ten- 
dered their votes at the said Election in fa- 
vour of the said Charles George Noel, and the 
votes of the said persons were by the said Retarn- 
ing Officer entered on the poll as tendered votes 
only, and ought now to be added to the poll in fa- 
vour of the said Charles George Noel; that on the 
taking of the said poll, divers persons who were 
electors and entitled to vote at the said Election, 
did actually duly give their votes thereat for the said 
Charles George Noel, but the votes of such persons 
were, nevertheless, not entered on the poll-books 
by the said Returning Officer, or by the poll-clerks 
employed at such Election, by means whereof the 
votes of the said persons were wholly lost to the 
said Charles George Noel, and such votes ought 
now to be added to the poll in favour of the said 
Charles George Noel; that the said William Henry 
Dawnay was, by himself cr his friends, agents, ma- 
nagers and others on his behalf, guilty of bribery 
and treating at the said Election ; and gave money 

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New Windsor 
Election. 


560 7° Septembris. 


and other rewards, or made promises and engage- 
ments for money or other rewards, to divers persons 
having votes at the said Election, to vote for the 
said William Henry Dawnay, or to forbear to vote 
for the said Charles George Noel; that the said 
William Henry Dawnay, by himself, his friends, 
agents, managers and others on his behalf, unduly 
and illegally influenced, intimidated and coerced 
divers persons having votes at such Election to vote 
for the said William Henry Dawnay, or to forbear 
to vote for the said Charles George Noel; that after 
the teste of the writ for the holding of the said 
Election, the said William Henry Dawnay, by him- 
self, agents, managers and friends, gave money, 
meat, drink and entertainment, or made promises 
and engagements for money, meat, drink and enter- 
tainment to divers persons having votes at the said 
Election, in order to be elected, and for being 
elected to serve for the said County in Parliament ; 
that by means of the premises the said William 
Henry Dawnay succeeded in obtaining a colourable 
majority of votes, whereas the said Charles George 
Noel had a majority of legal votes, and ought to 
have been returned ; and praying, That the House 
will take the premises into their consideration, and 
will declare the said Charles George Noel, com- 
monly called Viscount Campden, duly elected, in- 
stead of the said William Henry Dawnay, or will 
declare the Election and Return of the said Wil- 
liam Henry Dawnay null and void, and will give to 
the Petitioners such other and further relief in the 
premises as to the House may seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of William Frederick Fergusson, Es- 
quire, was read; setting forth, ‘That at the last 
Election for Members to serve in Parliament for the 
Borough of New Windsor, the Petitioner, together 
with John Ramsbottom, Esquire, Sir John Edmond 
de Beauvoir, Baronet, and Ralph Neville, Esquire, 
were Candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament, and that a poll being thereupon de- 
manded, the same was taken, and at the close 
thereof John Ramsbottom and Ralph Neville, Es- 
quires, were, by the Mayor and Returning Officer 
of the said Borough, declared to be duly elected, 
and were returned accordingly ; that the Election 
and Return of the said Ralph Neville was procured 
by the undue and illegal means hereinafter stated, 
that is to say; that at the said Election, the votes 
of divers persons were received and recorded for the 
said Ralph Neville, who, within six months pre- 
vious to the Election, or within fourteen days after 
the same was completed, had been and were em- 
ployed as agents and in other capacities for the pur- 
poses of such Election, and who in consideration 
of, and with reference to such employment, ac- 
cepted and took money or other reward, or some 
promise or security for money or other reward ; that 
at the said Election the votes of many persons were 
accepted and recorded in favour of the said Ralph 
Neville, who were disqualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion, in consequence of having received or taken 
oribes, money, gifts and rewards, meat, drink and 
entertainment, for giving their votes at the said 
Election, and others were disqualified as aforesaid, 
by having asked for such bribes, money, gifts and 
rewards, meat, drink and entertainment, for for- 
bearing to vote at the said Election, or for voting 
thereat, and others were disqualified as aforesaid, by 
having given or offered such bribes, money, gifts 
and rewards, meat, drink or entertainment, to other 
persons to procure them to give their votes, or to 
forbear to give their votes at the said Election ; 
that the said Ralph Neville, by himself, his agents, 








A. 1841. 


friends, managers, partisans and others on his be- 
half, before, at and during the said Election, and 
before, at and during the said poll, was guilty 
of bribery and treating, and of other corrupt and 
illegal practices, in order that he might be elected 
to serve in this present Parliameut for the said Bo- 
rough, and did, by money, gifts and rewards, and 
by gifts of meat, drink and entertainment and other 
corrupt and illegal practices, corrupt and procure 
divers persons having or claiming to have a right to 
vote at the said Election, to give their votes at the 
said Election in favour of the said Ralph Neville, 
and to refuse or forbear to give their votes in favour 
of the Petitioner, and that systematic bribery and 
corruption were carried on, before, down to, and at 
and during the said Election, by persons desirous 
to procure the Return of the said Ralph Neville, and 
the said Return of the said Ralph Neville was there- 
by brought about; that at the said Election the 
votes of many persons were accepted and recorded 
in favour of the said Ralph Neville, who never had 
a right to be on the Register of Voters for the said 
Borough, and were improperly placed thereon by 
the Revising Barrister or Barristers appointed to 
revise the Lists of Voters for the said Borough, or 
who had ceased to possess the qualification and the 
right to vote, in respect of which they appeared 
upon the Register, or who had received parochial 
relief or other alms, or were otherwise disqualified, 
and had no right to vote at the said Election ; that 
by the means aforesaid the Election and Return of 
the said Ralph Neville were procured and brought 
about ; and praying, That the House will take the 
premises into their consideration, and will declare 
the Election and Return of the said Ralph Neville 
null and void, and that the Petitioner was duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned, and that 
the Return be amended, by erasing therefrom the 
name ofthe said Ralph Neville, and inserting instead 
thereof the name of the Petitioner, or that the 
House will grant such other relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned George Au- Carnarvon 
gustus Frederick Paget, commonly called Lord Borough 
George Paget, was read; setting forth, That at the !cte™ 


last Election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Carnarvon, the Peti- 
tioner, together with William Bulkeley Hughes, Es- 
quire, were candidates to represent the said Borough 
in Parliament; that at the close of the poll of the 
said Election, the said William Bulkeley Hughes 
was, by the Returning Officer of the said Borough, 
declared duly elected to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; that the said Election 
and Return of the said Wilitam Bulkeley Hughes is 
wholly null and void, and was procured and obtained 
by the undue and illegal means hereinafter stated, 
that is to say; that the poll taken at the polling 
places at Nevin and Criccieth, which said places of 
Nevin and Criccieth are contributory Boroughs to 
Carnarvon and jointly therewith return one Member 
to Parliament, was not taken before the Chief Mu- 


nicipal Officer for the time being for the said several - 


contributory Boroughs, as such poll ought by law 
to be taken, but that the said poll at Nevin was taken 
before one Owen Evans, who was not the Chief 
Municipal Officer of the said Borough, and was 
taken at Criccieth before one Rowland Williams, 
who was not the Chief Municipal Officer of the said 
Borough ; that before the said poll so illegally taken 
at Nevin and Criccieth was added up with the poll 
taken at the other polling places, and the numbers 
declared, a protest was made against the legality of 


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Members’ 
Qualification, 


5 Vicroriz. 


the said poll, but the Returning Officer of the said 
Borough of Carnarvon, added up the said poll, and 
upon the numbers thus shown, declared the said 
William Bulkeley Hughes duly elected ; that at the 
said Election the votes of divers persons were ac- 
cepted and recorded in favour of the said William 
Bulkeley Hughes, although such persons were not 
entitled to be registered, having been improperly put 
upon the Lists of Voters by the overseers or other 
persons who made out the said Lists, and improperly 
retained thereon by the decision of the Barrister or 
Barristers appointed to revise the Lists of Voters 
for the said Borough ; that the votes of divers per- 
sons were recorded in favour of the said William 
Bulkeley Hughes, who had been placed upon Lists 
illegally made out, and which ought not to have been 
received, nor the names thereon revised by the Bar- 
rister or Barristers appointed to revise the Lists of 
Voters made out according to law, but such names 
were retained by the decision of the said Barrister or 
Barristers, although objection was duly made thereto ; 
that the votes of divers persons were recorded in fa- 
vour of the said William Bulkeley Hughes, although 
such persons had no right to voteat the said Election, 
in consequence of their having ceased to possess the 
property or other qualification in respect of which 
their names had been inserted in the Register of 
Voters in force at the said Election, or from other 
causes of disqualification ; that the votes of divers 
persons were recorded in favour of the said William 
Bulkeley Hughes, although such persons were dis- 
qualified to vote thereat-in consequence of their 
having received parochial relief or other disqualifying 
alms, or who within six months previous to the said 
Election, or within fourteen days after the same was 
completed, had been and were employed as agents, 
or in some other capacity, for the purposes of the 
said Election, and who in consideration of such em- 
ployment accepted and took money, or other reward 
or promise, or security for money or other reward ; 
that the said William Bulkeley Hughes was, by him- 
self, his agents, friends and managers, guilty of 
divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order to cor- 
rupt and procure, and did, by gifts, presents, money 
and rewards, meat, drink and entertainment, and by 
promises of gifts, presents, money and rewards, and 
by threats, intimidation, undue influence and other 
illegal practices, acts and means, corrupt and pro- 
cure persons having or claiming to have a right to 
vote at the said Election, to give their votes in favour 
of the said William Bulkeley Hughes, or to forbear 
to give their votes in favour of the Petitioner; that 
systematic bribery, treating and corruption were 
carried on, before, down to, and at the said Election, 
and that the said bribery, treating and corruption 
was open and notorious, and that the Return of the 
said William Bulkeley Hughes was thereby brought 
about; and praying the House to take the premises 
into their consideration, and to declare that the 
Election and Return of the said William Bulkeley 
Hughes was and is wholly null and void, and that 
the Petitioner ought to have been returned, and that 
the Return be amended by inserting the name of 
the Petitioner in place of the said William Bulkeley 
Hughes, or that the House will grant such relief in 
the premises as to them may seem meet. 

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

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


The House was moved, That the Standing Orders 
of the House of the 21st day of November 1717, re- 
lative to the Qualification of Members, might be 
read ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Resolved, That, notwithstanding the Oath taken 
by any Candidate at or after any Election, his 
Qualification may afterwards be examined into. 

Vot. 96. 


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561 


Resolved, That the person whose Qualification is 
expressly objected to in any Petition relating to his 
Election, shall, within fifteen days after the Petition 
read, give to the Clerk of the Reiie of Commons 
a Paper, 7 by himself, containing a rental or 
particular of the lands, tenements and hereditaments 
whereby he makes out his Qualification, of which 
any person concerned may have a copy. 

Resolved, That of such lands, tenements and 
hereditaments, whereof the party hath not been in 
possession for three years before the Election, he 
shall also insert in the same Paper from what per- 
son, and by what conveyance or act in law, he claims 
and derives the same, and also the consideration, if 
any, paid, and the names and places of abode of 
the witnesses to such conveyance and payment. 

Resolved, That if any sitting Member shall think 
fit to question the Qualification of a Petitioner, he 
shall, within fifteen days after the Petition read, 
leave notice thereof in writing with the Clerk of the 
House of Commons, and the Petitioner shall in such 
case, within fifteen days after such notice, leave 
with the said Clerk of the House the like account, 
in writing, of his Qualification, as is required from 
a Sitting Member. 

—" That the said Standing Orders be re- 

ealed. 

The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order of the House of the 6th day of February 
1734, relative to the Qualification of Members, might 
be read ; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That on the Petition of any Elector or 
Electors for any County, City or place sending 
Members to Parliament, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return, and alleging that some other 
person was duly elected, and ought to have been 
returned, the Sitting Member so complained of ma 
demand, and examine into, the Qualification of suc 
person so alleged to be duly elected, in the same 
manner as if such person had himself petitioned. 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be repealed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Members’ 
posed, 1. That every person elected and returned Qualification, 


a Member of the House of Commons for any County, 
Riding or Division of a County, or for any City, 
Borough or Cinque Port in England, Wales or Ire- 
land, or for the Town of Berwick-upon- Tweed, whose 
Qualification is expressly objected to in any Election 
Petition, shall, within fifteen days after the Petition 
read, give to the Clerk of the House of Commons 
a Paper, signed by himself, containing the following 
particulars ; that is to say: 

If the Qualification of such Member shall arise 
wholly or in part out of lands, tenements or 
hereditaments, then, a rental or particular of 
the lands, tenements and hereditaments 
whereby he makes out such his Qualifi- 
cation. 

If the Qualification of such Member shall arise 
wholly or in part out of personal estate, then 
the particulars of such personal estate, and 
of the income arising Soutien, and upon 
what security and in whose names such per- 
sonal estate is vested, and by whom the in- 
come thereof is payable : 

And that any person concerned may have a copy of 
such Paper. 

2. That of such lands, tenements, hereditaments 
and personal estate, whereof the party hath not been 
in possession or receipt of the rents or income for 
three years before the Election, he shall also insert 
in the same paper, from what person and by what 
conveyance, assignment or act in law, he claims and 
derives the same ; and also the consideration, if any, 
paid for the same, and the names and places of 
abode of the witnesses to such conveyance, assign- 
ment or act in law and payment. 

3. That if any Member whose Qualification is so 
objected to shall decline to defend his Election or 

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Return, and if any other person shall be admitted 
to defend the same, such other person shall, within 
eight days after he shall be so admitted to defend 
the same, leave with the Clerk of the House of 
Commons the like account, in writing, of the Quali- 
fication of such Member as is required from a Sit- 
ting Member. 

4. That if any Sitting Member whose Election or 
Return shall be petitioned against, or any party ad- 
mitted to defend the Election or Return of such 
Member, shall think fit to question the Qualifica- 
tion of any Petitioner, claiming to have had a right 
to be elected or returned in the place of such Mem- 
ber, such Sitting Member shall, within eight days 
after the Petition read, and such other party within 
eight days after being admitted to defend the Elec- 
tion or Return, leave notice thereof in writing with 
the Petitioner or his agent ; and the Petitioner shall 
in such case, within eight days after such notice, 
leave with the Clerk of the House of Commons the 
like account, in writing, of his Qualification, as is 
required for a Sitting Member:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of Wood from Foreign Parts chargeable 
with a Duty of £.10 for every £.100 of the Value 
thereof imported into the Isle of Man, in each year 
from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive ; showing the 
Quantity in cubic feet, the Value declared for Duty, 
and the Duty actually paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number and Tonnage of Ships 
built in the Isle of Man in each year, from 1820 to 
1840, both inclusive; the Tonnage, subsequent to 
the 31st day of December 1835, being given in the 
old measure. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report which, upon the 
30th day of August last, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to consider whether any and 
what Improvement can be adopted in the mode of 
conducting Private Business ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday the 17th day of this in- 
stant September. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House 
to resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the 
Motion made yesterday, That a Supply be granted 
to Her Majesty ; 

Ordered, That the Lords Commissioners’ Speech 
to both Houses of Parliament be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Sir Thomas Fremantle reported, 
That the Committee had come toa Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Two Petitions complaining of undue Elections 
and Returns being offered to be presented, the same 
were delivered in at the Table; and the names of 
the places to which the said Petitions related (being 
both of them Petitions of the last class) were put 
into the glass at the Table, and drawn by the Clerk, 
in. the following order : 

A Petition of Sir Henry Winston Barron, Baronet, 
and Thomas Wyse, Esquire, was read ; setting forth, 
That an Election of two Members to serve in this 
present Parliament for the County of the City of 
Waterford, was held in the month of July last, at 
which Election Edward Elliot and Jason Hassard, 
Esquires, acted as Returning Officers, and William 
Christmas, William Morris Reade and the Peti- 
tioners were candidates to represent the said County 
of the City of Waterford in Parliament; that the 
Petitioners are also electors of said City of Water- 


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A. 1841, 


ford, entitled to vote at said Election; that a poll 
having been demanded, the same was commenced 
and proceeded in from day to day, until the twelfth 
day of July aforesaid, when the same was finally 
closed, and the said William Christmas and William 
Morris Reade were declared to have been duly 
elected, and were accordingly returned, as having 
been duly elected and chosen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said County of the City of Water- 


ford; that the number of voters stated at the close 


of the poll to have voted for the said William Christ- 
mas was two hundred and eighty-six, for the said 
William Morris Reade two hundred and fifty-nine, 
for the Petitioner Henry Winston Barron two hun- 
dred and two, and for the Petitioner Thomas Wyse one 
hundred and ninety-nine, making an apparent ma- 
jority for the said William Christmas and William 
Morris Reade over both the Petitioners; that such 
a majority is an apparent and colourable majority, 
and the said Return an illegal Return; that said 
majority was obtained in favour of the said Wil- 
liam Christmas and William Morris Reade, in con- 
sequence of the said Edward Elliott and Jason 
Hassard, by themselves or their deputies, having 
refused to receive and reckon on the poll for the said 
Petitioners, or one of them, the votes of many per- 
sons, each and every one of whom was and were at 
the time of the said Election, and had been six 
months before the said Election, registered electors 
of the said County of the City of Waterford, and 
had made their respective affidavits, and received 
their respective certificates of registry, and each and 
every one of whom claimed to vote, and tendered 
their votes at the said Election for the said Peti- 
tioners, or one of them; that if the said votes had 
been received and reckoned on the poll, as they 
ought in law to have been, the Petitioners would 
have had a large majority over both the said Wi/- 
liam Christmas and William Morris Reade at the 
said Election; and it would have been the duty of 
the said Edward Elliott and Jason Hassard to have 
returned the said Petitioners, and they ought in law 
to have been returned as the Members duly elected 
and chosen at the said Election to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the said County of the City of 
Waterford ; and praying, That the House will take 
the premises into consideration and adjudge and 
declare that the Return of the said William Christ- 
mas and William Morris Reade was and is an illegal 
Return, and ought to be amended; and that the 
same may be amended accordingly by adding the 
votes of the said persons above mentioned to the poll 
of the said Petitioners, and substituting their names 
in the «eturn instead of the names of the said Wil- 
liam Christmas and William Morris Reade; and that 
the House will grant such further and other relief in 
the premises as the merits of the case may require. 

And it appearing that the said Petition was not 
signed by the said Sir Henry Winston Barron, Ba- 
ronet, the same was received in so far as it related to 
the said Thomas Wyse, only. 

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

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


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
Borough of New Windsor, was read ; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners claim to have a right to vote 
and had a right to vote at the last Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in this present Parliament for the Bo- 
rough of New Windsor, in the county of Berks ; 
that at the said Election John Ramsbottom, Esquire, 
Sir John Edmund de Beauvoir, Knight or Baronet, 
William Frederick Fergusson, Esquire, and Ralph 
Neville, Esquire, were candidates to represent the 
said Borough in Parliament; that the said Election 








took place on the twenty-ninth day of June last, and 
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5 Vicroriz. 


the said John Ramsbottom and Ralph Neville were 
declared by the Returning Officer to be elected 
Members to serve in this Parliament for the said 
Borough; that the Petitioners beg respectfully to 
represent to the House that the said John Rams- 
bottom, not being the eldest son of any Peer of Par- 
liament, or of any person qualified by law to serve 
as Knight of the Shire, was not, at the time of the 


7°—8° Septembris. 


563 


Mercurii, 8° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


A MESSAGE, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher Royal Assent 





said Election and Return, seised or entitled, for his 
own use and benefit, of or to a sufficient estate, legal 
or equitable, in lands, tenements or hereditaments 
lying within the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, nor was he possessed, for his own use 
and benefit, of personal estate or effects of such a 
nature or of sufficient amount, nor was he seised or 
entiled, for his own use and benefit, of or in a suffi- 
cient estate, legal or equitable, in lands, tenements 
or hereditaments, situate as aforesaid, and possessed 
of personal estate or effects sufficient in amount or 
otherwise, jointly to qualify him, according to law, 
to be elected or to serve as a Member in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Mew Windsor ; 
that the said John Ramsbottom was not, at the time 
of his said Election, and is not now, duly qualified 
by estate or otherwise howsoever, to be elected or 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough; that 
the Petitioners further represent, that both before 
and after the teste and issuing out of the writ for 
the said Election, and at and during the said Elec- 
tion, the said John Ramsbottom did, by himself and 
his agents, friends and partisans, by divers ways and 
means, at his charge and on his behalf, directly and 
indirectly, give, present and allow to persons having 
votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, lcdging, 
entertainment, provision, and reward, and did make 
presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward, 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 Ramsbottom might be elected, and for 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough; that before and during the said Election 
the said John Ramsbottom was, by himself and his 
agents, managers and friends, guilty of divers acts of 
bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt and pro- 
cure, and did, by himself and his agents, friends, 
managers and other persons employed on his behalf, 
by gifts, presents, money, rewards, promises, agree- 
ments, and securities for money, gifts and rewards, 
and by promises, undue influence, and other corrupt, 
illegal or improper practices, acts and means, corrupt 
and procure divers persons, having or claiming to 
have votes at such Election, to give their votes 
thereat in favour of the said John Ramsbottom and 
to forbear to give their votes thereat in favour of the 
other candidates at such Election, or for some or 
one of them; that the said John Ramsbottom, by 
the said corrupt and illegal practices, was and is 
wholly disabled and incapacitated and ineligible to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough 
of New Windsor, and the Return of the said John 
Ramsbottom was and is wholly null and vaid ; that, 
by reason of the premises, the said Election and 
Return of the said John Ramsbottom was and is 
wholly null and void ; and praying, That the House 
will be pleased to take the premises into considera- 
tion, and will declare the said Election and Return 
of the said John Ramsbottom to be null and void, 
and will afford to the Petitioners such relief in the 
premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
Vou. 96, 


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 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 Public Bill therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, 
thereby authorized, had declared the Royal Assent 
to the said Bill: Which Bill is as followeth: 

An Act to relieve the Right honourable John Sa-Earlof 
vile Lumley Savile Earl of Scarbrough, from cer- een 
tain Disabilities and Penalties in consequence of his sua 
having sat and voted in the House of Peers without 
being duly qualified by taking and subscribing the 
Oaths and Declaration prescribed by law. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Shipping. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of all Ships and Vessels built and registered 
since the passing of the Act for the new System of 
Measurement ; distinguishing Steamers from other 
Vessels, classifying the whole according to their 
Tonnage ; viz. those under One hundred Tons, 
between one hundred and two hundred Tons, two 
hundred and three hundred, and thus by gradations 
to the largest Tonnage built; specifying the Tonnage 
of each class; also, a Return in simular classes, of 
any Ships or Vessels which may have been regis- 
tered before the passing of the Act, and re-measured 
since upon the new Plan. 

A Return of the Number of Stamps issued to the Newspaper 
several Newspapers in England, Scotland and Wales, *“™?* 
from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of June 
1841, inclusive; specifying each Newspaper by 
name, and the Number of Stamps issued each mont 
during that period to each Newspaper:—And, a 
similar Return for [reland. 

A Copy of any Treasury Minute in answer to the 
Memorial from the Inhabitants of Dartmouth, rela- 
tive to the Arrival and Departure of the West India 
Mails. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- Postage. 
tious of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of 
Treasury Warrants altering Rates of Postage on 
Letters conveyed between the United Kingdom and 
Bremen, &amp;c., and fixing Rates of Postage to be 
taken in the Colony of New Zealand. 

An Account of Schools in the Highlands and Is- Schools 
lands of Scotland, endowed under the provisions of e°tland.) 
the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 87. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant granting Compensation —_ of 
for loss of Fees to Thomas fenton, Esquire, one of wre 
the Chief Examiners of the Court of Chancery in 
Treland, for one quarter, ended 11th July 1841 :— 

And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

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A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Administration 
for facilitating the Administration of Justice ; to of Justice Bill, 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 

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Foreign Bishops The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
—_ to amend an Act made in the twenty-sixth year of 
the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, 
intituled, An Act to empower the Archbishop of 
Canterbury or the Archbishop of York for the time 
being, to consecrate to the Office of a Bishop per- 
sons being Subjects or Citizens of Countries out of 
his Majesty’s Dominions; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 
Imperial Gas Mr. Filer, from the Imperial Gas Light Company, 
LightCompany- was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return 
of the Contingency Fund of the Imperial Gas Light 
Company :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 
» Cork County Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
— received a Letter from Daniel O’ Connell, Esquire, 
° returned for the Counties of Cork and Meath, making 
his election for the County of Cork :—And the said 
Letter was read as followeth ; 


Merrion-square, Dublin, 
Sir, 4th September 1841. 

Having been returned to serve in the present Par- 
liament for the County of Meath as well as the 
County of Cork, I beg leave to state to you, for the in- 
formation of the House of Commons, that it is my 
intention to elect, and I do elect to sit for the County 
of Cork. 

Should any other act be necessary on my part, to 
carry this intention into effect, so that a new Writ 
may issue at the earliest possible period for the 
County of Meath, Iam ready to do that act so soon 
as I am apprised of the nature of it. 

I have the honour respectfully to request that vou 
will be pleased to communicate my election to serve 
for the County of Cork in the present Parliament 
so soon as the Rules of the House will permit that 
communication to be made, in order to allow a new 
Writ to issue for the County of Meath. 

I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your obedient humble servant, 


To the Speaker, &amp;c. &amp;e. Ke. Daniel O’ Connell. 


Whereupon, Mr. Speaker stated, that since the 
date of Mr. O’ Connell’s Letter, a Petition complain- 
ing of his Election and Return for the County of 
Cork, had been presented to the House, and that 
the Honourable Member was consequently pre- 
vented from making his election. 

The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 24th day of August last, relative to Members 
returned for two or more places, might be read ; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 

“ 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 anything 
shall come in question touching the Return or Elec- 
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.” 


Foreign Bishops [he Foreign Bishops Bill was read the first time; 


ill, ° " 
m ‘ and ordered to be read a second time upon Thurs- 
No, 11, day the 16th day of this instant September. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Tomes Ordered, That Mr Speaker do issue his Warrant 
mt. 


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 Tamworth, in the 
room of the Right honourable Sir Robert Peel, 








A. 1841. 


Baronet,who, since his Election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the Office of First Commissioner for 
executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great 
Britain, and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Cambridge 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ oe 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present" 
Parliament for the University of Cambridge, in the 
room of the Right honourable Henry Goulburn, 
who, since his Election for the said University, hath 
accepted the Office of Chancellor and Under Trea- 
surer of Her Majesty’s Exchequer. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Lancaster 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ ae J 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in Division) Writ 
this present Parliament for the Northern Division of ; 
the County of Lancaster, in the room of the Right 
honourable Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, com- 
monly called Lord Stanley, who, since his Election 
for the said County, hath accepted the Office of one 
of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Dorchester 

to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ V" 

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

room of the Right honourable Sir James Robert 

George Graham, Baronet, who, since his Election 

for the said Borough, hath accepted the Office of 

one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Kent (Eastem 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Pivision) Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Kent, in the room of the Right ho- 
nourable Sir Edward Knatchbull, Baronet, who, 
since his Election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Launceston 

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

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

room of the Right honourable Sir Henry Hardinge, 

who, since his Election for the said Borough, hath 
accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary at 

War. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Nottingham 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ i 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in (yvision) Writ 
this present Parliament for the Southern Division of 
the County of Nottingham, in the room of the Right 
honourable Henry Pelham Clinton, commonly called 
Earl of Lincoln, who, since his Election for the said 
County, hath accepted the Office of First Commis- 
sioner of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests and Land 
Revenues. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Monmouth | 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Comy Wr 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Mon- 
mouth, in the room of the Right honourable Gran- 
ville Charles Henry Somerset,commonly called Lord 
Granville Charles Henry Somerset, who, since his 
Election for the said County, hath accepted the 
Office of Chancellor of the Duchy and County Pa- 
latine of Lancaster. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Westmoreland 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Vi 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Westmore- 
land, in the room of the Right honourable William 
Lowther, commonly called Viscount Lowther, now 
Baron Lowther, called up to the House of Peers. 


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


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(East 
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for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Cardiff, in the room 
of John Nicholl, Esquire, who, since his Election 
for the said Borough, hath accepted the Office of 
Her Majesty’s Judge Advocate General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 


8° Septembris. 


565 


Parliament for the Borough of Marlborough, in the 
room of Henry Bingham Baring, Esquire, who, 
since his Election for the said Borough hath ac- 
cepted the Office of one of the Commissioners for 
executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great 
Britain, and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Jreland. 


Eastern Divie 


: to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
sion) Writ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Sligo County 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 


to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland to make out *" 


this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Cornwall, in the room of the Right 
honourable Edward Granville Eliot, commonly 
called Lord Eliot, who, since his Election for the 
said County, hath accepted the Office of Chief Se- 
cretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Bury Saint Edmund’s, 
in the room of Frederick William Hervey, Esquire, 
commonly called Earl Jermyn, who, since his Elec- 
tion for the said Borough, hath accepted the Office 
of Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household. 


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 Marlborough, in the 
room of Ernest Augustus Charles Bruce, Esquire, 
commonly called Lord Ernest Augustus Charles 
Bruce, who, since his Election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the Office of Vice Chamberlain of Her 
Majesty’s Household. 


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 Newark, in the room 
of the Right honourable William Ewart Gladstone, 
who, since his Election for the said Borough, hath 
accepted the Offices of Vice President of the Com- 
mittee of Privy Council for Trade and Master of 
Her Majesty’s Mint. 


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 Huntingdon, in the 
room of Sir Frederick Pollock, who, since his Elec- 
tion for the said Borough, hath accepted the Office 
of Her Majesty’s Attorney General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 


Parliament for the City of Exeter, in the room of | 


Sir William Follett, who, since his Election for the 


said City, hath accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Solicitor General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Bute, in the 
room of the Right honourable Sir William Rae, 
Baronet, who, since his Election for the said Shire, 
hath accepted the Office of Lord Advocate of Scot- 
land. 


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 Wenlock, in the room 
of James Milnes Gaskell, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of one of the Commissioners for executing 
the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, 
and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


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


for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Vou, 96. 

















a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire 
to serve in this present Parliament for the County 
of Sligo, in the room of Alexander Perceval, Es- 
quire, who, since his Election for the said County, 
hath accepted the Office of one of the Commis- 
sioners for executing the Office of Lord High Trea- 
surer of Great Britain, and Treasurer of the Ex- 
chequer of Jreland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Selkirkshire 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ W*- 


for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Selkirk, in the 
room of Alexander Pringle, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Shire, hath accepted the Office 
of one of the Commissioners for executing the Office 
of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, and Trea- 
surer of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


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


for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Aberdeen, in the 
room of William Gordon, Esquire, commonly called 
the Honourable William Gordon, who, since his 
Election for the said Shire, hath accepted the Office 
of one of the Commissioners for executing the Office 
of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Tyrone 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 Tyrone, in the room of the Right honour- 
able Henry Thomas Lowry Corry, who, since his 
Election for the said County, hath accepted the 
Office of one of the Commissioners for executing 
the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


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


for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Huntingdon, in the 
room of Jonathan Peel, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the Of- 
fice of Surveyor General of Her Majesty’s Ordnance. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Chippenham 


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 Chippenham, in the 
room of Henry George Boldero, Esquire, who, since 
his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of Clerk of the Ordnance. 


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


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 Lisburne, 
in the room of Henry Meynell, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of one of Her Majesty’s Grooms in Waiting. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Bridport 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 Bridport, in the 
room of Henry Warburton, 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 Bonen- 
ham, in the County of Buckingham. 


4D Ordered, 








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Privilege. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


No. 12. 


566 8° Septembris. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 


rth Riding) ¢¢ 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 North Riding of the 
County of York, in the room of William Duncombe, 
Esquire, commonly called the Honourable William 
Duncombe, now Baron Feversham, called up to the 
House of Peers. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Bradford, in the 
room of William Cunliffe Lister, Esquire, deceased. 


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 Sunderland, in the 
room of William Thompson, 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 Bonen- 
ham, 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 Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Lichfield, in the room of 
Sir George Anson, who, since his Election for the 
said City, hath accepted the Office of Steward of 
the Manor of Poynings, in the County of Sussex. 


Complaint being made to the House of a Para- 
graph in a printed Newspaper, intituled, The Times, 
dated Wednesday, September 8th, printed and pub- 
lished by John Joseph Lawson, at Printing House- 
square, Blackfriars, as reflecting on the conduct of 
a Member of this House, in breach of the Privileges 
of this House :—The said Newspaper was delivered 
in, and the Paragraph complained of, read. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Vic. 
c. 58, to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
Elections, 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 fourth and fifth year of the reign of Her pre- 
sent Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Law 
for the Trial of Controverted Elections,” I do hereby 
appoint the Right honourable Dudley Ryder, 
commonly called Viscount Sandon, Member for 
Liverpool; the Right honourable Sir George Grey, 
Member for Devonport; the Honourable Sidney 
Herbert, Member for the Southern Division of Wilt- 
shire ; James Loch, Esquire, Member for the Kirk- 
wall District of Burghs; John Wilson Patten, Es- 
= Member for the Northern Division of the 

ounty Palatine of Lancaster; and Richard More 
O’ Ferrall, Esquire, Member for Kildare; to be 
Members of the General Committee of Elections for 
the present Session. 
Given under my hand, this 8th day of Septem- 
ber 1841. 


Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 
Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 


The Clerk laid on the Table a List of Members 
claiming to be excused from serving on Election 
Committees, as being sixty years of age or upwards: 
—Sir Charles Merrik Burrell, Baronet; Sir John 
Chetwode, Baronet ; Edward Bolton Clive, Esquire ; 
Augustus Elliot Fuller, Esquire; Kedgwin Hoskins, 
Esquire ; Colonel William Gore Langton; William 














A. 1841. 


Ord, Esquire ; Edward William Wynn Pendarves, 
Esquire ; Thomas Sheppard, Esquire. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Navy Pay Bill, 


mittee on the Navy Pay Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will upon Friday the 
17th day of this instant September, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the ad- Members’ 
journed Debate upon theQuestion proposed yesterday, Qualification, 


1. That every person elected and returned a Member 
of the House of Commons for any County, Riding 
or Division of a County, or for any City, Borough 
or Cinque Port in England, Wales or Ireland, or for 
the Town of Berwick-upon- Tweed, whose Qualifica- 
tion is expressly objected to in any Election Petition, 
shall, within fifteen days after the Petition read, 
give to the Clerk of the House of Commons a Paper, 
signed by himself, containing the following particu- 
lars; that is to say: 


If the Qualification of such Member shall arise 
wholly or in part out of lands, tenements or 
hereditaments, then, a rental or particular of 
the lands, tenements and hereditaments 
whereby he makes out such his Qualifi- 
cation. 

If the Qualification of such Member shall arise 
wholly or in part out of personal estate, then 
the particulars of such personal estate, and 
of the income arising therefrom, and upon 
what security and in whose names such per- 
sonal estate is vested, and by whom the in- 
come thereof is payable : 


And that any person concerned may have a copy of 
such Paper. 


2. That of such lands, tenements, hereditaments 
and personal estate, whereof the party hath not been 
in possession or receipt of the rents or income for 
three years before the Election, he shall also insert 
in the same paper, from what person and by what 
conveyance, assignment or act in law, he claims and 
derives the same ; and also the consideration, if any, 
paid for the same, and the names and places of 
abode of the witnesses to such conveyance, assign- 
ment or act in law, and payment. 

3. That if any Member whose Qualification is so 
objected to shall decline to defend his Election or 
Return, and if any other person shall be admitted 
to defend the same, such other person shall, within, 
eight days after he shall be so admitted to defend 
the same, leave with the Clerk of the House of 
Commons the like account, in writing, of the Quali- 


fication of such Member as is required from a Sit- 


ting Member. 

4. That if any Sitting Member whose Election or 
Return shall be petitioned against, or any party ad- 
mitted to defend the Election or Return of such 
Member, shall think fit to question the Qualifica- 
tion of any Petitioner claiming to have had a right 
to be elected or returned in the place of such Mem- 
ber, such Sitting Member shall, within eight days 
after the Petition read, and such other party within 
eight days after being admitted to defend the Elec- 
tion or Return, leave notice thereof in writing with 
the Petitioner or his agent; and the Petitioner shall 
in such case, within eight days after such notice, 
leave with the Clerk of the House of Commons the 
like account, in writing, of his Qualification, as 1s 
required for a Sitting Member ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle reported from the Com- supply. 


mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
Motion made upon Monday last, That a Supply be 
cranted to Her Majesty, a Resolution; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 


Resolved, 


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5 Vicroriz. 
Resolved, That a Supply be granted to Her Ma- 


jesty. ! 
, 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, upon Friday, the 
17th day of this instant September, resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider of the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty. 


Commissarist ; 
Canada, &amp;c. 
No. 13. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—An Account of the Sums voted in the 
last Session of Parliament; and of the Sums re- 
quired to be voted to make good the Estimates for 
Commissariat ; Services in Canada ; Civil Contingen- 
cies; and, Miscellaneous Services in England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, for the year, from 1 April 1841 
to 31 March 1842. 


New Churches. Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the 


directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Twenty- 
first Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
for building New Churches. 

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


Miscellancous Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- 


ee lancous Services, for the year 1841-42, which were 
No. 14. presented upon the 5th day of April and the 28th 
VI day of May, in the last Session of the last Parlia- 
No.20, ‘ment, be re-printed. 
Charitable 


Ordered, That the several Estimates for Charitable 


Institutions. and Thstitutions and Miscellaneous Services in Ireland, 


Misceilaneous 


er for 1841-42, which were presented upon the 5th day 
(Ireland. ) of April, in the last Session of the last Parliament, 
No. 15. _ be re-printed. 


Miscellaneous 


Ordered, That the Estimate of the Amount that 


se a a.) Will probably be required to defray Law Expenses, 
i 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 1841 
to 31st March 1842, which was presented upon the 
5th day of April, in the last Session of the last Par- 
lament, be re-printed. 


Commissariat, 


Ordered, That the Estimate of Sums required for 
No. i7. 


the Pay, Allowances 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 3ist March 1842, with a Statement of the 
Amount required for similar Services in the year 
ending the 31st March 1841 :—And, the Estimate of 
Sums required for the Half-Pay of Commissariat 


8° Septembris. 

















567 


upon the 28th day of May, in the last Session of the 
last Parliament, be re-printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Thursday the 16th 
day of this instant September. . 

The Administration of Justice Bill was read the Administration 
first time, and ordered to be a second time upon of Justice Bill, 
Friday the 17th day of this instant September. No. 21. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to East India, East India. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 22. 


And then the House adjourned till Thursday the 
16th day of this instant September. 


Jovis, 16° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


ORP ERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Portarlington 
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, Writ. 

to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess | 

to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough 

of Portarlington, in the room of the Right honour- 

able George Lionel Dawson Damer, who, since his 

Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 

Office of Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Cavan 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 Cavan, in the room of John Young, Esquire, who, 
since his Election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of one of the Commissioners for executing 
the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain 


,and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Jreland. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Longford 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- Election. 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Anthony Lefroy, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the County of Longford 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjec- 
tionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Wakefield 
had received a Report from ihe Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
José Luis Fernandes and Lawrence Kitchon, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Wakefield (being one Surety in the sum 
of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he sudbury 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John Warwick and Joseph Martin, complaining of an 


Officers, and for Retired Full-Pay, Compensation | undue Election and Return for the Borough of Sud- 
and Superannuation Allowances; also for the Pen- bury (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is 


sions of Widows of Commissariat Officers, and 
Compassionate Allowances to their Children, for 


one year, from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st March | 


1842, which were presented upon the 5th day of 
April, in the last Session of the last Parliament, be 
re-printed, 
Civil Contin- 
gencies, 


No. 18. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended 
under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 
1840; and the Estimate of the Amount that will 
probably be required to defray the Expense under 
the head of Civil Contingencies, for the year 1842, 
which were presented upon the 5th day of April, in 
the last Session of the last Parliament, be re- 
printed. 

Canada. 


Ordered, That the Estimate of the further Amount 
No. 19. 


that will probably be required to defray the Expenses 
of the Service in Canada, consequent upon the late 


Insurrection in that Colony, which was presented 
Vou. 96. 





unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Bridport 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
William Pearce Stanley, and others, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Bridport (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000) 
is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he ipswich 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John Cobboid, and others, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Ipswich 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000) is unobjec- 
tionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Belfast 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Pectin. 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
George Hamilton Chichester, Baron Ennishowen and 

4p2 Carrickfergus, 





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Belfast 
Election, 


Dublin City 
Election. 


New Houses of 
Parliament. 


No, 23. 


Regent’s Park, 


Royal Gardens 


Bill, 


568 


Carrickfergus, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Belfast (being two Sure- 
ties in the sum of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
George Hamilton Chichester, Baron Ennishowen and 
Carrickfergus, and Archibald Mac Brair, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Belfast, (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Letter from Thomas Arkins, and others, 
who petitioned this House upon the 6th day of this 
instant September, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Dublin, stating that it is 
not intended to proceed with their Petition :—And 
the said Letter was read, as followeth : 


House of Commons.— Dublin City Election 
Petition 1841. 


In the matter of the Petition of Thomas 





Arkins, Stephen Fox Dickson, William 
Hanlon and Christopher O'Connor, 
against the Return of John Beatty 
West and Edward Grogan, Esquires, as 
Members for the City and County of the 
City of Dublin. 

Sirs, 

We, the undersigned, Thomas Arhins, Stephen Fox 
Dickson, William Hanlon, and Christopher O’ Con- 
nor, the Petitioners in the above-mentioned Petition, 
which was presented to the House of Commons on 
or about the sixth day of September instant, do 
hereby give you notice that it is not intended to 
proceed with the said Petition. 

Given under our hands this 11th day of Sep- 
tember 1841. 
Thomas Arkins. 
Stephen Fox Dickson. 
William Hanlon. 
Christopher O’ Connor. 
To the Right honourable the Speaker of 

the House of Commons, and also to 

John Beatty West and Edward Grogan, 

Esquires, the Sitting Members, and 

Samuel Wauchob, Esquire, their agent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Letter from the First Commissioner of 


16° Septembris. 





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A. 1841, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, im- Frogmore 
mediately, resolve itself into a Committee to consider Ledge, &amp;e. 
of annexing the Mansion House, Gardens and 
Grounds at Frogmore, now being part of the Land 
Revenue of the Crown, to Windsor Castle ; 

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, gives Her consent, as far as Her Ma- 
jesty’s interest is concerned, that the House may do 
therein as they shall think fit. 

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 it is expedient to annex the Man- 
sion House, Gardens and Grounds at Frogmore, now 
part of the Land Revenue of the Crown, to Windsor 
Castle. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Sir George 
Clerk reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Foreign Bishops Bill was, according to Order, Foreign Bishops 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, Private 
To-morrow, the Report which, upon the 30th day Business. 
of August last, was made from the Select Committee 
on Private Buisiness, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday the 24th day of this in- 


| stant September. 





Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to autho- Royal Gardens 
rize Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods to Bill. 
grant Building Leases of the Royal Kitchen Garden No. 24. 
at Kensington, and to form and improve other Royal 
Gardens, and to enable the said Commissioners to 


| purchase Lands of Copyhold or Customary Tenure : 


Woods, &amp;e., to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on | And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
the subject of warming, ventilating, and securing, to be read a second time upon Monday next ; and 


from Fire the New Houses of Parliament. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


Resolved. That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 


a Plan of the Regent's Park, showing the Improve- | 


ments and Alterations recently made therein. 
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 being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill to authorize Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners of Woods to grant Building Leases of the 
Royal Kitchen Garden at Kensington, and to form 
and improve other Royal Gardens, and to enable 
the said Commissioners to purchase Lands of Copy- 
hold or Customary Tenure ; 


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, gives Her consent as far as Her Ma- 


jesty’s interest is concerned, that the House may do 
therein as they shall think fit. 





to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Shipping, shipping. 
which was presented upon the 8th day of this instant 


m " No. 29. 
September, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper Newspaper 
Stamps, which was presented upon the 8th day of Stamps 
this instant September, be printed. No. 26. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to West India West India 
Mails, which was presented upon the sth day of Mls | 
this instant September, be printed. No. 27, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage, Postage. 
which was presented upon the 8th day of this instant No. 28. 
September, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Schools Schools 
(Scotland), which was presented upon the 8th day yg 
of this instant September, be printed. No. 29. 


sioners of New Churches, which was presented upon No. 30. 


the 8th day of this instant September, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Ordered, That the 21st Report of the Commis- New Churches. 


Northe 
Lights. 


Corn 


Vniv 
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Northern 
Lights. 


Corn Laws. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


Slavery. 


Cardigan Bo- 
rough Election. 


Nottingham 
Town Election. 


Wakefield 
Election. 


Wigtown 
Election. 


Rochester 
Election. 


Rochester 
Election, 


5 VicrorRiz. 


Veneris, 17° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Ritchie, from the Commissioners of the 

Northern Lighthouses, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Abstracts of the Receipts and 
Payments, and Report of the Commissioners for 
Northern Lights for the year 1840 :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Petitions from Birmingham ; — Stone (Stafford) 
(two Petitions) ;— Dunstable ;— King’s Lynn (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;-—-Stroud ;—Manchester ;—and, 
New Mills; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Bullock, praying for the 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, was 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, com- 
plaining that certain mines in Brazil and the Island 
of Cuba are worked by slaves which have been 
illicitly imported by British subjects, since the 
period when such importation was declared con- 
traband ; and praying the House either to extend 
the provisions of the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. 113, com- 
monly called the Consolidated Slave Trade Abolition 
Act of 1824, so as effectually to prevent British 
subjects from holding and purchasing slaves in 
foreign countries under any pretence whatsoever, 
or to appoint a Committee of the House to in- 
quire into the allegations of the Petitioners, was 


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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Pryse Pryse, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and double Return for the Borough of 
Cardigan (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Joseph Braithwaite, and others, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Town of Notting- 
ham (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
the Honourable William Sebright Lascelles, com- 
plainmg of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Wakefield (being one Surety in the sum 
of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
James Blair, Esquire, and others, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Shire of Wig- 
town (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Viscount Melgund, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the City of Rochester (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 


had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
Vot. 96. 


17° Septembris. 


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509 
|nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition 
of George Jefferys and James Chesson, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the City of 


Rochester (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Gloucester 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- City Flection. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Francis Buchanan Hoare and Charles Frederick 
Cliffe, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the City of Gloucester (being one Surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Blackbura 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Flection. 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 





William Turner, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Blackburn 
(being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), are 
unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he tipperary 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of the 
Honourable Cornwallis Maude and William Ponsonby 
Barker, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the County of Tipperary (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Lichfield 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Richard Dyott, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the City and County of the 
City of Lichfield (being two Sureties in the sum of 
£.500 each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Southampton 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Town Election. 











nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John Rushworth Keele and others, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Town and 
County of the Town of Southampton (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he southampton 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Town Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Joseph Lankester and others, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Town and County 
of the Town of Southampton (being one Surety in 
the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Ne«ry 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- #/ection. 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Sir John Milley Doyle, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Newry 
(being four Sureties in the sum of £.250 each), are 
uncbjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Newport 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
William John Blake and Thomas Gishorne, junior, 
Esquires, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 
turn for the Borough of Newport (being one Surety 
in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he rigin, &amp;., 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Burghs Elec- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of "°" 
Thomas Abercromby Duff, Esquire, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Elgin, &amp;c., 
district of Burghs (being one Surety in the sum of 
£.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he sudbury 











had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election, 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John William Adam and William Robert Bevan, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the Borough of Sudbury (being one Surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Bewdley 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election, 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
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Election, 


Penryn and 
Falmouth 
Election. 


Timber Duties. 


Supply. 


VDisiress. 


570 


Robert Monteith, Esquive, and others, complaining | 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough | 
of Bewdley (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 | 
each), are unobjectionable. 


| 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he | 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- | 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Thomas Mills, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Reading 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unob- 
jectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John White Dixon, Esquire, complaining of an un- 
due Election and Return for the united Borough of 
Penryn and Falmouth (being one Surety in the sum 
of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 








A Petition of the Legislative Council and Legis- | 
lative Assembly of the province of Canada, in Pro- 
vincial Parliament assembled, was presented, and | 
read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have learned | 
with serious apprehensions that Her Majesty’s Mi- 
nisters have recently proposed to the House an 
alteration unfavourable to the colonies, in the relative | 
scale of duties levied on Foreign and Colonial Tim- | 


| 
i 


ber and Deals on their importation into the United | 


Kingdom, which scale has remained nearly the same 
during the last thirty years; that the discriminating 
duty in favour of colonial Timber and Deals was 
originally established without any solicitation on the 
part of the inhabitants of the colonies, and was con- | 
sidered by them as connected with objects of na- | 
tional policy, and therefore likely to be permanent, 

and they accordingly embarked their capital and | 
industry in the trade of preparing and bringing to | 
the home market the produce of the forests of Ca- 

nada, which trade, during the continued encourage- 

ment of the relative scale of duties, has grown from | 
the loading in part of a few vessels frequenting the | 
Saint Lawrence, to the loading of more than a thou- 
sand large ships annually ; that the competition in 
the trade in Timber and Deals in the colony, is free 

to all Her Majesty’s subjects, and that under an un- | 


favourable alteration of the existing duties, the trade | 





must almost altogether cease, and a great part of | 


the capital vested in the trade and in lumbering 
establishments be lost, while a very large portion of 
the inhabitants must be deprived of their usual em- | 
ployments, the agriculturists be to a great degree | 
deprived of a near and advantageous market for | 
their produce, importations be greatly diminished, 
and the province left without a sufficient revenue for 
the support of its local government, the discharge | 
of its existing engagements, and providing for the | 
public wants ; and praying that the House will be | 
pleased to maintain the inhabitants of that province | 


in the privileges and protection which their trade | 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the 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 
“* the distresses of the working people at the present 
time are so great throughout the country, but par- 
ticularly in the manufacturing districts, that it is 
the duty of this House to make instant inquiry 
into ‘the causes and extent of such distress, to 
devise the means of remedy, and at all events to 
vote no Supplies of Money until such inquiry be 
““ made,” 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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17° Septembris. 








A. 1841. 


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 : f 149. 
Tellers for the § Mr. John Fielden, \ , 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : 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 Account of the sums voted in Account ang 


sums required to be voted to make good the Esti- 
mates for the Commissariat ; Services in Canada; 
Civil Contingencies and Miscellaneous Services in 
England, Scotland and Ireland for the year from 
the 1st day of Apzil 1841 to the 31st day of March 
1842, which was presented upon the 8th day of this 
instant September, be referred to the Committee. 
Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- 
laneous Services, for the year 1841-42, which were 
presented upon the 5th day of April and the 28th 
day of May, in the last Session of the last Parlia- 
ment :—Also, the several Estimates for Charitable 
Institutions and Miscellaneous Services in Ireland, 
for 1841-42, which were presented upon the 5th 
day of April, in the last Session of the last Par- 
| liament :—Also, the Estimate of the Amount that 
_ will probably be required to defray Law Expenses, 
Grants to Scottish Universities, and other Charges 


| 


formerly defrayed trom the Hereditary Revenues 


_and not provided for on Her Majesty’s Civil List, 


nor on the Consolidated Fund, from 1st April 1841 
to 31st March 1842, which was presented upon the 
5th day of April, in the last Session of the last Par- 
liament :—Also, the Estimate of Sums required for 
the Pay, Allowances 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 8ist March 1842, with a Statement of the 
Amount required for similar Services in the year 
ending the 31st March 1841; 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 Pen- 
‘sions of Widows of Commissariat Officers, and 
_Compassionate Allowances to their Children, for 
one year, from the 1st April 1841 to the 31st March 
1842, which were presented upon the 5th day of 
April, in the last Session of the last Parliament :— 
Also, the Account of the Sum expended under 
the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 1840 ; 
and the Estimate of the Amount that will probably 
be required to defray the Expense under the head 
of Civil Contingencies, for the year 1842, which 
were presented upon the 5th day of April, in the 
last Session of the last Parliament :—And also, the 
Estimate of the further Amount that will probably 
be required to defray the Expenses of the Service in 
Canada, consequent upon the late Insurrection in that 


Colony, which was presented upon the 28th day of 


May, in the last Session of the last Parliament ; and 
which said Estimates are referred to in the said Ac- 


count and Estimates presented upon the 8th day of 


this instant September, be referred to the Committee. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and six thousand six hundred and seventy- 
eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- 
plete the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the 
Commissariat Department, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

‘2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
five thousand and three pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to —_ 

the 


‘the last Session of the last Parliament, and of the — 
reterred ; 


Commissariat. 


Navy 


Admi 
of Ju 


Frog 
Lod 


L 








5 VictToriz. 


the Charge of Half Pay, Pensions and Allowances | 
in the Commissariat Department, to the 31st day of | 
March 1842. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress in | 
the matters to them referred ; and that he was di- | 
rected 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. 


i 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Navy Pay Bill; and, | 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene 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. 


Navy Pay Bil. 


Administration 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
of Justice Bill. 


reading of the Administration of Justice Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of annexing the Mansion 


Frogmore 
Lodge, &amp;e. Bill. 


House, Gardens and Grounds at Frogmore, now being | 


part of the Land Revenue of the Crown, to Windsor 
Castle, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That it is expedient to annex the Man- 
sion House, Gardens and Grounds at Frogmore, now 


part of the Land Revenue of the Crown, to Windsor Table 


Castle. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir George Clerk 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 

Lunatics Bill. The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Will. 4, 
c. 107, for regulating for Three years, and from thence 
until the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in 
England, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 
Will. 4, c. 64, to amend an Act of the second and 
third year of His present Majesty, for regulating 
the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in Eng- 
land, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the said Acts: And that Lord Ashley and 
Mr. Greene do prepare, and bring it in. 


Frogmore 


Lodge, &amp;c. Bill. 
No, 31. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for annex- 


Frogmore, part of the Land Revenue of the Crown, 


to Windsor Castle: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 


Monday next; and to be printed. 


Lunatics Bill. 
No. 32. 


upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next 


Vou. 96. 





17°—20° Septembris. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of | 


ing the Mansion House, Gardens and Grounds at 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to continue Two 
Acts relating to the Care and Treatment of Insane 
Persons in England: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 


571 


Lune, 20° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to Answer to 
the House, That their several Addresses of Addresses. 
the 30th day of August last, and the 16th day of 
this instant September (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. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Newspaper 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated Stamp 
the 26th day of August last, for a Return of the 
Number of Stamps issued to the various Newspapers, 
from January to June 1841, with the Amount paid 
for Advertisement Duty (so far as relates to the Ad- 
vertisement Duty.) 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to an Address Regent’s Park. 
to Her Majesty,—A Plan of the Regent’s Park, 
showing the Improvements and Alterations recently 
made therein. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- Assessed Taxes, 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of all Cases 
which have been stated and signed by Commis- 
sioners acting in the execution of the Acts relating 
to the Assessed Taxes, subsequent to the 5th day of 
| February last, being the date of a like Return made 
|in the last Session of Parliament :—And then he 
| withdrew. 

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


| 


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Petitions from Portsmouth ;—Ludlow ;— Bicester ; Maynooth 

— Mansfield ;— Worksop ;— Bradford (West Cir- College. 

'cuit) ;—Bath District (Wiltshire) ;— Tipton ;—Wel- 

| lington (Salop) ;-— Wolstanton ;— Oldbury ;—~ Red- 

ditch ;—- Sheerness ;-- Horton ;-- Newport (Monmouth) 

(two Petitions) ;— Holywell ;—Ross ;—Middleton ; 

— Burnley ;— Clitheroe ;— Tiverton;— Devonport ;— 

| Elham and Lyminge;—- Weston-super-mare ;—.Brad- 

ford (East District) ;— Chesterfield ;— Padisham ;— 

Lissington and Legsley ;— Kilkhampton ; — Long 

Sutton ; — Callington ;— Deal ; — Macclesfield ; — 

Sandwich ;—and, Northwick Circuit; 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 Chairman of a Public Meeting Raja of 
of Inhabitants of Dublin, held at the Royal Ex- Sattara. 
change, praying the House to use its influence in 
order to the Raja of Sattara being restored by 
peaceable means to the possession of his dominions 
in India, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of certain Protestant Dissenters, and Corn Laws. 
other Inhabitants of the town of Abingdon, and its 
vicinity, 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 parish of Milton Corn, Sugar, 
Abbot, praying for the repeal of the duties on Corn, and Timber. 
Sugar and Timber, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Adam Murray, of Parliament-street, Peter Harriss 
in the city of Westminster, Surveyor and Land Agent, Abbott. 
stating that ubout the month of March last Peter 
Harriss Abbett one of the official assignees of the 
| Court of Bankruptcy, absconded, and on investiga- 
tion of his accounts was found to be a defaulter to 
a very considerable extent, having used in his own 

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Property Tax. 


Thetford 
Election. 


Nottingham 
Town Election, 


Wareham 
Election. 


Newcastle- 
under-Lyme 
Election. 


Lyme Regis 
Election, 


Merthyr Tydvil 


Election. 


Harwich 
Election. 


Stafford Bo- 
rough Election. 


Saint Ives 
Election, 





572 20° Septembris. 


private speculations the money belonging (amongst | 


other estates) to the estate of Messrs. Remington, | 
Stephenson and Company, formerly bankers in the 
city of London, which came into his hand in his 
character of official assignee; and praying the House 
to take such steps as will prevent the loss arising 
from the defalcation of the said official assignee from 
falling upon the Petitioner, and others, the creditors 
of the said Messrs. Remington, Stephenson and Com- 
pany, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Honorary Secretary of the Pro- 
perty Tax Association, praying for the substitution 
of a tax on property, and on incomes derived from 
the State, in lieu of the taxes of customs and excise, 
or the chief part thereof, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
William Watts Wickes and Edward Palmer, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and double Return 
for the Borough of Thetford (being four Sureties in 
the sum of £.250 each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Richard Young Booker and Joseph Newton, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Town of Nottingham (being two Sureties in the sum 
of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John Hales Calcraft, Esquire, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Wareham (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
George Cooper and Henry Broomhall, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Newcastle-under-Lyme (being one Surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of | 
Richard Sellers, and others, complaining of an undue | 
Election and Return for the Borough of Lyme Regis 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unob- | 
jectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 

tdward Williams, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Merthyr Tydvil 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unob- 
jectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
John Bagshaw, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Harwich 
(being one Surety in the sum of £. 1,000), is unobjec- 
tionable. 














Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- | 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of | 
William Holmes, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Stafford | 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjec- | 
tionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he | 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- | 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of | 

\ 





A. 1841. 


Edwin Ley, Esquire, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the Borough of Saint Ives (being 
one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Rutland 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Eleciion. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Robert Hawley and John Arthur Gardner, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Rutland (being one Surety in the sum of 
£.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he new Windso, 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election, 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
William Frederick Fergusson, Esquire, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of New Windsor (bemg one Surety in the sum of 
£.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he New Windsor 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Eetion, 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Charles Stuart Voules and Joseph Brown, complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of New Windsor (being one Surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Tithes. 
Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation of 
Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners in the several Counties of England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1841 to 
the 1st day of July 1841; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be 
paid in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the 
same be payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or 
Clerical Incumbents (being in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper of last Session, No. 234) :—And, of 
all Awards for the Commutation of Tithes which 
have been confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners in 
the several Counties of England and Wales, from 
the 1st day of January 1841 tothe 1st day of July 
1841; specifying also, in each case, the Amount of 
Rent-charge awarded to be paid in lieu of Tithes, 
and showing whether the same be payable to Ap- 
propriators, Impropriators or Clerical Incumbents 
(being in continuation of Parliamentary Paper of last 
Session, No. 420.) 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message from 
and Mr. Farrer: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request, That this Housewill be pleased Machinery. 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Second Report from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the last Session of the last Parlia- 
ment, to inquire into the operation of the existing 
Laws affecting the Exportation of Machinery ; to- 
gether with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix 
thereto :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
the said Message by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


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

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, Lise 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: : aa 
Tellers for the (Mr. Sharman Crawford, \ ,, 
Noes, Mr. William Williams: J ~~ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


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(In the Committee.) 


3. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Fifty-four 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Expenses 
of the Service in Canada, consequent upon the late 
Insurrection in that Colony. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge of 
Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-one 
thousand six hundred and fifty-four pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray, to the 31st day of 
March 1842, 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, hereto- 
fore charged upon the Civil List. 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- 
= the sum necessary to defray the Expense of 

orks and Repairs at the Harbour of Kingstown, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and eighty pounds and ten shil- 
lings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the 
sum necessary to defray the Expense of the Im- 
provement of the Holyhead and Liverpool Road, 
Holyhead Harbour and the Shrewsbury and Holy- 
head Road, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

&amp;. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand two hundred and two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Expense of Fittings and Works 
at the new Buildings at the British Museum, to the 
3istday of March 1842. 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand one hundred and eighty-four pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of pro- 
viding temporary accommodation for the Houses of 
Parliament, Committee-rooms, Offices and Tempo- 
rary Official Residences for the Speaker of the House 
of Commons and other Officers of that House, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 


Canada. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies. 


Public 
Buildings. 


Kingstown 
Harbour. 


Holyhead 
and Liverpool 
Roads, &amp;c. 


British Museum 
(New Build- 
ings.) 


Houses ot Lords 
and Commons. 


New Houses of 


Parliament. thousand four hundred and six thousand pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum 
necessary to defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, 
the Expense of the Works at the New Houses of 
Parliament. 

Model Prison. 11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
the completion of the Model Prison. 

Perth Prison. 12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to complete the Buildings of the Ge- 
neral Prison at Perth. 

taest 13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 

Geslogy. hundred and forty-four pounds and ten shillings, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for the Expenses of the 
Musuem of Economic Geology, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

a “| 14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 

7 thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray, in the year 1841, the Expense of erecting 
a Hall for the use of the General Assembly of the 

a Church of Scotland at Edinburgh. ' 

ead _15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 

(Houses of | Mne thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 

Parliament.) 


to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Salaries and Expenses of the two Houses of Par- 
lament, and of Allowances to Retired Officers of 


the two Houses, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
Vor. 96. 


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573 


16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Salaries and 
six thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Expenses 
Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to pay (1°*s""¥-) 
the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses of the 
Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten D° - pe 
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Office. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 

ay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Her 
Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- po . (Foreign 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Office. ) 
tocomplete the sum necessary to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the —— of Her Majesty’s Se- 
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and also of the 
Foreign Messengers attached to the Department, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten D° - (Colonial 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Office.) 
complete the sum necessary to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Department of Her Majesty’s Se- 
cretary of State for the Colonies, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen p° - (Privy 
thousand, seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Council Office, 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to ate 
pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Departments 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 
and Committee of Privy Council for Trade, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One De - (Lord 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Privy Seal.) 
complete the sum necessary for the Salary of the 
a Privy Seal, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exveeding Seven- n° - (Paymas- 
teen thousand, four hundred and _ seventy-three ter General’s 
pounds and ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, ~ 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight D° - (Comp- 
thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds, be ‘toller-General 

: of the Exche- 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- quer, &amp;c.) 
sary to pay the Salaries and Contingent Expenses 
in the Departments of the Comptroller-General of 
the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, 
and the Paymaster of Civil Services, to the 31st day 
of March 1842. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Professors 
thousand and three pounds, be granted to Her Ma- (Oxford and 
: ambridge. ) 
jesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the 
Charge of the Salaries and Allowances granted to 
certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford and 
Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six Insolvent 
thousand six hundred and seventy-nine pounds, be Debtors Court. 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary 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 1842 ; 
also, of the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Penitentiary 
thousand seven hundred and twenty-two pounds, be (Milbank.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Expense of the General Peniten- 
tiary at Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Prison (Isle of 
thousand and ninety-two pounds and ten shillings, be Wight.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Expense of the Prison for Juvenile 
Offenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle of Wight, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One State Paper 
thousand one hundred and forty-one pounds, be Oftce. 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the State 
Paper Office, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

4E 29. Resolved, 





Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Slave Trade 


Commission. 


Consuls, &amp;c. 


Inspectors of 
Factories, 


Inspectors of 
Prisons. 


Mint. 


Mines and 
Collieries 
Commission. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Toulonese 
Emigrants, &amp;c, 


Vaccine 
Tnstitution. 


Refuge for the 
Destitute. 


574 


29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners for England, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
nine thousand and seventy-seven poundsand ten shil- 
lings, be granted to Her Raicthy, te complete the sum 
necessary to defray the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Commissioners for carrying into execution the 


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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 Jreland, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
pay: to the 31st day of March 1842, the Salaries and 

neidental Expenses of the Commissionersappointed 
on the part of Her Majesty under the Treaties with 
Foreign Powers for preventing the illegal Traffic in 
Slaves. 

32. Resolved, Thatasum, not exceeding Fifty-six 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, 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 of the 
Contingent Expenses of such Consuls-General, Con- 
suls and Vice-Cousuls, and Superintendents of Trade 
in China. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors and 
Superintendents of Factories, to the 31st .day of 
March 1842. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and onehundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors of 
Prisons, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to complete the sumnecessary to defray 
the Expenditure of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the expenses of the Commission respecting the em- 
ployment of Children in Mines and Collieries, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Allowancesand Compensations to Persons formerly 
employed in the Public Offices or Departments, or 
in the Public Service, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
enable Her Majesty to grant relief, to the 31st day 
of March 1842, to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, 
Dutch Naval Officers’ Widows, 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. 

39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine 
hundred and twenty-five pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the expense of the National Vaccine Institution, for 














the year 1841. 
40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One| 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her | 
{ 


A. 1841, 


Majesty, towards the support of “ The Refuge for 
the Destitute,” for the year 1841. 


41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Criminal 
thousand six hundred and ninety-five pounds be Lunatics, 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Expense of confining and main- 
taining Criminal Lunatics in Bethlem Hospital, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 


42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Protestant 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Dissenting 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to Ministers, &amp;, 
pay, to the 3ist day of March 1842, the usual 
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. 


43. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, Secret Services, 
not exceeding Nineteen thousand and six hundred 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the 
sum necessary to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Foreign and other Secret Services, to the 31st day 
of March 1842; 
The Committee divided ; 


Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: oes, 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. William Williams, 
Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford : J ™ 


44. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Stationery, &amp;, 
hundred and three thousand seven hundred and forty- 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, tocomplete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of providing 
Stationery, Printing and Binding, for the several 
Departments of Government in England, Scotland, 
Ireland and the Colonies, and for providing Sta- 
tionery, Binding, Printing and Paper for Printing 
for the two Houses of Parliament, including the 
Expense of the Stationery Office, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

45. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four- Law Charges, 
teen thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Expense 
of Law Charges, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


46. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Convicts, 
nine thousand four hundred and forty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Expense of the Convict Hulk 
Establishment, at Home and at Bermuda, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 


47. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- (D%) 
dred and thirty-twothousand and five hundred pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum 
necessary to defray the Charge of maintaining 
Convicts at New South Wales and Var Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


48. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Captured 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her “*8°™* 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary 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 1842. 

49. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Public 
thousand one hundred and sixty-nine pounds, be eae 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to pay the Salaries of the Persons employed 
in the care and arrangement of the Public Records, 
to the 31st day of March 1842, and the Compensa- 
tions to Keepers of Records and others whose Of- 
fices have been abolished. 

50. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Education | ' 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to a 
complete the sum necessary for Public Education 
in Great Britain. 

51. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two University of 
thousand six hundred and sixty pounds, be granted iam. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Expenses of the University of London, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 

52. Resolved, 











Scho 
Desi 


Revi 


Bart 


Sher 


Col 


Pol 
Re 


et 








School of 
Design. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses. 


County Rates. 


Polish 
Refugees. 


British 
Museum. 


Spanish Claims. 


Steam Com- 
munication 


(India. ) 


Bahama 
Islands. 


Bermudas. 


Prince Ede 
ward’s Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa, 


Western 
Australia, 


Ecclesiastical 
Establishnent 
(North 
America, ) 


5 Vicroriz. 


52. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and ninety-five pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expenses of the School of Design, for the year 
1841-2. 

53. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty to complete the sum necessary to pay, to 
the 3ist day of March 1842, the Allowances and 
Expenses of the Barristers employed in revising 
Lists of Voters, under the Act to amend the Repre- 
sentation of the People in England and Wales. 

54. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, the Expenses 
incurred by Sheriffs, formerly paid from Civil Con- 
tingencies ; also, to make good the deficiency of the 
Fees of 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 Ex- 
chequer. 

55. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
three thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray, in the year 1841, certain Charges heretofore 
paid out of County Rates. 

56. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary for the payment of the 
subsistence of the Polish Refugees, to the 31st day 
of March 1842. 

57. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
enable the Trustees of the British Museum to pur- 
chase certain Manuscripts and Collections of Coins, 

58. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
six thousand eight hundred and fifty-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay compensation to cer- 
tain British Subjects for losses sustained by the con- 
fiscation of Book Debts and Merchandize on shore 
by the Spanish Government in the year 1804. 

59. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expense of Steam Commu- 
nication to India by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

60. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand nine hundred and thirty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment of the 
Bahama I(slands, and of the Lighthouses there, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

61. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and twenty-four pounds and tenshillings, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment 
of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

62. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand five hundred and thirty-five pounds, be 
‘granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment 
of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

63. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand four hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishments on 
the Western Coast of Africa, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 


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cessary to defray the Charge of the Ecclesiastical 
Estabtishment of the British North American Pro- 
vinces, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the 
Indian Department in Lower and Upper Canada, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 


plete the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the 
Salaries of the Governors, Lieutenant-Governors and 
others in Her Majesty’s West India Colonies, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 


dred and eleven pounds and ten shillings, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 1842, 


granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Charge of the Salaries, Allow- 
ances and Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices 
in the West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of Good 
Hope, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


complete the sum necessary to defray such Expenses 
as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the Local Le- 
gislatures in providing for the Religious and Moral 
Instruction of the Emancipated Negro Population. 


thousand three hundred and twenty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray a portion of the Charge of the 
Colonial Land and Emigration Board, and also the 
Salaries of the Agents for Emigration, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 


thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment at 
Saint Helena, and of Pensions and Allowances to 
the Civil and Military Officers of the East India 
Company’s late Establishment in that Island, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 


hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Expense 
of the Establishment at Sable Island, Nova Scotia, 
for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 


granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Expenses of the Expedition 
to the Niger, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses of the Settlement of 
New Zealand, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


thousand two hundred and eleven pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, towards de- 
fraying the Charge of the Settlement at Port Essing- 


fo) 


ton, to the 31st day of March 1841. 





64. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Three 
thousand five hundred and forty-nine poundsand ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of the Set- 
tlement of Western Australia, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

65. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 


granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
Vou. 96. 


complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge of 
the Civil Establishment at the Falkiand Islands, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to enable Her Majesty 
to issue Money in aid of Local Subscriptions towards 
defraying the Expense of forming Public Walks in 
the neighbourhood of large Towns. 

4E2 79. Resolved, 








66. Resolved, That a sum, not exceedins Nine Indian 
thousand four hundred and forty-seven pounds and Department 


67. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Governors of 
thousand three hundred and thirty-three pounds and bts India 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- ©** 


68. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- Heligoland, 


69. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Stipendiary 


‘ , Justices 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be re scasala ne 
lition Act.) 


70. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Negro _ 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Education. 


71. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Emigration, 


72. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Saint Helena, 


73. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Nova Scotia, 


74. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen Niger Expedi- 
thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven pounds, be “9. 


75. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three New Zealand. 


76. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Port Essington. 


77. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Falkland 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Islands. 


78. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Public Walks. 











576 


Schools of 79. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 

a thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Establishment 
of Schools of Design in Provincial Towns, in aid of 
Local Subscriptions for that purpose. 

National 80. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 

Gallery. thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary for 
the Purchase of Pictures for the National Gallery, 
in the year 1841. 

Lighthouses 81. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 

ee and thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 

ermuda.) 4 e 

to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 
a Lighthouse to be erected on Morant Point, Ja- 
maica; also, on account of a Lighthouse to be erected 
at Bermuda. 

Population 82. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 

(Treland.) 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses to be incurred for the 
Census of the Population of Jreland. 

83. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, Law 
Expenses, Grants to Scottish Universities, and other 
Charges formerly paid out of the Hereditary Re- 
venues in Scotland, and not provided for out of Her 
Majesty’s Civil List, nor out of the Consolidated 
Fund. 

84. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue 
the sums necessary for the advancement of Educa- 
tion in Jreland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

85. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Expense of the Foundling 
Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

86. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand eight hundred and forty-six pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of the 
House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic Depart- 
ment, the four General Hospitals, and the Dispensary 
attached, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

87. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan House, 
Circular-road, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


Education. 


Foundling 
Hospital 
(Dublin.) 


House of 
Industry. 


Female Orphan 
House. 


20° Septembris. 





A. 1841. 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 7 
Yeas, Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell: J 99. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Plumptre, : 
Noes, Mr. Campbell : } 23. 


94, Resvived, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal Irish 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Academy, 
jesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Royal 
Trish Academy, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

95. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Hibernian 
towards defraying the Expense of the Royal Ai-4‘*™y- 
bernian Academy, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


96. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Charitable 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Donations ana 
jesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Bea's. 
Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners of 
Charitable Donations and Bequests in Jreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 


97. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Royal Belfast 
hundred and seventy-five pounds, be granted to Her Scodemical 
Majesty, towards defraying the Salaries and Ex- “"“" 
penses of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 


98. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight Public Build. 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to ing® &amp;c. 
Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expense of repairing and maintaining the several 
Public Buildings in the Department of the Com- 
missioners of Public Works in Jreland, to the 31st 
day of March 1842; also, for Repairs to Donaghadee 
Harbour. 

99. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Chief Secretary 
thousand five hundred and forty-two pounds and ten '@ the Lord“ 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete "=" 
the sum necessary to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Departments of the Chief Secretary to the 
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin and London, 
and of Her Majesty’s Privy Council in Jreland; 
also, the Expense of Printing for the Public Offices 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

100. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six Household 
thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds, be of Lord Liee- 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- “™""" 
sary 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 
1842. 

101. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Paymaster of 


Townle 
Survey 


shan 


For 
Bil 














Westmoreland 


88. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | 
Lock Hospital. 


thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted | 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of | 
the Westmoreland Lock Hospital, to the 31st day | 
of March 1842. 


Lying-in 89. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
Hospital. hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Expense of the Lying-in Hospital in 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
Dr, Stevens’ 90. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
oe hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expense of Doctor Stevens’ 
Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
Fever Hospital 91. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
becca of thousand and nine hundred pounds, begranted to Her 
* Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
Hospital for 92. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
Incurables. 


hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 





jesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Hos- 
pital for Incurables, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

93. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not 
exceeding Four thousand four hundred and sixty- 
four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the 
Roman Catholic College, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 


Reman Catholic 
Coilege. 





thousand three hundred and sixty-nine pounds and Civil Sermices. 

ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 1 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Office ) 
of the Paymaster of Civil Services in Lreland, to the 

31st day of March 1842. 

102. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Proclamations, 
thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted to ®* 

Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to de- 
fray the Charge for publishing Proclamations, and 

rinting the Statutes in Ireland, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

103. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven- 
teen thousand four hundred and fifty-three poundsand 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Ranoes of Non- 
conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

104. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- Criminal, 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Prsecu™ 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Law Charges 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

105. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine- Police 
teen thousand and fifty pounds, be granted to Her (Dublin) 
Majesty, towards defraying the Charge of the Public 
Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

106. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One public Works. 
thousand three hundred and ninety-two pounds, be 
granted 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, 





5 VicToriz. 


granted to Her Majesty, to my my the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Board of Public 
Works in freland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

Townland 107. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

Survey. thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expense of the Townland Survey of Ireland, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

shaunon River. 108, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand four hundred and fifty-nine pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the 
sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Salaries 
and Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improve- 
ment of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Martis, 21° die Septembris, 1841: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. G'reene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene 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. 


Foreign Bishops The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Bill. into a Committee upon the Foreign Bishops Bill; 

No.33. 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 this day ; and the Bill, as amended, to be 
printed. 





Royal Gardens © The Royal Gardens Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Navy Pay Bil. _ Mr. Greene reported the Navy Pay 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 Frogmore Lodge, &amp;c., Bill was, according to 
lodge, &amp;c., Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Lunatics Bill. © The Lunatics Bill was, according to Order, read 


a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


Assessed Taxes, A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Returns made in pursuance of the Act 
4 Geo. 4, c. 11, viz. Copies of all Cases which have | 
been stated and signed by Commissioners acting in 
execution of the Acts relating to the Assessed Taxes, | 
which have been presented to this House since No. 87 
of Session 1832, be printed (with the exception of 


No. 187 of Session 1841):—It passed in the Ne-| 
gative. 








New Houses of | Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed | 
Faiament. to consider and report upon the Plan submitted by 
the Architect of the New Houses of Parliament, for | 
the ventilation and warming of the New Houses of | 
Parliament, and for rendering them fire-proof. | 


‘ Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
ay. 


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


(We. 2.) Bal, make further provisions tor the Administration of 





Justice: And that Mr, Attorney General, Mr. So- 
Vou. 96. | 


20°—21° Septembris. 577 


licitor General, and Sir James Graham, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir George Clerk presented,—Return to an Ad- Foreign Corn. 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of May, 
in the last Session of the last Parliament, for Returns 
of all Accounts that have been received at the Foreign 
Office from Her Majesty’s Consuls Abroad, relative 
to the prices of Foreign Corn, as far as the same 
can be made up. 


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


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to make Administration 
further provisions for the Administration of Justice : of Justice 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered (5.5m, 
to be read a second time To-morrow; and to be No. 34. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Northern Northern 
Lights, which was presented upon Friday last, be Lights. 
printed. No. 35. 


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








Martis, 21° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Hill Coolies. 
4 the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy 
of any Papers respecting the Exportation of Hill 
Coolies received from the Government of India; in 
continuation of those presented to this House on the 
18th day of June last :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and other Inhabit- Lord’s Day, 
ants of the borough of Wigan, praying the House 
to institute an inquiry as to the causes of the dese- 
cration of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select Public 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had oe 
examined the Petitions presented from the 25th day (Fist Report.) 
of August last to the 6th day of this instant Sep- 
tember, both inclusive; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Sir Robert Harry Inglis also reported from the (Second Re- 
said Select Committee; That they had examined the port.) 
Petitions presented from the 7th to the 17th days of 
this instant September, both inclusive; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

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


Petitions from Paisley ;—and, Hackney; praying Distress. 
the House to institute an inquiry into the present 
alleged distressed state of the country, and to devise 
some speedy means of relief,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Machinery, 
the Message from the Lords of yesterday, wherein 
their Lordships request, that this House will be 


| pleased to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy 


of the Second Report from the Select Committee 
appointed by this House in the last Session of the 
last Parliament, to inquire into the operation of 
the existing Laws affecting the Exportation of 

4E3 Machinery, 








} 
i 
He 
i 
Hf 











Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Flint County 
Election. 


Cork County 
Electiun. 


Kerry Election. 


Louth Election. 


Kinsale 
Eleetion. 


General 
Committee 
of Elections, 


Administration 
of Justice 
[Retired An- 
nuity to Vice 
Chancellor. ] 





578 


Machinery, together with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Appendix thereto. | 

Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships :—And that Mr. Greene do deliver the 
same. 


A Petition of Labourers of the parish of Pagham, 
praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of Sir 
Stephen Richard Giynne, Baronet, and others, com- 
planing of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Flint (being one Surety in the sum of 
£.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


21° Septembris. 





Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esquire, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Cork (being four Sureties in the sum of £.250 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Arthur Blennerhassett, Esquire, and others, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
County of Kerry (being three Sureties, one in the 
sum of £.500 and two in the sums of £. 250 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Lewis Upton and William Bunbury M‘Clintock, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the County of Louth (being two Sureties in the sum 
of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
James Francis Comerford and George Dunn, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 





Borough of Kinsale (being four Sureties in the sum | 
of £.250 each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker stated to the House, That his Warrant | 
for the appointment of Members to serve on the 
General Committee of Elections having been laid on | 
the Table on Wednesday the 8th day of this instant | 
September, and not having been disapproved of in 
the course of the three next days on which the 
House met for the despatch of business, had taken 
effect as an appointment of such General Committee: 

That it was the duty of the Speaker to appoint 
the time and place of the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee, and under ordinary circumstances to appoint 
an early day ; but understanding it to be the intention 












A. 1841. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Taxes in 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ©8rpe. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Total Amount of Taxes 
levied in each of the different States of Europe, so 
far as the same can be obtained ; distinguishing be- 
tween direct and indirect Taxation, and specifying 
the several Heads of each; and also distinguishing 
between Taxes for the service of the State and those 
for provincial and local purposes ; and exhibiting 
the results in the monies and measures of the diffe- 
rent countries, as well as in British monies and 
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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Army, Navy, 


Account of the several Sums granted per Act 4 &amp; 5 &amp;* 

Vic. c. 53, towards the Army, Navy, Ordnance and No.36. 
Miscellaneous Services for the year 1841-2 ; and of 

the Ways and Means authorized by the said Act, 

and by other Acts of the last Session of the last 
Parliament, to be raised and applied to meet the 

same, 


Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Exchequer 
Account of the Deficiency of the Grant of the last Pills. 
Session of the last Parliament for paying off and No. 36, 
discharging the outstanding Exchequer Bills granted 
for the Service of the year 1841-2. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Ripon 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 Ripon, in the room 
of the Right honourable Sir Edward Burtenshaw 
Sugden, who, since his Election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the Office of Lord High Chancellor 


| of Ireland. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was Private Bill 
proposed, That it is expedient that Committees on Committees 
Private Bills should be approximated, more nearly 
than they now are, to judicial tribunals, and ex- 
‘empted, as much as possible, from all motives of 
local and personal interest ; and that the responsi- 
bility and efficiency of such Committees would be 
promoted by diminishing the number of Members 
composing them ; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That 
that Question be now put:— The said previous 
Question and Motion were, severally, with leave of 


of the House that no proceedings should take place | the House, withdrawn. 


for the Trial of Election Petitions till after Christ- 
mas, he should appoint the first meeting of the 
General Committee of Elections for this day month. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
of enabling Her Majesty to grant an Annuity, on his 
resignation of Office, to any person who shall have 
executed the Office of Vice Chancellor, under any 
Act to be passed in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment for the Administration of Justice ; 

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- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


| 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Hyde Park, &amp;c. 


posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that She will be graciously pleased 
to direct Her Commissioners of Land Revenues to 
take measures for rendering safer the recreations of 
bathing in and skating on the ornamental waters of 
Hyde Park, Saint James’s Park and the Regent’s 
Park, by filling up the deep and dangerous places 
so as to leave not exceeding four feet depth of water 
in any of the above-mentioned Parks :-—And the 


said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Poor Law | 
to continue the Poor Law Commission for a limited Sup™* 
period: And that Sir Robert Peel,Sir James Graham 
and Sir Thomas Fremantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Bill. 








Ordered, 


New Ho 
Parliam eC 


Suppl 


Comr 


Car 


ge 


rero 








5 VicrorizZ. 21° Septembris. 579 


pxpiting Laws Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | the sum necessary to defray the Expense of provid- 
Bill. to continue such Laws as will expire within a limited ing temporary accommodation for the Houses of 
riod: And that Sir Robert Peel, Sir James | Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices and Tem- 

Graham and Sir Thomas Fremantle do prepare, and | porary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 


bring it in. | House of Commons and other Officers of that 
House, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
New Houses of The House was moved, That the Order made yes- | 10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen New Houses of 


Patiament-  terday, That a Select Committee be appointed to| thousand four hundred and six pounds, be granted Parliament. 
consider and report upon the Plan submitted by the | to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
Architect of the New Houses of Parliament, for the | defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, the Expense 
Ventilationand Warming of the New Houses of Par- | of the Works at the New Houses of Parliament. 
liament, and for rendering them fire-proof, might! 11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Model Prison. 
be read ; and the same being read ; | thcusand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Chancellor the completion of the Model Prison. 

of the Exchequer, Lord Stanley, Sir John Hobhouse,| _ 12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Perth Prison. 
Sir James Graham, Lord Viscount Palmerston, Lord | thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Francis Egerton, Sir Richard Vyvyan, Mr. O'Con-| Majesty, to complete the Buildings of the General 
nell, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Williams Wynn, | Prison at Perth. 
Mr. Francis Thornhill Baring, Sir George Clerk,| 13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight Museum of 
Mr. Hawes, Sir Charles Burrell, Mr. Tufnell, Lord | hundred and forty-four pounds and ten shillings, be te sy 
Viscount Sandon, Lord Viscount Barrington, Sir John | granted to Her Majesty, for the Expenses of the “°°8* 
Guest, Mr. Vernon Smith and the Earl of Lincoln;| Museum of Economic Geology, to the 31st day of 
with Power to send for persons, papers and records. | March 1842. 








Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. | 14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Church of 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Scotland. 
Supply; Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup-| Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray, 


ply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow : | in the year 1841, the Expense of erecting a Hall for 
wy 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- | the use of the General Assembly of the Church of 
dred and six thousand six hundred and seventy-eight | Scotland at Edinburgh. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the, _ 15. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Twenty- Salaries and 
sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Commis-| nine thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, oe 
sariat Department, to the 31st day of March 1842. | to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge near ) 
2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- | of Salaries and Expenses of the two Houses of Par- 
five thousand and three pounds, be granted to Her | liament, and of Allowances to Retired Officers of 
Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray | the two Houses, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
the Charge of Half Pay, Pensions and Allowances| 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- D° - (Trea- 
in the Commissariat Department, to the 31st day | six thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to *"*Y-) 
of March 1842. Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to pay 
Canada. 3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-| the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses, of the 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Ex-| day of March 1842. 
penses of the Service in Cunada, consequent upon 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten De - (Home 








the late Insurrection in that Colony. thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Otlice.) 
Civil Contin- 4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty | to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
gencies. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to| pay the Salaries and E — of the Office of Her 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge | Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
of Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March | ment, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
1842. 18. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Forty- De - (Foreign 
Pabli 5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-one | four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Office.) 
ui Ings. 


thousand six hundred and fifty-four pounds and ten | to complete the sum necessary to yA the Salaries 

shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the | and Expenses in the Department of Her Majesty’s 

sum necessary to defray, to the 31st day of March | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and also of 

1842, the Expense of Works and Repairs of Public | the Foreign Messengers attached to the Department, 

Buildings, and for Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public | to the 31st day of March 1842. 

Departments, and for certain Charges for Lighting 19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten De - (Colonial 

and Watching, and for Rates and Taxes; also for|thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Office.) 

the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal Palaces, | complete the sum necessary to pay the Salaries and 

and Works in the Royal Gardens, heretofore charged | Expenses in the Department of Her Majesty’s Se- 

upon the Civil List. cretary of State for the Colonies, to the 31st day of 

Kingstown 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five | March 1842. 

Harbour. thousand pounds be granted to Her Majesty, to 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen De - (Privy 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Expense | thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Council Office, 
of Works and Repairs at the Harbour of Kingstown, | to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to “* 
to the 31st day of March 1842. pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Departments 

Holyhead 7. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Two |of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 

a nent thousand six hundred and eighty pounds and ten shil- | and Committee of Privy Council for Trade, to the 

“Se lings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the | 31st day of March 1842. ; 

sum necessary to defray the Expense of the Im-| 21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One D° - (Lord 

provement of the Holyhead and Liverpool Road, | thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Privy Seal) 

Holyhead Harbour, and the Shrewsbury and Holy-| complete the sum necessary for the Salary of the 





* head Road, to the 31st day of March 1842. Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st day of March 1842. 
ra Museum 8, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-| 22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven- D° - (Paymas~ 
ings.) Build- one thousand two hundred and two pounds, be |teen thousand four hundred and_ seventy-three — s 


granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne-| pounds and ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, 


cessary to defray the Expense of Fittings and Works | to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
at the New Buildings at the British Museum, to | of the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General, 
the 31st day of March 1842. to the 3ist day of March 1842. 
HousesofLords 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four} 23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight D° - (Comp- 


«ad Commons. thousand one hundred and eighty-four pounds and | thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds, be rh ae ag 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete | granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- guer, &amp;c,) 
Vot. 96. 4E4 cessary 


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Professors 
Oxford and 
ambridge.) 


Insolvent 
Debtors Court. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank. ) 


Prison (Isle of 
Wight.) 


State Paper 
Office. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Slave Trade 
Commission. 


Consuls, &amp;e. 


Inspectors 


of Factories. 


Inspeciors of 
Prisuns. 





580 


cessary to pay the Salazies and Contingent Expenses 
in the Departments of the Comptroller General of 
the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills 
and the Paymaster of Civil Services, to the 3lst 
day of March 1842. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and three pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the 
Charge of the Salaries and Allowances granted to 
certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford and 
Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand six hundred and seventy-nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary 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 1842 ; 
also, of the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine 
thousand seven hundred and twenty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Expense of the General Peni- 
tentiary at Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and ninety-two pounds and ten shillings, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Expense of the Prison for Ju- 
venile Offenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle of Wight, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 

28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- 
sand one hundred and forty-one pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the ed and Expenses of the State Paper 
Office, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Eeclesiastical 
Commissioners for England, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

30. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Twenty- 
nine thousand and seventy-seven poundsand ten shil- 
lings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the 
sum necessary to defray the 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 Lreland, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
pay, to the 31st day of March 1842, the Salaries 
and Incidental Expenses of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed on the part of Her Majesty, under tie Trea- 
ties with Foreign Powers, for preventing the illegal 
Traffic in Slaves. 

32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
six thousand seven hundred and ninety-six pounds, 
be granted to Her Maiesty, to complete the sum 
necessary to defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, 
the Charge of the Salaries of Her Majesty’s Con- 
suls General, Consuls, and Vice Consuls Abroad, 
and of the Superintendents of Trade in China; also 
of the Contingent Expenses of such Consuls Ge- 
neral, Consuls and Vice Consuls, and Superintendents 
of Trade in China. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors and 
Superintendents of Factories, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors of Pn- 
sons, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


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A. 1841, 


35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Mint. 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to de- 
fray the Expenditure of the Mint, to the 31st day 
of March 1842. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Mines and 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Collieries 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray “"™s™ 
the Expenses of the Commission respecting the 
Employment of Children in Mines and Collieries, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 

37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- Superannus- 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, tions. 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Allowances and Compensations to Persons for- 
merly employed in the Public Offices or Depart- 
ments, or in the Public Service, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Toulonese 

thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Emigrants, &amp;. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
enable Her Majesty to grant relief, to the 31st day 
of March 1842, to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, 
Dutch Naval Officers’ Widows, 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. 

39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Vaccine 
hundred and twenty-five pounds, be granted to Her Institution. 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expense of the National Vaccine Institution, 
for the year 1841. 

40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Refuge for the 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Destitute. 
Majesty, towards the support of ‘ The Refuge for 
the Destitute,’ for the year 1841. 


41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- Criminal 
sand six hundred and ninety-five pounds, be granted Lunatics. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to de- 
fray the Expense of confining and maintaining Cri- 
minal Lunatics in Bethlem Hospital, to the 31st day 
of March 1842. 


42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Protestant 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Dissenting . 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to Minster * 
pay, to the 31st day of March 1842, the usual Al- 
lowances to Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Eng- 
land, Poor French Refugee Clergy, Poor French 
Refugee Laity, and sundry small charitable and 
other Allowances, to the Poor of Saint Martins-in- 
the-Fields, and others. 


43. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen Secret Services. 


thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and other 
Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


44. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Stationery,&amp;c 

hundred and three thousand seven hundred and 
forty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Expense 
of providing Stationery, Printing and Binding, for 
the several Departments of Government in England, 
Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies, and for provid- 
ing Stationery, Binding, Printing and Paper for 
Printing for the two Houses of Parliament, including 
the Expense of the Stationery Office, to the 31st 
day of March 1842, 

45. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen Law Charges. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Expense 
of Law Charges, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


46. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Convicts. 
nine thousand four hundred and forty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Expense of the Convict Hulk 
Establishment, at Home and at Bermuda, to the 
3ist day of March 1842. 


47. Resolved, 





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Record 


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47. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and thirty-two thousand and five hundred 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to complete the 
sum necessary to defray the Charge of maintaining 
Convicts at New South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

48. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary 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 1842. 

49. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand one hundred and sixty-nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to pay the Salaries of the Persons employed 
in the care and arrangement of the Public Records, 
to the 31st day of March 1842, and the Compensa- 
tions to Keepers of Records and others whose Of- 
fices have been abolished. 

Education 50. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
(Great Britain.) thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to 

complete the sum necessary for Public Education in 
Great Britain. 

51. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and sixty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Expenses of the University of London, 
to the 31st day of March 1842, 

52. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and ninety-five pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expenses of the School of Design, for the year 
1841-2. 

53. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to pay, to 
the 31st day of March 1842, the Allowances and 
Expenses of the Barristers employed in revising 
Lists of Voters, under the Act to amend the Re- 
presentation of the people in England and Wales. 

54. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, the Expenses 
incurred by Sheriffs, formerly paid from Civil Con- 
tingencies ; also, to make good the deficiency of 
the Fees of 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 Ex- 
chequer. 

55. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
three thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray, in the year 1841, certain Charges heretofore 
paid out of County Rates. 

56. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary for the payment of the 
subsistence of the Polish Tlenen to the 31st day 
of March 1842. 

- 57. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
enable the edn of the British Museum to pur- 
chase certain Manuscripts and Collections of Coins. 

58. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
six thousand eight hundred and oy at pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay Compensation to 
certain British Subjects for Losses sustained by the 
confiscation of Book Debts and Merchandize on 
shore by the Spanish Government in the year 1804. 


Captured 
Negroes. 


Pablic 
Records. 


University of 
London. 


School of 
Desigue 


Revising 
Barristers, 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, 


County Rates, 


Polish 
Refugees. 


British 
Museum, 


Spanish Claims, 


oe he 59. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 

(India. ) five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

— 60. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 


thousand nine hundred and thirty pounds, be granted 


to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
Vot. 96. 


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581 


defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment of the 
Bahama Islands, and of the Lighthouses there, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

61. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Bermudas. 
thousand and twenty-four pounds and ten shillings, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

62. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One PrinceEdward’s 
thousand five hundred and thirty-five pounds, be Tsland. 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum ne- 
cessary to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of Prince Edwara’s Island, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

63. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Western Coast 
thousand four hundred and forty pounds, be granted of Africa. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishments on 
the Western Coast of Africa, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

64. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Westem 
thousand five hundred and forty-nine pounds and Australia. 
teu shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of the 
Settlement of Western Australia, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

65. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Ecclesiastical 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-five pounds, be Establishment 

. orth 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 4 erica.) 
sary to defray the Charge of the Ecclesiastical Es- 
stablishment of the British North American Pro- 
vinces, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

66. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Indian 
thousand four hundred and forty-seven pounds and a 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the ecang of the 
Indian Department in Lower and Upper Canada, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

67. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Governors 
thousand three hundred and thirty-three pounds and of West India 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete Colonies. 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Sa- 
laries of the Governors, Lieutenant Governors, and 
others, in Her Majesty’s West India Colonies, to 
the 31stday of March 1842. 


68. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Heligoland. 
hundred and eleven pounds and ten shillings, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary todefray the Expense of the Civil Establish- 
ment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

69. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Stipendiary 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pcunds, be Justices 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- ae ees 
sary to defray the Charge of the Salaries, Allow- 
ances and Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices 
in the West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of Good 
Hope, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


70. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Negro 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Education, 
complete the sum necessary to defray such Expenses 
as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the Local Legis- 
latures in providing for the religious and moral in- 
struction of the Emancipated Negro Population. 


71. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Emigration, 
thousand three hundred and twenty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray a portion of the Charge of the Colo- 
nial Land and Emigration Board, and also the 
Salaries of the Agents for Emigration, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 
72. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Saint Helena. 
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment at 
Saint Helena, and of Pensions and Allowances to 
the Civil and Military Officers of the East India 
Company’s late Establishment in that Island, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 


4F 73. Resolved, 








Nova Scotia. 


Niger Expedi- 
tion. 


New Zealand. 


Port Essington, 


Falkland 
Islands, 


Public Walks. 


Schools of 
Design. 


National 
Gallery. 


Lighthouses 
Qameica and 
Bermuda.) 


Population 
(Ireland.) 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


Education. 


Foundling 
Hospital 
¢ Dublin.) 


House of 
Industry. 


Female Orphan 


House, 


582 


73. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the Sum necessary to defray the Expense 
of the Establishment at Sable Island, Nova Scotia, 
for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, to the 31st 
day of March 1842. 

74. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen 
thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum 
necessary to defray the Expenses of the Expedition 
to the Niger, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


75. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses of the Settlement of 
New Zealand, to the 31st day of March 1842. 


76. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding ‘Iwo 
thousand two hundred and eleven pounds and ten shil- 
lings, be granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying 
the Charge of the Settlement at Port Essington, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

77. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of the Civil Establishment at the Falkland Islands, 
to the 3ist day of March 1842. 

78. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to enable Her Majesty, 
to grant ——= aid of Local Subscrptions towards 
defraying the Expense of forming Public Walks in 
the neighbourhood of large Towns. 


79. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Establishment 
of Schools of Design in Provincial Towns, in aid of 
Local Subscriptions for that purpose. 


80. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary for 
the purchase of Pictures for the National Gallery, in 
the year 1841. 

81. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 
a Lighthouse to be erected on Morant Point, Ja- 
maica ; also on account of a Lighthouse to be erected 
at Bermuda. 

82. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses to be incurred for the 
Census of the Population of Ireland. 

83. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray, to the 31st day of March 1842, Law 
Expenses, Grants to Scottish Universities, and other 
Charges formerly paid out of the Hereditary Reve- 
nues in Scotland, and not provided for out of Her 
Majesty’s Civil List, nor out of the Consolidated 
Fund. 

84. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 


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A. 1841. 


defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan House, 
Circular-road, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 

1842, 

88. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Westmorel, a 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Lock Hospital, 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 

the Westmoreland Lock Hospital, to the 31st day of 

March 1842. 

89. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Lying-in 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards Hospital, 
defraying the Expense of the Lying-in Hospital in 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

90. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Dr. steveny 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Hospital, 
jesty, towards defraying the Expense of Doctor 
Stevens’ Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

91. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Fever Hospital 
thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to und A 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Recovery. 
Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, 

Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

92. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Hospital for 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Iucurables, 
jesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Hos- 
pital for Incurables, to the 31st day of March 1842, 


93. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Romancathor 
thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be College. is 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Roman Catholic 
College, tothe 31st day of March 1842. 


94. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royel trish 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Acidemy. 
jesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Royal 
Irish Academy, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

95. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One goya 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Hibernian 
jesty, towards defraying the Expense of the Royal 4**4™)- 
Hibernian Academy, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

96. Resolved, That a sum, not exceediog Three Charitable 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Donations and 
jesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Braves 
Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners of 
Charitable Donations and Bequests in Jreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

97. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Royal Beifast 
hundred and seventy-five pounds, be granted to Her Academical 
Majesty, towards defraying the Salaries and Ex- Istitution. 
penses of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, 
to the 31st day of March 1842. 

98. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight public Build- 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted ings &amp;«. 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Expense of repairing and maintaining 
the several Public Buildings in the Department of 
the Commissioners of Public Works in Jreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1842; also, for Repairs to 
Donaghadee Harbour. 

99. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Chief Secretary 
thousand five hundred and forty-two pounds and ten te the Lord 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete ““"""™" 





enable the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue the 
sums necessary for the advancement of Education in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

85. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum 
necessary to defray the Expense of the Foundling 
Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

86. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand eight hundred and forty-six pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Expense of the 
House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic Depart- 
ment, the four General Hospitals, and the Dispen- 
sary attached, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

87. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 





the sum necessary to pay the Salaries and Expenses 


|of the Departments of the Chief Secretary to the 


Lord Lieutenant of Jreland in Dublin and London, 
and of Her Majesty’s Privy Council in Ireland ; 
also, the Expense of Printing for the Public Offices 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

100. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six Household 
thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds, be poe se 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Salaries for the 
Officers and Attendants of the Household of the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

101. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Pegnaner 
thousand three hundred and sixty-nine pounds and ry 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
\the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Ta 
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Procli 
&amp;e. 


Prot 
Disse 


Mini 


Crin 
Pros 


Pol 
(Di 


Pu 


Proclamations, 
&amp;e. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers. 


Criminal 
Prosecutions. 


Police 
(Dublin.) 


Public Works. 


Townland 
Sarvey. 


Shannon River. 


Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

naan solve itself into a Committee to consider of Ways 
and Means, for raising the Supply granted to Her 
Majesty. 

a Bishops The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 

ul. 





5 Victoriam. 


of the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

102. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to de- 
fray the Charge for publishing Proclamations, and 
printing the Statutes in Jreland, to the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

103. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven- 
teen thousand four hundred and fifty-three pounds 
and ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- 
- the sum necessary to defray the Expense of 

on-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in /reland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

104. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Law Charges 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

105. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine- 
teen thousand and fifty pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying the Charge of the Public 
Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, to the 
31st day of March 1842. 

106. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand three hundred and ninety-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge of the Board of Public 
Works in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1842. 

107. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 
the Expense of the Townland Survey of Jredand, to 
the 31st day of March 1842. 

108. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine pounds and 
ten shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge of the Salaries 
and Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improve- 
ment of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of March 
1842. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 





into further consideration the Report on the Foreign 
Bishops Bill; and the Amendments were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 2. 1. 36. Leave out from “ country” to 
“ whether,” in |. 38. 
Pr. 3.1.7. Leave out “ from.” 
Pr. 3.1. 15. After “ Bishops” insert “ so con- 
“ secrated.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out from “ exercise” to 
“ within” in |. 17. 
Pr. 3.1.18. After “ assigned” insert “ for that 
“ purpose in such foreign countries.” 
Pr. 3.1.19. After “ Majesty,” insert “ spiritual 
“¢ jurisdiction.” 
Pr. 3. Is. 23. and 24. Leave out “ in such 
countries.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 28. Leave out “ persons” and insert 
“person.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 29. Leave out “ Bishops” and insert 
“ a Bishop.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 34. After “ and” insert “ shall.” 
Pr. 3. l.ult. Leave out “ or names,” and in the 
same line leave out “ persons” and insert “ person.” 
Pr. 4.1.3. Leave out “ their’ and insert “ the,” 
and after “ sufficiency” insert “ of such person.” 
Pr. 4.1.5. Leave out “ their” and insert “ his.” 
Pr. 4.1. 6. Leave out “ their” and insert “his.” 
Pr. 4,1. 9. Leave out “ or persons.” 
Pr. 4.1. 12. Leave out “ or persons.” 
Pr. 4.1.13. Leave out “their” and insert “ his.” 
VoL. 96. 


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583 


Pr. 4. 1. 15. Leave out “ or persons.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 22. Leave out from “ his” to “ office” 


in 1. 23. 


Pr, 4. 1, 23. Leave out “ or offices.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 24. After “ Dominions” insert “ in 
England or Ireland otherwise than according to 
the provisions of an Act of the third and fourth 
years of Her present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act 
to make certain Provisions and Regulations in 
respect to the Exercise within England and Ire- 
land of their 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 further Regulations in respect 
to Bishops and Clergy, other than those of the 
United Church of England and Jreland.’”’ 

Pr. 4. 1. 26. Leave out from “ that” to the end 
the Bill, and add “ the Archbishop who so con- 
secrates shall give to the person so consecrated a 
certificate under his hand and seal, containing the 
name of the person consecrated, the name of the 
country whereof he is a subject or citizen, and 
the name of the Church in which he is appointed 
Bishop; and in case of such person being the 
subject or citizen of any foreign Kingdom or State, 
then such certificate shall further mention that he 
has not taken the said oaths, he being exempted 
by virtue of this Act from the obligation of talking 
them ;” and also insert Clause (A.) 

Curavuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That this 
“ Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to 
“ be passed in the present Session of Parliament.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


n 


The ingrossed Bill to alter an Act of the eleventh Navy Pay Bill. 
= of King George the Fourth, for amending the 
aws relating to the Pay of the Royal Navy, and 
an Act of the fifth year of King William the Fourth, 
to alter the provisions of the said Act, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


4 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatics Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Lunatics Bill; and, after 

some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 

Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Commit- 

tee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to continue Expiring Laws 
such Laws as may expire within a limited period : Bill. 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered No.37. 
to be read a second time To-morrow; and to be 

printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to continue poor Law 
the Poor Law Commission for a limited period : And Commission 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be Bil!- 

read a second time To-morrow ; and to be printed. No. 38. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper Newspaper 
Stamps, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Stamps. 
No. 26. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign Corn, Foreign Corn. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 39. 


Ordered, That the Plan of the Regent’s Park, Regent's Park. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 40. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Raja of 
Sattara, 


Ordnance 
Office. 


No. 41. 


Harbours. 


Carlow County 
Election, 


Carlow County 
Election, 


Downpatrick 
Election. 


Waterford 
City Election, 


Carnarvon Bo- 
rough Election, 


584, 22° Septembris. 


Mercurii, 22° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS from Rochester-row, Westminster ; 

, —and, Charlton-street, Somers Town ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for redeeming and ex- 
tinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Metropolis Im- 
provement. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the British India 
Society, praying that the House will cause inquiry 
into the case of the Raja of Sattara, and that if 
wrong has been done to him, the House will restore 
him to his Throne, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Captain Boldero presented, by Her Majesty s 
Command,—Supplementary Estimate of the Office 
of Ordnance for the year 1841-42. 

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


A Petition of Wiliam Henry Inglis, of Boulogne, 
in France, complaining of the recommendations con- 
tained in the Rcccat of the Commissioners on the 
low-water Harbours projected for the coasts of Kent 
and Sussex; and praying the House to inquire, with 
reference to such Harbours, into the matter of the 
said Report, into the proper sites for low-water 
Harbours, and especially at Dungeness, into the 
just mode of executing the works of the said Har- 
bours, and into the propriety of making a shallow 
low-water Harbour at Dover, or near it, being for 
the use of Her Majesty’s Post-office steam packets 
rather than for that of Her Majesty’s ships of more 
burden, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Paul Carter and Edmund Cullen, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Carlow (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Thomas Hanlon and Terence O’ Neill, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the County of 
Carlow (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Thomas Dixon, and others, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Downpa- 
trick (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Thomas Wyse, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
E.ection and Return for the City of Waterford (being 
tw) Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), are unob- 
jectionable. 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That 
he had received a Report from the Examiner of 
Recognizances, stating that the Surety to the 
Petition of George Augustus Frederick Paget, com- 
monly called Lord George Paget, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Carnarvon (being one Surety in the sum of 
£. 1,000), is objectionable, on the ground that a 





A, 1841. 


person named in the Recognizance has not acknow- 
ledged the same. 


A Petition of William Henry Hobbs and William ,3... 
Kelley, of the Exchequer Office, in the Inner Temple, “ne 
praying that a clause may be inserted in the Ad- (No. 2.) Bill, 
ministration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill, to compensate 
them for the loss they will sustain should the said 
Bill pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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. 


Supply. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Royal Gardens 
into a Committee upon the Royal Gardens Bill ; 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 directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed; and read 
the third time upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Frogmore 
into a Committee upon the Frogmore Lodge, &amp;c., Loge, &amp;e., 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. = 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 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. 


The Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill was, Administration 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- °f Justice _ 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House for Fri- 4% 2») Bi! 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Administration 
into a Committee, to consider of enabling Her Ma- —— 
A ; : : 3 {Retired An- 
jesty to grant an Annuity, on his resignation of juity to Vice 
Office, to any person who shall have executed the Chancellor.) 
Office of Vice Chancellor, under any Act to be 
passed in the present Session of Parliament for the 
Administration of Justice. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be empowered to 
rant to any person who shall have executed the 
fice of Vice Chancellor, on his resignation thereof, 

an Annuity not exceeding £.3,500; the said An- 
nuity to be paid 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. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day 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 Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Foreign Bishops 
amend an Act made in the twenty-sixth year of the Bill. 
reign of his Majesty King George the Third, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act to empower the Archbishop of Can- 
terbury or the Archbishop of York for the time being, 
to consecrate to the Office of a Bishop Persons 
being Subjects or Citizens of Countries out of his 
Majesty’s Dominions,’ was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Ashley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 








agreed 


Lunatics E 


Espiring 
Bill. 


Poor Lat 
Commiss 
Bille 


Populati 
Paymen' 


Adjourn 


Populat 
Paymen 


No. 


Hill Ce 


Staine 


Hari 


Co 


W; 
Br 





Iunatics Bill. 


Expiring Laws 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


Population — 
Payments Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Population 
Payments Bill. 


No, 42. 


Hill Coulies. 
No. 43. 


Staines Bridge. 


Harbours, 


Corn Laws, 


Waterloo, &amp;e. 
Bridges, atid 


5 Vicrortiz. 


agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported the Lunatics 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 Expiring Laws Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed toa Committee 
of the whole House for Friday next. 


The Poor Law Commission Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to provide for payment of the persons employed in 
taking Account of the Population in England: And 
that Sir James Graham and Sir Thomas Fremantle 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to provide for 
payment of the persons employed in taking Account 
of the Population in England: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Hill Coolies, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Friday next. 





Veneris, 24° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Horne, from the Commissioners of Staines 
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 Toils and other Monies collected on 
Staines Bridge, from the 26th day of March 1840 
to the 25th day of March 1841, both days inclusive: 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of William Henry Inglis, of Boulogne, 
in France, and of London, complaining of the re- 
commendations contained in the Report of the Com- 
missioners on the low-water Harbours projected for 
the coasts of Kent and Sussex; and praying the 
House to inquire, with reference to such Harbours, 
into the matter of the said Report, into the proper 
sites for low-water Harbours, and especially at 
Dungeness, into the just mode of executing the works 
of the said Harbours, and into the propriety of 
making a shallow low-water Harbour at Dover, or 
near it, being for the use of Her Majesty’s Post- 
office steam packets, rather than for that of Her 
Majesty’s ships of more burden, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brighton ;--Chairman of a Meeting 
of English Presbyterians of the county of Chester ; 
—Long Preston; — Manchester ; — and, Lenton ; 
praying for repeal or alteration of the Corn Laws, 
— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
and in the vicinity of Ranelagh-street, Pimlico, pray- 


ing the House to adopt measures for redeeming and 
Vou, 96. 


22°—JQ4" Septembris. 








585 


extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vauxhall Bridges, was presented and read ; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Metropolis Im- 
provement. 


A Petition of William Henry Inglis, of London treasury Loans 
and Islington, House Proprietor, praying the House : 
to inquire into the Treasury Loans arising from the 
ractices of the Lords of the Treasury an acting 
y Orders from the House, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, praying for Poor Law 
alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Act, was pre- Amendment 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. am 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into private 
further consideration the Report which, upon the Business. 
80th day of August last, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to consider whether any and 
what Improvement can be adopted in the mode of 
conducting Private Business ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


A Petition of George William Butler, of Little Property Tax, 
Carter-lane, in the city of London, praying the House © 
to impose upon fixed incomes derivable from real 
and personal property such a tax as will enable them 
to provide for any existing deficiency, and to repeal 
the taxes on malt, hops, raw sugar, bohea and con- 
gou teas, coffee of British plantation growth, butter 


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


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a Distress. 
Meeting, held at the Political Institute, Holborn 
Bars, London, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty that She may be graciously pleased not to 
prorogue the Parliament until it shall have devised 
efficient means for diminishing the alleged national 


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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Shrewsbury 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- ction. 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
William Yardley and John Watton, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Shrewsbury (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Stafford Bo- 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- ts" Election. 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
William Heath, and others, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Stafford 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unob- 
jectionable. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant East Retford 
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 East Retford, in the 
room of the Honourable Arthur Duncombe, who, 
since his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted 


the Office of one of Her Majesty’s Grooms in Wait- 
ing. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Re- Commissions. 
turns of all the Commissions that have been issued 
or appointed since and in continuation of the last 
Return printed by Order of this House (No. 346, 1st 
May 1838) :—And, of the Number and Titles of the 
former Commissions that are now actually in opera- 
tion, with a Statement of the progress made in each, 
and the Expense already incurred in each separately ; 
and also oF the Number of those that have been 
closed, and at what period, with the final Resuits and 
Total Expense of each. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Dublin Docks 
a Return stating the terms and particulars under oo 
which the Docks and Government Warehouses at ‘°"** 


4Fr3 Dublin 





586 


Dublin were let in 1825, together with the Names 
of the Lessees, and the Annual Produce since that 
time ; also, stating the recent alterations and ar- 
rangements made with respect to the same Docks 
and Warehouses ; and the terms agreed for at the 
public letting which took place in Dublin on the 
22d day of July 1841; together with the Names of 
the Bidders. 


Committals. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
&amp;c.,for Murder. 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 coimn- 
mitted, convicted and executed for Murder in Eng- 
land and Wales, during each of the following periods: 
—Five years ending December 1825; five years 
ending December 1830; five years ending December 
1835; five years ending December 1840 ; also, the 
centesimal proportions of Executions to Convictions; 
together with the centesimal proportions of Convic- 
tions to Commitments for the same Crime in each 
of the same periods :—Also, a Statement of the 
Number of Persons actually found guilty of Murder 
during the fifteen years ending December 1835. 
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. 


Wheat, &amp;c., 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
(Canada. ) 


a Return of the Duties paid in the year ended the 
5th day of January 1841, upon all Wheat, Flour 
and Timber, respectively, imported into the United 
Kingdom from Eneatie 


British and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

Irish Produce g Return of the Official and declared Value of all 

— British and Irish Produce and Manufactures ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom in the years 1839 
and 1840; distinguishing the Exports to the East 
Indies, the British West Indies, the Foreign West 
Indies and Brazil; and distinguishing Woollens, 
Cottons, Silks, Cutlery and Hardwares, from all 
other goods. 


Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 


the House this day, adjourn till 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. 


Royal Gardens 


Ros The ingrossed Bill to authorize Her Majesty’s 
ul, 


Commissioners of Woods to grant Building Leases 
of the Royal Kitchen Garden at Kensington, and to 
form and improve other Royal Gardens, and to en- 
able the said Commissioners to purchase Lands of 
Copyhold or Customary Tenure, was, according to 
Order, read the third time ; and an Amendment was 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 


the Lords. Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 
Clayton’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
Name Bill. — to enable George Alan Clayton to take and bear the 
Name and Arms of Lowndes; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 
Clayton's Clayton’s Name Bill was read the first time ; and 
Name Bill. —_ ordered to be read a second time. 
Frogmore The ingrossed Bill for annexing the Mansion 
Lodge, &amp;c., House, Gardens and Grounds at Frogmore, part of 
Bill the Land Revenue of the Crown to Windsor Castle, 


was, according to Order, read the third time; and 
an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


24° Septembris. 





A. 1841. 


Ordered, That Sir Thomas Fremantle do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Population Payments Bill was, according to Population 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Payments Bijj, 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Administra 
it was referred to consider of enabling Her Majesty of Justice 
to grant an Annuity, on his resignation of Office, to [Retired An. 
any person who shall have executed the Office of Chancellor} 
Vice Chancellor, under any Act to be passed in the 
present Session of Parliament for the Administra- 
tion of Justice, a Resolution; which was read, as 
followeth : 

Resolved, That Her Majesty be empowered to 
grant to any person who shall have executed the 
Office of Vice Chancellor, on his resignation thereof, 
an Annuity not exceeding Three thousand and five 
hundred pounds, the said Annuity to be paid out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Rieailim 
of Great Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolution being read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out the words “Three thousand and 
“ five handel” and inserting the words “ Three 
“ thousand,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ Three thousand and five hundred,” stand part of 
the Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, 7 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : | ane 

Tellers for the (Mr. Ewart, l 

Noes, Mr. Hawes: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the said Resolution was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (No. 2.) Bill, 
that they have Power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Administration 
a Committee upon the Administration of Justice of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. eiaiaeaae 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Criausgs, N° 1 to N° 35, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausg, N° 36, postponed. 

Crausss, N°37 and N°38,amended,and agreed to. 

Cravse, N° 39, agreed to. 

CrauseEs, N°40 and N°41,amended, and agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 42, agreed to. 


Crausss, N° 43 and N° 44, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Causes, N° 45 to N° 49, agreed to. 
Crauses, N°’ 50 to N° 53, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 54, disagreed to. 
Cause, N° 55, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiause, N° 56, (Officers whose Offices are abo- 
lished may make claims for compensation) ——read. 
Amendment proposed : P. 25. 1. 12. After the 
word “ Exchequer” to insert the words “ who was 
“ appointed to his office or employment prior to the 
“ 14th March 1840, and.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Ward, 8] 
Yeas, Mr. Aglionby: } : 
Tellers forthe f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 140 
sf . 








Noes, L Mr. Henry Baring : 
Several 





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Exchet 
Bills. 


Ordni 
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5 Vicroriz. 


Several Amendments made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuiavusss, N° 57 to N° 67, amended, and agreed to. 
Postponed Crauss, N° 36, (Her Majesty em- 


peeves to grant Annuity to Vice Chancellor on his 
esignation) agreed to. 


Schedule amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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 received upon Mon- 
day next. 








Supply 3 The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Accountsand mittee of Supply ; 
Estimates, Ordered, That the Account of the several Sums 


referred : 


granted per Act 4&amp; 5 Vic. c. 53, towards the Army, 
Army, Navy, 
Ke. 


Navy, Ordnance and Miscellaneous Services for the 
year 1841-42 ; and ofthe Ways and Means autho- 
rized by the said Act, and by other Acts of the last 
Session of the last Parliament, to be raised and ap- 
plied to meet the same, which was presented upon 
Tuesday last, be referred to the Committee. 


Exchequer Ordered, That the Account of the Deficiency of 

Bills. the Grant of the last Session of the last Parliament 
for paying off and discharging the outstanding Ex- 
chequer Bills granted for the Service of the year 
1841-42, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
referred to the Committee. 

sage Ordered, That the Supplementary Estimate of 

Office. 


the Office of Ordnance for the year 1841-42, which 
was presented upon Wednesday last, be referred to 
the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
four thousand eight hundred and ninety-stx pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to make good the Sup- 
plies which were granted in the last Session of the 
last Parliament. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 
millions six hundred and twenty-six thousand three 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to make good the Deficiency of the Grant 
of the last Session of the last Parliament, for paying 
off and discharging the outstanding Exchequer Bills 
granted for the Service of the year 1841-42. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
four thousand seven hundred and _ seventy-two 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on account of 
Ordnance Works and Repairs, Canada Extraordi- 
naries, Storekeeper’s Expenditure, Building and Re- 
pair of Barracks, and Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, 
im the United Kingdom and Colonies. [Supplementary 
to Vote 5 of the Ordnance Estimates for 1841-42.] 

4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
nine thousand one hundred and ninety-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the 
Charge of Civil Contingencies in the Colonies. 
[Supplementary to Vote 6 of the Ordnance Estimates 
for 1841-42.] 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand one hundred and eighty-four pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, on account of Ordnance 
Stores. [Supplementary to Vote 7 of the Ordnance 
Estimates for 1841-42. ] 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- 
dred and ninety pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge ofa Military Superannuated 
Allowance. [Supplementary to Vote 9, of the Ord- 
nance Estimates, for 1841-42.] 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Supplies of last 
Session. 


Exchequer 
ills. 


Ordnance 
Works, &amp;c. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies in the 
Colonies, 


Ordnance 
Stores, 


Military Super 
annuation, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions, 


24° Septembris. 


587 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
~~. 

Mr. Greene 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 ingrossed Bill to continue two Acts relating Luuaties Bill. 
to the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in 

England, was, according to Order, read the third 

time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 

Title be, An Act to continue for Three years, and 

from thence to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, two Acts relating to the Care and Treat- 

ment of Insane Persons in England. 

Ordered, That Lord Ashley do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Law 
mittee on the Poor Law Commission 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- Ex 
mittee on the Expiring Laws Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


piring Laws 
Bill. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 27° die Septembris ; 
Anno, 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


rt ETITION of George William Manby, Great Yarmouth 
Captain, Barrack Master and Freeman of Bergh. 
Great Yarmouth, and Deputy Lieutenant of the 

County of Norfolk, praying the House to take into 
consideration some means to correct the abuses of 

Reform, which the Petitioner alleges to exist in 

that place ; and cause him and other gentlemen to 

be placed in the Commission of the Peace for that 

Borough, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law 
Keighley Union, praying the House to take the law Amendment 
respecting illegitimate children into consideration, so ““" 
as to give better protection and indemnity to parishes 
against the support of such children as shall become 
chargeable to the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Letham, praying the Corn Laws, &amp;e. 
House to repeal the taxes on corn, coffee, soap, sugar, 
tea, and every other necessary article of food, and 
to make Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, Annual 
Parliaments, no Property Qualifications and Pay- 
ment of Members, the law of the land, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Frome Selwood ;—and,the Reverend Corn Laws. 
Joseph Bray, Curate of Heather, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders, Traders and Inhabit- Waterloo, &amp;e., 
ants of Old Kent-road and its vicinity, praying the Bridse- 
House to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- 
guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vaurhall Bridges, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Metropolis Im- 
provement. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Or- Tithes. 
ders,—Returns of all Agreements for the Commuta- 





Vo.. 96. 





tion 


4Rr4 


| 
| 


FRE TE 





Couuty 
Treasurers 


(Trelaud.) 


Estate and 
Name Bills. 


Hereford City 
Writ. 


Dudley 
Election. 


Barnstaple 
Election. 


Barnstaple 
Evection, 


588 27° Septembris. 


tion of Tithes which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners in the several Counties of Eng- 
land and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1841 
to the 1st day of July 1841; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid 
in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents (being in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper of last Session, No. 234):— And, of all 
Awards for the Commutation of Tithes, which have 
been confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners in the 
the several Counties of England and Wales, from 
the 1st day of January 1841 to the 1st day of July 
1841; specifying also, in each case, the Amount of 
Rent-charge awarded to be paid in lieu of Tithes, 
and showing whether the same be payable to Ap- 
propriators, Impropriators or Clerical Incumbents 
(being in continuation of Parliamentary Paper of 
last Session, No. 420.) 

A Return of the Amount paid to the Treasurers’ 
Fee Fund by each County in Ireland for the year 
ending the 25th day of March 1841; also, of the 
Amount of Expenditure out of it for the year ending 
the 25th day of March 1841, in which the Salaries 
and Expenses of Office are distinguished from extra- 
ordinary Expenses :—And,an Account in charge and 
discharge of the Fees received by the Registrar of 
Treasurers’ Accounts under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54, and 
of the appropriation thereof. 

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


Resolved, That all Standing Orders regulating the 
practice of this House and of the Private Bill Office, 
with reference to Estate and Name Bills, be, during 
the present Session, suspended : 

That all such Bills during this Session be, after 
their second reading, referred to a Select Committee : 

That such Committee do consist of the following 
Members: Mr. Greene, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Aglionby, 
Mr. Tatton Egerton and Mr. Walker : 

That Three be the Quorum : 

That it be an Instruction to such Committee, to 
inquire whether there be any Standing Orders ap- 

lying to such Bills, and, if so, whether they have 
cue complied with; and that they do report the 
same specially to the House : 

That such Committee have Power to report on the 
same day on which they sit: 

That such Bills be permitted to proceed de die in 
diem through all their other stages. 


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 Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Hereford, in the room of 
Henry William Hobhouse, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said City, hath accepted the Office 
of Steward or Bailiffof Her Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in 
the County of Buckingham. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
William Adam Smith, Esquire, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Dudley (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 

lr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
Robert Budd, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Barnstaple (being one 
Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- 
nizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
the Honourable John William Fortescue, complain- 
ing of an‘undue Election and Return for the Bo- 











A, 1841. 


rough of Barnstaple (being one Surety in the sum 
of £.1,000), is objectionable, on the ground that the 
Surety named in the Recognizance has not duly ac- 
knowledged the same. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- Supply ; 
ply several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-= Supplies of last 
four thousand eight hundred and ninety-six pounds, Session, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to make good the Sup- 
plies which were granted in the last Session of the 
last Parliament. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten mil- Exchequer 
lions six hundred and twenty-six thousand three Bills 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to make good the deficiency of the Grant of the last 
Session of the last Parliament for paying off and 
discharging the outstanding Exchequer Bills granted 
for the Service of the year 1841-42. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Ordnance 
four thousand seven hundred and_ seventy-two Works, &amp;e. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on account of 
Ordnance Works and Repairs, Canada Extraordi- 
naries, Storekeepers’ Expenditure, Building and 
Repair of Barracks, and Barrack Masters’ Expen- 
diture in the United Kingdom and Colonies. [Sup- 
plementary to Vote 5 of the Ordnance Estimates 
1841-42.] 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Civil Contin. 
nine thousand one hundred and _ninety-eight gencies in the 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying ©" 
the Charge of Civil Contingencies in the Colonies. 
[Supplementary to Vote 6 of the Ordnance Esti- 
mates 1841-42. | 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Ordnance 
thousand one hundred and eighty-four pounds, Stores. 
be granted to Her Majesty, on account of Ordnance 
Stores. [Supplementary to Vote 7 of the Ordnance 
Estimates 1841-42. ] 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Military Super- 
hundred and ninety pounds, be granted to Her *nuation, 
Majesty, for defraying the Charge of a Military Su- 
perannuated Allowance. [Supplementary to Vote 9 
of the Ordnance Estimates 1841-42.] 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message trom 

Sir Giffin Wilson : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Duke of 
for enabling the Most noble George Duke of Mar/- Marlborougt's 
borough to charge for the Repairs of Blenheim Palace ®****° 8" 
certain Hereditaments devised by the Will of the 
Most noble George third Duke of Marlborough, 
deceased, as a collateral Security, with a Sum of 
Twenty-five thousand Pounds and Interest, and as a 
primary Security, with a further Sum not exceeding 
Ten thousand Pounds and [nterest ; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Riddell’s 
to vest the entailed Estate of Ardnamurchan and Estate Bil. 
Sunart, in the County of Argyle, in Trustees, for 
the purpose of raising Money for the Payment of 
the Debts affecting the said Estate, and of certain 
Sums expended by Sir James Milles Riddell in im- 
proving the same, and for the Erection of a Mansion 
House and Offices thereon ; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The Duke of Marlborough’s Estate Bill was read ne of ” 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time — Bill 
state DIL 
To-morrow. 


Riddell’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and Riddell’s 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. Estate Bill. 


Ordered, That Clayton’s Name Bill be read a Clayton's 
second time To-morrow. Name Bi 


Mr. 


Administi 
of Justice 
(No. 2.) 


Supply. 


Populati 
Paymen 


No. 


Ways 
Means 





Administration 
of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Supply. 


Population 
Payments Bill. 


No, 44. 


Ways and 
Means. 


5 Vicroriz. 


Mr. Greene reported the Administration of Justice 
(No. 2.) 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- 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Population Payments Bill ; 
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 To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the several persons who have 
engaged to subscribe towards funding the sum of 
Five millions of Exchequer Bills charged on Aids or 
Supplies dated in March and June 1841, (or in any 
antecedent month, provided the same have not been 
advertised to be paid off,) and who have made de- 
posits of £.20 per centum on the amount of their re- 
spective subscriptions accepted at the Bank of Eng- 
land, shall be entitled, upon the completion of their 
subscriptions, for every £.100 so subscribed in Ex- 
chequer Bills (or £.100. 12s. in money, not exceeding 
one half of such subscription), to £.112. 2s. capital 
stock, in Consolidated Annuities, bearing interest at 
the rate of £.3 per centum per annum ; the said in- 
terest to commence from the 5th day of July 1841, 
and to be payable by half-yearly dividends on the 5th 
day of January and the 5th day of July of every year : 

That the several Subscribers shall — their 
respective subscriptions at the Bank of England, by 
instalments, in the proportions and at the times 
under mentioned : that is to say, 

£.20 per centum on or before the 8th day of 
November ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 20th day of 
December ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 31st day of Ja- 
nuary 1842 ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 14th day of 
March 1842: 

That interest shall be allowed upon all Exchequer 
Bills deposited in payment of each instalment, up 
to the date of such instalment; and upon each in- 
stalment paid in money, interest on the same from 
the 27th day of September 1841 to the date of such 
instalment : 

That Subscribers shall be at liberty to pay the said 
instalments in advance, and shall in such case be 
entitled, if the payment be made in Exchequer Bills, 
to interest thereupon, to the period when the instal- 
ment will be due ; and if payment be made in money, 
to interest at the rate of Two pence farthing per diem 
upon every £.100 of such money, from the day of 
such payment in advance to the day when it would 
otherwise be due : 

That all the Exchequer Bills so to be deposited with 
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England 
shall be delivered over to the Paymasters of Ex- 
chequer Bills to be cancelled ; and all monies so to 
be received shall be paid into the Receipt of the 
Exchequer, to be applied from time to time to such 
services, for Great Britain and Ireland, as shall 


have been voted by this House in this Session of 
Parliament: 


Vot. 96. 


27° —28° Septembris. 


589 


That the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury shall be authorized to complete the sum requi- 
site to discharge the services granted by this House 
in this Session of Parliament, and the interest on 
Exchequer Bills charged on the Aids or Supplies of 
the present year, amounting in the whole to Two mil- 
lions four hundred and sixty-seven thousand four 
hundred and thirty-two pounds, either by the issue 
of Exchequer Bills, or by the creation of Consolidated 
£.3 per centum Annuities, provided that no greater 
sum in the whole shall be raised, either by the mo- 
nies so subscribed, by the issue of Exchequer Bills, 
or by the creation of Consolidated £.3 per centum 
Annuities, than may be necessary to discharge the 
said services and interest. 

2. Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Ten millions 
six hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred 
and fifty pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the service of the year 1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Greene 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 Com- Poor Law 


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 make provision in the Bill 
that the Commissioners be not empowered to enforce 
indiscriminate separation between man and wife; and 
that in no case shall they sanction or permit separa- 
tion when the application for relief shall be substan- 
tiated as arising from positive inability to obtain 
work, or from physical infirmity, and not from idle- 
ness, vice or crime ; 


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


Martis, 28° die Septembris, 1841: 


And the Question being put ; 
' The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the {Mr. Redhead Yorke, +4 
Yeas, Mr. Jervis: , 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, | 18 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : J ai 


So it passed in the Negative. 
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 Expiring Laws Bill ; 

The House was moved, That the Act 7 Will. 4, 
c. 69, to amend an Act for the Commutation of 
Tithes in England and Wales, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have Power to make provision in 
the Bill for continuing the Commission for executing 
the said Act. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee; 
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 this day. 


Commission 
Bill. 


Expiring Laws 
Bill, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Grain and 
an Account showing the Total Quantities of Foreign Flour. 


and Colonial Grain and Flour imported; distin- 





4G guishing 











590 


guishing each sort entered for Home Consumption, 
at each Rate of Duty, since the 5th day of January 
1841 to the latest period to which the Account can 
be made up (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 435, of 1841). 


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 Highest and Lowest Weekly Average 
Prices of Wheat, in the years from 1834 to 1840 in- 
clusive, in the following places, New York, Phila- 
delphia, Portsmouth (U.S.),and New Norfolk, and in 
England ; as far as the same can be ascertained from 
the Consular Returns. 

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. 


Wheat. 


British Guiana. Lord Stanley presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy of-a Despatch from the Governor of 
British Guiana to Her Majesty’s principal Secretary 
of State for the Colonies, dated 16th July 1841, 
transmitting a Report on the state of the Labouring 
Population of Demerara and Berbice. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account, showing the Total Imperial Proof Gal- 
lons of Rum, Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, 
Colonial, Guernsey or Jersey Spirits in Bond in the 
United Kingdom, on the 5th day of January 1826, 
and imported in each year since then to the 5th da 
of January 1841, added together; and the Total 
Imperial Proof Gallons of each of those that paid 
Duty, for Consumption in the United Kingdom, ex- 
ported as Merchandize, as Ships’ Stores, or under 


Spirits, 


27°—28° Septembris, 





any other denomination or character, or taken for 
the use of the Navy, or used for mixing with Wine, 
or any other purpose, in each year, from the 5th day 
of January 1826 to the 5th day of January 1841, 
and that remained in Bond on the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1841; and showing the Total Gallons of each 
of these added together, and difference betwixt each 
of these, so added together, and the Gallons of each 
of them in Bond on the 5th day of January 1826, 
and imported from then to the 5th day of January 
1841; and stating, in detail, how this difference 
arose ; the particular Statutes, or Copies of all Or- 
ders authorizing the same; and what the Total 
Amount of Duty, at the rate each kind of them 
was subject to, would have been, and what that 
Amount is equal to per Gallon, on each Gallon of 
the Total Quantity of Gallons, of each kind of these 
that paid Duty, during the period from the 5th day 
of January 1826 to the 5th day of January 1841 (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 279, of 
Session 1839.) 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 21st and 
24th days of this instant September (That Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions 
that the papers therein mentioned might be laid be- 
fore 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. 


Births, Deaths, Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 

and Marriages. Command,—Copy of the Third Annual Report of 
the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Mar- 
riages in England. 


Committals, Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to an 


&amp;c., for Murder. Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number 
of Persons committed, convicted and executed for 
Murder in England and Wales, during each of the 
following periods:—Five years ending December 
1825; five years ending December 1830 ; five years 
ending December 1835; five years ending December 
1840; also, the centesimal proportions of Executions 





A. 1841. 


to Convictions ; together with the centesimal pro- 
portions of Convictions to Commitments for the same 
Crime in each of the same periods :—And also, a 
Statement of the Number of Persons actually found 
guilty of Murder during the fifteen years ending 
December 1835. 

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


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Canada, 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of Correspond- 
ence between the Secretary of State for the Colonial 
Department and the Governor of Canada, relative to 
the Memorial of the British American Lands Com- 
pany, the Canada Company and the North American 
Colonial Association of [reland, suggesting a Plan 
for the advancement of Agriculture and Commerce 
and the completion of the Public Works in Canada. 
‘ — That the said Paper do lie upon the 

able. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








IN pursuance of the directions of an Act passed 
in the 24th year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, “ An Act to repeal so 
much of two Acts, made in the tenth and fifteenth 
years of the reign of his present Majesty, as autho- 
rizes the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue 
his Warrants to the Clerk of the Crown for making 
out Writs for the Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament, in the manner therein mentioned, and 
for substituting other provisions for the like pur- 
poses ;” 

I do hereby nominate and appoint the Right ho- 
nourable Sir George Grey, Baronet, Thomas Greene, 
Esquire, William Ord, Esquire, Robert Palmer, 
Esquire, Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, 
Esquire, Edward Strutt, Esquire, and Thomas Wil- 
liam Bramston, Esquire, being Members of the 
House of Commons, or any one or more of them, to 
issue Warrants to the Clerk of the Crown in cases 
in the said Act specified. 

Given under my hand and seal, the twenty-seventh 
day of September one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-one. 


Cuar.es Suaw LEFEVRE, 
Speaker. (1. 8.) 


To the Clerk of ~} 


House of Commons. 








Martis, 28° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


IDDELL’s Estate Bill was, according to Riddell’s 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to Estate Bill. 
the Select Committee on Estate and Name Bills. 


A Petition of the Minister and Members of the com Laws 
first United Secession Church, Kilmarnock, praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Duke of Marlborough’s Estate Bill was, ac- Duke of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed eee s 
to the Select Committee on Estate and Name Bills. ®s*° *" 


Clayton’s Name Bill was, according to Order, read Cleyton’s 
a second time; and committed to the Select Com- Name Bill, 
mittee on Estate and Name Bills. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select Public Petitions 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- (Third Reports) 
mined the Petitions presented from the 20th to the 
24th days of this instant September, both inclusive ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

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














Ordered, 


Prive 
Busi 


Poot 
Ame 
Act. 


Cor 


Bri 
Ele 


Private 
Business. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Corn Laws. 


Bridport 
Election. 


5 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, 
Sir James Graham, Sir Edward Knatchbull and Lord 
Granville Somerset be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on Private Business. 


A Petition of William Sutherland Hanson, of 
High-street, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, 
Kensington, praying that the House will not re- 
appoint the Poor Law Commissioners beyond the 
period of July 1842, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the East Devon and 
Dorset Agricultural Society, praying the House not 
to consent to any alteration of the present protecting 
duties on Corn, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
Borough of Bridport, in the county of Dorset, was 
delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That at the Ge- 
neral Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough of Bridport, which was holden on 
the twenty-ninth day of June now last past, Henry 
Warburton, Esquire, Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 
Esquire, and Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane, Esquire, were the candidates, and Henry 
Warburton, Esquire, and Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 
Esquire, were returned as Members duly elected to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough ; 
that, on or about the eighth day of this current month 
of September, the said Henry Warburton, by the 
acceptance of office, vacated his seat as Member for 
the said Borough, whereupon a new Writ was or- 
dered by the House to be issued to the Returning 
Officer of the said Borough, and the said Writ was 
issued accordingly, and an Election was holden by 
virtue thereof on the fifteenth day of the said month 
of September ; that at the said last-mentioned Elec- 
tion, the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane was returned as duly elected a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough; that the Petitioners claim to have 
had and had a right to vote as well at the said last- 
mentioned Election as at the said Election first 
hereinbefore mentioned; that, with a view to the 
Election of the said Alerander Dundas Ross Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane, and in order that he might be re- 
turned at the said first-mentioned Election, a system 
of open and notorious bribery and corruption was 
commenced and practised by the said Alexander 
Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, and by his 
agents, friends, managers and partisans, and by 
others acting for and on his behalf, as well by gifts 
of money as by corrupt and illegal agreements, pro- 
mises and contracts, made with or to divers persons 
having votes at the said Election; that since the 
said first-mentioned Election, and previously to the 
last Election, the said corrupt and illegal practices 
have been carried on, fulfilled or completed by the 
said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Coch- 
rane, and by his agents, friends, managers and par- 
tisans, acting on his behalf, in order that the said 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane 
might be elected and returned at the said last Elec- 
tion to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough ; that by reason of the premises the said 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane 
has become and is wholly incapacitated to be elected, 
and his said Election and Return at the said last 
Election were and are wholly null and void; that 
both before the said first-mentioned Election, and 
after the ordering of the Writ for holding the 
same, and also after the vacancy in respect of 
which the said last-mentioned Election was holden, 
and before, at and during the said last-mentioned 
Election, the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane did, by himself, his agents, friends, 
managers and partisans, and others on his behalf, 


give and allow to divers persons having or claim- 
Vou. 96. 


28° Septembris. 





| 


591 


ing to have a right to vote at the said Elections 
respectively, money, meat, drink, entertainment and 
provisions, and made presents, gifts, towards and 
entertainments and promises, agreements, obligations 
and engagements to give and allow money, meat, 
drink, provisions, presents, rewards and entertain- 
ments to and for persons having or claiming to have 
a right to vote at the said Elections respectively, in 
order to be elected or for being slectel a Member 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough; that the said Election and Return of the 
said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Coch- 
rane were procured by means of bribery, and by 
treating and other corrupt and illegal practices com- 
mitted and done by the said Alexander Dundas Ross 
Wishart Baillie Cochrane, and by others acting on 
his behalf, and that the said Election and Return 
were and are therefore wholly null and void ; that 
the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane did, by himself or by some other person 
or persons on his behalf, give or cause to be given, 
or did promise or agree to give, a certain sum of 
money, and did know of and consent to such gift 
and promise, upon an engagement, contract or agree- 
ment that the person or persons to whoin the said 
gift or promise was made should, by himself or 
themselves, or by other persons at his or their re- 
quest, procure or endeavour to procure, the Return 
of him the said Alexander Dundas #oss Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane at the said last Election as Member 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough of Bridport, and that having been so returned 
for the said Borough, and so having given, or so 
having promised to give, or knowing of, or consent- 
ing to, such gifts or promises upon such engage- 
ment, contract or agreement, the said Alexander 
Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane is disabled 
and incapacitated to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough, and ought to be deemed and 
taken to be no Member of Parliament, as if he had 
/never been returned or elected ; and praying, That 
| the House will take the premises into consideration, 
and will declare the said Election and Return of the 
said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Coch- 
rane to have been and to be wholly null and void, 
and will give such other and further relief in the 
| premises as to the House shall seem meet. 

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

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








Head-court, Drury-lane, London, complaining that 
he was discharged from the 50th Regiment of Foot 
| in consequence of an affliction contracted in the West 
| Indies, and that he received a limited pension for 
three years, which pension has expired, and praying 
for relief, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


heard, with great alarm, the proposal of Her Ma- 
| jesty’s late Ministers for an alteration in the scale of 
| duties now levied in the United Kingdom on Timber 
and Deals, and praying the House to maintain the 
Petitioners, and the province at large, in the privi- 
leges and protection which their trade now enjoys, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 

Archibald M‘Brair and George Kennedy Smith, 

complaining of an undue Election and Return for 

the Borough of Belfast (being four Sureties in the 

sum of £.250 each), are unobjectionable. 
4G2 





Mr. 


A Petition of Alexander Wail, residing at Nag’s Alexander Wall. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the province of Timber Duties. 
| Canada, setting forth, That the Petitioners have 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Belfast 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- Election. 








Waterford City 
Election. 


Poor Law. 


Library of the 
House. 


Ways and 
Means. 


592 28° Sep 


Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Re- 
cognizances, stating that the Surety to the Petition 
of Sir Henry Winston Barron, Baronet, and Thomas 
Wyse, Esquire, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the County of the City of Waterford 
(being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unob- 
jectionable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Separate Accounts from each Union, of the Sums 
expended for the Relief of the Poor in the Parishes 
now forming the several Unions in England and 
Wales, in the year previous to the passing of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act :—Of the sum expended 
in every Union for the year ending the 25th day of 
March 1840 ; specifying the Sum expended in Sala- 
ries and Establishment Charges, the Sum expended 
in Out-door Relief, and the Sum expended in In- 
door Relief-—And, of all Orders for Relief out of 
the House given since the passing of the said Act b 
Justices of the Peace, and communicated to Boards 
of Guardians, specifying on whom the Orders were 





tembris. 


A. 1841, 


ment will be due ; and if 2 goer be made in money, 


to interest at the rate of Two pence farthing per diem 
upon every £.100 of such money, from the day of 
such payment in advance to the day when it would 
otherwise be due : 

That all the Exchequer Bills so to be deposited with 
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England 
shall be delivered over to the Paymasters of Ex- 
chequer Bills to be cancelled; and all monies so to 
be received shall be paid into the Receipt of the 


services, for Great Britain and Ireland, as shall 
have been voted by this House in this Session of 
Parliament : 

That the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury shall be authorized to complete the sum requi- 
site to discharge the services granted by this House 
in this Session of Parliament, and the interest on 
Exchequer Bills charged on the Aids or Supplies of 
the present year, amounting in the whole to Two mil- 


y | lions four hundred and sixty-seven thousand four 


hundred and thirty-two pounds, either by the issue 
of Exchequer Bills, or by the creation of Consolidated 





made, and what Relief was given. 


£.3 per centum Annuities, provided that no greater 
sum in the whole shall be raised, either by the mo- 


Ordered, That a Standing Committee of Sixteen | nies so subscribed, by the issue of Exchequer Bills, 


Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the | 


direction of the Library, to whom shall be referred 
all matters relating thereto :—And a Committee was 
appointed of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel, Lord John 
Russell, Mr. Williams Wynn, the Lord Advocate, 
Mr. og eS Mr. Shaw, Lord Viscount Palmer- 
ston, Mr. Gladstone, Dr. Stock, Mr. Acland, Colonel 


Fox, Mr. Gally Knight, Lord Viscount Mahon and 
Mr. Pendarves. 


or by the creation of Consolidated £.3 per centum 
Annuities, than may be necessary to discharge the 
said services and interest. 

2. Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Ten millions 
six hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred 
and fifty pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the service of the year 1841. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 





Ordered, 'That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, several Resolutions ; which were read, 
as follow: 

1. Resolved, That the several persons who have 
engaged to subscribe towards funding the sum of 
Five millions of Exchequer Bills charged on Aids or 
Supplies dated in March and June 1841, (or in any 
antecedent month, provided the same have not been 
advertised to be paid off), and who have made de- 
posits of £.20 per centum on the amount of their re- 
spective subscriptions accepted at the Bank of Eng- 
land, shall be entitled, upon the completion of their 
subscriptions, for every £.100 so subscribed in Ex- 
chequer Bills (or £.100. 12s. in money, not exceeding 
one half of such subscription), to £.112. 2s. capital 
stock, in Consolidated Annuities, bearing interest at 


Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the last 
Resolution: And that the same Gentlemen do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


the Administration of Justice, was, according to Or- 
der, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their coucurrence. 
The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


Payments Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a 





the rate of £.3 per centum per annum ; the said in- 


Committee of the whole House :~—And the House 


terest to commence from the 5th day of July 1841,| immediately resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and to be payable by half-yearly dividends on the 5th | and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
day of January and the 5th day of July of every year: | sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 

That the several subscribers shall compiete their | the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 


respective subscriptions at the Bank of England, by 
instalments in the proportions and at the times 
under mentioned : that 1s to say, 


£.20 per centum on or before the 8th day of | Mr. Greene reported the Expiring Laws Bill; and E 


November ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 20th day of 
December ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 31st day of Ja- 
nuary 1842 ; 

£.20 per centum on or before the 14th day of 
March 1842 : 

That interest shall be allowed upon all Exchequer 
Bills deposited in payment of each instalment, up 
to the date of such instalment; and upon each in- 
stalment paid in money, interest on the same from 
the 27th day of September 1841 to the date of such 
instalment : 

That Subscribers shall be at liberty to pay the said 
instalments in advance, and shall im such case be 
entitled, if the payment be made in Exchequer Bills, 
to interest thereupon, to the period when the instal- 








Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be re@tived To-morrow. 


| 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- 
mittee on the Poor Law Commission Bill ; 

| And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have power to introduce a Clause, that it 
shall not be lawful for the Commissioners, from the 
date of the gem | of the Bill, to declare the form- 
ation of any new Unions in Districts which are not 


already placed under the operation of the Act 4 and 
5 Will. 4, c. 76; 


The House divided: 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers 


Exchequer, to be applied from time to time to such . 


The ingrossed Bill to make further Provisions for Administration 


of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Population 


further consideration the Report on the Population Payments Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill, 





xpiring Laws 
ill. 


Ex 
Bil 


5 Victoriz. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Sharman Crawford, 
f Mr. Ferrand : 

Tellers for the § Sir Thomas Fremantle, 131 

Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ’ 


J 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that 
they have Power to make provision in the Bill, that 
it shall not be lawful for the Commissioners to dis- 
allow, by any general or other Order, any payments 
which shall be made by the authority of a Board of 
Guardians for the relief of any poor persons or their 
families out of the workhouse, notwithstanding any 
powers given to them by the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 
76, to the contrary ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the 


49. 
Yeas, 


Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 39 

Yeas, Mr. Redhead Yorke: iat 
Tellers for the § Mr. Henry Baring, } 146 
Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : ’ 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Commit- 
tee ; 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 received To-morrow. 


Exchequer Bills 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for raising a 
Bill, 


Sum of Money by Exchequer Bills for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Exchequer Bills 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for funding 
Funding Bill. 


Exchequer Bills, and for making Provision for the 








No.45. Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-one : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and to be printed. 

Tithes. Ordered, That the Returns relative to Tithes, 

No.46. which were presented yesterday, be printed. 

County Ordered, That the Return relative to County Trea- 
(iscant) surers (Jreland), which was presented yesterday, be 

No. 47. printed. 

Committals, Ordered, That the Return relative to Committals, 
Sc. for Murder. &amp;e, for Murder, which was presented yesterday, be 

No. 48, printed. 

Canada. Ordered, That the Paper relative to Canada, 

No. 49. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
Mercuri, 29° die Septembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 
endl bs R. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Estate Bil Duke of Marlborough’s Estate Bill ; That no 
Standing Orders were applicable; and that the 
Committee 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. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 
Riddel’s Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Rid- 
tate Bill, 


dell’s Estate Bill; That no Standing Orders were 


applicable ; and that the Committee had examined 
Vor, 96. 


28°—29° Septembris. 

















593 
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. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Clay- Clayton's 
ton’s Name Bill; That no Standing Orders were ap- Nuine Bill. 
plicable ; 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 directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Petitions from Kingswood ;— Wootton-under- Edge Corn Laws. 
(four Petitions) ;—orth Nibley ;—Bristol ;—and, 
Leeds (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 the Chairman of the Northern Cen- Raja of Satara, 
tral British India Society, praying that the House 
will cause an inquiry into the case of the Ex-Raja 
of Sattara, and that, if wrong has been done to him, 
the House will restore him to his throne, was pre- 


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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Private 
further consideration the Report which, upon the Business. 
30th day of August last, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to consider whether any and 
what Improvement can be adopted in the mode of 
conducting Private Business ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


A Petition of George Beacon, of Wellington-ter- Poor Law 
race, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, praying that Commission 
a Clause may be inserted in the Poor Law Com- ®: 
mission Bill providing for the admission of all pro- 
visions to be consumed in poor law unions free of 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Imports, &amp;c. 

Accounts of the Quantities of the following Articles 
imported and entered for Home Consumption in 
Great Britain, in each of the three years ending the 
5th day of January 1841, with the average of the 
three years:—Cotton Wool (pounds); Sheep’s Wool 
— ; Raw Silk (pounds); Indigo (pounds) ; 

allow (cwts.); Fir Timber (loads) ; Soap (pounds); 
—-And, of the Quantity of Soap made in Great Bri- 
tain, for the same period. 


The House was moved, That the Return of all Shipping. 
Ships and Vessels built and registered since the 
passing of the Act forthe new system of measurement ; 
distinguishing Steamers from other Vessels, classify- 
ing the whole according to their Tonnage ; viz. those 
under One hundred tons, between One hundred and 
Two hundred tons, Two hundred and Three hundred, 
and thus by gradations to the largest Tonnage built ; 
specifying the Tonnage of each Class ; and also, a 
Return in similar Classes of any Ships or Vessels 
which may have been registered before the passing 
of the Act, and re-measured since upon the new 
Plan, which was presented upon the 8th day of this 
instant September, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, in addition thereto, as regards those Vessels 
which have been re-measured since the passing of 
the Act for the new measurement of Shipping + a 
Statement of the Aggregate Tonnage of each Class, 

4G3 separate, 






























































Exchequer Bills 
Bill. 


Exchequer Bills 
Funding Bill. 


Population 
Payments Bill, 


Expiring Laws 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


Duke of 
Marlborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


Riddell’s 
Estate Bill. 


Clayton’s 
Name Bill. 





594. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Exchequer Bills Faading Bill was, gccording 
to Order, read a second time ; and commiittéé to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 





Mr. Greene reported the Population Payments 


29°_30° Septembris. 


separate, as returned therein, according to their ori- 
ginal measurement on the old Plan, and also what 
the same may appear now by the new one; also, the 
Aggregate Tonnage of each separate Class of Vessels 
in the above Return built since the passing of the 
Act. 


A. 1841. 


A Petition of Spirit Grocers and Spirit Retailers Spirit Trade 

of the City of Armagh, praying for the amendment (!reland.) 

of the law relating to the Spirit Trade in Ireland, so 

that retailers of Spirits in Jreland may be placed 

upon an equality with spirit traders in England, was 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Angle 
Table. Legio 
Petitions from Edwin Noon, Needle-maker, of Bel- Distress, 

per ;—and, Stockport (Chairman of a Meeting of 

Inhabitants); praying the House to institute an 

inquiry into the distress that at present prevails in 

the manufacturing districts of the country,—were pre- 

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


A Petition of British subjects resident in Bombay, Bombay. 


Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | complaining of certain grievances affecting the admi- 


Ordered, That the Biil, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue such Laws as may 
expire within a limited period, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day 
of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, 
such Laws as may expire within a limited Period. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Poor Law Commission 
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. 


And then the Hoase adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 30° die Septembris ; 


Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


HE Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
enabling the Most noble George Duke of Marl- 
borough to charge for the Repairs of Blenheim Pa- 
lace ‘certain Hereditaments devised by the Will of 
the Most noble George third Duke of Marlborough, 
deceased, as a collateral Security, with a Sum of 
Twenty-five thousand Pounds and Interest, and as 
a primary Security, with a further Sum not exceeding 
Ten thousand Pounds and Interest, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


nistration of justice in Her Majesty’s Supreme Court 
of Judicature in Bombay, the protection of com- 
mercial credit, the freedom of the press, and the inde- 
pendence of the bar, and praying for redress, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Prisoners confined for Debt in Her Debtor ana 
Majesty’s Prison of the Queen’s Bench, praying for Creditor. 
the amendment of the law of Debtor and Creditor, 

and the immediate abolition of imprisonment for 

debt, both before and after judgment, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Messengers of the Oaths, 

Baptist Churches in Lancashire and Cheshire as- 

sembled in Association, Liverpool, praying the House fo 
to extend unto members of the Baptist denomination, 

the privilege of making an Affirmation or Declara- 

tion in lieu of an Oath, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Messengers of the Female Purity. 
Baptist Churches in Lancashire and Cheshire as- 
sembled in Association, Liverpool, stating that there 
is a large class of persons in the principal towns of 
the United Kingdom, who live by promoting the ( 
violation of female purity, and praying the House to 
enact that trading in vice in the manner referred to, 
shall be a highly penal offence, and that this shall 
be more particularly the case when pursued in rela- 
tion to infants under twenty-one years of age ; and 
that magistrates and officers of police shall be in- 
vested with such summary powers of proceeding in 
cases of suspected delinquency, as to enable them 
not only to detect guilt, but bring it to certain pu- 
nishment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders, Inhabitant Householders Waterloo, &amp;e., 

















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


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to vest 


the Entailed Estate of Ardnamurchan and Sunart, 


in the County of Argyle, in Trustees, for the purpose 
of raising Money for the Payment of the Debts 
affecting the said Estate, and of certain Sums ex- 
pended by Sir James Milles Riddell in improving 
the same, and for the erection of a Mansion House 


and Offices thereon, was, according to Order, read | Churches in Lancashire and Cheshire, assembled in 


the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the | to lie upon the Table. 


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


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to] for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
enable George Alan Clayton to take and bear the 


Name and Arms of Lowndes, was, according to|of James Howard Harris, Esquire, commonly called 


Order, 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 Amendment. 





and Residents of the Mew-road, in the parish of Bridges. 
Saint Pancras, praying the House to adopt measures 

for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon 
Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Metropolis Improvement. 


Petitions from Holt ;— Stalybridge ;— Middle- Corn Laws. 
wich;—and, Ministers and Messengers of the Baptist 


Association, Liverpool; praying for the repeal of the 


Corn Laws,—were presented and read ; and ordered 


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





Parliament for the Borough of Wilton, in the room 


Viscount Fitzharris, now Earl of Malmesbury, called 
up to the House of Peers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post-office. 
Copy of any Treasury Minute containing an Instruc- 
tion 








Anglo-Spanish 
Legion. 


5 Vicroriz. 


tion to the Postmaster General to establish Post- 
offices in all Registrars’ Districts at present not 
having one. 


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 give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the date when the Anglo-Spanish Legion 
was disbanded :—Copies of the mixed British and 
Spanish Commission, relating to the Claims of the 
British Auxiliary Legion in the Service of Spain: 
— And, of Rules for the guidance of the Commis- 
sioners:—Returns of the Date when the Commission 
commenced the reception of Claims :—Of the Num- 
ber of Claims sent in and adjudicated upon, and 
the respective Dates of such adjudications :—Of the 
mode in which such Claims were agreed to be paid, 
and have been paid and satisfied :—Of the Number 
of Commissioners, Secretaries and Clerks, engaged 
in such Commission :—Of the Amount of the Ex- 
penses of such Commission, specifying the Commis- 
sioners’ Salaries, and those of the Secretaries and 
Clerks :—Of the Expenses, if any, which were al- 
lowed, and to whom, in respect of the prosecution 
of such Claims, and how paid: — And, Showing 
whether any and what deduction was made from the 
Claimants, for the purpose of paying Agents, or any 
other Expenses :—And the said Motion was, with 


30° Septembris—1° Octobris. 


595 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of Expenses incurred and made by the 
Returning or other Officer at every Election for a 
County, Riding or Division of a County in England, 
during the months of June and July 1841,'and charged 
to the Candidates, or to Electors who had nominated 
Candidates, with the items of the Charge ; stating 
the Number and Names of the Candidates at each 
Election, the Number of Booths or Polling-places, 
and the Amount paid or payable by each Candidate 
to the Returning Officer, in respect of such Election; 
also, the Number of Electors on the Register for 
each Polling District, the Number who polled in 
each District on the first day, and the Number who 
polled on the second day of polling. 

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


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








~- Veneris, 1° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Elections. 






| Pye Granville Somerset reported from the private 
Select Committee appointed to consider whe- Business 
ther any and what Improvement can be adopted in — Re- 


leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Foreign Grain. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 


Distress 
(Bolton.) 


mand,—Copy of Appendix to Correspondence rela- 
tive to the Price at which Foreign Grain could be 
imported into England ; containing the correction of 
an error in the Return received from the British 
Consul at Saint Petersburgh. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do 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 or Extracts of Correspondence between the 
Home Office and the Poor Law Commissioners on 
the subject of Distress in Bolton ; with the Report 
of the Assistant Commissioner sent by Her Majesty’s 
Government to inquire into alleged cases of Desti- 


the mode of conducting Private Business ; 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 further considered the 
matters to them referred, and had come to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them; and the Resotutions of the Committee 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That a printed Bill shall be annexed 
to the Petition for leave to bring in any Private Bill, 
and that the Petition shall refer to such annexed 
Bill, and not enter into any of the particulars of the 
contents of the Bill: 

2. Resolved, That the Petition and the annexed 
Bill be referred to the Committee on Petitions for 


No 


. 50, 




























tution and 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. 


Private Bills : 

3. Resolved, That in consideration of the necessity 
of preparing and printing such Private Bill, so as to 
annex it to the Petition for leave to bring in the Bill, 
the period for presenting such Petitions for Private 
Bills be twenty-one days after the first Friday in 
every Session of Parliament : 

4. Resolved, That in the case of any application 
fora Private Bill relating to England, the Committee 
may admit proof of the compliance with the Standing 
Orders which refer to the affixing to the church-doors 
the requisite notices, on the production of Affidavits 
sworn before any Justices in Petty Sessions assem- 
bled in each division within which the churches on 
which the notices have been affixed shall be respec- 
tively situated. 

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





Exchequer Bills 


é The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Pounding Bill, 


into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Funding 
Bill; 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 received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Exchequer Bills 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 Commit- 
tee; 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 received To-morrow. 


Exchequer Bills 
Bill, 


Petitions from Preston (Lancaster) ;— Trowbridge; Corn Laws, 
—and, New Sarum; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws, —were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Harpur, late a Tide-waiter Richard 
in the Revenue of Customs, in the port of Dublin, Harpur. 
complaining of having been dismissed from his si- 
tuation ; and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Population 


ce The ingrossed Bill to provide for Payment of the 


Persons employed in taking Account of the Popula- 
tion in England, was, according to Order, read the 
‘third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Vox. 96. 








A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, Jesuits. 
Baronet, of Black Rock House, in the county of 
4a4 Dublin, 





te a Ot nett 








Tithe Commu- 
tation Act. 


Timber Duties, 


Carnarvon Bo- 
rough Election. 


596 1° Octobris. 


Dublin, praying the House to address Her Majesty 
to issue Her Royal Proclamation for the expulsion 
of the order of Jesuits from all parts of the British 
dominions, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Miller, m. a., 
Incumbent of the Vicarage of Harlow, praying the 
House to adopt such measures as may release the 
Petitioner from the operation of the Tithe Commu- 
tation Act, preserving to him all such rights and pri- 
vileges as have hitherto attached to him as such in- 
cumbent, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, and others, 
interested in the trade of Miramichi, praying the 
House not to sanction any alteration in the Timber 
Duties, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





A. 1841. 


That the said Examiner of Recognizances having 
so certified that the Recognizance and affidavit re- 
quired by the said Act had been entered into and 
received by him, the said Petition was presented to 
the House ; that by one of the sections of the said 
Act, it is enacted, that it shall be lawful to object 
to the sureties, or any of them, who shall have en- 
tered into such Recognizance on the ground of in- 
sufficiency, or that a surety is dead, or that he can- 
not be found or ascertained from the want of a suf- 
ficient description in the Recognizance, or that a 
person named in the Recognizance has not acknow- 
ledged the same; that the Petitioner has been in- 
formed, and the fact is, that, on the fourteenth of 
September instant, the agents for the sitting Mem- 
ber petitioned against, gave notice that they intended 
to object to the surety upon the ground of insuffi- 
ciency, inasmuch as the affidavit purported to have 
been sworn at Westminster before a person who was 





A Petition of George Augustus Frederick Paget, | 


commonly called Lord George Augustus Frederick | 
Paget, was presented, and read; setting forth, That | 
the Petitioner was a candidate to represent the Bo- | 
rough of Carnarvon in this present Parliament, and | 
on the seventh day of September instant presented | 
a Petition to the House, complaining of an undue | 
Election and Return at the last Election of a Mem- | 
ber to serve in this present Parliament for the said | 
Borough; that the Petitioner, in accordance with | 
the Act of Parliament of the fourth and fifth years | 
of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An | 
Act to amend the Sam for the Trial of contested | 


Elections,” did personally enter into a Recognizance | 


to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, according to the | 
form given in the schedule to the said Act, for the 
sum of one thousand pounds, with one sufficient 
Surety for the additional sum of one thousand 
pounds, for the payment of all costs and expenses 
named and provided for in the said Act, and which 
might become payable by the Petitioner as the party 
signing the said Petition; that the said surety did 
testify, by oath in writing, sworn at the time of en- 
tering into the said Recognizance, and before the 
same person by whom his Recognizance was taken, 
that he was seised and possessed of real and personal 
estate, above what would satisfy his debts, of the 
clear value of one thousand pounds; and the said | 
affidavit was annexed to the said Recognizance ; 
and in the said Revognizance was mentioned the 
name and usual place of residence of the said Surety, | 
and such a description as was sufficient to identify | 
him easily; that such Recognizance, required by the 
said Act, was entered into, and the affidavit also | 
required was sworn, before one of Her Majesty’s | 
Justices of the Peace for the county of Cardigan, 
who duly certified under his hand both the said | 
Recognizance and the said affidavit; and the said | 
Recognizance and the said affidavit were by the | 
agent of the Petitioner delivered to the Examiner | 
of Recognizances ; that the Petitioner has been in- | 


formed, and believes the fact to be, that the said | 
Recognizance and affidavit were read over and ex-| 
amined by the said Examiner of Recognizances, and 
the Petition of the Petitioner was also read and ex- 
amined by the said Examiner of Recognizances, who 
thereupon signed the said Petition, and affixed his 
name toa certificate or endorsement on the back | 
thereof, as follows, that is to say ; “I hereby certify | 
that the Recognizance required by an Act passed in | 
the fifth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, | 
intituled, ‘ An Act to amend the Law for the Trial | 
of Controverted Elections,’ in respect of the within 
Petition, has been entered into and received by me 
with the affidavit thereunto annexed, pursuant to 
the said Act. (Given under my hand this seventh 
day of September one dansenk eight hundred and 


forty-one. 
oo “ James Booth, 
“ Examiner of Recognizances.” 








not a Justice of the Peace for the county of Middle- 
sex, nor qualified to act therein, and therefore that 


no good and sufficient affidavit had been lodged in 


evidence of the sufficiency of the surety ; and that 
they should also object to the said surety, and to 
the Recognizance and affidavit, upon the ground 
that the Petition and surety named in such Recog- 
nizance had not acknowledged the same, nor had 
the surety made oath in writing, as in the respective 
cases is required by the Act fourth and fifth Victoria, 
chapter 58, before a Justice of the Peace qualified 
to act at the place where such Recognizance and affi- 
davit were taken and sworn ; and also, that they had 
not acknowledged a Recognizance in the form pre- 
scribed in the schedule as annexed to the Act fourth 


and fifth Victoria, chapter 58; that the Examiner 


of Recognizances having appointed a time for hearing 
such objections, the agent of the Petitioner attended, 
and submitted to the said Examiner, that the objec- 
tions taken were not such as the Act allows, being 
objections against the Recognizance and affidavit 
upon matters of form only, and not such objections 
as by the thirteenth section of the fourth and fifth 
Victoria, chapter 58, can and may alone be taken 
against the surety; but the said Examiner did take 
the objections into his consideration, upon the 
grounds that he considered the words “a person 
named in the Recognizance has not acknowledged the 
same,” to mean “ duly acknowledged the same,” 
and that they thereby gave him jurisdiction ; that the 
said Examiner of Recognizances having heard the 
said objections, decided against the sufficiency of 
the said Recognizance on the grounds that it was 
not taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in 
Westminster, and has reported to the Right honour- 
able the Speaker that the surety is objectionable, 
because a person named in the Recognizance had not 
acknowledged the same; that in consequence of 
such Report the Petitioner will be deprived of any 
relief in the matter of his said Petition, unless the 
House shall give him such relief; that the Peti- 
tioner having taken legal opinion to guide. him, 
was informed and believed that the Act of Parlia- 
ment directing affidavits and Recognizances to be 
sworn and taken in these matters, authorized such 
affidavits to be sworn before “ one of Her Majesty’s 
Justices of the Peace,” and “ every Justice of the 
Peace being empowered to take the same,” the 
Petitioner was further advised that any and every 
Justice had power to act ministerially in the taking 
such affidavits and Recognizances without reference 
to his local jurisdiction, such power to take an oath 
being given him by statute, which gave to Magis- 
trates in Parliamentary matters the same power as 
Masters Extraordinary in Chancery, or Commission- 
ers in the Court of Queen’s Bench, possess in rela- 


tion to affidavits in the Court of Chancery or of the 
Queen’s Bench; that the Petitioner was informed 
and believes, that such advice and opinion had been 
given by Counsel learned in the law, and in reliance 
thereupon the Petitioner acted, believing that he was 





entering 


Co! 
Shi 








Corn-laden 
Ships. 


Flogging, 


British and 
Spanish and 
British and 
Portuguese 


Commissions, 


5 Vicroriz. 


entering into a valid Recognizance, good in law, and 
binding upon him in every way; that the surety 
proposed, and who made the affidavit of sufficiency 
as such surety, is in every respect sufficient as to 
property, and no objection is or can be or has been 
made thereto, and the said surety entered into the 
said Recognizance as surety for the Petitioner believ- 
ing that such Recognizance was fully binding and 
sufficient ; that, if the Examiner of Recognizances 
had not received the said Recognizance, and certified 
the fact to the House, but had objected to it, upon 
the ground that upon the face it did not appear to 
have been sworn before a Magistrate having juris- 
diction in Westminster, the Petitioner and his said 
surety, being both in London, and easily accessible, 
would have entered into a fresh Recognizance, ac- 
companied by the proper affidavit, before the said 
Examiner or a Magistrate of the county of Middle- 
sex about whose jurisdiction there could be no 
doubt ; that the Petitioner, intending to conform in 
every way to the Act of Parliament in that behalf, 
having acted by legal advice, having procured a full 
and sufficient surety, having had the affidavit and 
Recognizance received as correct, and his Petition 
duly certified by the Examiner of Recognizances, 
and received by the House, submits that he is 
entitled to relief in the premises; and praying the 
House, that he may be allowed a time within which 
to present a Petition, complaining of the last Elec- 
tion and Return for the Borough of Carnarvon, to 
the same purport and effect, and in the same words, 
as the one already received from the Petitioner, or 
that the House will give such other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem meet. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Foreign Ships laden with 
Corn entered Inwards at the Ports of London, Hull, 
Newcastle and Leith, from any part of the Continent 
of Europe, from the 1st day of August to the Ist day 
of October 1841 :—And, a similar Return of British 
Ships, during the same period. 


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 Persons of the age of Twenty 
and upwards, who have been committed to Gaols 
or Houses of Correction in England, and sentenced 
to be flogged, by the summary Conviction and Com- 
mitment of one Magistrate, from the 1st day of 
January 1840 to the 1st day of January 1841 ; spe- 
cifying the Gaols or Houses of Correction to which 
such Commitments have been made. 

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 of Rules for the guidance of the 
Commissioners of the mixed British and Spanish 
Commission :—Of the date of the mixed British 
and Portuguese Commission appointed to examine 
and decide upon the Claims of British Subjects who 
served in the Army or Navy during the War of 
Restoration in Portugal:—Of the Rules for the 
guidance of the Commissioners :—Of the date of 
the Installation in Office of the Commissioners :— 
Of the date of the decision of the Belgian Minister 
on the question of Contracts :—Of the date of the 
commencement of the Reception of Claims :—Of 
the Number of Claims received, and the Number, if 
any, investigated and adjudicated upon, and of 
Claimants to whom notice of such adjudication has 
been given :—Of the Number of Secretaries, Clerks, 


or others employed under the Commissioners, the 
Vot. 96, 


1° Octobris. 











597 


dates of their several appointments, with their re- 
spective Salaries :—Of the Salaries of the Commis- 
sioners, and from what source paid :—Also, Returns 
of the Names of Persons by whom the Rules were 
framed, and whether with or without previous com- 
munication with the Claimants, or any of them :— 
Of any Rule or Decision which the Commissioners 
may have promulgated or acted upon, restrictive of 
the Claimant’s right or power absolutely to dispose 
of or charge his Claim as Security for Advances, or 
for his maintenance or support, pending the final 
adjudication of the Commissioners :—And, of the 
Number of “ Titulos,” if any, issued; if none, the 
probable period when the issue will commence, and 
the probable Weekly Number of such issue. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this uate as are 
of Her Majesty’s ‘Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Gladstone presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Commercial 
mand,—Copy of Commercial Tariffs and Regulations Tarif. 


of the several States of Europe and America, toge- 
ther with the Commercial Treaties between Eng- 
land and Foreign Countries; Part the First. 

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


The House was moved, That the Order made Wheat, 


upon the 27th day of September last, for presentin 
to Her Majesty an humble Address, that She woul 
be graciously pleased to give directions, that there 
be laid before this House, a Return of the Highest 
and Lowest Weekly Average Prices of Wheat in the 
years from 1834 to 1840 inclusive, in the following 
places, New York, Philadelphia, Portsmouth (United 
States), New Norfolk, and in England ; as far as the 
same can be ascertained from the Consular Returns, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


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


Return of the Highest and Lowest Weekly Average 
Prices of Wheat, and the difference per cent. during 
each year, from 1834 to 1840, in each of the follow- 
ing places, viz. New York, Philadelphia, Portsmouth 
(United States), and Mew Norfolk,- as far as the 
same can be made out, from the Consuls’ Returns, 
and in England. 

Mr. Gladstone accordingly presented the said 
Return. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Emigration, 


Return of all Emigrants on Bounty who have left 
the United Kingdom in time to arrive in Vew South 
Wales within the year 1841; together with a Re- 
turn, as far as the same can be made out, of such 
additional Emigrants on Bounty as may be expected 
to sail before the close of this Emigration on the 
1st day of November next. 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- Public Walks, 


bitants of the city of London and borough of Lins- 
bury, praying the House to sanction and adopt such 
measures as may be necessary for affording to the 
Inhabitants of the city of London and borough of 
Finsbury, open spaces or parks for Public Walks, 
on the northern side of the River Thames, for exer- 
cise and recreation, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills Funding Exchequer Bills 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Funding Bill. 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills (Appro- Exchequer Bills 
priation) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and ~ diealmaaaaed 


agreed to. 


4g Ordered, 





598 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Poor Law The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Commission ~_yeading of the ingrossed Bill to continue the Poor 


Law Commission for a limited period ; 
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 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 —s sei 
Sir George Clerk, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. pth Baring } 133. 


Tellers for the Noes f Mr. John Fielden, } 18. 


*\ Captain Pechell: 

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: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue the Poor Law Commis- 
sion until the thirty-first day of July One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-two. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


New Houses of 
Parliameut. 


No. 51. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider and report upon the Plan submitted by the 
Architect of the New Houses of Parliament, for the 
Ventilation and Warming of the Houses of Parlia- 
ment, and for rendering them Fire-proof, have Power 
to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Sabbati, 2° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


A PETITION of Wine and Spirit Merchants 
and Grocers of Ballymoney, praying the House 
to modify and amend the laws relating to the Retail 
Spirit Trade in Ireland, so as to place those who 
have capital invested in it on a footing of equality 
with spirit traders in England and Scotland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Spirit Trade 
(Ireland. ) 


Exchequer Bills The ingrossed Bill for funding Exchequer Bills, 
Funding Bill. and for making Provision for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Exchequer Bills ‘The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum of Money by 
acces Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One 
: thousand eight hundred and Forty-one, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raismg the Sum of Ten Millions 
six hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred 
and fifty Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 


1°—9°— 4°__5° Octobris. 





A. 1841, 


one, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in 


this Session of Parliament. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Population, 
Command,—An Account of the Total Population, No. 52 
according to the Census taken, 1841, of each County re 
in Great Britain; distinguishing Males and Fe- 
males, and showing the Rate per cent, Increase or 
Decrease in each County, as compared with the Po- 
a Returns, 1831: — Also, the Number of 

ouses inhabited, uninhabited and building, accord- 
ing to the Census, 1841 :—Similar Returns for the 
Channel Islands and Jsle of Man :—Comparative 
Statement of the Population and Number of Houses, 
1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, for each County in Great 
Britain :—Similar Returns for Channel Islands :— 
Account of the Population of each City and Royal 
and Parliamentary Burgh in Scotland ; as also the 
Total Population within the several Parliamentary 
Boundaries thereof. 

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


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune 4° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victoria Regine, 18 41. 


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. 











Martis, 5° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 
PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE 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 
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 mentioned; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 

An Act to make further Provisions for the Ad- Administration 


ministration of Justice : of Justice 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of Expiring Laws 
July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, Bill. 
such Laws as may expire within a limited period : 

An Act to alter an Act of the eleventh year of Navy Pay Bill. 
King George the Fourth, for amending the Laws 
relating to the Pay of the Royal Navy, and an Act 
of the fifth year of King William the Fourth, to 
alter the Provisions of the said Act : 

An Act to continue for Three years, and from Lunatics Bill. 
thence to the end of the then next Session of Par- 
liament, two Acts relating to the Care and Treat- 
ment of Insane Persons in England: 


An 








Foreig 
Bill. 


Frogm 
Lodge 


Royal 
Bill. 


Ridd 
Estat 


Duke 
Marl 
Estat 


Clay 
Nan 


Poo 


C 





5 VicToriz. 


Foreign Biskops 


An Act to amend an Act made in the Twenty- 
Bill. 


sixth year of the reign of his Majesty King George 
the Third, intituled, An Act to empower the Arch- 
bishop of Canterbury or the Archbishop of York, 
for the time being, to consecrate to the Office of a 
Bishop Persons being Subjects or Citizens of Coun- 
tries out of his Majesty’s Dominions: 

Frogmore An Act for annexing the Mansion House, Gardens, 
Lodge, &amp;c»Bill. and Grounds at Frogmore, part of the Land Revenue 
of the Crown, to Windsor Castle : 

An Act to authorize Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
of Woods to grant building Leases of the Royal 
Kitchen Garden at Kensington, and to form and 
improve other Royal Gardens, and to enable the 
said Commissioners to purchase Lands of Copyhold 
or Customary Tenure : 

An Act to vest the entailed Estate of Ardnamur- 
chan and Sunart, in the County of Argyle, in Trus- 
tees for the purpose of raising Money for the Pay- 
ment of the Debts affecting the said Estate, and of 
certain Sums expended by Sir James Milles Riddell 
in improving the same, and for the erection of a 
Mansion House and Offices thereon : 

An Act for enabling the Most noble George Duke 
of Marlborough to charge for the Repairs of Blen- 
heim Palace, certam Hereditaments devised by the 
Will of the Most noble George third Duke of 
Marlborough, deceased, as a collateral Security, 
with a sum of Twenty-five thousand pounds and 
Interest, and as a primary Security with a further 
Sum not exceeding Ten thousand pounds and In- 
terest : 

An Act to enable George Alan Clayton to take 
and bear the Name and Arms of Lowndes. 


Royal Gardens 
Bill. 


Riddell’ 
Estate Bill. 


Duke of 
Marlborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


Clayton’s 
Name Bill. 


Poor Law. 


Mr. Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented,—Return to an Order dated the 28th day of 
September last, for separate Accounts from each 
Union, of the Sums expended for the Relief of the 
Poor in the Parishes now forming the several Unions 
in Exgland and Wales, in the year previous to the 
passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act :—Of the 
Sum expended in every Union for the year ending 
the 25th day of March 1840; specifying the Sum 
expended in Salaries and Establishment Charges, 
the Sum expended in Out-door Relief, and the Sum 
expended in In-door Relief :—And, of all Orders 
for Relief out of the House given since the passing 
of the said Act by Justices of the Peace, and com- 
municated to Boards of Guardians, specifying on 
whom the Orders were made, and what Relief was 
given :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Slave Trade. Petitions of John Beaumont ;—and, the Chairman 


of apublic Meeting held in the Royal Exchange, 
Dublin ; praying for the abolition of the Slave Trade, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Comm Laws. Petitions from Paulerspury ; — Eccles ;— Dun- 


stable ;—-Long Buckby;— James Harvey; — and, 
Leicester, (Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants) ; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Thomas Smitié, praying for the 
maintenance of the present system of Corn Laws, 
was also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Vote by Baliot” A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 


bitants of Warrington, praying the House to pass a 
law enacting that the votes in the election of Par- 
liamentary Representatives shall be taken by Ballot, 


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


Vou. 96. 


5° Octobris. 


599 


A Petition of William Ashurst, and others, ray- Property Taxs 
ing the House to raise the supplies by an ad-valorem 
tax upon property and income, and repeal all other 


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


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Prison 
bitants of Leeds ;—Chairman ofa Meeting of Inha- Discipline. 
bitants of Sheffield ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting 
of Inhabitants of Birstall, praying for the abolition 
of the silent system as si in Prison Discipline,— 


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


Petitions of John Clementson Gillatt ; — Ben- Universal 

jamin Holmes ; — Leeds ;—Samuel Cooper ;—Per- S»irage, &amp;c. 
shore ;— William Ransome ;— and, Charles Clarke ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, and for 
the release of all persons confined for Political 
Offences,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from London, praying the House Anatomy Act. 
to institute an inquiry into the manner in which the 
Anatomy Act has been carried into effect,—were 


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


Petitions from Oldham ;— Royton ;—and, Chad- Couaty Rates 
derton; praying the House to pass a Bill empower- (Lancashire.) 
ing the magistrates for the county of Lancaster to 
levy rates on the inhabitants of the towns of Man- 
chester and Bolton for all county purposes, from the 
time of the granting of the charters to the said towns 
in the year 1838, until the validity or invalidity of 
the said charters is established,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Templer, of Lymington, praying Probete and 
the House to equalize the Stamp Taxes generally, Lescy Duties. 
but particularly to cause to be levied on freehold 
property, the same rate of Probate and Legacy Duty, 
in the case of death, as is now levied on personal 
property, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Williams Morris, Dynamic 
Minister of Deanrow Chapel, Wilmslow, praying the ="e"* 
House to institute an inquiry into the merits of the 
his iavention of Dynamic Engines, and to the im- 
provements he has made in the science of Dynamics, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and principal Inhabitants Timber Duties, 
of the county of Charlotte, and province of New 
Brunswich, praying the House not to sanction any 
alteration in the Timber Duties, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Philip Henry Holland, Member of Prices of Food. 
the Royal College of Surgeons, London, praying the 
House to institute an inquiry whether or not the 
opinion is correct that high prices of food increase 
disease and mortality, and whether high prices 
are or are not produced by the Corn Laws, was 


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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses West India 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying the House to Muils. 
re-appoint a Committee to take up, proceed with 
and finally report upon the inquiry delegated to the 
Committee of the last Session of the last Parlia 
ment, and remaining unfinished, upon the most 
eligible station for the arrival and departure of the 
West India Mails, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





4u 2 A Petition 





Oaths and 


Declarations” 


Railways, 


Distress? 


Sunderland 
Election. 





600 5° Octobris. 


House to pass an Act for the abolition of t 


* 


A. 1841. 


A Petition of Thomas Steele, Esquire, of Zough|and during the said Election, by himself and his 
O’ Connell, in the County of Clare, praying the | agents, friends and managers, and others, by divers 
e 


aths | ways and means, give and allow to divers persons, 


and Declarations affecting the Roman Catholic Re-| electors, or claiming to be electors of the said Bo- 


ligion, required by law to be made by the Sovereigns 
of this Realm after their accession to the Throne, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


; the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Thomas Webb, of Wyndham- 
street, Bryanston-square, Surgeon, praying the House 
to cause inquiry to be made into the best means of 
preventing Railway Carriages running off the rails, 
and into the expediency of erecting Colonnade Rail- 
ways over the foot pavements in and near London, 


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


Petitions from York ;— Woodley ;—and, Chairman 
of a Meeting of Inhabitants of the town of Paisley, 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the 
distress that at present prevails throughout the coun- 
try, and more especially in the manufacturing dis- 
tricts,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cuthbert Vaux, of Sunderland, in 
the county of Durham, Ship-owner, and George 
Reed, of Tatham-street, Sunderland, county of Dur- 
ham, Ship-owner, Electors for the Borough of Sun- 
derland, in the county of Durham, was delivered in, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petiticners were, 
at and during the last Election of a Member to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of Sun- 


derland, in the county of Durham, in the room of 


William Thompson, Esquire, and now are, electors 
for the the said Borough, and had and claim to have 
had a right to vote at the said Election; that at 
the said Election, Matthias Wolverley Attwood, Es- 
quire, and the Right honourable Henry Grey, com- 
monly called Viscount Howick, were candidates to 
represent the said Borough; that a poll being de- 
manded, the same was granted, and at the close 
thereof, the said Right honourable Henry Grey, 
commonly called Viscount Howick, was declared to 
be duly elected as a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough; that before, at 
and during the said Election, the said Right honour- 
able Henry Grey, commonly called Viscount How- 
ick, was, by himself or by his agents, managers, 
friends and partisans, and by other parties on his 
behalf, guilty of many acts of bribery and corruption, 
in order to corrupt and procure, and did by the most 
gross and systematic bribery and corruption practised 
by his agents, friends, managers and partisans, and 
by other persons employed in his behalf, and by 
afts, presents, money, rewards, and by offers of 
gifts, money and rewards, and by promises, agree- 
ments and securities for gifts and rewards, and by 
threats, intimidation and undue influence, and by 
other corrupt and illegal practices, acts and means, 
corrupt and procure divers persons having or claim- 
ing to have votes at the said Election, to give their 
votes for him the said Right honourable Henry Grey, 
commonly called Viscount Howick, or to forbear to 
give their said votes in favour of the said Matthias 
Wolverley Attwood ; that gross, extensive and sys- 
tematic corruption, by open and notorious bribery, 
was practised at the said Election by divers persons, 
being friends, supporters and partisans of the said 
Right honourable Henry Grey, commonly called 
Viscount Howick, with a view to the Election of 
the said Right honourable Henry Grey, commonly 
called Viscount Howick ; and the said Election and 
Return of the said Right honourable Henry Grey, 
commonly called Viscount Howick, was procured 
by means of such bribery and corruption ; that the 
said Right honourable Henry Grey, commonly called 
Viscount Howick, did, after the teste of the writ for 
holding the said Election, and previous to and at 


|Tough, money, meat, drink, entertainments and pro- 


visions, and make promises, agreements, obligations 
or engagements, to give or allow to such persons, 
money, meat, drink, entertainment, provision, pre- 
' sent or reward, to and for the use, advantage, benefit, 
employment, profit or preferment of such persons, 
| in order to be elected, and for being elected to serve 
\in Parliament for the said Borough; that previous 
to, and at and during the said Election, most undue 
influence and intimidation, as well by threats of vio- 
lence, as by actuai violence, and by duress and out- 
rage practised and committed upon the persons and 
liberty of electors in the interest of the said Matthias 
Wolverley Attwood, were exercised by the agents, 
friends, managers and partisans of, and by others 
acting for and in the interest of the said Right ho- 
nourable Henry Grey, commonly called Viscount 
Howich, whereby divers electors duly qualified to 
vote at the said Election, and who but for such in- 
timidation or duress would have voted in favour of 
the said Matthias Wolverley Attwood, were wrong- 
fully compelled to vote for the said Right honourable 
Henry Grey, commonly called Viscount Howick, or 
to forbear to vote, or were forcibly restrained and 
prevented from voting for the said Matthias Wolver- 
ley Attwood; that similar extensive, notorious and 
systematic corruption, by means cf bribery and treat- 
ing, hath been practised at several Elections for 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough, since the same was created a Borough, under 
and by virtue of an Act passed in the second year 
of the reign of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, intituled, “ An Act to amend the Represen- 
tation of the People in England and Wales,” and such 
corruption hath been carried on to such an extent, 
that the interference of the legislature is imperatively 
demanded ; and praying, That the House will take 
the premises into consideration, and will declare the 
said Election and Return to be null and void, and 
will grant the Petitioners such relief, and will take 
such measures for restraining the like scandalous 
practices for the future, as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

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

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





| 


Captain Gordon accordingly presented the said 
Return. 

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





to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of all Correspondence between 
the Lords of the Treasury and the Commissioners 
of Woods and Forests, relative to the disposal, by 
Lease or otherwise, of Crown Lands within the Bo- 
rough of Harwich, in the years 1839, 1840 and 
1841 :—Of all Correspondence in regard to like 
matters between the Lords of the Treasury and the 
Board of Ordnance, and also between the Board of 
Ordnance and the Commissioners of Woods and Fo- 
rests, during the same years :—And a Return of the 
Leases granted of the said Lands in the said years 
1839, 1840 and 1841; specifying the Name of the 
Tenant, the Date of Lease, and whether granted by 
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests or by the 

Board of Ordnance. 
Ordered, That the said Address be vareegy = 
er 











Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Navy. 
Return of Statistical Accounts relative to the Navy. No. 53, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Crown Lands 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Harwich) 


New 
Stam 


Lut 





Newspaper 
Stamps, &amp;c. 


Lunacy. 


East India. 


5 Vicroriz. 


Her Majesty, by such Members of this House, as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





Ordered, That there be iaid before this House, a 
Return of the Stamps issued to the several News- 
papers in the United Kingdom for the months of 
July, August and September last, inclusive ; and the 
Amount of Advertisement Duty paid by each during 
the same periods (in continuation of Returns ordered 
26th August 1841.) 


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 made up to the latest date, of the 
Sums due in each year, for the last Five years, to 
each of the legal Metropolitan Commissioners in 
Lunacy :—Of the Number of Days, for the same 
period, in which each of the legal Metropolitan 
Commissioners in Lunacy have im each year been 
employed in the execution of their duties as such: 
—-Like Accounts in regard to each of the Medical 
Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy :—Accounts, 
made up to the same date, of the Sums received b 
the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy, in eac 
of the last Five years, distinguishing the Sums re- 
ceived from Licenses, or other sources, and the 
Sums paid by the Treasury :—For each of the last 
Five years, and made up to the latest Date, from 
each County in England and Wales, of the Houses 
licensed for the reception of Insane Persons in each 
County respectively ; together with the Name of 
the Parish or Township in which each House is or 
was situate, together with the Number of Patients 
in each, and distinguishing the sexes, and the classes 
for which each House is or was licensed :—Of the 
Sums paid io the credit of the County Stock in re- 
gard to Licenses of Asylums, and of the Sums paid 
in addition thereto, in pursuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 40, out of the County Stock ; and of the Sums 








5° Octobris. 601 


Governments of India, with the Rates of Exchange 
at which such Bills were issued at Canton; also, 
an Account of Remittances from India or China, 
since the commencement of the present Charter, in 
silk or any other description of goods ; specifying 
the invoice Cost in Indian currency and in British 
sterling money; with a Statement, if sold, of the 
net Proceeds realized in London; also, an Account 
of any Remittances received into the London Trea- 
sury of the East India Company, in repayment of 
Advances made in Jndia, on account of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government, and also made applicable to- 
wards the payment of Expenses in England charge- 
able on the Revenues of India. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lunacy. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Annual Reports made by the 
Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord 
Chancellor, from 1835 to 1841, both inclusive. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Java. 
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 
1840 inclusive to the present period :—Of any Com- 
munications 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 Com- 
pany, with the Answers during the same period :— 
Of any Communications from British Merchants, 
or from the Authorities in Sincapore or elsewhere, 





paid to the Medical Visitors in each County respec- | @ddressed to the Foreign Office, on the subject of 
tively, in each of the last Five years, made up to the | 2?Y interference with British or Native Trade to 
same Date: —Of the Number of Visitations made | the Island of Sumatra, or throughout the Eastern 
by the Visitors to each licensed house, not being Archipelago :— And, Copies or Extracts of any 
in the Metropolitan District, in each of the last Despatches from or Communications to the Foreign 
Five years :—And, of all Houses in regard to which | Office relating to the Netherlands Treaty regulating 
Licenses have been refused to be renewed, or in re- the Trade of Java, (in continuation of Parliamentary 
gard to which Licenses have been suspended, or in Papers presented the 10th day of August 1840.) 


regard to which Licenses have been revoked, in each 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


of the last Five years (made up to the latest practi- Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
cable date), in the Metropolitan Districts, and in each of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


County 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 there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Monies supplied from the Revenues 
of India, since the Return made to the Order of 
this House of the 24th day of June 1839, towards 
the payment of Expenses in England chargeable on 
those Revenues, particularising, as before, monthly 
and annually :—1. The Amount of Bills drawn by 
the Court of Directors on the several Governments 
of India, in separate Accounts of each Presidency, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Slavery 
Copy of the Letter from the Governor-general of (East Indies.) 
India in Council, in the Legislative Department, No. 54. 
dated the 10th day of May 1841, No. 8, and of the 
Minute of the Governor-general therein inclosed, 
on the subject of Slavery in the East Indies. 

Mr. Bingham Baring accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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





The House was moved, That the Reports which, Private 


for Monies paid into the London Treasury of the upon the 30th day of August last and the 1st day ne. 
East India Company, with the rates of Exchange of this instant October, were made from the Select 
at which such Bills were issued :—2. The Amount Committee appointed to consider whether any and 
of Remittances, in separate Accounts, made by the —_ oa na can be ~— the mode of 
several Governments of India, and by the East | Conducting Private Business, might be read ; and 


India Company’s Agents in China, to the Court of 
Directors; specifying the Dates of Remittances as 


the same were read. 
The House was also moved, That the Standing 


advised in the Registers received from India, and | Order, No. 1. might be read; and the same was 
the Dates when the same were received into the | read, as followeth : 


London Treasury; whether the due Payment of 


“ Resolved, That a Committee be appointed at the 


those Remittances was protected by the hypotheca- | commencement of every Session, ipa be Forty- 


tion of goods, or by any other security ; with the | two Members, of whom Five shall be a 


uorum in 


Rates of Exchange at which such Remittances were | opposed cases, and Three a Quorum in unopposed 
made :—3. The Amount of Bills drawn by the East | cases, to which shall be referred all Petitions for 
India Company's Agents in China on the several | Private Bills, and such Committee shall be denomi- 


Vor. 96. 





4Hu38 nated 


















































Se eNeee 


Pg ARR AEE GOT 


7 TT tat ee 


EP PE 











602 


nated ‘ The Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills.’ ” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed at the 
commencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- 
two Members, of whom Five shall be a Quorum 
opposed cases, and Three a Quorum in unopposed 
cases, to which shall be referred all Petitions for 
Private Bills, with their annexed Bills; and such 
Committee shall be denominated “The Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills.” 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order, No,119, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

“ Resolved, That no Private Bill be brought into 
this House, but upon a Petition first presented, truly 
stating the case; and that such Petition be signed 
by the Parties, or some of them, who are Suitors for 
the Bill.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be brought into 
this House but upon a Petition first presented, with 
a printed copy of the proposed Bill annexed ; and 
that such Petition be signed by the Parties, or some 
of them, who are suitors for the Bill. 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order, No. 120, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth: 

“ Resolved, That all Petitions for Private Bills 
be presented within Fourteen days after the first 
Friday in every Session of Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That all Petitions for Private Bills be 
presented within Twenty-one days after the first 
Friday in every Session of Parliament. 

Resolved, That in the case of any application for 
a Private Bill relating to England, the Committee 
may admit proof of the compliance with the Standing 
a Ho which refer to the affixing to the Church 
doors the requisite Notices, on the production of affi- 


davits sworn before any Justices in Petty Sessions | 


assembled for the division within which the Churches 
on which the Notices have been affixed shall be re- 
spectively situated. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be Standing 
Orders of this House. 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order, No. 14, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

“ Resolved, That Notices shall be given in all 
cases where application is intended to be made for 
leave to bring m a Bill included in any of the follow- 
ing Classes :— 

“ ist Class: 

“ Bills for inclosing, draining, or improving 
Lands; making, maintaining, or altering a 
Burial Ground ; building, enlarging, repair- 
ing, or maintaining 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 Main- 

tenance or Employment of the Poor. 

2d Class : 

“ Bills for making, maintaining, varying, ex- 
tending or enlarging any Bridge, Turnpike- 
road, Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, Wa- 
terwork, Navigation, Tunnel, Archway, Rail- 
way, Pier, Port, Harbour, Ferry or Dock. 


~ &amp; 
ge 


‘ 


i 


5° Octobris. 





A. 1841. 


“ 3d Class: 

“ Bills relating to County Rates, Gaols or 
Houses of Correction, or for confirming, pro- 
longing or transferring the term of Letters 
Patent, or conferring powers to sue and be 
sued, or for incorporating 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 preced- 
ing Classes, where no further work than such 
as was authorized by any former Act is pro- 
posed to be made,” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That Notices shall be given in all cases 
where application is intended to be made for leave 
to bring in a Bill relating to the subjects included 
in any of the following classes : 

ist Class. 

Inclosing, draining or improving Lands. 

Making, maintaining or improving a Fishery. 

Making, maintaining or altering a Burial 
Ground. 

Building, enlarging, repairing or maintaining a 
Church or Chapel. 

Paving, lighting, watching, cleansing or im- 
proving a City or Town. 

Erecting, improving, repairing, maintaining or 
regulating a Shire or County Hall, Market 
Place or Market. 

Constituting a Local Court. 

Payment of a Stipendiary Magistrate or other 
Public Officer. 

Maintaining or employing the Poor, or affect- 
ing Poor Rates. 

Crown, Church or Corporation Property, or 
Property held in Trust for Public or Chari- 
table Purposes. 


2d. Class. 
Making, maintaining, varying, extending or 
enlarging, 


An Aqueduct. A Navigation. 


An Archway. A Pier. 

A Bridge. A Port. 

A Canal. A Railway. 

A Cut. A Reservoir. 

A Dock. A Tunnel. 

A Ferry. A Turnpike-road. 

A Harbour. A Waterwork. 
3d Class. 


County Rates. 

A Gaol or House of Correction. 

Confirming, prolonging or transferring the Term 
of Letters Patent. 

Conferring powers to sue and be sued. 

Incorporating or giving Powers to a Company. 

Continuing or amending an Act passed for any 
of the purposes included in this or the two 
preceding Classes, where no further work 
than such as was authorized by any former 
Act is proposed to be made. 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order No. 15, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth: 

“ Resolved, That Notices shall also be given in 
all cases of Estate Bills relating to Crown, Church, 
Corporation or Charity Property, held in Trust for 
Public or Charitable Purposes, whether it be in- 
tended that such Bills shall originate in this or in 
the other House of Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order No. 17, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

“ Resolved, That if it be the intention of the Par- 
ties applying for leave to bring in a Bill, to levy any 
Tolls, Rates or Duties, or to alter any existing Tolls, 





Rates 








5 Victoriz. 


Rates or Duties, the Notices shall specify such in- 
tention.” 


Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 





5° Octobris. 603 


the meeting of such Committee ; and that all Parties 
shall be entitled to a copy thereof upon payment of 
the charges for making out Amendments of such 


pealed. Bill. 


Resolved, That if it be the intention of the Parties 


Ordered, That the said Resolutions be Standing 


applying for leave to bring in a Bill to levy any Tolls, | Orders of this House. 


Rates or Duties, or to alter any existing Tolls, Rates 


Schedule to Appendix (A.) of Standing Orders, 


or Duties, or to confer, vary, or extinguish any ex-} p, 74, amended, as follows: After the word “ Pa- 
emptions from payment of Tolls, Rates or Duties, or} rish,” insert the words “ Township, Townlands 
any other rights or privileges, the Notices shall spe-| « or Extra-parochial Place” :—And, after the word 
cify such intention. “ Parish,” msert the words “ Township, Townlands 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order No. 22, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth: 

“ Resoloed, 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 Postmasters, as the case 
may be. (See Nos. 23 and 27.)” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That in cases of Bills included in the 
Second Class, all Notices shall contain the names 
of the Parishes, Townships, Townlands 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, Schoolmasters, Town Clerks 
and Postmasters, as the case may be. (See Nos. 23 
and 27.) 

The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order, No. 38, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

“* Resolved, That in all cases where it is proposed 
to make, vary, extend or enlarge any Turnpike-road 
or Railway, the Plan shall exhibit thereon the 
height of the several Embankments, and the depth 
of the several Cuttings respectively, on a scale 
specified thereon. (See Fig. 1.)” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
ealed. 

Resolved, That in all cases where it is proposed 
to make, vary, extend or enlarge any Railway, the 
Plan shall exhibit thereon the height of the several 
Embankments, and the depth of the several Cuttings 
respectively,on a scale specified thereon. (See Fig. 1.) 


The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Order, No. 161, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

“ Resolved, That a filled-up Bill, signed by the 
Agent for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to 
the Committee, be deposited in the Private Bill 
Office 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 
Parti’s shall be entitled to a Copy thereof, upon 
payment of the Charges for making out Amend- 
ments of such Bill.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealdd. 

Resolved, That a filled-up Bill, signed by the 
Agent for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to 
the Committee on the Bill, be deposited in the 
Private Bill Office at the time of giving Notice of 
the meeting of the Committee on the Bill, 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 Three clear days before the day appointed for 


“ or Extra-parochial Place.” 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Spirits. 
Returns of the Proof Gallons of 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 1839 to the 10th day 
of October 1841, and showing the Total Proof Gal- 
lons for each of these years :—Of the Proof Gallons 
of Spirits distilled in each Collection of Excise in 
Scotland, in each year, from the 10th day of October 
1839 to the 10th day of October 1841, and showing 
the Total Proof Gallons for each of these years :— 
Of the Proof Gallons of Spirits exported from Sco¢- 
land to England, in each year, from the 10th day of 
October 1839, to the 10th day of October 1841, and 
the Number of Proof Gallons of these on which the 
Malt Drawback was re-paid in Scotland :—Of the 
Proof Gallons of Spirits exported from Scotland to 
Treland, in each year, from the 10th day of October 
1839 to the 10th day of October 1841, and the 
Number of Proof Gallons of these, Malt Drawback 
had been obtained on in Scotland:—Of the Proof 
Gallons of Spirits distilled in each Collection of Ex- 
cise in Ireland, in each year, from the 10th day of 
October 1839 to the 10th day of October 1841, and 
showing the Total Proof Gallons for each of these 
years :—Of the Proof Gallons of Spirits exported 
from Ireland to England, in each year, from the 
10th day of October 1839 to the 10th day of October 
1841; and the Number of Proof Gallons of these, 
on which the Malt Drawback was re-paid in Ireland: 
—And, of the Proof Gallons of these Spirits that 
paid Duty for Home Consumption in each Kingdom 
in each year, from the 10th day of October 1839 to 
the 10th day of October 1841, what of these, Malt 
Drawback of 8d. had been obtained on in Scotland, 
and in Jreland, and in England, that Malt Draw- 
back was re-paid on in Scotland, and in Jreland. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 27th and Addresses. 
30th days of September last, and of the 1st day of this 

instant October (that Her Majesty would be graci- 

ously 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. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Distress 

Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of (Bolton) 

Correspondence between the Home Office and the 

Poor Law Commissioners on the subject of Distress 

in Bolton; with the Report of the Assistant Com- 

missioner sent by Her Majesty’s Government to in- 

quire into alleged cases of Destitution and Death. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 


The following Returns to an Order of the [ouse, Births and 
dated the 10th day of June, in the last Session of Deaths. 
the last Parliament, having been transmitted to The 
Clerk, were laid upon the Table,—Returns of the 
Number of Births in each District of the under- 
mentioned Counties and Places, during the twelve 
months ending the 30th day of June 1839, and the 
30th day of June 1840, distinguishing the Sexes ; 
and of the Number of Deaths in the same Districts, 





Vox. £6. 


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Navy. 


Foreign Corn, 


Wheat. 
No. 55. 


Auswer to 
Addresses. 


Lunacy. 


No. 56. 


Wood (Isle of 


Man.) 


Shipping (Isle 
ot Man.) 


Polish 
Refugees, 


604. 


during the same periods ; distinguishing each year 


of age, up to the fifth year inclusive, and afterwards 
showing the Number for each period of five years ; 
also, uniformly distinguishing the Sexes, Counties 
and Places :— Essex, Rutland, the Metropolis, the 
Cities of Chester, Norwich and Carlisle, the Towns 
of Bolton-le-Moors, Bury (in Lancashire), Preston, 
Wigan, Bradford (in Yorkshire), Stockport and 
Macclesfield, the Town of Leeds, the Township of 
Holbeck, in the Parish of Leeds, and the Town of 
Manchester. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Muskets supplied by the Ordnance 
Department for the use of Her Majesty’s Navy, since 
the year 1836; describing the nature of these Arms, 
and any alteration in the Locks, Length, Weight or 
Pattern, and whether by the Authority of the Board 
of Ordnance ; also, the Number of these Arms dis- 
tributed for the use of Her Majesty’s Navy :—And, 
of the Ship-Cutlasses issued to Her Majesty’s Royal 
Navy ; describing the Pattern, and by whose Au- 
thority approved. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented,— Further Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of 
May, in the last Session of the last Parliament, for 
Returns of all Accounts that have been received at 
the Foreign Office, from Her Majesty’s Consuls 
Abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign Corn, as 
far as the same can be made up. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Mercuri, 6° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victories Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


M* 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 Ma- 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Du Bois, Secretary to the Metropolitan Com- 
missioners in Lunacy, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to an Address to Her Majesty, 
— Copies of the Annual Reports made by the 
Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy to the: Lord 
Chancellor, from 1835 to 1841, both inclusive. 

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


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of Wood from Foreign Parts chargeable 
with a Duty of £.10 for every £.100 of the Value 
thereof imported into the Isle of Man, in each year 
from 1820 to 1840, both inclusive; showing the 
Quantity in Cubic Feet, the Value declared for Duty, 
and the Duty actually paid. 

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Ships 
built in the Isle of Man, in each year, from 1820 to 
1840, both inclusive ; the Tonnage subsequent to 
the 31st day of December 1835 being given in the 
old measure. 

A Return of all Persons receiving Pensions, or 
any assistance from the Grant voted by Parliament 
for the Relief of Polish Refugees; specifying the 


5°—6° Octobris. 





A. 1841. 


Name, and the Amount paid in each year to each 
individual, from the year 1837 inclusive to the pre- 
sent time. 

A Return of the Duties paid in the year ended Wheat, &amp; . 
the 5th day of January 1841, upon all Wheat, Flour (Canada.) ; 
and Timber respectively, imported into the United 
Kingdom from Canada. 

Accounts of the Quantities of the following ar- Imports, &amp;c, 
ticles imported and entered for Home Consumption 
in Great Britain, in each of the Three years ending 
the 5th day of January 1841, with the Average of 
the Three years :—Cotton Wool (pounds) ; Sheep’s 
Wool(pounds); Raw Silk (pounds); Indigo(pounds) ; 

Tallow (cwts.); Fir Timber (loads); Soap (pounds) : 
—And, of the Quantity of Soap made in Great Bri- 
tain, for the same period :—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Mr. Lynch : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of Exchequer Bills 
Ten millions six hundred and twenty-six thousand (Appropriation) 
three hundred and fifty Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, ~~ 
for the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-one, and for appropriating the Sup- 
plies granted in this Session of Parliament : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for funding Exchequer Exchequer Bills 
Bills, and for making Provision for the Service of Funding Bill 
the Year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide-for Payment Population 
of the Persons employed in taking Account of the Payments Bill. 
Population in England : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue the Poor Poor Law 
Law Commission until the Thirty-first day of July ee 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two: 7 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize Her Ma- Reyal Gardens 
jesty’s Commissioners of Woods to grant Building ”"" 
Leases of the Royal Kitchen Garden at Kensington, 
and to form and improve other Royal Gardens, and 
to enable the said Commissioners to purchase Lands 
of Copyhold or Customary Tenure : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for annexing the Mansion Frogmore 
House, Gardens and Grounds at Frogmore, part of Lodge, &amp;«., Bill 
the Land Revenue of the Crown, to Windsor Castle: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter an Act of the Navy Pay Bill. 
eleventh year of King George the Fourth, for 
amending the Laws relating to the Pay of the Royal 
Navy, and an Act of the Fifth year of King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, to alter the Provisions of the said 
Act : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for Three Lunatics Bill. 
years, and from thence to the End of the then next 
Session of Parliament, two Acts relating to the care 
and treatment of Insane Persons in England: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Expiring Laws 
Thirty-first day of July One thousand eight hun- 2 
dred and Forty-two, such Laws as may expire within 
a limited period : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Pro- Administration 
visions for the Administration of Justice: — And rg Bill. 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Foreign Bishops 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to Bi 
amend an Act made in the Twenty-sixth year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Third, inti- 
tuled, An Act to empower the Archbishop of Can- 
terbury, or the Archbishop of York, for the time 
being, to consecrate to the office ofa Bishop Persons 
being Subjects or Citizens of Countries out of Her 
Majesty’s Dominions, without exy Amendment :— 

And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased Privileges. 
to give leave to the Right honourable Henry Thomas 
Lowry Corry, 2 Member of this House, to attend 
their Lordships, to be sworn, in order to his being 

examined 








Cho 
Trele 


Elec 
(Ire 


Dis 


Church of 
Ireland. 


Elections 
(Ireland.) 


Distress 
(Bolton. ) 


Timber Duties. 


Emigration. 


Mauritius. 
ll. 


Ships’ Stores, 


ps 


Emigration. 





5 Vicroriz. 


examined as a witness before the Committee for 
Privileges to whom the Petition of the Earl of Bel- 
more, claiming a right to vote at the election of Re- 
presentative Peers for Ireland, stands referred :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will serrd 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 Petition of Gentlemen, Clergymen and other 
Protestant Inhabitants of the parish of Billy, pray- 
the House to sanction the restoration of the ten sup- 
pressed Sees in Jreland to their former separate 
jurisdiction, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Derby, stating that intimidation and 
outrage prevailed at many of the recent elections in 
Freland, and praying the House to institute an in- 
quiry into the same, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Naisby, Draper, of the Bo- 
rough of Bolton, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the cause of the death of William Pierce 
and of James Bristol, both of the borough of Bolton, 
whose deaths the Petitioner alleges were caused by 
a want of the common necessaries of life, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Merchants and others, 
Inhabitants of the county of York, in the province 
of New Brunswick, praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any alteration in the Timber Duties, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Return of all Emigrants on Bounty who 
have left the United Kingdom in time to arrive in 
New South Wales within the year 1841; together 
with a Return, as far as the same can be made out, 
of such additional Emigrants on Bounty as may be 
expected to sail before the close of this Emigration 
on the 1st day of November next. 


Mr. George William Hope also presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of Corres- 
pondence addressed to the Secretary of State for 
the Colonial Department, relative to the introduction 
of Indian Labourers into the Mauritius (in con- 
tinuation of those presented to the House on the 
28th May 1840, Parliamentary Paper, No. 331.) 

Ordered, That the said Papers do 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 from Her Majesty’s Consuls, of the Price 
of such Stores as are usually employed in the pro- 
visioning of Merchant Ships in the Ports of the 
Hanse Towns, Antwerp, Havre, Marseilles, Riga, 
Saint Petersburgh, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Bergen, 
New York, Philadelphia and Boston. 

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 Emigration from the United Kingdom, 
during the year 1840, and during the first two Quar- 
ters of 1841. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this fines as are 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Voz. 96. 


6° Octobris. 


605 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Prisons. 
Command,—Copy of the Sixth Report of the In- 
spectors appointed under the provisions of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, c. 38, to visit the different Prisons of 
Great Britain, Part I. Home District. 


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


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Carnarvon 
thereundersigned George Augustus Frederick Paget, Borovsh 
commonly called Lord George Paget, which was pre- een 
sented upon the 1st day of this instant October, for 
leave to present another Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Car- 
narvon, might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Lord George Paget be allowed to present 
another Petition, complaining of the last Election 
and Return for the Borough of Carnarvon, pursuant 
to the prayer of the said Petition :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Lunatic 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Return Asylums 
of the Number of Persons confined in Lunatic (Std) 
Asylums in Scotland, for the year 1840 :—And the 


said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Poor Relief. 
Account of all Monies levied and expended for the 
Relief of the Poor, from the several Parishes of 
England and Wales, from 1839 to 1841 inclusive. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Athlone 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- Election. 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Henry Ferrall, Esquire, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Athlone 
(being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), are 
objectionable, on the ground of insufficiency of one 
of the Sureties. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he Athlone 
had received a Report from the Examiner of Recog- Election. 
nizances, stating that. the Sureties to the Petition of 
Thomas Glynn and John Dowde, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Ath- 
lone (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 each), 
are unobjectionable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Workhouses, 

a Return of the Number of Union Workhouses in &amp;¢ 
each County; distinguishing such as have been 
occupied from those not yet completed and occu- 
pied :— Account of all Monies expended, or to be 
expended, in the erection of Union Workhouses in 
each County; distinguishing the Sums of Money 
paid, or to be paid, for the purchase of Land for the 
site for Gardens or other Grounds, and for the se- 
veral Buildings attached thereto:—Returns of the 
Number of Paupers; distinguishing Male and Fe- 
male, if married, and with or without Families, and 
stating the Ages, in Classes of Ten years, in each 
Union :—And, of the Number of Deaths that have 
occurred in the Union Workhouses of each County 
since the passing of the Poor Law Act, the Number 

of Inquests that have been held, and the Verdict in 
each case. 


Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from the Journal to be 
end of the last Session of Parliament to the end of printed. 
this present Session, with an Index to the 96th 
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. 





4I A Petition 





Railways. 


Poor Law. 
No. 57. 


Distress 
(Bolton. ) 
No. 58. 


Births and 
Deaths. 


No. 59. 


Foreign Corn. 


No. 60. 


Linlithgowshire 
Writ. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Elective 
Frauchise. 


Norfuik and 
Norwich Mo- 
nitor Magazine, 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


606 


A Petition of George Walker, of Greenwich, Gen- 
tleman, praying the House to pass an Act to prevent 
Railway Companies from using Carriages and En- 
gines whose centre of gravity is not abased below 
their axles, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Distress 
(Bolton), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Births and 
Deaths, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


. Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign 
Corn, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 7° die Octobris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


PRAYERS. 


(PRDERED, 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 
Linlithgow, in the room of Charles Hope, Esquire, 
commonly called the Honourable Charles Hope, who, 
since his Election for the said Shire, hath accepted 
the office of one of the Commissioners of Greenwich 
Hospital. 


A Petition of Members of the Cobbett Club of 
London, praying for the adoption of Universal Suf- 
frage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Chippenham ;—and, Banff; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for the protection 
of voters in the exercise of their Elective Franchise, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of John Riches, of the parish of Saint 
George, at Colegate, in the city of Norwich, stating 
that the Petitioner is the publisher of a small pe- 
riodical or magazine called the “ Norfolk and 
Norwich Monitor ;” that he has received an in- 
timation from the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes, 
that such periodical must be stamped, and has 
threatened him with proceedings if it be not stamped, 
and has demanded sureties to the amount of 5001.; 
and-praying that he may not be subjected to the 
pains and penalties of the Newspaper Stamp Acts, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Norwich, 
complaining that the said publication called the 
“* Norfolk and Norwich Monitor,” has been declared 
by the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxesto be of a nature 
requiring a stamp; and praying the House to in- 
stitute an inquiry into the same, in order that the 
publication of the said paper may be proceeded with 
without further molestation from the Board of 
Stamps, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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. 


6°—7° Octobris. 





A, 1841, 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Emigration 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Returns of Emigra- y, 61 
tion from the United Kingdom, during the year 1840, mee 
and during the first two quarters of 1841, 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Car- Vote 
digan, praying that the Ballot may become the law &amp;c. 
of the land ; that all Monopolies may be abolished, 
and that freedom of conscience may no longer be 
encroached upon by the imposition of Church Rates, 


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


by Ballot, 


A Petition of Inhabitants residing within the Com Laws, 
borough of Stroud, praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select Public 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- Petitions 
mined the Petitions presented from the 27th day of (fom'® Re 
September to the 7th day of this instant October, 
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 Account relative to Wood Wood (Isle of 
(Isle of Man), which was presented yesterday, be Man.) 
printed. No. 62, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Shipping shipping (Isle 
(Isle of Man), which was presented yesterday, be of Man.) 
printed. No. 62. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat, Wheat &amp;c., 
&amp;c. (Canada), which was presented yesterday, be (Canada.) 
printed. No. 63. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Imports, Imports, &amp;c. 
&amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 64. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Emigration, Emigration. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 65. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mauritius, Mauritius. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 66. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman + 
t 


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, and for 
proroguing this present Parliament, 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, where a Commission 
under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring 
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills therein mentioned; and the Lords, thereby 
authorized, declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 


An Act for funding Exchequer Bills, and for 
making Provision for the Service of the Year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one : 


0 Duis, 


Exchequer Bills 
Funding Bill. 


An Act for raising the Sum of Ten millions six Exchequer Bills 
hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred Cees 
and fifty Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in 
this Session of Parliament : 


An Act to continue the Poor Law Commission Poor Law 
until the Thirty-first day of July One thousand eight a 
it. 
hundred and icicles: 


An 













Population — 
Payments Bill. 


Lords Commis- 
sioners Speech. 


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Prorogation, 


Rills 
ill, 


Bills 
tion) 





An Act to provide for Payment of the Persons 
employed in taking Account of the Population in 
England. 


And afterwards a Speech of the Lords Commis- 
sioners was delivered to both Houses, by the Lord 
High Chancellor ; which is, as followeth ; 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


We are commanded by Her Majesty, to acquaint 
you that it appears advisable to Her Majesty to bring 
to a close the present Session of Parliament. 


In conformity with the advice of Her Parliament, 
and in pursuance of the declared intentions of Her 
Majesty, Her Majesty has taken the requisite mea- 
sures for the formation of a new Administration, and 
the arrangements for that purpose have been com- 
pleted by Her Majesty. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


We have it in command from Her Majesty to 
thank you for the supplies which you have granted 
to Her Majesty for those branches of the public 
service for which complete provision had not been 
made by the late Parliament. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


The measures which it will be expedient to adopt 
for the purpose of equalizing the public income and 
the annual expenditure, and other important objects 
connected with the trade and commerce of the 
country, will necessarily occupy your attention at 
an early period after the recess. 


Her Majesty has commanded us to repeat the 
expression of Her deep concern at the distress which 
has prevailed for a considerable period in some of 
the principal manufacturing districts, and to assure 
you that you may rely upon the cordial concurrence 
of Her Majesty in all such measures as shall appear, 
after mature consideration, best calculated to prevent 


5 Victoriam. 7° Octobris.—11° Novembris—21° Decembris. 607 


Jovis, 11° die Novembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


r | ‘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 21st day of December 
next ; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 
rogued until Tuesday the 21st day of December 
next. 








Martis, 21° die Decembris ; 
Anno 5° Victorie Regine, 1841. 


’ | ‘HE House being met, pursuant to the Jast Parliament 
Prorogation ; and Mr. Speaker being in the Pretesued- 
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 





the recurrence of that distress, and to promote the 
great object of all Her Majesty’s wishes, the happi- 
ness and contentment of Her people. 


After which a Commission was read, for proro- 


hear the Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Second Clerk 
Assistant, went up to the House of Peers; where 
the Commission was read, for the further prorogu- 
ing of the Parliament until Thursday the 3d day of 


guing the Parliament until Thursday the 11th day of | February next ; and the Parliament was accordingly 


November next; and the Parliament was accord- 


prorogued until Thursday the 3d day of February 


ingly prorogued until Thursday the 11th day of | next. 


November next. 








Vou. 96. 








INDEX. 


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